Why Doesn’t Maryland Have Right to Carry?

Maryland Delegate Mike Smigiel (R-36) has published a great letter on his blog from a citizen of Cecil County.  The gentleman expresses many of the same concerns we hear from other law abiding Marylanders.  Yet, the leftist government of Maryland refuses to allow honest, law abiding citizens to exercise their full rights of self protection.

Mike Smigiel is right.  This citizen’s letter deserves an answer.

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Stoplight Cameras in Fruitland?

Right Coast Girl, the blog of local AFP leader Julie Brewington, reports that stoplight cams are coming to Fruitland.  Stoplight cams are highly controversial, particularly in conservative counties such as Wicomico.  What makes this especially interesting is that this blog post went up 3 days before Greg Latshaw’s article in this morning’s Tilghman Times.  Latshaw implies that there are no plans to put up stoplight cams on the Shore.

Good work Greg!

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Ken Cuccinelli Endorsed by Virginia FOP

GOP Attorney General candidate Ken Cuccinelli has received the endorsement of the Virginia Fraternal Order of Police.  According to FOP President Tommy Edwards:

 

"Ken Cuccinelli’s outstanding recognition of the problems faced by the Supreme Court Case Melendez Diaz, his early and outspoken push for a Special Session, and its ultimate success which will allow the prosecution of certain cases to proceed – is a testament to his skill, knowledge and support of the law enforcement community."

The Virginia State FOP, which represents 8600 law enforcement officers throughout the Commonwealth is considered to be the most important endorsement in the Virginia AG’s race.

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Gary Comegys Simply Can’t Keep The Stories Straight

Salisbury city councilman Gary Comegys smells blood in the water; so does the Tilghman Times.  Sadly, they can’t quite figure out whose blood it is.  Is it Councilwoman Debbie Campbell’s?  How about Mayor Jim Ireton’s?  Therefore, Comegys is trying to play both sides against the middle, while Councilwoman Louise Smith simply peers over the side of the boat in her typical demented haze.

Evidently SPD chief Allan Webster was warned by the people actually running Salisbury that Ireton would fire him if he spoke to the press again regarding his campaign against Campbell.  Therefore, the Tilghman Times is using Comegys as the current attack dog for the Barrie Comegys party.  Unfortunately, Comegys doesn’t have the mental capacity to keep all of the lies straight in the Barrie Comegys party’s little soap opera we have all come to know as TapeGate.

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Who Is Running Salisbury?

I thought that elections were held last spring.  However, the person who was elected mayor of Salisbury certainly isn’t the person running the city’s government.  If Salisbury mayor Jim Ireton really is in charge, he must be schizophrenic, because he publicly states that one thing will happen and voila, the opposite occurs.

Here are just a few recent examples:

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Police chief Allan Webster claimed that he was investigating Salisbury councilwoman Debbie Campbell over a “surveillance tape” that Webster claims was in her possession.  Let’s forget the fact that this supposed incident occurred 11 years ago!  Let’s forget the fact that there is no prosecutable offense EVEN IF Webster is telling the truth; and that’s a REALLY BIG IF.

On September 1st, the Tilghman Times (another big if in the veracity department), Ireton ordered Webster to cease his “investigation”.  Of course, the next week another document from Webster’s office regarding this fiction shows up in the newspaper.

Way to control your department heads JIm!

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Why Do Our Elected Representatives Support ACORN?

Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)

Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD)

Rep. Frank Kratovil (D-MD)

What do these folks have in common?  They’re Democrats.  They’re left wingers. … and they all support ACORN.

While Barack Obama’s former employer is using YOUR tax dollars to assist child prostitution rings, YOUR representatives in Congress are doing all that they can to make sure that these criminals stay on the Federal Gravy Train.

Mikulski (see video), Cardin and Kratovil have all voted to keep YOUR tax dollars flowing to this merry band of mobsters.  Why?  Because ACORN helps to get them re-elected.  It’s that simple.

 

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Joe Wilson, Hero?

Much has been made on talk radio and in the conservative media about Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) “being pushed under the bus” by his own leadership.  This is hogwash in its worse form.  Wilson certainly isn’t being pushed under the bus and he certainly isn’t a hero for speaking the truth.

Yes, Wilson spoke the truth when he yelled that President Barack Obama’s statement that illegal aliens wouldn’t be covered under ObamaCare was a “LIE”.  It was then, is now.  That is why Democrats have consistently refused to allow any type of status checking for their socialized medicine scheme.

Regardless, Wilson had no business shouting it out during Obama’s address.  Worse than being rude, the man knows better.  A native of Charleston and a graduate of Washington & Lee, Wilson was brought up to be a gentleman.  He should have behaved as such.  If he was a Yankee …

Unfortunately, Wilson is being rewarded for his poor behavior; having raised over $1 million in the 48 hours after his outburst.  Of course, his opponent has raised $800,000 in roughly the same period.

Wilson has apologized.  That should be the end of the matter.  While he behaved badly, he didn’t assault anyone.  However, liberals must always play the victim.  Now they want to officially admonish Wilson for his outburst.  This is not only equally wrong, it merely shows what hypocrites House Democrats are.  Their own leadership (Pelosi and Hoyer) called those of us opposed to ObamaCare Un-American.  Pelosi has even called us Nazis.  But that’s OK.  Sending thugs to attack ordinary citizens is OK too.  Just don’t say anything bad about the messiah.

Just because Democrats act that way doesn’t mean that we should.  Wilson is no hero, but the Democrats will make him one if they keep it up.

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“Daily Times” Becomes the Story in TapeGate

Salisbury has become one of the most dangerous cities in America.  The spendthrift policies of the Barrie Tilghman administration has led Salisbury to the its own fiscal crisis.  A newly elected mayor has shown an inability or unwillingness to control his own police chief.  You would think all of these would make important and interesting stories.  However, Salisbury’s own Daily Times (and one of its reporters) has become “the story”.

Salisbury councilwoman Debbie Campbell held a press conference Thursday afternoon to answer attacks by former(?) mayor Barrie Tilghman and Salisbury police chief Allan Webster.  As Campbell was preparing for the press conference she received an email from Tilghman Times reporter Laura D’Alessandro.  While the first half of D’Alessandro’s email sounded almost like a journalist, it was the last half that showed her true vocation – sleazy attack dog for the Barrie Comegys party :

According to a letter from Chief Allan Webster to former Mayor Barrie Parsons Tilghman on April 3, 2009, you told the Chief you didn’t know anything about the issue. This information is false.  Are you aware this is a misdemeanor under section 9-501 of Maryland state criminal law?  How and why were you able to install surveillance equipment in your office as a private citizen?  Is this a standard service offered by SPD?  What is on the tape?  Are you covering the burglary? (all emphasis mine)

How does D’Alessandro know that the information from Campbell is false?  If D’Alessandro is to be believed about the memo from SPD officer Mark Tyler then there is a sizable credibility gap between Campbell and Tyler.  Campbell has faithfully served the citizens of Salisbury while (again, according to D’Alessandro) Tyler has admitted to violating police procedure and possibly committing an illegal act.  Sorry Laura, the objective reader will have to side with Campbell on this one.

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Campbell Responds to Political Attacks

Salisbury City Councilwoman Debbie Campbell held a press conference this afternoon to respond to the baseless, manufactured, charges lobbed at her by political detractors:

“In an attempt to put some of this foolishness to rest, I am here today to answer questions regarding this matter. I have decided to stand up for myself and refute the false accusations and half-truths that the Daily Times feels are worthy of multiple front page stories. I am confident that my answers will allow the public to gain a better understanding of the lengths to which some groups will go to avoid honest, civil debate AND to prevent meaningful change for Salisbury and her citizens.”

Campbell responded to false allegations that she was in possession of a surveillance by categorically stating:

“I do not have this surveillance tape in my possession. I have never seen this tape. I do not even know that such a tape exists.”

Campbell attributed these malicious and fabricated attacks to a desire to intimidate her and put a stop to positive change for Salisbury and her citizens:

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A Season for Action?

Were anyone’s minds changed by Barack Obama’s speech?  There was nothing new, except for a “promise” to make some effort on tort reform (I’m holding my breath on that one).  There certainly wasn’t any detail.

The most interesting part of the speech was Obama’s claims that it would be “deficit neutral”.  Think about it for a moment.  We’re supposed to believe that savings from eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse from a government program(s) are going to pay for this.  If it were true, why hasn’t the Democrat Congress sought those supposed savings already.  Every time a Republican Congress or administration did, AARP told us that they were trying to destroy Medicare.

As for leading to a single payer plan, Obama was denying it right and left, but logic dictates that is exactly what they want.  He claimed that there would be NO subsidy for a “public option”, yet he admitted that government would be picking up the cost of overhead, etc.  I’m sure that if the taxpayers covered the overhead of private insurers they would lower rates as well.

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