NYC Mayor Bloomberg Gets The Votes To Extend Term Limits

NYC Mayor Bloomberg gets the votes to get past the term limits and will attempt to run for another term. More to come........

GANNETT CONTINUES TO HAVE FINANCIAL TROUBLES

Gannett Co., Inc. - (The Daily Times parent company) - continues to set record lows. Today the stock tumbled to $8.49/Share setting yet another record low.

Just how low will it go?

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

It Just Keeps Getting Worse

"I thought I only called him that. We had a beloved horse that Dr. Death came to put down. He gave her shots and said it was enough to put down an elephant. Well 6 hours later after many unanswered calls to him, we had to shoot her because of her going into seizures."

Lowering Of The Maryland State Flag To Half Staff

This is to advise you that Governor Martin O’Malley has ordered the Maryland State Flag flown at half staff immediately. This is in memory of Officer Richard M. Bremer of the Frederick Police Department, who died yesterday in the line of duty. The flag shall continue to be flown at half staff until sunset on the day of the funeral. This office will send an additional notice when the date of the funeral is released.

This action is taken under the Protocol for the Maryland State Flag. Any questions on the above should be directed to the Office of the Secretary of State.

Cc: John P. McDonough, Secretary of State

Michael Enright, Chief of Staff

Superintendent Terrence Sheridan, Maryland State Police

Secretary Alvin C. Collins, Department of General Services

Woody Cullum, Fire Chief, BWI Airport

Governor’s Press Office

UPDATE:

Joe

After your post about the officer in Frederick that was killed I went searching for more information since my sister and her family live in Frederick. I have included 2 links.
One link is about the officer and the other of how they SAVED 30k in 3 months by limiting the use of certain county vehicles.


Officer info
http://www.gazette.net/stories/10232008/frednew115130_32492.shtml

30K saved in 3 months
http://www.gazette.net/stories/10232008/newmnew164423_32477.shtml

Oz

NASCAR Is In Deep Trouble

The top 3 auto manufacturers are scaling back BIG TIME on NASCAR Sponsorship.

With automobile manufacturers struggling to survive and their $10,000,000.00 contracts will probably NOT be renewed.

I was told that Sunoco has been donating ALL of the fuel for all of the NASCAR Races as well. I'm not positive this is totally true but it wouldn't surprise me one bit.

Here comes the Depression Folks, especially if you're a big NASCAR Fan.

Crime Task Force Meeting

There will be a Crime Task Force Meeting in room 305 at 4:00 PM today at the Government Office Building.

Breaking News!!!!!

Humane Society Animal Adoption Update:

"Joe, Thank you again for posting the pictures on your site we have had a huge turnout in adoptions. Mocha, Sasha, Brando, Maggie, Ruby, Buster, and Romeo have all been adopted to great homes. Thank you soo much -Linda"

The Crossroads Chronicle Is Up

GO HERE to read all the bullsh!t. I just spit up my brunch.

"I" Would Call Him, Dee, Dee, Deeee!

This Is A Must See!!!!!!!!

GO HERE!

Presidential Race Tightens Up, AP Poll Says

WASHINGTON (Oct. 22) - The presidential race tightened after the final debate, with John McCain gaining among whites and people earning less than $50,000, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll that shows McCain and Barack Obama essentially running even among likely voters in the election homestretch.

GO HERE to see the full article.

Where Have All The Pellets Gone???????

Are you having the same problem I'm having, I can't find pellets for my pellet stove?

I thought since so many people have purchased pellet stoves in the past couple of years, perhaps we should start advertising who has them in stock and how much they're charging per bag or per ton.

Sam's Club received 14 tons last week and they sold out in a day or two. I called them this morning and asked them when they might expect them in again and they said they hadn't reordered them.

Winter is just beginning and I personally can't believe they're not on the ball with this. I will add, WalMart doesn't have any either. Not the North Salisbury WalMart anyway.

Survival Products usually carries them but they charge much more per bag than anyone else. I believe the Tractor Supply carries them too.

OK, here's the scoop.

Sam's Club. $4.88 per bag
WalMart $5.75 per bag
Tractor Supply $5.99 per bag
NONE IN STOCK! No one can tell me when they will have any back in stock either. I called the Tractor Supply and they told me that their computer is telling them they are "out of season" meaning they can't even order them.

When I called Survival Products, no one answered the phone. When I got to their answering machine it said the mailbox was full. I'll bet if you went to any National Company that sells propane, oil and the likes of such you'd see hundreds of tractor trailer loads of pellets stored on their property?

OK, so do YOU know where they can be found and for how much?

Subject: President's Pension

For the Bean counters..From a financial perspective... A President's pension currently is $191,300.00 per year, until he is 80 years old. Assuming the next president lives to age 80, Sen.Mc Cain would receive ZERO pension as he would reach 80 at the end of two terms president. Sen. Obama would be retired for 26 years after two terms and would receive $4,973,800.00 in pension. (read carefully as it is almost $5 Million) Therefore, it would certainly make economic sense to elect McCain in November.... along with all the other good reasons! How's that for non-partisan thinking.

Worth Repeating.

Salisbury Police Department Press Releases

On October 21, 2008 at approximately 11:02 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police Department received a call to respond to the four hundered (400) block of South Park Drive for the report of a purse snatching. Upon arrival, the officers met with a victim who advised that her pocketbook had been stolen. The victim advised the officers that she was walking from her residence to her vehicle when she was approached by two (2) suspects. As she put items into her vehicle, one (1) of the suspects struck her from behind and told her not to turn around. One (1) of the suspects then took her pocketbook and both suspects fled from the area on foot. The victim received a minor injury to the facial area, but refused treatment. The investigation is continuing.

The suspects are described as:

1. Black male, approx. 19 years of age, wearing a grey hooded Sweatshirt and dark jeans.

2. Black male, approx. 19 years of age, wearing a blue hooded jacket and dark jeans.

CC # 200800039374

If anyone has any information regarding this incident, they are asked to contact the Salisbury Police Department at 410-548-3165 or Crime Solvers at 410-548-1776.

On October 21, 2008 at approximately 1:13 am, Officers of the Salisbury Police Department received a call to respond to an apartment building on Fairground Drive for the report of a domestic assault. Upon arrival, the officers were advised by the female victim that she had been assaulted by the below listed suspect during a domestic argument. The officers observed minor injuries to the facial area and hand of the victim. The suspect was still at the premises and was taken into custody. The victim did not seek medical attention for her injuries.

ARRESTED: Reggie Lee Copes, 26 years of age Princess Anne, Maryland

CHARGES: Second degree assault

DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking CC # 200800039281

On October 21, 2008 at approximately 1:01 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police Department arrested the below listed suspect as a result of an outstanding Maryland arrest warrant. The warrant charges the suspect with assaulting two (2) family members.

ARRESTED: Allen Anthony Bean, 43 years of age Jessup, Maryland

CHARGES:
Second degree assault (2 counts)
First degree child abuse (2 counts)
Second degree child abuse (2 counts)

DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking CC # 200800039166

Did YOU Know

The City of Salisbury spends more money on electricity for street lights than ANY other item on the City's budget!

"DR DEATH SUMS IT UP" Another Dr. Nolte Story

"On Oct. 20, 2008 I took my 0ne week old Pitbull puppies to Dr. Nolte for examination.

He examined all six puppies and said they are in good health. He gave them suppose to be dewormer but who know's what it was because two hours later all six puppies died at the same time. DR DEATH SUMS IT UP!!!!!!!!!!!!

Find another line of work."

Curt Johnson

Artscape On The River

When Is A Lie OK? ... When Frank Kratovil Tells It

Is it ever OK to tell a lie?  If you are a liberal, it seems that lies are perfectly acceptable ... if it is liberals who are telling the lie.  This appears to be the philosophy of the self-identified "independent", "moderate" congressional candidate Frank Kratovil.

Kratovil's campaign is claiming that his opponent, Maryland Sen. Andy Harris, is unfit to serve in Congress because of his refusal to pull an ad which Kratovil claims is "blatantly dishonest".  To Kratovil's sycophantic supporters it matters not that the "evidence" that Kratovil was misquoted is based on an edited audio.

How pure is Frank Kratovil?  Well, Kratovil has run ads that are blatantly untrue.  Research performed by Michael Swartz over at MonoBlogue shows that both a TV ad AND printed material discussing Andy Harris' legislative record is "misleading", to put it kindly.  IF TV are the standard, this makes Kratovil not only a liar but a hypocrite - even if his accusations about Harris are accurate; something I'm not sure about.

One reason that the Kratovil campaign won't release the complete audio of the SU event where he claims that the Daily Times misquoted him is the simple fact that this would verify a greater example of Kratovil's truth handicap.  It was at the same event that Frank Kratovil said that he supported the trillion dollar federal bailout - while claiming that he opposed it the very next night at Cecil Community College.

Frank knows that everyone loves a flip-flopper, and this is a biggie.  No wonder that PolitickerMD is the only outlet that has covered it.  We would never expect the Baltimore Sun or the Daily Times to expend ink on a story that would harm a liberal.

What, then, is the media consensus?  A lie is perfectly OK - as long as a liberal like Frank Kratovil is the one telling it.

cross posted at Delmarva Dealings

Question of the Day, Thur 10/23

Why do you think Americans are obese? Is it due to the processed food? Do you think it's because of fast food restaurants? Do you think it's because of our comfort-eating due to mental issues like depression? Do you think it's because Americans plan all their social engagements over meals?

Please weigh in with your opinion.

Bumper Sticker

Lowest Local Gas Prices

You can purchase gas in Laurel at the Royal Farms, Exxon, and Truck stop $2.49 a gallon.

This just in. Universal Gas Station on Cypress Street is now $2.54 per gallon.

Americans Are Idiots

""We suck...and yet we are the ones who police the world, support poor and developing countries with tons of cash and goods, fight others wars, have a democracy that wants to blow its self up by letting the IDIOTS run the country and vote in an empty suit for President with ZERO experience of any kind!! If this happens; soon we will truly SUCK and hopefully a country like China or Japan or the United Kingdom will bail us out of a major depression which Democrats in Congress will drive us into. In the meantime the Arab world will jack the price of a barrel of oil to $250 or better and we here in the USA will still be wanting to "get out from under" dependency on imported oil, yet we will not have built a new refinery in over 30 year, or drilled in Alaska, the mid west states or off shore because of some environmental group crying the blues about how only the USA is polluting our oceans, streams, forests, destroying the atmosphere and ozone layer and we will cause the Ice Caps to melt, the oceans will rise an inch or two, causing major problems in
coastal cities. BULL !!! It's about time the people of this country take it back from the idiots, let's vote them out of office, take environmental groups for what they are and dismiss their concerns and make decisions that will benefit our nation and all of it's peoples, not just the idiots!!"

Chuck"

Inacom and Microsoft Offer Technology Makeover

Salisbury, MD, October 21, 2008: Inacom Information Systems, a Delmarva-based technology solutions provider, and Microsoft Corp, the worldwide leader in software development, have teamed up to offer Delmarva businesses and non-profit organizations the chance to win a complete technology makeover with a potential value of more than $50,000.

“With today’s economy tipping towards recession, Delmarva’s organizations are actively seeking opportunities to reduce costs, improve productivity, and increase customer responsiveness. Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 is an effective tool to help address all three of these business challenges.” states Travis Fisher, Inacom’s Executive Vice President. “We’re excited to partner with Microsoft to offer Delmarva’s small businesses, non-profit organizations, and medical practices the opportunity to win more than $50,000 in technology assistance, helping them to become more competitive in this tough economic climate.”

The Microsoft Mid Atlantic SBS 2008 Technology Makeover Sweepstakes will take place from November 12th, 2008 through March 27th, 2009, during the official marketing launch campaign for Microsoft Windows Small Business Server (SBS) 2008. This newest version of Small Business Server helps organizations with fewer than 75 employees improve network performance, protect valuable business data, and serve applications that improve customer responsiveness.

On November 12th, Inacom will host a seminar detailing the advantages of Windows Small Business Server 2008 in conjunction with Microsoft’s official release of their newest operating system. Attendees to the event will be given an evaluation sheet, which will double as their official entry into the Microsoft sweepstakes. Eligible entries will be forwarded to Microsoft for their official grand prize drawing on March 27, 2009.

Attendance at Inacom’s Small Business Server seminar is limited, so advanced registration is required. Organizations that would like to learn more about Small Business Server and enter Microsoft’s sweepstakes should visit www.inacom-sby.com/sweepstakes, where a registration link to Inacom’s seminar is provided. There is a limit of one attendee per organization to allow more opportunities to enter the sweepstakes.

Inacom is also planning additional seminars throughout the Delmarva Peninsula. Interested persons who are unable to make the November 12 event can email travis@inacom-sby.com to be notified of additional events as they are announced.

Official sweepstakes rules and prize description can be found at http://sbsmakeover.com.

About Inacom Information Systems: Inacom Information Systems is a premier provider of integrated voice, data, and web solutions for Delmarva businesses, non-profits, and local governments. Inacom is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Cisco Systems Select Certified Partner, HP Business Partner, Avaya Diamond Level Business Partner, and Symantec SMB Specialized Partner. More information about Inacom can be found at www.inacom-sby.com.

About Microsoft: Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq: “MSFT”) is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. More information about Microsoft can be found at www.microsoft.com.

For more information about Inacom’s participation in the Microsoft Mid Atlantic SBS 2008 Technology Makeover Sweepstakes, contact Travis Fisher via email (travis@inacom-sby.com) or telephone (800.346.1225)

Democrats

The Cowboy & His Herd

A cowboy named Bud was overseeing his herd in a remote pasture in Oklahoma country when suddenly a brand-new BMW advanced out of a dust cloud towards him.

The driver, a young man in a Brioni suit, Gucci shoes, RayBan sunglasses and YSL tie, leans out the window and asks the cowboy, 'If I tell you exactly how many cows and calves you have in your herd, Will you give me a calf?'

Bud looks at the man, obviously a yuppie, then looks at his peacefully grazing herd and calmly answers, 'Sure, Why not?'

The yuppie parks his car, whips out his Dell notebook computer,connects it to his Cingular RAZOR V3 cell phone, and surfs to a NASA page on the Internet, where he calls up a GPS satellite to get an exact fix on his location which he then feeds to another NASA satellite that scans the area in an ultra-high-resolution photo.

The young man then opens the digital photo in Adobe Photoshop and exports it to an image processing facility in Hamburg , Germany

Within seconds, he receives an email on his Palm Pilot that the image has been processed and the data stored. He then accesses a MS-SQL database th rough an ODBC connected Excel spreadsheet with email on his Blackberry and, after a few minutes, receives a response.

Finally, he prints out a full-color, 150-page report on his hi-tech, miniaturized HP LaserJet printer and finally turns to the cowboy and says, 'You have exactly 1,586 cows and calves.'

'That's right. Well, I guess you can take one of my calves,' says Bud.

He watches the young man select one of the animals and looks on amused as the young man stuffs it into the trunk of his car.

Then the Bud says to the young man, 'Hey, if I can tell you exactly what your business is, will you give me back my calf?'

The young man thinks about it for a second and then says, 'Okay, why not?'

'You're a Congressman for the U.S. Government', says Bud.

'Wow! That's correct,' says the yuppie, 'but how did you guess that?'

'No guessing required.' answered the cowboy. 'You showed up here even though nobody called you; you want to get paid for an answer I already knew, to a question I never asked. You tried to show me how much smarter than me you are; and you don't know a thing a bout cows...this is a
herd of sheep. . . .
Now give me back my dog.

Why I Plan to Vote Democrat

Why I am voting Democrat!

I'm voting Democrat because I believe the government will do a better job of spending MY MONEY than I would. I think when you spread the wealth around it is good for everybody! It’s Patriotic!

I'm voting Democrat because I believe that business should not be allowed to make profits for themselves. All profits are evil and should be confiscated for Government Redistribution.

I'm voting Democrat because I believe that MORE Government regulations and higher taxes on Business will stop Business from exporting their jobs to Countries with LESS Government regulations and lower taxes.

I'm voting Democrat because I believe terrorists should be allowed to have trials in American courts. And be able to subpoena top secret documents, soldiers, government officials, etc. to cross examine for their defense. They should have ACLU lawyers who can help intimidate Americans who serve on the juries!

I'm voting Democrat because I believe Gay Marriage should be the law of the land and will probably produce better children.

I'm voting Democrat because I believe English should not be the official language of the United States. I don’t mind pushing one for English when I use the phone.

I'm voting Democrat because I believe partial birth abortion is okay but water boarding a terrorist is disgusting.

I'm voting Democrat because I believe having a domestic terrorist like Bill Ayers as a close friend is a good thing. It allows for great relations with foreign terrorists.

I'm voting Democrat because I believe in a FREE government health care system. I believe doctors, nurses, hospitals, drug companies, etc. will gladly donate their time, products, services, facilities, etc. for FREE and that will be a better system.

I'm voting Democrat because I believe in and support trial lawyers, frivolous lawsuits and outrageous jury verdicts.

I'm voting Democrat because I believe 9/11 was an inside job to con the American people to go to war for oil.

I'm voting Democrat because I believe social security is solvent and that there is a social security lock box and I don’t believe social security is a Ponzi scheme.

I'm voting Democrat because I believe MOST AMERICANS are bitter and cling to their guns and religion. Let’s rid our country of guns and religion!

I'm voting Democrat because I believe illegal aliens deserve all the rights of ordinary Americans plus some additional rights Americans do not have.

I'm voting Democrat because I believe corporations should pay higher taxes! I believe higher taxes on business will make the price of their products and services LESS EXPENSIVE.

I'm voting Democrat because I believe groups like ACORN who register felons, drug addicts, wino’s, homeless drifters, illegal aliens, dead people, children, fictional Disney characters, etc. makes my vote count more.

I'm voting Democrat because I believe celebrating the winter solstice shows compassion for the small minority of people that do not celebrate Christmas.

I'm voting Democrat because I believe hard core criminal murders and rapists deserve life and that the innocent unborn deserve death. It’s a choice I can live with.

I'm voting Democrat because I believe Bush caused Hurricane Katrina and he blew-up the levies in the ninth ward of New Orleans.

I'm voting Democrat because I believe that any one who is not partaking in one of the many wonderful government programs obviously has too much money and should pay higher taxes.

I'm voting Democrat because when we pull out of Iraq the terrorists will be happy and now think of us as good people.

I'm voting Democrat because I believe our soldiers are AIR RAIDING villages and killing innocent people.

I'm voting Democrat because I believe sex in the Oval Office with an intern is a private matter and that everybody lies under oath about sex.

I'm votin Demokrat becuse I wus edumkated at a publick sckrool. I lik da Natsionel Edukatshun Assoseeashun!

I'm voting Democrat because freedom of speech is fine as long as it does not offend people. Can’t we all just get along?

I'm voting Democrat because I believe oil companies' profits are wrong. I believe higher taxes on oil companies will produce lower prices at the pump.

I'm voting Democrat because I believe we need to rid ourselves of dependency on foreign oil, BUT I AM AGAINST offshore drilling for oil and natural gas, drilling in Anwar, building nuclear power plants and clean coal technology.

And finally, I'm voting Democrat because I believe Reverend Wright when he said “GODDAMN AMERICA” and “OUR CHICKENS ARE COMING HOME TO ROOST”. Hey let’s make a comfortable nest for those chickens!

Why are you voting Democrat?