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Template for most Baltimore political speeches

Posted by ameister on Friday, August 6th, 2010

Tuesday night was “National Night Out” in Baltimore. I will compare this year’s event to last year’s event in a future article.  One Tuesday night I was reminded of how our politicians keep the masses happy. Many leaders and their representatives give very similar speeches no matter what event they are attending.

On Tuesday night Governor O’Malley sent a representative to the Reservoir Hill National Night Out celebration. When a community has a relatively minor and generic event like this you can not expect federal and high up state level elected officials to show up. They do send representatives to show that “they care”. I find these representatives to be incredibly predictable.

A political representative sent to a local event will usually be the same race of the majority of people in the area they are being sent to. Reservoir Hill is 94% Black so the Governor sent a black woman to our event. The representative will always talk about how their boss cares about the area and bring up something they did to help the area. They will then try to personalize their message. They always will say that the area is one of their favorites, that they are so happy to be visiting the area, mention the area’s name a few times in a overly positive light, and tell a story about how they personally spent time in the area as a youth and loved it so much. They sometimes will add how the politician they represent either once lived in the area or spent a lot of time in the area. They also may praise G-d a few times to endear themselves with the “Church” addicted part of the community.

After hearing these same speeches for years they become incredibly pathetic and predictable. The saddest part of these formulaic speeches is that they work! Most people love to hear their neighborhood praised and are proud when a leader’s representative claims some sort of personal connection to the area. Occasional fluff like this is all they need for political satisfaction. The same people get voted back into office and the cycle continues.

On a related note our mayor is currently in Asia taking part in a “leadership program”.

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O’Malley and Croyder have differing views about Jessamy

Posted by ameister on Monday, August 2nd, 2010

8-3-2010 Update-Page Croyder just posted a new article that pertains to this subject. You can read it here. This is the greatest Page Croyder article that I have ever read.

WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?

Only a few days after a murder that generated more emotions than any other Baltimore crime of the last two years, Governor Martin O’Malley praises Patricia Jessamy and almost endorses her! The Sun covers this story here and here.

The same day that Page Croyder proved that the killer could have been incarcerated had the State’s Attorney’s office done an efficient job, our Governor virtually endorses someone who we all thought was his political enemy.

He made the announcement in West Baltimore so one assumes that it was partially racially based, but I feel he alienates people of all races by doing this in such a tense atmosphere. The Governor’s race is clearly very close because this is a bold (and in my opinion a horrible) move. O’Malley shows that he is a a true politician and not a true leader. This is a slap in the face to the murder victim and to the people of Charles Village and Baltimore. I hope this political game of his rightfully backfires.

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Our local elected officials need to stop taking money from public unions

Posted by ameister on Thursday, February 25th, 2010

The SEIU (Service Employee Union International) contributes millions of dollars to political campaigns in Maryland and they are rewarded with candidates bending over backwards and promising their union members all sorts of benefits at the expense of the taxpayer. The current system is about to implode, local jurisdictions and states can no longer afford to pay public workers (many of of whom do no do productive work) inflated salaries and generous pensions.

Here is a link to an article about a Democratic strategist who could no longer stay quiet about the SEIU’s thug-like behavior.The following quote from the article pretty much sums up my feelings about public unions:

“Caddell said he was not attacking government employees but that the system “has grown into something far beyond what it should be.”

“How are you going to tell a person who makes $40,000 that they must pay money to make sure that people keep jobs who make $80,000, roughly, and who have defined pensions that they will never see?” Caddell said. “You cannot ask ordinary Americans who have no jobs, whose pensions have been ransacked, and whose pay has been stagnant, to keep rewarding people who don’t face the same kind of conditions and risk.”

“The people who pay for it are suffering,” he said. “The taxpayers are going to explode. This is the big coming issue of our time.”

MISH’S Global Economic Trend Analysis had this to say about the article:

“This is indeed the big issue. Cities and states are insolvent because politicians buy votes from public unions. There is no one to speak for the taxpayer who gets the shaft.”

Please take the time to read this excellent union article also.

The SEIU contributed $23,350.00 to Sheila Dixon‘s campaign war-chest from 2003 to 2009:

Candidates Account Contributor Name(Address) Amount Date Received Contribution Type
Dixon, Sheila Friends For SEIU MD/DC State Council PAC

(3700 Koppers St Ste 410,

Baltimore, MD, 21227-1045)

 $1,000.00 06/12/2009 MD PAC
Dixon, Sheila Friends For SEIU Local 500 PAC

(973 Russell Ave Ste A,

Gaithersburg, MD, 20879-3292)

 $150.00 06/03/2009 MD PAC
Dixon, Sheila Friends For SEIU MD/DC State Council PAC

(3700 Koppers St Ste 410,

Baltimore, MD, 21227-1045)

 $1,000.00 03/31/2009 MD PAC
Dixon, Sheila Friends For SEIU Local 32BJ NY/NJ American Dream Fund

(101 Avenue Of The Americas ,

New York, NY, 10013-1941)

 $350.00 06/11/2008 Out of State PAC
Dixon, Sheila Friends For SEIU Local 32BJ NY/NJ American Dream Fund

(101 Avenue Of The Americas ,

New York, NY, 10013-1941)

 $250.00 11/14/2007 Out of State PAC
Dixon, Sheila Friends For SEIU MD/DC State Council

(3700 Koppers St Ste 410,

Baltimore, MD, 21227-1045)

 $1,000.00 09/09/2007 MD PAC
Dixon, Sheila Friends For SEIU Local 400 PG COPE Account

(5132 Baltimore Avenue ,

Hyattsville, MD, 20781)

 $100.00 08/31/2007 MD PAC
Dixon, Sheila Friends For SEIU Local 500 PAC

(973 Russell Ave Ste A,

Gaithersburg, MD, 20879-3292)

 $500.00 08/28/2007 MD PAC
Dixon, Sheila Friends For SEIU Local 500 PAC

(973 Russell Ave Ste A,

Gaithersburg, MD, 20879-3292)

 $500.00 08/03/2007 MD PAC
Dixon, Sheila Friends For SEIU MD/DC State Council

(3700 Koppers St Ste 410,

Baltimore, MD, 21227-1045)

 $2,000.00 08/01/2007 MD PAC
Dixon, Sheila Friends For SEIU Local 32BJ NY/NJ American Dream Fund

(101 Avenue Of The Americas ,

New York, NY, 10013-1941)

 $3,000.00 07/20/2007 Out of State PAC
Dixon, Sheila Friends For 1199 SEIU NYS Political Action Fund

(330 West 42nd Street, 7th Floor ,

New York, NY, 10036)

 $6,000.00 07/03/2007 Out of State PAC
Dixon, Sheila Friends For SEIU 1199

(611 North Eutaw Street ,

Baltimore, MD, 21201-4514)

 $2,000.00 11/20/2006 Out of State PAC
Dixon, Sheila Friends For SEIU PEA INTERNATIONAL

(1313 L. ST. N.W. ,

WASHINGTON, DC, 20005)

 $4,000.00 09/11/2003 Business Entity
Dixon, Sheila Friends For SEIU-LOS ANGELES HOMECARE WORKERS UNION LOCAL 434-B STATE PA

(2515 BEVERLY BLVD. ,

LOS ANGELES, CA, 90057)

 $500.00 09/10/2003 Out of State PAC
Dixon, Sheila Friends For 1199 SEIU PAC

(310 WESTN 43RD ST. ,

NEW YORK, NY, 10036)

 $1,000.00 09/05/2003 Out of State PAC

Similar story with the current mayor:

Candidates Account Contributor Name(Address) Amount Date Received Contribution Type
Rawlings-Blake, Stephanie For Baltimore SEIU MD/DC State Council PAC

(605 North Eutaw Street ,

Baltimore, MD, 21201)

 $500.00 10/20/2008 MD PAC

Remarks: chk 1111 dtd 9/15/08
Rawlings-Blake, Stephanie For Baltimore Local 32BJ SEIU NY/NJ American Dream Fund

(101 Avenue of the Americas ,

New york, NY, 10013)

 $500.00 06/06/2008 Business Entity

Remarks: chk 2659 dtd 4/4/08
Rawlings-Blake, Stephanie For Baltimore Local 32BJ SEIU NY/NJ American Dream Fund

(101 Avenue of the Americas ,

New york, NY, 10013)

 $1,000.00 09/06/2007 Business Entity
Rawlings-Blake, Stephanie For Baltimore SEIU MD/DC State Council PAC

(605 North Eutaw Street ,

Baltimore, MD, 21201)

 $1,000.00 09/06/2007 MD PAC
Rawlings-Blake, Stephanie For Baltimore SEIU Local 500 PAC

(973-A Russell Avenue ,

Gaithersburg, MD, 20879)

 $300.00 08/28/2007 MD PAC
Rawlings-Blake, Stephanie For Baltimore 1199 SEIU NYS Political Action Fund

(PO Box 2612 ,

New York, NY, 10108)

 $4,500.00 08/24/2007 Out of State PAC
Rawlings-Blake, Stephanie For Baltimore SEIU MD/DC State Council PAC

(605 North Eutaw Street ,

Baltimore, MD, 21201)

 $1,000.00 08/07/2007 MD PAC
Rawlings-Blake, Stephanie Friends Of 1199 SEIU

(P.O. BOX 2612 ,

NEW YORK, NY, 10108)

 $1,000.00 05/14/2007 Out of State PAC

Council President Jack Young:

Candidates Account Contributor Name(Address) Amount Date Received Contribution Type
Young, Bernard C. Friends Of 1199 SEIU

(POLITICAL ACTION FUND 310 WESTN 43RD STREET,

N32 YORK, NY, 10036)

 $1,000.00 04/24/2007 MD PAC
Young, Bernard C. Friends Of 1199 SEIU

(POLITICAL ACTION FUND 310 WESTN 43RD STREET,

N32 YORK, NY, 10036)

 $500.00 09/30/2003 MD PAC

The Governor:

Candidates Account Contributor Name(Address) Amount Date Received Contribution Type
O’Malley, Martin Friends Of SEIU Local 500- MCCSSE

(973-A Russell Ave ,

Gaithersburg, MD, 20879)

 $500.00 10/21/2007 MD PAC
O’Malley, Martin Friends Of SEIU MD/DC State Council PAC

(605 N. Eutaw Street ,

Baltimore, MD, 21201)

 $2,000.00 10/21/2007 MD PAC
O’Malley, Martin Friends Of 1199 SEIU NYS Political Action Fund

(330 W 42nd St 330 West 42nd Street,

New York, NY, 10036-6902)

 $6,000.00 09/25/2007 Federal Committees
O’Malley, Martin Friends Of SEIU Local 32BJ PAC

(101 Avenue of the Americas ,

New York, NY, 10013)

 $3,000.00 09/06/2006 Out of State PAC
O’Malley, Martin Friends Of SEIU Local 500- MCCSSE

(973-A Russell Ave ,

Gaithersburg, MD, 20879)

 $5,000.00 08/30/2006 MD PAC
O’Malley, Martin Friends Of SEIU DC/MD State Council No. 54 PAC

(6108 Old Silver Hill Rd Ste 218 Suite 401,

Forestville, MD, 20747-2150)

 $6,000.00 08/07/2006 MD PAC
O’Malley, Martin Friends Of SEIU Local 500- MCCSSE

(973-A Russell Ave ,

Gaithersburg, MD, 20879)

 $1,000.00 07/28/2006 MD PAC
O’Malley, Martin Friends Of 1199 SEIU NYS Political Action Fund

(Attn: Jennifer Cunningham 330 West 42nd Street,

New York, NY, 10036)

 $4,000.00 12/27/2005 Out of State PAC
O’Malley, Martin Friends Of 1199 SEIU NYS Political Action Fund

(Attn: Jennifer Cunningham 330 West 42nd Street,

New York, NY, 10036)

 $839.25 12/19/2005 Out of State PAC

Remarks: Food/beverage
O’Malley, Martin Friends Of 1199 SEIU NYS Political Action Fund

(Attn: Jennifer Cunningham 330 West 42nd Street,

New York, NY, 10036)

 $1,000.00 12/19/2005 Out of State PAC

Remarks: Room Rental
O’Malley, Martin Friends Of NYC Local 246 SEIU

(217 Broadway ,

New York, NY, 10007)

 $250.00 12/15/2005 Out of State PAC
O’Malley, Martin Friends Of Local 82 – SEIU

(1220 13th St. NW ,

Washington, MD, 20005)

 $500.00 05/13/2003 Ticket purchases by Business Entity
O’Malley, Martin Friends Of Local 63 NCOF & SEIU

(6409 Landover Rd Suite B,

Landover, MD, 20785)

 $470.56 05/12/2003 MD PAC
O’Malley, Martin Friends Of SEIU District 1199E-DC, AFL-CIO, CLC

(611 N. Eutaw 2nd Floor ,

Baltimore, MD, 21201)

 $2,000.00 05/12/2003 Ticket purchases by Business Entity
O’Malley, Martin Friends Of SEIU

(611 North Eutaw Street 2nd Level,

Baltimore, MD, 21201)

 $500.00 05/29/2001 Ticket purchases by Business Entity
O’Malley, Martin Friends Of SEIU Local 500- MCCSSE

(973-A Russell Ave. ,

Baltimore, MD, 20879)

 $500.00 09/09/1999 Business Entity
O’Malley, Martin Friends Of SEIU DC/MD State Council No. 54 PAC

(6108 Old Silver Hill Rd. Suite 218,

Forestville, MD, 20747)

 $1,000.00 09/09/1999 MD PAC

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Bill Cole should withdraw his name from the race for City Council President

Posted by ameister on Friday, January 29th, 2010

Tune in to the Anthony McCarthy Show on WEAA 88.9 FM at 5:30PM. I will be a guest on the show. We are going to talk about the ongoing “campaign” for the city council presidency.

Bill Cole may become a better City Council President than Jack Young, but city council members have made it clear that for whatever reasons ten of them support Young and four of them support Cole. Once the current Council President becomes mayor it will be up to the City Council to select their next president. If everyone is being honest then there really isn’t anything ethical that should be able to change any of their minds in the next two weeks. They know these two men very well.

Rumors are floating around about Martin O’Malley and Stephanie Rawlings-Blake trying to "influence" council members to support Cole. Cole and Rawlings-Blake are both part of the powerful Martin O’Malley political machine. Investigative Voice reported that "Colleen Martin-Lauer, chief fundraiser for Gov. O’Malley… is said to be foremost among gubernatorial aides “working overtime” to shift votes from Councilman Young to Cole."

We are getting into nebulous territory here. How does a fundraiser gain the votes of council members? Does she promise future campaign contributions? The Sun reports that "…behind the scenes, developers, business leaders and political leaders – including Rawlings-Blake herself – have launched a broad effort to persuade council members to back Councilman William H. Cole IV instead, council members say."

This is becoming shady and it is only going to tarnish the reputations of those involved including soon to be Mayor Rawlings-Blake. Baltimore is tired of the backroom deals, developers influencing important decisions, and potential bribery. It will be an embarrassing situation if Cole suddenly has a majority of votes. People are going to wonder if the council-people who changed their minds were influenced by potential developer political contributions.

If Bill Cole wants to be City Council President then he should let the people decide in 2011 and run against Young then. I advise him to step out of the current race so that the citizens can be sure that no back room deals are being made, that transparency will at least be respected in the next administration, and that the O’Malley machine does not control Baltimore.

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Defenders of Dixon received political contributions from Doracon and Lipscomb

Posted by ameister on Monday, December 7th, 2009

Money makes the Baltimore political machine run. “Developers” are the source of a lot of that money.

From the Baltimore Sun:

“State Sen. Nathaniel J. McFadden publicly stated his support for Dixon yesterday and predicted she would be cleared of all charges.”

McFadden, Nathaniel J. for Senate DORACON DEVELOPMENT, LLC(3500 E BIDDLE STREET ,

BALTIMORE, MD, 21213)

 $500.00 01/10/2006 Business Entity
McFadden, Nathaniel J. for Senate DORACON CONTRACTING INC.(3500 EAST BIDDLE ST ,

BALTIMORE, MD, 21213)

 $228.00 11/05/2003 Ticket purchases by Business Entity
McFadden, Nathaniel J. for Senate DORACON CONTRACTING INC.(3500 EAST BIDDLE STREET ,

BALTIMORE, MD, 21213)

 $250.00 08/01/2000 Ticket purchases by Business Entity

More on McFadden here.

From the Baltimore Sun:

“State Sens. Joan Carter Conway and Lisa A. Gladden also backed the mayor.”

Conway, Joan Carter Committee To Elect Ronald Lipscomb(1607 Pebble Beach Dr. ,

Mitchellville, MD, 20721)

 $500.00 10/10/2000 Ticket purchases by Individuals

From WBAL TV:

“Councilman Jack Young suggested the media should go to Washington to get real news concerning the mortgage crisis and economic downturn, “and ask why there has not been a federal indictment against those CEOs and the Cheney-Bush administration for putting us in the mess we’re in now. That’s real news.”

Young, Bernard C. Friends Of DORACON DEVELOPMENT OF PUERTO RICO(6045 BELLE GROVE RD ,

BALTIMORE, MD, 21225)

 $4,000.00 09/27/2006 Business Entity
Young, Bernard C. Friends Of DORACON CONTRACTING INC(6045 BELLE GROVE ROAD ,

BALTIMORE, MD, 21225)

 $1,000.00 09/05/2003 Business Entity
Young, Bernard C. Friends Of DORACON CONTRACTING INC(6045 BELLE GROVE ROAD ,

BALTIMORE, MD, 21225)

 $500.00 09/28/2001 Ticket purchases by Business Entity
Young, Bernard C. Friends Of DORACON CONTRACTING INC(6045 BELLE GROVE ROAD ,

BALTIMORE, MD, 21225)

 $300.00 01/11/1999 Business Entity

From the Baltimore Sun:

“The City of Baltimore has made solid progress under Mayor Dixon. This is a tough day for all of us who care about Baltimore’s progress, and for Mayor Dixon and her family. It is my sincere hope that all of these long drawn out matters will soon be resolved in a court of law once all the facts are known.” — Gov. Martin O’Malley

O’Malley, Martin Friends Of Ronald Lipscomb(12507 Pleasant Prospect Rd ,

Bowie, MD, 20721-2520)

 $4,000.00 01/08/2007 Individual
O’Malley, Martin Friends Of Ronald Lipscomb(1607 Pebble Beach Dr. ,

Mitchellville, MD, 20721)

 $100.00 08/26/2003 Individual
O’Malley, Martin Friends Of Ronald Lipscomb(1607 Pebble Beach Dr. ,

Mitchellville, MD, 20721)

 $1,000.00 04/25/2001 Ticket purchases by Individuals
O’Malley, Martin Friends Of Ronald Lipscomb(1607 Pebble Beach Dr. ,

Mitchellville, MD, 20721)

 $2,000.00 11/18/1999 Individual
O’Malley, Martin Friends Of Ronald Lipscomb(1607 Pebble Beach Dr. ,

Mitchellville, MD, 20721)

 $500.00 10/22/1999 Individual
O’Malley, Martin Friends Of Ronald Lipscomb(1607 Pebble Beach Dr. ,

Mitchellville, MD, 20721)

 $1,000.00 10/22/1999 Individual
O’Malley, Martin Friends Of Doracon Development of Puerto Rico(3500 East Biddle Street ,

Baltimore, MD, 21213)

 $4,000.00 01/08/2007 Business Entity
O’Malley, Martin Friends Of Doracon Contracting, Inc.(3500 East Biddle St. ,

Baltimore, MD, 21213)

 $1,000.00 10/20/2004 Ticket purchases by Business Entity
O’Malley, Martin Friends Of Doracon Contracting Inc.(3500 East Biddle St. ,

Baltimore, MD, 21213)

 $70.00 03/26/2003 Ticket purchases by Business Entity
O’Malley, Martin Friends Of Doracon Contracting Inc.(3500 East Biddle St. ,

Baltimore, MD, 21213)

 $2,000.00 04/25/2001 Ticket purchases by Business Entity

More Lipscomb related contributions can be found here.

Is any elected official going to speak against Sheila Dixon?  I assume not many think it is worth it.

 dixonpennaveSIGN

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Dixon is Corrupt. How are O’Malley and Rawlings-Blake any different? We need a revolution

Posted by ameister on Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

Sheila Dixon did a bad thing and we spent a lot of money to prove she did that bad thing. She did a much worse thing during the Utech scandal. Do you think O’Malley was able to maintain his power and win elections because he was pure? Do you think Rawlings-Blake is going to be much different than Dixon? Are you naive enough to believe that Mary Pat Clarke and Rikki Spector have never been bought off by developers in the over 30 years they have served on City Council?

The entire establishment is clearly corrupt. Look out your window and take a look at this city and compare it to how it looked 45 years ago. There is lawlessness everywhere and so-called developers and useless city contract winners are getting overpaid with tax payer money. The establishment needs to be exposed and voted out. Dixon is just the tip of the iceberg. The entire system that runs Baltimore relies on the ignorance of the population and the stealing of tax payer money.  What happened today was a complete embarrassment to Baltimore. It should never have come to this. Dixon should never have been elected in the first place. Apathy, laziness, and ignorance brought this upon us.  We created Sheila Dixon. Baltimore, register to vote and take a moment to learn about for whom you are voting. By the way it is not just the poor who blindly vote for who buys them off, in Bolton Hill there were plenty of Dixon signs on very large houses during the 2007 campaign. Of course there were plenty of signs like this one also.

I actually made the following video late last night before the verdict came out. It is my artistic expression of my frustration with the system. It also shows some glimpses into the growing counterculture of younger people WHO NEED TO BECOME POLITICALLY ACTIVE ON THE LOCAL LEVEL AND DISPOSE OF THOSE WHO HAVE LEAD US TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY!

dixyoutube

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