Comments by Bobby Tony | Eastern NC Now

It is too early to tell about the popular votesince only 97% is in thereported total. That confirms in my mind the value of the Electoral college which may need some tweaks but electing president by popular vote only will only help the big population urban centers and state. We were never meant to be a democracy rules by popular vote. I sometimes wish we would go back to electing Senators based on State rather than popular vote. More analysis to follow I am sure.

If only feelings could heal a wound, we would all be in a better frame of mind, But we would still be in a mess. I don't think that singing over a septic tank ever cleaned up the $h!t. Somebody has to get dirty.

But Just in case here goes.

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Commented: Wednesday, November 9th, 2016 @ 9:26 am By: Bobby Tony

TMc, I have just had a chance to review your proposal. The first thing I noticed is that you have set you goals too low. These articles are much too valuable to use a cheap cover and black and white pictures. In addition, anyone who has read my BCN post will know that I could never get my point across in 200 pages. I have revised the price quote to reflect the first class offering in the proper context.

This is not merely a book of fluff, it is indeed C.R.A.P. ~ Collectibles, Rare And Precious . A salesman is got to dream boy, it comes with the territory.

Here is the revised quote:

Commented: Tuesday, November 8th, 2016 @ 2:44 pm By: Bobby Tony

But Ted, I have my own state of the art commercial printer right here in the old folks home.

Commented: Tuesday, November 8th, 2016 @ 9:01 am By: Bobby Tony

I can save you all a bunch of time and effort. My Campaign may be in suspension but the fund raising continues. Who will pay me NOT to publish my memories? It appears that the real money to be made is in the shipping. Why sweat over a manuscript when you can charge 48% shipping charge for overnight delivery

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Commented: Tuesday, November 8th, 2016 @ 8:11 am By: Bobby Tony

Thanks Stan, I am at a loss as to why that previous post resonates. It may be the Politics and Fire comparison. But to deflate my own bubble, it could be just an internet search about Politics and Physics which usually don't go together. It proves that one should be careful about what they write because you never know who will see it. (Thus, the Bobby Tony Pseudonym)

Commented: Monday, November 7th, 2016 @ 6:18 am By: Bobby Tony

Dickey was perhaps what we used to call a "Gutsy Broad" back when that was considered a compliment and not a gender bashing term. Today it seems many are more concerned with the labels rather than the individual.

Commented: Friday, November 4th, 2016 @ 9:46 am By: Bobby Tony

TMc, Do you know how difficult it is to keep from posting the same article twice? It is all I can do to separate the clean from the dirty articles, much less try to remember this 50+year old history. I just came across a new idea for my book library. When I finish reading a book I turn to page five and write in the margin.

BOBBY TONY YOU HAVE ALREADY READ THIS BOOK!!!

Commented: Thursday, November 3rd, 2016 @ 11:12 am By: Bobby Tony

If my research is correct Mr. Boykin was only 26 years old in 1963. I think Palmer March must have been around 40. I often wonder if his family is part of the Palmer March house ancestry.

Commented: Thursday, November 3rd, 2016 @ 8:13 am By: Bobby Tony

Not a day goes by that I don't get some email update about another celebrity claiming they will leave the country if Trump is elected.

I for one am extremely disturbed that none of them plan on leaving the country because we have even allowed Donald Trump to run. Surely the country is already slid into the abyss merely by allowing him to be on the ballot. I think any principled celebrity would understand that and leave before the election just because 48% give or take a few % of the country may vote for him.

Commented: Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016 @ 2:18 pm By: Bobby Tony

I am not surprised that a former football player would notice the face-masks. If you look closely, the last row second from left is Benny Cox who had a broken nose as result of no face mask. You can barely see the band-aid on his nose. Below is a blow up of that picture and the cage mask that with a vertical bar he wore for the balance of his high school career. He was a great running back sadly passed away in 2010. He was quite the celebrity with his "boxer's nose" during his senior year.

Commented: Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016 @ 12:28 pm By: Bobby Tony

In the interest of complete disclosure, here is a picture of the Varsity Squad from the yearbook. I was on the "B" and am not in the picture. Of course for every tall tale there is the other side of the story. The "HILL" is behind this team shot showing that it in actuality just a steep hill and not the ½ mile that I alluded to in the article. I may have to update the print version of this article, but the bar room version will remained unchanged.

Commented: Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016 @ 11:45 am By: Bobby Tony

There are at least two dynamics at work here.
The legal: Were any laws broken?
--or--
The Political: Is anything that Hillary says credible?

The real question before the voters now is also at least two dynamics.
Do we want to get our pound of flesh for broken laws?
--or --
Do we want to elect someone who will try to redirect the course of this country toward a brighter future?

We, as voters are can only control the second question. Any time we spend debating the legalities is wasted effort at this time, but may influence some undecided voters. The legal system will handle the rest regardless of who is elected.
One is a matter for judges and lawyers, the other is a matter for voters.

Commented: Tuesday, November 1st, 2016 @ 7:23 am By: Bobby Tony

I am afraid that no matter who wins there will be investigations on top of investigations. Impeachment will serve no useful purpose except to stir the stink pot. I would rather the republicans spend the next two years trying solve their identity crisis. The division between conservatives and moderates serves no one but the democrats. Republicans tend to eat their own. I just wish the Libertarian party could get their act together and find a decent candidate and I could say good bye to both Dem & Rep for good.

Meanwhile the bubble brewing in the stock market and economy will explode regardless of who is in charge. Book report to follow on David Stockman's book "Trumped." He is an equal opportunity basher of both parties when it comes to economical theory.

Commented: Monday, October 31st, 2016 @ 7:31 pm By: Bobby Tony

I have been very reluctant to pile on James Comey. The main reason is that I have a friend who is retired from the FBI and he says Comey is an upstanding guy and that the culture in the FBI is to keep personal politics out of the job.
Another reason is that I have carefully followed the actual statements and testimony of James Comey. He has gone to great lengths to only address the facts. Finally, I make it a habit to assume that someone is adhering to the proper procedures until it is proved otherwise.

Now we are deep in the weeds about a conspiracy that Comey will announce that after a through investigation they have found nothing improper and Clinton did not commit any crimes. Once again the tide will shift to the Republicans saying Comey is a dirtbag.
At some point there will have to be a come to Jesus meeting with Hillary.

In 1974 Three leading Capitol Hill Republicans - Senate Minority Leader Hugh Scott of Pennsylvania, Barry Goldwater of Arizona and House Minority Leader John Rhodes of Arizona - told embattled President Richard Nixon he did not have the support to survive impeachment proceedings.
Are there any principled Democrats around now?

I found a partial clip of Mika from this morning show that prompted this article above. It pains her to admit this but even Mika has to face what at best is poor judgement and at worse is criminal. The clip is only two minutes long but it shows a light bulb beginning to glow in Mika's mind.
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Commented: Monday, October 31st, 2016 @ 4:38 pm By: Bobby Tony

I am doing my Monday morning duty and watching MSNBC Joe. Mika had a rare revelation that they may have a flawed candidate also. Then they had several people on who gushed over how fast the Clinton campaign pivoted and attacked Comey to divert attention from the content. We are back to the carnival again. MY post about THE DONALD last year has now expanded to the Dem's as well. Get the popcorn. Unfortunately it is not so funny when you consider the consequences.

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Commented: Monday, October 31st, 2016 @ 7:59 am By: Bobby Tony

Now that the FBI had deviated from the new script and announced the re-investigation of emails by part of the Clinton Clique, we should pay close attention to CNN, MSNBC and other stations as they shift their news coverage to other 'BREAKING NEWS.' It could be another police shooting, an earthquake or maybe even just someone stumping their toe in a foreign country.

We must remember that our news outlets use the 'BREAKING NEWS' to choose which events take precedence over the rest of the news. It is an editorial decision, which is subject to the same bias as the actual reporting.

Commented: Sunday, October 30th, 2016 @ 5:50 am By: Bobby Tony

Even though I am trying to stay away from Election coverage (Early voted) I just had to turn to MSNBC to see how they would cover this. It appears that Comey has stepped in the proverbial pile of stuff since many of the pundits are saying this is a great miscarriage of FBI procedure by commented on the investigation.

I will use the probe joke but I am not sure I will attribute it to Fox. You know how that upsets the liberals.

Commented: Friday, October 28th, 2016 @ 8:37 pm By: Bobby Tony