05/31/2026
Seriously? We are just letting this go? This racist, out in the open racist, just shrugs, said it was just a way to get conversations started..... Never APOLOGIZED. Never begged forgiveness.... So we done?
The thing is that he's getting up there in age and he's made his money off our backs and he's kept us just educated enough to think we are doing right by our families. Like other racists before him and ones that will follow, he's a coward.
We know how he feels, he's shown that. But he can't say it out loud. He'd be attacked! He'd have to defend his beliefs! And honestly that's a lot of work. It's easier to pretend.
I respect people who defend their beliefs. Period. Even if they're racists. I don't agree with them at all but if they're defending themselves, they're talking and if they're talking maybe we can come to understand each other . Notice I didn't say agree. I said understand. And understanding can lead to better things.
But this guy, he is such a chicken s**t he won't even defend himself. He makes excuses not apologies (which wouldn't be sincere anyways). What do his fellow sheet wearers think? How can this dude lead anyone if he can't simply say: this is who I am?
Did y'all really think we'd let this s**t with David Edge go?
Nope. Hear this, Robco is not HIS territory to spread hate, racism and white people bulls**t. WE the citizens of this beautiful, diverse, colorful place do no tolerate racist, hateful speech.
The majority of us, natives, are mixed to a degree, regardless of what we look like. We embrace each other. There are small sections of rasicm all over, and yes some here. Because people like him are encouraged in this climate, they're showing their ugly heads.
Go back to your burrows you racist as****es.
Especially you who think this thing was seriously putting this out for discussion. You are a liar. Is your heart rate up a bit right now? Or are you, like so many others, not afraid of anything cause you kiss enough ass to be protected?
We are calling on the rest of the board to fire this man publicly. Make it record. Do not give him the chance to retire, resign or some other bulls**t that allows him to sweep this under the rug. Stand up and represent the people. This is a Hayes pond. Act accordingly.
Here's info on the incident:
Controversy centers on David Edge, chairman of the Robeson County Board of Commissioners, who shared a Facebook post in late April 2026 that many residents and local leaders described as racist and homophobic.
What was posted:
According to multiple local news reports, the shared meme referred to former President Barack Obama as “a Black racist queer.”
The post was later deleted after backlash.
The reaction in Robeson County was significant:
Residents packed a county commissioners meeting demanding accountability.
Several speakers called for Edge to resign or be removed as board chairman.
Clergy members, activists, educators, and former officials publicly criticized the post.
Some residents reportedly encouraged a boycott of Edge’s business, Image Supply in Lumberton.
One commissioner, Wixie Stephens, publicly stated she had “lost totally respect” for Edge over the post. Commissioner John Cummings reportedly called the language “inflammatory.”
Edge’s response:
Edge said:
he did not create the meme,
he reposted it to “get opinions,”
and apologized to people who were offended.
He later indicated he planned to make a fuller public statement regarding “shame, disgrace and apologies.”
The issue gained extra attention because:
Edge is the chairman of the county commission,
Robeson County is one of North Carolina’s most racially diverse counties,
and the county has a long, sensitive history involving race relations and political division.
