Comments by big Bob | Eastern NC Now

Your worried cause you just make it up. Both parties have their extremists. The BO is a far right-wing publication that 80% of the country would be at odds with. The democrats have their version of it on the far left.

Both sides make up stuff about each other to appear normal. Extremists are not the norm, hence why we call them extremist.
Maybe we should be working together to solve our common problems.

Commented: Monday, August 31st, 2026 @ 11:33 am By: big Bob

In the last 3 presidential election cycles the republican won twice, the democrat one once. In fact, if you look at the recent history of presidential elections it's a pretty even split.
Kennedy, Nixon, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Bush, Obama, Trump, Biden Trump.

The notion of institutional cheating just doesn't hold water.

Considering the current president has the emotional intelligence of a 12-year-old and has only been told "no" once in his life (2020); might that have something to do with so called election fraud?

Commented: Monday, August 24th, 2026 @ 2:55 pm By: big Bob

That's disingenuous Stan.
The left stands against authoritarianism and fascism and believes we all have the same rights and responsibilities. However, I will say, neither the far right nor far left can run the country well. Both make good points now and again, but neither can govern effectively.

If Trump applies pressure to cancel or disrupt the states from holding elections, the country will burn down. Both sides will suffer greatly. I hope there are enough current leaders to stand up and let the people speak at the polls, regardless of the outcome.

Commented: Monday, August 24th, 2026 @ 12:09 pm By: big Bob

I wouldn't lump everyone together. In America ,there is plenty of violence to go around. Armed by republican gun laws we can easily point to either side. Subtract out the lunatics, we see that people on the left fight for justice. On the right, white supremacy.

Commented: Sunday, August 23rd, 2026 @ 2:47 pm By: big Bob

No one can deny that the deficit has grown under most administrations. Under trump, it has grown much larger. Trump has done nothing to bring it down. That is just a fact.

Commented: Saturday, August 22nd, 2026 @ 10:04 am By: big Bob

Deficits are at an all-time high. Trump collects less in taxes but spends more. A lot more. Personally, I think he will be remembered as the next Herbert Hooverand because the house of cards is likely about to crash. But clearly a new ballroom and transgender issues are more important so carry on.

Commented: Thursday, August 20th, 2026 @ 1:54 pm By: big Bob

I'm saying if you want to slow/stop illegal immigration you need to get tough on "citizens" you promote and profit from it.

Commented: Wednesday, August 19th, 2026 @ 12:25 pm By: big Bob

Before endless Middle East war: gas 2.89
Today: over 4 bucks a gallon, diesel 5 plus

The prices of everything that hinge on fuel prices, which is everything , up.

That’s all Trump

Commented: Tuesday, August 18th, 2026 @ 9:24 pm By: big Bob

It's a bit more complex than that. ICE is basically an untrained, masked secret police force, accountable to no one.

That has to end.

My advice, both sides will have to find a way to meet in the middle.

Commented: Monday, August 17th, 2026 @ 9:05 pm By: big Bob

Freeze to death? In Eastern NC? Unlikely

Commented: Tuesday, August 11th, 2026 @ 11:43 am By: big Bob

Are you sure?

Commented: Sunday, August 9th, 2026 @ 5:04 pm By: big Bob

Again, we learn in 3rd grade that the earth, over time, warms and cools. No question. In high school we learn that since the industrial revolution humans began burning fossil fuels at an unprecedented rate. On planet earth 49 million barrels of oil are combusted per day. Everyday. Let that sink in.

Your notion that humans can burn this much fuel in a closed system without consequence is...misguided. And that is the flaw in your argument. You want to conclude the earth's heating and cooling is a natural cycle, it is, but you refuse to factor the obvious variables impacting the system.
Don't feel bad, it happens all the time and is why the scientific method is more of a verb than a noun. it evolves as we get better at factoring in the variables.

Commented: Friday, August 7th, 2026 @ 11:55 am By: big Bob

Hottest July on planet earth, ever.

This issue is not going away.

Commented: Monday, August 3rd, 2026 @ 10:08 pm By: big Bob

I don't think Dr. F will go to jail.
From throwing a sandwich at the ICE officer to the 86-47 written in seashells to the reflecting pool damage caused by a no-bid contract and the all-important transgender issues which effect almost no one, this is all designed to make sure you don't notice the Northern Hemisphere is on fire, measles and explosive diarrhea are raging and after 10 year of MAGA government, we still have a sh!tty health care system, an out-of-control deficit, high prices and another endless war in the middle east. Don't get me started on Medicare and social security.
By his own admission, the president earned 2 billion last year and is immune from the IRS.
Let those facts sink in. Dr. F is the least of our problems.

Commented: Thursday, July 30th, 2026 @ 3:17 pm By: big Bob

You are wrong. C02 is a greenhouse gas. Pure fact. As for the rest of your argument:

Conditions on earth 40 million years ago were indeed very different than today. However, life on earth as we know it has developed during a long period of relative stability. That stability is being altered at an incredibly (in geologic terms) fast pace.

The industrial revolution has warmed the earth. The natural heat sinks, forests & oceans, have absorbed all they can. Changes will accelerate.

Humans will argue over our response to this phenomenon.

My contention is that ignoring it for short term profit is the worst possible response and the most politically risky for any government.
The second worst response is to blame Canada. (Ever wonder why these a-holes want to annex Canada and Greenland? Exploitation sure. But in addition, they see what's coming and know it's best not to tell you.)

Commented: Wednesday, July 22nd, 2026 @ 12:00 pm By: big Bob

CT- it is science. Simple science. Unfortunately, life on earth is a bit more complex than that 3rd grade lesson

By 7th grade we learn that there is a balance associated with the systems that sustain us.

Ever heard the phrase "too much of anything isn't good"? It applies to this discussion. It's true, many species of plants can survive in in hotter climates with higher concentrations of C02 in the atmosphere, but life is a balancing act and human intervention has consequences.

Burning fossil fuels at the current rate has the whole planet out of whack. It shows up in a variety of ways. Most noticeable are triple digit temps, wildfire (smoke) and changing weather patterns. There are countless more.
Look, no one is going to die tomorrow but we as humans are in uncharted territory. Not sure I want to be guided by those offering up 3rd grade science lessons. If MAGA wants to stay relevant, they better get educated on the topic or voters will turn on them. Stupid is just not good policy.

Commented: Tuesday, July 21st, 2026 @ 3:23 pm By: big Bob

When it's 105 with an AQI above 300, absolutely none of what you wrote matters. Cling to the air conditioner my friend. We are at the tipping point.

Commented: Saturday, July 18th, 2026 @ 11:54 pm By: big Bob