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[urfullofit]

[quote]Originally posted by Delilah903
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Hey urfullofit,

What the hell makes you think he shouldn't answer the question raised by voters on this forum? We are the people that he is expecting to put his butt in office, so if he has nothing to hide just stand up and say....I DIDN'T DO IT...!!!

I think we are all reasonably aware of why he won't do this.

And speaking of piles......what a lovely handle you have "you are full of it"


Yes Delilah903 urfullofit and are a lovely pile if you judge an individual by hear say. Unless he has been convicted of stealing money or you can prove it. That is what the hell makes me think he doesn't have to answer any questions pertaining to this subject.

[vraiblonde]

Well, fullof it, I think McKay should answer the allegations. I just makes him look bad by trying to avoid it. But I think he'll beat Randall anyway so you're probably right - he doesn't have to.

I think we are all reasonably aware of why he won't do this.

Again, you're right - I think we're all aware of why McKay won't answer the allegations.

[Oz (Premo)]

Originally posted by vraiblonde
Again, you're right - I think we're all aware of why McKay won't answer the allegations.

I wouldn't answer them anyway, and I think that's the best political approach to take. It's a Catch-22 question to begin with. If he says "Yes" then that is political suicide. If he says "No" then all of these people who think they know the truth will call him a liar.

His sister left the company at the same time to run Woodburns with him, but no one ever called her a thief.

So, the FACT is that his parents are campaigning for him. The FACT is that he's been the COO of McKays for the last 10 years or so, and they're one of the biggest employers in the County. The fact that his sister has never been accused of anything. The fact that no charges were ever filed, or are pending. The facts answer the question that the rumor created.

If you reason through the facts, then the rumors become nothing more than jealousy being lipped around by a few people who continue to make themselves look silly. If the rumor had legs, St. Mary's Today would be walking it through their headlines.

Meanwhile Tommy is going to campaign himself right into local government, and be a pretty good commissioner for the people of St. Mary's.

[smcdem]

Randall has the momentum right now... I think you old rocky fans are finally coming around and now saying "If i vote for neither in the election Mckay can win, If i vote for Julie he doesn't stand a chance". Remember A no vote is a A vote for Mckay...DO u really want him to win?

[Ken King (Premo)]

Originally posted by smcdem
Randall has the momentum right now... I think you old rocky fans are finally coming around and now saying "If i vote for neither in the election Mckay can win, If i vote for Julie he doesn't stand a chance". Remember A no vote is a A vote for Mckay...DO u really want him to win?

What momentum? Do you have polling data to support this claim or is it just what you are being told by the adults working on her campaign? Remember the opinions of those not able to vote mean nothing on the big polling day.

The only thing Randall is inclined to do is to continue with private meetings against the open meeting requirements for commissioner meetings. To continue to think that she is in charge when in fact all she should do is chair the meetings as the at-large member. To continue to give tax money to private entities in excess of 1.2 million dollars. The rainy day and bond rating money is gone from the 2003 budget and the undesignated reserves are declining. Seems the current commissioners (under her dictatorial tutelage) like to spend our tax money or just give it away. They also seem inclined to issue contracts to some officials that exceed their term in office thereby hindering the future commissioners ability to accomplish changes in how the county is managed.

The more I hear and learn about her the more I will be sure to vote for McKay just to get her out of office. That is unless Rocky changes his mind on the write-in campaign then I would readily vote for him. He still has a couple of weeks to do that if he chooses. But one thing for sure is that I will vote and you can bet that I won’t vote for Randall. You can also be sure that I can convince others to realize that she isn’t who we need in that position. Is this what you meant by momentum – sliding backwards?

[vraiblonde]

I wouldn't answer them anyway, and I think that's the best political approach to take.

I disagree. I think honesty in government would be a refreshing change. I don't vote in St. Mary's anymore, but if I did I'd leave the Commissioner President blank or write in Mickey Mouse or something. If Tommy McKay said "Yes, I embezzled that money from my parents" I could respect his honesty. If he said, "I didn't do anything like that" I could respect him addressing the issue. As it stands, he's doing neither and it makes him look like a weasel and a crook in the grandest Clinton/Nixon style. The point now, to me, isn't whether he did or didn't - it's that he won't talk about it.

Not that it will hurt him on election day, but it would sure be nice to have an honest elected official for a change. It's kind of sad, really.

If the rumor had legs, St. Mary's Today would be walking it through their headlines.

Again, I disagree. Rossignol has his pets and he picks and chooses what he thinks is news, like any other reporter. We all saw what he did to Dave Zylak when Zylak did nothing to deserve it.

[Delilah903]

Originally posted by vraiblonde

I disagree. I think honesty in government would be a refreshing change. If Tommy McKay said "Yes, I embezzled that money from my parents" I could respect his honesty. If he said, "I didn't do anything like that" I could respect him addressing the issue. As it stands, he's doing neither and it makes him look like a weasel and a crook in the grandest Clinton/Nixon style. The point now, to me, isn't whether he did or didn't - it's that he won't talk about it.
Again, I disagree. Rossignol has his pets and he picks and chooses what he thinks is news, like any other reporter. We all saw what he did to Dave Zylak when Zylak did nothing to deserve it.

Vraiblonde,

I agree with you 100%. It would seem that all anybody on this issue wants is an answer to the question.

As far as my not voting being a vote for Julie, I can assure you that will never happen. I will vote for Tommy Boy on November 05, because I don't have a choice. All I can do is make sure that I also vote for Dement, Jarboe, Gass and Gray. At least then I will know there are five other honorable people on the Board to counterbalance having a sleezy president! I am first and foremost a Republican and even though I don't like my choices I would never vote for a Democrat!

Larry Jarboe, Joe Gass, Kenny Dement and Vernon Gray will definitely make excellent Commissioners. They will do everything in their power to make sure that the citizens of St. Mary's have a voice.

I also agree with your evaluation of Rossignol. If he were strictly looking at the facts and not being prejudicial, he would have never endorsed McKay to begin with. But I feel reasonably sure that if we keep an eye on the "St. Mary's Today" rag, we will begin to see more ads for McKays grocery stores.

[vraiblonde]

Jarboe has already made a great Commissioner.

Gass has good potential - not a double dealer or a stinkpot.

Dement is running a popularity contest - not sure what kind of Commissioner he'd make but he seems like a good enough guy.

Vernon Gray, I remember all too well from the First Colony meetings. He would definitely not be getting my vote. We'll just leave it at that.

[tipsy mcgee]

Vrail, though I know Kenny Dement and he is just that, a very nice guy who would give you the shirt off his back, a lot of people, even close friends of his, think his candidacy is somewhat of a joke. Most people just don't believe he has the brain or book smarts to really be a decent commissioner. I don't say that in support of the hearsay or to try to undermine his campaign, but that is what I hear.

I am firm on three votes for commissioner -- Raley, Gass and Jarboe. I am totally on the fence with the commissioner president vote because I don't really like either one. I am also somewhat on the fence with Dement/Anderson because I pretty much despise Joe Anderson and am really not comfortable in giving a vote to Dement if he is not capable.


Did anyone else catch the article in yesterday's Southern Maryland Extra in the Post about the races down here? I forget if it was Hoyer or Glendening now, but they said the Republican ticket for Commissioners here in St. Mary's was a "disaster."

[Darlene]

Originally posted by tipsy mcgee
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Did anyone else catch the article in yesterday's Southern Maryland Extra in the Post about the races down here? I forget if it was Hoyer or Glendening now, but they said the Republican ticket for Commissioners here in St. Mary's was a "disaster."

And that's putting it mildly