Location(s):
1st location 100 block of S. Governors Blvd. Capitol Park Dover, Delaware
2nd location 23000 block of S. Dupont Highway Greenwood, Delaware
DATE and TIME:
1st Home Invasion Sunday January 10, 2010 7:35 P.M.
2nd Home Invasion Monday January 11, 2010 12:21 A.M.
Victim(s):
1 Home Invasion
A 20 and 23 year old males of the 100 block of S. Governors Blvd. Capitol Park, Dover, Delaware
Suspect(s):
1st Home Invasion
2 black male suspects 5’06” to 5’08”, 150-170 lbs
Both wearing black clothing, jeans, heavy weight winter jackets, and masks.
One suspect was light complexion and the other medium to dark complexion black males.
Resume: Home Invasion 1
During the 1st home invasion the victims heard a knock at their door. One of the victims looked outside and did not see anyone. The 23 year old victim opened the front door at which time the two suspects forced their way into the residence. The suspects displayed two handguns demanding money. The 23 year old victim was struck with a handgun and sustained a cut on the left side of his head. The victim was medically treated at the scene. The 20 year old victim was confronted by the 2nd suspect with a handgun however he was not injured.
The suspects obtained a undisclosed amount of United States currency, an Ebox and two cellular phones. The suspects fled from the residence to an unknown destination.
Victim(s): from 2nd home invasion
34 year old male from 23000 block of Greenwood, Delaware
51 year old female from 23000 block of Greenwood, Delaware
Suspect(s): from 2nd home invasion
1st suspect black male 5’10” average build wearing a blue jump suit, mask in possession of a handgun.
2nd suspect black male 5’07” stocky or plump build in possession of a handgun
3rd suspect black male no further description provided
Resume: Home Invasion 2
The 2nd Home invasion occurred just after midnight in the 23000 block of S. Dupont Highway Greenwood, Delaware. During this robbery three black males forced entry into the victim’s home. Two suspects entered the residence while a 3rd remained outside. The 51 year old female victim heard a loud noise at the front door. The victim hid and attempted to contact the 911 center. The victim immediately hung up and continued to hide from the suspects. Shortly after placing the call one of the suspects observed the 51 year old victim and forcibly brought her to the living room area from her bedroom and tied her up with a phone cord.
The 2nd victim a 34 year old male was located by the suspects in his bedroom. The suspects demanded money and then shot the male victim an undisclosed number of times to the leg and lower extremities. The victim was eventually transported to Christiana Hospital were he is listed in stable condition. The female victim was dragged by her hair and bound however did not require hospitalization.
The suspects fled the residence to an unknown destination. State Police are still attempting to determine what was taken during the robbery.
Anyone with information pertaining to this case is asked to call investigators at 302-697-4454 ext. 313 and 314 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333
Callers may remain anonymous. Tips may also be forwarded to law enforcement through tip lines maintained by Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-333 3 or on line at www.tipsubmit.com.
DelMarVa's Premier Source for News, Opinion, Analysis, and Human Interest Contact Publisher Joe Albero at alberobutzo@wmconnect.com or 410-430-5349
Monday, January 11, 2010
Hockessin Bank Robbed
Location: Wilmington Trust, Lantana Drive, Lantana Square Shopping Center, Hockessin, Delaware, New Castle County.
Date and Time: Monday, January 11, 2010, at approximately 9:30 a.m.
Suspect: White male, 35 to 45 years old, clean shaven, possibly wearing a fake black goatee, dark colored zippered jacket with the hood up, blue jeans, dark colored shoes, black gloves, black sunglasses and in possession of a black handgun.
Resume: Earlier today, Troopers were called to the Wilmington Trust in the Lantana Square Shopping Center for a bank robbery.
This investigation released that suspect described above entered the bank armed with a handgun. He ordered several bank employees and customers to the ground while he demanded cash from several of the tellers.
The suspect obtained an undisclosed amount of cash and fled the scene in an unknown direction.
No one was injured in this incident.
Surveillance photographs are included below.
Anyone with information pertaining to this incident is asked to call Troop 2 investigators at 302-834-2630 ext. 6 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333.
Lawyer Says Palin Takes Fox News Commentator Job
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Sarah Palin is taking her conservative message to Fox News. An attorney for the former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential candidate says Palin will provide some type of commentary for the cable network.
Attorney Thomas Van Flein declined to elaborate on the deal.
Palin is hugely popular with conservatives and has more than 1 million Facebook followers.
She stepped down as Alaska governor in July, 17 months before the end of her first term in office. Her resignation came less than a year after she vaulted to overnight fame as John McCain's running mate.
Palin worked part-time as a weekend sportscaster in the 1980s for KTUU-TV in Anchorage.
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Amber Alert Hoax
Date and Time:
Monday January 11, 2010
3:35 P.M.
Resume:
State Police and local law enforcement have been receiving numerous calls throughout the day concerning an Amber Alert involving a 3-year-old boy abducted by a man. The alert is being circulated via cell phone texts. The text indicates the vehicle being sought is a 2006 Mitubishi displaying a registration 98B351. The abduction is alleged to have occurred at 7:45 am.
No Amber Alert has been issued at this time and it appears that this is a hoax. No action should be taken by any citizen seeing a vehicle matching this description of the aforementioned text.
Anyone having any questions or concerns about the hoax should contact the Delaware State Police Public Information Office at 302-672-5352
Confusing Legislation From Wicomico County Council On New Animal Laws
133-2 – Definitions
"Weather Conditions – Animals cannot be kept outside if the temperature is below freezing or above 100 degrees and they are not a type of breed acclimated to such severe temperature extremes."
NOW, after seeing such information, one would think that this is enough to actually pull an animal from a property and bring it back to the Humane Society. However, that's NOT the case.
This is only a definition, not a law. That being said, let's just say someone calls the Humane Society or Animal Control and demands the animal be taken in. Neither party by law is allowed to do so. This is what they call "Part A." Part "B" & "C" are what tells both parties what they can do.
Here's another example of just how messed up the new laws are. Let's say you have a dog at your neighbors home that barks all day and all night. The Humane Society does have the right to go and get that dog. However, they did not state in the law that the dog can ultimately be euthanized. What's the Humane Society supposed to do with the dog, keep it forever? There's no "B" & "C" to the legislation.
While I agree that good dog owners would not allow their pets to be outside in such weather, animal lovers need to once again confront the County Council and make this into law, not definition. Then they need to provide both "B" & "C" to that law instructing both parties what can and will be done about it.
The County Council went into a closed session when these laws were finalized, leaving the Humane Society and Animal Control OUTSIDE the closed doors. Their final legislation, (in some cases) is ridiculous. Mind you, I think we all knew more work needed to be done and much would be faced head on in a one on one case basis.
Go to work Folks. Right now there is language on the books for such a problem. However, there's no law stating what both parties can do with the animal. Common sense would show they had their hearts in the right place, they just never closed the legislation to fully protect the animal.
"Weather Conditions – Animals cannot be kept outside if the temperature is below freezing or above 100 degrees and they are not a type of breed acclimated to such severe temperature extremes."
NOW, after seeing such information, one would think that this is enough to actually pull an animal from a property and bring it back to the Humane Society. However, that's NOT the case.
This is only a definition, not a law. That being said, let's just say someone calls the Humane Society or Animal Control and demands the animal be taken in. Neither party by law is allowed to do so. This is what they call "Part A." Part "B" & "C" are what tells both parties what they can do.
Here's another example of just how messed up the new laws are. Let's say you have a dog at your neighbors home that barks all day and all night. The Humane Society does have the right to go and get that dog. However, they did not state in the law that the dog can ultimately be euthanized. What's the Humane Society supposed to do with the dog, keep it forever? There's no "B" & "C" to the legislation.
While I agree that good dog owners would not allow their pets to be outside in such weather, animal lovers need to once again confront the County Council and make this into law, not definition. Then they need to provide both "B" & "C" to that law instructing both parties what can and will be done about it.
The County Council went into a closed session when these laws were finalized, leaving the Humane Society and Animal Control OUTSIDE the closed doors. Their final legislation, (in some cases) is ridiculous. Mind you, I think we all knew more work needed to be done and much would be faced head on in a one on one case basis.
Go to work Folks. Right now there is language on the books for such a problem. However, there's no law stating what both parties can do with the animal. Common sense would show they had their hearts in the right place, they just never closed the legislation to fully protect the animal.
O'Malley Pays Close Attention To Sarah Foxwell Case
Killing of 11-year-old, sex offender issues to resonate through session
"Depending on how far the state's Democratic-controlled legislature is willing to go in an election year and whether O'Malley latches on to a particular proposal, efforts to tighten restrictions could add a layer of complexity to lawmaking this year in Annapolis," writes The Post's Aaron Davis, in a story that also takes a deeper look at how the killing appears to have affected O'Malley's message on crime reduction.
"With or without new legislation, hearings on Maryland's sex offender rules appear likely to raise questions about the tenacity of prosecutions and coordination of law enforcement efforts surrounding at least one of the state's registered sex offenders. A Washington Post review of court records and interviews with law enforcement sources reveal a more disturbing picture than detailed previously about Thomas Leggs Jr., 30, the man charged with kidnapping in the disappearance of Sarah Haley Foxwell."
FALSE Amber Alert
Folks, please stop sending me the Amber Alert from Delaware. It's a FALSE Amber Alert and has not been confirmed by the Delaware State Police.
I know it's sick for someone to send those things out but I can assure you, it's been going around for three days now and IF there was any truth to it we would have been contacted by the State Police.
STOP sending it to others as well. Again, it's now three days old. We'll publish ALL alerts when they are confirmed but this one is a hoax.
I know it's sick for someone to send those things out but I can assure you, it's been going around for three days now and IF there was any truth to it we would have been contacted by the State Police.
STOP sending it to others as well. Again, it's now three days old. We'll publish ALL alerts when they are confirmed but this one is a hoax.
Health Care Overhaul Bill Is 'Hanging by a Thread': Dodd
Health care reform is "hanging on by a thread," and one or two votes could determine the outcome of the heavily-debated bill, Democratic Sen. Chris Dodd told CNBC today.
"Everyone feels, I guess, to some degree who have been for this, that they would have liked something different, and that's not uncommon when you're considering an issue of this magnitude," Dodd said.
Some progressives, for example, are disappointed that the Senate bill, unlike the House version, does not include a public option, he said. Senators Joe Lieberman of Connecticut and Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas are two people who voted for the bill in its original form and are now carefully watching what changes are being made.
President Obama's administration has come under fire lately for putting too much emphasis on health care reform, causing many to question whether Democrats will retain their majority control come November. But Dodd, who is retiring this year, said it's an issue that needed to be dealt with — otherwise it would "strangle our economy," he said.
"If this is all about surviving politically, then we're missing the whole purpose of what we're supposed to be doing," he said.
Last week, Dodd, 65, announced that he would not run for reelection in November. His announcement was seen by many as a concession that he and the Democratic party are facing an uphill battle. But Republicans have said that as a result of his retirement, Democrats have a much better chance of holding onto his seat.
As chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, Dodd said he is also moving forward with the financial reform bill, and that the committee is closer to answering fundamental questions, such as too big to fail.
He hopes the legislation will more strictly regulate derivatives and consolidate the number of financial regulators, and he hopes to mark the bill up in the committee by the end of the month.
He said the committee is in agreement that there should be an independent agency to protect consumers, but there is still debate over which form it will take.
Dodd also said he thinks it would be a "travesty" not to confirm Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's nomination, and that in the absence of taxpayer money, the government should have no say in banks' compensation practices.
Biggest Government Porkers Of 2009 Named By Group
BIGGEST wasters of our tax money!
Biggest Government Porkers of 2009 Named by Group The polls are open for the annual Porker of the Year vote from Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW), and the Democrats have an early lead with four out of the six nominees.
The Salvation Army Breaks Last Years Record Numbers Thanks To YOU
Salisbury, MD…… The Salisbury Corps of The Salvation Army has released preliminary results of its annual Red Kettle Campaign and the numbers show that the Lower Shore community continues to reach out and help friends and neighbors in record numbers. The Red Kettle Campaign is one of three components of the Corps annual Christmas appeal which also includes a direct mail campaign and in-kind donations. Final results from the entire Christmas appeal will not be available until the first week of February.
“We cannot thank the community enough for their compassion, generosity and tenacity in the face of difficult economic times, brutal weather and other challenges,” said Captain Cameron Henderson, Salisbury Corps Officer. Kettle donations increased by more than 10% over last year’s record, equaling more than $182,000.00 to date. “God has sent so many angels to bless us!”
In anticipation of a tough fundraising season due to the economy, the Salisbury Corps added “revenue enhancers” to support the traditional red kettles that were placed outside 30 key locations in Wicomico, Worcester and Somerset counties. The campaign began fueled by donors to the newly formed “Red Kettle Club”, who gave a minimum of $1,000.00 to support the effort. During the actual bell ringing time period, the Campaign benefited from special event kettles at The Magi Fund concerts; Salisbury University’s Holiday Band Concert; Southern Boys Restaurants - Sobo’s, Boonies and Specific Gravity; Christmas tree lightings in Salisbury and Fruitland; and Parker Place Christmas Lights in Pittsville.
Coin canister collections were held by Cato Gas & Oil, Bank of Delmarva, First Shore Federal Savings and Loan, Princess Anne Elementary and Asbury Child Development Center. Red Kettle paper cut-outs were sold at branches of Hebron Savings Bank, Bank of Delmarva and Bank of Ocean City.
St. Francis de Sales School, Salisbury Christian School and Wicomico County elementary and intermediate schools participated in old-fashioned, fill the milk cartons drives that generated almost $12,000.00 to help children in need.
“The outpouring of support from so many different segments of the community – especially the children – is so heartwarming”, said Henderson. “The bell ringers who braved some of the worst weather we’ve seen in years; the new partnerships that were formed - it is all very humbling and very much in keeping with the true meaning of Christmas”.
“If we had not had such severe weather the last weekend before Christmas, particularly on “Super Saturday” as well as several days of heavy rain, we believe we could have met our aggressive goal of $200,000.00” added Henderson.
The mail campaign, another large component of the Christmas appeal, continues until the end of January and Captain Henderson urges the community to continue to send in donations. “Christmas is just one time of need. We are already experiencing an exceptionally cold winter, with what are usually the coldest months still ahead. The need doesn’t not stop for food, warm clothing and warm shelter just because the holiday has passed”, said Henderson.
In-kind donations have also been exceptionally generous for this year’s Christmas appeal and especially to the Red Kettle Campaign. Sperry Van Ness/Miller Property Management donated office space that was used as Campaign Headquarters, Alarm Engineering donated a state-of-the-art security system for the space and Pittsville Ford, a member of the Preston Automotive Group, donated the use of a Ford Transit during the weeks of bell ringing that was used to deliver and pick up kettles throughout Wicomico County.
“Once again, the members of the community have shown their true spirit and risen to the challenge of helping those most in need, and once again, God has blessed our efforts. We believe He has a lot for us to do in His Name,” said Henderson. “May God Bless all who gave, all who served, all who benefited and those still in need”.
Contributions are gratefully accepted at any time throughout the year to the Salisbury Corps of The Salvation Army, 407 Oak Street, Salisbury, Maryland 21804.
The Salvation Army Had Their Turn, Now Its Mine...
While there are so many people out there to thank, most of them know who they are and would actually be upset with me if I mentioned them by name. You see, this is what being unconditional is all about.
Think about this for a minute Folks. Most locations started 5 days later than they were allowed last year. A huge loss came when they were snowed out on the biggest shopping day of the year. Then, no thanks to Jonathan Taylor and his crew, the Salvation Army was completely removed the last week at Gander Mountain and they caused thousands of dollars worth of damage when I personally could no longer ring the bell at Sam's Club and Wal-Mart.
Oh yeah, they were laughing and enjoying their victory at the time but we moved on and filled in those gaps anyway. Billy Burke from Pocomoke joined Mr. Taylor in their quest to have me removed from Sam's Club and Wal-Mart stating that an interracial couple walked out the door and stated I called them a (N-Word) loving whore. That's right Folks, that is exactly what they posted and claimed.
Mind you, ANY man would have had their butt kicked right then and there but as ALL of you know me, I'd NEVER use that kind of language or make any such mentioned statement. In fact, my own Brother is married to an interracial woman to whom I absolutely love and adore. That didn't stop Wal-Mart and Sam's Club from having to make an instant corporate decision after receiving numerous phone calls with such a lie.
I wasn't going to say anything during the bell ringing season but now it's out there for you to see. Mr. John Robinson continued to go to the Salvation Army through phone calls and personal visits demanding they stop associating with me, even AFTER a Judge told him just days before that I could easily sue him for interfering like that. Funny thing is, Robinson didn't fill in ANY of the open slots I would have filled.
That being said, YOU made this happen. Granted, being a bell ringer deserves a TON of credit. However, without YOUR donations, especially in the toughest economy this Country has ever experienced, the Salvation Army came out way ahead of last year and once again, they did NOT have to pay a single person to ring the bell, as they had done for so many years in the past.
So from me to ALL of YOU, God Bless You and Thank You so very much. The challenges this year were against the Salvation Army but because everyone pulled together it was indeed a great success.
To Jonathan Taylor, John Robinson & Billy Burke, try spending your time doing some good for the community instead of posting lies and obsessing over one person. In fact, try volunteering some of your own time and helping your own community. Trust me, (this post proves it) it really feels good.
The Billy Burke Blogger Special
For those times when you want to illegally record someone without their knowledge/permission.It Must Have Been A Rough Weekend
I got a call from someone who is on the NC/SC Line and they told me it's 30 degrees there right now. I know we spent most of our weekend indoors but enjoyed the 80 degree temperatures with our pellet stove.
I received some comments through e-mail this weekend where some people were concerned about dogs being left outside the cold. One of them stated it's against the County Laws to leave an animal outside when it drops below freezing. This is not true. As long as they have shelter, food and water, (I hate to say it) they can be left outdoors.
To me it's a shame that those people who claim to love animals would leave them outside in the temperatures that we've experienced this past week. I can tell you, my labs have been inside and will remain inside until it warms up enough.
The only comfort I can give you is, know your neighbors. If they leave their animal or animals outside when its this cold, well, need I say more? In the mean time, know that if you call Animal Services or the Humane Society and tell them they have to come out and see it for themselves, NOTHING will be done and you've wasted a resource. Wicomico County is down to only ONE Officer. There are important calls this Officer needs to respond to so please know there's nothing they can do for those animals left outside in the cold. It sucks, I know.
They can only do what the law tells them. Trust me, they don't like it either.
Stimulus For Roads No Path To Help Joblessness
Analysis comes as Obama urges another bill funding more transit projects
WASHINGTON - Ten months into President Barack Obama's first economic stimulus plan, a surge in spending on roads and bridges has had no effect on local unemployment and only barely helped the beleaguered construction industry, an AP analysis has found.
Spend a lot or spend nothing at all, it didn't matter, the AP analysis showed: Local unemployment rates rose and fell regardless of how much stimulus money Washington poured out for transportation, raising questions about Obama's argument that more road money would address an "urgent need to accelerate job growth."
Obama wants a second stimulus bill from Congress that relies in part on more road and bridge spending, projects the president said are "at the heart of our effort to accelerate job growth."
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Activists Go Undercover To Thwart Puppy Mills
New Pennsylvania law aimed at ending inhumane treatment of dogs RONKS, Pa. - Megan Anderson's nerves are shot. But she presses ahead — the dogs need her.
She pulls into the driveway of Scarlet-Maple Farm Kennel. She tells the adolescent boy who greets her that she's looking for puppies to give to her nephews for Christmas.
It's a lie. A necessary one, Anderson thinks, but a lie nonetheless. That's why she's jittery. Will the boy swallow her story? How about the Amish man with the long gray beard, straw hat and plain dress — the kennel's owner? Will he discover her ruse and chase her away?
GO HERE to read more.
Happy Birthday Mom
All my life I'd spend this day sending flowers, cards, making phone calls and wishing one of my very best friends a very Happy Birthday. As I inevitably knew this day would come once again, for the very first time in my life I kinda hoped maybe I'd sleep right through it or maybe it would just go away.
You see, today is Mom's Birthday. For those of you who may not be aware, Mom passed away a couple of months ago. As a Family we gathered on December 27th to celebrate Christmas and that went pretty well. However, today, for some reason, its a bit different. We have chosen once again to meet in Fredericksburg, Virginia to celebrate Mom's Birthday. I don't know how "normal" that is but that's what we have chosen to do. Some of us wanted to head up to the Bronx to visit Mom but it's just too difficult for all of us to get together all the way up there, since much of my Family now lives in Virginia, jobs, you know the drill.
Anyhow, January 11th is a very special day for the Albero's. Happy Birthday Mom.
Sen. Harry Reid And The 'Double Standard'
GOP Chairman Michael Steele and other Republicans on Sunday accused Democrats of a double standard, saying they accepted Sen. Harry Reid’s apology for racial comments about President Obama, but they sould have demanded that the Nevada Senator step down.
The hubbub stems from the book, "Game Change," in which Time Magazine's Mark Halperin and New York magazine's John Heilemann write that Reid “believed that the country was ready to embrace a black presidential candidate, especially one such as Obama - a 'light-skinned' African American 'with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one,' as he later put it privately."
Speaking on two talk shows, Steele compared Reid's comment to the controversy that led Senate Republican leader Trent Lott to step down from that post in 2002. At a 100th birthday celebration for Strom Thurmond, Lott lauded Thurmond’s 1948 segregationist presidential campaign. Lott apologized but still was forced out as leader.
"There is this standard where the Democrats feel that they can say these things and they can apologize when it comes from the mouths of their own. But if it comes from anyone else, it's racism," said Steele, who is black. "It's either racist or it's not. And it's inappropriate, absolutely."
So, is there a double standard? Yes, there is a double standard. But this isn’t an issue that’s as black and white as “it’s either racist or it’s not.”
More: http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/race/2010/01/sen-harry-reid-and-the-double-standard-regarding-race-.html
Who's At Fault
545 PEOPLE
By Charlie Reese
Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them.
Have you ever wondered, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits, WHY do we have deficits?
Have you ever wondered, if all the politicians are against inflation and high taxes, WHY do we have inflation and high taxes?
You and I don't propose a federal budget. The president does.
You and I don't have the Constitutional authority to vote on appropriations. The House of Representatives does.
You and I don't write the tax code. Congress does.
You and I don't set fiscal policy. Congress does.
You and I don't control monetary policy. The Federal Reserve Bank does.
One hundred senators, 435 congressmen, one president, and nine Supreme Court justices equates to 545 human beings out of the 300 million are directly, legally, morally, and individually responsible for the domestic problems that plague this country.
I excluded the members of the Federal Reserve Board, because that problem was created by Congress. In 1913, Congress delegated is responsibility to a privately held bank.
I excluded all the special interests and lobbyists for a sound reason. They have no legal authority. They have no ability to coerce a senator, a congressman, or a president to do one cotton-picking thing. I don't care if they offer a politician $1 million dollars in cash. The politician has the power to accept or reject it. No matter what the lobbyist promises, it is the legislator's responsibility to determine how he votes.
Those 545 human beings spend much of their energy convincing you that what they did is not their fault. They cooperate in this common con regardless of party. What separates a politician from a normal human being is an excessive amount of gall. No normal human being would have the gall of a Speaker, who stood up and criticized the President for creating deficits. The president can only propose a budget. He cannot force Congress to accept it.
The Constitution, which is the supreme law of the land, gives sole responsibility to the House of Representatives for originating and approving appropriations and taxes. Who is the speaker of the House? Nancy Pelosi. She is the leader of the majority party. She and fellow House members, not the president, can approve any budget they want. If the president vetoes it, they can pass it over his veto if they agree to.
It seems inconceivable to me that a nation of 300 million cannot replace 545 people who stand convicted -- by present facts -- of incompetence and irresponsibility. I can't think of a single domestic problem that is not traceable directly to those 545 people. When you fully grasp the plain truth that 545 people exercise the power of the federal government, then it must follow that what exists is what they want to exist.
If the tax code is unfair, it's because they want it unfair.
If the budget is in the red, it's because they want it in the red.
If the Army & Marines are in Iraq , it's because they want them in Iraq .
If they do not receive social security but are on an elite retirement plan not available to the people, it's because they want it that way.
There are no insoluble government problems.
Do not let these 545 people shift the blame to bureaucrats, whom they hire and whose jobs they can abolish; to lobbyists, whose gifts and advice they can reject; to regulators, to whom they give the power to regulate and from whom they can take this power. Above all, do not let them con you into the belief that there exists disembodied mystical forces like "the economy," "inflation," or "politics" that prevent them from doing what they take an oath to do.
Those 545 people, and they alone, are responsible.
They, and they alone, have the power.
They, and they alone, should be held accountable by the people who are their bosses, provided the voters have the gumption to manage their own employees.
We should vote all of them out of office and clean up their mess!
Charlie Reese is a former columnist of the Orlando Sentinel Newspaper.
Jail Cell Looms For ‘Balloon Boy’ Dad
Prosecutors: Heenes also owe up to $48,000 in restitution over hoax
FORT COLLINS, Colo. - The father who pleaded guilty to orchestrating the balloon boy hoax is to turn himself in to begin serving a 90-day jail sentence Monday following a media blitz in which he said he was innocent.
Richard Heene told The Associated Press that his Japanese wife misunderstood the meaning of the word "hoax" when she purportedly confessed to authorities.
"She cries, now and then, stating that I'm going to jail for 90 days because of what she said," Heene said in an interview Friday, about Mayumi Heene's statements to police.
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WCDC Refuses To Take In Prisoner
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The Salisbury Police Department arrested a gentleman this past weekend who had been trespassing. Once they got to the scene and arrested the individual they also learned that he was intoxicated.
Once they processed him and brought him to the WCDC, the Detention Center refused to accept the prisoner and told the SPD they had to take him back until he was sober.
It must be nice for the WCDC to pick and choose who they will or won't accept. I wonder if Filet Mignon is now on their dinner menu as well?
Once they processed him and brought him to the WCDC, the Detention Center refused to accept the prisoner and told the SPD they had to take him back until he was sober.
It must be nice for the WCDC to pick and choose who they will or won't accept. I wonder if Filet Mignon is now on their dinner menu as well?
Democrats Plan To Manipulate Elections With Universal Registration
Democrats have a political death wish. At least that's how it looks. There's no other explanation for their feverish push to take over the health care system when a huge majority of Americans are opposed to the plan. But facing an angry public, Democrats are scheming to find ways to manipulate the electoral process so they can cling to power even when voters want to kick the bums out.
Sen. Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat, and Rep. Barney Frank, Massachusetts Democrat, have plans to ram through legislation that will produce universal voter registration.
No matter what they claim, the rule changes will make it possible for illegal aliens to register to vote and for others to register multiple times.
The proposal is to register everyone on every welfare list, everyone getting unemployment insurance, everyone with a driver's license, everyone who has had run-ins with the legal system, everyone owning any property - basically everyone on every list the government keeps. People will be registered to vote whether or not they want to be registered. If individuals are on any public record, they will be automatically registered.
More from The Washington Times..
Sen. Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat, and Rep. Barney Frank, Massachusetts Democrat, have plans to ram through legislation that will produce universal voter registration.
No matter what they claim, the rule changes will make it possible for illegal aliens to register to vote and for others to register multiple times.
The proposal is to register everyone on every welfare list, everyone getting unemployment insurance, everyone with a driver's license, everyone who has had run-ins with the legal system, everyone owning any property - basically everyone on every list the government keeps. People will be registered to vote whether or not they want to be registered. If individuals are on any public record, they will be automatically registered.
More from The Washington Times..
Baby Boomers Still Doing Drugs As Seniors
Almost 5 percent of aging Baby Boomers in the United States are abusing drugs, a new government report shows.
That's about 4.3 million adults over the age of 50 who are smoking marijuana, abusing prescription medication and engaging in other illicit drug activity -- a number that far exceeds that of their parents' generation.
The driving force behind the trend, said Peter Delany, director of the Office of Applied Studies at the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), is people who used drugs when they were younger and never really stopped.
This is, after all, the era of the Rolling Stones as senior citizens.
One might wonder about their political persuasion-- drugs might help to explain what's happening to our country.
Wow! Republican Leads In Massachusetts!
Actually, “leads” is the wrong word: PPP, a Democratic polling firm, reports that Republican Scott Brown is favored by 48% of likely Massachusetts voters and Democrat Martha Coakley by 47%--a statistical tie, given the margin of error. Still, this is big, big news.
It looks like Brown could actually win the January 19 special election and provide, as he has promised to do, the 41st and decisive vote against the Democrats’ health care bill.
Only last week pollster Scott Rasmussen, accused by liberal bloggers of giving Republican-leaning results, showed Coakley leading 50%-41% among likely voters. PPP confirms Rasmussen’s finding that Republicans are much more interested and motivated to vote than Democrats, as was the case in the November 2009 New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial races. In addition, likely voters oppose the Obama health care plan by a 47%-41% margin and give Obama a tepid 44%-43% job approval. In a state (technically, a commonwealth) which Obama carried 62%-36% in November 2008.
PPP shows Brown with very high favorables (57%-25%), while Coakley has only lukewarm favorable (50%-42%). I’m not surprised. Brown in his ads and media appearances comes across as likeable, independent and knowledgeable and as a person of convictions. Coakley has been avoiding the campaign trail and two-candidate debates (she insists on a libertarian splinter candidate participating), and she tends to avoid giving firm answers on anything. She’s scheduled to come down to Washington next week for a lobbyist-infested fundraiser—not a good move given the anti-lobbyist feeling that’s so evident this year (and which Obama played on during the 2008 campaign).
But Democrats have another trick up their sleeve. The Boston Herald reports that if Brown wins Democratic Secretary of State William Galvin will delay certifying the race for 10 days or until February 20. That would let appointed Democratic Senator Paul Kirk cast a 60th vote for the Democrats’ health care bill. Galvin’s excuse seems to be that it would take time to count absentee and military ballots. But that didn’t stop him from certifying the special election victory in 2007 of Democratic Congresswoman Nikki Tsongas within two days, in time for her to cast a vote to override George W. Bush’s veto of a Democratic children’s health care bill...
Reporters should ask Galvin why it was possible to certify a Democratic winner in two days but it will take 10 days to 32 days to certify a Republican winner. What will happen if Democrats pass their health care bill by denying to seat a duly elected Republican?
My prediction: Firestorm. National firestorm.
Read more at the Washington Examiner:
(Editor's note: To donate to this critical race, go to Scott Brown's website.. )
It looks like Brown could actually win the January 19 special election and provide, as he has promised to do, the 41st and decisive vote against the Democrats’ health care bill.
Only last week pollster Scott Rasmussen, accused by liberal bloggers of giving Republican-leaning results, showed Coakley leading 50%-41% among likely voters. PPP confirms Rasmussen’s finding that Republicans are much more interested and motivated to vote than Democrats, as was the case in the November 2009 New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial races. In addition, likely voters oppose the Obama health care plan by a 47%-41% margin and give Obama a tepid 44%-43% job approval. In a state (technically, a commonwealth) which Obama carried 62%-36% in November 2008.
PPP shows Brown with very high favorables (57%-25%), while Coakley has only lukewarm favorable (50%-42%). I’m not surprised. Brown in his ads and media appearances comes across as likeable, independent and knowledgeable and as a person of convictions. Coakley has been avoiding the campaign trail and two-candidate debates (she insists on a libertarian splinter candidate participating), and she tends to avoid giving firm answers on anything. She’s scheduled to come down to Washington next week for a lobbyist-infested fundraiser—not a good move given the anti-lobbyist feeling that’s so evident this year (and which Obama played on during the 2008 campaign).
But Democrats have another trick up their sleeve. The Boston Herald reports that if Brown wins Democratic Secretary of State William Galvin will delay certifying the race for 10 days or until February 20. That would let appointed Democratic Senator Paul Kirk cast a 60th vote for the Democrats’ health care bill. Galvin’s excuse seems to be that it would take time to count absentee and military ballots. But that didn’t stop him from certifying the special election victory in 2007 of Democratic Congresswoman Nikki Tsongas within two days, in time for her to cast a vote to override George W. Bush’s veto of a Democratic children’s health care bill...
Reporters should ask Galvin why it was possible to certify a Democratic winner in two days but it will take 10 days to 32 days to certify a Republican winner. What will happen if Democrats pass their health care bill by denying to seat a duly elected Republican?
My prediction: Firestorm. National firestorm.
Read more at the Washington Examiner:
(Editor's note: To donate to this critical race, go to Scott Brown's website.. )
Darwin Award Nominees For 2009
And once again, it's time for the Darwin Award Nominees (2009).
"The Darwins " are awarded every year to the persons who died in the stupidest manner, thereby removing themselves from the gene pool.
This years nominees are:
Nominee No. 1: ( San Jose Mercury News):
An unidentified man, using a shotgun like a club to break a former girlfriends windshield, accidentally shot himself to death when the gun discharged, blowing a hole in his gut.
Nominee No. 2: ( Kalamazoo Gazette):
James Burns, 34, (a mechanic) of Alamo , MI , was killed in March as he was trying to repair what police describe as a "farm-type truck." Burns got a friend to drive the truck on a highway while Burns hung underneath so that he could ascertain the source of a troubling noise. Burns clothes caught on something, however, and the other man found Burns "wrapped in the drive shaft.
Nominee No. 3: ( Hickory Daily Record):
Ken Charles Barger, 47, accidentally shot himself to death in December in Newton , NC .
Awakening to the sound of a ringing telephone beside his bed, he reached for the phone but grabbed instead a Smith & Wesson 38 Special, which discharged when he drew it to his ear.
Nominee No. 4: (UPI, Toronto ):
Police said a lawyer demonstrating the safety of windows in a downtown Toronto skyscraper crashed through a pane with his shoulder and plunged 24 floors to his death. A police spokesman said Garry Hoy, 39, fell into the courtyard of the Toronto Dominion Bank Tower early Friday evening as he was explaining the strength of the buildings' windows to visiting law students.. Hoy previously has conducted demonstrations of window strength according to police reports. Peter Lawson, managing partner of the firm Holden Day Wilson, told the Toronto Sun newspaper that Hoy was "one of the best and brightest" (ed note:????) members of the 200-man association.
Nominee No. 5: (The News of the Weird):
Michael Anderson Godwin made News of the Weird posthumously. He had spent several years awaiting South Carolina 's electric chair on a murder conviction before having his sentence reduced to life in prison. While sitting on a metal toilet in his cell attempting to fix his small TV set, he bit into a wire and was electrocuted.
Nominee No. 6: A cigarette lighter may have triggered a fatal explosion in Dunkirk , IN. A Jay County man, using a cigarette lighter to check the barrel of a muzzle loader, was killed Monday night when the weapon discharged in his face, sheriffs investigators said. Gregory David Pryor, 19, died in his parents' rural Dunkirk home at about 11:30 PM. Investigators said Pryor was cleaning a 54-caliber muzzle-loader that had not been firing properly. He was using the lighter to look into the barrel when the gunpowder ignited.
Nominee No. 7: (Reuters, Mississauga , Ontario ): A man cleaning a bird feeder on the balcony of his condominium apartment in this Toronto suburb slipped and fell 23 stories to his death. Stefan Macko, 55, was standing on a wheelchair when the accident occurred, said Inspector Darcy Honer of the Peel Regional Police.
"It appears that the chair moved, and he went over the balcony," Honer said.
Finally, THE WINNER!!!: ( Arkansas Democrat Gazette):
Two local men were injured when their pickup truck left the road and struck a tree near Cotton Patch on State Highway 38 early Monday. Woodruff County deputy Dovey Snyder reported the accident shortly after midnight Monday. Thurston Poole, 33, of Des Arc, and Billy Ray Wallis, 38, of Little Rock , were returning to Des Arc after a frog catching trip. On an overcast Sunday night, Pooles pickup truck headlights malfunctioned. The two men concluded that the headlight fuse on the older-model truck had burned out. As a replacement fuse was not available, Wallis noticed that the 22 caliber bullets from his pistol fit perfectly into the fuse box next to the steering- wheel column. Upon inserting the bullet the headlights again began to operate properly, and the two men proceeded on eastbound toward the White River Bridge.
After traveling approximately 20 miles, and just before crossing the river, the bullet apparently overheated, discharged, and struck Poole in the testicles. The vehicle swerved sharply right, exiting the pavement, and striking a tree. Poole suffered only minor cuts and abrasions from the accident but will require extensive surgery to repair the damage to his testicles, which will never operate as intended. Wallis sustained a broken clavicle and was treated and released. "Thank God we weren't on that bridge when Thurston shot his n**s off, or we might both be dead," stated Wallis.
"I've been a trooper for 10 years in this part of the world, but this is a first for me. I can't believe that those two would admit how this accident happened," said Snyder. Upon being notified of the wreck, Lavinia ( Poole 's wife), asked how many frogs the boys had caught and did anyone get them from the truck. Priorities, after all!!
Though Poole and Wallis did not die as a result of their misadventure as normally required by Darwin Award Official Rules, it can be argued that Poole did, in fact, effectively remove himself from the gene pool.
"The Darwins " are awarded every year to the persons who died in the stupidest manner, thereby removing themselves from the gene pool.
This years nominees are:
Nominee No. 1: ( San Jose Mercury News):
An unidentified man, using a shotgun like a club to break a former girlfriends windshield, accidentally shot himself to death when the gun discharged, blowing a hole in his gut.
Nominee No. 2: ( Kalamazoo Gazette):
James Burns, 34, (a mechanic) of Alamo , MI , was killed in March as he was trying to repair what police describe as a "farm-type truck." Burns got a friend to drive the truck on a highway while Burns hung underneath so that he could ascertain the source of a troubling noise. Burns clothes caught on something, however, and the other man found Burns "wrapped in the drive shaft.
Nominee No. 3: ( Hickory Daily Record):
Ken Charles Barger, 47, accidentally shot himself to death in December in Newton , NC .
Awakening to the sound of a ringing telephone beside his bed, he reached for the phone but grabbed instead a Smith & Wesson 38 Special, which discharged when he drew it to his ear.
Nominee No. 4: (UPI, Toronto ):
Police said a lawyer demonstrating the safety of windows in a downtown Toronto skyscraper crashed through a pane with his shoulder and plunged 24 floors to his death. A police spokesman said Garry Hoy, 39, fell into the courtyard of the Toronto Dominion Bank Tower early Friday evening as he was explaining the strength of the buildings' windows to visiting law students.. Hoy previously has conducted demonstrations of window strength according to police reports. Peter Lawson, managing partner of the firm Holden Day Wilson, told the Toronto Sun newspaper that Hoy was "one of the best and brightest" (ed note:????) members of the 200-man association.
Nominee No. 5: (The News of the Weird):
Michael Anderson Godwin made News of the Weird posthumously. He had spent several years awaiting South Carolina 's electric chair on a murder conviction before having his sentence reduced to life in prison. While sitting on a metal toilet in his cell attempting to fix his small TV set, he bit into a wire and was electrocuted.
Nominee No. 6: A cigarette lighter may have triggered a fatal explosion in Dunkirk , IN. A Jay County man, using a cigarette lighter to check the barrel of a muzzle loader, was killed Monday night when the weapon discharged in his face, sheriffs investigators said. Gregory David Pryor, 19, died in his parents' rural Dunkirk home at about 11:30 PM. Investigators said Pryor was cleaning a 54-caliber muzzle-loader that had not been firing properly. He was using the lighter to look into the barrel when the gunpowder ignited.
Nominee No. 7: (Reuters, Mississauga , Ontario ): A man cleaning a bird feeder on the balcony of his condominium apartment in this Toronto suburb slipped and fell 23 stories to his death. Stefan Macko, 55, was standing on a wheelchair when the accident occurred, said Inspector Darcy Honer of the Peel Regional Police.
"It appears that the chair moved, and he went over the balcony," Honer said.
Finally, THE WINNER!!!: ( Arkansas Democrat Gazette):
Two local men were injured when their pickup truck left the road and struck a tree near Cotton Patch on State Highway 38 early Monday. Woodruff County deputy Dovey Snyder reported the accident shortly after midnight Monday. Thurston Poole, 33, of Des Arc, and Billy Ray Wallis, 38, of Little Rock , were returning to Des Arc after a frog catching trip. On an overcast Sunday night, Pooles pickup truck headlights malfunctioned. The two men concluded that the headlight fuse on the older-model truck had burned out. As a replacement fuse was not available, Wallis noticed that the 22 caliber bullets from his pistol fit perfectly into the fuse box next to the steering- wheel column. Upon inserting the bullet the headlights again began to operate properly, and the two men proceeded on eastbound toward the White River Bridge.
After traveling approximately 20 miles, and just before crossing the river, the bullet apparently overheated, discharged, and struck Poole in the testicles. The vehicle swerved sharply right, exiting the pavement, and striking a tree. Poole suffered only minor cuts and abrasions from the accident but will require extensive surgery to repair the damage to his testicles, which will never operate as intended. Wallis sustained a broken clavicle and was treated and released. "Thank God we weren't on that bridge when Thurston shot his n**s off, or we might both be dead," stated Wallis.
"I've been a trooper for 10 years in this part of the world, but this is a first for me. I can't believe that those two would admit how this accident happened," said Snyder. Upon being notified of the wreck, Lavinia ( Poole 's wife), asked how many frogs the boys had caught and did anyone get them from the truck. Priorities, after all!!
Though Poole and Wallis did not die as a result of their misadventure as normally required by Darwin Award Official Rules, it can be argued that Poole did, in fact, effectively remove himself from the gene pool.
2010 LINCOLN DAY DINNER
THE WICOMICO COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE invites you to their 2010 LINCOLN DAY DINNER
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2010
Guest Speakers Bob and Kendal Ehrlich
November is closer than you think - Join your fellow Republicans as We Plan Our Election Victory!
LOCATION: Salisbury University, The Commons
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2010
Guest Speakers Bob and Kendal Ehrlich
November is closer than you think - Join your fellow Republicans as We Plan Our Election Victory!
LOCATION: Salisbury University, The Commons
TIME: Cash Bar at 6:30 pm -- Buffet Dinner & Program at 7:00 pm
PRICE:
$40 per person
$75 per couple
$25 per student
$75 per couple
$25 per student
SPONSORSHIP:
Washington: $15
Reagan: $25
Lincoln: $50
For information, please call Bob Laun at 410.543.2116
Washington: $15
Reagan: $25
Lincoln: $50
For information, please call Bob Laun at 410.543.2116
ADVANCE RESERVATIONS REQUIRED BY JANUARY 27th
Please tear off and return
Yes, I would like to attend. Enclosed is my check in the amount of _________ for __________ persons.
Yes, I would like to sponsor. Enclosed is my check for: o Washington $15 o Reagan $25 o Lincoln $50
Sorry, I cannot attend but I support the Wicomico County Republican Party with my donation of _________.
Name(s):_______________________________________________________________________________
Address:_______________________________________________________________________________
City:___________________________ State:____________________ Zip Code:____________________
Phone:________________________________ Email:_________________________________________
Please make checks payable to WCRCC and mail to WCRCC, PO Box 252 Salisbury, MD 21803
Paid for by the Wicomico County Republican Central Committee, Bob Laun, Treasurer.
Please tear off and return
Yes, I would like to attend. Enclosed is my check in the amount of _________ for __________ persons.
Yes, I would like to sponsor. Enclosed is my check for: o Washington $15 o Reagan $25 o Lincoln $50
Sorry, I cannot attend but I support the Wicomico County Republican Party with my donation of _________.
Name(s):_______________________________________________________________________________
Address:_______________________________________________________________________________
City:___________________________ State:____________________ Zip Code:____________________
Phone:________________________________ Email:_________________________________________
Please make checks payable to WCRCC and mail to WCRCC, PO Box 252 Salisbury, MD 21803
Paid for by the Wicomico County Republican Central Committee, Bob Laun, Treasurer.
Fatal Crash On Redden Road In Bridgeville Update
Fatal Crash on Redden Road in Bridgeville
Resume: The parties involved in yesterday’s fatal crash in Bridgeville are as follows:
Chevrolet Silverado:
Driver- Matthew Holton, 24, of Milton, Delaware
Front Seat Passenger- Ashley Stout, 23, of Milton, Delaware
Seated on the lap of front seat passenger- Cameron Sockriter, 3, of Milton, Delaware
Kia Sorrento:
Driver- Alfred Jones, 66, of Dagsboro, Delaware
Front Seat Passenger- Patricia Jones, 61, of Dagsboro, Delaware
This crash remains under investigation. No one in the truck was seat-belted. The husband and wife in the Kia, Mr. and Mrs. Jones, were wearing their seatbelts.
Note: For media representatives who did not notice the change, this crash occurred at Redden Road at South Union Church Road (a.k.a. Chaplains Chapel Road).
Any further inquiries about this crash can be directed to Cpl/3 Bruce Harris at 302-670-3250
Resume: The parties involved in yesterday’s fatal crash in Bridgeville are as follows:
Chevrolet Silverado:
Driver- Matthew Holton, 24, of Milton, Delaware
Front Seat Passenger- Ashley Stout, 23, of Milton, Delaware
Seated on the lap of front seat passenger- Cameron Sockriter, 3, of Milton, Delaware
Kia Sorrento:
Driver- Alfred Jones, 66, of Dagsboro, Delaware
Front Seat Passenger- Patricia Jones, 61, of Dagsboro, Delaware
This crash remains under investigation. No one in the truck was seat-belted. The husband and wife in the Kia, Mr. and Mrs. Jones, were wearing their seatbelts.
Note: For media representatives who did not notice the change, this crash occurred at Redden Road at South Union Church Road (a.k.a. Chaplains Chapel Road).
Any further inquiries about this crash can be directed to Cpl/3 Bruce Harris at 302-670-3250
Doo Wop 50 Oldies Quiz
Thirty great memories about music that caused our parents and teachers grief!
Take the quiz and see how you score as a true ''Oldies Fan.''
Write down your answers and check them against the answers at the end.
(Answers Below)
Don't cheat!
1. When did ''Little Suzie '' finally wake up?
(a) The movie's over, it's 2 o'clock
(b) The movie's over, it's 3 o'clock
(c) The movie's over, it's 4 o'clock
2. ''Rock Around The Clock'' was used in what movie?
(a) Rebel Without A Cause
(b) Blackboard Jungle
(c) The Wild Ones
3. What's missing from a Rock & Roll standpoint? Earth _____
(a) Angel
(b) Mother
(c) Worm
4. ''I found my thrill ... . ..'' where?
(a) Kansas City
(b) Heartbreak Hotel
(c) Blueberry Hill
5. ''Please turn on your magic beam, _____ _____ bring me a dream,'':
(a) Mr. Sandman
(b) Earth Angel
(c) Dream Lover
6. For which label did Elvis Presley first record?
(a) Atlantic
(b) RCA
(c) Sun
7. He asked, ''Why's everybody always pickin' on me?'' Who was he?
(a) Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
(b) Charlie Brown
(c) Buster Brown
8. In Bobby Darin's '' Mack The Knife,'' the one with the knife, was named:
(a) MacHeath
(b) MacCloud
(c) MacNamara
9. Name the song with ''A-wop bop a-loo bop a-lop bam boom.''
(a) Good Golly, Miss Molly
(b) Be-Bop-A-Lula
(c) Tutti Fruitti
10.. Who is generally given credit for originating the term ''Rock And Roll''?
(a) Dick Clark
(b) Wolfman Jack
(c) Alan Freed
11. In 1957, he left the music business to become a preacher:
(a) Little Richard
(b) Frankie Lymon
(c) Tony Orlando
12.. Paul Anka 's ''Puppy Love'' is written to what star?
(a) Brenda Lee
(b) Connie Francis
(c) Annette Funicello
13. The Everly Brothers are .... . ....
(a) Pete and Dick
(b) Don and Phil
(c) Bob and Bill
14. The Big Bopper's real name was:
(a) Jiles P. . Richardson
(b) Roy Harold Scherer Jr.
(c) Marion Michael Morrison
15. In 1959, Berry Gordy, Jr., started a small record company called...
(a) Decca
(b) Cameo
(c) Motown
16. Edd Brynes had a hit with ''Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb''. What TV show was he on?
(a) 77 Sunset Strip
(b) Hawaiian Eye
(c) Surfside Six
17. In 1960 Bobby Darin married:
(a) Carol Lynley
(b) Sandra Dee
(c) Natalie Wood
18. They were a one hit wonder with ''Book Of Love'':
(a) The Penguins
(b) The Monotones
(c) The Moonglows
19. The Everly Brothers sang a song called ''Till I ______ You.''
(a) Loved
(b) Kissed
(c) Met
20. Chuck Berry sang ''Oh, ___________, why can't you be true?''
(a) Suzie Q
(b) Peggy Sue
(c) Maybelline
21. ''Wooly _______''
(a) Mammouth
(b) Bully
(c) Pully
22. ''I'm like a one-eyed cat . .. . ..."
(a) can't go into town no more
(b) sleepin' on a cold hard floor
(c) peepin' in a seafood store
23. ''Sometimes I wonder what I'm gonna do . . .... . ..''
(a) cause there ain't no answer for a life without booze
(b) cause there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
(c) cause my car's gassed up and I'm ready to cruise
24. ''They often call me Speedo, but my real name is . .. . . . .''
(a) Mr. Earl
(b) Jackie Pearl
(c) Milton Berle
25. ''You're my Fanny and nobody else's .......''
(a) girl
(b) butt
(c) love
26. ''I want you to play with my . . . ''
(a) heart
(b) dreams
(c) ding a ling
27. ''Be Bop A Lula ....''
(a) she's got the rabies
(b) she's my baby.
(c) she loves me, maybe
28. ''Fine Love, Fine Kissing .....''
(a) right here
(b) fifty cents
(c) just for you
29. ''He wore black denim trousers and ... . .''
(a) a pink carnation
(b) pink leotards
(c) motorcycle boots
30. ''I got a gal named . . .''
(a) Jenny Zamboni
(b) Gerri Mahoney
(c) Boney Maroney
Answers:
Scroll Down so you aren't tempted to cheat (as if cheating were needed here).
* * * * * * *
1. (c) The movie's over, it's 4 o'clock
2. (b) Blackboard Jungle
3. (a) Angel
4. (c) Blueberry Hill
5. (a) Mr. Sandman
6. (c) Sun
7. (b) Charlie Brown
8. (a) Mac Heath
9. (c) Tutti Fruitti
10. (c) Alan Freed
11. (a) Little Richard
12. (c) Annette Funicello
13. (b) Don and Phil
14. (a) Jiles P. Richardson
15. (c) Motown
16. (a) 77 Sunset Strip
17. (b) Sandra Dee
18. (b) The Monotones
19. (b) Kissed
20. (c) Maybelline
21. (b) Bully
22. (c) peepin' in a seafood store
23. (b) cause there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
24. (a) Mr. Earl
25. (b) butt
26. (c) ding a ling
27. (b) she's my baby
28. (a) right here
29. (c) motorcycle boots
30. (c) Boney Maroney
Take the quiz and see how you score as a true ''Oldies Fan.''
Write down your answers and check them against the answers at the end.
(Answers Below)
Don't cheat!
1. When did ''Little Suzie '' finally wake up?
(a) The movie's over, it's 2 o'clock
(b) The movie's over, it's 3 o'clock
(c) The movie's over, it's 4 o'clock
2. ''Rock Around The Clock'' was used in what movie?
(a) Rebel Without A Cause
(b) Blackboard Jungle
(c) The Wild Ones
3. What's missing from a Rock & Roll standpoint? Earth _____
(a) Angel
(b) Mother
(c) Worm
4. ''I found my thrill ... . ..'' where?
(a) Kansas City
(b) Heartbreak Hotel
(c) Blueberry Hill
5. ''Please turn on your magic beam, _____ _____ bring me a dream,'':
(a) Mr. Sandman
(b) Earth Angel
(c) Dream Lover
6. For which label did Elvis Presley first record?
(a) Atlantic
(b) RCA
(c) Sun
7. He asked, ''Why's everybody always pickin' on me?'' Who was he?
(a) Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
(b) Charlie Brown
(c) Buster Brown
8. In Bobby Darin's '' Mack The Knife,'' the one with the knife, was named:
(a) MacHeath
(b) MacCloud
(c) MacNamara
9. Name the song with ''A-wop bop a-loo bop a-lop bam boom.''
(a) Good Golly, Miss Molly
(b) Be-Bop-A-Lula
(c) Tutti Fruitti
10.. Who is generally given credit for originating the term ''Rock And Roll''?
(a) Dick Clark
(b) Wolfman Jack
(c) Alan Freed
11. In 1957, he left the music business to become a preacher:
(a) Little Richard
(b) Frankie Lymon
(c) Tony Orlando
12.. Paul Anka 's ''Puppy Love'' is written to what star?
(a) Brenda Lee
(b) Connie Francis
(c) Annette Funicello
13. The Everly Brothers are .... . ....
(a) Pete and Dick
(b) Don and Phil
(c) Bob and Bill
14. The Big Bopper's real name was:
(a) Jiles P. . Richardson
(b) Roy Harold Scherer Jr.
(c) Marion Michael Morrison
15. In 1959, Berry Gordy, Jr., started a small record company called...
(a) Decca
(b) Cameo
(c) Motown
16. Edd Brynes had a hit with ''Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb''. What TV show was he on?
(a) 77 Sunset Strip
(b) Hawaiian Eye
(c) Surfside Six
17. In 1960 Bobby Darin married:
(a) Carol Lynley
(b) Sandra Dee
(c) Natalie Wood
18. They were a one hit wonder with ''Book Of Love'':
(a) The Penguins
(b) The Monotones
(c) The Moonglows
19. The Everly Brothers sang a song called ''Till I ______ You.''
(a) Loved
(b) Kissed
(c) Met
20. Chuck Berry sang ''Oh, ___________, why can't you be true?''
(a) Suzie Q
(b) Peggy Sue
(c) Maybelline
21. ''Wooly _______''
(a) Mammouth
(b) Bully
(c) Pully
22. ''I'm like a one-eyed cat . .. . ..."
(a) can't go into town no more
(b) sleepin' on a cold hard floor
(c) peepin' in a seafood store
23. ''Sometimes I wonder what I'm gonna do . . .... . ..''
(a) cause there ain't no answer for a life without booze
(b) cause there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
(c) cause my car's gassed up and I'm ready to cruise
24. ''They often call me Speedo, but my real name is . .. . . . .''
(a) Mr. Earl
(b) Jackie Pearl
(c) Milton Berle
25. ''You're my Fanny and nobody else's .......''
(a) girl
(b) butt
(c) love
26. ''I want you to play with my . . . ''
(a) heart
(b) dreams
(c) ding a ling
27. ''Be Bop A Lula ....''
(a) she's got the rabies
(b) she's my baby.
(c) she loves me, maybe
28. ''Fine Love, Fine Kissing .....''
(a) right here
(b) fifty cents
(c) just for you
29. ''He wore black denim trousers and ... . .''
(a) a pink carnation
(b) pink leotards
(c) motorcycle boots
30. ''I got a gal named . . .''
(a) Jenny Zamboni
(b) Gerri Mahoney
(c) Boney Maroney
Answers:
Scroll Down so you aren't tempted to cheat (as if cheating were needed here).
* * * * * * *
1. (c) The movie's over, it's 4 o'clock
2. (b) Blackboard Jungle
3. (a) Angel
4. (c) Blueberry Hill
5. (a) Mr. Sandman
6. (c) Sun
7. (b) Charlie Brown
8. (a) Mac Heath
9. (c) Tutti Fruitti
10. (c) Alan Freed
11. (a) Little Richard
12. (c) Annette Funicello
13. (b) Don and Phil
14. (a) Jiles P. Richardson
15. (c) Motown
16. (a) 77 Sunset Strip
17. (b) Sandra Dee
18. (b) The Monotones
19. (b) Kissed
20. (c) Maybelline
21. (b) Bully
22. (c) peepin' in a seafood store
23. (b) cause there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
24. (a) Mr. Earl
25. (b) butt
26. (c) ding a ling
27. (b) she's my baby
28. (a) right here
29. (c) motorcycle boots
30. (c) Boney Maroney
Keeper
I grew up with practical parents who had been frightened by the Great Depression in the 1930's. A mother, God love her, who washed aluminum foil after she cooked in it, then reused it.. She was the original recycle queen, before they had a Name for it... A father who was happier getting old shoes fixed than buying new ones.
Their marriage was good, their dreams focused. Their best friends lived barely a wave away I can see them now, Dad in trousers, tee shirt and a hat and Mom in a house dress, lawn mower in one hand, and dish-towel in the other. It was the time for fixing things; a curtain rod, the kitchen radio, screen door, the oven door, the hem in a dress. Things we keep.
It was a way of life, and sometimes it made me crazy. All that repairing, eating, reusing, I wanted just once to be wasteful. Waste meant affluence. Throwing things away meant you knew there'd always be more.
But then my mother died, and on that clear summer's night, in the warmth of the hospital room, I was struck with the pain of learning that sometimes there isn't any more.
Sometimes, what we care about most gets all used up and goes away...never to return. So... While we have it... it's best we love it... And care for it.... And fix it when it's broken..... And heal it when it's sick..
This is true... For marriage.... And old cars... And children with bad report cards..... And dogs and cats with bad hips.... And aging parents..... And grandparents. We keep them because they are worth it, because we are worth it. Some things we keep. Like a best friend that moved away or a classmate we grew up with.
There are just some things that make life important, like people we know who are special.... And so, we keep them close!
Their marriage was good, their dreams focused. Their best friends lived barely a wave away I can see them now, Dad in trousers, tee shirt and a hat and Mom in a house dress, lawn mower in one hand, and dish-towel in the other. It was the time for fixing things; a curtain rod, the kitchen radio, screen door, the oven door, the hem in a dress. Things we keep.
It was a way of life, and sometimes it made me crazy. All that repairing, eating, reusing, I wanted just once to be wasteful. Waste meant affluence. Throwing things away meant you knew there'd always be more.
But then my mother died, and on that clear summer's night, in the warmth of the hospital room, I was struck with the pain of learning that sometimes there isn't any more.
Sometimes, what we care about most gets all used up and goes away...never to return. So... While we have it... it's best we love it... And care for it.... And fix it when it's broken..... And heal it when it's sick..
This is true... For marriage.... And old cars... And children with bad report cards..... And dogs and cats with bad hips.... And aging parents..... And grandparents. We keep them because they are worth it, because we are worth it. Some things we keep. Like a best friend that moved away or a classmate we grew up with.
There are just some things that make life important, like people we know who are special.... And so, we keep them close!
Profiling?
Please pause a moment, reflect back and take the following multiple choice test. The events are real. So are the answers highlighted in red
Do you remember?
1. 1968 Bobby Kennedy was shot and killed by?
a. Superman?
b. Jay Leno?
c. Harry Potter?
d. a Muslim male extremist between the ages of 17 and 40?
2. In 1972 at the Munich Olympics, athletes were kidnapped and massacred by?
a. Olga Corbett?
b. Sitting Bull?
c. Arnold Schwarzenegger?
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 ?
3. In 1979, the US embassy in Iran was taken over by:?
a. Lost Norwegians?
b. Elvis?
c. A tour bus full of 80-year-old women?
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40?
4. During the 1980's a number of Americans were kidnapped in Lebanon by:?
a. John Dillinger?
b. The King of Sweden ?
c. The Boy Scouts?
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40?
5. In 1983, the US Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up by:?
a. A pizza delivery boy?
b. Pee Wee Herman?
c. Geraldo Rivera?
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40?
6. In 1985 the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked and a 70 year old American passenger was murdered and thrown overboard in his wheelchair by:?
a. The Smurfs?
b. Davey Jones?
c. The Little Mermaid?
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40?
7. In 1985 TWA flight 847 was hijacked at Athens, and a US Navy diver trying to rescue passengers was murdered by:?
a. Captain Kidd?
b. Charles Lindberg?
c. Mother Teresa?
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40?
8. In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed by:?
a. Scooby Doo?
b. The Tooth Fairy and The Sundance Kid?
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40?
9. In 1993 the World Trade Center was bombed the first time by:?
a. Richard Simmons?
b. Grandma Moses?
c. Michael Jordan?
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40?
10. In 1998, the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by:?
a. Mr. Rogers?
b. Hillary Clinton, to distract attention from Wild Bill's women problems?
c. The World Wrestling Federation?
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40?
11. On 9/11/01, four airliners were hijacked; two were used as missiles to take out the World Trade Centers and of the remaining two, one crashed into the US Pentagon and the other was diverted and crashed by the passengers. Thousands of people were killed by:?
a. Bugs Bunny, Wiley E. Coyote, Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd?
b. The Supreme Court of Florida ?
c. Mr. Bean?
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40?
12. In 2002 the United States fought a war in Afghanistan against:?
a. Enron?
b. The Lutheran Church ?
c. The NFL?
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40?
13. In 2002 reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and murdered by:?
a. Bonnie and Clyde ?
b. Captain Kangaroo?
c. Billy Graham?
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40?
Nope, I really don't see a pattern here to justify profiling, do you?
So, to ensure we Americans never offend anyone, particularly fanatic’s intent on killing us, airport security screeners are not allowed to profile certain people. They must conduct random searches of 80-year-old women, little kids, airline pilots with proper identification, secret agents who are members of the President's security detail, and Medal of Honor winning and former Governor Joe Foss, but leave Muslim Males between the ages 17 and 40 alone lest they be guilty of profiling.
Come on people wake up!!! Keep this going. Pass it on to everyone in your
address book. Our Country and our troops need our support.
Do you remember?
1. 1968 Bobby Kennedy was shot and killed by?
a. Superman?
b. Jay Leno?
c. Harry Potter?
d. a Muslim male extremist between the ages of 17 and 40?
2. In 1972 at the Munich Olympics, athletes were kidnapped and massacred by?
a. Olga Corbett?
b. Sitting Bull?
c. Arnold Schwarzenegger?
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 ?
3. In 1979, the US embassy in Iran was taken over by:?
a. Lost Norwegians?
b. Elvis?
c. A tour bus full of 80-year-old women?
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40?
4. During the 1980's a number of Americans were kidnapped in Lebanon by:?
a. John Dillinger?
b. The King of Sweden ?
c. The Boy Scouts?
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40?
5. In 1983, the US Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up by:?
a. A pizza delivery boy?
b. Pee Wee Herman?
c. Geraldo Rivera?
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40?
6. In 1985 the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked and a 70 year old American passenger was murdered and thrown overboard in his wheelchair by:?
a. The Smurfs?
b. Davey Jones?
c. The Little Mermaid?
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40?
7. In 1985 TWA flight 847 was hijacked at Athens, and a US Navy diver trying to rescue passengers was murdered by:?
a. Captain Kidd?
b. Charles Lindberg?
c. Mother Teresa?
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40?
8. In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed by:?
a. Scooby Doo?
b. The Tooth Fairy and The Sundance Kid?
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40?
9. In 1993 the World Trade Center was bombed the first time by:?
a. Richard Simmons?
b. Grandma Moses?
c. Michael Jordan?
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40?
10. In 1998, the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by:?
a. Mr. Rogers?
b. Hillary Clinton, to distract attention from Wild Bill's women problems?
c. The World Wrestling Federation?
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40?
11. On 9/11/01, four airliners were hijacked; two were used as missiles to take out the World Trade Centers and of the remaining two, one crashed into the US Pentagon and the other was diverted and crashed by the passengers. Thousands of people were killed by:?
a. Bugs Bunny, Wiley E. Coyote, Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd?
b. The Supreme Court of Florida ?
c. Mr. Bean?
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40?
12. In 2002 the United States fought a war in Afghanistan against:?
a. Enron?
b. The Lutheran Church ?
c. The NFL?
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40?
13. In 2002 reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and murdered by:?
a. Bonnie and Clyde ?
b. Captain Kangaroo?
c. Billy Graham?
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40?
Nope, I really don't see a pattern here to justify profiling, do you?
So, to ensure we Americans never offend anyone, particularly fanatic’s intent on killing us, airport security screeners are not allowed to profile certain people. They must conduct random searches of 80-year-old women, little kids, airline pilots with proper identification, secret agents who are members of the President's security detail, and Medal of Honor winning and former Governor Joe Foss, but leave Muslim Males between the ages 17 and 40 alone lest they be guilty of profiling.
Come on people wake up!!! Keep this going. Pass it on to everyone in your
address book. Our Country and our troops need our support.
January LSYR Meeting
The Lower Shore Young Republicans will be holding their monthly meeting on Wednesday JANUARY 13th at 6:30. The meeting will be held at the Salisbury Chamber of Commerce building located at 144 East Main Street. So please come join us and welcome Mayor Michael McDermott as our guest speaker. This meeting is open to the public and we would welcome anyone to attend.
With the start of the new year we mark the beginning of a very important political season. This is the time we ALL need to come together and work to make a difference in the state of Maryland. So please make every effort to attend our meeting on Wednesday. Thanks
Respectfully,
Mark A Biehl
President
Lower Shore Young Republicans
With the start of the new year we mark the beginning of a very important political season. This is the time we ALL need to come together and work to make a difference in the state of Maryland. So please make every effort to attend our meeting on Wednesday. Thanks
Respectfully,
Mark A Biehl
President
Lower Shore Young Republicans