Time for Anthony Williams to stop cowering in the shadows and actually is own own up to his extremely lackadaisical record of governing as Lt Gov. and to explain where he comes up with these mythological unemployment numbers, job creation statistics, poverty figures, and foreclosure statistics for places like Baltimore in particular, Also where exactly it is that the buck is going to stop with the one responsibility he chaired (and then no he didn't - some other dudes did it and that is why the Md health care exchange was a complete fiasco,assembled in secret meetings behind closed doors with minutes taken but whole sections simply missing, the fault of the minute taker),and how it is he still stonewalls questions pertaining to WHERE (besides lining his campaigns' pockets did more than $250M of Md state taxpayers money go ???, why is there a federal audit and a state audit, why did the system he chaired (and then no some other dudes did it) only enroll 4K people in its insurance plan as of Nov 2K13, why was it scrapped as a total failure in favor of the Ct-developers' plan which came in under budget, enrolled more people than anticipated, and worked first try) - and if he wasn't in charge then how can he go around aiming the program is a HUGE SUCCESS and a feather in his cap (and how can wasting $250M be a HUGE success under any circumstances?) - and why if he has done nothing wrong is he so adamant that the state of Maryland not create a special prosecutor to get to the bottom of this?
Now Doug Gansler has been telling the good people of Maryland since last fall that the Exchange bills coming in just didn't make any sense and that there was something very fishy here - but everybody ignored the Attorney General and said Gansler was just saying that because he was running against Brown.
Listen when it STINKS, it STINKS. The people of Maryland are owed a lot of straight talk and honest answers from ANTHONY BROWN and I for one will be very surprised if they get anything but more of the same.
How anyone could possibly think that BROWN is on equal footing with either of his opponents - both of whom have demonstrated over and over that each is of sound character and has integrity - and both of whom have demonstrated records of TAKING REAL LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE and MOVING MARYLAND TO A WIN-WIN POSITION FOR ALL PARTIES except those who are corrupt or lawbreakers.
If DOUG GANSLER were not running, my endorsement would definitely go to Heather for the unbounded courage she has shown in championing LGBT rights and LGBT family rights, for her tough-minded but ever so critical willingness to ensure that the environment of Maryland is cleaned up and that the waters of our rivers and Bay are free from clandestine pollution and that the mountains of the Appalachians remain protected from wanton greedy and ecologically irreparable destructive mining practices.l
Heather though as wonderful as she is - and in this truly brazen highly toxic political environment, in all honesty, Heather has only been a Delegate for two terms. Her expertise is limited primarily to these two areas and name recognition is limited beyond Takoma Park and LGBT community. I can see Heather being a force de majeure in another 8 years - because she is a quick study, her sincerity and integrity beyond reproach, and she will fight for you and and all of Maryland like -- well, just like DOUG GANSLER.
Buying into the idea that in order for a capitalist system to work, SOME MUST NOT - that some must be marginalized, left behind, cast aside and very often because of characteristics like the color of their skin or their sex is not only STUPID - it is an enormous WASTE of our most precious resource - HUMAN BEINGS.
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DOUG GANSLER has a record of fighting for Maryland that goes way back to the days he prosecuted murder and sexual assault cases. He headed up the intrastate United Beltway Sniper Task Force. He insisted that the snipers be tried in Maryland even though they were tried and convicted in VA. - to prevent any precedent error. A very intelligent move in a case where crazed gunmen are randomly shooting innocent people across multiple states (like hunting deer). GANSLER created a special docket to handle Domestic Violence and Family Abuse cases expeditiously and a Family Justice Center to help victims and families of victims deal with one of the areas the law is least able to serve - however, women's rights, civil rights, human rights are extremely important to GANSLER - in a way very few people are truly going to get. As Attorney General, he made certain that there were no glass ceilings and that the Attorney General's office was truly integrated from top to bottom - or vice versa - without regard to race, color, faith, ethnicity, sex, sexual preference, gender identity, what have you - all the "dumb" things generally used by oppressors to divide and conquer (To admit this is actually a bit embarrassing because it is a tacit acknowledgment that prior thereto the State's Attorney General's Office had not genuinely be integrated.) Gansler took on M13 and other basically drug-related gangs rapidly expanding into this region by creating a special Gang Strike Task Force and docket. And he took on elderly abusers by creating a special Elderly Abuse o docket and an office of assist seniors who had been victimized. Gansler has boldly fought polluters all across the State and in particular in the Chesapeake and won. Gansler surprised everyone by determining based on an examination of misogyny cases and what happened when an interracial couple moved from a state that recognized interracial marriage to one that did not that the state ban against LGBT marriage was on its face Constitutional and violated equal protection, due process, and Fair Faith and Credit.
Gansler has specific and very aggressive proposals about how to bring industry and jobs back to Maryland. Gansler refuses to lie to you about the number of jobs being created (the state is bleeding jobs especially to neighboring states) and he refuses to tell you that the 40 successive tax increases under Brown/O'Malley were anything but REGRESSIVE. He has issues pages after page after page of detailed specifics of what must be done - what our first priority must be - which is to put MARYLAND BACK TO WORK. If this country can put a man on the moon in 10 years, there is no reason we cannot make sure that EVERY PERSON regardless of AGE, FAITH, SEX, SEXUALITY, RACE, ETC.ETC. ETC. cannot find and do a job that he or she truly feels makes a difference.
There are very few people who if given the chance to work - who if given work to do that they feel truly makes a difference - would not be immensely grateful.
Even though Gansler was the first to propose raising the minimum wage to over $10 an hour (check the facts), Gansler also recognizes that IF THERE ARE NO JOBS, IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE WHAT THE MINIMUM WAGE IS.
That is why GANSLER has made MAKING MARYLAND COMPETITIVE AND BRINGING REAL JOBS BACK TO THIS STATE (and you cannot tell a former steelworker from Baltimore who made good money and union benefits and has a family of six to feed and care for) that flipping burgers or working at the local gas station for minimum wage (even if it is $10.10 an hour) without any benefits is a "real job".
Personally after all this passing the buck, I wouldn't vote for Anthony Brown for dog catcher.
These are hard times. Hard times demand heroic leadership. Of all the candidates in this race, the only one who is a bona fide champion is DOUG GANSLER. You and I may not agree with him on every issue. And yes his son may have had beer in the red cups at the graduation beach party (Geez - give me a break! These comments coming from the former "Woodstock Nation".) Gansler was honest about being torn as a parent in that situation too.
If you are Waiting for Superman, forget about it. If you want a real champ for Governor who genuinely cares about this State, the people of this State, ALL of the people of this State in ALL of the counties of this State, you do not even have to think twice about this: Vote Gansler / Ivey Democratic Gubernatorial Primary 2K14.
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