Comments by Van Zant | Eastern NC Now

It is well past time for that weak as water school board to finally act on the "bus incident." An apology to Board Member Davis would be appropriate. At the very least there should be some record of where the individual board members stand. The School Board stayed on the sidelines while these mean mischievous antics concocted by the past Superintendent and his local allies was unleashed on the community. This mess should have been presented to the School Board at the beginning rather than after it was over. As things stand now, the School Board has done NOTHING other than being played like a fiddle by the previous Superintendent (Cheeseman).

Of course, this EPISODE should finally make itself before the other, weak as water, committee: The Beaufort County Republican Party Executive Committee. Isn't that committee just a little concerned that their chairperson and one other elected office holder claimed the authority of the whole committee and proclaimed it in the local press? Aren't they even a little embarrassed? I happen to know a few of them are. The public needs to know who, is who in this debacle. People's credibility is at stake.

Commented: Thursday, July 30th, 2026 @ 7:51 am By: Van Zant

These are curious contradictions between the two Beaufort County School incidents.

They completely circled the wagons with the WHS situation. This incident was criminal and had damage to property.

The bus incident was a parent getting her child's property returned. The Superintendent (Cheeseman) couldn't wait to get his narrative to the press on the bus situation. Anyone with a functioning brain knows this was a purposeful hit on a board member the Superintendent saw as a threat to his agenda. The plot thickened even more when Garris and Kidwell attacked a fellow Republican officeholder in the press and even alluded to having the weight of the Republican Party behind them. They did not. It makes me wonder what deals were made between at least the three of them.

Commented: Sunday, July 26th, 2026 @ 12:46 pm By: Van Zant

Imagine that. It's hot and dry in the Southwest. Four deserts: The Great Basin, the Mojave, the Sonoran, the Chihuahuan. The wonders never cease in the world of wokeness.

Commented: Friday, July 17th, 2026 @ 4:48 pm By: Van Zant

These people that dislike July in the Northern Hemisphere so much should try July in the Southern Hemisphere. It's an easy fix.

Commented: Wednesday, July 15th, 2026 @ 9:14 am By: Van Zant

This version of being governed by carpetbaggers and scalawags might even be worse than the 19th Century version.

Commented: Sunday, July 12th, 2026 @ 10:14 am By: Van Zant

Example after example of party decisions being made by the Victory Committee continue to come out that are Executive Committee decisions to be made. How many more examples of this are there that no one will even know about. The Executive Committee should just go home.

Hood is one of the few Executive Committee members that hasn't been neutered. It's my understanding that all the non-neutered group have been or are presently being persecuted by the Victory party leaders. It's been reported to me that one of those under persecution by party Victory Committee leadership is one of the Republican candidates in the Washington municipal election. That is not only saying something disparaging about a Republican candidate, it is doing something disparaging toward a Republican candidate.

Commented: Thursday, July 9th, 2026 @ 6:11 am By: Van Zant

Three questions:
1. Did the Beaufort County Republican Party Executive Committee have any role in the creation of the Victory Committee?
2. Has the Victory Committee ever reported to the Republican Party Executive Committee?
3. When does the Executive Committee get to see those finance reports? Ever?

Commented: Wednesday, July 8th, 2026 @ 7:43 am By: Van Zant

Wondering. Has the most recent "Victory Committee" ever reported to the Beaufort County Republican Party Executive Committee?

Commented: Monday, June 22nd, 2026 @ 6:45 pm By: Van Zant

Perrault now denying being on the election campaign Tax Cut Team is a movie clip that has been played before. In Frank Water's first commission campaign he was making pro tax-payer statements also, but immediately after election reneged and soon after completely denied ever saying such a thing. It took no time for Perrault to flip flop either. Record time in fact.

Commented: Friday, June 19th, 2026 @ 9:32 am By: Van Zant

All I know is that I have increased my purchases of Huckleburgers and I will continue to do so.

Commented: Thursday, June 11th, 2026 @ 8:15 pm By: Van Zant

The Beaufort County meet and greet with Michael Whatley appeared to be a "Victory Committee" event. I wonder if Perreault and R. Walker are full-fledged members now or affiliates like Dority.

Commented: Sunday, May 31st, 2026 @ 9:52 pm By: Van Zant

Well, how DID the local GOP get saddled with two members of a far-left organization as "Republican" nominees for the school board? It's really harmful how the party leaders controlling things now are so invested in their fanatical war against conservatives while at the same time chumming up to Democrat infiltrators swarming the GOP. Maybe if they could possibly get their priorities straight, they might think about vetting candidates. Then again maybe this is just what they are.

Commented: Thursday, May 7th, 2026 @ 11:59 am By: Van Zant

It's bad when our 'representatives' have sold us out.

Commented: Monday, May 4th, 2026 @ 10:22 am By: Van Zant

Duh. It is Republicans asking questions from elitists pretending to be the Republican Party. Yeah, this is really screwed up. If the elitists really cared about the Republican Party, they would come clean. It is clear that will not happen, because it will incriminate them. This is where you end up after doubling down on lie after lie after lie.

By the way, 'Hood is the boogieman!' is not a defense.

Commented: Tuesday, April 28th, 2026 @ 12:33 pm By: Van Zant

Elected by the will of the convention delegates themselves with great opposition by those that wanted an exclusive executive committee. What is going on now with RO, TBT and others is a reaction to that and an attempt to keep the grassroots, that is not acceptable to them, out of the local GOP. Don't worry. These folks will let regular folks write checks and work. Just keep out of everything else.

Commented: Tuesday, April 28th, 2026 @ 11:25 am By: Van Zant

When I said these people live in an alternate reality universe, I didn't know they would actually be blasting off into outer space. I'll remind you that these party official astronauts continue to go to extraordinary lengths to NOT give a Victory Committee report to the elected Executive Committee or anyone else. Yes, they don't like Mr. Richardson, but that is not a legitimate excuse for not answering his relevant questions. It will be interesting to see what contortions they will twist into next to avoid a long overdue committee report on their secret doings.

Commented: Tuesday, April 28th, 2026 @ 10:23 am By: Van Zant

There's plenty of pertinent information here. I was struck by the sentence, "As long as 1% of registered voters turn out at precinct meetings and county conventions, there is little incentive for those elected to do anything other than enrich themselves and waste taxpayer money." That is so true. Additionally, if those 1% are giving us party leaders from county to state level of the caliber we are getting now then the public will continue to get La La land information from them. We need better. That fantasy Rah Rah Rah is leading us toward a disaster senate race this cycle and more looney tune local elections.

We need a more involved general public if we are to block the trending conditions leading us to Blue state status. The bad news in Virginia is coming ever closer to us too.

Commented: Saturday, April 25th, 2026 @ 7:21 pm By: Van Zant