The Daily Times Deletes My Comments

Earlier today I put up some comments on Storychat. City 1732 put up a comment challenging me as manufacturing information, so I countered with evidence.

Since this proof completely damaged the entire article the Times put up, they pulled it. I then stated it was Yellow Journalism and they too pulled that comment. There were no curse words in my message.

I implore all of you to cancel your subscription to this Newspaper as they refuse to follow the first rule of journelism, "Freedom Of Speech." Unless, that is, it makes the Times look like crap.

Why Isn't The Mayor & Chiefy Suing Bill Duvall?????

Today, Bill Duvall puts up the following Post. My question is, why aren't they suing him?

"SBYNEWS RED NET ALERT !!!

SBYNEWS has an amazing exclusive this morning, and Chiefy Webster handed it to us on a silver platter!!!

Go to the Salisbury Police Department Website and look at the page of Salisbury's most wanted criminals. THIS IS IT!!!

Now let me flat out assure you, respectfully, right here and now, Ladies and Gentlermen, that over 50 % of the population of the City consists are HONKIES. Yet Chiefy's list of most wanted does not include even one HONK!!!

There it is; proof positive that Chiefy is a bigot, and so is the mayor!!! All of that being said, it is clear that sbynews is the only place you will hear about this outragous conduct by the man who disrespects his "roll" ( like that one ?) in the community by wearing a coat and tie instead of jack boots and a Gilbert & Sullivan costume like the great Mussolini!!!

posted by duvafiles @ 05:45"

Seems to me they would HAVE to sue him for defamation, if they now want their cases to be legitimate?

Monoblogue Delivers Part II Towards Growth Seminar With Eben Fodor

GO HERE and see what Michael has to say about the rest of that meeting. Enjoy the hits Michael!

Tonight's City Council Work Session

How many of you want to spend $322,000.00 to repair Beaver Dam Bridge, AGAIN?

How many of you want to spend $375,000.00 to renovate Fire Station II?

How many of you want to spend $1,800,000.00 in additional ENGINEERING costs for the Paleo Water Plant? As if you haven't already spent enough at that WWTP!

How many of you want to bond out $500,000.00 for an animal quarantine facility at the Salisbury Zoo, even though they already said they could build the $1,500,000.00 building in stages? I'll add, the taxpayers are being asked FIRST to come up with 1/3 of a building that shouldn't cost anywhere near $700,000.00, let alone $1,500,000.00. I say, let eh Zoo, (RON ALESSI) prove they can raise the other $1,000,000.00 FIRST, before the Taxpayers bond themselves out of the market for no reason.

How many of you believe Truck 16 is no good any more and the City should bond out $950,000.00, even thought Fire Fighters even admit a new Truck wouldn't cost half that in today's market? What will they do with Truck 16, cut it in half and install it into Station II?

How many of you want to spend $500,000.00 in ENGINEERING Fees for a water tower, (NOT the water tower, just the engineering fees, like it's never been done before) at the North side of the City?

If you're an IDIOT, raise your hand!

Yeah, tonight will be loaded with more Barrie "I want to run for Mayor again" Tilghman spending. Taxes are going to go up again Ladies & Gentlemen and if you don't fight it, you're going to spend yourself right into bankruptcy.

Today's Wildlife Photos

If you're viewing this from Blognetnews, there are 4 other unbelievable photos close up of this Eagle in flight.

Our Monday Message From Congressional Candidate Andy Harris

Friends,


Tonight we begin week two of the Special Session in Annapolis. Despite the thousands of people who have called and protested the O'Malley Administrations largest tax increase in Maryland history, Democratic legislators are still intent on burdening working Maryland families with this new tax burden. I have never voted for a single statewide tax increase and I will not start now.


Last week, I uncovered unethical and possibly illegal actions by the O'Malley Administration. The O'Malley Administration engaged in a calculated effort to misuse tax-payer dollars by having cabinet secretaries and their staff lobby for the largest tax increase in Maryland history. I find this a reprehensible misuse of tax-payer dollars and an abuse of political power. The O'Malley Administration used scare tactics, and leveraged their position of power to lobby people who depend on the government for their livelihood.


I obtained two emails that shed light on O'Malley's plan. The first email is from the Governor's Office. It directs Cabinet Secretaries and their staff to strong-arm those over whom their departments have influence - urging them to support the largest tax increase in Maryland history. The second email evidences the implementation of the plan. It is an email from the Department of General Service Secretary to a private state contractor registered through EMarket Maryland.


I believe the effort to intimidate an EMarket Maryland contractor by the Cabinet Secretary is uncalled for, unjustified, and reprehensible. The purpose of establishing EMarket Maryland was to increase the efficiency of the procurement process. It was not intended as a lobbying arm of the Executive Branch.


I have called for a full investigation by the Attorney General and the Maryland Ethics Commission. I have also filed a public information request for the ongoing logs of these lobbying activities mentioned in the email from the Governor's Office. With Maryland facing a massive tax increase, I am going to do everything possible to determine how much tax-payer money was wasted on this unjustified and unethical lobbying practice.


If I am elected to Congress, I will fight to make sure our tax dollars are used in the most effective and ethical way possible. I will continue to shed light on corruption in government so people can regain faith in the political process.


Finally, I want to take a quick moment to thank those of you who attended my fundraiser in Salisbury on Saturday night. The overwhelming support for my candidacy is both humbling and encouraging.


Defending our tax dollars,


Andy

Let's Talk Further About Wi-Hi And Rumors

"Delmar Resident Said.....

I know this student and family as well and know he is very sorry for the statement he has made. I am in favor of being cautious and understand the reason for the schools action but not all the text and email rumors going around. It has caused quite a stir among all the Wicomico County Schools. It's crazy that rumors can get twisted so many times. I hope and pray that this is a lesson learnt to all students about statements that can not be made and the seriousness of them but also that rumors should not be spread unless you have the correct facts.

Thanks Joe for a terrific site."

See the image above? That came to me while I was standing right next to Rick Pollitt. I reviewed it and immediately alerted Rick. He asked who my source was and when I told him, he immediately knew it warranted immediate attention. What I brought out was NOT a rumor, it was LIVE! It came directly from inside Wi-Hi and deserved to be brought to every one's attention.

The article The Daily Times did on this covered it completely up. They never mentioned the Student transfered from Delmar, the fact he was immediately sent home and that his locker was in fact inspected immediately. You read NONE of that in The Daily Times and the Board of Education, (IMO) was also out of line and mislead the parents at their Press Conference in which I was not invited to.

So Parents, what do you think now?

Hiring Minorities Is One Thing, Promoting Them Is Another!

The Daily Times put out one of the biggest propaganda pieces for Barrie Tilghman and the Salisbury Fire Department I've ever seen before. The Daily Times wants you to believe the SFD is agressively doing everything they can to recruit minorities. Why, because Salisbury News nailed the crap out of them in the past couple of weeks and this is the typical Barrie Tilghman Damage Control stepping in.

I don't EVER want to hear from Greg Bassett or Joe Carmean again that this is NOT the Tilghman Times! GO HERE and read this unbelievable article they put out this morning! Am I the sucker this morning because I'm going to deliver them thousands of additional hits? Probably, but it's worth it. You people have to see this crap!

Samantics is their game. "This year's 18-person recruiting class adds nine women, five blacks and two Hispanics." it then goes on to say, It then goes on to say they recruited "triple the number of Hispanic firefighters." OK Idiots. IF you only have ONE Hispanic Fire Fighter and you added two, how do you get tripple the amount of Hispanics? That is unless you use mathmatics like, I had one cigar and someone gave me two more, now I have tripple the amount.

Their wording doesn't say the City HIRED all of these minorities. It simply saysm "This year's 18-person recruiting class adds." In other words, these are Volunteers. I'm confident they would have never done this without my recent articles and I'm proud to have played a HUGE roll in pushing the SFD to go the extra mile to recruit them. However, it's funny how hundreds of comments came in on this blog about this topic and many Fire Fighters said, We can't force them to sign up!

Another topic I'd like to mention here is, once they've been recruited and or even hired, there's NO CHANCE for them to be promoted and the history, (even recently) proves of such. Lorenzo Cropper is the ONLY Black Professional Fire Fighter on the entire SFD. He is college educated and he has been turned down over and over again for promotions in the past few years.

I believe the article The Daily Times produced is absolutely pitiful reporting on their behalf, just like their recent articles on Wi-Hi & Bennett. It's what Barrie Tilghman wants you to know Ladies & Gentlemen and that's all there is to it.

The ONLY accurate line they put in there was, "Last year's recruiting class saw an increase of four female firefighters and a decrease of four black firefighters." Yeah, that's diversity. Now do some investigative reporting and tell me how many of these women actually handle a fire hose? NONE!

If they were Paid Fire Fighters they would have said so in the article. You're NOT supposed to figure that out though. The pictures don't lie Chiefy, show me the Blacks, Hispanics & Women.

In closing, I think it's wonderful the SFD is doing something. However, the racial slurs/comments need to end. Just because you hire minorities doesn't mean they're going to stick around.

The City's Letter To Electrical Inspectors

After Bill Holland made a complete ass out of himself the other night. The proposed attempt to create a new exclusive Electrical Inspector for the City of Salisbury was a flop. Being unprepared for a meeting will always bit you in the ass, just as it did for Bill that evening.

Now with tail between legs, the City delivers a letter pretty much saying, We'll Be Back. Not if the Contractors have anything to do with it! The next time there will be twice the amount of Contractors because they now know how to work the City. Let me forewarn you though, fine Gentlemen. This Mayor can and will be a complete biotch when she wants her way and if this is something she wants, she's going to get it.

That being said, with the decline of building permits in the City, continue to hit them in the wallet where it hurts the most. Oh, Bill, get your sh*t straight the next time and don't ever forget that a professional is always prepared for meetings like that. That goes for John Pick too.

The Delmar/Wi-Hi Story

A reader sent this to us as a comment........

"I'm a Delmar alum, and I actually know the student in question here.
I rode the bus home with him everyday.
Here's what happened:

He was in class, and someone punched him in the face. He got upset and said, "Just wait until Friday, it'll be another VT."
He didn't go to school on Friday. He didn't have a hit list. He understands what he did was wrong.

He was going to transfer to Wi Hi, but for his own protection he'll probably be homeschooled.

He's actually a very nice boy. He made a HUGE mistake, and he'll never be able to take that back.

But please, don't spread rumors. He'll be living with this for the rest of his life, and parents, you don't have to worry for the safety of your children.

He won't do anything to them. He's learned his lesson.

I'd also like to clarify:

He made the threat in Delmar High School. Not WiHi at all.
He wasn't expelled from Delmar, he was given an out of school suspension.

His parents pulled him out of Delmar for his own protection.

I'm sure the schools didn't publicize it for many reasons.

One being that parents would start freaking out, starting nasty rumors, and try and hurt the student or his parents.

I'm not defending what he said, but there are a lot of rumors flying around, and I'd just like to remind everyone that you should take everything you hear with a grain of salt. Even if it's on the news.

(Or in my comment--how do you know who I am, or that my information is credible? All I can tell you is that I talked to the student tonight and parents have nothing to worry about. He's deeply sorry.)"