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Post by dw on May 21, 2014 7:56:27 GMT -4
CENTREVILLE — Citizens Watch of Queen Anne’s County Inc., a non-partisan public interest organization, endorses the following candidates in the Republican primary elections for Queen Anne’s County Commission:
In District 1, Jack Wilson In District 2, Steve Wilson In District 3, Robert Buckey In District 4, Mark Anderson.
Citizens Watch’s purposes include sharing information with the public about community, environmental preservation and managed development. Citizens Watch is an advocate for vibrant small towns and sprawlfree rural areas. Citizens Watch has looked for candidates who fully support the Comprehensive Plan and opposed further major residential development on Kent Island.
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Post by pineapple head on May 21, 2014 8:55:43 GMT -4
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Post by bob66 on May 21, 2014 9:38:31 GMT -4
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Post by KITransplant on May 21, 2014 11:47:19 GMT -4
Great. Maybe we can all start individual threads endorsing our picks now, too.
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Post by pineapple head on May 21, 2014 13:24:55 GMT -4
Great. Maybe we can all start individual threads endorsing our picks now, too. No ... because they have a fancy name and anonymous board members of undoubted distinction and unbiased disposition, their opinions are "worth" more than yours -- newsworthy even! Somehow I doubt a press release from "kitransplant" would get much notice, yet this is distributed as credible news?
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Post by KITransplant on May 21, 2014 13:45:54 GMT -4
Great. Maybe we can all start individual threads endorsing our picks now, too. No ... because they have a fancy name and anonymous board members of undoubted distinction and unbiased disposition, their opinions are "worth" more than yours -- newsworthy even! Somehow I doubt a press release from "kitransplant" would get much notice, yet this is distributed as credible news? I wonder who falls for this stuff--just because you throw around the words "non-partisan" and "public interest" we are automatically supposed to assume purity of motivation.
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Post by arnieschwartz on May 21, 2014 16:24:42 GMT -4
Citizen's Watch is the renamed CATSOC (Citizen's Alliance to Save Our County)
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Post by KITransplant on May 21, 2014 16:29:31 GMT -4
Here's a question--is it creepier that this group wants to "Watch" or "Save" us?
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Post by burnerbill on May 21, 2014 16:48:36 GMT -4
Note at least three of the four are against the SKI Sewer. If you decide on a candidate as a result of their stance on one issue, it can certainly come back to bite all on other issues. When you support no growth in this county, it becomes stagnant and sends the wrong message to the "young families" who would like to live here as not being wanted. CATSOC, KIDL and QACA would just love to put up gates along RT 50 and keep everyone out of this county who isn't already here!
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Post by jackbquick on May 21, 2014 19:27:45 GMT -4
Note at least three of the four are against the SKI Sewer. If you decide on a candidate as a result of their stance on one issue, it can certainly come back to bite all on other issues. When you support no growth in this county, it becomes stagnant and sends the wrong message to the "young families" who would like to live here as not being wanted. CATSOC, KIDL and QACA would just love to put up gates along RT 50 and keep everyone out of this county who isn't already here! Note that they say they do not want growth on KI and they do not want growth in the rural areas but want growth in towns which have already been built out. So no growth. Why don't they just be honest and call their group Citizens Who Do Not Want Growth! That way people don't have to think of this group as a bunch of dopes who think they can pull a fast one on the rest of us.
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Post by soothsayer on May 24, 2014 10:36:03 GMT -4
I am pretty sure this is the same people that created CATCOC. By creating multiple names it then appears there are more groups that thunk the same way thereby making them look more credible.
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Post by deepsea on May 24, 2014 12:05:38 GMT -4
Remove all incumbents! Start with the Sheriff and replace every single incumbent. Change you can believe in.
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Post by bob66 on May 24, 2014 14:03:01 GMT -4
Remove all incumbents! Start with the Sheriff and replace every single incumbent. Change you can believe in. Does it matter what their party affiliation is? I just want this for the record...
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Post by deepsea on May 24, 2014 19:15:27 GMT -4
Remove all incumbents! Start with the Sheriff and replace every single incumbent. Change you can believe in. Does it matter what their party affiliation is? I just want this for the record... All means all. Every last one. Party does not matter. Let's start with the sheriff.
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Post by oriolesfan on May 24, 2014 20:11:39 GMT -4
And put Banks in charge?
That's pure comedy
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Post by deepsea on May 24, 2014 20:17:41 GMT -4
And put Banks in charge? That's pure comedy Why do you dislike Banks? Is it because he is black? Others are running for sheriff are they a joke too? Gary has a lot of baggage. Time for a change.
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Post by oriolesfan on May 24, 2014 20:23:33 GMT -4
Cause he's black? ? REALLY??? You are just gonna play that card right off the bat.? Everyone has some baggage including you and myself What's Banks ever done for this community? What's Banks done for the kids here? When does Banks come around to community events? Unreal...someone disagrees with you and you go right into race....go figure
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Post by deepsea on May 24, 2014 20:25:46 GMT -4
No more realtors.
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Post by deepsea on May 24, 2014 21:58:10 GMT -4
Cause he's black? ? REALLY??? You are just gonna play that card right off the bat.? Everyone has some baggage including you and myself What's Banks ever done for this community? What's Banks done for the kids here? When does Banks come around to community events? Unreal...someone disagrees with you and you go right into race....go figure Your the one that called the only non white Candidate a joke not me. What did you mean a joke? How many lawsuits does Mr Banks or any other Candidates have filed against them? I said start with the sheriff and vote all the incumbents out of office. I really don't care who you vote for just vote the incumbents out! Thank You.
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Post by JJ on May 24, 2014 22:51:11 GMT -4
Two lives and careers ruined and no apology:
There are two tragedies that seem to be left out of the conversation when it comes to Sheriff Gery Hofmann. Although these topics are danced around and yes I'm sure, considered "old news" to some, they are very real to those involved.
A Deputy was basically degraded, humiliated and terminated for "stealing" over $10,000 in overtime from the Sheriffs Office.
Immediately the Sheriffs biggest defender spoke up and said the investigation was thorough and the Deputy got caught. Not the Sheriffs Office fault. By the way, this is the same defender that now says Sheriff Gery is now INNOCENT in his current Federal Civil Rights violation cases. (I'm confused, their investigation is thorough also). So now all of the charges in the Deputy's case have been dismissed. The fault and the reason this case was dismissed? Mis-management by Sheriff Gery Hofmann and his crew.
The first person to be publicly embarrassed and lose their job as a Deputy was a victim of sexual assaults by Sheriff Gery Hofmann's brother. His brother pleaded guilty in this case. The smear campaign against her is too disgusting to mention but one thing is for sure, those comments are not coming from her or her family. That case appears to be in its final stages and is going to be a total embarrassment to Queen Annes County.
I could go on and on about these tragedies but perhaps the most disturbing thing is this, Sheriff Raymond Gary or Gery Hofmann has never manned up, looked these people in the eye nor put out a public statement saying "I'm was wrong, I am sorry".
Quite the contrary, he spends his waking hours defending his failures and silently tries to figure out where he is going to get 10-Million dollars to pay his personal lawsuit brought on by own incompetence.
At the end of the day Gery Hofmann's actions remind me of this quote:
"I never made a mistake in my life; at least, never one that I couldn't explain away afterwards.
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Post by oriolesfan on May 25, 2014 4:57:50 GMT -4
Cause he's black? ? REALLY??? You are just gonna play that card right off the bat.? Everyone has some baggage including you and myself What's Banks ever done for this community? What's Banks done for the kids here? When does Banks come around to community events? Unreal...someone disagrees with you and you go right into race....go figure Your the one that called the only non white Candidate a joke not me. What did you mean a joke? How many lawsuits does Mr Banks or any other Candidates have filed against them? I said start with the sheriff and vote all the incumbents out of office. I really don't care who you vote for just vote the incumbents out! Thank You. So because someone disagrees with your OPINION that makes it about someone's color? Like I said you are the typical race baiter we see now. Well they don't like me so it must be racist. You didn't answer any of my questions either I posed to you, you just yet again stuck to race only. I will ask you again.... I will say I do agree with you about the commissioners though but I will also say that I'd bet the new 5 don't change a d**n thing when they get in either and are just blowing false promises up yours and mines ass to get elected I assure you many police officers and Chiefs and Sheriffs get lawsuits filed against them for many reasons right and wrong.
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Post by oriolesfan on May 25, 2014 5:05:48 GMT -4
Two lives and careers ruined and no apology: There are two tragedies that seem to be left out of the conversation when it comes to Sheriff Gery Hofmann. Although these topics are danced around and yes I'm sure, considered "old news" to some, they are very real to those involved. A Deputy was basically degraded, humiliated and terminated for "stealing" over $10,000 in overtime from the Sheriffs Office. Immediately the Sheriffs biggest defender spoke up and said the investigation was thorough and the Deputy got caught. Not the Sheriffs Office fault. By the way, this is the same defender that now says Sheriff Gery is now INNOCENT in his current Federal Civil Rights violation cases. (I'm confused, their investigation is thorough also). So now all of the charges in the Deputy's case have been dismissed. The fault and the reason this case was dismissed? Mis-management by Sheriff Gery Hofmann and his crew. The first person to be publicly embarrassed and lose their job as a Deputy was a victim of sexual assaults by Sheriff Gery Hofmann's brother. His brother pleaded guilty in this case. The smear campaign against her is too disgusting to mention but one thing is for sure, those comments are not coming from her or her family. That case appears to be in its final stages and is going to be a total embarrassment to Queen Annes County. I could go on and on about these tragedies but perhaps the most disturbing thing is this, Sheriff Raymond Gary or Gery Hofmann has never manned up, looked these people in the eye nor put out a public statement saying "I'm was wrong, I am sorry". Quite the contrary, he spends his waking hours defending his failures and silently tries to figure out where he is going to get 10-Million dollars to pay his personal lawsuit brought on by own incompetence. At the end of the day Gery Hofmann's actions remind me of this quote: "I never made a mistake in my life; at least, never one that I couldn't explain away afterwards. Did the Deputy falsify his OT records or not? Did he/she get his job back since these charges were dropped( I honestly don't know if they were or not) ? Are they fighting to get their job back if they were wronged? Do know if Gary ever privately apologized assuming he did do something wrong? You seem to have a lot of inside info on all of this. Since you claim to, have you gone public to the States Attorney with your knowledge of the cases?
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Post by deepsea on May 25, 2014 7:06:48 GMT -4
Your the one that called the only non white Candidate a joke not me. What did you mean a joke? How many lawsuits does Mr Banks or any other Candidates have filed against them? I said start with the sheriff and vote all the incumbents out of office. I really don't care who you vote for just vote the incumbents out! Thank You. So because someone disagrees with your OPINION that makes it about someone's color? Like I said you are the typical race baiter we see now. Well they don't like me so it must be racist. You didn't answer any of my questions either I posed to you, you just yet again stuck to race only. I will ask you again.... I will say I do agree with you about the commissioners though but I will also say that I'd bet the new 5 don't change a d**n thing when they get in either and are just blowing false promises up yours and mines ass to get elected I assure you many police officers and Chiefs and Sheriffs get lawsuits filed against them for many reasons right and wrong. You made a comment about Banks being a Joke but failed to comment about the other Candidates who are white. Are they a joke too or is it just Banks? You need to answer the question. By the way....... Your a little defensive YOU ARE THE ONE THAT PUT BANKS IN THE THREAD? WHY?
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Post by cruzincat on May 25, 2014 7:09:59 GMT -4
Has Hoffman's office issued a statement as to why the charges were dropped? If not, why not?
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Post by oriolesfan on May 25, 2014 8:18:10 GMT -4
So because someone disagrees with your OPINION that makes it about someone's color? Like I said you are the typical race baiter we see now. Well they don't like me so it must be racist. You didn't answer any of my questions either I posed to you, you just yet again stuck to race only. I will ask you again.... I will say I do agree with you about the commissioners though but I will also say that I'd bet the new 5 don't change a d**n thing when they get in either and are just blowing false promises up yours and mines ass to get elected I assure you many police officers and Chiefs and Sheriffs get lawsuits filed against them for many reasons right and wrong. You made a comment about Banks being a Joke but failed to comment about the other Candidates who are white. Are they a joke too or is it just Banks? You need to answer the question. By the way....... Your a little defensive YOU ARE THE ONE THAT PUT BANKS IN THE THREAD? WHY? Because in MY opinion he is a joke. Like I asked you repeatedly, what had he done for anyone here at all? He doesn't come to community events, he doesn't come to schools, he doesn't come to little league function..etc I'm not defensive at all, I just get sick of people playing the race card exactly like YOU immediately did. Nothing more or less How bout you look at merits and not color, something you obviously can't do
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