Pork In The Park

How could I let down this weekend's Pork In The Park Event? I was there for the ribbon cutting and watch the line to get in get longer and longer by the minute.

Tonight might just be your best night to get out and enjoy? I walked the grounds where they were coking all that food and man did that smell good. Then again, anything smells better than the Detention Center, LOL!

I feel a shell coming off little by little, can you tell?

So We Think We are Hearing the Truth...

If you think the Main Stream Media is giving you information based on truth, then you are sorely mistaken.
Ask yourself this...over the last two decades media sources have been bought up faster than most people are aware of. We hear about the merging of these media giants but are we fully understanding what the implications of those mergings mean?

What it means is that our news is coming from Corporate Giants who want to control what we see, what we hear, what we purchase and ultimately what we believe.

Independant News Sources are becoming few and far between and this trend has frightening implications.
Media depends on advertisers to pay salaries for writers, staff, printing equip. etc. If an advertiser doesn't like what the media sources are saying they pull their advertising and the media looses money. Simple Right?
Well, now let extrapolate this scenario onto the grand scale of say Viacom, or Gannet.
Media Giants need advertising dollars too and they charge a premium for it. Which means they are courting big name advertisers. The bigger the advertiser the bigger the budget and the more and more they are able to cover and purchase.
But what happens when you are a huge media giant and one of your reporters has found a story about a product produced by one of your huge advertisers? Do you run the story?
According to the link that I am including for you to watch on YouTube is exactly what happend.
Monsanto produced a product for the cattle industry to bring a calf to adult hood very quickly thus increasing profits for the beef farmers. However when it showed up in the milk it had soooo much bovine growth hormone in the milk scientist said no we cant use this. Monsanto, said that' not going to happen wer'e selling it and advertising it. When a Fox News Reporter got a hold of this story he went through hell to get he story heard.
Here it is ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZkDikRLQrw
Take the few minutes and watch this you are never going to believe your media sources again.

Quote of the Day from Pope Pius XI

Justice requires that to lawfully constituted Authority there be given that respect and obedience which is its due; that the laws which are made shall be in wise conformity with the common good; and that, as a matter of conscience all men shall render obedience to these laws.

Pope Pius XI

It's Time For A Vacation

Yesterday was certainly trying but it was a day in which I will soon get over. I can say I now know what it's like for those celebrities surrounded by camera people and even other Bloggers out to capture that Kodak Moment, LOL.

Nevertheless, it is what it is and I have to tip my hat to Charles Jannace and Bill Duvall for their relentless efforts to push the Comptroller into filing such charges. Talk about crazy, the Daily Times has two articles of interest in the Delmarva Section. One is a story about Sarah Dykstra killed by an Off Duty Police Officer. The Officer could receive up to 30 months in prison and a fine of $1,150.00. However, in my case, (you're going to love this) the Daily Times claims I could face up to 10 years in prison. How ironic!

The purpose of this Blog was to open the minds of the many believing the Daily Times was telling real stories when we all knew they were slanted, if they even told them at all. After this last go round, I have to decide just what I'm willing to go through any more and more importantly what my Family must deal with.

A friend of mine, Donna, makes a great point. We seem to be out there doing all of the work for the Citizens of Salisbury and when the time comes for them to step up to the plate and participate, no one shows up. Well, I couldn't agree more.

This kid comes around and says he's going to recall the Mayor, then Smith, then Comegys and rather than everyone coming together to support this young man, everyone challenges his right to do so. Quite frankly, it's sad to watch this Mayor scare the crap out of so many.

That being said, it's time for me to sit back and think about what I want to do. I want to thank all of you for your calls and messages. Once I explained to those close to me what actually happened it becomes very clear why things were done the way they were. Obviously I cannot expose that information until I've had enough time to discuss it with my lawyers.

I will say, it's VERY interesting how the Comptroller never contacted me to ask me anything. I am an American Citizen who has been paying taxes for many years. One would think I'd get the courtesy of our own Government for such before you go and file an arrest warrant for someone and treat them like a criminal. Jesus Christ, even Bush sent back all the Iraq families here in the United States before they ever investigated one of them after 911.

Anyhow, I have some things to think about over the next couple of days. Others will be posting here in the mean time but right now I need to think about what is best for my Family and make a decision as to where this Blog will go.

Don't Fault Barrie Tilghman

Salisbury government is something. Mayor Barrie Tilghman's bureaucracy grows and grows. Property taxes rise. The only economic development that the city seems able to attract is retail or residential development. Yet, we have learned via the Daily Times that this is not Tilghman's fault. No, it's all because Wicomico County won't write her a BIG CHECK!

Taking a clue from her counterpart down the hall (Wicomico County Executive Rick Pollitt), Tilghman is blaming some amorphous government policy for the fiscal woes of Salisbury. Tilghman seems to think that the city's fiscal plight is because Wicomico County doesn't provide a tax differential. This is similar to Pollitt's now monotonous tactic of tying the county's revenue cap with its fiscal problems.

It should be noted that Tilghman has now changed her rhetoric a bit and has begun calling for a "tax set-off". As we explained in an earlier post, Tilghman wants the county to right a check, not provide needed tax relief to Salisbury taxpayers. It should be noted that our local paper has fallen right in line.

As we have stated time and again, a TAX DIFFERENTIAL is fair. Asking the Wicomico County government to simply write a check (Tilghman's newly named TAX SET-OFF) so that Tilghman may feed her bureaucracy is unjust to all taxpayers AND fiscally irresponsible.

Tilghman has proven time and again that she will spend every nickel that she can snatch, wheedle, or extort from the city's residents. Sure, there are a few residents like SU professor Don Cathcart (spouse of former councilwoman Lynn Cathcart) who have this strange notion that Salisbury residents are not taxed enough. However, I believe that this is merely a sad commentary on Maryland's system of higher education.

What other potential sources of city revenue does Tilghman have in mind? If she has specifics I would be happy to listen. Perhaps Tilghman could simply cut back on the subsidies provided to her developer pals? How about actually enforcing the city's code and fining her slumlord buddies?

I know, who am I kidding?

cross posted at Delmarva Dealings

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Courageous Christopher 5k in 1 Month!

There is still plenty of time to register for the Courageous Christopher 5k which the benefits will go towards funding a siezure response dog which will alert adults to an on comming seizure. The race begins at 10 am on Saturday May 17th starting at Asbury Church on Camden. Race day registration starts at 8:30 am. The price tag for the dog is $11,000.

Following the 5k will be a pig roast and entertainment. All those who wish to participate with a dog or a stroller are highly encouraged.

Awards for the top 3 overall and top three men and women will be awarded. T-shirts will be given out to the first 200 registrants.

You can pick up an entry form at many area businessess or register online at http://www.courageouschristopher.com/

Barren Creek Christian Academy Fundraiser

Barren Creek, a small Christian School in Mardela Springs will be holding a car wash and bake sale Saturday April 26th at Peninsula Total Car Care on 309 E. Carrol Street. The fundraiser will benefit the students of the academy to help pay for new playground equipment.

Contact Leslie Ashley @ 410-376-0032 for more information.