In the ugliest ad so far in Nevada's contentious Senate race, Republican Sharron Angle accuses Democrat Harry Reid of helping to put Viagra in the hands of child molesters.
The TV spot is the latest in a string of scare-tactic ads flooding the Nevada airwaves in the final weeks of the dead-heat contest.
Reid, the Senate Majority Leader, has portrayed Angle as extreme and crazy, using her own words and policy positions to try to undermine her credibility. But that strategy has not pushed him forward in the polls.
A recent wave of inflammatory attack ads has helped Angle remain steady.
"Want to know just how out of touch Harry Reid is?" the female announcer says at the beginning of the latest ad. "Spending $787 billion on a stimulus that failed is a start. Or Reid voting to give illegal aliens special tax breaks and Social Security benefits is another big clue. But here's the kicker: Reid actually voted to use taxpayer dollars to pay for Viagra for convicted child molesters and sex offenders."
The ad concludes, "What else could you ever need to know about Harry Reid?"
The vote refers to the federal health care law.
Before it passed, Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., proposed an amendment barring federal expenditures for supplying Viagra and other erectile dysfunction drugs to sex offenders. Democrats called it a political stunt aimed at killing the legislation. The amendment died.
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Saturday, October 09, 2010
U.S. May Need ‘Strategic Hamburger Reserve’ After Obama EPA Implements New Regulations
According to a representative of the cattle and beef industry, America may need a “strategic hamburger reserve” if the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) implements proposed new reguilations for cattle producers.
“From where I sit, (the Obama administration) appears to be aimed at destroying the cattle industry in America as we know it,” Tamara Thies, the chief environmental counsel at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, said on Capitol Hill last week.
“It is ironic that as we work to become less dependent on foreign oil, Obama policies are likely to make us more dependent on foreign beef. Maybe we’ll need to start a strategic hamburger reserve after the Obama administration is finished with us.”
Thies' comments came at a hearing conducted by the House Republicans’ Rural America Solutions Group about the EPA’s proposed regulations on the industry, which include the toughest dust regulations in history – one which would significantly impact the rural economy by imposing steep fines on cattle producers who, Thies said, most likely cannot afford them.
“It is unlikely these realities are lost on the EPA, making one wonder if the real goal of the agency is to do away altogether with economic activity throughout the bread basket of this country and turn it into a vast national park,” she added.
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“From where I sit, (the Obama administration) appears to be aimed at destroying the cattle industry in America as we know it,” Tamara Thies, the chief environmental counsel at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, said on Capitol Hill last week.
“It is ironic that as we work to become less dependent on foreign oil, Obama policies are likely to make us more dependent on foreign beef. Maybe we’ll need to start a strategic hamburger reserve after the Obama administration is finished with us.”
Thies' comments came at a hearing conducted by the House Republicans’ Rural America Solutions Group about the EPA’s proposed regulations on the industry, which include the toughest dust regulations in history – one which would significantly impact the rural economy by imposing steep fines on cattle producers who, Thies said, most likely cannot afford them.
“It is unlikely these realities are lost on the EPA, making one wonder if the real goal of the agency is to do away altogether with economic activity throughout the bread basket of this country and turn it into a vast national park,” she added.
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UPDATED PRESS RELEASE: UNATTENDED DEATH INVESTIGATION
On October 2, 2010, the Ocean City Police Department began investigating the unattended death of Tara Chanise Taylor, 32 of Lanham, Maryland, after she was found unconscious on the beach in Ocean City and later pronounced dead at Atlantic General Hospital.
Upon receiving the results of an autopsy conducted by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of Maryland, the OCPD investigation has concluded that the victim died of an accidental drowning complicated by alcohol and drug intoxication.
Ocean City Public Safety Officials remind citizens to not enter the ocean now that lifeguards are off duty.
Upon receiving the results of an autopsy conducted by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of Maryland, the OCPD investigation has concluded that the victim died of an accidental drowning complicated by alcohol and drug intoxication.
Ocean City Public Safety Officials remind citizens to not enter the ocean now that lifeguards are off duty.
Gen. Jones' Sudden Departure Marks Another Setback For Team Obama
In yet another high-level departure, National Security Adviser Gen. James Jones will be leaving the White House just weeks before voters deliver what most pundits say will probably be a stinging rebuke to President Barack Obama's agenda.
Jones' decision to leave marks the end of a rocky tenure. His resignation had been rumored for months, but he had been embarrassed by recent revelations that he commonly referred to top administration officials, including former Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, and top political adviser David Axelrod, as "waterbugs" and "the mafia."
The waterbugs, Jones reportedly said, were too focused on short-term politics and didn't understand the military realities facing Obama's generals.
In announcing the latest defection from his administration Friday afternoon, Obama appeared to do his best to make everything seem like business as usual. He told his Rose Garden audience that Jones always had expected to leave after two years anyway.
"We have huge challenges ahead," Obama remarked somberly. "We remain a nation at war."
In the past two months, Obama's administration has been rocked by an unusual series of pre-midterm resignations. Among them: Emanuel, who is running for Chicago mayor; senior presidential adviser Larry Summers, who returned to Harvard; and former economics adviser Christina Romer, who made the ill-fated prediction that unemployment never would rise above 8 percent.
Also, White House budget director Peter Orszag announced his exit from the administration in June. That was also the month that Obama sacked Afghan War chief Gen. Stanley McChrystal and replaced him with Gen. David Petraeus.
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Jones' decision to leave marks the end of a rocky tenure. His resignation had been rumored for months, but he had been embarrassed by recent revelations that he commonly referred to top administration officials, including former Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, and top political adviser David Axelrod, as "waterbugs" and "the mafia."
The waterbugs, Jones reportedly said, were too focused on short-term politics and didn't understand the military realities facing Obama's generals.
In announcing the latest defection from his administration Friday afternoon, Obama appeared to do his best to make everything seem like business as usual. He told his Rose Garden audience that Jones always had expected to leave after two years anyway.
"We have huge challenges ahead," Obama remarked somberly. "We remain a nation at war."
In the past two months, Obama's administration has been rocked by an unusual series of pre-midterm resignations. Among them: Emanuel, who is running for Chicago mayor; senior presidential adviser Larry Summers, who returned to Harvard; and former economics adviser Christina Romer, who made the ill-fated prediction that unemployment never would rise above 8 percent.
Also, White House budget director Peter Orszag announced his exit from the administration in June. That was also the month that Obama sacked Afghan War chief Gen. Stanley McChrystal and replaced him with Gen. David Petraeus.
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Establishment — Not Tea Party — Hurting GOP
Increasingly, we hear that the tea party is hurting Republican chances this fall by “hijacking” the GOP and not working within the party’s parameters. In fact, it’s just the opposite — establishment Republicans who fared poorly in the primaries are jeopardizing GOP success.
For these people, it's never been about issues, but power for the sake of power. And it's about “the club,” where the rules don’t apply to them.
These losers — “moderates,” they call themselves — either have no convictions, or worse, abandoned their principles long ago to hold on to elected office.
There is a more apropos term: hypocrite.
Historically, these people emerged victorious in primaries, expecting, and usually receiving, the endorsement of their vanquished rivals. But the new GOP is held in such disdain by the establishment that it’s willing to selfishly sacrifice the party’s growth.
Make no mistake. This is a concerted effort to keep the tea partyers (read: common-sense Americans demanding accountability) from achieving success.
Perhaps the best known hypocrite is Congressman Mike Castle, who refused to endorse tea party-backed Christine O'Donnell. Why? She hurt his feelings. How so? O'Donnell exposed Castle’s ultra-liberal voting record.
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For these people, it's never been about issues, but power for the sake of power. And it's about “the club,” where the rules don’t apply to them.
These losers — “moderates,” they call themselves — either have no convictions, or worse, abandoned their principles long ago to hold on to elected office.
There is a more apropos term: hypocrite.
Historically, these people emerged victorious in primaries, expecting, and usually receiving, the endorsement of their vanquished rivals. But the new GOP is held in such disdain by the establishment that it’s willing to selfishly sacrifice the party’s growth.
Make no mistake. This is a concerted effort to keep the tea partyers (read: common-sense Americans demanding accountability) from achieving success.
Perhaps the best known hypocrite is Congressman Mike Castle, who refused to endorse tea party-backed Christine O'Donnell. Why? She hurt his feelings. How so? O'Donnell exposed Castle’s ultra-liberal voting record.
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Property Destruction In Delmar
Mr. Albero,
We live in Delmar on Delmar Road just out past the old mill. We were woke up at 5 this morning by our trash company informing us that someone had destroyed our property and there was trash all over the road. We go outside and see that someone was heading towards town and crossed the road, they hit our trash can and mailbox, crossed our driveway and then jumped the ditch and took out about 6 sections of our split level fence. We reported this to the state police and there is nothing that can be done at this point because we have no idea who did this. We do know this happened between 2 and 5 am. We are assuming this was a car because of the tracks that left behind. We found pieces of the car through out the ditch and yard. They are missing the driver side mirror, and a large chunk of their headlight assembly. The pieces of the car we found are a dark forest green color. I was hoping you could post this, and maybe someone had seen something or has seen this car. These pictures are posted on my facebook page. Please feel free to use any of them you would like. This is my mother and father's home. My father is disabled from 2 strokes and my mother will be 70 years old in a couple of weeks. There is some extensive damage, and with a fixed income it is going to be difficult for them to repair this damage. I appreciate any help you can provide.
Thanks,
Melissa Matthews
Melissa Matthews
Crab Feast In Princess Anne Today
I realize this is short notice but I was hoping you would post for me that the Princess Anne Volunteer Fire Company is having a crab feast today from 1 pm until. Tickets are $25 and include AYCE crabs, corn, hush puppies, hot dogs, soda and tea. Beer is available for purchase as well. Thanks so much.
Lane Mister, Treasurer Ladies Auxiliary
HISTORICAL COMMENTS BY GEORGE CHEVALLIER
Roads In and Around Salisbury
Prior to 1880, all roads in and around Salisbury were dirt. Some of them were impassable in bad weather because of the make-up of the soil of the area. Deep sand made for slow travel, although it didn’t impede the horse. A single rider on a horse made out quite well, but the wheels on the wagon of a carriage were another matter. A trip of 37 miles to Ocean City required an overnight stay somewhere. Obviously, it wasn’t the “straight shot” that it is today.
The first section of a new type of road was laid in 1880 running east out of town toward Parsonsburg. It consisted of oyster shells and, with the assistance of the abutting property owners, the road was installed. The county would purchase the shells, and the property owners agreed to haul and spread them. This type of road surface would be the norm until 1906.
The only exception was in the city of Salisbury. Main Street from Division to the bridge and a portion of Division Street had bricks put down for their surface in 1904-05. It was cleaner and more attractive. In fact the brick from the river to the train station was yellow brick. I wrote about the controversy regarding the road surface some time ago when I related how, when it was decided to pave the road, the Camden section decided to go with a new form of asphalt surfacing called macadam because of the noise that iron wagon wheels made on bricks. Up to that point, Camden Avenue was just a dirt road.
The road surface of macadam was first used in 1908. The first section was a two and a half mile stretch from Salisbury to the Rockawalkin Mill on Quantico Road. At that time the road to the tidewater section of the county bore the heaviest volume of traffic. This was generated by the formation of the State Highway Commission by the Legislature of 1908 led by Governor Crothers. At the time it was a major undertaking, costing the state five million dollars for all its counties.
By 1916, Salisbury had six miles of streets paved with a new material called Tarvia made by the Barrett Company out of Canada. Church Street, the northern part of Division Street, Elizabeth, Isabella, William, Newton and Locust Streets were all covered with the new surface. Along with the advent of pneumatic tires on the newfound contraption called the automobile, this made for a much quieter Salisbury.
It also brought another problem in the form of traffic. A report from the March, 1908, term of the Grand Jury made this report: “The reckless speeding of automobiles has been brought to the attention of this body, and we think there should be something done to protect a long-suffering public. And while 15 or 20 miles is tolerated on county roads, we have proof that a much higher speed is frequent, even as much as 35 to 40 miles per hour.”