Worcester County Fraternal Order Of Police Endorsement Of Reggie Mason

Worcester County Fraternal Order of Police

Lodge 50

Press Release

Worcester County Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 50 has proudly endorsed Reggie Mason for Worcester County Sheriff, Beau Oglesby for Worcester County State’s Attorney, and Michael McDermott for State Delegate for 38B.

Reggie Mason has been in Law Enforcement for 38 years. He has been the Chief Deputy for the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office for 24 years, serving as Chief Deputy under Two Sheriffs. He brings integrity, practical experience, managerial experience, and proven leadership to the office of Worcester County Sheriff. He not only has the experience to lead the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office, he has the passion.

Beau Oglesby is a proven prosecutor. He has worked with State’s Attorney’s offices in Wicomico and Caroline Counties. He has been endorsed by Wicomico County Sheriff Mike Lewis and Worcester County Chief Deputy Sheriff, Reggie Mason, and Caroline County States Attorney Jonathan Newell. Beau Oglesby was the chief prosecutor in many of Sheriff Lewis’ drug cases when Sheriff Lewis was a Maryland State Trooper. Beau Oglesby was recognized by the Wicomico County Drug Task force for his outstanding efforts in prosecuting drug dealers and asset forfeiture. Beau Oglesby has the drive to keep Worcester County safe by prosecuting criminals.

Mike McDermott is a proven leader in the Worcester County Sheriff’s office, he has been appointed Lieutenant in charge of the criminal investigation division. He has served as a chief of police for the Snow Hill Police Department and currently the Mayor of Pocomoke City Maryland. He has the ability to multi task and he has shown that he is able to represent the community and fight for their needs.

Worcester County Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 50 encourages all to get out and vote in November.

Funeral Arrangements For William "Hal" Clark

 

Funeral arrangement for William "Hal" Clark who lost his life while operating at a brush/ woods fire on September 24, 2010 are as follows:

Friends are invited to call Thursday 7-9 PM. at Salyer Funeral Home, Inc. Funeral Service with full Firefighter Honors will be held at Union Baptist Church, Chincoteague Island, VA, at 2 PM on Friday, October 1st, with Rev. Maurice Enright and Rev. Bob Reese officiating. All firefighters and motorcycle riders are welcome and encouraged to participate. Interment will be held at John W. Taylor Memorial Cemetery Temperenceville, VA. Flowers accepted or donations may be made to Fire Company of Your Choice. Condolences may be made online at www.salyerfh.com

The staff at easternshorefire.com expresses our deepest sympathy to the Clark family and the members of Atlantic Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company for their unfortunate loss.

Friends are invited to call Thursday 7-9 PM at Union Baptist Church.

 

Funeral Service with full Firefighter Honors will be held at Union Baptist Church, Chincoteague Island, VA, at 2 PM on Friday, October 1^st. All firefighters and motorcycle riders are welcome and encouraged to participate. Interment will be held at John W. Taylor Memorial Cemetery Temperenceville, VA. Any department planning to attend, please contact the station @ 757-824-4844.

 

WAYNE ALLYN ROOT: One Nation Under Tea Party Revolt

When peasants with pitchforks decide to revolt, it usually doesn't end well for the ruling class.

I predicted that Barack Obama's radical Marxist agenda would lead to a citizen revolution, the likes of which had not been seen in this country since 1776. I predicted that this revolution to take back our country would be led by a coalition of libertarians, conservatives, disgruntled Republicans, independents, taxpayers, small business owners, gun owners, patriots and Christians. That revolution now has a name: The Tea Party.

And who are these new revolutionaries? Many of them are re-enacting the '60's revolution. They have evolved from peace and pot to pitchforks, from tie-dye to torches, from denim to deficit and debt, and from communes to condos. Today the Holy Grail isn't Woodstock, it's Washington. Why the change? It's called financial responsibility. The "me generation" is now all about the grandchildren.

The remarkable Tea Party victories on Sept. 14 are yet more proof this is not business as usual. Entrenched incumbents and establishment D.C. insiders are being swept away like debris in a tsunami. Most importantly, it isn't only liberal Democrat scalps the Tea Party is taking. At the top of the list are the enablers -- big government RINOS (Republicans in name only). Exhibit A is Mike Castle.

The longtime Delaware Republican congressman and former governor is the kind of GOP insider that normally survives times of voter unrest. Political insiders like Castle have always known how to turn on the charm, raise lots of money and use that money on advertising campaigns to convince voters that "next time" they'll vote with the people. It's always "next time." Except for Castle, there will be no more next times. This citizen revolution sent Castle to the unemployment line.

Castle is a RINO whose votes gave bipartisan cover to big government expansion and an ever-expanding welfare state. Castle was the exact type of Republican fraud who through his compromise and "bipartisanship" (sellout) made fiscal conservatives and free-market libertarians fighting for the survival of our children and grandchildren appear as "extremists, radicals and nutcases." The reality is the extremists are those who have bankrupted our once great country and left us with more than $100 trillion in debt and unfunded liabilities.

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In Memory Of William Harold (Hal) Clark

Atlantic Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company, Inc.

On September 24, 2010, President & Life Member William Harold (Hal) Clark answered his final alarm. Mr. Clark was performing firefighter duties at a brush & woods fire in New Church, Virginia. The family of Mr. Clark and The Atlantic Vol. Fire & Rescue Company are working out final funeral arrangements. A funeral with full Firefighter Honors is being planned for late next week. When the final arrangements are made we will pass it on. The fire company appreciates the tremendous outpouring of sympathy and support from the numerous fire companies from across Delmarva and the Tidewater region during this difficult time.

Israel Renews Appeal For Advanced Bunker-Busters

Israel is persisting with its repeated requests for advanced air-to-ground penetration bombs from the United States.

Officials said Defense Minister Ehud Barak has again raised Israel's request for an advanced bunker-buster from the United States. They said Barak, who met Defense Secretary Robert Gates and National Security Advisor James Jones, argued that such a weapon was crucial to protect against Iran's emerging nuclear weapons program.

"We have been rejected several times, but we still need this," an official said.

The Israeli request for the advanced bunker-busters was first submitted in 2006 to the administration of then-President George Bush. Officials said Bush, concerned over an Israeli air strike on Iran, vetoed the request.

Instead, Israel was granted approval for tactical bunker-busters, including the GBU-28, GBU-39 and M141. Most of the weapons were held up by Bush's successor, President Barack Obama, who entered office in January 2009.

But the weapons approved by Bush were not deemed strategic or capable of penetrating the bunkers built in Iran or Syria. In 2008, Israel, for example, was denied a request for a scaled-down version of the so-called Massive Ordnance Penetrator, a 15-ton weapon meant to punch through more than 4,000 kilograms of reinforced concrete.

Officials said Barak, who visited Washington on Sept. 21-22, has sought the advanced bunker-busters as part of any Israeli agreement for a withdrawal from the West Bank and much of Jerusalem to establish a Palestinian state by 2012.
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Bob Dole Endorses Christine O’Donnell

Not only did he endorse her, he did it from his hospital bed at Walter Reed. And then he sent her the maximum possible donation allowable under law.

    "Christine O’Donnell’s message resonated with the voters, and to the surprise of many she defeated Congressman Mike Castle, who many of us thought would win. The primary is over and in my opinion it is time for voters to join hands and support Christine O’Donnell. The Delaware seat is important and the winner in November could well determine whether Republicans or Democrats control the Senate.

    "I find many of the attacks on O’Donnell to be personal and lacking in balance and fairness. If her campaign wishes I am willing to assist in a limited way since I am still a patient at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. I will have surgery Monday, September 27."

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Did Obama Pull Strings For New Black Panthers?

A new lawsuit has been filed by Judicial Watch, the Washington watchdog organization, seeking documents that may reveal possible White House political influence over the decision to abandon large portions of the 2008 New Black Panther voter intimidation case.

The move comes on the heels of revelations that a longtime Democrat operative was involved in a series of e-mail exchanges with the Department of Justice at the time the decision to drop most of the case was being made.

A summary of e-mails obtained under an formal information request revealed that Democratic election-lawyer Sam Hirsch was involved in the DOJ decision to dismiss the voter intimidation counts against several New Black Panther Party members.        

The revelation appeared to contradict the earlier Department of Justice testimony that such connections to political figures were not a part of the case.

Now Judicial Watch is demanding, through the Freedom of Information Act, all records "related to meetings between Associate Attorney General Thomas Perrelli and White House officials regarding DOJ's decision to dismiss its voter intimidation case."
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Mike Castle Will Test Waters With Poll

Rep. Mike Castle is planning on polling a potential three-way Senate race to test his chances as a write-in candidate, a Delaware Republican tells POLITICO.

Castle, who lost his GOP primary by a 6-point margin to tea party upstart Christine O’Donnell nine days ago, opened the door to a potential write-in bid Wednesday evening when he told reporters off the House floor it was still a possibility he was considering.

The GOP source did not have specifics on when Castle’s team would conduct the poll, but viewed it as a practical step even if the nine-term congressman was unlikely to re-enter the race.

A spokeswoman for Castle, who put the chances of him running as a write-in “under 5 percent,” said her boss likely wouldn’t settle on a final decision before next week. According to the state Elections Commission, Castle would have to complete a form by next Thursday to officially qualify as a write-in candidate.

Said Castle spokeswoman Kate Dickens: “A lot of encouragement has come in, nice calls from people in Delaware who want an independent voice.”

Dickens, who would not confirm a plan to poll, said Castle has mostly been focused on House business, but has taken calls from those urging him to pursue a bid without a party banner.
Delaware GOP National Committeewoman Priscilla Rakestraw said she has fielded dozens of calls over the last 48 hours, mostly from Democrats, about a potential Castle write-in campaign.

“They want to organize a write-in campaign. I’m stunned. Obviously, they don’t like their option of voting for Chris Coons. I pass them along to Mike Castle’s organization. I think they are waiting for a nod from Castle,” Rakestraw said.

Rakestraw said that a Castle bid would likely test her loyalties. “Everyone knows of my relationship and loyalty to Mike Castle. I make no secret of that. I might have to make a tough decision.”
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Chapman Throws Fastest Pitch Ever Recorded

Aroldis Chapman was summoned from the bullpen one batter too late to make a difference in the game. No matter. The 22-year-old Cincinnati Reds left-hander made do by making history Friday night, throwing the fastest pitch ever recorded in a major league game, a 105-mph fastball.

The lingering memory was of a now-you-see-it, did-I-actually-see-it fastball to Tony Gwynn in the eighth inning. The pitch was not a fluke: Chapman threw 25 pitches in his 1 1/3 innings of relief, and every one was at least 100 mph. He didn’t throw a slider. He didn’t throw a changeup. Why would he?

“I didn’t see it until the ball was behind me,” Gwynn said. “I was trying not to look at the radar reading because I’d be intimidated. I saw how hard he was throwing and just tried to be slow and work my hands.”

The 105-mph pitch was inside for a ball and evened the count at 2-2. Gwynn had fouled off the previous two pitches and fouled off the next before striking out. He ought to be pleased with his effort, forcing Chapman to make seven pitches, the slowest of which was 102 mph.

Chapman, who defected from the Cuban national team in 2009, was clocked at 104 on Sept. 1 in his second major league appearance and also hit 105 mph with a pitch for Triple-A Louisville earlier this season.

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Senator Kerry: Angry Voters Not Paying Attention

A testy U.S. Sen. John F. Kerry yesterday blamed clueless voters with short attention spans for the uphill battle beleaguered Democrats are facing against Republicans across the nation.

“We have an electorate that doesn’t always pay that much attention to what’s going on so people are influenced by a simple slogan rather than the facts or the truth or what’s happening,” Kerry told reporters after touring the Boston Medical Center yesterday.

Conservative political blogger William Jacobson, who writes Legal Insurrection, immediately pounced on Kerry’s comments, saying that sort of attitude is why voters are looking to shake up Capitol Hill by electing upstart candidates such as U.S. Sen. Scott Brown.

“It just continues the Democrats’ theme that the reason people are upset is because they don’t understand. They’re not smart enough. That sort of rhetoric just gets people even more upset,” said Jacobson.
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Black Panther Case: Red Hot

Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez has an obligation to clean house at the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division. That's clear after explosive new whistle-blower testimony under oath Friday in the New Black Panther Party voter-intimidation case, which triggers a pledge Mr. Perez made under oath on May 14. Failure to fire some officials and to radically revamp practices in the Civil Rights Division would represent clear dereliction of duty by Mr. Perez.

Friday's testimony to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights came from much-decorated Justice Department veteran Christopher Coates, a hero of the civil rights legal community when he was a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union. "The election of President Obama," he said, "brought to positions of influence and power with the Civil Rights Division many of the very people who had demonstrated hostility to the concept of equal enforcement of the Voting Rights Act."

Mr. Coates named names and gave numerous examples of how the division and its political supervisors refuse to enforce civil rights laws to protect white victims against black perpetrators. He said his supervisor, Loretta King, then serving in a political position as acting assistant attorney general, specifically forbade him from asking prospective employees if they would be willing to enforce civil rights laws in a race-neutral manner. Additionally, he testified that the department under Mr. Perez has refused to enforce federal law that requires states to remove ineligible voters - including dead people and incarcerated felons - from their voting rolls. Mr. Coates officially recommended a full year ago that the department enforce the law against at least eight states that were flagrantly noncompliant, but Mr. Perez and the Obama team ignored the issue.
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PARISI: RINO Treachery

Apparently, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Alaska Republican, didn't get the memo, or, because she's a woman, perhaps she didn't think it applied to her. Either way, despite being beaten fairly and squarely in the Alaskan Republican primary for the U.S. Senate on Aug. 24 by Tea Party favorite Joe Miller, Mrs. Murkowski on Sept. 17 announced a long-shot write-in bid to retain her seat - the only probable outcome of which will be to siphon off enough votes to hand the Democratic nominee a chance to win he wouldn't have had otherwise.

This is the same Mrs. Murkowski on whom the irony apparently was lost when, on CNN's "State of the Union" on Sept. 19, she castigated Sen. Jim DeMint, South Carolina Republican, for backing Mr. Miller in the primary: "I don't think it's particularly helpful to undercut fellow Republicans."

One is left to ask: Where is Karl Rove now? Suddenly something of a folk hero on the left for repeatedly assaulting the Senate candidacy of Delaware's Christine O'Donnell, who toppled another Republican in name only (RINO) in Rep. Michael N. Castle, Mr. Rove has been strangely mute on this latest example of what I call RINO treachery.

As the Electoral-vote.com blog noted, "Right-wing pundits and bloggers are infuriated with [Mrs. Murkowski], pointing out that ... when conservative Ovide Lamontagne lost by the slimmest of margins to Kelly Ayotte in New Hampshire, he didn't even ask for the recount he was legally entitled to, but simply endorsed her as the winner. The message is that when conservatives lose, they accept defeat and graciously concede, but when moderates lose, they refuse to accept the will of the people."

As such, don't be surprised if Mr. Castle - who didn't even have the decency to make the customary call to congratulate Ms. O'Donnell on primary-election night - endorses the Democratic candidate, New Castle County Executive Chris Coons, aka Sen. Harry Reid's "pet." Mr. Castle has said he won't, but he spoke by phone with President Obama and Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. the night of his loss, so don't rule it out.
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Luxury or Necessity? Pew Social And Demographic Studies Tell

Ever wonder how personal income affects people's buying priorities?
This 2008 study by the Pew Group tells a story.

More Income, More Needs

Number of items considered a necessity

Do You Have It? Do You Need It?

Do you pretty much think of this as a necessity

or pretty much think of this as a luxury you could do without?

Superlobbyist Pleads Guilty, Made Illegal Contributions

Superlobbyist Paul Magliocchetti, who specialized in getting defense earmarks for his clients, pleaded guilty Friday to federal charges of making hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegal campaign contributions to members of Congress.

Magliocchetti admitted using straw donors -- friends, lobbyists and family members, including his aged in-laws -- to funnel $386,250 in illegal contributions to favored members of Congress including key members of the House appropriations defense subcommittee who provided hundreds of millions of dollars in earmarks for the clients of his now defunct Arlington lobbying firm, The PMA Group. And while watchdog groups had hoped Magliocchetti would use his insider's knowledge to help federal prosecutors investigate Congress and earmarks, his plea agreement makes no mention of him cooperating in other probes.

"For years, Mr. Magliocchetti, by using conduit contributors, hid the fact that he and his company were donating significant funds to campaigns in violation of the federal election laws," said Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer. "Mr. Magliocchetti, in an effort to cover his tracks, used family, friends and business associates to secretly funnel hundreds of thousands of dollars to political campaigns, all in an effort to enrich himself and increase his power and prestige. "This case is an important reminder to all who seek to evade the federal campaign finance laws that they will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law," he said.

Magliocchetti was a major fundraiser for three powerful Democratic members of the defense subcommittee -- the late John P. Murtha of Pennsylvania, James P. Moran of Virginia and Peter J. Visclosky of Indiana -- who had repeatedly helped him and his clients.

The Justice Department said Friday the federal campaigns that received the Magliocchetti funds were unaware of the scheme. But federal prosecutors have been trying to determine whether members of Congress or their staffs engaged in a "pay to play" scheme with Magliocchetti and his firm in which they exchanged earmarks for donations. In May 2009, a federal grand jury subpoenaed records from the congressional and campaign offices of Mr. Visclosky and from his then chief of staff, Charles Brimmer. Mr. Visclosky obtained dozens of earmarks for PMA clients and PMA employees were his largest group of campaign donors. Mr. Visclosky has denied any wrongdoing.

Earmarks are taxpayer funds that lawmakers specifically set aside for favored contractors and projects in annual spending bills. For 2008, PMA obtained $300 million in defense appropriations earmarks for its clients, according to an analysis by Congressional Quarterly and Taxpayers for Common Sense, a watchdog group.

There was no mention of specific congressmen by name at Friday's hearing

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