tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21661362009354332362024-03-19T04:32:11.469-04:00WAKE WATCHConcerned about Wake County issues? Please join us. Wake Watch informs citizens about the issues facing them.Joey Stansburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090636958212659807noreply@blogger.comBlogger216125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166136200935433236.post-50777901522831506032022-11-04T19:01:00.000-04:002022-11-04T19:01:33.205-04:00"GAME-CHANGER"<p><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Sig sure does love his adjectives - especially "game-changer."</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXC9A7MIjcN69wQ6jIZlf7j1iIf-8CAWcibWtZBZZJYlCy5UrpRacZBMWvqSHU28pR23oi9b1uPAIcdmz13E4ARYn1iaY3sNFwpk-soTK8kxugdSbLrNlCxnavqMm-dmJaoqZvkCHG04yOpQREru0eTCqnpJrJ8Ti8rIO1YXVsLO0LvNTkFEjN9IVtyg/s1052/Screen%20Shot%202022-11-04%20at%207.01.08%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1052" data-original-width="840" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXC9A7MIjcN69wQ6jIZlf7j1iIf-8CAWcibWtZBZZJYlCy5UrpRacZBMWvqSHU28pR23oi9b1uPAIcdmz13E4ARYn1iaY3sNFwpk-soTK8kxugdSbLrNlCxnavqMm-dmJaoqZvkCHG04yOpQREru0eTCqnpJrJ8Ti8rIO1YXVsLO0LvNTkFEjN9IVtyg/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-11-04%20at%207.01.08%20PM.png" width="256" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1262" data-original-width="1294" height="624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiad_NqDeWgCvVNp5xJ64FIJXt6YdxMQWNfT77TWuUu6VXTm9f1NMfpn_E1vbV4K3hweStx3f_eBtedzhCSp2m0yuZVKmDQvbd92h9gwoWuQBPGGLlVlRwEoVa06O32mO4dvGHMef2S9pAbMVxzBMEZAvsZKl2wlTU57ImeSDi8WnCYCAkjlHx-OTgOPA/w640-h624/Screen%20Shot%202022-11-04%20at%206.57.46%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Joey Stansburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090636958212659807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166136200935433236.post-87839395020882585882022-10-31T19:06:00.000-04:002022-10-31T19:06:40.058-04:00ANYONE WITH ANGER ISSUES ...<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLbH_rI20hcmT23KJqX_6RH6V2394ECuexYyW0fyZwko_CgYZaxDqa3yvvWOju66patrxZMR-DS5Yn6jxUi9oLmMfzF2HoidN8iAOrYvuivge9GfMVcAtRRoQdvEaE1mewXlFVv9yY2fQyrqhiU5slOGBGWjwsmCXL8GmcGs13ak_7zFj7gtg5MpUpTw/s866/Screen%20Shot%202022-10-31%20at%201.51.39%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="866" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLbH_rI20hcmT23KJqX_6RH6V2394ECuexYyW0fyZwko_CgYZaxDqa3yvvWOju66patrxZMR-DS5Yn6jxUi9oLmMfzF2HoidN8iAOrYvuivge9GfMVcAtRRoQdvEaE1mewXlFVv9yY2fQyrqhiU5slOGBGWjwsmCXL8GmcGs13ak_7zFj7gtg5MpUpTw/w640-h258/Screen%20Shot%202022-10-31%20at%201.51.39%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Chad Stall: <a href="http://wakenc.blogspot.com/2022/09/stall-you-aint-shit-without-your-homeboy.html">You ain't shit ...</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Chad Stall: <a href="http://wakenc.blogspot.com/2022/08/stall-screw-off.html">Screw Off</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Chad Stall: <a href="http://wakenc.blogspot.com/2022/08/stall-shut-fuck-up.html">Shut the Fuck Up</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Chad Stall: <a href="http://wakenc.blogspot.com/2022/05/stalled.html">Trespassed</a></span></p>Joey Stansburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090636958212659807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166136200935433236.post-22165793044306455392022-10-10T20:13:00.000-04:002022-10-10T20:13:10.910-04:00WUB DA BELLY?<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2giAkeNT2PBBU6XzEsukA07UJpMUYQUatlkxVFvmzZQU_R_Ac5AKbQNRLA1pBIOEvhKd1DcfUpLwSxBftzydJwu8jl2eA4sYaa7q_UwyUgaCHbteeoKJFhG7kKHM8O4fhjbGz371p8rYI5SLwty3VaqkU3t6bkl2IolMaQTFxjk1c-9WS2IrLzk8mnA/s1194/Screen%20Shot%202022-10-10%20at%206.56.52%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1194" height="572" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2giAkeNT2PBBU6XzEsukA07UJpMUYQUatlkxVFvmzZQU_R_Ac5AKbQNRLA1pBIOEvhKd1DcfUpLwSxBftzydJwu8jl2eA4sYaa7q_UwyUgaCHbteeoKJFhG7kKHM8O4fhjbGz371p8rYI5SLwty3VaqkU3t6bkl2IolMaQTFxjk1c-9WS2IrLzk8mnA/w640-h572/Screen%20Shot%202022-10-10%20at%206.56.52%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">This post comes from a place of intellectual curiosity. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_PGNyEgmJDJU16ioVK9PmeDHghY-mkyDcz1_I30B2ACwwrDOPMX2wih4D8jtyin63J1VN7DhuxiK25QYZnGzqXEboULcFHrARDba0OWmtIDW7STeUnh7GzaYDLqP-8lPXQmTlGomrtwt89pf2mprUp--fwYoIh9Ba5SJ6FLXUabnu-kMPvthxJqPPug/s658/Screen%20Shot%202022-10-10%20at%205.13.23%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="536" data-original-width="658" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_PGNyEgmJDJU16ioVK9PmeDHghY-mkyDcz1_I30B2ACwwrDOPMX2wih4D8jtyin63J1VN7DhuxiK25QYZnGzqXEboULcFHrARDba0OWmtIDW7STeUnh7GzaYDLqP-8lPXQmTlGomrtwt89pf2mprUp--fwYoIh9Ba5SJ6FLXUabnu-kMPvthxJqPPug/w640-h522/Screen%20Shot%202022-10-10%20at%205.13.23%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">From the above email we see that Chad Stall requested both a "religious" and "medical" mask exemption from the Wake County Public School System. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">This sparked curiosity as I've seen many remark about faith-based exemptions regarding COVID shots - but not for masks. I'm intellectually curious as to the faith exposition for a mask exemption. I can easily understand a medical exemption request. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">It also lead me to explore where Chad Stall's religious foundations lie and that perhaps I could get clarity from that. Simply put, I could not find much. Here's what I <a href="https://ivoterguide.com/candidate?elecK=946&raceK=18273&canK=71691&">ascertained</a>:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk8ePaxSihzHwb1c9-4yAtAmpiUocqme2IIZW8bulfuPbmSo3XwuVmhxGA4cfULgJ-41eWD2QH6olHKHO2_cFZXlrwGTYuh_SrfGu-hkRUT0383_CtxHd6VdBiuvOwH3KmUmPigmrdhcqq5YHMWXPN9LGASOnmBzGA_AZJ4wVMDUBb9tj5LjXVPuiNRA/s1818/Screen%20Shot%202022-10-10%20at%207.16.35%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="212" data-original-width="1818" height="74" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk8ePaxSihzHwb1c9-4yAtAmpiUocqme2IIZW8bulfuPbmSo3XwuVmhxGA4cfULgJ-41eWD2QH6olHKHO2_cFZXlrwGTYuh_SrfGu-hkRUT0383_CtxHd6VdBiuvOwH3KmUmPigmrdhcqq5YHMWXPN9LGASOnmBzGA_AZJ4wVMDUBb9tj5LjXVPuiNRA/w640-h74/Screen%20Shot%202022-10-10%20at%207.16.35%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwxk5k-B0EOPJI2hTjPuWPoQHLqRYRICZ2feWbquRV-evtnsNSAr3_--5_VIyFq_pp2vagBtbs3r46G2-GOMnNKDoDQU4RaWYqWm6XDJVPbqx8ioSBBM9ZEUT61BPMVV8ohr4joDNeyAvbZg0HQFXvpmei2NWRo2kWjfBTiKwRVydDNgTyJ-98gCj-YA/s1808/Screen%20Shot%202022-10-10%20at%207.18.49%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="366" data-original-width="1808" height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwxk5k-B0EOPJI2hTjPuWPoQHLqRYRICZ2feWbquRV-evtnsNSAr3_--5_VIyFq_pp2vagBtbs3r46G2-GOMnNKDoDQU4RaWYqWm6XDJVPbqx8ioSBBM9ZEUT61BPMVV8ohr4joDNeyAvbZg0HQFXvpmei2NWRo2kWjfBTiKwRVydDNgTyJ-98gCj-YA/w640-h130/Screen%20Shot%202022-10-10%20at%207.18.49%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Did he just pimp <a href="http://wakenc.blogspot.com/2022/09/stall-you-aint-shit-without-your-homeboy.html">Jesus as his homeboy</a> last year? Or is there something more? </span></div></div><p></p>Joey Stansburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090636958212659807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166136200935433236.post-56207322972237553512022-09-21T20:01:00.000-04:002022-09-21T20:01:40.931-04:00INTERESTED IN RALEIGH'S PARK BOND? <p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">We have your interest in Raleigh's parks bond - and it's a lot. Raleigh voters can approve or disapprove a parks bond on November 8, 2022. The bond covers a myriad of <a href="https://raleighnc.gov/parks/parks-bond-referendum">proposed projects</a>. The cost? Well according to Raleigh it's $275 million. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">But that's not exactly correct. Raleigh will borrow the money through general obligation (voter approved) bonds. That lowers the interest rate but the lender's not very gracious. The proposed interest costs are considerable. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu6LYRGlvR-iqEUbmfkaRThVfVufPdaBuVSkVdzNfAv4EEgszoTrPHNZT5MTPma6WFNOujr1u0x7pompmtHU2ufv1GVrKHpB0uS_gu0J-Vy8XCBogq1Jigl_ll5pkxLNbPwHaNSWxIKEs3KQ-Xn3n9c2SbTnFYYcJePVS1SJvahrmc1VUqOjXD93TnRA/s1846/Screen%20Shot%202022-09-21%20at%207.53.13%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="352" data-original-width="1846" height="122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu6LYRGlvR-iqEUbmfkaRThVfVufPdaBuVSkVdzNfAv4EEgszoTrPHNZT5MTPma6WFNOujr1u0x7pompmtHU2ufv1GVrKHpB0uS_gu0J-Vy8XCBogq1Jigl_ll5pkxLNbPwHaNSWxIKEs3KQ-Xn3n9c2SbTnFYYcJePVS1SJvahrmc1VUqOjXD93TnRA/w640-h122/Screen%20Shot%202022-09-21%20at%207.53.13%20PM.png" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">What you've read is correct. Raleigh will pay $130 million in interest payments to borrow $275 million. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Will Raleigh increase your taxes to finance this? Without a doubt. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">You can the read the Statement of Total Estimated Interest <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LJdOUqgfbj7C5_peLFIdKgfNZ0Gl8hNy/view?usp=sharing">here</a>. </span></p>Joey Stansburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090636958212659807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166136200935433236.post-62029828439475173112022-09-20T20:12:00.001-04:002022-09-20T20:12:34.938-04:00HUTCHINSON THE HYPOCRITE<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOowItdsWcQY-7OCTnEvIKgTm9yw2gbLSbdZ-6yLAGmS1_GJEOJyJPTAASOKhbnpdjQ8S7I2SNShEISOjeYtdWtK1fopToidtRhTzWlwr8R-z6u4KeZUCvGxugORge9PCm2b7BOPzcyjEE6v4B15uUE1nC4eAIPQ28klaV-jIqjK5Hk6Wb3j7lG-f6-Q/s984/Screen%20Shot%202022-09-20%20at%208.05.55%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="984" data-original-width="850" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOowItdsWcQY-7OCTnEvIKgTm9yw2gbLSbdZ-6yLAGmS1_GJEOJyJPTAASOKhbnpdjQ8S7I2SNShEISOjeYtdWtK1fopToidtRhTzWlwr8R-z6u4KeZUCvGxugORge9PCm2b7BOPzcyjEE6v4B15uUE1nC4eAIPQ28klaV-jIqjK5Hk6Wb3j7lG-f6-Q/w552-h640/Screen%20Shot%202022-09-20%20at%208.05.55%20PM.png" width="552" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Here we have Wake County Commissioners Chairman Sig Hutchinson crowing about Wake County's "Wake ThreeSchool" initiative. You can find more details <a href="https://www.wakegov.com/news/wake-county-announces-creation-new-pre-k-program-3-year-olds">here</a>. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Noteworthy is the program. It essentially provides "opportunity scholarships" to underprivileged children in Wake County so they can receive early education programs. These scholarships go to private child care centers. If you move the child forward a few years, Sig Hutchinson and his fellow Democrat colleagues would adamantly oppose this program for grades K-12. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Per Sig Hutchinson, the cost amounts to a $20,000 voucher for each child. Pretty awesome. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Joey Stansburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090636958212659807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166136200935433236.post-40830407648945893832022-09-07T18:52:00.000-04:002022-09-07T18:52:22.712-04:00STALL: YOU AIN'T SHIT WITHOUT YOUR HOMEBOY<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> "cover photo"</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinokGVQE007rXNhsbt9OgqP-lethwrL6ajOEmuloputdiCHB274vjfjamZSrGXbvieFx5x73u1qs0EaVbSdfBKf_MGRHFd2ARezK-q_ig8gIoiSqbsF3aVFFn4stDc2CkY_s0OG686PXBI6C8oOivCK7pNzFWJCyCePXXJcOWJDqIPmmFHhwfYd3gAbg/s1198/Screen%20Shot%202022-09-07%20at%206.50.46%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="746" data-original-width="1198" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinokGVQE007rXNhsbt9OgqP-lethwrL6ajOEmuloputdiCHB274vjfjamZSrGXbvieFx5x73u1qs0EaVbSdfBKf_MGRHFd2ARezK-q_ig8gIoiSqbsF3aVFFn4stDc2CkY_s0OG686PXBI6C8oOivCK7pNzFWJCyCePXXJcOWJDqIPmmFHhwfYd3gAbg/w640-h398/Screen%20Shot%202022-09-07%20at%206.50.46%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Joey Stansburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090636958212659807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166136200935433236.post-44277863122939319412022-09-05T19:06:00.002-04:002022-09-05T19:06:27.098-04:00LEADERSHIP RALEIGH <p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The Raleigh Chamber could not even get them out of a few blocks in downtown Raleigh ... </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Here's some ideas:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">1. Take them around the drug-infested hotels on New Bern Avenue, South Saunders Street and Capital Blvd. where the prostitutes and drug dealers hang out. Let them review the police reports. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">2. Let them see the homeless up and down Capital Blvd. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">3. Let them see the ungentrified areas of downtown Raleigh. Let them walk around at 10:00 pm at night down Bragg or Branch Street. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">4. Let them talk to police officers who remain understaffed. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">5. Hang out at the Waffle House off Capital Blvd. at Highwoods late at night - or perhaps the one on New Bern at Trawick. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">6. Hang out by the Wake Inn on a Friday night at 1 am. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Just get them out of your glorious downtown. Shame they couldn't polish off a beer on the street yet. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Instead you have them riding the carousel at Chavis Park. 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1270" data-original-width="796" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcb_r2sD4JjTG3I51LoDvIDFIJAn0xjnu2gyQhHbzybxUv20h8VIFxRM-R2ZyVOi6hxL4C2LG5iqTU6j0nljgON-AXZxwY713k_-mo_mAWGav03iqU_wLnnCsljc-pOFM9qNfpGvNE9zkh7oZHCCjk5De2r9mY2jtaEfr41aVUHz-kpQuhfe2x3pAX_A/w402-h640/Screen%20Shot%202022-09-05%20at%2011.26.22%20AM.png" width="402" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Many know that Wake County Board of Education member Jim Martin recently tried to shut down the First Amendment rights of those who disagree with him. Yes, some of those people were candidates. Jim "The Great Oz" Martin may not realize that candidates of numerous ideological persuasions speak at public meetings to express their views. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">That includes Dr. Jim himself doing it. But there is a difference between how Dr. Jim presents himself and those he wanted to shut down present themselves. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The individuals Dr. Jim wants to prohibit speaking signed up per WCPSS rules and procedures. They express their passionate opinions within the rules of proper decorum and time limits. They finish speaking resume to their seat. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">However Dr. Jim takes a different approach. Here's Dr. Jim in potential candidate mode: </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizL7pqW_7VikQW1Z3AABTpslCKSN1DtHBiZUzZfWdr9AYleWrompN4709vdSdCIJWJm6nCdq1vIwe6onrNpW42BknJKjp-C6gezMzWxRpfc-JdtOXzzPWTiNFZzUbiqCYIcaXg4eHgWWrpZoDQkZ9ileROdJWCZI0hVp4tsEv6PDCDWTc-5DYXqJt5lQ/s1332/Screen%20Shot%202022-09-05%20at%2011.23.00%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="848" data-original-width="1332" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizL7pqW_7VikQW1Z3AABTpslCKSN1DtHBiZUzZfWdr9AYleWrompN4709vdSdCIJWJm6nCdq1vIwe6onrNpW42BknJKjp-C6gezMzWxRpfc-JdtOXzzPWTiNFZzUbiqCYIcaXg4eHgWWrpZoDQkZ9ileROdJWCZI0hVp4tsEv6PDCDWTc-5DYXqJt5lQ/w640-h408/Screen%20Shot%202022-09-05%20at%2011.23.00%20AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9nEZamJKnvSQRWMOiJV9cxRDy4LFJhrQo-E9jeJH7CANjWml45IJ92nVK2erYddOF-jV83C5jFLjiihKGjYD9ltrcu2NN9aR4pPr7-NQ3uxFgCDVZbc9cuG5QniMIYg3wK--7Qx7PqkJIjD41sfijZy_uGaWv8sBy3wS1nXnRs4WJ5hUSXU4W5DU1rQ/s1336/Screen%20Shot%202022-09-05%20at%2011.23.20%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="838" data-original-width="1336" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9nEZamJKnvSQRWMOiJV9cxRDy4LFJhrQo-E9jeJH7CANjWml45IJ92nVK2erYddOF-jV83C5jFLjiihKGjYD9ltrcu2NN9aR4pPr7-NQ3uxFgCDVZbc9cuG5QniMIYg3wK--7Qx7PqkJIjD41sfijZy_uGaWv8sBy3wS1nXnRs4WJ5hUSXU4W5DU1rQ/w640-h402/Screen%20Shot%202022-09-05%20at%2011.23.20%20AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW_V0QLauWbA-2elejBscC_RrqlKLQCyteC5jWtu_kZ5uGXWWG6n0mshW6yg7Ip_zYX2E9RTnk2NcB2gJ7O8RfrAFgXHUoJ4tg004eW0acGLn0XWgt84v_L6TpKWRBQ1pC6WKV-BmCdSavOnKTzE004d58IxUfU36rwpCuH3DIQS8870wmlrru-_zAJA/s1332/Screen%20Shot%202022-09-05%20at%2011.23.31%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="1332" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW_V0QLauWbA-2elejBscC_RrqlKLQCyteC5jWtu_kZ5uGXWWG6n0mshW6yg7Ip_zYX2E9RTnk2NcB2gJ7O8RfrAFgXHUoJ4tg004eW0acGLn0XWgt84v_L6TpKWRBQ1pC6WKV-BmCdSavOnKTzE004d58IxUfU36rwpCuH3DIQS8870wmlrru-_zAJA/w640-h404/Screen%20Shot%202022-09-05%20at%2011.23.31%20AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Yes, that's Dr. Jim over the left shoulder of William Barber accompanied by Wake County Commissioner Susans Evans disrupting the First Amendment rights of others who may want to speak. He's yelling and singing. They shut down the meeting. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">You can view Dr. Jim's antics from June 15, 2010 <a href="https://www.wral.com/news/education/video/7791023/">here</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Now he wants to use the legal power of the Wake County Public School System to shut down the First Amendment rights of whom he disagrees. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Dr. Jim - once again an arrogant hypocrite. </span></p>Joey Stansburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090636958212659807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166136200935433236.post-12721035379482754322022-08-24T08:06:00.000-04:002022-08-24T08:06:30.900-04:00STALL: SCREW OFF<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Chad Stall - the great communicator ...</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Luml5pHNVGUHbS7W5_Oclz7EWVD7lmpu4b3BZlmYMm5bO7B2HrYPF604fUxQeAhmoiFg97bWmanmPRkdInOm7FCbrX2EToVG76IJOAkG5W8Awid-rUO79wEeNJdu3HxvTf9VOP_FepgbMcGw-XTpX2ZQH03lFpNRPq9HDqz0rYx61wCwXpwdzTW0mQ/s1174/Screen%20Shot%202022-08-22%20at%207.04.18%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="524" data-original-width="1174" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Luml5pHNVGUHbS7W5_Oclz7EWVD7lmpu4b3BZlmYMm5bO7B2HrYPF604fUxQeAhmoiFg97bWmanmPRkdInOm7FCbrX2EToVG76IJOAkG5W8Awid-rUO79wEeNJdu3HxvTf9VOP_FepgbMcGw-XTpX2ZQH03lFpNRPq9HDqz0rYx61wCwXpwdzTW0mQ/w640-h286/Screen%20Shot%202022-08-22%20at%207.04.18%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Joey Stansburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090636958212659807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166136200935433236.post-36155201151113070782022-08-15T18:00:00.001-04:002022-08-15T18:00:00.182-04:00STALL: "SHUT THE FUCK UP"<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiytuFobw7H_hT-lxKbUMjKR0a6ZmkaOLcwmrH5pdv6eMU-XEvBmRpKQ00u36iYbvg2OElqO0UX5Telr3aCMKvOMYnCqpnxxNqsLCqtha98oGgy8dky06GhTjkIRjVz9S8fCZogZMQH4Mn69_32T338sJJafUfbVCFtxVVigLbbJMVV5eX19dyGePoFJQ/s1268/Screen%20Shot%202022-08-14%20at%2010.10.12%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1268" data-original-width="740" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiytuFobw7H_hT-lxKbUMjKR0a6ZmkaOLcwmrH5pdv6eMU-XEvBmRpKQ00u36iYbvg2OElqO0UX5Telr3aCMKvOMYnCqpnxxNqsLCqtha98oGgy8dky06GhTjkIRjVz9S8fCZogZMQH4Mn69_32T338sJJafUfbVCFtxVVigLbbJMVV5eX19dyGePoFJQ/w374-h640/Screen%20Shot%202022-08-14%20at%2010.10.12%20PM.png" width="374" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
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Joey Stansburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090636958212659807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166136200935433236.post-34435121663343815212022-07-06T18:30:00.002-04:002022-07-06T18:30:00.186-04:00CHAD STALL EXPLAINS "TRESPASSING."<p> </p>
<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BS-cip2brsg" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div>Joey Stansburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090636958212659807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166136200935433236.post-90454619169229282822022-05-21T14:41:00.002-04:002022-05-21T16:44:27.906-04:00STALL'S VOTING STALLED<p><span style="font-size: large;">Wake County just held their primary elections for North Carolina Republican Party candidates. Fortunately for Wake County Board of Education candidate Chad Stall, North Carolina provides numerous methods if the citizen cannot vote in person. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Why is that important for Chad Stall? He currently faces a <a href="http://wakenc.blogspot.com/2022/05/stalled.html">trespass order</a> for his own voting location - Douglas Elementary School. He's legally not allowed on the property - to vote or even campaign at his own precinct. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUqchNno5gfki_wF3Jt-N-kXji3MGeS5A7IH67ei1y1IxiV7u4QZPniyX0Di9lgfPqV8_rCcEsTmMG5yRIR4EG5GeDoUqFG8C_8Lttza9bY_-mji_-GC88rqaGsjm7WYQg8MrIVUaPK5b2hKLZT2dIqlp7G5A00_97fCRxDazKvSh_DVeqz2laNKSgvg/s1014/Screen%20Shot%202022-05-21%20at%202.34.39%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="536" data-original-width="1014" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUqchNno5gfki_wF3Jt-N-kXji3MGeS5A7IH67ei1y1IxiV7u4QZPniyX0Di9lgfPqV8_rCcEsTmMG5yRIR4EG5GeDoUqFG8C_8Lttza9bY_-mji_-GC88rqaGsjm7WYQg8MrIVUaPK5b2hKLZT2dIqlp7G5A00_97fCRxDazKvSh_DVeqz2laNKSgvg/w640-h338/Screen%20Shot%202022-05-21%20at%202.34.39%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: large;">How did Chad Stall vote? He voted during the early voting period. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT72NJ6FJPSMLTsMV0Tn3wxhlOmyQWXxGaN5nIr7kXWBDVgppqn3JfXov93LS6d4hyJhorqANW-nc0GKyYqYQ6VeoHpl_uN0oODXBh6lFdlN3jLZBnXJVBCIezXDBfRIxCsW2FyEbTtWfWVZ_rZmO0nWl5WyJHljpLHBxkRTisSmybsuttgIBso5mD1A/s2630/Screen%20Shot%202022-05-21%20at%202.37.06%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="546" data-original-width="2630" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT72NJ6FJPSMLTsMV0Tn3wxhlOmyQWXxGaN5nIr7kXWBDVgppqn3JfXov93LS6d4hyJhorqANW-nc0GKyYqYQ6VeoHpl_uN0oODXBh6lFdlN3jLZBnXJVBCIezXDBfRIxCsW2FyEbTtWfWVZ_rZmO0nWl5WyJHljpLHBxkRTisSmybsuttgIBso5mD1A/w640-h132/Screen%20Shot%202022-05-21%20at%202.37.06%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Joey Stansburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090636958212659807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166136200935433236.post-7996484982633415262022-05-05T17:53:00.004-04:002022-05-05T17:53:41.954-04:00STALLED<iframe src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1M_wMaqvfhLVgTpbbMg06B0JJmGO_o5qi/preview" width="640" height="480" allow="autoplay"></iframe>Joey Stansburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090636958212659807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166136200935433236.post-13748017406067815352022-01-30T20:48:00.004-05:002022-02-13T15:17:12.770-05:00ON WAKE SCHOOL PROTESTS AND THE LEFT'S HYPOCRISY<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-ghR0SROGv1cI0cGyORwcOxlmcA2RCVsUkeJBI0drNM_m1zOOVq577PTX2Q-nasZAdqC0EVALmgp7H9RVgs7rFFUoR_bx0UqMDu0SRcqFt03IvF3_HKQxQe7-pVkSUmFPZqWyi50bHSspwRgRqXbIkKPlaiSkJqfQAkcBJR-Rz_PAuJ07VKB4LuSlhQ=s1430" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1430" data-original-width="1276" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-ghR0SROGv1cI0cGyORwcOxlmcA2RCVsUkeJBI0drNM_m1zOOVq577PTX2Q-nasZAdqC0EVALmgp7H9RVgs7rFFUoR_bx0UqMDu0SRcqFt03IvF3_HKQxQe7-pVkSUmFPZqWyi50bHSspwRgRqXbIkKPlaiSkJqfQAkcBJR-Rz_PAuJ07VKB4LuSlhQ=w572-h640" width="572" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgImjeBhq1govR5-aF8fCmQUzvEUnwGtVmiz3zLDgSVPak9a_Y0JRAp72wyfpFjSbhgblFk0daGlSBMEjy9TIDFufMiGickHgYtnLu9eHfYgZ30LbGQDHEpmw8b3l2RjhVYryR_xgDZQ15lPZW10m2D_QYbkmLkU_iC4MLKMndHQcvio_BoG-8lbGgMhw=s854" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="854" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgImjeBhq1govR5-aF8fCmQUzvEUnwGtVmiz3zLDgSVPak9a_Y0JRAp72wyfpFjSbhgblFk0daGlSBMEjy9TIDFufMiGickHgYtnLu9eHfYgZ30LbGQDHEpmw8b3l2RjhVYryR_xgDZQ15lPZW10m2D_QYbkmLkU_iC4MLKMndHQcvio_BoG-8lbGgMhw=w640-h422" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibMw86aGWqOFBlFgZrMNrtUwVghTrtHWG7n11tWtU3jgqt0Uly47HWnE2w-xBCI_tDobkH-q4X1rd_oyp0Xf--iirZIrmTWpT74wjwbnuljo0vqyajWHnSTWRvjYR7BnUPUZqx3I0yPFfbFG2F9FfIdhvLoHGE008jQYiI_fbBSDcdSKKKKM1aobO9cQ=s1292" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1292" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibMw86aGWqOFBlFgZrMNrtUwVghTrtHWG7n11tWtU3jgqt0Uly47HWnE2w-xBCI_tDobkH-q4X1rd_oyp0Xf--iirZIrmTWpT74wjwbnuljo0vqyajWHnSTWRvjYR7BnUPUZqx3I0yPFfbFG2F9FfIdhvLoHGE008jQYiI_fbBSDcdSKKKKM1aobO9cQ=w640-h478" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.wral.com/coronavirus/editorial-some-adult-behavior-at-board-of-ed-meetings-wouldn-t-be-tolerated-in-schools/20101146/"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">WRAL Editorial - June 27, 2022</span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Let's review content expressed by Jim Goodmon's Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial:</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; margin: 0px 0px 2em; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>"Berating, belittling, cursing and threatening. Seeing and hearing it from audiences has become all-too-common at local government meetings – particularly at local school boards.</b></span></p><p></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; margin: 0px 0px 2em; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>It is the kind of behavior we’re sure -- if any of those speakers saw it on a visit to a public school among students or teachers – would ignite justifiable shock and concern for decorum and safety."</b></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; margin: 0px 0px 2em; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>"... many who speak at public meetings are belligerent and threatening toward the elected to local board and commission members as well as to the professional administrators and even classroom teachers."</b></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 2em; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">We'll take the bait and accept Goodmon/WRAL's standard for proper decorum at public meetings. </span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 2em; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">We'll also go down memory lane to 2010 ...</span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 2em; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #333333;"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #333333;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7z5OT7C7huGmrzqJPT0ArKs8sOjYQErhGrSuJ5oPHIzkPHO5lqAoJBLL0iI7poM4jGAxXWyb_NEO998MRzNLcr_zgKroeiEypx6UDCbe8PJ83EN3dSgkP01Idn5_XT_8E6cq9ORHdKpcUYYq4sURuBGEH2TEneiBK25Y09ZU_QgSF9CoeSEy3t5BYJQ=s1652" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.wral.com/news/education/story/7790621/">WRAL - June 6, 2010</a></span></div></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></span></span></span><br /><p></p>
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<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TeJB2U7-pNU" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">More of Wake County Commissioner Susan Evans singing and yelling to shut down Wake County Board of Education meetings <a href="http://wakecommunity.blogspot.com/2011/10/susan-evans-singing-with-chaos-creation_07.html">here</a>. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Let's not forget about former Wake County Board of Education Chairman Keith Sutton: </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><p class="Default" style="border: none; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #323333;">"In an interview Tuesday, Prickett said that at the closed-session discussion Sept. 24 on firing Tata, Sutton had told the GOP members that he and the Democratic members were </span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="color: #323333;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span>“</span><b><u><span style="color: #323333;">going to kick your asses.</span></u></b><span style="color: #323333;">” The next day, Prickett said, <b><u>Sutton got out of his seat, leaned over toward Goldman, clenched his fists and loudly said to her, </u></b></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><b><u><span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="color: #323333;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span>“</span></u></b><b><u><span style="color: #323333;">Shut the (expletive) up!”</span></u></b><span style="color: #323333;"> (emphasis added)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Default" style="border: none; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #323333;"> </span></p><p class="Default" style="border: none; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #323333;">“He asked whether he was singled out as the only African-American male on the board.”</span><span style="color: #323333;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="Default" style="border: none; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #323333;"> </span></p><p class="Default" style="border: none; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #323333;">News & Observer - October 24, 2012</span></p><p class="Default" style="border: none; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #323333;"><br /></span></p><p class="Default" style="border: none; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #323333;">"At Tuesday's meeting, <b><u>Sutton wore a </u></b></span><span class="Hyperlink1" style="color: #004376; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://blacklivesmatter.com/"><span style="color: black; font-weight: normal;">#BlackLivesMatter</span></a></span></span><span class="None"><b><u><span style="color: #323333;"> shirt as he mentioned his </span></u></b></span><span class="Hyperlink1" style="color: #004376; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/07/21/590742_a-day-of-protest-arrests-and-a.html"><span style="color: black; font-weight: normal;">near arrest at a July 2010 board meeting</span></a></span></span><span class="None"><b><u><span style="color: #323333;"> in which Raleigh Police arrested 16 people inside the board meeting room.</span></u></b></span><span style="color: #323333;"> Sutton had waded into the crowd, which was protesting the school board's efforts to end busing for diversity, in what he said was an attempt to defuse the situation."<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">News & Observer - December 17, 2014</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> Jim Goodmon has <a href="http://wakecommunity.blogspot.com/2013/04/at-least-wral-is-now-dismissing-any.html">financially supported</a> the chaos creation antics of WakeUp Wake County. WRAL - ideological hypocrites. </span></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Joey Stansburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090636958212659807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166136200935433236.post-65829540222485033932022-01-22T17:51:00.002-05:002022-01-22T17:51:38.659-05:00CELEBRATING BETTY WHITE<p><span style="font-size: large;">Mayor Baldwin on babies ...</span></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJK1YzCa55klMHvTyBFj3EaNq-Fo1vCKfng151U4OPyKJcjvnhVDV4fDnJYJKmZ4fvHwBB2c6EV9-ZkUmEKdEtTOxTqU0mRumX961ZMoQgAap6Sdbt0-QBp3EwbWbj0UGH_1-X63_Zjw1pM5b22ZPY_aVawp_9gLJQnXsWBCi4h_0u1wy0avvyqdrQGg=s1034" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="950" data-original-width="1034" height="588" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJK1YzCa55klMHvTyBFj3EaNq-Fo1vCKfng151U4OPyKJcjvnhVDV4fDnJYJKmZ4fvHwBB2c6EV9-ZkUmEKdEtTOxTqU0mRumX961ZMoQgAap6Sdbt0-QBp3EwbWbj0UGH_1-X63_Zjw1pM5b22ZPY_aVawp_9gLJQnXsWBCi4h_0u1wy0avvyqdrQGg=w640-h588" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Mayor Baldwin on Betty White/pets ...</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCQ8u1dekxn_aXqUppBYDdrP9Tn_P4KeTUO-TFsaR7hs3BbCEOzvhy-OaRAxnbEo5PBYqisthbP8PtpSUX7kZCkbnX26JkORRA3iE7hhwrhop4h99UICBWSqhkONoABOM3_cOsjRwvpBYq79NG6ITd-cQGXod4IvHv0dXPKqsNrJimlAex2w8Sv49rEA=s884" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="776" data-original-width="884" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCQ8u1dekxn_aXqUppBYDdrP9Tn_P4KeTUO-TFsaR7hs3BbCEOzvhy-OaRAxnbEo5PBYqisthbP8PtpSUX7kZCkbnX26JkORRA3iE7hhwrhop4h99UICBWSqhkONoABOM3_cOsjRwvpBYq79NG6ITd-cQGXod4IvHv0dXPKqsNrJimlAex2w8Sv49rEA=w640-h562" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Joey Stansburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090636958212659807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166136200935433236.post-19562147283834090972022-01-06T21:34:00.000-05:002022-01-06T21:34:01.176-05:00SPREAD THE WORD<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">And Raleigh spent millions to open up Fayetteville Street for vehicular traffic when it had pedestrian use for decades ...</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDx9TO9kODoVy7GgPhIYnEVPr0gQsEYUZ7EE7L97NY0zRgpr-ZYVJEjLEITiSVOpps-_FjWrnPNv6Sv0HJGX3XFaTddh8FpoQlBhn7F-R1J5vt06-jwGmI_Os3ZpWQk5NKRupU1zX-xno0watlkYdl7LaJnk_gn-xtrGw_YEUgrqhcczpqkUutzP8EKw=s1434" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1434" data-original-width="886" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDx9TO9kODoVy7GgPhIYnEVPr0gQsEYUZ7EE7L97NY0zRgpr-ZYVJEjLEITiSVOpps-_FjWrnPNv6Sv0HJGX3XFaTddh8FpoQlBhn7F-R1J5vt06-jwGmI_Os3ZpWQk5NKRupU1zX-xno0watlkYdl7LaJnk_gn-xtrGw_YEUgrqhcczpqkUutzP8EKw=w396-h640" width="396" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Joey Stansburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090636958212659807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166136200935433236.post-24324035392125048062022-01-04T21:35:00.007-05:002022-01-04T21:35:57.337-05:00ONLY BLACK BUSINESSES? <p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> Then the Raleigh Chamber wants to help you ...</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_vbiePrrdYL4wYiRp_0YWdBfU5T158_YUxV89oVw5zvg0zzQS5pRf33OSPuZqP4DU6NH3Gyeu9R-4AguBXr6ekAITDyFalHOyFw3lU2zrxXqXzy1SCzTkUH-5Y2BYkCPv3mRHi2d0S42Q5N_xp0XAEH8Jjfxy2bIBytVBu2hiw0WYC1WNy9EqX8XvRQ=s1172" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1172" data-original-width="846" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_vbiePrrdYL4wYiRp_0YWdBfU5T158_YUxV89oVw5zvg0zzQS5pRf33OSPuZqP4DU6NH3Gyeu9R-4AguBXr6ekAITDyFalHOyFw3lU2zrxXqXzy1SCzTkUH-5Y2BYkCPv3mRHi2d0S42Q5N_xp0XAEH8Jjfxy2bIBytVBu2hiw0WYC1WNy9EqX8XvRQ=w462-h640" width="462" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Joey Stansburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090636958212659807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166136200935433236.post-11181727773474383292022-01-04T20:06:00.000-05:002022-01-04T20:06:08.883-05:00NON-PARTISAN REPORT<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuR-b8CYYmiZ5QdvNuYvYourte2s1wpfwfNXZO6yVwVbgf8Vklx9hC0St4pVWPXpu6-rfZ5qKM5SxBxqeTq7LeoO6EjxUPU6NRUbkrWxwIe-J7YbqNObsWilCx42dcLyLxsU7rj-81iHYauRp7qxOgU5SLHpMo18xx9iDiJFVEJtl74sDtiOwHKYp8Cg=s868" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="804" data-original-width="868" height="592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuR-b8CYYmiZ5QdvNuYvYourte2s1wpfwfNXZO6yVwVbgf8Vklx9hC0St4pVWPXpu6-rfZ5qKM5SxBxqeTq7LeoO6EjxUPU6NRUbkrWxwIe-J7YbqNObsWilCx42dcLyLxsU7rj-81iHYauRp7qxOgU5SLHpMo18xx9iDiJFVEJtl74sDtiOwHKYp8Cg=w640-h592" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Per <a href="https://www.wral.com/pivotal-report-in-nc-school-funding-lawsuit-cost-2-million/19955732/" target="_blank">WRAL</a>: </span></div><p></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; margin: 0px 0px 2em; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">In the end WestEd got $1.52 million, raised from these entities:</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><ul style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; margin: 0px 0px 2em; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 2em;"><li style="margin-bottom: 1em;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The state Department of Health and Human Services put in more than $600,000 in two payments – one totaling $300,000 and the other $304,699.</span></b></li><li style="margin-bottom: 1em;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The state Department of Administration contributed $200,000.</span></b></li><li style="margin-bottom: 1em;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The Goodnight Educational Foundation gave $250,000.</span></b></li><li style="margin-bottom: 1em;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation gave $200,000.</span></b></li><li style="margin-bottom: 1em;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The Spencer Foundation gave $118,406.</span></b></li><li style="margin-bottom: 1em;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The Belk Foundation gave $100,000.</span></b></li><li style="margin-bottom: 1em;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The A.J. Fletcher Foundation gave $50,000. This foundation was started by the founder of Capitol Broadcasting Co., which owns WRAL, and Capitol Broadcasting leadership sits on the foundation board.</span></b></li></ul><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; margin: 0px 0px 2em; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at North Carolina State University and the Learning Policy Institute worked with WestEd on the project, and additional money was raised for them. The Gates Foundation kicked in $249,932 for the Friday Institute, and the Spencer Foundation put in another $282,173 for Learning Policy, according to the Governor's Office.</span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; margin: 0px 0px 2em; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The total cost: About $2.05 million.</span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; margin: 0px 0px 2em; word-break: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Again, non-partisan ... </span></p></div><p><br /></p>Joey Stansburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090636958212659807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166136200935433236.post-8013630269860713732022-01-03T19:08:00.005-05:002022-01-03T19:08:41.084-05:00MOCKING FAMILIES - SINCERELY, WCPSS EQUITY AFFAIRS<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEho74rdidXd1W5tB3csPWIGSDRYDNKD_ENLIfHS6eMs3o3ya3vAEozKwcfwG18CFGSp7ExFwqy1tQ_nuAThFTVJXOcPoVhQ-8PzhCup1pjpcyv3LSp-arkhnSZkvV8vxVFSAsOy-iIkw6I-Vi8y_Z9LS42cfS4MpurNQQ96gOkfwUVzF1_c5eQ6cbnV5Q=s1138" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1138" data-original-width="838" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEho74rdidXd1W5tB3csPWIGSDRYDNKD_ENLIfHS6eMs3o3ya3vAEozKwcfwG18CFGSp7ExFwqy1tQ_nuAThFTVJXOcPoVhQ-8PzhCup1pjpcyv3LSp-arkhnSZkvV8vxVFSAsOy-iIkw6I-Vi8y_Z9LS42cfS4MpurNQQ96gOkfwUVzF1_c5eQ6cbnV5Q=w472-h640" width="472" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Joey Stansburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090636958212659807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166136200935433236.post-57685162589387455102021-12-31T20:23:00.002-05:002021-12-31T20:23:22.388-05:00NOT THE MURDER RATE OR GUN CRIMES BUT ...<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> Hiring a gay police officer - the first thing. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0phPszPriUvXjqtjRVZd6tHjluZu_ZNu3wF8v8J906nmyHnlEv8La-FTAkg5fiODxe6dSTgf4ZvEUGogDMrVwVqAs_tFrJJjKL_jolCqkvfK5AhfE6wLQblCQMXfgfBYOVPnkkb758a-vLHh5bN2cp1rOkJ9lHN6Y0bK72Ek3aZlDPmxQCr1mqxT87Q=s970" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="970" data-original-width="866" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0phPszPriUvXjqtjRVZd6tHjluZu_ZNu3wF8v8J906nmyHnlEv8La-FTAkg5fiODxe6dSTgf4ZvEUGogDMrVwVqAs_tFrJJjKL_jolCqkvfK5AhfE6wLQblCQMXfgfBYOVPnkkb758a-vLHh5bN2cp1rOkJ9lHN6Y0bK72Ek3aZlDPmxQCr1mqxT87Q=w572-h640" width="572" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Joey Stansburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090636958212659807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166136200935433236.post-27791519977353773792021-12-30T21:47:00.004-05:002021-12-30T21:47:51.116-05:00WCPSS SOCIAL JUSTICE WARRIOR<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Glad to know she didn't let a woman possibly being beaten interfere with a "big ass bowl of cereal" and a Disney movie. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvvx3SG1t0kzR-BtEa8Dv5yPj7iju4a_gMQmxKyw7n5aeLex9kG9DP7WVpX-8JjrGuyyQPaMAK6F6s-KX-119MWPLexA9PV7mc70H1YOoCkroS18Q7L-u5jbfQmCZQ2F8yBr4T0Hpnlvh6X2oJ4vgAjnTpUd3rrmlNvIVmQFOHRPU-KIQKNnCqMqHwyw=s1308" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1308" data-original-width="832" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvvx3SG1t0kzR-BtEa8Dv5yPj7iju4a_gMQmxKyw7n5aeLex9kG9DP7WVpX-8JjrGuyyQPaMAK6F6s-KX-119MWPLexA9PV7mc70H1YOoCkroS18Q7L-u5jbfQmCZQ2F8yBr4T0Hpnlvh6X2oJ4vgAjnTpUd3rrmlNvIVmQFOHRPU-KIQKNnCqMqHwyw=w408-h640" width="408" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHL4J2wJIqWhwI6AiZfYycS3y2tSkh58vCmexiVrrbNA7msqtzB_WGgVeYg5YbK5oYi3NTaZioI5VrjAC5acA4xGe-cjNNzfa7c281K8RK6EmjtFDWVxhTwOFf_DZ1PGnIhhYs05ycqtqDmY366a7dpmAy1uzlAWU7z0LGBw5_CpJmjvIGhfW4wZ0SBQ=s884" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="854" data-original-width="884" height="618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHL4J2wJIqWhwI6AiZfYycS3y2tSkh58vCmexiVrrbNA7msqtzB_WGgVeYg5YbK5oYi3NTaZioI5VrjAC5acA4xGe-cjNNzfa7c281K8RK6EmjtFDWVxhTwOFf_DZ1PGnIhhYs05ycqtqDmY366a7dpmAy1uzlAWU7z0LGBw5_CpJmjvIGhfW4wZ0SBQ=w640-h618" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Joey Stansburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090636958212659807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166136200935433236.post-78158765203445382582021-11-23T17:38:00.004-05:002021-11-23T17:38:57.136-05:00CHRISTINE KUSHNER ON ACADEMIC SUCCESS<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdUTJkvJ-EoX8w7ca-jkcV5h66EfMZAAMgjONuNQvIgGRHpSnMV4yFc53raemMm5fy5grmZSV2Gl2KROcWJ5fvKsO57siN1Rln0WFv4pkVb9JycfCtGq-titHVTZHISisCendSrHTTKm54/s930/Screen+Shot+2021-11-23+at+5.37.28+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="894" data-original-width="930" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdUTJkvJ-EoX8w7ca-jkcV5h66EfMZAAMgjONuNQvIgGRHpSnMV4yFc53raemMm5fy5grmZSV2Gl2KROcWJ5fvKsO57siN1Rln0WFv4pkVb9JycfCtGq-titHVTZHISisCendSrHTTKm54/w640-h616/Screen+Shot+2021-11-23+at+5.37.28+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Joey Stansburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090636958212659807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166136200935433236.post-21920437835015054892021-07-06T19:40:00.000-04:002021-07-06T19:40:20.587-04:00NICOLE STEWART ON KINDNESS<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTIAUZA8T-GnS4GBkw_h08357svh4Yd_KGnAypFpkc1UYb875tncfNbEgR7FUD2WOPb6pO4qao1YFU9aOtkJiOvsVDsnGKN1v7EI5HAfREa90Zs6GHye6sjGx_JgcQDCc3lDY6jJf2xrNT/s1362/Screen+Shot+2021-07-06+at+7.36.12+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="216" data-original-width="1362" height="102" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTIAUZA8T-GnS4GBkw_h08357svh4Yd_KGnAypFpkc1UYb875tncfNbEgR7FUD2WOPb6pO4qao1YFU9aOtkJiOvsVDsnGKN1v7EI5HAfREa90Zs6GHye6sjGx_JgcQDCc3lDY6jJf2xrNT/w640-h102/Screen+Shot+2021-07-06+at+7.36.12+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXqd9RIG8jO9-9gogpKiliPgodPsCnAetMRZ7QvwNwGLOaeT8U7BWOMFt2cGJZTg5ul9jn57x6q2Qqes1yziWpFs_-5v-8pt8Gro-dwLZrGyzXdNOwEzpRLHh_oJuD8mX85FRlhze3SN1/s1438/Screen+Shot+2021-07-06+at+7.37.32+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1354" data-original-width="1438" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXqd9RIG8jO9-9gogpKiliPgodPsCnAetMRZ7QvwNwGLOaeT8U7BWOMFt2cGJZTg5ul9jn57x6q2Qqes1yziWpFs_-5v-8pt8Gro-dwLZrGyzXdNOwEzpRLHh_oJuD8mX85FRlhze3SN1/w640-h602/Screen+Shot+2021-07-06+at+7.37.32+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: large;">A simple reminder from Nicole Stewart to all you "white" supremacists to please be <a href="https://www.nicoleforraleigh.com/yesand/2021/6/16/keeping-raleigh-raleigh-through-kindness" target="_blank">kind</a>. </span></p>Joey Stansburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090636958212659807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166136200935433236.post-16556582312101480302021-06-12T13:47:00.144-04:002021-07-28T12:09:09.114-04:00"HEALTHY"<p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">This past week saw a robust discussion of the word "healthy" in Wake County. The topic this week concerned affordable housing placement. But the <a href="https://indyweek.com/news/wake/raleigh-planning-commissioner-responds-to-comments-from-council-member-she-describes-as-hurtful-and-offensive/" target="_blank">discussion</a> among local progressives concerning the word "healthy" certainly opened our eyes. </span></p> <span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Knh2w2cj7rE?start=4368" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></span><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Knh2w2cj7rE" target="_blank">Raleigh City Council Work Session - June 8, 2021</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">As background, Raleigh City Councillor Patrick Buffkin spoke about the building and location of affordable housing:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); color: #111111;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">"Another benefit of having mixed incomes in these developments is you build a more healthy community," Buffkin said towards the end of the meeting. "What Mayor Schewel said when he talked to us was, 'Don't build projects that house only poor people.' These are places that are devoid of hope. There are very few role models for the children that live there and a much better way for the community is to have this mix of incomes, people from different backgrounds, people from different means helping each other to learn how to live together."</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); color: #111111;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #111111; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">The IndyWeek provides a good <a href="https://indyweek.com/news/wake/raleigh-planning-commissioner-responds-to-comments-from-council-member-she-describes-as-hurtful-and-offensive/">synopsis</a> which we would encourage you to read. </span></span></div><div><span style="color: #111111; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #111111; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">Councillor Buffkin's comments provoked a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dcoxforcouncil/posts/4536682976344045" target="_blank">flurry</a> of rebuttals. </span></span></div><div><span style="color: #111111; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #111111; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsEHxAvJLYu-Sem8L9eLbweYzqkOvrsCEnGS7fDVM_vniVEnPT-FFPdy4RxzchTWtlJW9mFFdF3z_CTl9dCO9cSvcTKfnO1y6mpJXPO26vLLyiX6CGFaPb58kuu4qRanJX-4MaaZ_NaRNA/s1000/Screen+Shot+2021-06-12+at+2.00.10+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="938" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsEHxAvJLYu-Sem8L9eLbweYzqkOvrsCEnGS7fDVM_vniVEnPT-FFPdy4RxzchTWtlJW9mFFdF3z_CTl9dCO9cSvcTKfnO1y6mpJXPO26vLLyiX6CGFaPb58kuu4qRanJX-4MaaZ_NaRNA/s320/Screen+Shot+2021-06-12+at+2.00.10+PM.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #111111; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #111111; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Raleigh Planning Commission Member Nicole Bennett <a href="https://www.facebook.com/prtygrlrk/posts/10215601218302334" target="_blank">stated</a>: </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #111111; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; margin: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">"I need to take a brief break from my celebration to address an issue that came up at yesterday's City Council work session, where a councilmember stated that poor communities are devoid of hope and lack good role models. I sent a letter to our esteemed Mayor and Councilmembers and I'm reposting it here.</span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Good afternoon, Mayor Baldwin and Members of the Raleigh City Council:</span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">First, thank you for the honor of serving the citizens of Raleigh as a member of the Planning Commission. It is one of the highlights of my career and my 25+ years as a resident of the Raleigh community. I write to you today, not as a Planning Commissioner, but as a Raleigh resident. Yesterday (June 8th) at your Council work session, there was a discussion about mixed income housing. Councilmember Buffkin made comments about the need to mix income to cover operating costs of housing and in that same statement, he said “another benefit of having mixed incomes….is you build a more healthy community….Don’t build projects that house only poor people. These are places that are devoid of hope. There are very few role models for the children….”</span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">These statements are not only offensive and hurtful, they perpetuate the narrative that poor people lack morals and values. That is simply not true. Poor people lack financial resources. Period. As an urban planner, I am well aware of problems associated with concentrating low-income persons in developments, and I am well aware of issues associated with some of the old-style public housing developments (or “projects”). The problem is not the people. The problem is the environment. The problem, oftentimes, is the people who live in these communities are cast aside and forgotten about. The developments weren’t built to encourage community. They were built to cage human beings who were deemed savages and undeserving by policies designed to marginalize poor people, especially poor people of color. When people respond to the environments in which they have been thrust into, we then call them poor role models and claim we fear for our safety when they try to move themselves up and into “better” neighborhoods. These “projects” have a myriad of problems, the least of which is the people. There is poor access to transit, poor access to healthcare and other services necessary for their well-being, poor access to parks, open space and recreational activities. These areas often lack healthy food and adequate infrastructure. Schools are under-resourced. Predatory business abound. Police substations abound, again, treating the symptom and not the cause. My point is the issues are deep and complex, and, yes, sometimes there are bad people in poor neighborhoods (just as there are bad people in wealthy neighborhoods), but the environment in which they live, the layout of many of these developments, and the areas in which they are located often create unhealthy behaviors. The people didn’t create the environment by being bad role models. Racist policies like redlining and urban renewal created the environments. Policies designed to hide the poor created the environment. It is concerning and hurtful to hear a Councilor disparage hard working, poor people - many who are in the position they’re in because of a system that’s rigged against them. To imply that simply adding people with higher incomes will somehow help their moral character is offensive and reinforces many of the racist undertones upon which many of our policies, programs, and procedures are centered.</span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">To give you a bit of my perspective….I grew up in Bertie County, North Carolina. It is one of the poorest counties in the state. It is a majority minority county and I lived in an area that, while not a dense “project”, was definitely a concentration of lower income people. People didn’t have a lot of material wealth but we had community. People worked hard and looked out for each other. Grandparents and aunties and cousins provided daycare. People bought 15-passenger vans and started their own informal vanpools as residents sought economic opportunities in neighboring counties and even Virginia. Some of the people who have had the most positive impact on my life had very little money in the bank. Many lived in substandard housing with no luxuries like central air and heat or even indoor plumbing. But you know what those people taught me? The value of hard work. The necessity of faith. The beauty of community. The steadfastness of resiliency. These “poor people” weren’t poor at all. They lacked financial resources but they were some of the richest people I’ve ever known. They walked with their heads held high. They refused to let a system who told them they were nobody take away their dignity. They pushed me. They sacrificed for me. They encouraged me to fight for people like them. </span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">So I speak for them today, whether as a Planning Commissioner or a citizen of this great city. I carry them with me and I say ALL people have dignity regardless of their balance sheet. ALL people have dignity regardless of their zip code or census tract demographics. All people have dignity whether they live in a subdivision or a “project”. People are certainly accountable for their actions but stereotypes hurt and don’t offer constructive solutions to very real problems. Stereotypes can get down on the inside of young people and influence what they tell themselves. We can build people up or we can tear them down. I appreciate the desire to improve the lives of low-income people but we won’t do it by ostracizing, stigmatizing, and dehumanizing them. I would encourage you to ENGAGE them, get to know them, review your zoning policies, comprehensive plans and development ordinances and look for ways to spread the wealth among ALL of Raleigh’s citizens. Incentivize developers to build truly affordable housing. Help build ladders of economic opportunity for low-income persons. There are a lot of wonderful role models with limited incomes and there are some pretty terrible ones with millions. Let’s attack the policies and not the people. </span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Thank you for your service to the citizens of Raleigh.</span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Respectfully submitted,</span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Nicole H. Bennett"</span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); white-space: pre-wrap;">The word "healthy" and its discussion in Wake County politics is not new. In fact the progressive/caring about poor black people/groups have used it exhaustively. They've used it the same way Councillor Buffkin has, but for another topic - Wake County's public schools. </span></span></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #050505;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgmMKeg57px5GmzXg7AN_AJ-o7gHoOn8Y5pO_ooNK0gPhMvf1cPynvBbHdPVco4ybordOqDbpyuNlXMZLnvMEgei_xnc7WYpBsFwyQx50vZAui1w7yUIdG-H2tj4W4Xdi9BLK7HsMx1U0u/s1608/Screen+Shot+2021-06-12+at+2.12.59+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="1608" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgmMKeg57px5GmzXg7AN_AJ-o7gHoOn8Y5pO_ooNK0gPhMvf1cPynvBbHdPVco4ybordOqDbpyuNlXMZLnvMEgei_xnc7WYpBsFwyQx50vZAui1w7yUIdG-H2tj4W4Xdi9BLK7HsMx1U0u/w640-h140/Screen+Shot+2021-06-12+at+2.12.59+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.k12dive.com/news/north-carolina-district-aims-for-socioeconomically-healthy-schools-amid-c/571540/" target="_blank">K12dive.com, 6-4-20</a></span></span></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #050505;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVvQ7oeQJ34bESM3AheU6h6AskMv560YkN5uI8RuERPOQOjGa_d3oc_vtLFxYQU3FfJpN-Qq0jGqxFnz-aM-chngLD4Gt-hdgxtwQdvAbpBnfyh3T8oXLvy6HdDxLc0tT9oD4QD-zAOsfE/s1104/Screen+Shot+2021-06-12+at+2.22.28+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="206" data-original-width="1104" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVvQ7oeQJ34bESM3AheU6h6AskMv560YkN5uI8RuERPOQOjGa_d3oc_vtLFxYQU3FfJpN-Qq0jGqxFnz-aM-chngLD4Gt-hdgxtwQdvAbpBnfyh3T8oXLvy6HdDxLc0tT9oD4QD-zAOsfE/w640-h120/Screen+Shot+2021-06-12+at+2.22.28+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #050505;"><a href="https://www.greatschoolsinwake.org/diversity-matters/" target="_blank">Great Schools in Wake</a></span></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTHR3Tp7AYzs2Hw9x8jYZ3WtkAxQc17rQqWxKukQiYHLesY2efww7YwiA9NjC0Lf8TjlsZUbBGqYK_IZDSLct7s3PRmP7f-cnU2VPjP9q9l4-Ia62n9zqwF6s1RTM_9DjJZjtzEn9ANvmo/s1344/Screen+Shot+2021-06-12+at+2.41.16+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1344" data-original-width="1290" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTHR3Tp7AYzs2Hw9x8jYZ3WtkAxQc17rQqWxKukQiYHLesY2efww7YwiA9NjC0Lf8TjlsZUbBGqYK_IZDSLct7s3PRmP7f-cnU2VPjP9q9l4-Ia62n9zqwF6s1RTM_9DjJZjtzEn9ANvmo/w614-h640/Screen+Shot+2021-06-12+at+2.41.16+PM.png" width="614" /></a></div><br /><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://indyweek.com/news/elections/candidate-questionnaire-roxie-cash-wake-county-school-board/" target="_blank">WRAL, 6-8-11</a></span></div><div dir="auto"><br /></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">We could post these endlessly as the left has spent seven figure levels on this issue in Wake County. The left has pushed segregated magnet schools to keep downtown Raleigh communities more amenable to gentrification. They've made the argument, using segregation as a ruse, that schools must have a proper mix of rich and poor - otherwise these schools aren't "healthy."</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">We'll close with Nicole Bennett's <a href="https://indyweek.com/news/wake/raleigh-planning-commissioner-responds-to-comments-from-council-member-she-describes-as-hurtful-and-offensive/" target="_blank">statement</a>:</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); color: #111111;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>"To imply that simply adding people with higher incomes will somehow help their moral character is offensive and reinforces many of the racist undertones upon which many of our policies, programs, and procedures are centered," Bennett wrote." </b></span></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); color: #111111;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); color: #111111;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The left has currently decided to attack Councillor Buffkin for saying the same thing they've said for years. </span></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); color: #111111;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(17, 17, 17); color: #111111;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Please make up your minds. </span></span></div></div></div></div>Joey Stansburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090636958212659807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166136200935433236.post-84851888939177512902021-06-11T20:37:00.001-04:002021-06-11T20:37:30.942-04:00MAYOR BALDWIN'S RACIAL OBSESSION<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">“The City prepared an opportunity for those who wanted to protest peacefully, and once again, vandals — mostly white — used this as an excuse to incite violence and cause destruction of our downtown business community."</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">- Mayor Baldwin - </span><a href="https://www.newsobserver.com/article246045220.html" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);" target="_blank">N&O, 9-27-20</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">"The mayor noted that officials initially picked five top candidates before narrowing it to three, and the other two were white."</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">- Mayor Baldwin - <a href="https://www.wral.com/raleigh-names-3-finalists-for-police-chief/19719894/" target="_blank">WRAL, 6-10-21</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">In the first quote, Mayor Baldwin goes out of her way to put a racial label on the rioters. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">In the second and more egregious quote, Mayor Baldwin not so subtly suggests that the Raleigh City Council engaged in race-based discrimination as they hire a new police chief. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Joey Stansburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11090636958212659807noreply@blogger.com