COMEGYS’ CAMPAIGN STRUCTURE ALTERED – MIKEY DUNN DRAFTED TO BOOST BUBBA!

It looks like Comegys got that wake-up call sent in the primary, when he nearly lost to both Jim Ireton and another quality candidate whose campaign was greatly impaired by an accident that confined him for a couple weeks and low funding. Even so, Bob Caldwell came within a few votes of sparing us the scary specter of "Mayor Bubba." It was probably that shenanigan by Barrie Tilghman a day or two before the primary – abusing the air-time afforded to her for "public affairs" programs on WICO – that pulled Comegys’ chestnuts from the fire on March 3.

But Bubba now knows better than to have Barrie and Richard Insley continue as his point persons in the upcoming general election like they did when Comegys was reelected (by a narrow margin) to City Council in 2007. That’s why you no longer see or hear Barrie shilling for him. And both Insley and SAPOA’s special Bubba-booster, T. J. Maloney, seem to have left the arena.

The most significant post-primary change in Bubba’s campaign is the presence of Mike Dunn, who now seems to be the point man after a hiatus of silence following his departure from both the Council and the City itself two years ago. Dunn attended the candidate forum on March 18 and another the following day, when he provided fodder for the Daily Times.

It looks like the only ones who are still playing a public role in the campaign are Lynn and Don (“More Taxes, Please”) Cathcart.

Comegys may come to regret having Howdy-Doody as his booster. There’s Mikey’s abyssmal record and asinine conduct as the leader of the "Dream Team" majority on the Council that was foisted on Salisbury residents by the Chamber of Commerce/Greater Salisbury Committee elitists, almost entirely non-residents, who deem it to be their inalienable right to control the City in order to use it as their cash cow. Recall the active involvement of Ron Alessi, Phil Tilghman and Brad Bellaciccio in the care and feeding of the Dream Team. Bubba’s campaign treasurer, Gamee Elliott, is a past president of the Chamber of Commerce. Then there’s Wm. Gordy – "Mr. Ubiquitous."

And recall that when Dunn left town in 2007, Barrie Tilghman said that there would be future work for him. Now we know what she did not disclose at that time.
Comegys is a pawn for the same business and commercial interests that both propagated and perpetuated Barrie Tilghman’s tenure as mayor to do their bidding. The reality that Jim Ireton could become mayor has them in frenzy. They were able to place an imposter, Louise Smith, on the Council in the last election, but that scam has been exposed. That they have recruited Dunn into the election process is proof that they are desperate.

So, look for Comegys’ campaign to become increasingly strident and negative in nature as his handlers, lead by Dunn, throw their malicious mud and manure at Jim Ireton. No doubt the Daily Times will play its usual role as handmaiden for the business and commercial elite. Salisbury voters ain’t seen nothin yet!