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Van Zant is my kind of dude; his "perception" goes beyond those of the scripts handed down from Raleigh, DC, London or Davos. His view is more based off of common sense awareness and not of mainstream political kool-aid manufacturers.
There needs to be MORE "Van Zants" and less "Conservative Voter"-type tunnel vision in the GOP; the Garris's and the Kidwell's of the political realm are terrified of the "Van Zants" finding the glitches in the matrix, so to say. We're getting down to the short rows here and whatever happens...happens; let the cards fall as they will and let the public, not a select fee, decided for themselves.
Commented: Sunday, January 25th, 2026 @ 1:05 pm
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Commented on Primary “Elections” ImportanceCV: As Batman said in "Batman Returns": "things change."
I've been noticing, definitely since the 2022 primary and the political suicide of MKR (Mark Keith Robinson), that the GOP, especially the NC GOP, is extremely divided on "perception". Anyone who thinks outside the box is labeled as a "conspiracy theorist" and anyone who questions ANY narrative is considered a "troublemaker". Perception scares both RINOs AND some of the old heads. They don't like anyone who can see from 40,000 feet and call the playbook for what it is. They're used to "things as they were" because it benefits them....no matter how many people get crapped on.
Commented: Thursday, January 22nd, 2026 @ 4:46 pm
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Commented on Primary “Elections” ImportanceCV: I'm a Clint Eastwood conservative; I'm neither a modern Democrat or a Republican. Actually, I identify more with being an old school NASCAR Burt Reynolds Conservative Democrat....like many old heads were before they switched to the GOP during the Dubya years. I'm sure you'll love that one.
As far as the "issues" and "policies" you've asked about, I HAVE stated why I do not and will not support Kidwell nor anyone else who treats they're constituency, those who ALLEGEDLY vote them into office, like dog s*it; you're near sighted and stuck in the "Kidwell is the ONLY way" mentality. The numbers that were released here on ENCNow are not hard to decipher. Neither Republicans or Democrats hold enough of a majority to safely win an election.....they rely on the Unaffiliated vote to carry them over. Kidwell don't have those votes; it doesn't take a rocket scientist to see this. Poll the general public on Kidwell; you'll be shocked.
Commented: Tuesday, January 20th, 2026 @ 4:45 pm
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Commented on Primary “Elections” ImportanceSteed: you do understand that Christian Zionism is a real issue on many levels, right? You do understand that QAnon is a PsyOp the same as "Jewish Space Lasers", right?
Some of y'all just don't get it and you probably never will. It ain't 1996 and Bob Dole ain't running for President, dude; you can't win by beating people over the head with the same ol' talking points. People see right through that s*** and they ain't buying it anymore....no matter how hard you try to sell it. It says a lot when someone b*tches and moans about having to go out in THEIR district to defend THEIR seat. It signals that: A. They aren't a leader B. They know they don't have a snowball's chance in Hell with their own constituency. C. They don't like competition. If Kidwell were truly serious about "winning", he'd be trying to get the Conservative-Unaffiliated vote. He's only sticking to his usual "old money" and party-line GOP tactics; from what the recent NC voter numbers show, he's peeing in the wind
Commented: Monday, January 19th, 2026 @ 5:10 pm
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Commented on Primary “Elections” ImportanceSteed Part II: I'm not going to get too cranked up here as you have a right to your own opinion BUT, and there is a BUT, we're going to go deep in the sheol of things, as they are.
The old guard's caught up in the "short-term" and playing checkers down at King Chicken. The younger guard's playing 5D chess in 8-10K resolution; they're seeing more "long term" and calling $*** out for what it is from an unbiased standpoint. The attitude that you're showing in defending Kidwell reflects, I believe, a sentiment that's no longer SOP (standard operating procedure). Though you don't like it not do you see the strategic advantage present, North Carolina still has a way to save a key piece of the strategic operation center of the GOP; the Virginia GOP pulled a "Robinson 2.0" with Earle-Sears late in the fourth quarter. They don't have as much time as we do. They've f-ed too late in the game. Members of the new guard don't hate the old guard; they dislike the acceptance of complacency
Commented: Sunday, January 18th, 2026 @ 2:03 pm
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Commented on Primary “Elections” ImportanceSteed Part II: I'm not going to get too cranked up here as you have a right to your own opinion BUT, and there is a BUT, we're going to go deep in the sheol of things, as they are.
The old guard's caught up in the "short-term" and playing checkers down at King Chicken. The younger guard's playing 5D chess in 8-10K resolution; they're seeing more "long term" and calling $*** out for what it is from an unbiased standpoint. The attitude that you're showing in defending Kidwell reflects, I believe, a sentiment that's no longer SOP (standard operating procedure). Though you don't like it not do you see the strategic advantage present, North Carolina still has a way to save a key piece of the strategic operation center of the GOP; the Virginia GOP pulled a "Robinson 2.0" with Earle-Sears late in the fourth quarter. The conservative unaffiliated voters, like in NC, put the GOP in check and made party strategists look like the idiots they are. Bad actors, public polls and common sense..👌
Commented: Sunday, January 18th, 2026 @ 9:42 am
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Commented on Primary “Elections” ImportanceSteed: I seem to have struck a nerve with you and you obviously became triggered by certain words/phrases; you didn't read anything else. If you did, you'd rethink your argument points as they make you sound like a sheep who drinks poured Kool Ai, I damn sure didn't vote for Biden. I supported Trump in 2016 and even in 2020 BUT I started questioning both Trump AND the GOP when they started kissing the asses of the Zionist EL-eats and giving them carte blanche to do whatever in the hell they want.....without question or opposition. If you question Israel, you get labeled as an "anti-Semitic" for calling out people who aren't even what they claim to be; they do that to escape international courts. This ain't a bull$*** conspiracy theory here; it's fact that the old guard GOP absolutely will not discuss in any capacity.
Kidwell is either a Christian Zionist/National Socialist who is using "MAGA Conservatism" as a way to grift a mainly braindead voter base OR he's an idiot sellout.
Commented: Saturday, January 17th, 2026 @ 10:57 pm
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Commented on Primary “Elections” ImportanceIn looking at the viewpoints representing those of the "old guard" GOP in this thread, it doesn't take long to figure out what the main problem is here:
Certain minds are beyond pissed that Berger/Dixon/whoever in the hell are capitalizing on the public's TRUE view of Kidwell to remove him from his complacent office in Raleigh. It's politics; hidden agendas on top of hidden agendas counteracting each other BUT there are good people, on both sides of the aisle, who cringe whenever they hear his name. 9 times outta 10, it's because he's an a$$hole and wants everyone to know how great he is. Contrary to popular belief, that doesn't go over well with most people. Also, I'm seeing a pattern between Kidwell and some of those who believe him to do no wrong: They're usually narcissistic a$$holes themselves and are resistant to anything that takes their perception of control away....even if it's needed for Mr. & Mrs. John Q. Taxpayer to wake up and smell what they're being shoveled.
Commented: Saturday, January 17th, 2026 @ 11:00 am
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Commented on Primary “Elections” ImportanceSteed: I'm pretty positive that no one in this forum believes that corruption's non-existent in Raleigh. It's also mind-blowing that some of y'all are giving Kidwell a pass in BOCO......as long as he bulldogs it in Raleigh.
Will you give Garris a pass for overstepping her boundaries or do you not have a comment on that because she's not in Raleigh? The reason why people are leaving the GOP is because of crap like this; you're doing the same thing that Kidwell does when someone says something he doesn't like. He starts repeating the same ol' crap, tries to talk louder than everyone and then storms out of wherever he is at the time. This thread is the definition of insanity.
Commented: Sunday, January 11th, 2026 @ 6:21 pm
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Commented on Primary “Elections” ImportanceIt is becoming VERY apparent that there is a huge disconnect between folks in the old guard and those involved with the new guard of Conservative politics.
Factions of the old guard want to maintain control and keep things "as they've always been". The new guard sees where the issues are, they ask hard questions and the old guard doesn't like that because it takes them out of their comfort zone; they're stuck in their ways and would rather go down with the ship than call things as they are. If the issue of calling out Kidwell is dividing the local GOP as bad as some are indicating (I really think only a select few are pissed off about blowback on Kidwell), it shows that some have absolutely no clue about what in the hell's actually going on in their own backyard....because they're so focused on Kabuki theatrics in Raleigh. It's beyond stupid.
Commented: Sunday, January 11th, 2026 @ 9:38 am
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Commented on Primary “Elections” ImportanceCT: Who is The Penguin's handler?
Paul Varcoe What is Varcoe and who did used to work for? A carpetbagger and a carpetbagger. What do you get when you add together The Penguin, Varcoe and Buzzeo? Three elitist Yankees who feel as though they're entitled to dump on native conservatives that don't buy their crap and have the intestinal fortitude to call them out ON their crap... publicly. Some of y'all act like you love Kidwell more than Peter loved the Lord; its mind boggling.
Commented: Wednesday, January 7th, 2026 @ 9:17 pm
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Commented on Primary “Elections” ImportanceKidwell is Audi 5000 and he knows it; so does his small but dedicated fan club. His treatment of the public on his own "home" turf and the Robinson 2.0 Abortion (with NO exceptions for r@pe and/or incest) stunt he pulled last year did him in with those who hold the pocketbook. We won't go into his verbal sparring match with a group of guys who were boots on the ground at J6....that's another story.
If Armstrong gets in and screws up, he too will be in the same boat as Kidwell. As indicated in the article posted yesterday, both Democrats AND Republicans rely on the Unaffiliated vote to win the public poll; Kidwell doesn't appeal to those who know what time it is. I don't want him in Raleigh and I damn sure don't want him running the Beaufort County GOP in any position.
Commented: Wednesday, January 7th, 2026 @ 5:03 pm
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Commented on Primary “Elections” ImportanceUnca Hood grand slammed this one out of the park; he's way ahead of 3/4's of the MAGA and Mainline GOP "boomers and doomers".....light-years ahead on this one.
There are certain "Republicans" who have used the cover of MAGA, both mainline and "underground", in an attempt to keep themselves in office..... unopposed. The remaining voters and HONEST elected officials who know the playbook of these B-movie actors are holding feet to the fire and ain't backing off until a "first down" is achieved. Even then, you have to keep gaining yards on the field; complacency leads to despotism. The 2026 midterms are going to, I believe, be one of the biggest wild card ACTUAL upsets we've seen in politics, especially NC politics, yet. You can best believe that North Carolina and other key swing states are being watched closely by the Trump team; Kidwell and others know this. As we've said previously: "Politics as usual" ain't cutting it anymore and people are doing their homework.
Commented: Monday, January 5th, 2026 @ 3:17 pm
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SD: I agree; there has to be a separation of powers AS WELL AS an internal system of checks and balances.....with adequate oversight.
Other than on this publication, the Mr. & Mrs. John Q. Public's of the GOP seem to be unaware of the friggin' lunacy they're paying for....that's a major problem. They're either apathetic OR they're getting smoke blown up somewhere by someone to keep them purposely unaware. Sooner than later, the public needs to start turning up the heat and asking questions. I've already been told that Kidwell refuses to talk to anyone but HIS "Republicans" and that anyone who disagrees with him is considered a "plant". The Emperor doesn't like it when people realize he ain't got no clothes on.
Commented: Friday, January 2nd, 2026 @ 2:17 pm
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Commented on An update from the frontFritz mentioned a couple of things that grabbed my attention:
1. Building Schools The CITY is going to build new schools? I would think that would be a County endeavor; Are we going back to a "Washington City Schools" scenario? People don't want another Washington Montessori or Terra Ceia Christian School; they want community charter schools, like BGCS, throughout the County so they DON'T have to come all the way to Washington. 2. Bringing in land developers There has been a noticable population decrease since 2020. People are either dying or leaving the County due to sub-par education, insane real estate prices (controlled by the school board), lack of industry and idiotic politics. Houses aren't flying off the market...unless you're a rich Yankee moving down here to retire in what's become known as a "Death Community". I'm not understanding the "glitter appeal" of living in overpriced homes stacked on top of each other. 3. The New Mayor TBA...
Commented: Thursday, January 1st, 2026 @ 11:44 am
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I second the "Stan Deatherage Declaration" and also agree that it is, in fact, inarguable to the common sense thinker.
There IS a conspiracy, within the County GOP, to usurp and abuse positions of power through complete disregard, or "misinterpretation", of SOPs that should be common knowledge. Something ain't right and the Black Hats are trying to leave Dodge....with our money!
Commented: Wednesday, December 31st, 2025 @ 3:54 pm
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The GOP is eating itself alive and MAGA ain't quite got the horsepower it used to have; I hate to say it but it's an undeniable truth. People aren't as clueless as they were in 2016.
Current "MAGA" Republicans, those who hotdogged it through the "Election Integrity" farce and played along with the "BIDEN is a legitimate President" script, are in a very tight spot with the remaining voters come primary time. The "old guard" mentality of conducting conservative political strategy has led to several disastrous high profile fumbles that ended campaigns overnight. The turd that Robinson started never stopped rolling downhill; they wanted you to forget it was there. There has to be a "come to Jesus" but the odds of that happening look slim at the present. They would rather go down with the ship than face intelligent public questioning. I wouldn't be surprised if one of them was to get on TV and sound completely cookoo for CoCo Puffs....something that makes absolutely no sense.
Commented: Wednesday, December 31st, 2025 @ 3:45 pm
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To quote producer Rick Beato: "Pick up an instrument and learn how to play it. Create, explore and own the rights to your music. With AI, you don't own the rights to your music; it becomes public domain."
There's good and bad in everything BUT AI, being the archaic structure that it is, must remain highly regulated and restricted. If unleashed and used by the general public for everyday life, history is doomed to repeat itself.........again. There are still idiots advocating for the "advancement" of AI but it hasn't gained the traction they, the "powers that be", thought it would. On one end of the spectrum, AI hasn't been warmly accepted. On the other end, "The Terminator" and "RoboCop" ain't that far off.
Commented: Sunday, December 21st, 2025 @ 2:26 pm
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Commented on Relaxed Elected OfficialsYou can't make this s*** up; it's impossible. This should be on PPV.
Commented: Thursday, December 18th, 2025 @ 4:45 pm
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Commented on Relaxed Elected OfficialsSoo.......how about Cheeseman going to Craven Count??
Commented: Wednesday, December 17th, 2025 @ 11:53 am
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Commented on Relaxed Elected OfficialsWashingtonian: I had heard about "The Daily News" article from some friends but hadn't read it until you shared it here; thank you.
The picture TDN posted in the article is very interesting: the body language of those pictured should be taken note of; there's lots of fun to be had in deciphering that Kodak moment. Tyre, Ol' Franz and Brabo are the public faces now involved in one helluva political Mexican standoff that everyone's watching. Even the distraction of Dominic Connelly isn't pulling people away from what's going on in City politics. This is like some s*** from Robocop; you can't make it up. Btw, I'd be willin' to bet money that both Kidwell and Cheeseman are watching this with puckered dukes....if this IS legit and not just Kabuki theater. We shall see......stay tuned
Commented: Sunday, December 14th, 2025 @ 6:10 pm
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Commented on Relaxed Elected OfficialsWashingtonian, I also strongly doubt that the old boss will ACTUALLY be sued by the new boss; it seems like window dressing. I'm on the fence about Brabo but I find it very interesting that no one has refuted the city being in the red; that is very telling.
If the City is broke, the County ain't too behind. With rampant fraud being discovered all around us, I don't think it would be too far fetched to surmise that the taxpayer has been royally screwed over and exploited by the "powers that be". The question is: Where? I think Fritz is onto something
Commented: Saturday, December 13th, 2025 @ 7:26 pm
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Commented on Conservative Club Honors Stacey DavisI strongly urge members of the Executive Committee to please consider holding an emergency meeting to address issues of unauthorized financial transactions and party disloyalty. "Infighting" is what they want and we ain't giving it to 'em. If they want to be stupid, they've got to be tough.
There is substantial probable cause to be bring up charges on both accounts of what I've listed above. The shenaniganry can stop and will stop if the people continue to find out what these sick bastards have done with OUR money. The people have a right to know what's being done and has been done with their money. There's a problem when the people CAN'T find out what's been done with their money.
Commented: Sunday, December 7th, 2025 @ 7:10 pm
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Commented on A message from Sheriff Scott HammondsWasn't this dude a player in "Davisgate"?
He's also the wizard who wanted to put "Surrender boxes" at WHS, if I remember correctly. Republicans better start remembering "things" and asking hard questions to those running for office; "politics as usual" don't cut it anymore.
Commented: Friday, December 5th, 2025 @ 11:09 am
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Commented on As the screws turnThe title of this article should be:
"As the screws loosen" As the common sense reader can tell, there have always been a few screws loose within the NC Methodist Conference. Between 2015-2020, the Conference began fuel-injecting Progressive politics into the church.....and eventually caused a complete separation of rural congregations/districts. Noone should rely on the Independent vote to secure an election, think about that one, BUT, from what I've noticed over the years, Independent voters tend to lean more conservative in key age groups. Her logic is both flawed and desperate. Through her political and ideological retardation, Lib has shown us the playbook of BOTH the looney left and the RINO right. They BOTH go by the public script and BOTH never deviate from it; they can't look "in-between" and connect the dots. If you really want to see how close THOSE people go by THE script, engage them about why THEY think MTG announced resignation. I guarantee you they'll dance it.
Commented: Sunday, November 30th, 2025 @ 11:50 am
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Ladies and gentleman, do you remember the 94,000 votes allegedly found in a "broom closet", in either Durham or Orange County, on Election Night 2016?
THIS is all Cooper, Stein and the globalist NC WEF operatives who play both sides. If this audit continues, I think you're going to see certain Republicans start getting nervous. The NCDHHS and the State board of elections have more in common than most think😎. Hell, I know one guy, in Pitt County, who found out that his deceased grandmother of 12 years had an address and was registered as a Democrat on 4th street in Greenville. Filed a complaint with the county...nothing. Called the state....nothing. I've got a feeling that DAVE is just getting started and he's coming to a County near us.
Commented: Saturday, November 29th, 2025 @ 11:54 am
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Commented on ICE CapadesI respect Mr. Campbell's overall message acknowledging a very important issue that exists within a portion of the GOP.....blind obedience.
While I believe that the media is spinning everything towards a "chaos" narrative, I have also seen many aging conservatives buy into the public script and look at those of us who ask questions, as they once did, like thorns in their retirement plan. Folks need to look much deeper than "ICEcapades" and look at what it's being used to distract them from here and abroad. You've got some countries doing whatever the hell they want WITHOUT question being touted as the "good guys" and then others, who are ACTUALLY good guys, are demonized by Western Media. Nobody's talking about the Nordic Countries, primarily Sweden, have had enough of the "refugees" and want them out. I wonder why?
Commented: Saturday, November 29th, 2025 @ 10:21 am
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Commented on City of Washington Government Will Know ChangeThe New Majority should always remember that we don't want Washington turning into Greenville and that we don't want globalist politics, of any kind, in any form of our government. We want our taxes low and our culture left alone.
They, TNM, have Farrahkrat opposition BUT, in time, the opposition will take care of itself. The good Washingtonians have come together to make a statement and it's been heard across the board. At some point in time, the "Beaufort County" comes out in people and it gets folks' attention. It knows no skin color; it comes down to situational awareness and common sense.
Commented: Friday, November 28th, 2025 @ 12:57 pm
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Commented on Making Republican SausageCV: I think we can all agree that this thing has turned into a good old-fashioned "cluster". In my opinion, a future political timeline of the GOP railroaded after J6; younger people, now closing in on "middle-aged", who were involved in the Trump-McCrory era of the NC Grassroots GOP began withdrawing from the party after elected Republican officials began avoiding questions on "Election Integrity" with Trump in '20 and McCrory in '16.
The message now is the same as it was back then: We're screwed either way BUT...how CAN WE get on top of this thing AND assume reasonable control? If we had the approval of the Executive Committee, considering the technology and grade of smarta**es we have at our disposal lol, this could be fun actually. Blend the old with the new; it'd be great comedy and fully approved😎. Every girl's crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man!
Commented: Thursday, November 27th, 2025 @ 8:05 am
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Commented on Making Republican SausageI don't agree with the philosophies of State politics outweighing local politics and supporting someone, like Kidwell, just because the "Berger Boys" or whoever's boys are going after him. The days of pullin' fer somebody "just because they's Republican" has gotten us a**holes like Kidwell....and he knows it. His career thrives on the uniformed continually doing this over and over again.
The younger-middle aged conservative will not put up with some of the crap the older heads keep trying to pull because they view ANY kind of change as bad. Trump is finding this out, and others will too if they keep trying to play "politics as usual." This upcoming cycle is going to be a huge indicator of the discourse within the GOP if we don't start putting foot to ass and holding people accountable. I find it very alarming that our Executive Committee is in the dark. That ain't good.
Commented: Wednesday, November 26th, 2025 @ 4:16 pm
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Commented on Marjorie Taylor Greene To Resign From CongressThe media, for the most part, will not touch why MTG has caught a lot of flak from Trump; they don't have the sack to do so because of WHO owns them.
Are they going to bump her off, like they did Charlie Kirk, for speaking out against what Netanyahu/Is-RA-EL? If this isn't being done for "optics", Trump is REALLY playing a bad hand here. As I've said previously, I tend to like Ol' Unca Donnie T BUT rolling out the red carpet for Netanyahu doesn't sit well with me.....unless things are not what they "appear" to be. I think we're playing Blackjack in 10K definition, folks. This is either one of two things....and I hope it ain't the second one.
Commented: Tuesday, November 25th, 2025 @ 5:05 pm
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Commented on Making Republican SausageRoadKill: I'm picking up what you're putting down, Bruh; What you said IS Kidwell to the effing T!
I don't care if the man parted Sharon Harris for the Israelites to cross, there'd be a motive behind it AND it would be sold as HIM, being the good guy, trying to help the oppressed.....when it's actually a production that both Kidwell and the "Israelites" planned to blow smoke up the ass of remaining uniformed voter AND those in Rale....the Neo-Roman State House/Senate OCCUPYING Raleigh. There is a disconnect between Raleigh and the "bothersome humans" everywhere else. Raleigh is the new Rome and as the late Michael Jackson once said: "they don't care about us." It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out. I don't know why some can't shake the dirt off and call these things out for what they are, man...its mind boggling.
Commented: Sunday, November 23rd, 2025 @ 2:31 pm
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Commented on Making Republican SausageRoadKill Part 2: From a business and financial viewpoint, the REAL politics of Kidwell and others have actually prevented business owners from investing locally.
A smart business mind would invest in an area that has their s*** together and can talk to anyone who sensibly comes to the table with an "out of the box" approach. He wouldn't invest in an area where you've got B-movie actors trying to play "grab-ayse" and move up in LOCAL politics. Why do we have elected STATE officials obsessed with dominating a LOCAL COUNTY GOP? Is Raleigh not a big enough conquest? I think the guy out there at the flea market, who sells Savane 52x23 (The Keith Kidwell Collection) pants, has withdrawal support and moved on to another spot. We'll see.
Commented: Sunday, November 23rd, 2025 @ 3:47 pm
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Commented on Making Republican SausageSteed: I trust no politician of any kind as....they're politicians; they're skilled at selling you one left shoe for the price of two and convincing you that "it's for your own good."
Both Berger and Kidwell need to go Audi 5000; they are perfect examples of what's wrong with the GOP. Both of them think they know everything when, in fact, they are the biggest bull**** artists this side of Raleigh. If Kidwell is playing a big part in trying to bend the County GOP to accommodate his agenda, why is he really doing it? Does he know, in the back of his mind, that his time in Raleigh is coming to an end? If he treats people in Raleigh like he treats people here in BOCO, he's not the champion that some of these Boomers portray him to be. Give him five minutes, in a Q&A, with the right "one"; he'd start short circuiting and claim that he's being set up by the democrats....typical Kidwellism when he's being hammered and there's no way out.
Commented: Friday, November 21st, 2025 @ 9:40 am
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