Red Kettle Drive Kicks Off, Let The Sniping Begin
Is it possible to sap the spirit of giving from Christmas? No, but some Easter Shore residents sure give it a go.
Yesterday the Salvation Army kicked off its annual “Red Kettle Drive” with a breakfast in Salisbury. These giving individuals, and many others, will spend countless hours during the Holiday season ringing a bell in the cold and collecting funds to help those less fortunate than themselves. Sounds great, doesn’t it?
Not on the Lower Shore. Why? SbyNEWS publisher Joe Albero has the unmitigated gall to use Maryland and Delaware’s most popular blog to promote the Kettle Drive and encourage his readers to volunteer their time and money. Shame on you Joe!
Because Albero is none too popular with certain quarters of our community, some will actually encourage residents NOT to contribute. For those who live outside of the confines of our bizarre little “Peyton Place”, I’m quite serious.
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The College of William and Mary held their homecoming this weekend. Guess who was the homecoming queen? A self-described “gender-queer” individual by the name of Jessee Vasold.
At the risk of offending almost everyone, I can only ask, “What is the world coming to?”.
From the Daily Press’s article I am assuming that Mr.? (or is it Ms.?) Vasold is a transsexual. Fair enough. I’m not opposed to a transsexual running for homecoming queen any more than I was offended by a caucasian woman recently being elected homecoming queen at Hampton University. My problem is that Billy Mary’s new homecoming queen didn’t have to share with the world that he/she is “transgendered”. (Seriously, I am not trying to offend transsexuals here, I am just not sure from the article whether this individual is a transsexual or simply a transvestite).
I remember as a child when race was used to make a political statement at such events; perhaps I’m just a little too old fashioned not to be more sympathetic with this type of “statement”. However, it has been my experience that people tend to be a tad more tolerant when this type thing isn’t just pushed into our collective faces.
Sphere: Related ContentPlanned Parenthood Endorses Creigh Deeds
July 17, 2009 by Cato
Filed under Culture, Virginia, Virginia Politics
That pretty much says it all. No parental consent for abortion, but can’t give your kid an Advil. No restriction on any type of abortion, including partial birth abortion. I thought Deeds was “mainstream”.
With a majority of voters now classifying themselves as pro-life, this doesn’t sound very mainstream to me. I guess that’s one reason Bob McDonnell seems to be rolling over top of Deeds after his primary “bounce”.
Sphere: Related ContentTweet #MDcons
January 2, 2009 by Cato
Filed under Conservatism, Culture, Maryland, Maryland Politics, Media
If you’re not familiar with Twitter, you should get to know it. It’s a great social media tool to carry on conversations with people all over the world, or in your own backyard.
One way of tracking conversations on Twitter is through the use of hashtags (#). If you’re following the race for RNC Chair, there’s #rncchair. If you’re part of the group Top Conservatives on Twitter, there’s #tcot. Now, thanks to Brian Boettcher (@BrianBoettcher) we have #MDcons for Free State conservatives.
If you’re engaging in a conversation about that particular subject or as part of that particular group, you just add the hashtags to the message. This leads to more like minded people to follow, and who may follow you. You can also search for those particular conversations so that you can keep up with what you missed.
Check #MDcons out.
I’ve been building a list of fellow Marylanders (mostly conservative, but not all) that I’ve been following as a group on Twitter. If any of you are interested in a copy of the list, let me know.
Update from Delmarva Dealings (@DMVDealings):
You can start by following -
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Obama – How Goes the South?
August 28, 2008 by Cato
Filed under Culture, Democrat Campaigns, Liberalism, National Politics
The sacred south remains an important factor in national elections. How will Barack Obama fair?
Probably not very well. Southerners, as a rule, love and respect the military. We love football and NASCAR. Guns are a way of life (whether we hunt or not), not something we do on weekends. We don’t put up with phonies nor appreciate being pandered to.
Yet, left wingers like Barack Obama and Joe Biden feel nothing but comtempt for us. We’re hayseeds… rubes… idiots. We talk funny. One of the greatest regrets of my life was moving north and over time losing what Yankees referred to as “my accent”, which was never as distinct as many of my friends and neighbors.
Sorry, I digress.
In Human Events, AWR Hawkins asks the prescient question, “When is Barack going to shoot the goose?”. We know that it has to come.
This is when liberal Dems get their picture taken in neatly pressed, spanking new camo, holding a gun, acting like “one of us”. They also attend the obligatory NASCAR race. Maybe they’ll attend an SEC or ACC football game.
Given the media’s love affair with the ONE, at least Obama won’t be ridiculed in the MSM. It still won’t sell to folks down home. They can spot a phony from the next county.
What about Joe Biden? Oh, he’ll be REEEEAL popular down home. Given his record as one of the most anti-gun legislators in history Obama’s handlers will probably keep Biden north of the border states.
That’s OK Joe. We still have that video of you questioning the mental health of a law abiding gun owner.
Sphere: Related ContentMcCain – The Choice Is Clearer Than Ever
August 17, 2008 by Cato
Filed under Culture, National Politics, Video
If you missed Saturday night’s telecast of John McCain and Barack Obama from the Saddleback Civil Forum you really missed something. After watching these two candidates give answers to identical questions (without being able to hear the other’s answers) there is no question which man should be our next President.
McCain gave serious answers to serious questions. While he wasn’t as charismatic as Obama, he was definitely more inspiring. I walked away Saturday night thinking that Obama, who is my age, was auditioning more for a high school popularity contest than the greatest civic office in the world.
Even though he tried to withhold his normal “Blame America First” shtick, he couldn’t help but whine about America’s perceived moral failings. As to be expected, the government just isn’t spending enough money.
Some key examples of the differences between these two men:
Sphere: Related ContentWhy I’m A Conservative Republican
August 10, 2008 by Cato
Filed under Conservatism, Culture, Serious Thought, Video
That’s right! Keep on thinking that only dead white men are conservatives.
Cheer it! Share it! Embed it! Email it! We need more young people explaining WHY they hold conservative beliefs. It’s about IDEAS. It’s about FREEDOM, with RESPONSIBILITY! We’ll leave those warm and fuzzy feelings to the other guys.
Sphere: Related ContentBigots for Kratovil
July 23, 2008 by Cato
Filed under Culture, Maryland, Maryland Politics, Republican Campaigns
Kratovil for Congress shill “Bud the Blogger” doesn’t like Andy Harris’ pollster. Bud claims he’s gay. I say, “So What?”.
Frankie’s boy says that pollster Arthur Finkelstein “married” his long-time partner. Again, “So What?”.
Bud claims that this somehow proves that Maryland Sen. Andy Harris is not a conservative. How? When has Harris ever voted to support “gay rights”? He’s a lot farther to the right on that issue than I am; and no one has ever called me a liberal.
The bottom line -
Kratovil and his sycophantic supporters lare so worried that they can’t even come close to beating Harris that surrogates like Bud will stoop to anything. Follow their logic …
Conservative / Libertarian Principle – AMEN McQ!
July 20, 2008 by Cato
Filed under Conservatism, Culture, Fiscal Policy, Libertarianism
Amen Bruce! QandO’s Bruce McQuain gives his take on Melanie Scarborough’s excellent piece in the Examiner. I threw in the “Libertarian” because that what the great guys at QandO are. As far as I’m concerned, it’s pure Goldwater.
Sphere: Related ContentMethodist Pastor Spreads Lies and Hate
June 13, 2008 by Cato
Filed under Culture, Liberalism, Maryland, Religion
Like the title? Think it might be a little inflammatory?
The title is no more inflammatory than the foolishness being spread by Rev. David Cassidy of Philadelphia’s African Zoar UMC. Cassidy defends Sen. Barack Obama’s “former” pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, comparing Wright to Martin Luther King and claiming that Wright “spoke the truth”.
Perhaps Cassidy owns a dictionary that I have never seen. More likely, Cassidy is an uber-relativist who believes that opinion, no matter how baseless, is equivalent to truth. Read more
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