Comments by Stan Deatherage | Eastern NC Now

Steve: I was under the impression The Snowden Meeting would be a public hearing.

In my nearly 7 full terms as a Beaufort County Commissioner, I have never witnessed a public meeting conducted in such a manner.

Also, of all the seven county commissioners, only those individual commissioners who are known as the Conservatives spoke to the public; not one of the four members of the Center Left Coalition, those who swap votes to share power here in Beaufort County, expressed their opinions, their promises of support one way or the other.

This is all very telling.

Commented: Friday, April 18th, 2025 @ 9:15 am By: Stan Deatherage

As Beaufort County's other long "term" serving Conservative county commissioner, I am most happy count Hodd Richardson as not only my friend, but an inspiration as he is Beaufort County's hardest working county commissioner, and that includes myself, as I never allow hubris to get the better of me.

My hope for Hood, and us all here in Beaufort County, is that the venerable Commissioner shall enjoy a long and healthy life, and that we, Conservatives, keep Hood Richardson serving our best interests on the Beaufort County Board of Commissioners.

Commented: Monday, April 14th, 2025 @ 2:06 pm By: Stan Deatherage

I will be there in Aurora Wednesday night, and yes, it is a fine question as to: "Where our money has gone?"

Commented: Sunday, April 13th, 2025 @ 12:04 pm By: Stan Deatherage

Every smart Republican politician knows that, regardless of Mr. Trump's imperfections, we all fold in behind him, for these are historic times.

Commented: Thursday, April 10th, 2025 @ 2:59 am By: Stan Deatherage

Borderhawk, your words are true: The overall largest expense in Beaufort County may well be Illegals.

Commented: Tuesday, April 8th, 2025 @ 1:19 pm By: Stan Deatherage

Buzz, the purpose of the Local GOP is to vet candidates, and then support the ones that are worthy.

It is not civic club. The Beaufort County GOP's exclusive mandate is to elect real Republicans as per the dictates of the Republican Party Platform of Ideals.

I know you see it that way too, or you would not have done all that you have done over these many decades to elect the real Republicans in our midst that truly need real help.

Thank-you Buzz for all that you do, and all that you have done.

Commented: Sunday, April 6th, 2025 @ 12:55 pm By: Stan Deatherage

Steve: The problem in Beaufort County government at all levels is the Beaufort County GOP. I was asked that question in a podcast, and that was the first thing that my brain told my mouth to say ... so it must be correct.

Commented: Saturday, April 5th, 2025 @ 8:30 am By: Stan Deatherage

Borderhawk: You are completely correct.

Idiot President Biden; that lying little shit of a man Mayorkas, and so many others should be tried for treason.

Commented: Friday, April 4th, 2025 @ 5:03 am By: Stan Deatherage

Gary: Diane Rufino was one of the finest people I will ever known, and I keep her sweet image, filled with her innate curiosity, floating past me here, as I manage this massive platform, if only for the instant inspiration, and the memories of our many long discussions of what constituted pure truth.

Commented: Friday, April 4th, 2025 @ 4:50 am By: Stan Deatherage

A few years back, I had an important issue with school board members, which has turned out to be yet another miscue in the management of Beaufort County Schools, so I called all of the school board members.

Incredibly, less than a third of all school board members called me back, and as I dug deeper into this sorry piece of business, none of the current school board members, except T.W Allen (to his credit) called me back.

Now, to put a finer point on this matter: Not only am I a large and steady taxpayer here in Beaufort County, I was at that time a 6 term county commissioner, and since I was, at that time embroiled in yet another primary, and then a general election for my seventh term as a county commissioner as a Conservative Republican, I still could not muster a call back any of these faux public servants, accepting T.W. Allen.

Now to put an even grander point on my self-supposed gravitas, I am significantly senior to all school board members in offices held, and senior as all of these so-called Republicans, plus, from a categorical position, somewhat senior in intellectual acuity when it comes to all knowledge in all matters regarding proven governing prowess ... and yet, still neary a call back from any of these junior grade politicians relative to what comprises the whole of Stan Deatherage.

It was at that point, I lost any and all confidence in the political and governing abilities of these school board members ever getting anything right. In NO way do I consider any those Knockoff Republicans a peer, and therefore questionable in any manner of their effectiveness in dealing with the People's business.

In current times here in Beaufort County, there are four new Republican school board members, and I do expect, and will command a more reasonable level of respect from them, and, likewise, they will therefore be treated accordingly with that same respect their office commands.

Commented: Tuesday, April 1st, 2025 @ 4:33 am By: Stan Deatherage

Steve: This new Republican Executive committee should be ready to energize the youth of this region to become more involved in their future as we are a self-governed society.

Dave Hudson and I have had extensive conversations recently regarding how Young Republicans need to exist here in the Beaufort County GOP, which currently, it does not.

Commented: Sunday, March 30th, 2025 @ 7:49 pm By: Stan Deatherage

Washingtonian: Now that I think about it, I have made probably 4 to 6 official (publicly requested) public records requests in public meetings filmed, as I have already mentioned many times; and did motion in the last commissioners' meeting as an official request by the Beaufort County Commission; however, it lost to the Center-Left Coalition's desire to limit transparency.

I plan to make more requests in public session as an elected representative; that is my job.

People or the press can make public records requests, while I continue to do what I am elected to do. You, yourself, could do such as well as citizen with impeccable standing.

What I do in open session is what I know to do to govern, because government is best done in public, which shows to all a preponderance to discover the truth or to not discover the truth.

In short, I am NOT the problem here.

Commented: Friday, March 28th, 2025 @ 12:24 pm By: Stan Deatherage

My good Conservative friend, Charles Hickman, is one of my most cherished foxhole buddies, as we both navigate the strange local politics of Beaufort County.

For some unremarkable purpose of incredible opportunity, RINOs, the most committed Beaufort County kind, have gained a significant foothold in local politics, with their pseudo governing style of bipartisan idiocracy.

These RINOs, long supported and celebrated by the Beaufort County GOP, are why your taxes will rise here in Beaufort County in this fiscal taxing season, and they are also responsible as to why your children's education in our public schools is foundering, and in great jeopardy.

Since I possess a logical mind, I would proffer that supplanting a local man, Charles Hickman, born and raised on the south side of the Pamlico River; of high integrity, with a great understanding of the wise projected prudence of a natural elected official, is unwise at this time. When good men and women of Conservative values are abundantly needed, and yet, there are so many Republican interlopers lacking the capacity for local leadership in the political class, we must have good men of high merit like my good friend, Charles Hickman.

I will support Beaufort County School Board member Charles Hickman with great vigor, and abject sincerity just as long as I keep the Conservative responsibility of high purpose to do so; including, and up until the last moment, I draw the good breath to offer my significant strength to do so

Commented: Friday, March 28th, 2025 @ 5:25 am By: Stan Deatherage

I actually did it as a motion at the last commissioners' meeting, and this issue of transparency faile 3 to 4, with the Conservatives losing to the Center-Left Coalition.

I will continue to ask for the Title Search from BCS is open meeting, but at some point: Someone from the public may need to file a freedom of information act request. That usually works ... eventually.

My continual requesting said Title Search in open session, while videographed, is my favored avenue to proceed.

Commented: Thursday, March 27th, 2025 @ 5:05 pm By: Stan Deatherage

RINO Hunter: I am well satisfied that few school board members showed up to act at the Beaufort County Republican Convention.

First, the majority of them pay little attention to detail, and therefore, are slaves to the status quo.

Second, the majority of them do what they are told rather than think through semi complex situations or policy issues.

Third, the majority of them are no friends of transparency in self-governing as proved by the public communications within their public meetings.

Fourth, the majority of them rarely work in concert with what is conservative in ideology and, likewise, prudent in practice.

Fifth, of the four elected Republicans at the convention voting to successfully expand the transparent reach of the Executive Committee, of those that remained to vote, only one was a Conservative - Charles Hickman.

Commented: Thursday, March 27th, 2025 @ 11:00 am By: Stan Deatherage

Well said Buzz.

You mentioned a handful of the core problems here in Beaufort County, and I am in full agreement, especially you declaration: "The expanded Republican executive committee now has the horsepower to change these weak city, county and school boards. (Not to throw everyone out) but to do a better job of vetting and electing competent leaders who have leadership, and business & common sense."

Yesterday, I did a podcast titled - The Blind Challenge - where I was asked this blind question: 'What is the biggest encumbrance to setting Beaufort County right for a brighter future?'

My thoughtful answer, after nearly 33 years in Republican politics and nearly 25 years as a county commissioner was: 'The pathetically weak Beaufort County GOP over these last few decades, and how the continual election of weak, unvetted, and intellectually inadequate politicians to serve, along with some of us who truly care to be thoughtful in our promised representation, is a huge detriment to our self-governed progress on a far more Conservative path.'

Commented: Thursday, March 27th, 2025 @ 10:13 am By: Stan Deatherage

Thanks for the historical /civics context Steve; however, one fact is assured in what you and I both wrote here, which confirms this one truth: James Boasberg is not qualified to be appointed as a federal judge.

Commented: Wednesday, March 26th, 2025 @ 8:02 am By: Stan Deatherage