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August 14, 2019
ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN
by Don Daniel
Left my bank after
.00 delinquent notice
have been using the same bank, BB&T here in
Forsyth, as my “checking account bank” for the
last at least 30 years even before it became what
it is now. Yes, I still have accounts at two of our
other local banks. The tellers at all three of the banks I
use are nice, professional and very customer—friendly.
None of the three banks are locally-owned as they
used to be.
Now that you have that
background, here’s a stupid,
ignorant, inconsiderate and
incompetent letter I received
from BB&T’s banking head—
quarters in Charlotte, NC.
But first I am going to brag.
My credit rating is more than
good in the excellent range
according to the three credit
reporting companies. I have
no credit card debt and don’t ,
owe any money and I pay k
what bills I receive before
they are due and in full.
Thankfully I can financially
accomplish that.
Now back to the letter --—-notice from BB&T; here
goes: “Realizing that most often a missed payment is
an oversight, we understand our clients appreciate it
when the oversight is brought to their attention. Ac-
cording to our records, the above referenced account
is now past due in the amount of $.00. Please remit
the past due amount today.
“If you have already made your payment, please'ac—
cept our thank you”.
Well, I sent them a check payment in the amount of
$.00 and officially notified BB&T I am closing all ac-
counts I have with them, transferring to another local
bank and charging BB&T for any expenses for their
stupidity, ignorance, inconsideration and incompe—
tence. If they don’t pay up, it will be turned over to a
collection agency.
What I am writing and hope comes across, that’s my
money they are using against me!
WOW, I feel better.
AS YOU are aware, there are some people in Con-
gress wanting to pay reparations to the families of
slaves. Here’s what my friend Rand is willing to do
and I quote: “If you are a freed slave from the Civil
;War, I will pay you personally $1 million in cash!
Again, if you are a living freed Civil War slave you will
get the cash”.
MONROE COUNTY’S school system is ranked No.
11 in the state according to SchoolDigger and Wayne
Calhoun was the first with the answer to The Ques-
tion. Wayne receives a certificate for a Dairy Queen
Blizzard, dozen Dunkin Donuts, slice of Ionah’s pizza,
slice of Shoney’s strawberry pie, Whistle Stop fried
green tomato appetizer, Scoops single dip, and a For—
syth Main Street t-shirt.
Here’s The Question for this week: what is the name
of the church in the old Piggly Wiggly shopping ‘cen—
ter on the left of the building, almost directly behind
,Wendy’s. First with the correct answer after 12 noon
Thursday gets the goodie certificate.
. AFTER OVER an hour of work “sessioning”, dis—
cussing how a County Commission meeting should
be run, or better yet, how the commissioners should
perform and act, the one Who Thinks He Is A Coach
and his four—man team got to work. Here are a few
unattributed work session and regular meeting com—
ments:
“Jim would be the gatekeeper”;
“I don’t, I don’t, I don’t”;
“What a crowd, what a crowd”;
“We all have phones”;
“I’ve never seen you on Facebook”;
“If you will humor me”;
“We won’t have lipstick on a pig”;
“He might be emotional about it”;
“They tell me”;
“Saved by thebell”.
Reporter Richard Dumas was at both the work ses—
sion and the following regular meeting and his story
will give you a play-by-play, down by down.
OVER AT the Forsyth City Council, the members
were getting used to their new play toy, each receiving
a new i—Pad. As one council member stated, “we are
going paperless. You will find a copy on your elec—
Here are some unattributed council member com-
ments: '
“What prevents us from exploring?”
“Y’all know what I am saying”;
“In my Opinion”; ‘
“But at any rate”;
“We got to get the money somewhere”;
“The reason I did it this way”;
“I’ve been chasing it for years”;
“It can get worsethat it is”.
This from an observer, “The county line will prob-
ably be settled before the Forsyth City Council
demolishes the old grocery store and starts work on a
new city hall or demolishes the six buildings that are
considered blighted”. '
Reporter Diane Glidewell will have a complete story
on the council setting the city tax millage
Don Daniel is the founder and former publisher of
The Monroe County Reporter. Email him at mediadr@
bellsouth.net.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
To the Editor: V
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We must fight to saveour country
To the Editor:
any ask me why I both-
er. “They (politicians)
do not care what you
think” While I cannot
. disagree, I love my country and I
care about my fellow people, hence I
will notgive up on this country. We
must fight to take it back. President
Trump is trying but he gets little
help and is attacked by all.
Please join me in contacting our
federal, representatives and sharing
your thoughts/ concerns with them.
Here’s what I tell them: Deceit is like
a cancer which eats at the soul until
the host body dies. I love my coun-
try and, with many fellow Ameri-
cans, am saddened at the increasing
decay of our country. Many issues
are ignored, many made worse by a
government (congress, executive, &
judiciary) that serve their personal
interests, not those of the American
people or our Republic.
Gun Control is such an issue. Con-
gress and government in general
continue to steal personal liberties in
a progressive manner, adding costly
overheads to lives and businesses
alike.
Guns are not the problem.
Personal behaviors, from politi-
cians, to law enforcement, to judges,
ad nauseam, working together to
create a tempest in a teapot is! We
are choked with laws and regulations
that are increasingly used against the
public. Politics have been activated
to harm those who disagree or op-
JusT THE WAY IT IS by Sloan Oliver
The left hates Trump and his voters
OW. Just when I
thought it was impos-
sible for the Dems
and the media (I re—
peat myself) to get more unhinged,
they prove me wrong and become , v
more “bat-shyster” crazy. Since the
1980’s there have been hundreds
of mass shootings but suddenly
President Trump is responsible for
them. In response
to last week’s mass
killings, Democratic
politicians, Hollywood
celebs, media anchors,
and news commenta-
tors came right out
and said that President
Trump is to blame for
the killings, that he’s a
racist (they’ve claimed
that for years), that he
wants to exterminate
Latinos (actually said
on MSNBC), that he’s
a terrorist, a nee—Nazi,
a white-supremacist,
and he wants terrorist attacks to
continue. These comments are end—
lessly echoed by every Democrat,
every celebrity, most of academia,
and 90 percent of journalists. Fol-
lowing is proof they’ve gone crazy:
CORY BOOKER (D-NY),
“Donald Trump is responsible for
this (meaning the El Paso shoot—
ing.) He’s stoking hatred, fear and
bigotry.”
-. Beto O’Rourke (D—TX), “He’s not
tolerating racism; he’s promoting
racism. He’s not tolerating violence;
he’s inciting violence.”
. Don Lemon, (CNN anchor),
“We’re now at a point where politi-
cal violence is literally justifiable in
the Left’s eyes, because after all,
what do you do with White Na—v
tionalist Nazis who not only sup-
port mass shootings, but actually
encourage maSS shootings by way
of “subliminal orders” from their
leader, the President of the United,
States?” .
The “stupid award” goes to
former FBI counterintelligence
agent Frank Figliuzzi. In response
to President Trump calling for
flags to be flown at half-mast until
August 8th, Figliuzzi, appearing on I
MSNBC, said, “The President said
that we will fly our flags at half—mast
until August 8th. That’s 8/ 8. Now,
I’m not going to imply that he did
this deliberately but I’m using it as
an example of the ignorance that’s
being demonstrated by the White ‘
House. The‘numbers “88” are very
"'3. 'z\ ,
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‘ well, he’s a racist.”
’ “OK, you’ve already said that, and
significant in the neo-Nazi and
white supremacy movement. Why?
Because “H” is the eighth letter of
the alphabet and, to them, the num-
bers “88” together stand for “Heil
Hitler.’ ’ So, we’re going to raise the
flag back up at dusk on 8/8.”
THE LEFTIST cabal actually
thinks that way. They actively look
to be racially offended
and thus everything is
racially offensive to in-
clude a date on the cal-
endar. And these people
demand we bow to their
brilliance. They’re not
brilliant, they’re danger—
ous. Also, whenever
the leftist cabal makes
such comments about
President Trump, they.
always include hateful
rhetoric about his sup-
porters. So, when they
say “Trump’s a racist” or
a white supremacist, in
reality, they’re calling his supporters
racist. I am sick and tired of con—
'stantly hearing how everyone (but
them) is a racist. The leftist cabal is
great at projecting onto others their
racism and their hatred of half the
country. You can hear the vitriol ,
dripping from their quivering lips.
I TRY TO understand why the
leftist cabal is so angry, so riled up
and so vicious? They claim that
President Trump’s comments set
them off, that his comments are
racist and hateful. Then, every
single media outlet, Democratic
politician, and Hollywood celebrity I ‘
hammers him for days on end. They
go full blast “hating on” Trump and
his supporters, not caring about
the hypocrisy of their own intoler-
ance. Mind you, President Trump is
only one man, yet the entire liberal
media focuses squarely on destroy-
ing that one man. Their obsession of
and hatred toward Trump is so out
of proportion to his comments; it’s
very scary. I have no idea where the
Dem’s hatred originates.
FOR ARGUMENT’S sake, let’s
say that President Trump is a racist.
Tell me, how he’s wrong?
The Dems respond, “Well, well,
I’ve acknowledged it, but tell me
how his statements about Baltimore,
about Elijah Cummings or Ihan
Omar are wrong? When he says that
illegals are invading the country,
pose a progressive agenda: some are
attacked by government'officials or
departments.
Police and citizens are ostracized,
publicly humiliated: criminals
become more brazen and citizens
more concerned and angry. It is a
country in decline because of gov-
ernment malfeasance.
President Trump’s great sin is
pointing these issues out.
Please, focus on real issues with
meaningful solutions, not more bu-
reaucratic morass that ensnares all.
May God bless us all with a return
to one nation, indivisible, under
God, with Life, Liberty, and the
pursuit of Happiness for all.
. Dale Miller
Forsyth
how is he wrong? ”
Again, the Dems respond, “He’s a
racist.” That’s all they have -— “name
calling.” They never address the
issue or the veracity of President
Trump’s comments because they
can’t. Trump’s statements, while
rough around the edges, are spot
on and accurate. Additionally, his
comments point out the failures
of the politicians who refuse to do
anything about the problems high-
lighted.
FOR EXAMPLE, the Dems and
the media refuse to report on the
problems and issues surrounding
the country’s invasion by illegals.
Instead, they call you a racist for
realizing we’re being invaded. The
Dems and the media refuse to com-
ment on or report about the [terrible
conditions in our rat-infested inner
cities. Instead, they call you a'racist
or white supremacist for calling
out the problems in the inner cities
(controlled by Dems). The Dems
and the media, instead of admit-
p ting they conducted a witchhunt
against President Trump, call you
a Russian agent for pointing out
the witchhunt. The Dems and the
media refuse to report on the high
violence in Democrat—controlled
cities. Instead, they call you a racist
for noticing the violence. Etc., etc.
So, when the Dems, the media, and
cowardly Republicans refuse to say
anything about the illegals invad-
ing the country or conditions in the
rat—infested cities or the black-om
black violence, President Trump
has no choice but to call them out.
And cockroaches hate having lights
shined on them which is why the
Dems, the media, and Hollywood
have stich hatred for President
Trump who shines the spotlight
back on them.
FINALLY, ASK yourself why the
leftist Cabal makes such vile com-
ments abbut the president and his
supporters? There are three possible
, explanations: First, they actually be-
lieve what they’re saying (i.e. Trump
and his supportersare racists, neo-
Nazis, etc.) Second, they’re trying to
rile up their leftist base. Finally, they
want to silence all oppdsition. Re—
gardless of the reason, their hatred
of Trump and half the country does
not bode well for our nation.
Sloan Oliver is a retired Army of—
ficer who. writes a weekly column for
the Reporter: Email him at sloaholi-
, ver@earthlink. net.
