tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7838189369359416992024-02-19T01:24:46.929-05:00King of Georgejoin us in our quest to save our ancient libertiesKing of Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00948212464952086536noreply@blogger.comBlogger117125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783818936935941699.post-82482699819698224132011-03-18T21:09:00.004-04:002011-03-18T21:22:04.354-04:00Fences & Ascots<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEzKYBr3AtmUbwSugEbhXCnL91zCEIBlOzJWNZRXksTb875MwxJaOgsmriuPZ6EnRjz6ZeqccU4tPUZS-VM-gRJZAe9xzZ6dlOSe6CghCppWy_3d4CC78B3yIw3kacOhnuI5SqlJnhzY0/s1600/oldcaribee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEzKYBr3AtmUbwSugEbhXCnL91zCEIBlOzJWNZRXksTb875MwxJaOgsmriuPZ6EnRjz6ZeqccU4tPUZS-VM-gRJZAe9xzZ6dlOSe6CghCppWy_3d4CC78B3yIw3kacOhnuI5SqlJnhzY0/s400/oldcaribee.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The King's Compound, Old Caribee</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Fellow Historics:<br />
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The King has found refuge in his compound in the Olde Caribee for quite some time now. The winter's wind does no longer thrill the King. Rather he yearns for the tropical latitudes.<br />
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The sap is arising and the end to all that is finally at hand. To quote dear Geoffrey:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Engendred Flour</td></tr>
</tbody></table><em>Whan that Aprill, with his shoures soote </em><br />
<em>The droghte of March hath perced to the roote </em><br />
<em>And bathed every veyne in swich licour, </em><br />
<em>Of which vertu engendred is the flour; </em><br />
<em>Whan Zephirus eek with his sweete breeth </em><br />
<em>Inspired hath in every holt and heeth </em><br />
<em>The tendre croppes, and the yonge sonne </em><br />
<em>Hath in the Ram his halfe cours yronne, </em><br />
<em>And smale foweles maken melodye, </em><br />
<em>That slepen al the nyght with open eye- </em><br />
<em>(So priketh hem Nature in hir corages); </em><br />
<em>Thanne longen folk to goon on pilgrimages </em><br />
<em>And palmeres for to seken straunge strondes </em><br />
<em>To ferne halwes, kowthe in sondry londes; </em><br />
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(Ah, the middle tongue. Why shan't we bring it back?)<br />
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The King has returned to his throne in the Historic Core, albeit it for a limited term. Ready this week-end to perform his annual Spring ritual: the Burning of the Ascots!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Squiress' Fence</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Alas, it seems the political sap is rising in the Ancient Citte and may cause ruin to the moment. <br />
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You see the ruffians beyond the Gulf in dirty old Eastport-ville have issues on their hands. All sorts of issues. Propelling this is a pedestrian plastic fence, built by a squiress in accordance with the law. Yet the fiendish 'Porters have an objection. A number of objections actually.<br />
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It's ugly they say. Without merit or purpose. Improper procedurally. And the paper work was forged. And then notarized! (What is a good controversy without the involvement of a forger or two?)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A 'Porter Criminal Behind a Fence</td></tr>
</tbody></table> The fence will undoubtedly create crime they say. The same way sidewalks, streets and parks do since criminals use them as well in Eastport.<br />
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Their Alderman even got involved. Confused about his role, he led a band of misfits to abuse the poor squiress. Called five police cars. Then denied it all.<br />
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Poor Mayor Cohen was then forced to enter stage right, meeting with all those aggrieved and binding their wounds.<br />
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Ho-hum.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Winter Ascot to be Burned</td></tr>
</tbody></table>The only fence the King advocates for Eastport is one at the east end of the bridge. To keep them out of our Core. Especially away from our exclusive and reverential ceremony this Saturn-day when we Historics burn our now fecund winter ascots. <br />
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All while sipping sherry with dear Harvey and Josie.<br />
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Bully! <br />
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Keep the 'Porters out and away. Out of sight is out of mind. Just relocate the blasted fence to the business end of that foolish bridge. (I knew the General Assembly should never had let us build that thing in 1870.)<br />
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We will all be better off.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baden Baden: The Cure & A Countess</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Ah, but now my mind now wanders toward taking the cure in Baden Baden with the Countess. And frolics in Venezia soon thereafter.<br />
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Historics, even though my sojourns may move me afar, my heart is with you. <br />
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And I ask you, please, only use fences to keep the 'Porters from us.<br />
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King of GeorgeKing of Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00948212464952086536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783818936935941699.post-83239974520390525102010-11-24T19:26:00.015-05:002010-11-25T07:09:16.110-05:00L’état, C’est Moi<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_UVvPylcLoyqYbT7uHmlJBt6cmTtWTZzzKBxzna3wm2In1D58iGiJzcUSxCr3bmZV8Jyp1kLFreZHizgfPB63czYBHl0bh8VZVRBKv3Jnbn6wu6I7hbqXg406l5knod7Fp0zpC1H3plE/s1600/Louis_XIV_of_France.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_UVvPylcLoyqYbT7uHmlJBt6cmTtWTZzzKBxzna3wm2In1D58iGiJzcUSxCr3bmZV8Jyp1kLFreZHizgfPB63czYBHl0bh8VZVRBKv3Jnbn6wu6I7hbqXg406l5knod7Fp0zpC1H3plE/s1600/Louis_XIV_of_France.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Many have been asking what has become of the King ? Let it be known these past few months I have spending time abroad visiting our French and German cousins and find it exceedingly difficile to focus on the minor concerns of the colonies. Their host of little problems, political situations and minutiae of so very minor importance seem not register on the royal radar at all.<br />
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America, like the Ancient City, it seems has sunset.<br />
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I am sorry to say but la Ville Ancienne has rather become a bore as of late and collecting etchings have been of more interest to me. I have come to admire and collect your native artist Don Swann and found his work captures the spirit of what first attracted me to the Citte in the first place many years ago. Frankly the sense of a true colonial city surrounded by an unspoiled natural world has left the place. I too may have to go soon to places that are of more interest if much needed changes are not made at the Provincial Government level. Would your Mayor resign if asked ?<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj16b_6vO3dhjhTJ4EFk-5ap8IskAHoUzvDqfnFEUGD-wAVwpNL_0e9yj-sY-AL0F2xV52d-5t3dGytMFTqoPZEWWzai1n0Dq3kBGAdEp6A2ZJ4y6jnuQYPqVzHoPt9T42qm2wVqq4R_8c/s1600/hamburg-pittsburgh-luigi-kasimir.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj16b_6vO3dhjhTJ4EFk-5ap8IskAHoUzvDqfnFEUGD-wAVwpNL_0e9yj-sY-AL0F2xV52d-5t3dGytMFTqoPZEWWzai1n0Dq3kBGAdEp6A2ZJ4y6jnuQYPqVzHoPt9T42qm2wVqq4R_8c/s400/hamburg-pittsburgh-luigi-kasimir.jpg" width="391" /></a> <br />
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I have taken a liking to Hamburg and found it to be a wonderful place and the Europeans do have an appreciation for Culture I find lacking at present in backwatered Annapolis. Perhaps one day you shall have standing once again on the global stage but it will most likely not be for a very long time unless you get some leadership which seems a very long way off.<br />
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I frankly don't have the time nor inclination to care anymore.<br />
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With Kind Regards,<br />
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Your KingKing of Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00948212464952086536noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783818936935941699.post-42883269960894613182010-10-07T12:24:00.001-04:002010-10-07T12:29:04.017-04:00Got $200,000? Mayor Cohen Doesn't<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilqIhYviOMio3ij9MVjbcGt31zEmCJTPcYLjor6ynvvhdMSIJX6yRXCVQ4VTtpuTY573FpNnBPLZo3LfBKschJjcrn13edFVLFpPew9qz6tZGfqlbNMVBJMVRbCRSB_oylQUtUAez6zsk/s1600/lost-money1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilqIhYviOMio3ij9MVjbcGt31zEmCJTPcYLjor6ynvvhdMSIJX6yRXCVQ4VTtpuTY573FpNnBPLZo3LfBKschJjcrn13edFVLFpPew9qz6tZGfqlbNMVBJMVRbCRSB_oylQUtUAez6zsk/s400/lost-money1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
Dearest Historics:<br />
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The Finance Department heist lost the City $120,000. Now the latest: the Safe Streets scam lost the City $200,000. Money it never bothered to collect.<br />
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Some detail. <br />
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In December of 2009, Zina Pierre's lobbying firm helped the City of Annapolis apply for and win a 100% grant of $200,000 from the Federal Government. For 'Safe Streets' - public safety - purposes. At the time city officials had to go to Washington and actually work to get it. Lobbying Sens. Milkulski & Cardin and Rep. Sarbanes.<br />
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The money has been sitting there for almost a year now. Through the birth of the Cohen Regime. Into the dark days of Herr Smith's faked 'budget crisis' layoffs. And all summer while the Mayor spent his time having fun running his friend's campaign. Gee whiz! <br />
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Yet this clock is still ticking - for a time.<br />
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Will the Cohenistas pick up the pen or a phone and go collect the money? The Feds <em><u>will</u></em> eventually decide it is better spent elsewhere. Like in <a href="http://spotcrime.com/ia/des+moines">Des Moines</a>, for example.<br />
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So much money has been lost by this Administration through oversight and neglect. And the results of these losses placed upon the backs of citizens and city workers. <br />
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What's another $200,000 to Mayor Cohen?<br />
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Not much, really.<br />
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King of GeorgeKing of Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00948212464952086536noreply@blogger.com54tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783818936935941699.post-203370646275609372010-10-05T16:48:00.013-04:002010-10-05T22:20:07.227-04:00Cohen Lays Down the Law, One He Opposed<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnxCCuNvxzGjSnoYD1OWyTGiUBsw7IcNiMOSseuSssfCUM8MLqA6xRSFQ5buh4tIvPy4WznhvbHjewpxUB6eCzqcEm1BkoQLhXot-d8yy8Wcu01SF02fATYuVyL_62_Mk7vosAhFTMLTo/s1600/joshletter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnxCCuNvxzGjSnoYD1OWyTGiUBsw7IcNiMOSseuSssfCUM8MLqA6xRSFQ5buh4tIvPy4WznhvbHjewpxUB6eCzqcEm1BkoQLhXot-d8yy8Wcu01SF02fATYuVyL_62_Mk7vosAhFTMLTo/s400/joshletter.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><br />
Dearest Historics:<br />
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As you know, the true elite of the Historic Core don't give a hoot about 2 am licenses. We drink alone. And at night. We would certainly not be caught in the gins joints of the Ancient Citte.<br />
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So what if the new 2 am law passed?<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgztUu0tQovXPSq-FYEkHiKrj8fD1rSFmbWbjjlTgs13GAnhfDG8WAqNqoirhK-JeDvNTjPzfjk79hFhHYQJwiw8Thv7SzLjuNdUa7vTa6riTGbQS8AG5MHLxDu1i9Ytj_CwUVfC8lI0E/s1600/hitec-jr-stripped-servos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="139" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgztUu0tQovXPSq-FYEkHiKrj8fD1rSFmbWbjjlTgs13GAnhfDG8WAqNqoirhK-JeDvNTjPzfjk79hFhHYQJwiw8Thv7SzLjuNdUa7vTa6riTGbQS8AG5MHLxDu1i9Ytj_CwUVfC8lI0E/s200/hitec-jr-stripped-servos.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Well, apparently some gears of citte government agree with the King and may not be fully engaged with the new law. Let's see, could it be the Planning Commission, the Board of Appeals and the ABC Board?<br />
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Mayor Cohen thinks perhaps, maybe. So much so he put his thoughts in writing. To the Chairs of the respective citte committees. Click on the above.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The New Look at City Hall</td></tr>
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Jon Arason, Director of Planning and Zoning, is in the cross hairs. Some Council members are blaming him for foot dragging and obfuscation. Mr. Arason, a long time citte employee and well liked personally, apparently is not that adept at reading the tea leaves.<br />
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This Council is activist and has more power than any Council in recent memory. And he is on the bubble.<br />
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We're not sure where this is all heading. The hold-ups on the new licenses appear to be real. And the Mayor has now laid down the law. Are there fireworks coming?<br />
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Join me at my estate for a cognac at 3 am and we can debate this noble topic.<br />
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King of GeorgeKing of Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00948212464952086536noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783818936935941699.post-29862422093809861202010-10-05T09:46:00.026-04:002010-10-05T16:13:12.764-04:00Foer: KOG is Taliban!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPWOKdx8JU2FRQVbvF5d7bE8QJoLVsDxWk0XcoM2dR-AZs-Yz1LgMjAFNFb_S8mmf8QI_JOMnoMTGYlmXIt-tPDMoGV9n8y3KeTz8PaRMRrfsxfxsPRCMQ9LQ_ZYISccHju3SMdE4VrFY/s1600/KOG+Victim.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPWOKdx8JU2FRQVbvF5d7bE8QJoLVsDxWk0XcoM2dR-AZs-Yz1LgMjAFNFb_S8mmf8QI_JOMnoMTGYlmXIt-tPDMoGV9n8y3KeTz8PaRMRrfsxfxsPRCMQ9LQ_ZYISccHju3SMdE4VrFY/s400/KOG+Victim.JPG" width="336" /></a></div>Deraest Readers:<br />
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The King of George Victims Centre is again open for business. In this case the complainant is our own M. Paul Foer. Local hate blogger, <em>Capital</em> columnist and shock jock.<br />
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Recently, M. Foer (pronounced: <span class="unicode" itxtvisited="1">ˈ</span>f<span class="unicode" itxtvisited="1">ȯ</span>i-(y)ā ) sent the following inquisitive missive to one Mr. Craig Purcell, AIA; native Annapolitan, <em><a href="http://annapolispoliticalscene.blogspot.com/">Annapolis Political Scene</a></em> blogger and noted Baltimore architect:<br />
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<em>"Mr Purcell Please explain your business relationship with Lehr Jackson and Gone to Market. This is an important item that you should have disclosed considering that you were on the Mayor's Transition Team and also that you are frequently writing about the Market House." </em><br />
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Perhaps rightly, Mr. Purcell felt that he owed no private business information to M. Foer and responded the same. Yet M. Foer persisted, now with personal innuendo:<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsPOt_heDY5aAyBlqu6cobheWs1U_ivVFd-EIwSN9ufIuFqLn6dvKD1zKzz1gXgbfNu_pPDycmXfDKRnMTmjuN_Gz5fuU0oH8GBIBzp3p7Tb1eliYoxhYxO2U-Alls3zZX00pp0Srr2A0/s1600/question_mark2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsPOt_heDY5aAyBlqu6cobheWs1U_ivVFd-EIwSN9ufIuFqLn6dvKD1zKzz1gXgbfNu_pPDycmXfDKRnMTmjuN_Gz5fuU0oH8GBIBzp3p7Tb1eliYoxhYxO2U-Alls3zZX00pp0Srr2A0/s200/question_mark2.jpg" width="163" /></a></div><em>"I am well aware of your opinions about me and your many false assumptions and accusations, but that is not my concern. You use your blog to defame me and others on a regular basis, but my question here is straightforward--what is your business relationship with Lehr Jackson and Gone to Market LLC? Thank you."</em><br />
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Once again, Mr. Purcell resisted the affronts of the hate blogger / <em>Capital</em> columnist. And, again, Mr. Foer persisted:<br />
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<em>"While you continue to question my motives and attack me personally, you refuse to answer a legitimate question posed to you, but you can see that what I am doing is part of the normative news gathering process, something which is apparently foreign to you. You have been given repeated chances to answer the question, and as a community activist and blogger, you should certainly make any apparent conflicts of interest known."</em><br />
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Even the King is baffled.<br />
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At that comic interchange Mr. Purcell relented. And gave M. Foer what he wanted. That there is no business relationship between himself or his firm with Mr. Jackson or Gone to Market LLC.<br />
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But, as you guessed. It wasn't enough for M. Foer:<br />
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<em>"You've had plenty of opportunities to talk with me but instead you have resorted to attacking me personally, insulting me, accusing me of all kinds of misconduct (all of which was actually things in which you engaged--it's called projection) and questioning my motives, suggesting I am somehow "on the take"...and it gets worse. And you expect I should become transparent with you? I already am transparent."</em><br />
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Yes, transparent. Transparent banner ads for support, transparent fee-for-politics events, transparent employment by <em>The Capital</em> and WNAV. <br />
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Like mud.<br />
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Nevertheless, M. Foer had one last rub for dear Mr. Purcell and the other bloggers of Annapolis. Starting, for dramatic effect:<br />
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Gen. Ariel Sharon, IDF, standing at the gates of Beirut in 1982 couldn't have said it better. <br />
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So M. Foer continued:<br />
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<em>"Regarding your imagined conspiracies, I will again say there is nothing of the sort going on. The fact that you and your colleague[</em>sic<em>] spend so much time and energy writing and worrying and complaining and attacking me, and everyone else you attack, is absurd."</em> <br />
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So, <em><a href="http://annapolispoliticalscene.blogspot.com/">Annapolis Political Scene</a>, <a href="http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/">Eye on Annapolis</a>, <a href="http://www.annapolissound.com/">The Annapolis Sound</a></em> and yours truly will now make the TSA "No Fly" list? Are we doomed to spend the rest of our days in a cave in Tora Bora with you-know-who? And only a 12kbs dial-up modem to Karachi?<br />
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Egads!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM9ENwJZ7bEHdJwDgg0RKWZsVF3NKaJ_TaTIW8hNt82e4mANhIr9CeJIReTWQnm3zeR9IKhU6ZXRY5-7xEETxK0OGtcycnp9FncpUS8fttYH6CQJzM6By1K6qNow2offtA_tqFDyaXsQU/s1600/297901959_1eebb1af6a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM9ENwJZ7bEHdJwDgg0RKWZsVF3NKaJ_TaTIW8hNt82e4mANhIr9CeJIReTWQnm3zeR9IKhU6ZXRY5-7xEETxK0OGtcycnp9FncpUS8fttYH6CQJzM6By1K6qNow2offtA_tqFDyaXsQU/s200/297901959_1eebb1af6a.jpg" width="133" /></a></div>I, sire, for one am no terrorist. I remain loyal to God, Queen and Country. Even if its not the same ones you adore. And you shall pry the Historic Core out of my cold dead hands. <br />
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(That is a bit much, eh? But M. Foer has me rattled!)<br />
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But there is good news for M. Foer in this cloud of gloom and doom. After receiving its first client, a Ms. Charlotte Weinstein, the KOG Victims Centre is open for M. Foer himself.<br />
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We have tea with crumpets and counselors so you can talk-therapy your way back to mental peace. Undeterred by fears of terror attacks on Boucher Ave. (or should that be <a href="http://kingofgeorge.blogspot.com/2010/04/wither-foer.html">Severna Park</a>?). <br />
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But please remain calm.<br />
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Please.<br />
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King of GeorgeKing of Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00948212464952086536noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783818936935941699.post-58682763140049463192010-10-03T12:59:00.010-04:002010-10-04T11:04:54.580-04:00Dust Settles. It's Saddam vs. Young Griz<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm2OJn5lVxv8Mco0Cc0QbC1BdQspxaJrXpbzjGRmXVvguR59Fid9yv90g4239jYzRjIkIfWS_fxx6j0rmIna0vep3RXlEA4nTDu0dfiOrQ-pmrS1NQKmML_v1wYMkiM-2BbTQFCZRbZvc/s1600/dust.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm2OJn5lVxv8Mco0Cc0QbC1BdQspxaJrXpbzjGRmXVvguR59Fid9yv90g4239jYzRjIkIfWS_fxx6j0rmIna0vep3RXlEA4nTDu0dfiOrQ-pmrS1NQKmML_v1wYMkiM-2BbTQFCZRbZvc/s400/dust.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
Dearest Neighbors:<br />
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As we all know by now, the dust has finally settled and Chris Trumbauer squeaked by Chuck Ferrar. Yet, Mr. Trumbauer is not yet in the clear. He has to face the Monster of Monticello, Doug Burkhardt.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQDWNYAVXTy_zMmwOuEMtWDELoz5PtVM_FPRzqKuJToeXRNcGGQppl6ZLHRZ3uJIm7OqtHoxJWQ5v7FAl3830sEbqE4MNjEjAWxrcihKn5yPlwP3TzQ0EuhlX_SWVJNQAD8kHOfqIn1Ko/s1600/Saddam+Hussein.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQDWNYAVXTy_zMmwOuEMtWDELoz5PtVM_FPRzqKuJToeXRNcGGQppl6ZLHRZ3uJIm7OqtHoxJWQ5v7FAl3830sEbqE4MNjEjAWxrcihKn5yPlwP3TzQ0EuhlX_SWVJNQAD8kHOfqIn1Ko/s200/Saddam+Hussein.jpg" width="154" /></a></div>Mr. Burkhardt, with an eerie resemblance to Saddam Hussein, is best known in Annapolis for being Dick Israel's opponent in 2005. Losing by a solid 60/40 margin. His outlandish claims ("Hookers in Ward One!", "Hillman Garage Scandal!") largely fell on deaf ears as his highly charged campaign style turned-off many in the Historic Core.<br />
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So as a consolation prize he was then was appointed by Governor Ehrlich to run his "Smart Growth" office. As a direct report to the then Secretary of the Maryland Department of Planning Audrey Scott (mother of his campaign manager Larry Scott - see below, now Chair of the MD GOP), it was an office Ehrlich had no love for and wanted dead. Mr. Burkhardt happily acquiesced and tried to kill it over the objections of the legislative branch that legally established it. <br />
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</tbody></table>His campaign is being run by our very own Fred Shubbie (a.k.a. Larry Scott, son of Audrey Scott - see above). Fred-Larry is best known in Annapolis for his multiple-campaign train wreck in the 2005 municipal election. Where he ran most of his candidates right into the ground. His favorite technique was a comparative chart that distilled inaccuracies down to obvious propaganda. <br />
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<i>Let's recap: Mr. Burkhardt hires Fred-Larry to run his campaign. He loses and gets hired into State Government at $90,000 a year to work for Audrey Scott. Then he hires Fred-Larry Scott to run his next campaign. With significant support from the MD GOP - Audrey Scott, Chair. Hummm.</i><br />
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Nevertheless of his internal conflicts, we're anticipating a campaign filled with invective, misrepresentation and general malaise from them. It's their play book.<br />
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Mayor Cohen, Kathy Nieberding, Doug Gansler and MSEA all will have to pull out the stops. Irrespective of their own weaknesses, they are starting in a strong position with Team 30 out to a strong start. Governor O'Malley's effort within the city is being run independent way with heavy support from old time Eastport Dems and their hanger-ons. This will also pull votes Mr. Trumbauer's way.<br />
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It will probably require not a huge but a significant cross over vote from Democrats in order for Burkhardt to win. It's unlikely that Doug and Fred-Larry can make this happen with their insipid and angry campaign style.<br />
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Honey catches more voters than vinegar.<br />
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King of GeorgeKing of Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00948212464952086536noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783818936935941699.post-63623747856402310512010-09-27T14:39:00.011-04:002010-09-28T10:42:53.982-04:00Arnett to Secede. Kirby to Fight.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS_sxhG-UXa1eo8QXqzvHdeunGCE7KSUYauWx9ahv0hYn2lzgWfGRkzzj1Q9wTodjkSEqryUEnDy0P8XDo4bU0LLsk9h5AJXjACE-q42s19XkZo7NY-mnLjhgcSd5C3RCSqQjMDsCga3o/s1600/texas-secession.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="243" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS_sxhG-UXa1eo8QXqzvHdeunGCE7KSUYauWx9ahv0hYn2lzgWfGRkzzj1Q9wTodjkSEqryUEnDy0P8XDo4bU0LLsk9h5AJXjACE-q42s19XkZo7NY-mnLjhgcSd5C3RCSqQjMDsCga3o/s400/texas-secession.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Dearest Readers:<br />
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The King has always been a fan of wacked-out politicos. Like Texas' Governor Rick Perry. Who threatened that his state would secede from the union. And then do what I have no idea.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_9vri4mKJgiGVQm3DFHQLS-mBm3yoFFBEl2_gRW11D7gST1i2HdbL5MYOUQ2-9qPq_F5VzBDKb9ANJSEVAoqsguz_1m4nc14Ta_N253zMXRmGCtAIRDSf27giqUlx8WHEfje_OqqgNYE/s1600/mreflag200.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="136" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_9vri4mKJgiGVQm3DFHQLS-mBm3yoFFBEl2_gRW11D7gST1i2HdbL5MYOUQ2-9qPq_F5VzBDKb9ANJSEVAoqsguz_1m4nc14Ta_N253zMXRmGCtAIRDSf27giqUlx8WHEfje_OqqgNYE/s200/mreflag200.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Now, one of our own Aldermen is threatening to secede from the Citte. And another is threatening him.<br />
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Some background. Mayor Cohen has Friday lunches for the Council. They are held in different restaurants on different Fridays and are not publicly announced. I suppose that makes them 'secret', right?<br />
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(How he gets this past the open meeting laws we don't quite know. But, as readers are aware, the King is no fan of doing business in public anyway. Smoke filled rooms are much more preferable. So bully for the young Mayor!)<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-kF9A2pvshI6ss7V17qpM9CErts2qkVtyz03xoPJ7jwymibTdI2lhk1HFVWZtDWtTV0Xk6CUbF4DVJKmLDYjtMjVGRWEqlcbCXUalLE_eORJ9fjH8iWAtIxHVji4P61PoauaMYCeL8R8/s1600/untitled.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="155" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-kF9A2pvshI6ss7V17qpM9CErts2qkVtyz03xoPJ7jwymibTdI2lhk1HFVWZtDWtTV0Xk6CUbF4DVJKmLDYjtMjVGRWEqlcbCXUalLE_eORJ9fjH8iWAtIxHVji4P61PoauaMYCeL8R8/s200/untitled.bmp" width="200" /></a></div>So far, these lunches have met with mixed success. Often the Mayor ends up eating more crow than anything on the menu. And often the Alderfolks go astray with threats and counter threats to each other and the Mayor.<br />
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Last Friday's was held at Castlebay and shows just how absurd these luncheons have become. <br />
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Alderman Arnett, it seems, is miffed again at the Citte. He threatened that if he did not get his way Eastport would secede. (His motivation for this is clear: if Eastport pulled out it is the only plausible way the words "Mayor" and "Arnett" would ever lexographically marry.)<br />
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Yet, Alderman Arnett should have stated more accurately that his <em><u>half of Eastport</u></em> would secede. Aldermen Pfeiffer and Kirby have the two pieces of the other half. And Alderman Kirby at least would have none of it.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEionbXfGm4TQAU1HilDQXNnovwPMpApwR0bHt-Quu2dyh5l7TBR2D46nK5HjWqUsmoxMxK6ARFtHjwlYoujZKL5iTFDvEYrIJ_8UePdjePmS_k2ewsMXI2EzGHsdr7jz9S1ux21pKuGMp0/s1600/BlackPanthersPIC1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="140" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEionbXfGm4TQAU1HilDQXNnovwPMpApwR0bHt-Quu2dyh5l7TBR2D46nK5HjWqUsmoxMxK6ARFtHjwlYoujZKL5iTFDvEYrIJ_8UePdjePmS_k2ewsMXI2EzGHsdr7jz9S1ux21pKuGMp0/s200/BlackPanthersPIC1.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>"We will send a boat with armed black men to prevent a secession. Just like George Washington crossing the Delaware." he threatened. "It's our home too."<br />
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So we will have an armed insurrection to prevent the secession of the elite-want-to-be's from across the Gulf of Annapolis?<br />
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I say, let them go.<br />
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In fact, encourage it. The quicker they leave the better off we will all become. The Historic Core shall regain its rightful place as the throne room of the citte. And Alderman Kirby's militia is much better placed at the gates to the citte to keep the rabble out.<br />
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Of course, this makes us anticipate Friday's theatre of the absurd all the more. <br />
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Maybe they will want to annex Arnold so Alderman Paone can get elected Mayor of something too.<br />
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King of GeorgeKing of Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00948212464952086536noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783818936935941699.post-60826673179062498982010-09-25T08:06:00.001-04:002010-09-25T08:13:00.752-04:00Ms. Weinstein Responds. Ibid KOG.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJR7hDct2-TCWkUhK57Rcm2WfWSta_LYE-iCJ2ZWey0oSbKv8j-9Jj9pN7k6PLg-gCgbGn8cHDXB3EjtkFG3QW4lMlm0u7dgIqIjNitTeLXg4ifrDRIL9tKiVAY65xnslMVC0IgUHZX-U/s1600/KOG+Victim.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJR7hDct2-TCWkUhK57Rcm2WfWSta_LYE-iCJ2ZWey0oSbKv8j-9Jj9pN7k6PLg-gCgbGn8cHDXB3EjtkFG3QW4lMlm0u7dgIqIjNitTeLXg4ifrDRIL9tKiVAY65xnslMVC0IgUHZX-U/s400/KOG+Victim.JPG" width="336" /></a></div><br />
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After <a href="http://kingofgeorge.blogspot.com/2010/09/councilman-benoit-wimps-out.html">the King spoke this week</a>, a certain Candidate Weinstein had an issue with it. Apparently, she feels she is a KOG victim. Even when he quotes her own website. Where she hawks her services for accused sex offenders.<br />
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As she pleads on her Facebook page:<br />
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<em>"Ok, so now some horrible things are being said about me. Please my style is not to hide behind a "fake" name (don't we have enough of that in our current government). If you have something that you would like to say about me or to me, have the courage to use your real name. I will be more than happy to address any concerns that you might have and/or to clarify any rumors."</em><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXstoVIuXBr5wbcENo15VhrBNQa29u4E_MVCjBH4Xb_NMDuvPBG5_z9ovUu22G05R-nTPU5rll993G_d3TY9s5HoT654yTTJMHJ-abbMUcsaZRcA5NrPIiGfVzi6HsRvtS91gANDlzxJU/s1600/bumble_cutout.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXstoVIuXBr5wbcENo15VhrBNQa29u4E_MVCjBH4Xb_NMDuvPBG5_z9ovUu22G05R-nTPU5rll993G_d3TY9s5HoT654yTTJMHJ-abbMUcsaZRcA5NrPIiGfVzi6HsRvtS91gANDlzxJU/s320/bumble_cutout.jpg" width="180" /></a>First, dear Ms. Weinstein, I may be a fictional character but I am certainly not fake. Because I only exist your mind does not make me in any way unreal. Just like Mr. Bumble from Oilver Twist. <br />
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And there's a difference between 'fictional' and 'anonymus'. I am not the product of any one person's views. Many compose my thoughts and beliefs and they belong to no one individual. As discouraging a concept as that might be to you.<br />
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Second, whining does not become a wannabe elected official. <br />
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People like their elected officials happy, gregarious. Not flustered and angry. <br />
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Didn't your Republican friends tell you that? Oh, but that's right. They all are pretty much whiny and angry on that side of the table.<br />
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Unfortunately for you, many of the posters on your Facebook page are in concord with the King. Including one, a sitting County Councilman:<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3wY8qUHwK5mlBaHNHywnsuGOb1YYx5-i_ntJpercHPGqgi6LCw322ZyL-UUexNxj3l6rSjCzf70Yg5tky6ZwvuagmPsT2GGGGdhxDyOY3E3NdAjc3QTpl1xjuZ3UekMb229YcdM0vnUI/s1600/thick%2520skin%2520article%252014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3wY8qUHwK5mlBaHNHywnsuGOb1YYx5-i_ntJpercHPGqgi6LCw322ZyL-UUexNxj3l6rSjCzf70Yg5tky6ZwvuagmPsT2GGGGdhxDyOY3E3NdAjc3QTpl1xjuZ3UekMb229YcdM0vnUI/s200/thick%2520skin%2520article%252014.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><em>"Welcome to politics. Stop whining and hit back. Hard!</em>" - Eddie Middlebrooks, Republican AA Councilman, District 2<br />
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<em>"Ed with the words of wisdom"</em> - Jim Braswell<br />
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<em>"Charlotte, my friend, you need thicker skin if you are going to run for office."</em> - Polly Peters<br />
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Oops.<br />
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Maybe it would be easier for you to explain <a href="http://premierdefensegroup.com/case_results.htm">this website</a>. Where you and your campaign treasurer, one Thomas A. Pavlinic, Esq., brag about your courtroom victories for those accused of sex crimes. <em>There </em>would be some real transparency.<br />
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So, good luck on your race. But you might consider taking down that sex crime defense website.<br />
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King of George<br />
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(Eddie, would that be considered 'hitting back hard' ?)King of Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00948212464952086536noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783818936935941699.post-23160294062449250432010-09-23T12:03:00.031-04:002010-09-23T23:16:24.853-04:00Crony Capital-ism<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1rzXL5xqG2rNJFG-AOKntYfM_AQ-ZrHD6CvEXXgUnKQDLCpNcGhyphenhypheng-rqRveBUF4q-9pHUm7z9Zk4ULaRclA45_GT1PW_dA7wMAOrhurAkspmy7sxMD8NDWy9LgHgJo32qgm4KoT8k3DM/s1600/newspaper-lies.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520139417100675426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1rzXL5xqG2rNJFG-AOKntYfM_AQ-ZrHD6CvEXXgUnKQDLCpNcGhyphenhypheng-rqRveBUF4q-9pHUm7z9Zk4ULaRclA45_GT1PW_dA7wMAOrhurAkspmy7sxMD8NDWy9LgHgJo32qgm4KoT8k3DM/s400/newspaper-lies.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a><br />
Fellow Historics:<br />
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The King believes in freedom of the press. Especially when that freedom allows reportage that distorts facts and damages individuals for my benefit. <br />
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But when it does not - then hades. Let's smash the presses!<br />
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So that is why we are so blessed to be in the Ancient Citte. We have team reportage that gets the story out about the down-trodden and victimized. <br />
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We, the elite of the Historic Core.<br />
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We must always remember that the individuals recruited to perform such tasks must never be held to the standards they inflict. Thus, when you read The Capital, please forget about their scofflaw & arrogant nature. <br />
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It just gets the way of the distortions.<br />
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So bully for these Capital reporter's on and off duty accomplishments! From the <a href="http://casesearch.courts.state.md.us/inquiry/inquiry-index.jsp">Maryland Judiciary Case Search</a> and <a href="http://myclerk.myorangeclerk.com/default.aspx">Orange County Florida iClerk</a>:<br />
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<strong>Biggest Scofflaw</strong> - Erin Margaret Cox - For getting caught near the King's estate on Church Circle, 12 June 2009 with expired <em>Florida</em> plates on her Jeep.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1efp_Du7OhuDSD0_SbDeEzF6phYbQEWGSHpIx9cJy-umYl_SOE_-9MHrz7tYQAqc15HL9UDWlWWvWxLncIEMO30MOvPCRKrb-6r8bUwXTIVENdxm5zXmGxn-kW2Z43AGxZR1Tot6UiGs/s1600/police_stop.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520140836669088002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1efp_Du7OhuDSD0_SbDeEzF6phYbQEWGSHpIx9cJy-umYl_SOE_-9MHrz7tYQAqc15HL9UDWlWWvWxLncIEMO30MOvPCRKrb-6r8bUwXTIVENdxm5zXmGxn-kW2Z43AGxZR1Tot6UiGs/s200/police_stop.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: right; height: 200px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 175px;" /></a>Of course, the <a href="http://www.mva.maryland.gov/Vehicle-Services/REG/NewtoMd.htm">Maryland MVA requires </a>an out of state vehicle to be registered within 60 days of moving into the State. And she left her job as an Orlando Sentinel reporter back in 2006 before the Sam Zell cutbacks. <br />
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So, was that 60 days or 60 months? Seems like the arresting officer may have forgotten a charge or two. <br />
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Oh, and didn't the young lass write about Zina Pierre's residency issues?<br />
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It also seems she has a need for speed. In Orlando, Ms. Cox had two speeding tickets. On both she elected to attend classes and pay a fine in lieu of points on her record.<br />
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Yet on one she was delinquent in paying the fine, had her drivers licence suspended and paid a late fee. <br />
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On the other there are still issues. By an mere oversight I am sure, it was left partially unpaid from 2006. On November 11 2009, the amount due was sent to collections. And she still hasn't paid.<br />
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Detect any patterns?<br />
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All this pretty much disqualifies her to run for any political office in the State of Maryland. But - good news - she can still write about it!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDkNHV3vBLCdvp6n4d-WOSW96aYF56I32aqFoCuk0oRm5wVD3ta81VsxrGYPkazAG3vQ9EdIW3HnIVJR-AlvgAYgPpV6O_rVHbdhTJkHP1qcGXiUSVrRpMdgEp9gjI1fn35osfCV70PQo/s1600/fly_poster_graffiti_trust_the_lies01.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520141871035414882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDkNHV3vBLCdvp6n4d-WOSW96aYF56I32aqFoCuk0oRm5wVD3ta81VsxrGYPkazAG3vQ9EdIW3HnIVJR-AlvgAYgPpV6O_rVHbdhTJkHP1qcGXiUSVrRpMdgEp9gjI1fn35osfCV70PQo/s200/fly_poster_graffiti_trust_the_lies01.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: right; height: 150px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 200px;" /></a><strong>Most Lawsuits from a Story</strong> - Eric Hartley - For the damages claimed to local attorney Louis P. Tanko. Filed in Prince Georges County Court on April 16th, the liable lawsuit is ongoing. Summons issued to not only him but his employer, The Capital.<br />
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In 2005 - 2007, M. Hartley penned a number of articles that cast a negative light on Attorney Tanko. Were there enough non-facts among the aspersions for his liable suit to be filed?<br />
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We don't know. We'll just have to make a jaunt over to the PG County Courthouse and get a gander at the suit. Yum yum!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxnXbGY0B0Ay3aVn3b1WRDWhhcb1ItG6eeS9XuYr51bxgsCxvePg6OCHv320vBmcCwgOEXLaP2NrWN0ctFi3A17pG_jAocn8_nC4501RiFTLx_jnudjQZ0KKyFEKbR3Uhn_jf5roEkdJw/s1600/judge.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520144644292935602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxnXbGY0B0Ay3aVn3b1WRDWhhcb1ItG6eeS9XuYr51bxgsCxvePg6OCHv320vBmcCwgOEXLaP2NrWN0ctFi3A17pG_jAocn8_nC4501RiFTLx_jnudjQZ0KKyFEKbR3Uhn_jf5roEkdJw/s200/judge.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: right; height: 192px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 200px;" /></a><strong>Best Inside Court Reporting</strong> - Scott M. Daugherty - It seems even the Capital's court reporter has some personal experience with the courts. On May 6th of last year he was charged with the heinous crime of operating a motor vehicle with a minor not wearing a seat belt. He pled guilty and walked away with a $25 fine.<br />
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We hope he steps up to a bigger, badder crime this year to add inside knowledge to his stories. Perhaps grand theft auto?<br />
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Of course, there are other issues that never end up in court. Like the conflicts of interest all over the editorial page. Tom Marquardt and his self serving rants. Gerald Fischman's role. And Paul Foer's racial and hate filled tirades (plus issues with the State Comptroller and civil lawsuits against his neighbors).<br />
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So let the bloodsport begin! <br />
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We've evened the playing field.<br />
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King of GeorgeKing of Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00948212464952086536noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783818936935941699.post-26642624563205077212010-09-23T08:40:00.003-04:002010-09-23T08:55:46.448-04:00Sex Sells. Even to Annapolitans.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4OqZHq1x28MXB4WJ8Qg8IQHOZYqR5Vt3tlekeDrhCzXkYIFrZbkf5Dj25RFHb6Y3yLc27iseMHnuwlDgbXMH4ChY_YZZ-8WN436IS0V4MIllUY9nb8pjNiGD0jucVWbWoG-aoYc1NsMs/s1600/waiting-in-line.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 211px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520091370724468434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4OqZHq1x28MXB4WJ8Qg8IQHOZYqR5Vt3tlekeDrhCzXkYIFrZbkf5Dj25RFHb6Y3yLc27iseMHnuwlDgbXMH4ChY_YZZ-8WN436IS0V4MIllUY9nb8pjNiGD0jucVWbWoG-aoYc1NsMs/s400/waiting-in-line.jpg" /></a><br />Dearest Readers:<br /><br />The King is shocked. Shocked I say.<br /><br />We write about Josh Cohen and you yawn. The Capital is mentioned and you nap. Even Herr Smith's pogroms of Moyerites are happily skipped over.<br /><br />But mention a wanna be West County pol who has dealings with accused sex offenders?<br /><br />Katie bar the door! Record hits and comments on KOG. Many from City Hall Annapolis and County Government servers.<br /><br />Yi-ha!<br /><br />It turns out our readers may be larger deviants than we originally thought.<br /><br />King of George<br /><br /><em><strong>NEXT KOG: Nude photos of Josh Cohen and Ellen Moyer!!!</strong></em>King of Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00948212464952086536noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783818936935941699.post-89655355050884480712010-09-21T08:49:00.025-04:002010-09-21T11:33:28.393-04:00Councilman Benoit Wimps Out<div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7fkY3v_bY1zzPQ6nQgL-RNdWvL4KLBARlWrJWnZq0ZEpMaD9JOEf1FepB1KoZLOms9fgI_WykHmDwASG0qm15uHZjmN-tzAi9L3r6sa5HbDRYkhKH9LwaybLzudPbaUXdoSnZS6gX8hQ/s1600/tv_ma_mature_audiences_t_shirt-p235219591005171304trlf_400.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519351448370375618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7fkY3v_bY1zzPQ6nQgL-RNdWvL4KLBARlWrJWnZq0ZEpMaD9JOEf1FepB1KoZLOms9fgI_WykHmDwASG0qm15uHZjmN-tzAi9L3r6sa5HbDRYkhKH9LwaybLzudPbaUXdoSnZS6gX8hQ/s400/tv_ma_mature_audiences_t_shirt-p235219591005171304trlf_400.jpg" /></a><br />Gentle People:<br /><br />You might not want to read this post. It contains content for mature audiences only.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnHVh8JrdN-7EKu8GRSQcNcJ_w2kv3TifjVi0MTX7AvrU1XxvDD5GwCki962n9ISEZf6Llmt-lyEuPK9uDxGG2x6q9qNgJf1ftDr3UFA3vzmRjn4vimbI3bi2euCt4dNBylemN6C2tSXk/s1600/wimp.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 169px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519354935556413522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnHVh8JrdN-7EKu8GRSQcNcJ_w2kv3TifjVi0MTX7AvrU1XxvDD5GwCki962n9ISEZf6Llmt-lyEuPK9uDxGG2x6q9qNgJf1ftDr3UFA3vzmRjn4vimbI3bi2euCt4dNBylemN6C2tSXk/s200/wimp.jpg" /></a>You see the King has discovered that County Councilman Jamie Benoit is a wimp.<br /><br />Albeit a decorated US Army American hero wimp. But a wimp just the same.<br /><br />His Republican opponent in the County Council District 4 race, one Charlotte Weinstein, has a track record. A very interesting one in fact. She is an attorney who has been very successful at defending sex offenders. (And with success comes money, n'est-ce pas?)<br /><br /><a href="http://premierdefensegroup.com/case_results.htm">Click here.</a> (Better read this now before they 'scrub' the website.)<br /><br />So, let's take a look at some of the cases she has claimed a hand in:<br /><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>"Rape ... Not Guilty Jury Verdict" </strong></span></div><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong><div align="center"><br />"Child Molestation ... Not Guilty Jury Verdict, Other Charges Dismissed" </div><div align="center"><br />"Child Molestation ... Reduced to Misdemeanor" </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br />"Third Degree Sexual Abuse ... Favorable Plea" </div><div align="center"><br />"Child Abuse ... Judgment of Acquittal"</strong></span> </div><div align="left"><br /><br />Her own web based bio says:<br /><em></em></div><div align="left"><em>"Charlotte Weinstein has devoted 90% of her practice to litigation in criminal and family law. Her combination of criminal and civil litigation experience has made her a particularly effective force in the <strong>defense of sex crimes</strong> and other criminal charges that typically involve family relationships."</em> (Emphasis added.)<br /><br />Yes, every criminal needs a defender. Even the vile and guilty ones. But does that mean these defenders should also get elected to the County Council?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJU-6yMR_wXMMq6CRLOdkvRoqGg7SVktFMm9CxJb93j_ABBhXcJSunFGlFoB5rImJUfO3MMcQnxQ73tdHgZo2wg5gpQww0A88t9kqBqIqzdkyvu4R2Q389lwWWnewSN7RPa783D9s36mc/s1600/bintage-1940s-fashion-orange-suit.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 163px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJU-6yMR_wXMMq6CRLOdkvRoqGg7SVktFMm9CxJb93j_ABBhXcJSunFGlFoB5rImJUfO3MMcQnxQ73tdHgZo2wg5gpQww0A88t9kqBqIqzdkyvu4R2Q389lwWWnewSN7RPa783D9s36mc/s200/bintage-1940s-fashion-orange-suit.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519359467929995122" /></a>It's too bad Councilman Benoit refuses to talk about the track record of his opponent. Voters have a right to know the records of their candidates.<br /><br />Even candidates some believe have vile and guilty ones.<br /><br />King of George</div>King of Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00948212464952086536noreply@blogger.com42tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783818936935941699.post-16340599140099808692010-09-14T13:03:00.016-04:002010-09-16T12:47:49.904-04:00And The Loser Is...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Yzxdodk6SnssxX2jtePB183jPKxOMbxdytQqjE__y67Bo9BtPFCN8jVHqbODTnxOC9NRnMSXsEz8UHiDvaaC8qZxEyDGAab6tUWDEztXxhMY6yBp7qR-JYOQ7WKj5yAE6RscvUvJUWQ/s1600/Loser.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Yzxdodk6SnssxX2jtePB183jPKxOMbxdytQqjE__y67Bo9BtPFCN8jVHqbODTnxOC9NRnMSXsEz8UHiDvaaC8qZxEyDGAab6tUWDEztXxhMY6yBp7qR-JYOQ7WKj5yAE6RscvUvJUWQ/s400/Loser.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516824978947125298" /></a><br />Dearest Friends:<br /><br />The primary is over and the only undecided race is Trumbauer vs. Ferrar. A total of 65 votes separate the combatants with 195 absentees uncounted. So there is no declared winner.<br /><br />Nevertheless, it is clear that there are already a number of declared losers. Quite a number in fact:<br /><br />-- <strong>Mayor Josh Cohen</strong> - He took a position in this race for reasons no one really understands. To this day. <br /><br />Confounding. Writing letters, pleading and threatening even Aldermen. <br /><br />And then he compounded this mistake by bumbling attempts to cast Chuck Ferrar as a Democratic carpet bagger. This white wash of Chuck only brought more heat onto poor Chris' recent conversion into the Democratic Party's fold.<br /><br />The last weeks of this Cohen mis-managed campaign led to foolish tricks with faked 'endorsement' photos and the plastering of abandoned buildings with Mr. Trumbauer's signs. <br /><br />Sad really.<br /><br />Even if Mr. Trumbauer wins after a recount, can this Mayor ever recover his dignity?<br /><br />-- <strong>Kathy Nieberding</strong> - Her long trumpeted winning streak is over now for sure. True, Zina's campaign beat her last fall, but Josh's eventual victory was a fig leaf for her dignity. But now even that one last leaf is no more.<br /><br />Many in the Democratic establishment are none too upset to see her cast out. Feeling betrayed by someone they once considered to be a idealistic friend and then turn out to be a political opportunist of the highest order.<br /><br />-- <strong>Carl Snowden</strong> - Dear Carl will suffer only a minor inconvenience. It's completely clear that his support for Trumbauer was ordained by Attorney General Gansler, his boss and Josh's buddy. <br /><br />But every African American precinct went Ferrar 60% to 40% (on average, please). His ability to represent that he can deliver the African American vote is shot.<br /><br />-- <strong>Environmentalists</strong> - And not for the obvious reason. Their Trumbauer mindless endorsements pointed out how principle-less these groups have become. The Sierra Club and The League of Conservation Voters in particular. Piling into Mr. Trumbauer's bandwagon. <br /><br />Mr. Trumbauer himself had a hand in the biggest environment sell out in this City and State's history this spring. When Mayor Cohen rolled back years of environmental progress with a single stroke of the budget pen. And Chris remained mum.<br /><br /><br />Oh, Mr. Trumbauer may yet lose too. Or perhaps it will be Mr. Ferrar. But they will both soon get over it.<br /><br />King of GeorgeKing of Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00948212464952086536noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783818936935941699.post-48416666272388621062010-09-13T13:05:00.009-04:002010-09-13T21:18:17.882-04:00Scofflaws for Trumbauer<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ8dWMu-B1uM8JWQ9sIH8fTE4qGjdSctf1f3bRt2NYruKmDh-59hSqUsoSFsYmlKNzSsvi-c32H_A2PGk0kZV8EYjblezxDlAZTwihzVV4R5PtLHaHsC1fPmntEJFIgCwElBXxYvuXg-E/s1600/photo2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ8dWMu-B1uM8JWQ9sIH8fTE4qGjdSctf1f3bRt2NYruKmDh-59hSqUsoSFsYmlKNzSsvi-c32H_A2PGk0kZV8EYjblezxDlAZTwihzVV4R5PtLHaHsC1fPmntEJFIgCwElBXxYvuXg-E/s400/photo2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516445546645954530" /></a><br />Dearest Neighbors:<br /><br />Desperation shows.<br /><br />Uninhabited homes in the Historic Core are now showing up with Chris Trumbauer signs. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdNShVMxR7orlGEqjcPFDXLadNOp5pXNeFdT9kk5sZyRA8WCRECwgU3CnFo5UuMfkZNGvT-OrLUtpeAc06cYKgc1qmYfVhd00IF1-3AYH9Lq5ZMCqoRuNZNu3sM4p3qW8GQJ-gs-idSBM/s1600/photo.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdNShVMxR7orlGEqjcPFDXLadNOp5pXNeFdT9kk5sZyRA8WCRECwgU3CnFo5UuMfkZNGvT-OrLUtpeAc06cYKgc1qmYfVhd00IF1-3AYH9Lq5ZMCqoRuNZNu3sM4p3qW8GQJ-gs-idSBM/s200/photo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516447465504858610" /></a>The specific home shown here has no residents living in it. Owned by people from outside the City who are running an illegal business out of it. It has been repeatedly cited by DNEP for City Code violations. And they are currently doing weekend work to their front porch without building permits or HPC approval (see the unpainted railing above).<br /><br />Oh, but they support Chris Trumbauer.<br /><br />Is there a quid-pro-quo here? Will DNEP and HPC lay off if they put up Trumbauer signs?<br /><br />One disgruntled neighbor remarked to the King "You play by the rules and people like that are given a free pass by Josh Cohen for political reasons. If that house supports Trumbauer, then Ferrar's got my vote."<br /><br />Oops.<br /><br />Trouble pour M. Trumbauer a demain?<br /><br />King of GeorgeKing of Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00948212464952086536noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783818936935941699.post-44934178905779542072010-09-10T17:18:00.015-04:002010-09-10T18:27:41.912-04:00Col. Kirby's Attack on Ward One<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ0J5Qt1kondcSvXW0bJ5WukFrGD7Mh9vgd9jBJV8nyqxnm2uiRPnocftTZFiMeiPX9zUjIxOVoMreSnzapA19Z2frsgbethvH6YCfdkkJOxI9i9AqfBkuG4ncoH4N-EnBNxtS5DAkf9A/s1600/15jh_castle_siege.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 330px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ0J5Qt1kondcSvXW0bJ5WukFrGD7Mh9vgd9jBJV8nyqxnm2uiRPnocftTZFiMeiPX9zUjIxOVoMreSnzapA19Z2frsgbethvH6YCfdkkJOxI9i9AqfBkuG4ncoH4N-EnBNxtS5DAkf9A/s400/15jh_castle_siege.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515403700771750450" /></a><br />Dearest Residents:<br /><br />Col Kenneth A. Kirby brought out the big guns last night. During a frontal assault on the Ward One Resident's Association.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWFDx8GBkoiC36VobSlQ_kJW2JOr_pSbgKXbSUiogqyfDI3I2YLDb4FEyFTxTttBKMacxLAUIEkdwxM2bwxdgRtPoA1-DUzlTCn_JWhooK_y1FeNrzK5UK73QkdRnXoPZqciRnPq6SJYQ/s1600/complainer.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 146px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWFDx8GBkoiC36VobSlQ_kJW2JOr_pSbgKXbSUiogqyfDI3I2YLDb4FEyFTxTttBKMacxLAUIEkdwxM2bwxdgRtPoA1-DUzlTCn_JWhooK_y1FeNrzK5UK73QkdRnXoPZqciRnPq6SJYQ/s200/complainer.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515403812342253186" /></a>You see, our habit downtown is to whine and complain. About everything. It distracts us from our real issues. Like our poor health. Or weakening emotional state. Or lack of rational thought.<br /><br />Again last night, we whined and complained. This time about the Markethouse. We were excluded (meaning: our shadow government didn't get to choose). <br /><br />Poor Aldermen Paone, Pfeiffer and Israel tried to make peace. But not Colonel Kirby.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrqQKdSKQD8ry-rGUv1E_yNc2_ApLb4JHMp-ABRae9PDLu1fFptZvcUNQs2L1XA8nGpZBQd4ygvOVCWCNC8-v6XPX_lJxpf5_3_5P-xU6D32F2ifNKdp-MVQN-3I2OLL6I_huSHN9lUiw/s1600/j_accuse_1938,0.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 142px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrqQKdSKQD8ry-rGUv1E_yNc2_ApLb4JHMp-ABRae9PDLu1fFptZvcUNQs2L1XA8nGpZBQd4ygvOVCWCNC8-v6XPX_lJxpf5_3_5P-xU6D32F2ifNKdp-MVQN-3I2OLL6I_huSHN9lUiw/s200/j_accuse_1938,0.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515406608345297314" /></a>The good Colonel would have none of it. He told Ward Oners it was not exclusively their choice. That the City Council made the decision. And they have their own disgraced Doug Smith looking out for their interests.<br /><br />"You will need an Alderman to sponsor your legislation. And that Alderman will <em><strong>not</strong></em> be Alderman Kirby" he announced.<br /><br />"And, if the legislation is introduced, then I will kill it in Council."<br /><br />Ouch!<br /><br />Snickers and general mirth was evident from his fellow Council members who witnessed his push-back of the Ward Oners. Alderman Paone was approached by one afterward and asked "Who was that? I'm never going to vote for him!"<br /><br />Unfortunately, she won't have that privilege. Unless, of course, she moves into Harbor House.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0EeE4Ui6I1k1pwRuRFghkm9h3CHj7cZs_ixKW80QVbZvcYmDe3lHlcKzU6xx557Y-X6nlXQ79WXgRHxDfONC55PmvpQ0Uw7pz4233lJYVFmsDjew-2q9MA8Dvtkd_xrBU8biObezLqEw/s1600/no+news+is+good+news.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 184px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0EeE4Ui6I1k1pwRuRFghkm9h3CHj7cZs_ixKW80QVbZvcYmDe3lHlcKzU6xx557Y-X6nlXQ79WXgRHxDfONC55PmvpQ0Uw7pz4233lJYVFmsDjew-2q9MA8Dvtkd_xrBU8biObezLqEw/s200/no+news+is+good+news.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515408546500263490" /></a>Equally interesting was that the surface-skimming Capital reporter who witnessed it all went back and wrote nothing. Na-da. Apparently an Alderman from outside Ward One telling the self selected gentry what to do doesn't fit with their story line.<br /><br />But, perhaps, Alderman Kirby will change that.<br /><br />King of GeorgeKing of Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00948212464952086536noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783818936935941699.post-66887138041965625932010-09-08T13:21:00.025-04:002010-09-08T16:40:56.683-04:00Moyer Destitute. Joins Distinguished Line of Former Mayors.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXp0LKi2b7WwluKt9vosQ4vO_XK3EkVFR17i0_uQ2buhb86DEJzpQWmbwKQVlItjruii6Lirx5EQ_6DVfa-nf5GLaGQI5YmePh-INmp7Hai8AN7vMb3ishMoukdtXe2ELC7UdLc6dvE1Q/s1600/moyer2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 306px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXp0LKi2b7WwluKt9vosQ4vO_XK3EkVFR17i0_uQ2buhb86DEJzpQWmbwKQVlItjruii6Lirx5EQ_6DVfa-nf5GLaGQI5YmePh-INmp7Hai8AN7vMb3ishMoukdtXe2ELC7UdLc6dvE1Q/s400/moyer2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514601821971580162" /></a><br />Fellow Historics:<br /><br />I am happy to report that former Mayor Ellen O. Moyer has joined an illustrious tradition of former Mayors of the City of Annapolis: she's broke and desperate.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCcWk2inGpzGWj6UwzTb1G2hHEHm19qJZ4iNKBDbH5KpYDVD-lQcm-gldpfYBsvalPV7vI42bbaD8r5wUpsnnhACX0x5xaM_T_RvjQjq_jl6Iwg9GEt6p1QfCBs51eCUOTlovpg51Wnn8/s1600/moyer1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCcWk2inGpzGWj6UwzTb1G2hHEHm19qJZ4iNKBDbH5KpYDVD-lQcm-gldpfYBsvalPV7vI42bbaD8r5wUpsnnhACX0x5xaM_T_RvjQjq_jl6Iwg9GEt6p1QfCBs51eCUOTlovpg51Wnn8/s200/moyer1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514602093602993666" /></a>Yes, it appears Citizen Moyer is down on her luck. She was sighted over the long weekend serving lemonade to passers by at the First Sunday Festival on West Street. Rumor has it she would also squeegee your windshield for a quarter or clean your gutters for $5.<br /><br />She joins a long line of former Mayors, including:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxXDgApqTMpLne3MDNWqf5t94AhvXEK9_wGoj8uXkP7D-2-PmWe3zILlf42dBqWnVUg3C59gvBG-e5nIVClfD6PEBvKS2AnLKaSl3VmVsOpEbVwEyUJHNuXEgnr0qUgOCc3OiHFyDtfUo/s1600/Hillman.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 114px; height: 104px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxXDgApqTMpLne3MDNWqf5t94AhvXEK9_wGoj8uXkP7D-2-PmWe3zILlf42dBqWnVUg3C59gvBG-e5nIVClfD6PEBvKS2AnLKaSl3VmVsOpEbVwEyUJHNuXEgnr0qUgOCc3OiHFyDtfUo/s200/Hillman.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514610152962577602" /></a>-- 'Dickie' Hillman - He is still seen in the Historic Core dressed as a colonial tour guide after his ouster by the Ehrlich Administration 6 years ago. Anyone know where the Hillman House is at?<br /><br />-- Al Hopkins - Who kept a bench seat warm for almost a decade at Chick and Ruth's after his 8 years. He was rumoured to subsist on maple syrup spills and the crust of day old toast.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf9IUKqFsSrWo22H2f-4zg3N3E-VsBd4BgtTCbGLiNfDVBAcrDxnnldhPzFRjOwCki57C9YI5eqCsoxSZ0MLewarZ8lKtmet1LTXTuRaYFCM51thbDwbyL243tF7WuyYmM_4aeSl0lQKg/s1600/bag+man.png"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 154px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf9IUKqFsSrWo22H2f-4zg3N3E-VsBd4BgtTCbGLiNfDVBAcrDxnnldhPzFRjOwCki57C9YI5eqCsoxSZ0MLewarZ8lKtmet1LTXTuRaYFCM51thbDwbyL243tF7WuyYmM_4aeSl0lQKg/s200/bag+man.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514609241500923698" /></a>-- Dean Johnson - His peripatetic ways have made some believe he is homeless. Or maybe he just isn't allowed around the house anymore.<br /><br />-- Roger 'Pip' Moyer - After being Mayor, he returned to Eastport and began an existence that he himself described as 'tribal' in his oral history. Sleeping all day and chopping wood. <br /><br />Oh, those crazy Eastporters!<br /><br />-- Gustav Akerman - A sad sad case. We don't need to speak of the details here.<br /><br />The only Annapolis Mayors who have been known to make good were John Apostol, who purportedly saved all his kick-backs and now wisely lives out-of-state in Florida. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNA0kyaMSuxlDKxj25gJ7nNEYyvHV0IGSG8rWghROcG9ISAec582WJ0ir3d6K1PCiHP58H6VjXprDX-eitYeccAivs16Js2Zb417fG-Zp4-ozIgaRKkVE6p2FKmnw787fv3ZPQVWEnPjY/s1600/loc.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 156px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNA0kyaMSuxlDKxj25gJ7nNEYyvHV0IGSG8rWghROcG9ISAec582WJ0ir3d6K1PCiHP58H6VjXprDX-eitYeccAivs16Js2Zb417fG-Zp4-ozIgaRKkVE6p2FKmnw787fv3ZPQVWEnPjY/s200/loc.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514602715141659394" /></a>And my cherished friend old Mayor William Pinkney. Who was U.S. Attorney General, 1811-14 for President Madison and resigned after a bill was introduced into Congress requiring the Attorney General to reside in Washington DC. And would have forced him to leave his dear home in the Ancient Citte. <br /><br />So, Mayor Cohen, your choices are not good ones. Either start absconding with the funds. Get a lot closer to the President. Or find that cardboard box you always wanted.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7zNSJQIaGThzHbY9jwCgmkL_dAlPIFGvx33RcVmJ0q-QEhmO8Q19UZPyggBTWm5IODqV1YhONMT76monovLDlm_ZwtqpgKsKx-egDaNZ2KU0jFeVSAOu9qQVhf_v-9IzYNagHm6egnmc/s1600/Josh's+House.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7zNSJQIaGThzHbY9jwCgmkL_dAlPIFGvx33RcVmJ0q-QEhmO8Q19UZPyggBTWm5IODqV1YhONMT76monovLDlm_ZwtqpgKsKx-egDaNZ2KU0jFeVSAOu9qQVhf_v-9IzYNagHm6egnmc/s400/Josh's+House.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514643253364978498" /></a><br />Apparently, there's a citizen's posse out there ready to help you do just that.<br /><br />King of GeorgeKing of Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00948212464952086536noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783818936935941699.post-30167729820637080542010-09-08T07:26:00.011-04:002010-09-08T07:59:48.783-04:00KOG Sells Out. Again.<A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHNzewtK0qrqiYgr3cAuOGkvoX1EbVcJSxFQ0UBdu9KEV_j4Y272-NDC8OQGjnKLDFrMr7IshaRUvUjwjna8g6d2MwJjpxCWzqDqpFDxuYKgdhrPiw4M_zjUu88DZ-BoA8ew0j1-uYtAs/s1600/60009-050-FF870E69.jpg"><IMG style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 276px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514505185062658274 border=0 alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHNzewtK0qrqiYgr3cAuOGkvoX1EbVcJSxFQ0UBdu9KEV_j4Y272-NDC8OQGjnKLDFrMr7IshaRUvUjwjna8g6d2MwJjpxCWzqDqpFDxuYKgdhrPiw4M_zjUu88DZ-BoA8ew0j1-uYtAs/s400/60009-050-FF870E69.jpg"></A> <br />Dearest Friends: <br /><br />The King has been hit with some distressing news while on his late summer sojourn to Baden Baden. Copra futures are down. As are his rubber interests in Myanmar. And his copper deposits in Chile. Times are getting tighter financially. <br /><br />So drastic action is required. Hence this blog must become cash flow neutral to support itself. <br /><br /><A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOJg_lQAEa6A6Xz3VQh0smcwn77U4S33YB2VZZNpJvnaTYg677b0KGbjKNp-3npytwz-J9fse674UxExqW7bvgGqQkbCoSz5tu7heimV0S3y5fRnjfIy0v2wVGpkzmQWsZpsmTYvNBB2g/s1600/npadCollage.jpg"><IMG style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 114px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514506053298841506 border=0 alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOJg_lQAEa6A6Xz3VQh0smcwn77U4S33YB2VZZNpJvnaTYg677b0KGbjKNp-3npytwz-J9fse674UxExqW7bvgGqQkbCoSz5tu7heimV0S3y5fRnjfIy0v2wVGpkzmQWsZpsmTYvNBB2g/s200/npadCollage.jpg"></A>Starting today, I am accepting advertising. And I have a very attractive advertising program to offer you. <br /><br />Better than the rest. <br /><br />The Capital does not let advertisers effect their editorial content. But that's about it. Every other self serving flight of fancy they let run amok against the commercial objectives of Landmark. This includes Tom Marquardt's spiels on everything from the Bay Bridge to Maryland Hall, both where he has personal conflict of interests. <br /><br />Paul Foer has taken his masters at The Capital a step further. He gives a pass to whomever writes him a check. Oh, plus you get a banner headline. So far his moral turpitude has included red lining every African American candidate last fall since none paid him. Attacking Mayor Moyer, Mayor Cohen, Mike Mallinoff, John Leopold and Candidate Chis Trumbauer. <br /><br />After all, Foer's not a racist. He's a monetarist. <br /><br /><A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbPgQ2ieSALC6OrfpoPqXo2i7DtlVQy3q27vTbz7dusaeEmuRy3ljkRHTo84c6S19PDBJ4id9Go0QLEQjackdAASCl3i-cTWzSeHLEgCnxHXKpRcaabipjlgmGFduls8wwxmXAIyn03hA/s1600/cash_is_king.gif"><IMG style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 143px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 169px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514508116931922642 border=0 alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbPgQ2ieSALC6OrfpoPqXo2i7DtlVQy3q27vTbz7dusaeEmuRy3ljkRHTo84c6S19PDBJ4id9Go0QLEQjackdAASCl3i-cTWzSeHLEgCnxHXKpRcaabipjlgmGFduls8wwxmXAIyn03hA/s200/cash_is_king.gif"></A>But the King's program goes one step further than either The Capital or Foer have dared to go. He will offer you no physical ads at all. You just pay the King and you get included. <br /><br />Included in his rants. Included in his editorials. Included in his ramblings. <br /><br />Plus he will excoriate your enemies for you. Just give me a list. <br /><br />And none of those pesky banner ads to make the link between you and the King. <br /><br /><A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRO2cM011ET2kZtkR6Y9QzUfdPAlBAw2Sei1GXo0sq3t_-GfbIuCKbwDlS8f6vKRZDM4ZXzsN7wZnqPJINujp-TvkBukRXn7B5h-TBH8iilfA1A_tXb9b6J2ngen7wO2OZKgkebtt3TjE/s1600/1428_coffee_delivery_marko_daniel_cash_transaction.jpg"><IMG style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514507095520619650 border=0 alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRO2cM011ET2kZtkR6Y9QzUfdPAlBAw2Sei1GXo0sq3t_-GfbIuCKbwDlS8f6vKRZDM4ZXzsN7wZnqPJINujp-TvkBukRXn7B5h-TBH8iilfA1A_tXb9b6J2ngen7wO2OZKgkebtt3TjE/s200/1428_coffee_delivery_marko_daniel_cash_transaction.jpg"></A>So send me some cash. And get your, err, I mean the King's, voice heard today! <br /><br />We've already got one paying customer. <br /><br /><br />King of George <br /><br />btw – Our Mayor Josh Cohen has been doing a super job! Trash gets picked up on time and the nasty people from the County are kept at bay. Bully for you Josh Cohen!King of Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00948212464952086536noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783818936935941699.post-90400756187673434532010-09-01T09:43:00.005-04:002010-09-01T10:05:32.791-04:00Trumbauer's Enviro-Sell Out<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfySgoVw3NmuGFGBcGyo5enAsRw3UZ3iZaXkZ_5H-xMYTpYJFW7WMcS3ZRJw0e7DoMaO7jzj8GLAe2Fru3In3UxYhmSBRdr9JaQJ450HpRC5na1-z4KCVwD0ipEGJtcXxoKO8fwvDv2q0/s1600/Isle_of_Wight.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511661067522030530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfySgoVw3NmuGFGBcGyo5enAsRw3UZ3iZaXkZ_5H-xMYTpYJFW7WMcS3ZRJw0e7DoMaO7jzj8GLAe2Fru3In3UxYhmSBRdr9JaQJ450HpRC5na1-z4KCVwD0ipEGJtcXxoKO8fwvDv2q0/s400/Isle_of_Wight.jpg" /></a><br />Fellow Historics:<br /><br />When the King thinks of islands, he remembers his youth on the Isle of Wight. A lovely place, certainly the envy of the elite around the world. Sailing and other distractions occupy days while pubs and games of chance occupy nights. In fact, it was the starting point for the <em>Ark</em> and the <em>Dove</em> on their voyage to someplace called 'Mary-land'.<br /><br />So the King was taken with a local television report last week about other islands. The City of Baltimore is placing floating islands into their harbour. They float because they are made up of bundled plants. And these same plants remove nitrogen out of the water. Schools help maintain them and the National Aquarium tends them:<br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OcUGnKabz3A?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OcUGnKabz3A?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />On the once-scenic Anacostia River in Washington DC they have also adopted such floating islands. To help clean up that degraded river.<br /><br />It's a new thing we're told.<br /><br />Well, it turns out that it isn't so new. Former Mayor Ellen Moyer had some of these floating islands slated for Annapolis' near-dead creeks. But this Spring their small cost was cut by Mayor Cohen. At the behest of his environmental 'Idea Team'. Chaired by Chris Trumbauer.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0QcaPHfxrmLWPVaO1n3HvrLjwY0EM8f9iO_-_Y5lGCuQefseMfJ7tyO7JebZ-4h-nRvVEUwjklHtKZLBjl8QKcWulOMzB9EPHFNPjn_w0gCLUoMcnywZHffYXLxAM0Ncrg9-mIQnpeGY/s1600/poker-570x300.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 106px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511936130724564498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0QcaPHfxrmLWPVaO1n3HvrLjwY0EM8f9iO_-_Y5lGCuQefseMfJ7tyO7JebZ-4h-nRvVEUwjklHtKZLBjl8QKcWulOMzB9EPHFNPjn_w0gCLUoMcnywZHffYXLxAM0Ncrg9-mIQnpeGY/s200/poker-570x300.jpg" /></a>Little is yet publicly known about Mr. Trumbauer's back room role in the Mayor's termination of storm water programs, the refusal of Federal monies for making the Markethouse green, the halting of environmental education programs and the closing of Waterworks Park.<br /><br /><em>The largest sell out of environmental programs in the City's history. Perhaps in Maryland's history.</em><br /><br />And it's a fact that Mr. Trumbauer was completely silent about his mentor's historic harm to his now beloved environment.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGsY-34-h4obE3R3qZo6a12GUbT3gEAgUG-QZhyphenhyphenkQcQIttd_65Zxe_IJnBLj9qbpCUnQZuSJf_dYO1JXl_L_72pu8cwVgNeNMW6a6Z0W1qdDUQN40oueh_hCPjBilLI0GUHysWKhV5hbI/s1600/fingers-crossed1.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 189px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511939318157411010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGsY-34-h4obE3R3qZo6a12GUbT3gEAgUG-QZhyphenhyphenkQcQIttd_65Zxe_IJnBLj9qbpCUnQZuSJf_dYO1JXl_L_72pu8cwVgNeNMW6a6Z0W1qdDUQN40oueh_hCPjBilLI0GUHysWKhV5hbI/s200/fingers-crossed1.jpg" /></a>Yes, when running for office Trumbauer is an uber-enviro. When not, he has been quietly conspiring with former CAO Doug Smith and the Mayor to cut environmental programs. That would have lowered the nitrogen in the water. And reduced algae blooms that kill fish and crabs.<br /><br />Bully Mr. Trumbauer!<br /><br />You are correct to push back on these fancy organic islands and to support Mayor Cohen's historic defilement.<br /><br />Who needs clean creeks? Like a jaunt from Cowes to Newport on the Isle, I want to be able to walk from the Historic Core to Eastport.<br /><br />Across the dead zones Mr. Trumbauer has created.<br /><br />King of GeorgeKing of Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00948212464952086536noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783818936935941699.post-74149551818555582672010-08-31T11:23:00.013-04:002010-08-31T15:15:57.816-04:00Poll Tax Back: Foer Profits!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYakSYzDPj6U3z9KyZbmgh0yQeeUIkrcNhB6yvFrcxzsUJBwLKS3F31wUCE0hRjvaX9jWqlfQCismAYDcGtOXtAV9UiJeSqwYQtrn_Hm6qpJn-iCZEsIpIg77nou09S7dczOiHQRs1yVo/s1600/DefyPollTax.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYakSYzDPj6U3z9KyZbmgh0yQeeUIkrcNhB6yvFrcxzsUJBwLKS3F31wUCE0hRjvaX9jWqlfQCismAYDcGtOXtAV9UiJeSqwYQtrn_Hm6qpJn-iCZEsIpIg77nou09S7dczOiHQRs1yVo/s400/DefyPollTax.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511598978096651362" /></a><br />Dearest Readers:<br /><br />The big Ferrar - Trumbauer - Burkhardt debate occurred last night. And the winner was: Paul Foer.<br /><br />Yes, Mr. Foer made a bundle last night. At least 200 paid $15 to hear a debate of public candidates. That's at least $3,000. For the privilege of hearing public candidates debate public issues.<br /><br />Observers saw him running around with pockets stuffed with cash. Hitting on everyone who entered for money. With no receipts or accounting. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB-dpvKrq15q2RyHObUwjYn-MKkfinCOQQ2rp2HsrlqkjXuao5pzd_QUVT606f02cmA79FS8JT4MC-xJPovV-BVkO3M-SPAuUmk1_J_RQCg1d8h1q32pDph5bJuejS2ykFbQeqnQG5qXg/s1600/payoff.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB-dpvKrq15q2RyHObUwjYn-MKkfinCOQQ2rp2HsrlqkjXuao5pzd_QUVT606f02cmA79FS8JT4MC-xJPovV-BVkO3M-SPAuUmk1_J_RQCg1d8h1q32pDph5bJuejS2ykFbQeqnQG5qXg/s200/payoff.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511600346285956562" /></a>Will there be a public disclosure of how the monies were spent? <br /><br />No. <br /><br />What share will Mr. Marquardt claim of it? <br /><br />We don't know. <br /><br />Will he finally clean up his legal problems with the Comptroller's office now that he has money? <br /><br />Probably not.<br /><br />Mr. Foer was well known for fashioning his blogging around those who paid him last fall during the citte elections. Those who paid, they got a pass. Those who didn't, they got excoriated.<br /><br />Mr. Foer has certainly brought traditional pay-to-play politics to a new low level: <br /><br />His own.<br /><br />King of GeorgeKing of Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00948212464952086536noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783818936935941699.post-9145858758850589832010-08-30T18:45:00.009-04:002010-08-30T21:04:07.997-04:00Summer's Over & Aldermen Attack<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1yac1eEawyyprxAz0ROp20P2Vd4C_g2gXZNx7GgtiUtUBa817TwsY2oywbGW-Qm5YIb-SgiNiHf-gucqJILAtCJNySlqzP2Nyz-V3rPJLx0QN7Gnay7epBzw-FCPxzvszkdOYa6In0tg/s1600/3_end_of_summer.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 329px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1yac1eEawyyprxAz0ROp20P2Vd4C_g2gXZNx7GgtiUtUBa817TwsY2oywbGW-Qm5YIb-SgiNiHf-gucqJILAtCJNySlqzP2Nyz-V3rPJLx0QN7Gnay7epBzw-FCPxzvszkdOYa6In0tg/s400/3_end_of_summer.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511342419801737250" /></a><br />Mes Amis:<br /><br />The summer is almost over and our minds have begun to clarify. <br /><br />But not completely. Enough latent heat still exists to create some residual fireworks.<br /><br />This afternoon things got a little hot in the Ancient Citte before the big Trumbauer - Ferrar slugfest. You see most of the Council was at a reception for volunteers of the Boards and Commissions. And words were exchanged about Josh's attack mailing against Chuck Ferrar.<br /><br />Ouch!<br /><br />Can you match the hot-head with their comment?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT8RiY7yRvgWh4nL9IqQhywKYM-i8enJCDObzJV-L7q07KRr8SeHzLl6ch1ZQ5sVnoNDE2PwE6qzSv1Uc0L4ikYIWXpRarlPgDbNXMfOgf37YSTbTdIfPi0J9eapXrXRf4zUdfwlhyphenhyphenufM/s1600/hat-exploding.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 175px; height: 189px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT8RiY7yRvgWh4nL9IqQhywKYM-i8enJCDObzJV-L7q07KRr8SeHzLl6ch1ZQ5sVnoNDE2PwE6qzSv1Uc0L4ikYIWXpRarlPgDbNXMfOgf37YSTbTdIfPi0J9eapXrXRf4zUdfwlhyphenhyphenufM/s200/hat-exploding.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511342538112795826" /></a>A. "Josh, I have disdain for your mailing."<br />B. "It was hateful and wrong. You are the Mayor!"<br />C. "It's OK Mr. Mayor. I'll take care of you."<br />D. (Snickers)<br />E. (Silence)<br /><br />Hot-heads:<br />1. Alderman Ross Arnett<br />2. Alderwoman Sheila Finlayson<br />3. Alderman Kenny Kirby<br />4. City Attorney Karen Hardwick<br />5. Mayor Josh Cohen<br /><br />If you matched in sequence (A-1, B-2, etc...), then you are correct!<br /><br />Come by my polo pony's stable at Clagett Farms to collect your prize.<br /><br />King of GeorgeKing of Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00948212464952086536noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783818936935941699.post-87956782057646727262010-08-30T13:03:00.003-04:002010-08-30T13:07:49.510-04:00Trumbauer's Faked Foto<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfYTnn5-ECU1pNi9He3lwBrMRB_JH2FyvcOe-J1Q65I6VWJPBTjGceiNYbe-ItC-JXilimX13eiZ7lh4kkKqBtijs-Uyu8wAWZd-HbsjWkR33lJ8PEtDvu6cBqsG07cq7f6QL9MBe14ag/s1600/fakedfoto.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 307px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfYTnn5-ECU1pNi9He3lwBrMRB_JH2FyvcOe-J1Q65I6VWJPBTjGceiNYbe-ItC-JXilimX13eiZ7lh4kkKqBtijs-Uyu8wAWZd-HbsjWkR33lJ8PEtDvu6cBqsG07cq7f6QL9MBe14ag/s400/fakedfoto.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511250129692958818" /></a><br />Dearest Readers:<br /><br />Chris Trumbauer doesn't need Photoshop. He has the Mayor. Who will trade just about anything to get the right people in the shot.<br /><br />If you see Cohen and Trumbauer with a camera - run.<br /><br />King of GeorgeKing of Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00948212464952086536noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783818936935941699.post-80720992941544709402010-08-29T14:48:00.037-04:002010-08-29T16:53:02.490-04:00Cohen's Kid's Amateur Tricks<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1yHvrLBtJxXCbsXdF1R1ffJrdONkd0wZ5As0PWCh_jmOUn7A-8TLXBwqitRfHcU8DIwce-sZeLLFQN6CXAZqf1HRcfiNEsxvIHUPZXRRfpEjbC_N8HCW3xlB-jUD1kfUTaIboCwwb6oY/s1600/jjc1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 310px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1yHvrLBtJxXCbsXdF1R1ffJrdONkd0wZ5As0PWCh_jmOUn7A-8TLXBwqitRfHcU8DIwce-sZeLLFQN6CXAZqf1HRcfiNEsxvIHUPZXRRfpEjbC_N8HCW3xlB-jUD1kfUTaIboCwwb6oY/s400/jjc1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510919475583389698" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht5DMyDo_juOR_4LofiX6ZdCh06sIRxqnmvPGoKDO0enVNsvhSXpDs2QXchyphenhyphenRBbkl0cpPFj8gPi4aC27ZDmrRRtwPeUI4uR0hHVeHB34c61M9sF0kauSXcGzbIDMkgzYyRLno4wY6SPGM/s1600/jjc2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 312px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht5DMyDo_juOR_4LofiX6ZdCh06sIRxqnmvPGoKDO0enVNsvhSXpDs2QXchyphenhyphenRBbkl0cpPFj8gPi4aC27ZDmrRRtwPeUI4uR0hHVeHB34c61M9sF0kauSXcGzbIDMkgzYyRLno4wY6SPGM/s400/jjc2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510919389496739122" /></a><br />Dearest Historics:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNwAYk4jui2fxwPlY6n1WRdfsfaI-WQn5E3ztJMhrqjacw7TTgOuyMzxJBg22cWW5pBWlYKbfrK167lilsrDbGreMeJEjFzLfafYbuV86niHFOcpnuFM7y-NF5kpZhgT9WjJacXfR95eA/s1600/462px-Landing_of_Mary_Queen_of_Scots_(Mary,_Queen_of_Scots)_from_NPG_borderless.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 154px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNwAYk4jui2fxwPlY6n1WRdfsfaI-WQn5E3ztJMhrqjacw7TTgOuyMzxJBg22cWW5pBWlYKbfrK167lilsrDbGreMeJEjFzLfafYbuV86niHFOcpnuFM7y-NF5kpZhgT9WjJacXfR95eA/s200/462px-Landing_of_Mary_Queen_of_Scots_(Mary,_Queen_of_Scots)_from_NPG_borderless.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510920368005683074" /></a>The King loves a sophisticated political trick or two. Like the time dear Liz tricked cousin Mary back to Scotland in 1561. And then, somehow, she lost her head.<br /><br />Bully!<br /><br />But, as political tricks go, it has been amateur hour lately. Especially in County Council District 6, where the grizzled veteran and General George S. Patton look-alike Chuck Ferrar is battling Cohen clone Chris Trumbauer (see: <a href="http://kingofgeorge.blogspot.com/2010/07/joshs-kids-vs-veteran.html">Josh's Kids vs. the Veteran</a>, 23 July). <br /><br />Normally ho hum, what makes this race so note worthy is the personal role being played by Mayor Cohen himself. Exhibit A - the above scans - a letter to the King from the Mayor. He has unwisely decided to put significant portions of his political capital at risk. If Trumbauer loses, then Cohen's political clout will be minuscule.<br /><br />Given the high schoolish antics of Mssr. Cohen and Trumbauer, that is seemingly more likely than ever:<br /><br /><strong><em>-- Pictures with Chris.</em></strong> At least one elected official was asked by the Mayor to stop by for the announcement of Trumbauer's candidacy. So he did. And snap. A photo was taken.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirpRGk3GEW7zXOciBmKJq1ZfZLSpxQJPvlXH2L650txjhTGd6LiJA9qLb3BxsrE3Gnrp_2K616P8nc7Nly6exwOPxt34hudq-Mz_CNBmypMrVz7Ll3BWkTvT8uKLQ77uw2az59QTd0EwI/s1600/2414475025_5b5a4c8572_o.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirpRGk3GEW7zXOciBmKJq1ZfZLSpxQJPvlXH2L650txjhTGd6LiJA9qLb3BxsrE3Gnrp_2K616P8nc7Nly6exwOPxt34hudq-Mz_CNBmypMrVz7Ll3BWkTvT8uKLQ77uw2az59QTd0EwI/s200/2414475025_5b5a4c8572_o.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510924916137088898" /></a>Next thing he saw was his face in Trumbauer literature. With others who were there for the announcement but had not made the decision to support Trumbauer. <br /><br />Then last week, apparently, the Trumbauer campaign announced that he had endorsed him. When, in fact, he had endorsed Chuck Ferrar. Hate blogger Paul Foer, in purported concert with the Trumbauer campaign, picked it up and spread it around even more. And said elected official spent rest of last week denying it. <br /><br />Not good street cred for Mr. Trumbauer.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbH-G9rGeniMx-kfmWG7SWRLHZeX6GBef9rhsOYonk3gEU7eX08ejNIWQo8sJaO2MmCEvX2a6F82d7Qy7Zpn4Vsb3Txadt3aN0_KopJpVjQMV4RFwVcctYMylvFRiJdGpHZh6Jk4JQtgg/s1600/godfather1.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbH-G9rGeniMx-kfmWG7SWRLHZeX6GBef9rhsOYonk3gEU7eX08ejNIWQo8sJaO2MmCEvX2a6F82d7Qy7Zpn4Vsb3Txadt3aN0_KopJpVjQMV4RFwVcctYMylvFRiJdGpHZh6Jk4JQtgg/s200/godfather1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510926398308633730" /></a><strong><em>-- Don't ask the Mayor for a favor. Or a photo.</em></strong> On Labor Day the Elks Club on Northwest Street have a parade. And every year they ask the City to waive fees. This year, at the same time they made their request, they were asked by the Mayor to pose with Chris for a photo. So they did. And snap. A photo was taken. <br /><br />Can you guess the rest? A flyer with their picture was in the African American community within days. <br /><br />Did the Mayor tie the waving of fees to the photo? We don't know.<br /><br />But at least one member of the Elks Club thinks so.<br /><br /><strong><em>-- Cynthia who?</em></strong> There once was an Alderwoman who represented the 6th Ward named Cynthia Carter. She is African American and is, to this day, well respected by the community.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaRfZ2QDjxy1sGQo9DNn0Vlta9qmmQ1df1PPNOerDz4qK_rJsBFyJqI_7baPkReOC564w1uXeDC5KNSrrEdZwgWWhlI7HioRt52j4LTwmd53K-j1uklOmuXowftqJu0aaI5fV3n2Fw_PM/s1600/Unknown+Call+2.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 179px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaRfZ2QDjxy1sGQo9DNn0Vlta9qmmQ1df1PPNOerDz4qK_rJsBFyJqI_7baPkReOC564w1uXeDC5KNSrrEdZwgWWhlI7HioRt52j4LTwmd53K-j1uklOmuXowftqJu0aaI5fV3n2Fw_PM/s200/Unknown+Call+2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510927405179706274" /></a>In the Mayor's office works one Cynthia Gaines. She also happens to be an African American but is not as well known as Ms. Carter. And Mayor Office Cynthia has been making calls on behalf of Mr. Trumbauer calling herself 'Cynthia'. <br /><br />A factual statement, to be sure. However, many of those receiving the calls think she is Ms. Carter. And Ms. Carter has endorsed Chuck Ferrar.<br /><br />Ok, just a little bit of hocus pocus.<br /><br />The larger question may be the time of day Mayor Office Cynthia has been making the calls. Ms. Carter has suggested the impostor calls may be being made during work hours. Furthermore, the 'voluntary' nature of this relationship is suspect. Forget whether it is in any way appropriate for a direct report to the Mayor to be engaged in his political effort at all.<br /><br /><br />The King would really hope that Candidate Trumbauer and Mayor Cohen could step up their level of chicanery and self dealing. It's embarrassing to be this inept at political perfidy.<br /><br />We have a reputation to maintain.<br /><br />King of GeorgeKing of Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00948212464952086536noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783818936935941699.post-47954556846831345562010-08-24T18:44:00.017-04:002010-08-29T16:41:45.767-04:00Mr. Marquardt's Dilemma<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKWk25HtAqLtmCTc63Gqd4SyNX2sfiUvxJC-63UXdyFT0PHuWcVks5gkKV-wWXVBx8top-4feWL0ygF4RIOlmT22EEXcgeu8jv58JjLcxXKmyUpoC4hEffmhe7SdNqi2BXUZhOJmqOyU/s1600/Maze1.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKWk25HtAqLtmCTc63Gqd4SyNX2sfiUvxJC-63UXdyFT0PHuWcVks5gkKV-wWXVBx8top-4feWL0ygF4RIOlmT22EEXcgeu8jv58JjLcxXKmyUpoC4hEffmhe7SdNqi2BXUZhOJmqOyU/s400/Maze1.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509112837462889666" /></a><br />Dear Readers:<br /><br />Mr. Marquardt has a problem. The ground has shifted under him and he doesn't know what to do. Except the same old thing.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc9VMY_ONcIGdVktk_66Z0zaMVeLU_IvcDbtXtQ1t9woyPaZLLqcpoxZ8n-6XrcGiy_Tv_epFdIGEphHSYPTqX9NszLykE-OIFZnHCBTfZHImUsfpkS6aH0QSl581Xd2aY0R0Vohv_xsk/s1600/wabansia_cover.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 152px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc9VMY_ONcIGdVktk_66Z0zaMVeLU_IvcDbtXtQ1t9woyPaZLLqcpoxZ8n-6XrcGiy_Tv_epFdIGEphHSYPTqX9NszLykE-OIFZnHCBTfZHImUsfpkS6aH0QSl581Xd2aY0R0Vohv_xsk/s200/wabansia_cover.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510095118248576370" /></a>About three years ago Landmark, the owners of The Capital after the death of Phil Merrill, tried to sell their paper. It was the height of the financing craze and before the market crash of October 2008. With $2 to $3 million in adjusted profits plus being a media property, they expected to get a good price.<br /><br />A offering memorandum on The Capital was produced and a number of buyers said they looked at the deal. Landmark's expectations were purported to be $25 to $30 million. Yet no one had any interest at that price level and Landmark pulled it off the market.<br /><br />Then the market crashed. Anything involving print was heavily discounted. The Internet continued to make inroads. And The Capital's operations purportedly began to hemorrhage cash.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ci5RzUYOCT1MPLPk-zoSNiLXwJMOJ3PhOdAqXvelPqSV_nYvrM1tj8oRhckHciF1-tsgLn1MAO6qJF__HJwXdzWNZo2CVMKnaj1zxoUj6ndwVTVldVR8WpI9TRN957HdivzvO9IHa7Q/s1600/cover600span.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ci5RzUYOCT1MPLPk-zoSNiLXwJMOJ3PhOdAqXvelPqSV_nYvrM1tj8oRhckHciF1-tsgLn1MAO6qJF__HJwXdzWNZo2CVMKnaj1zxoUj6ndwVTVldVR8WpI9TRN957HdivzvO9IHa7Q/s400/cover600span.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510095630283851394" /></a><br />Through draconian cuts – foisted on Annapolis by Landmark management in Norfolk - the paper returned to cash flow neutral. Since then, some advertisers have also returned, albeit in a limited way. And a semblance of order has returned to the operations.<br /><br />The problem is they returned to their old business and editorial model and have hit the ceiling.<br /><br />Lead by Mr. Marquardt, they have exhausted their aging white male demographic, which will continue to slowly decline. An editorial policy, to cover certain things in certain ways, has also begun to break down while unparalleled negativity has infused its pages. The policies of the paper have actually increased this trend through editorial voices like hate blogger Paul Foer and the vicious news coverage of last year's city elections.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3j5ouhVP9QZ5Xon9CZGh83U_GAp0j4Q7JzHTXnaEx3l1WkYWb2CL94H6qtfkGEva8BXXzPeHkXMUWfcEYJoJEmjuvbS0yvWmNjuUk7GblXsQy4gc2uGeyw-8lQl7LzK-WQQloUY-xU2I/s1600/dunce_cap.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3j5ouhVP9QZ5Xon9CZGh83U_GAp0j4Q7JzHTXnaEx3l1WkYWb2CL94H6qtfkGEva8BXXzPeHkXMUWfcEYJoJEmjuvbS0yvWmNjuUk7GblXsQy4gc2uGeyw-8lQl7LzK-WQQloUY-xU2I/s200/dunce_cap.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510094483666831682" /></a>Mr. Marquardt's own self dealing has also fed this. One example is his famous personal editorializing for third span of the Bay Bridge. If that ever came to fruition, then it would certainly significantly raise property values on the Eastern Shore. <br /><br />A place Mr. Marquardt has much of his net worth tied up in real estate.<br /><br />Oddly, in the middle of this, The Capital attempted an expansion into four color magazine print pieces. An ill advised attempt to compete with the 'What's Up Annapolis' franchise, it is likely to take years to get to a true break even at its current run rate. This effort is draining important resources and attention away from their core asset, The Capital, and will surely deplete additional value for Landmark.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBg30lOUrSd3PZihcA61IH8EPb9XYPYAGqXEBM9xeku8Xi-BwjaAoACXNq3cBl3jC8XPM1uiSAQJvw4dlj9JzJcLNTuY_1MhAvWfISRg2oGTkGiwPZaeG2QBjeh6WjmMFTPTY08bJCAWo/s1600/money_down_drain.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBg30lOUrSd3PZihcA61IH8EPb9XYPYAGqXEBM9xeku8Xi-BwjaAoACXNq3cBl3jC8XPM1uiSAQJvw4dlj9JzJcLNTuY_1MhAvWfISRg2oGTkGiwPZaeG2QBjeh6WjmMFTPTY08bJCAWo/s200/money_down_drain.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510096282588759842" /></a>There is little likelihood the newspaper can regain financial value – even to where it was a few short years ago – with this existing business model and management practices.<br /><br />Under the leadership of Frank Batten Sr. and now Jr., Landmark has proven itself to be a deft manager of media properties time and again. It's success with creating value and liquidity at The Weather Channel was extraordinary. They get it. And they know how to do it.<br /><br />Time is getting short. Landmark's manager, Mr. Marquardt, has a nearly impossible task. This, added to his own purported lack of imagination and recent financial challenges, will make the task for Landmark clear.<br /><br />Change.<br /><br />King of GeorgeKing of Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00948212464952086536noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783818936935941699.post-41294436602650738432010-08-24T06:34:00.010-04:002010-08-24T07:12:21.892-04:00Cohen Outsources Annapolis<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjElXi71LriY2f5rv0vgf2-lzt9dLh-51Ew-E1mQbflYhNGJW32sZj85njZW21_R2mjTq1XJUq1NEMIDx16lgT68sr5YBPFq-GLm8WcaKNOg1u-RIOKZQJVzKtUDLCp3a43-iFiUbflNOg/s1600/going-out-of-business.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 333px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjElXi71LriY2f5rv0vgf2-lzt9dLh-51Ew-E1mQbflYhNGJW32sZj85njZW21_R2mjTq1XJUq1NEMIDx16lgT68sr5YBPFq-GLm8WcaKNOg1u-RIOKZQJVzKtUDLCp3a43-iFiUbflNOg/s400/going-out-of-business.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508923980113901730" /></a><br />Fellow Citizens:<br /><br />It's been said Britain is a nation of shop keepers. If so then Annapolis is a citte of fudge and ice cream purveyors, t-shirt hawkers and gin joint operators. A motley crew.<br /><br />But they are our motley crew.<br /><br />Mayor Cohen has said he wants to help them. “Buy Local” he says. <br /><br />His rhetoric is not keeping up with his actions.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFQFfoG0xT4Ft7rLKg-UhvOQYsFzZyS6Djwjwbk6hANExe4J9wdyF0faReEZ5HdvfjhxD1dP2wfZlapNznV66KCqHzB1dhLCxYnjx8xkvKNhqfGR376M_1PJwu2w_e9k6rhoW1-ple8fQ/s1600/060205-TeignmouthOutOfTownSign.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFQFfoG0xT4Ft7rLKg-UhvOQYsFzZyS6Djwjwbk6hANExe4J9wdyF0faReEZ5HdvfjhxD1dP2wfZlapNznV66KCqHzB1dhLCxYnjx8xkvKNhqfGR376M_1PJwu2w_e9k6rhoW1-ple8fQ/s200/060205-TeignmouthOutOfTownSign.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508926461671341378" /></a>You see, the City has moved many of its purchases out of town. Printing, for example, is now being done in somewhere named “Millersville”. Annapolis still has three independently owned and operated print shops. At least one of which probably go out of business this year. As one did in 2009.<br /><br />Even attorneys are not immune from the 'off shoring' by the Cohen Administration. The lucky – and connected - multinational law firm of DLA Piper was recently awarded a $50,000 retainer to do legal work on the Markethouse. Over a number of local firms. Including one that relocated out of downtown last year over the harassment it received by the City in trying to operate out of the Historic Core. <br /><br />And, of course, the $50,000 retainer is just the beginning of the billing.<br /><br />Mayor Cohen's pushing of work out and off is not limited to the work itself. He has stiffed City payments. This has included holding off owed monies to a number of small business people and sole proprietors who are due in some cases significant funds – tens of thousands. This has created an appearance of non-payment for crass political reasons. Or just incompetence.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGcFdOtG2xPVD09RuIZdtNEV2oY7M1SefJV80sJANWHINc5stjA8Q-23ruyD8ja0uMkq1aHVG409Odm3oCJl2TEIHXjyQniu8RaZIFHPMS6NLdjIlP9D4rzeGwcELUnICHs3fjIhbtSB8/s1600/closed.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 124px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGcFdOtG2xPVD09RuIZdtNEV2oY7M1SefJV80sJANWHINc5stjA8Q-23ruyD8ja0uMkq1aHVG409Odm3oCJl2TEIHXjyQniu8RaZIFHPMS6NLdjIlP9D4rzeGwcELUnICHs3fjIhbtSB8/s200/closed.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508928253274385858" /></a>Do we need to mention the level playing field provisions of the 2 am bar ordinance? That this Mayor fought. One group of owners had them. And profited. While others were excluded. And lost. (Some have suggested that those without often appeared to be deprived of an equal playing field for reasons of ethnic or religious background. An off chance only I'm sure.)<br /><br />And now these new license applications are mired in red taped at City Planning and Zoning.<br /><br />Not since the days of Mayor John '10%' Apostal has government said one thing and done another quite at this level. While shaking down and damaging businesses in Annapolis.<br /><br />Yet all of this leads us to agree with the Mayor. It is a long held objective of many of us to take commerce out of the Ancient Citte. Return the streets to sheep grazing and illegal games of chance run by street corner entrepreneurs.<br /><br />This capitalism thing has gone too far.<br /><br />King of GeorgeKing of Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00948212464952086536noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783818936935941699.post-74899991089880210672010-08-22T10:55:00.015-04:002010-08-29T16:44:24.967-04:00The Capital Hates You<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4R0zyTSUkCXvBLJ2vMYl9A4ed8OcM-OSYNBdJhZnRLMUp8a4dl8Bmr7uec6Ap63oUd7SymI0aiyW1uS4irNAwC-xZEJ4RlENQl5vF4FuI4aB5IahFdMBfhmcpoOBr9fQ4VQx8kyfcDwY/s1600/news-printing-press.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 366px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4R0zyTSUkCXvBLJ2vMYl9A4ed8OcM-OSYNBdJhZnRLMUp8a4dl8Bmr7uec6Ap63oUd7SymI0aiyW1uS4irNAwC-xZEJ4RlENQl5vF4FuI4aB5IahFdMBfhmcpoOBr9fQ4VQx8kyfcDwY/s400/news-printing-press.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508257044401477202" /></a><br />Dearest Readers:<br /><br />The good old days of the press in Annapolis are past. Jonas Green's type setting in the front room on Charles Street. After his untimely death, his wife Kathy's efforts to maintain and stabilize the ship. The Gazette was a lively publication that bound Annapolis with the scatterings of knowledge in the Atlantic world. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJZtdaVKwyZGHjnH7mADt51buIe25ia11Wte8DXGhmI9moKW2Zd-GeJkhVZ37x2-Rd2pzSb7IJtoGpLNb2Ohv9WiG06fzTJL6YnzzGT-jFgj4zLuJYtYKljavT2uRegGijnNfxMx9XL44/s1600/helmut_lost_at_sea.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJZtdaVKwyZGHjnH7mADt51buIe25ia11Wte8DXGhmI9moKW2Zd-GeJkhVZ37x2-Rd2pzSb7IJtoGpLNb2Ohv9WiG06fzTJL6YnzzGT-jFgj4zLuJYtYKljavT2uRegGijnNfxMx9XL44/s200/helmut_lost_at_sea.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508261081592306786" /></a>Yet the current crew of the The Capital, nee Gazette, are lost at sea.<br /><br />They have a story line they will not deviate from: Crime in North County. Political shenanigans in Annapolis. African Americans who create social unrest. Women who are unfit to lead.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwNeG4aMqstg99GWizTL50sm4fxrGWMMtqEll5OdIDKTLPvnZgyMmXClNv2HHxq0vwNSDhi3vqhDNw0ajQqwco1MoeZSE3iawmInm3Q90YM_VGDJnUCzoq3IDQSC8yMdl9DzlMZbbZ6uk/s1600/hate.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwNeG4aMqstg99GWizTL50sm4fxrGWMMtqEll5OdIDKTLPvnZgyMmXClNv2HHxq0vwNSDhi3vqhDNw0ajQqwco1MoeZSE3iawmInm3Q90YM_VGDJnUCzoq3IDQSC8yMdl9DzlMZbbZ6uk/s200/hate.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508257949619653362" /></a>They hate her. They hate him. And, ultimately, they hate you.<br /><br />Aided by incessant turnover of staff, the current crew might be 12 months thick. Reporter Josh Stewart, with a shallow knowledge of Annapolis, sees only what he is told to see. And then some. Eric Hartley cannot compensate in intellect for his grafted attitudes. They have created no network of sources or trust with those they 'interview'.<br /><br />And then comes columnist and hate blogger Paul Foer. Need we say more?<br /><br />They want transparency, but do nothing to create it. Closed meetings of the City Council don't deserve a notice from them. And the attempts of Former CAO Doug Smith to create a shadow government this spring never received even a note.<br /><br />They are against self dealing - but this last week printed a screed from Trudy McFall advocating privatizing public housing. Ehhh, and who would have the most to gain from said privatization? Perhaps the President of Homes for America, Ms. Trudy herself? <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtQzlQLRxiqPkDFGKalpFPs5zZvi-BLJsF575RkT2QSVYXqtudpMHXi2e6E0ObShHI2O2S-Sj03UTfSHm99gS9m4n9FHl1DAmbblZ_3TOSfFU5vPy0NYLUlaHz7j_wn7jDcauO6zItZQw/s1600/marquardt-tom0006rd.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtQzlQLRxiqPkDFGKalpFPs5zZvi-BLJsF575RkT2QSVYXqtudpMHXi2e6E0ObShHI2O2S-Sj03UTfSHm99gS9m4n9FHl1DAmbblZ_3TOSfFU5vPy0NYLUlaHz7j_wn7jDcauO6zItZQw/s200/marquardt-tom0006rd.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508259345318569074" /></a>The newspaper is now published by Mr. Tom Marquardt. Of the Eastern Shore. Not a resident of Annapolis. Or even Anne Arundel County.<br /><br />Bully for him. I won't want to live in the mess he has created either.<br /><br />Former Mayor Ellen Moyer returned from a tour of the US this Spring with one singular impression. The local papers she saw were not negative and bound up trying to make enemies and vilify their own communities, neighbors and readers.<br /><br />In the longer run The Capital and its current owner, Landmark, have a problem. The market for hate mongering and fear is finite. Conservative white males 50+ that live in the County are getting older. And may still buy papers. But not forever.<br /><br />The current staff will have moved on. Tom Marquardt will have wisely moved out of state. And The Capital itself will become another relic of the Ancient Citte.<br /><br />King of GeorgeKing of Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00948212464952086536noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783818936935941699.post-4916552981888115172010-08-21T14:41:00.034-04:002010-08-21T22:19:08.611-04:00Got A Leak? Call 1-800-COHEN<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOHStVO6hSYEjx7Q2o5AUoptDAk2kBhx8YuVoYWUoLXwWvIpxTdTZzhxeRXmmufbFvCgTyn5enO_PbyE1WQIT6yxXRTcvm9jnksnBlfL4y5sAFiSmhgi9fmdgj8VUCv5IG4jAm7FOm09Y/s1600/water_leak_man_image.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 277px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOHStVO6hSYEjx7Q2o5AUoptDAk2kBhx8YuVoYWUoLXwWvIpxTdTZzhxeRXmmufbFvCgTyn5enO_PbyE1WQIT6yxXRTcvm9jnksnBlfL4y5sAFiSmhgi9fmdgj8VUCv5IG4jAm7FOm09Y/s400/water_leak_man_image.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507946083323023058" /></a><br />Dearest Historics:<br /><br />The King has never really concerned himself with items of a domestic nature. These include maintenance of the estate, the plantation of gardens and silencing those who need to be silenced.<br /><br />So word of Mayor Cohen and City Attorney Karen Hardwick trying to stop leaks has him perplexed.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWsQmHh9h7iAg8_GSKX7j5zfn_QDS1S3X7EpZ_JRqYNBVwBt4VwIC6q9kXklPcGdEObQomkpAPjGnrhy3C5VRUOsdPe7FZxjkUZIZTODZt8u3LYnR9XAg3_J6MPVp97iWR2cjhINI1h6E/s1600/cash-king.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 175px; height: 175px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWsQmHh9h7iAg8_GSKX7j5zfn_QDS1S3X7EpZ_JRqYNBVwBt4VwIC6q9kXklPcGdEObQomkpAPjGnrhy3C5VRUOsdPe7FZxjkUZIZTODZt8u3LYnR9XAg3_J6MPVp97iWR2cjhINI1h6E/s200/cash-king.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507952983618042562" /></a>At first they took the right tack. Paying senior people to remain silent as part of a 'consulting' provision of their employment contract (see: <a href="http://kingofgeorge.blogspot.com/2010/04/silence-can-be-golden.html">Silence Can be Golden</a>, April 5). Cash is so clean.<br /><br />Now, the King has disclosed their closed City Council Meeting where the Mayor's inside dealing was discussed (see - <a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=783818936935941699&postID=8252420951713023518">Council Goes Rogue: Citizens Kicked Out</a>, August 17). Mayor Cohen and Attorney Hardwick have decided there must be a leak. So they are trying to plug it. Including threatening one sitting Alderman.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTSh0YnE83IgpihDWou7Fcwz8v30mgu2m9BQeD-BhsZb6gRZkjNXnC_Zt4t_7tmEsGzM3eZ2-U1-HRGbsj2WQSpD0czjmf_bt9invrngx53uc0F0YMpmBFBu5MYAYai_mLsX0yvFS6oSk/s1600/richard%2520nixon.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTSh0YnE83IgpihDWou7Fcwz8v30mgu2m9BQeD-BhsZb6gRZkjNXnC_Zt4t_7tmEsGzM3eZ2-U1-HRGbsj2WQSpD0czjmf_bt9invrngx53uc0F0YMpmBFBu5MYAYai_mLsX0yvFS6oSk/s200/richard%2520nixon.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507951983528977586" /></a>It does not appear to have dawned on this brain trust that they have created the 'leaks' themselves. The act of firing 33 senior City employees would create some backwash. Not to mention vengefulness or ill will toward this Mayor.<br /><br />Plus the crass way it was done by then CAO Doug Smith who inhabited his position in the bureaucracy illegally. And Herr Smith's continuing personal animus toward government in general. And then, gosh, it turning out the firings didn't need to be done in the first place.<br /><br />So some people know some fairly specific things. And are spilling the beans.<br /><br />The Mayor and Attorney Hardwick can chase Aldermen through the streets. Or threaten City employees. Or hold secret meetings to discuss the Mayor's actions.<br /><br />It won't clear up the Mayor's track record. Hiring virtually his entire campaign team without the posting of jobs or interviews. Making up entirely new insider positions without following the process set out in the City Charter. And now secret meetings of the Council to discuss issues where he is personally compromised.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoqtitqtXNspHqXErbuDiSaZhWQP3gcMGmruGVoPAnpBxciISThtxgPBwxHTrO3EnOkSWRXb_t9TAnfyV2y0NyBfMFEcwiHNmH-a1-6k44CFyIhpyu9aTUUnX8nwbjFlAn0VK1GmlIXO0/s1600/74_20080215_820_Beaver%2520Brook-train%25202-15-08.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoqtitqtXNspHqXErbuDiSaZhWQP3gcMGmruGVoPAnpBxciISThtxgPBwxHTrO3EnOkSWRXb_t9TAnfyV2y0NyBfMFEcwiHNmH-a1-6k44CFyIhpyu9aTUUnX8nwbjFlAn0VK1GmlIXO0/s200/74_20080215_820_Beaver%2520Brook-train%25202-15-08.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507956400829886610" /></a>Mister Mayor: all the information is already out there. You want to find the ultimate source of the leak? A mirror might help you find it.<br /><br />If a leak cannot be stopped then it is no longer a leak. Its water over the dam.<br /><br />King of GeorgeKing of Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00948212464952086536noreply@blogger.com9