Kratovil is O'Malley

I just came across a great new site:  KratovilIsOMalley.com

This site has Kratovil on O'Malley's tax increases - "Something had to be done".

On tax cuts - "Disingenuous."

Oh Yes!  The URL says it all - Frank Kratovil Is Martin O'Malley.

What Now?

"Joe,

An inquiry for some of your more zealous right-wing readers:

It is being reported by Newsweek’s Howard Fineman that (according to inside sources) there is the very real possibility that Colin Powell will endorse Barack Obama on tomorrow’s “Meet The Press.” I understand that a large portion of your readers will immediately dismiss the notion purely because it comes from a “leftist-propaganda-anti American” magazine, but the reports have been circulating for some time, and Fineman seems to believe that the possibility is very real. At the very least, if he does not come out and publicity endorse Obama, he will not endorse McCain.

My question, based on the framework established by your readers is this: If the Obama endorsement happens, does this make Powell a RINO, and then subject to the same level of ridicule from your side as all the other identified RINOs?

Just curious."

Klan for Kratovil

If apologists for Frank Kratovil want to attack Maryland Sen. Andy Harris for the company he supposedly keeps, perhaps they wouldn't mind being held to the same standard.



I'm a big believer in fairness.  Since certain Kratovil shills choose to attack Harris for his (real or imagined) association with Salisbury News publisher Joe Albero, let's take a look at the behavior of some of Kratovil's cheerleaders.  Read More ...

GANNETT'S STOCK VALUE - HOW LOW WILL GANNETT GO?

The Gannett Co., Inc. revenue continues to fall. How could the electronic media have had such a dramatic effect?

The stock price has dramatically declined over the past year. Just how low will Gannett go? Who knows, but perhaps the reading public should be made aware that from September 14, 2007 through October 17, 2008 Gannett's stock value has plummeted $35.95 per share or declined 76.91%. That's right folks. This is not a mistake. Check it out for yourself.

http://finance.google.com/finance?q=NYSE:GCI

Humane Society Success Story #2

"Hey Joe!

Someone saw Romeo on both of our sites, came in and fell in love with him! He is having surgery tomorrow and going home on Tuesday! It doesn't get much better than that! May this trend just keep going and going and going.

Linda"

Annual Hanuted Forest

Annual Hanuted Forest
Can you handle some scarry fun? Want to enter a dark forest with sPoOky nOisEs?

Annual Hanuted Forest
Dates: October 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, & 25

Starts at Dark

Meet at the Parsonsburg Fire House and be driven back to the HAuNTEd ForESt in a wagon full of hay!

Cost: $6.00 donation to the NEW FIRE HOUSE fund.

Address: 32960 Old Ocean City Road ; Parsonsburg, MD 21849

Question of the Day, Sat 10/18

Today has been deemed the Sweetest Day of the Year.

What are you doing today?

Bumper Sticker

Handgun by your nightstand?

Each night before I go to bed I look in spot where I keep within arms reach, a semi-automatic handgun in the tried and true .45 caliber. Right next to it rests a Stinger rechargeable flashlight - always charged should the event arise that I need it. There is no question in my mind that I will use them if I have to - but I pray I will never need them.

Some time ago I hired a young man who was a Jehovah's Witness. He advised me that he would never kill anyone - not even in the defense of his life or that of his wife. He said that if it is God's will that he or his wife should die at the hands of another it is just a part of God's big plan. Now I can't relate to that. I believe that the Lord helps those who help themselves. How can anyone stand idly by and watch someone kill their wife/husband or child? I don't get it.

Anyway, I believe that there are those within our govt. who are pushing harder and harder to render us totally dependent on the govt. for our safety. This is a job they will never be able to perform.

I have a few questions for everyone.

How many of you would be able to kill someone else who was trying to take the life of your spouse or child?

How many of you think the govt. is up to the task of being responsible for the safety of every American?

How many of you support "shall issue" laws for concealed carry of firearms following background checks and proper training?

How many of you are willing to give up your firearms when the govt. comes to take them?

Wicomico County Sheriff's Office Press Releases

Incident: Violation of a Protective Order
Date of Incident: 16 October 2008
Location: 200 block of White Street, Salisbury, MD
Suspect: John William Collins, III, 52, Salisbury, MD

Narrative: On 16 October 2008 at 9:43 AM, deputies responded to a residence in the 200 block of White Street for a report of a subject being at a residence in violation of a Protective order. Upon their arrival, the deputies located John William Collins III inside the residence and determined that Collins was in fact in violation of the Protective Order issue by a District Court Judge. The order prohibited Collins from entering the residence.

Collins was arrested and transported to the Central Booking Unit where he was processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. After an initial appearance the Commissioner held Collins on $10,000.00 bond at the Detention Center.

Charges: Violation of a Protective Order

Incident: Possession of a Handgun
Date of Incident: 17 October 2008
Location: 1000 Block of Phillips Avenue, Salisbury, MD
Suspect: Carlus Dupree Gerald Jr., 18, Salisbury, MD

Narrative: On 17 October 2008 at 2:17 AM, a deputy from the Wicomico Sheriff’s office attempted to stop a vehicle on Civic Avenue that displayed an expired registration plate. The vehicle pulled over, but accelerated away as the deputy exited his vehicle. The vehicle continued with the deputy in pursuit to the 1000 block of Phillips Avenue where the vehicle stopped. The driver quickly exited his vehicle and attempted to walk away from the deputy. The suspect, Carlus Gerald, was detained by the deputy who then discovered Gerald to be in the possession of a loaded .22 caliber revolver.

Gerald was arrested and transported to the Central Booking Unit where he was processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. After an initial appearance, Gerald was held in lieu of $25,000.00 bond.

Charges:

Handgun on Person

Handgun in a Vehicle

Possession of a Concealed Handgun

Possession of a Regulated Firearm while under 21

Attempt to Flee and Elude in a Vehicle

Driving without a License

Incident: Assault
Date of Incident: 16 October 2008
Location: 7500 block of Brent Avenue, Salisbury, MD
Suspect: Joshua Lamont Handy, 28, Salisbury, MD

Narrative: On 16 October 2008 at 4:02 PM, a deputy from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence in the 7500 block of Brent Avenue for a reported assault. Upon arrival the deputy met with a victim suffering from facial injuries who was able to identify the assailant who was still present. After an investigation, the assailant, Joshua L. Handy, was arrested.

Handy was transported to the Central Booking Unit at the Wicomico County Detention Center where he was processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. After an initial appearance, Handy was held in the Detention Center in lieu of $25,000.00 bond.

Charges:
Assault

TO ALL MY FRIENDS.....LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE...

George Bush has been in office for 7 1/2 years. The first six years the economy was fine.
A little over one year ago:
1) Consumer confidence stood at a 2 1/2 year high;
2) Regular gasoline sold for $2.19 a gallon;
3) the unemployment rate was 4.5%.
4) the DOW JONES hit a record high--14,000 +
5) Americans were buying new cars,taking cruises, vacations overseas, living large!...

But Americans wanted 'CHANGE'! So, in 2006 they voted in a Democratic Congress and yes--we got 'CHANGE' all right. In the PAST YEAR:
1) Consumer confidence has plummeted;
2) Gasoline is now over $4 a gallon & climbing!;
3) Unemployment is up to 5.5% (a 10% increase);
4) Americans have seen their home equity drop by $12 TRILLION
DOLLARS and prices still dropping;
5) 1% of American homes are in foreclosure.
6) as I write, THE DOW is probing another low~~

TO ALL MY FRIENDS.....LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE...$2.5 TRILLION DOLLARS HAS EVAPORATED FROM THEIR STOCKS, BONDS & MUTUAL FUNDS INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS!

YES, IN 2006 AMERICA VOTED FOR CHANGE...AND WE SURE GOT IT! ....

REMEMBER THE PRESIDENT HAS NO CONTROL OVER ANY OF THESE ISSUES, ONLY CONGRESS.

AND WHAT HAS CONGRESS DONE IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

NOW THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT CLAIMS HE IS GOING TO REALLY GIVE US CHANGE ALONG WITH A DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS!!!!

JUST HOW MUCH MORE 'CHANGE' DO YOU THINK YOU CAN STAND?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY US NAVY

Today is the birthday for the US Navy. I personally served 9 years in the Navy and spent 4 years on the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71. I an a veteran of Desert Storm, as well as many other campaigns.

Have you served in the Navy? Do you have any family or friends that served in the Navy? If so, call them and wish them a happy birthday. Let them know that you are thinking of them and appreciate the sacrifices that them and their families went through to give us all an opportunity to sleep peacefully at night.

We as Marylanders have a very special academy located in our state, the US Naval Academy located in our state capitol of Annapolis. It is a wonderful place to visit. I would also like to welcome all Navy veterans, and spouses, sons or daughters of veterans to go to your local American Legion and help celebrate your services' birthday. While your there, sharing the camaraderie of other sailors, join that Legion and know you always have a friend close by to help you with anything you need. God Bless all of my fellow sailors and may God Bless all of our troops all over the world.

The Left Declares War On Joe The Plumber

The Left Declares War On Joe The Plumber
By Michelle Malkin
October 17, 2008

Six-term Sen. Joe Biden's got some nerve going after citizen Joe the
Plumber. But the entrenched politician from Delaware, who fancies
himself the nation's No. 1 Ordinary Joe, had no choice. Obama-Biden
simply can't tolerate an outspoken citizen successfully painting the
Democratic ticket as socialist overlords. And so a dirty, desperate war
against Joe Wurzelbacher is on.

The left's political plumbers are attacking the messenger, rummaging
through his personal life and predictably wielding the race card once
again. It's standard operating procedure for the Obama thug machine.

Wurzelbacher, in case you've been in hibernation, is the small-business
man from Ohio who questioned Obama about his tax plan during a Toledo
campaign swing last weekend. The revealing exchange was caught on tape
and broadcast widely across the Internet and TV airwaves.

In response to Wurzelbacher's question about why he should be "taxed
more and more for fulfilling the American dream," Obama sermonized that
he needed to "spread the wealth around" because "it's good for everybody."

John McCain flung that chilling Marxist mantra back in Obama's face
during Wednesday night's presidential debate and repeatedly cited Joe
the Plumber's plight.

Obama squirmed. The dirt-diggers started Googling. And the next morning,
six-term Sen. Biden launched the first salvo against the Ohio
entrepreneur on NBC's "Today Show," challenging the veracity of his
story: "I don't have any Joe the Plumbers in my neighborhood that make
$250,000 a year."

Under an Obama-Biden administration, they'll make sure /no /Joe the
Plumbers ever earn such a salary. "It's good for everybody," don't you know?

Biden, as is so often the case, twisted the facts about Wurzelbacher. No
surprise there. Slick Joe Biden is the one who tells fables about
visiting a diner in Delaware that hasn't been open in years; spins yarns
about getting "forced down" in a helicopter over Afghanistan because of
perilous conditions that turned out to be weather related, not al-Qaida
related; and continues to slander the family of the man involved in his
wife and daughter's fatal car accident (crash investigators cleared the
now-deceased driver of drunk driving, despite Biden's insinuations). But
I digress.

Wurzelbacher never claimed to be making $250,000 a year. He told Obama
that he might be "getting ready to buy a company that makes about
$250,000, $270,000" a year. His simple point was that Obama's punitive
tax proposals would make it more difficult to realize his dream.

Obama's followers couldn't handle the incontrovertible truth. Left-wing
blogs immediately went to work, blaring headlines like "Not A Real $250k
Plumber!" Next, they falsely accused Wurzelbacher of not being
registered to vote -- he's registered in Lucas County, Ohio, and voted
as a Republican in this year's primary.

Next, they called him a liar for identifying himself as undecided. Only
registered Democrats and fake Republican tools used in mainstream media
stories and YouTube debates are allowed to use that label, you see.

Next, award-winning liberal blogger Joshua Marshall cast Wurzelbacher as
some kind of rabid freak for calling Social Security a "joke" -- as if
no working-class Americans could believe that the federal government's
entitlement programs were a rip-off unless they were bought and paid for
by the McCain campaign.



Then, suddenly, the journalists who wouldn't lift a finger to
investigate Obama's longtime relationships with Weather Underground
terrorist Bill Ayers and Jeremiah Wright sprang into action rifling
through citizen Joe Wurzelbacher's tax records. Politico.com reported
breathlessly: "Samuel J. Wurzelbacher has a lien placed against him to
the tune of $1,182.92. The lien is dated from January of '07." Press
outlets probed his divorce records. The local plumbers union, which has
endorsed Obama, claimed he didn't do their required apprenticeship work
and didn't have a license to work outside his local township.

Hang him!

After Wurzelbacher told Katie Couric that Obama's rhetorical tap dance
was "almost as good as Sammy Davis, Jr.," the inevitable cries of
"bigotry" followed. (There are now tens of thousands of hits on the
Internet for "Joe the Plumber racist.")

Welcome to Joe the Plumber Derangement Syndrome. If you can't beat him,
smear him. It's the Obama way.