And They Called Us CAVE People And The Dirty Dozen!

Ladies & Gentlemen, it has been a very long 4 years in the making. We had a Mayor that played dirty tricks on the taxpayers of Salisbury who believed she was invincible. I have seen dirty politics like no one could have ever dreamed of and desperation like no other campaign ever experienced.

Name calling, personal attacks, arrests, threats, you name it, it has been done. We had a Mayor that clearly disgusted many but for all too many years no one was willing to stand up to the Tilghman Administration in fear of all kind of retaliation.

For me personally, there have been arrests and false charges simply to make me out to be this bad guy who took more abuse than anyone could ever dream of. In the past, it was enough to fold many and made them go into hiding but this time Barrie Tilghman met her match. She believed there was this "Dirty Dozen" and she actually thought that's where it ended. She was so sick, she had no clue there were hundreds, if not thousands of people even back then who couldn't stand her dirty tactics but no one had yet to stand up to her.

I personally fought this woman along with Chief Webster, Chief See, Mike Dunn, Lynn Cathcart, Gary Comegys, Jim Rapp, Carrie Samis, Ron Alessi, Richard Insley, Louise Smith, The Daily Times and many others and I was not going to stand down. Hence, Salisbury News. If for nothing else, one way or another I was going to expose these people to the point they would finally be accountable for their actions and today each and every one of you who cast your vote for Debbie Campbell, Jim Ireton and Cynthia Polk finally proved to this administration you weren't going to take it any more.

Along comes a wonderful man named Jim Ireton. A man who absolutely loves the City of Salisbury and reminds me a lot of Jim Mathias, charismatic about the town he loved so well. A new light to shine brighter than any other light this City has ever seen. The Daily Times ragged on him from day one and it only until the bitter end that they finally came to realize the message coming from Salisbury News was more powerful than they had ever dreamed of. The message was, "Help Is On The Way" from a man who truly meant it. From a man that was not just gaining momentum, a man that said full steam ahead and never looked back. A man who was the light at the end of a very dark tunnel that until today no one ever expected to see the end.

Jim Ireton is a man who can be trusted and I can't thank each and every one of you for showing your support and trusting in the message we continued to deliver each and every day for the past three months. Now don't ever think we believe Jim is perfect, no one is. What you will come to learn is that YOUR best interests are at heart with this man and he will do his very best to make the positive changes Salisbury so desperately needs.

Debbie Campbell, what can I say. Has it been easy watching this woman get attacked by Gary Comegys, Barrie Tilghman, Mike Dunn and Louise Smith, absolutely not. But I'll tell you this. When Debbie Campbell ran for Office and I watched these cowards beat up on her at every opportunity they could I made Debbie a promise many years ago that I would attend every single Council Meeting and I'd have her back. No, it hasn't been easy. Mike Dunn pushed buttons and confronted Debbie in abusive ways I had never seen a man do to a woman and quite frankly it was all I could do to keep myself from getting right back in that mans face and treat him exactly the same way he was treating her. The only way I felt I could get justice was to create a Blog of my own and go after them the same way they had gone after me and others.

Debbie Campbell has certainly made meetings last much longer than they should have, IF we had an honorable council. That was not the case, so Debbie had to press each and every issue and let me assure you of one thing, this is a VERY intelligent woman and you're damn lucky to have her back for another 4 years.

As for Cynthia Polk, she's a very kind woman and while many out there are begging that she win this election, I thank Cynthia for stepping up to the plate to better this fine City. If Cynthia doesn't win, all is not lost, trust me on that. Shanie Shields is not a vindictive woman. She will also see the light at the end of the tunnel and I firmly believe she'll start to vote in a direction that will help the City move forward, you'll see. I also believe you'll see the same out of Louise Smith. Gary Comegys will do one of two things. He'll either be the guy that becomes vindictive and tries to get Louise Smith and Shanie Shields to side with him on every vote or Gary will simply say enough is enough and call it quits. My guess is that he'll attempt to make every one's live miserable after this loss as there will be many people, especially Landlords/Slumlords that will desperately want him to stick with it and keep them alive.

In the end I firmly believe once everyone settles into their new positions the citizens will see where Ireton is headed and he will quickly gain even more support for his vision and Gary and his people will quickly fade into the sunset. It's time to do things right and everyone will need a few days to get used to what's about to change in 12 more days. I'm dying to see if the Mayor actually leaves the notes she took for the new Mayor from her recent meetings and actually cooperates with Mr. Ireton to make this transaction a smooth one. Somehow I doubt it but I encourage ALL of you to keep your eyes out for any Shredder Companies and alert Salisbury News if you see ANYTHING suspicious over the next few days at the GOB.

My very first request for Mr. Ireton as Mayor would be, create a telephone hot line just like Rick Pollitt did and let each and every employee of the City come clean immediately with what they know. Get right to the bottom of everything fast and come forward to the public with what you have learned so as they can never come back and point the finger at you for anything. The sooner he gets this done the better life will be for everyone.

Getting back to the title of this Post, Barrie, the "Dirty Dozen" was a figment of your imagination. Today you were spanked by the majority of Citizens who simply said, "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH." It was never a dozen people Barrie. Today we proved just that.

To Mayor Jim Ireton Elect and Councilwoman Debbie Campbell, THANK YOU so very much! Folks, you can stop hiding behind anonymous if you'd like. Things are about to get really exciting in the City of Salisbury. It has been a very long day but an even longer 4 years. I thank ALL of our readers for visiting and participating with Salisbury News. We started out rough and have toned things down year after year. It's only going to get better from here on out Ladies & Gentlemen.

In closing, Tuesday was the biggest day Salisbury News has ever had. I'll obviously get a later start than usual as I'm wrapping up this Post at 1:40 AM.