An email from NewsBreak-Local Newsletter came in at 7:39AM July 14, 2022 titled “Cleveland County School Board member defends Facebook post he shared displaying a paddle.” Robert A immediately “smelled a rat” and clicked on all the right links to get to the story. The report was directly from WBTV Channel 3. Perhaps many of you saw this on TV news today. Robert A did not catch the TV news live, but watched this news on the WBTV Website. Click on this link below (or cut and paste into your browser) and YOU can see for yourself.
https://www.wbtv.com/2022/07/13/my-opinion-cleveland-co-school-board-member-defends-facebook-post-he-shared-displaying-paddle/
The Channel 3 News stated School Board Member and candidate for reelection in the 2022 Elections, Dr. Danny Blanton, was “under fire” because he (Dr. Blanton) had shared a picture on Facebook showing a paddle (for spanking kids) with painted on words stating “Make Kids Great Again.” Which clearly meant to the citizens of Cleveland County that discipline should be returned to Cleveland County Schools.
Robert A also notes that the picture was shared by Mr. Blanton about 3 weeks ago on his private and personal Facebook Page and clearly was Mr. Blanton’s own personal belief and not in any way associated with his school board membership. That picture has been copied from the Facebook page as noted and is shown at the bottom of this article.
Also, about 99% of the posts on Facebook related to this picture were favorable to Dr. Danny Blanton. Those almost 300 Facebook posts as well as Robert A believe that Dr. Danny Blanton is doing an excellent job as a CCS School Board Member and also believe that discipline needs to be returned to CCS Classrooms. In fact, a mother spoke at the June 13, School Board meeting informing the full Board as well as the public that her child had been stabbed at school and CCS, including the School Board, had done nothing to protect her child. That her child had been suspended from school and the attacker had NOT been suspended. The mother also stated that she had called ALL the School Board Members and only Dr. Danny Blanton would talk to her.
Also, the Channel 3 reporter had also checked North Carolina LAW and found that there is NO prohibition of corporal punishment at North Carolina Schools per State law and that Cleveland County Schools had themselves banned corporal punishment with their own Policies. A policy that demands change as soon as possible for obvious reasons. For violence, bullying and such is rampant at CCS as well as a jail full of inmates that did not learn any discipline while at home or at school in Cleveland County Schools. Also note that Pinnacle Classical Academy also does NOT have such a violence problem as CCS. Robert A does not know whether Pinnacle Classical Academy uses corporal punishment or not. But CCS has discipline problems and PCA does not.
Now, after saying all of this, it becomes obvious that somebody has contacted Channel 3 TV News and misstated the facts in order to discredit School Board Member Dr. Danny Blanton. CCS School Board Chairman Robert “Luke” Queen did this very same thing with his phony letter he “leaked” to the Shelby Daily Liar that accused Dr. Blanton of all manner of wrongdoing without one bit of verifiable truth. Then rounded up four Rogue Republican candidates to run against Dr. Blanton and Ronnie Grigg in the 2022 Republican Primary Election. An act that failed miserably as both Dr. Danny Blanton and Ronnie Grigg both won in that primary election. And the Rogues have refused to apologize for their unethical behavior.
Now, per Robert A’s astute political calculations: Luke Queen and his Rogue Republican cohorts; Dennis Bailey, Kevin Whisnant, Lisa Whisnant, David Allen, Ron Humphries, Guy Smith, Wes Westmoreland, Pam Keller and others have realized the November 2022 General Election is getting very close and many people have forgotten about their primary election dirty tricks. But their goals are the same-get rid of Dr. Danny Blanton and Ronnie Grigg. And the best way to do that is start their dirty trick campaign early, dredge up more false accusations and try to force Dr. Blanton AND Ronnie Grigg into resigning from the school board. Then, they can get their Rogue Republican Executive Board members to appoint either their two candidates defeated in the Primary Elections, or two new Rogue Republicans appointed to fill the candidate vacancies with candidates of their own choosing. A dirty trick scheme that has materialized as this “Paddle Picture” false issue that they pulled strings with TV Channel 3 News to publish.
Folks, Robert A urges you to disregard this false issue and realize that Dr. Danny Blanton AND Ronnie Grigg are the best candidates for this 2022 School Board election. To Double Shot vote for Dr. Blanton and Mr. Grigg ONLY on the November 2022 ballot for the School Board. Also. please realize that this is just the first salvo of dirty tricks that will be coming out from the Rogue Republicans from now to the November 2022 School Board Elections.
So, Folks, take a good look at the picture below that Dr. Danny Blanton forwarded on his personal website. The picture is clearly intended for political purposes and not as a pattern for actual paddles to be sawed out and carried to school for teachers to beat children with. Also note that corporal punishment, within bounds, at school is allowed by North Carolina Law. And with the discipline problems all over CCS a good paddling every now and then, when appropriate, might be the key to changing a disruptive kid’s attitude and ultimately keep that kid out of prison when he gets a little older.
Remember the Biblical saying,” spare the rod and spoil the child.” Robert A has learned that deviations from Biblical teachings most often causes disappointing outcomes. Most of Cleveland County parents and especially grandparents understand the connection and would agree with the picture Dr. Blanton has shared. And now Robert A is sharing with you.
So, be prepared for more dirty tricks from Luke Queen and his Rogue Republican cronies. Apparently, THEY needed more doses of the parental paddling when they were younger. Then THEY would have turned out to have good “sense” when THEY grew up.
Robert A says Stay tuned for other news about the need of a good paddling for County Commissioner Chairman Kevin Gordon for his major temper tantrum immediately after the July 12, 2022 School Board meeting. Some witnesses have already called me with suggestions that Commissioner Gordon is NOT fit to be on the Commissioner’s Board. My comments so far are Commissioner Gordon’s actions were indeed unnecessary, crude and rude, and improperly illegal. However, I have replied NOOOooo! To that. Not that Gordon doesn’t deserve dismissal, but that if Gordon resigned or is dismissed from the Commissioners’ Board, the Rogue Republican Executive Board would likely appoint Dennis Bailey or Kevin Whisnant to take Kevin Gordon’s place. And Robert A would rather deal with an egotistic, short-tempered, foul-mouthed, loud mouth sneaky and deceptive lying Buffoon, than the likes of Dennis Bailey and his sorry band of Rogue Republican misfits.
Stay tuned folks, Things will probably NOT get any better until the elections of 2024. With the return of President Donald J. Trump and a new slate on the School Board Members as well as the three new County Commissioners. Also remember that Robert A has been encouraged to run for Commissioner in 2024 and is seriously thinking about it.
Therefore, Robert A will be adding, where appropriate, how HE would vote in just about every subject that he writes about. Like, Robert A would certainly vote against county-wide property revaluations every-year as the Commissioners are about to do. Stay tune for that discussion in a “coming soon” article.