Belinda Conaway has been on the radio during the last few days complaining about the IRS logo that Nick Mosby had on one of his mailings. You can see some mailings from the campaign here. She can not possibly think that Mosby’s mailings were supposed to impersonate official IRS mailings. This is clearly a case of sour grapes.
Belinda Conaway is now part of the theater of the absurd. If she thinks this public complaining will generate some sort of magical write-in campaign and prove to the world that the 7th district really loves the Conaways, then she is delusional. Her supporters on the Frank Conaway radio show want Mosby to say he is sorry for the mailing. What do the Conaways think Belinda should say about the following FIVE signed documents that state a house in Randallstown is Belinda Conaway’s principal residence?
- 1997 Page 1 bottom
- 2001 Page 4
- 2006 Page 1
- 2007 Page 24 of what appears to be her current mortgage
- 2010 Page 5
The following statement was printed on a Belinda Conaway promotional piece:
“Nick Mosby and and [sic] his special-interest backers have latched onto language in a 14-year-old deed and falsely claimed that Belinda doesn’t live in the city.”
2010, 2007, 2006, and 2001 were NOT 14 years ago!
I would ask Belinda to give it up and stop this pathetic attempt to stay relevant, but it is too entertaining. She can blame O’Malley, Rawlings-Blake, and the fake IRS, but in the end of the day had she not signed any of the above five documents she would have won the election. People question her not because of what others did, but because of what she did. There is no conspiracy against Belinda. She needs to grow up and take responsibility for her actions.
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I looked at those documents, and at first glance, I noticed this timeline:
In 1997, the home was purchased for approximately $128,000.
In 2001, the balance of the mortgage was approx. $101,000.
In 2007, the home was refinanced for approx. $240,000.
So, the couple had at least $140,000 to use to pay for stuff. Now finances are personal and we all got carried away in the real estate boom, so I am not going to assume what that money was used for. My point is: lying about her primary residence might be the least of her problems.