Comments by Stan Deatherage | Eastern NC Now

Charles you detected a bit of sarcasm in my comment, so you must understand that I agree with you, us.

Which naturally brings us back to the 'Chicken or the Egg' Conundrum: Which came first, the uninformed Facebook addicted, squishy electorate, or the governor looking for a victim hug, a baby to kiss, or a puppy to snuggle?

Commented: Friday, June 20th, 2014 @ 8:57 am By: Stan Deatherage

Sadly, the problem, I believe, lies with the fact that we a have an extremely uninformed electorate in Beaufort County. Most voters just do not know the issues or what the probable ramifications could be.

Why else could an issue such as 'commissioner behavior' be a contributing issue in a primary election, a primary election that was well swayed by Independents in a time when real Republicans did not go to the polls in sufficient enough numbers to counter the huge amount of money that bought that election for the political neophytes.

Sadly, Hood and I have lately remarked that what this county may well need is a good old fashioned tax property increase - one large enough to get the attention of those that really don't pay attention for whatever purpose, and believe that commissioner conduct and the pleasure of giving away a hospital are the real issues we should embrace.

The problem with that is that those of us that do pay attention will suffer as well. I will be sorry about that eventuality, because it will occur just as soon as we have an economic downturn, and I fear it will be severe.

Consider the fact that Hood will not always be on that board, and I am done for the foreseeable future, and you have to ask yourself: Can Ashley Woolard, Greg Dority and Bill Tarpening, or the other RINOs run that board when times get that tough.

Think about it.

I just thought about it. I don't think there is a dime's difference between the RINOs' handlers and the Woolard - Dority - Tarpening triumvirate. Therefore, I'm betting the taxpayers are screwed regardless, at this point, no matter what happens. I guess I'm a bit cynical at this point.

Commented: Thursday, May 29th, 2014 @ 1:34 pm By: Stan Deatherage

By the way: SNI is a cloud company now, and a more profound cloud company later.

Commented: Monday, May 26th, 2014 @ 11:59 am By: Stan Deatherage

My wife and I were a bit Blue about a variety of things, and then we streamed "Forrest Gump", which is always a turner for our moods.

"Forrest" will always be one of the top 5 movies of all time for me, and Lynn.

Commented: Sunday, May 25th, 2014 @ 10:40 am By: Stan Deatherage

Clifton, I just read this post and I could not see the abject stupidity, dishonesty, thrown in with a measure of porkishness hcnkkk, hcnkkk, but I did not get the true stupid angle.

If you can give it to me, then these two may well qualify for 'Stupid as Charged'.

Let me know.

Commented: Saturday, May 24th, 2014 @ 8:51 pm By: Stan Deatherage

What type of notifications for which system?

Commented: Friday, May 16th, 2014 @ 9:01 am By: Stan Deatherage

The feeling is mutual, and, rightfully, I consider myself blessed to have known you and Velma for so long, and so well as my principled friends. It is a friendship that I will always cherish as I step away from the local government stage, and move deeper into taking care of my free market business.

While you have always been generous with me in your compliments of my years as a county commissioner, I will always remember you as my favorite party chairman Beaufort County Republicans have ever had.

God Bless you and Velma.

Commented: Sunday, May 11th, 2014 @ 11:57 pm By: Stan Deatherage

Sandy, you are restating yourself, and I won't take the time to do the same, so this thread is finished for the rest of the night.

Commented: Friday, May 9th, 2014 @ 11:27 pm By: Stan Deatherage

So, again I ask: Are all of these 'Three Stooges' hit pieces about some anonymous 'hit piece' on Ashley?

Commented: Friday, May 9th, 2014 @ 11:17 pm By: Stan Deatherage

No I don't, and I actually don't have the time to care.

Is this what this is all about; some 'hit piece' on Ashley that I have no knowledge of?

Commented: Friday, May 9th, 2014 @ 11:07 pm By: Stan Deatherage

Rob Perk with the NRDC (Washington, DC office) called me, after 7 days, but his excuse was bona fide, and I am one to give credit where credit is due.

Rob is a personable guy, even lived in Washington, NC for a few years, so I feel we had at least had one thing in common. I clearly doubt, even though I consider myself an ardent conservationist (a practical one), that we have the same priorities toward how to be good stewards of our planet; however, Rob impressed me as reasonable man, and he did what no one else would actually do - he was forthcoming to the extent he could be, and exhibited follow-up to my satisfaction.

I thanked him for that.

Rob said that they lifted the image from Senator Bill Cook's site, and I can't completely refute that, but we did agree on one issue that bothered me greatly: That other producers and TV station exec.s might feel that they could wantonly steal content from BCN, at will, claiming public domain, and then ward everyone off their TV station sites' content of public figures as if it is copyrighted and mine is not, is a false understanding of the 1st Amendment, and the common decency of keeping your hands off of what is not yours.

Obviously, there are too many in positions of authority that may not have a proper understanding of a doctrine of fairness, or maybe they have incompetent lawyers - Lord knows I have met my share of them over the years.

At first blush, Rob Perks of the NRDC is not one of those that would hide behind false narratives, and therefore, I consider this matter closed.

Commented: Wednesday, May 7th, 2014 @ 11:20 pm By: Stan Deatherage

It has been well over 90 hours since I first contacted Carolyn Stevens at WCTI about the stolen content that they were running on a ad sponsored by the NRDC.

In that conversation, I begged for the contact information of the producers of this 'hit piece' ad that stole my content. Ms. Stevens, and every other TV station administration personnel, running this 'hit piece', have given me the same bogus contact information of the people that stole my content, and now many days later, I am still no closer to discovering the real names of the thieves than when I began.

No one now is calling me back to clear this all up; not the: TV stations, the ad brokers, not the NRDC, no one.

What I have discovered this week; however, is that some TV station managers firmly believe that since Bill Cook is a public figure, and since Beaufort County NOW is not a TV station website, then there are two sets of rules that apply to ownership of 'public domain' content.

Rule 1) If the image is of a public figure, such as a politician, and that image is taken from a publication such as BCN, where the theft of our proprietary content is expressively forbidden, with traffic between 5,000 and 7,000 people a day, it is public domain content and the public has a right to it.

Rule 2) If the image is of a public figure, such as a politician, and that image is taken from a publication such as a TV station, where the theft of their proprietary content is expressively forbidden, and traffic is also very good, it is not 'public domain' content and the public does not have a right to it.

As time permits, since I have been told, or it has be implied that none of these TV stations will honor my written Cease and Desist request, I have two questions where I need answers, just so I will know the future 'rules of the road.'

Question 1) Who is required to know who actually produced the content for political ads? Someone must be required to know.

Question 2) Since there are two sets of rules for public domain content - one set of rules for TV stations, and a second set of rules for other publications, like BCN: What are those two sets of rules, where can they be found and when does one entity qualify for copyright protection, such as a TV station; and when does the other entity, such as BCN, not qualify for copyright protection for the same 'public domain' content?

Someone, some people, at some point must know the answers to these specific questions, and they will inform me. I will not stop untill I get these answers.

Commented: Saturday, May 3rd, 2014 @ 1:23 am By: Stan Deatherage

Although, I had few call backs today except two: NC Sec. of State's office and WITN Station Manager Mark Gentner did call me back, which makes me think that Mark is a serious guy.

In the last two days, I have been so utterly underwhelmed by so many, who really should be much more competent at what they do for a living, that I was actually impressed that he had the gumption to call me back.

When few that I have talked to know anything of translatable value in real terms, and call backs are at an absolute minimum, I suppose I am rather easily impressed. Regardless, thanks Mark for the call back.

Commented: Wednesday, April 30th, 2014 @ 5:16 pm By: Stan Deatherage

Today's update on who created the content for the NRDC 'hit piece', and who stole my content to do so.

It is about 12:30 pm, 043014, and I have received one phone call after making a possible 20 calls, that still deserve call backs. The one call back I did get was from the North Carolina Secretary of State's Office, who was referred to me by the Federal Elections Commission (FEC). It was an enlightening conversation.

So, with no calls back, or e-mails for that matter, from those that were called yesterday where we still have unfinished business, who: either are running these ads all over northeastern North Carolina; or those that were involved in the buying and selling of this 'hit piec' ad; or from the principle, NRDC, who allegedly paid for these ads; or from those that created this ad, who actually stole the content from me, which got all this started; I thought it might be wise to call the Canal Partners Media / Washington, DC office, which was referred to me their Marietta, Georgia office, which was referred to me by WCTI's Station Manager Lyle Schulze (see earlier in the this thread), where I spoke to one Jeff Scattergood, who as one might now expect, had no knowledge of who created this NRDC 'hit piece' ad that stole my content. Sorry about this incredibly long sentence.

He did, however, inform me that if I presented a formal complaint, he would try to run that down who created the ad.

Therefore, I asked for his email and I sent him this link to this post on BCN, which is not only a very formal complaint, but a very public, and succinct, and, obviously, an ongoing one as well.

You know, I'm the kind of guy that likes to keep this kind of thing out in the open, since the theft of my content has become a very publicly expressed reminder of the offense at hand here.

Also, it has been over 29 hours since I requested: Who created the 'hit piece' ad, who stole my content? Ultimately, I am still no closer to discovering who it is after requesting this information from those representing 7 TV stations.

Kind of remarkable isn't it?

In an unremarkable sense, this level of accountability well reminds me how difficult it is to discover the real truth from the Obama administration on all of their vast multitude of scandals that are very real that we real patriots well understand.

Kind of makes one wonder: What has happened to the prevalence of ethics, honesty in our nation by those that should know better?

Commented: Wednesday, April 30th, 2014 @ 1:12 pm By: Stan Deatherage

Interestingly, there was no ambivalence at the FEC (Federal Elections Commission).

I think they are pointing me in the right direction.

Commented: Tuesday, April 29th, 2014 @ 5:02 pm By: Stan Deatherage

I am on a merry-go-round of ambivalence where no one will own up to stealing my property to produce this content.

What I am understanding from the television stations and the purveyor of the content, Katz Media Group, that is handling the business end of my stolen content has no knowledge of where the content came from as if it materialized out of thin air.

What I am gathering from everyone involved in the airing of the stolen content is that: A) We have no clear understanding of where this content comes from, B) Ultimately the responsibility rests with the NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council).

The ambivalence shared by everyone is overwhelming.

The answer I am getting is that since this is a partisan political ad from the NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) that it is fine to take the content of others.

I really don't think there will be any resolution without a great deal of struggle.

Regardless, I can still write about it and tell the abject truth. I know they can't stop that without a great deal of commotion on my part.

My next stop will be the Federal Elections Commission.

Commented: Tuesday, April 29th, 2014 @ 3:39 pm By: Stan Deatherage

WCTI's representative, Carolynn Stevens, was the first to contact me back, and informed me that it is their policy to not take ad down until those responsible for the ads give them the directive to take it down. Furthermore, I was informed that their policy is that they are not responsible for the veracity of the content, or even if the content is actually owned by their client.

Ms. Stevens was however helpful in supplying to me the names of the producers of the content, which is Canal Partners Media of Marietta, Georgia, and those conveying the media - Katz Media Group of Washington, DC.

I will keep everyone informed, and if anyone wishes to challenge the veracity of my statements, please feel free to do so right here.

Commented: Tuesday, April 29th, 2014 @ 12:32 pm By: Stan Deatherage