Please find below Commissioner Eddie Holbrook’s response and my reply to Mr. Holbrook’s email regarding my article titled “Commissioner Eddie Holbrook Playing the Race Card.” I am totally transparent in my reporting on the shenanigans within Cleveland County Governmental Agencies and wish those agencies would be transparent too. If they were truly transparent AND truthful, I would have better things to do. Especially around Election time.
In this case, I believe Commissioner Holbrook’s response is a publicity stunt and his association with the black community may not be what Holbrook implies that it is. Please go back and read my original article at you convenience.
From: Eddie Holbrook
Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2018 5:48 AMTo: Robert A. Williams
Subject: Re: Commissioner Eddie Holbrook Playing Race Card
Robert.
Your message is so full of untruths and lied it does. It even deserve a response. Check my assoc with the black community back to the 60s. I am extremely. Disappointed in such an error filled and false accusation piece by you. I’m glad I have the Privilege of being judged by Almighty God and not you.Eddie Holbrook
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Robert A. Williams Response:
To: Eddie Holbrook
From Robert A. Williams
Sent Saturday, April 07, 2018 2:55 PMSubject: Re: Commissioner Eddie Holbrook Playing Race Card
Eddie,
You just don’t know how much I left out of the article pending more confirmation.Since you did not identify any specific or particular item that you object to, I can only assume your response, such as it is, is just a publicity stunt.
Also, you forget that I have attended most Cleveland County Commissioner Meetings over the years and have watched you and the other Commissioners and checked behind your actions.
I have been disappointed for a long time myself in what I see going on. In particular your latest response (through Phyllis) to my request for public documents that demands I pay almost $60,000 for a million copies, when I have only asked to inspect the related documents, which by North Carolina law is free of charge. A total disregard for the law that I have sent to you for your own read. Perhaps I should be calling all you Commissioners “crooks” too for not abiding with the law.
Anyway, my sources have provided me what I believe are true accounts of everything described in this article. Some of the information I have witnessed for myself.
So, if you want to discuss any item you believe to be untrue, please so describe those items and perhaps we can talk about them. Otherwise, I stand behind every word.
Of course you have the option of filing a lawsuit against me, in which case I believe I would prevail. I also believe I would prevail in judgment by the Almighty God you mentioned.
Regards,
Robert A. Williams
