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Beaufort County GOP Votes to Continue to Support Frankie Waters
Recently, the Beaufort County GOP elected to support the candidacy of Frankie Waters even though he has publicly professed an alliance with Liberals in support of Liberal issues for Beaufort County; raging, rampant tax escalations all in support of a "progressive Beaufort County". The Republican GOP made a fine attempt to resurrect its brand, but it fell flat and failed when chips were on the table to make some headway in managing the party success of non Republicans posing as real Republicans.
To offer a broad examination of this failing of the Republican executive committee to censor its was to some measure of accountability, I offer these comments of Republicans near the center of this inaction by the BC GOP torn from the pages of the Beaufort Observer, which is currently awash in comments of many Conservative activists:
Steve Rader (conservative Republican consultant and activists) - October 11, 2018: Below.
County Republican Executive Committee meeting
The comments and questions by committee members, including my own were opposed to Frankie Waters record on taxes and spending. On these issues, Waters views are the exact opposite of Republican stalwarts like President Trump, President Reagan, Governor Martin, our GOP Congress, and our GOP legislature, as I pointed out myself in my comments and question.
I think many of us were taken aback by Frankie's declaring he intended to raise taxes even more in the future. I saw no indication that anyone had prepared any motions, of censure or otherwise. Fiscal conservatism is one of the core beliefs of the Republican Party, and I cannot imagine that Frankie did anything but shoot himself in the foot with his comments that were so contrary to those principles.
Under limited voting, each Republican voter can choose only one of the three GOP nominees on the ballot, and after Waters comments, I suspect that they will encourage Republican voters to select one of the other two Republicans on the ballot. Former Commissioner Stan Deatherage, for example is a stark contrast to Waters with Deatherage never voting for a tax increase in 18 years on the county commission.
Keith Kidwell's motion was not directed to "support". It was directed at the format of the party's palm card. The only race really in question on that was the commissioner's race, where there were two options consistent with party rules, either listing all the commission candidates or, due to the nature of the "limited voting" system listing none of them. With some hotheads in the Beaufort County Republican Club making all sorts of unfounded accusations, the listing of all of them was probably designed to prevent the media outbursts they were threatening.
One of the inherent dangers of listing all commission candidates on a palm card is that careless voters who do not pay close attention to the ballot end up checking all the names and thereby spoiling their ballot for that race. The reality is, however, that palm cards have very little impact with GOP voters beyond the judicial races.
Steven Rader
Editor's response: So in listing all R candidates is that not an endorsement? If not, what is it? If so how does that square with your salient observations about Waters being in conflict with Republican principles? If Bill and Hillary Clinton were to move to Beaufort County and file as Republicans to run for local office would the BCGOP then put their names in the hands of voters? The weakness of the Ex. Comm. here is glaringly contrary to Principled Leadership. Hardly surprising when it has accepted Republicans voting as Democrats without ever raising a peep until Patricia Garrison did recently on taxes. The palm card motion thus flies in the face of Ms. Garrison gallant effort to get Buzzeo, Evans, Brinn and Waters to adhere to Republican principles. Do principles matter with this group?
Charles Hickman III (conservative Republican party executive) - October 11, 2018: Below.
2018 NC Republican Party Platform
Article II. The Economy:
1. ...Government should encourage honest, productive work through elimination of both gratuitous and excessive taxation.
2. ...We support encouraging economic growth through reduced regulation and taxation, and we oppose corporate welfare.
3. Government should tax only to raise money for its constitutional functions. We support a thorough review of expenditures each year, and support a taxpayer's bill of rights. We support the continuation of reforming the tax code to encourage economic growth that moves toward a system that taxes the broadest base of economic activity at the lowest possible rates.
Charles Hickman III
J.P. Jones (conservative, concerned citizen) - October 13, 2018: Below.
The called BC GOP Executive Committee meeting
It turns out that the BC GOP committee meeting was open to all Republicans on Tuesday night. One of the people attending told me that Commissioner Waters gave a brief speech and then Chairman Garrison opened the floor for questions. Mr. Hickman asked Waters if he was going to continue taxing and spending over the next four years like he did the last four years. Waters said, "Yes!" and then started talking about things he wanted to spend on. Next Mrs. Lay followed up on the same line and Waters said more about things he wanted to spend on. Then Mr. Rader gave examples of how historically Republicans use a different approach in North Carolina. Waters doubled down on his own tax and spend approach.
Also, Waters was chauffeured to the meeting by Commissioner Buzzeo and was later joined by Commissioner Evans; they are the three most liberal Republicans on the commission. It seems they were very interested in Frankie Waters' name being on the Republican palm card for handing out at the polls. Mr. Kidwell made the motion for all the commission candidates names to be on the cards. My source said it passed with just Mr. Hickman voting against it.
I guess that's kind of like an endorsement for all three candidates even though one has some rather huge differences with the other two.
I'm starting to see the appeal of the Constitution Party. Let's hope the Republicans can work through this and decide what they are all about.
J.P. Jones
Go Back
To offer a broad examination of this failing of the Republican executive committee to censor its was to some measure of accountability, I offer these comments of Republicans near the center of this inaction by the BC GOP torn from the pages of the Beaufort Observer, which is currently awash in comments of many Conservative activists:
Steve Rader (conservative Republican consultant and activists) - October 11, 2018: Below.
County Republican Executive Committee meeting
The comments and questions by committee members, including my own were opposed to Frankie Waters record on taxes and spending. On these issues, Waters views are the exact opposite of Republican stalwarts like President Trump, President Reagan, Governor Martin, our GOP Congress, and our GOP legislature, as I pointed out myself in my comments and question.
I think many of us were taken aback by Frankie's declaring he intended to raise taxes even more in the future. I saw no indication that anyone had prepared any motions, of censure or otherwise. Fiscal conservatism is one of the core beliefs of the Republican Party, and I cannot imagine that Frankie did anything but shoot himself in the foot with his comments that were so contrary to those principles.
Under limited voting, each Republican voter can choose only one of the three GOP nominees on the ballot, and after Waters comments, I suspect that they will encourage Republican voters to select one of the other two Republicans on the ballot. Former Commissioner Stan Deatherage, for example is a stark contrast to Waters with Deatherage never voting for a tax increase in 18 years on the county commission.
Keith Kidwell's motion was not directed to "support". It was directed at the format of the party's palm card. The only race really in question on that was the commissioner's race, where there were two options consistent with party rules, either listing all the commission candidates or, due to the nature of the "limited voting" system listing none of them. With some hotheads in the Beaufort County Republican Club making all sorts of unfounded accusations, the listing of all of them was probably designed to prevent the media outbursts they were threatening.
One of the inherent dangers of listing all commission candidates on a palm card is that careless voters who do not pay close attention to the ballot end up checking all the names and thereby spoiling their ballot for that race. The reality is, however, that palm cards have very little impact with GOP voters beyond the judicial races.
Steven Rader
Editor's response: So in listing all R candidates is that not an endorsement? If not, what is it? If so how does that square with your salient observations about Waters being in conflict with Republican principles? If Bill and Hillary Clinton were to move to Beaufort County and file as Republicans to run for local office would the BCGOP then put their names in the hands of voters? The weakness of the Ex. Comm. here is glaringly contrary to Principled Leadership. Hardly surprising when it has accepted Republicans voting as Democrats without ever raising a peep until Patricia Garrison did recently on taxes. The palm card motion thus flies in the face of Ms. Garrison gallant effort to get Buzzeo, Evans, Brinn and Waters to adhere to Republican principles. Do principles matter with this group?
Charles Hickman III (conservative Republican party executive) - October 11, 2018: Below.
2018 NC Republican Party Platform
Article II. The Economy:
1. ...Government should encourage honest, productive work through elimination of both gratuitous and excessive taxation.
2. ...We support encouraging economic growth through reduced regulation and taxation, and we oppose corporate welfare.
3. Government should tax only to raise money for its constitutional functions. We support a thorough review of expenditures each year, and support a taxpayer's bill of rights. We support the continuation of reforming the tax code to encourage economic growth that moves toward a system that taxes the broadest base of economic activity at the lowest possible rates.
Charles Hickman III
J.P. Jones (conservative, concerned citizen) - October 13, 2018: Below.
The called BC GOP Executive Committee meeting
It turns out that the BC GOP committee meeting was open to all Republicans on Tuesday night. One of the people attending told me that Commissioner Waters gave a brief speech and then Chairman Garrison opened the floor for questions. Mr. Hickman asked Waters if he was going to continue taxing and spending over the next four years like he did the last four years. Waters said, "Yes!" and then started talking about things he wanted to spend on. Next Mrs. Lay followed up on the same line and Waters said more about things he wanted to spend on. Then Mr. Rader gave examples of how historically Republicans use a different approach in North Carolina. Waters doubled down on his own tax and spend approach.
Also, Waters was chauffeured to the meeting by Commissioner Buzzeo and was later joined by Commissioner Evans; they are the three most liberal Republicans on the commission. It seems they were very interested in Frankie Waters' name being on the Republican palm card for handing out at the polls. Mr. Kidwell made the motion for all the commission candidates names to be on the cards. My source said it passed with just Mr. Hickman voting against it.
I guess that's kind of like an endorsement for all three candidates even though one has some rather huge differences with the other two.
I'm starting to see the appeal of the Constitution Party. Let's hope the Republicans can work through this and decide what they are all about.
J.P. Jones
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