Comments by Gene Scarborough | Eastern North Carolina Now

Last night's news said the Commissioners resolved the Board. I fail to see the wisdom when there are major problems for healthcare in Belhaven and Hyde County to be resolved by smart people who know medicaid rules and regs.

I would say we have turned a limping race horse over to the glue factory for care!

We could be on 60 Minutes soon over stupid neglect by our State and County over public healthcare. The biggest example will be neglect of sick citizens while spending money to jail them better - - - We are INTERESTING, to say the least.

Commented: Wednesday, July 8th, 2015 @ 5:48 am By: Gene Scarborough

In sum we have a disclosure of BIG MONEY involved in Healthcare and vanity of those who make great sums in Executive positions. It is a consistent story with Corporate America at every level~~~the rich get richer / the actual workers get no raises and more duties / the patients think "because it looks big and pretty it certainly can't have hidden microbes that can kill you with infections that won't go away."

I have done an intense amount of research on Vidant Corporation which is capitalizing on "Tax exempt / nonProfit" status to acrue massive amounts of money without a single tax payment.

All this boils down to a simple LIE to the public paying our taxes without complaint. Our Property Tax, for one, is 30% above actual sales values!!!!

**Just how long will we put up with the deceptions???
**How long will we complain about high taxes and still pay them---unlike the Boston Tea Party folks when England was doing the same to America?
**IS HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF AND THE ROBBERS ARE ALL AMERICAN CITIZENS AND POLITICIANS???

Commented: Tuesday, July 7th, 2015 @ 8:38 pm By: Gene Scarborough

Be careful over the Hospital money --- there are statutes and regulations over Foundation funds being done with as you please . . .

Commented: Monday, July 6th, 2015 @ 10:39 am By: Gene Scarborough

Gentlemen---this reminds me of a Clarkston High School run for class office as Sophomores. The best sign ever was: "SEX--now that I have your attention vote for me."

If you both have the guts to address my real issue---here it is in simple terms:

(1) That Declaration had no political party attached nor liberal/conservative.
(2) It was based on Renaissance thought = propose a thesis / come back with an anthesis / work to a synthesis / continue the cycle of good debate and thought.
(3) Today the "politics by commercial" is about as dumb as it gets.
(4) The puppets of DC and Raleigh (Atlanta) run amuck doing the bidding of the rich who fund them.
(5) Now read the document and see if there is any reference to party / personal position / anything other than "all men created equal . . ."

Don't show us "Clarkston stupid" since we have all had 69-70 years of life in America, some spent in Vietnam risking life, mine risked in Baptist Churches actually preaching and living the Bible and Christ as well as getting fired for telling the truth.

We were reared in a unique time in America / we were taught well by people who had been in WWII / we were forbidden to foment the discord of prejudice. We are uniquely gifted and prepared to share some sense with those raised in a wacky world of the 70's and drug use, gentlemen. Our worst vice was cigs and beer (along with a good Playboy centerfold).

Commented: Sunday, July 5th, 2015 @ 7:04 pm By: Gene Scarborough

I find these comments thus far to be distractions from the truth I see over the Declaration of Independence:

(1) Nobody had a crystal ball to show them the ultimate result of their dream.
(2) The document was devoid of political position such as conservative-liberal.
(3) They WERE using the new outlook of their day as to how mankind becomes free.
(4) The democratic ideal was that wisdom comes from opposites debated and then there is some synthesis / followed by more thesis then synthesis / into the future.
(5) The politics I see displayed in this e-magazine is mostly ultra-conservative.
(6) I would like to think the growing readership has to do with some opposite and critical views about 3 of us post in our articles.

Now would you care to engage over the real nature of the Declaration of Independence and our resulting ways of 2015 . . .

Commented: Sunday, July 5th, 2015 @ 12:21 pm By: Gene Scarborough

A most thorough listing of grave events. I have visited both England and the European nations to see their beauty. Compare that staid and controlled area to the wilderness of America and you know the real reason our ancestors left to hack out a new place in a wilderness~~~FREEDOM from oppression by the rich and titled of the Old World.

Now compare this to 2015 American and the renewed attempt to subject the masses of working people here to rich favoritism of Trickle Down Economics and Corporate favoritism.

Are we going to take it or will we show them we have had enough, come 2016???

Commented: Saturday, July 4th, 2015 @ 12:15 pm By: Gene Scarborough

Just remember, gentlemen---the original PA club settles the Pres / VP position with a fist fight. The one too scared to throw a punch gets to be Treasurer . . .

Commented: Thursday, July 2nd, 2015 @ 9:33 pm By: Gene Scarborough

I have been more than tired / more than resting and not making comments today. I end my day with this catch up on important posts.

I view the proof that the Bible is accurate because it is the only book which tells its story showing BOTH the good and bad in it's characters of the Old Testament. People can change history to fit their outlook and the winners always write the history---true or not.

The beauty of America is that it is a "work in progress." We have ideals which we have done better --- and sometimes not so good. The time of slavery was bad in some ways and not so bad in others. I share a quick story of NYC and the Staton Island Ferry parking lot.

We camped there overnight under a light. The next morning I took the do out and met a man awaking from his sleep on the bench. He was black and asked me where we were from. I answered, "Loris, SC." He startled me with his recognition and the fact he was from Mullins, just up the road.

His summation was, "I ain't gonna crop no mo 'bacco." My thought was, "Your cousins may live in a shack back in the South, but they, at least, have a roof over their heads and food to eat!" Once freed, the slaves were not even welcome to follow Yankee soldiers and share any food from them.

It is bad to get freedom, but no respect. I call it "pseudo-freedom."

Commented: Wednesday, July 1st, 2015 @ 9:34 pm By: Gene Scarborough

Too often we make legislative activity with "knee jerk" thought---meaning "no thought." For the moment we need to consider the real issue of citizen representation, in my view. The recent studies indicating a rift between representatives and common taxpayers shows clearly too much bowing to money interests over helping use taxes to better our state.

Commented: Saturday, June 27th, 2015 @ 5:21 am By: Gene Scarborough

Most church members think the sermon is the only thing a pastor does because they all are there. The ministry during the week gives a good Pastor his material.

One of the greatest was Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick during WWII days. He viewed the sermon as Group Counseling . . .

Commented: Friday, June 26th, 2015 @ 6:18 am By: Gene Scarborough

Senator Tillis, as usual deals with the surface with no real understanding. The next logical step to Public Healthcare is to reduce the excess costs growing at 3-5 time inflation from Doctors, hospitals, big pharma, suing lawyers, insurance company profits out the wazoo.

This thing he derisively calls "Obamacare" is but a first step for our industrialized nation to join the others who did it years ago to help their people enjoy a life we pretend to enjoy!

Commented: Thursday, June 25th, 2015 @ 9:54 am By: Gene Scarborough

Here is one of the new "cool" megachcurch pastors of today: edyoung.com

I find little real gospel in it --- a big show, YES --- it is all about him . . .

Commented: Wednesday, June 24th, 2015 @ 7:20 am By: Gene Scarborough

As I read this analysis, it deals more with our historic black schools than any others. Is there racism here or is it just obsession with greed and money?

Commented: Tuesday, June 23rd, 2015 @ 10:39 am By: Gene Scarborough

"$73 million in tax relief next year" --- who are Republicans kidding???

All the people I talk with say their last 2 years of NC tax is HIGHER rather than lower. The sly conniving con artists of Raleigh are cutting deductions and hitting my small business especially hard.

The rich still get their corporate jet deduction in the millions while my $50K deduction for new equipment is GONE!!!!

Quit the BS and start being real Legislators. You don't really care about the working in NC and you certainly do not care about Rural Healthcare because you still reject Medicaid sitting in DC that we paid with our Federal Taxes . . .

Commented: Monday, June 22nd, 2015 @ 7:20 pm By: Gene Scarborough

Herein lies a great part of Rural Health Care!!! While the Mayor of Belhaven walked to DC --- in reality, it should have been Raleigh . . . in my view, of course.

Commented: Monday, June 22nd, 2015 @ 5:19 pm By: Gene Scarborough

Preach about God / preach about 20 minutes means a 2 page treatise is a good sermon you can read in about 10, it you can read---that is!

Commented: Monday, June 22nd, 2015 @ 5:03 pm By: Gene Scarborough

More NC beauty we don't want to spil over oil production. The "expansion click" is a great feature as well, Stan --- THANX MUCH!!!

Commented: Monday, June 22nd, 2015 @ 7:38 am By: Gene Scarborough