Annapolis Capital Punishment

The July Fourth Parade was entertaining and perhaps even telling from a political point of view and I made sure my son and I and our two bicycles got a good view but first--how did you enjoy having a car-free downtown? We need to do it more often.

BUT FIRST....how about that enormous Chinese marching band! Was that cool or what? It kept going on...and on...it seemed as if half the population of China participated. Their web-site says, "Falun Dafa (also called Falun Gong, or just Dafa) is a high-level cultivation practice guided by the characteristics of the universe—Truthfulness, Benevolence, and Forbearance." Sounds good to me, but what is their take on cholesterol?

And now for the political end...Wayne Taylor got an upfront position on the parade but only managed to gather about a dozen teenagers, all Black, to march with him....Despite a report from another blog that Mayor Moyer was nowhere to be seen, she actually was behind tinted glass in one of our brand-new trolley-style buses....barely visible and certainly making me wonder why our city's leader, in her last year in office, seemed afraid to show her face to the crowds. She was later reported to be seen waving FROM and not to the crowd...Josh Cohen had a large contingent complete with a sign in Spanish saying "Votar" which of course means vote, but if you have to use a foreign language to tell people to vote...well..it makes me wonder. Wacky Chuck Weikel was seen in Cohen's contingent, zipping back and forth on his scooter. I think Weikel's involvement with Cohen speaks for itself...and may explain the "Votar" sign....I did not see Sam Shropshire but I did see his lawyer Gil Cochran in the parade...and speaking of lawyers named Gil, Gil Renaut was in the parade riding in a Red Saab convertible with a "Save the Bay" sticker (I originally reported on this as being part of another candidate's contingent. I regret the error)....Disgraced Delegate Tony McConkey was promoting himself. If I were him, I'd be afraid to be seen with so many law enforcement officers around...Delegate Ron George marched down the street past his jewelry store...Dave Cordle had a large but seemingly all-White crowd marching with him...and I noticed former Mayor Dean Johnson riding in a car as part of the Cordle campaign...POST-PUBLICATION  NOTE Dave Cordle wrote to say "A source said you reported my parade procession was all "white". Maria, a native of Columbia, a citizen, and county resident brought her family.  She is a domestic violence specialist w/ the Centro d Ayudo and a campaign volunteer.  She would have walked, but we had no-one to drive her car"....CP  says good for Maria for being in your parade.  But is she White or Black? And if she was driving how could I have seen from the other side of the parade? Uh...there are white Latinos-and Latinas you know. Methinks the candidate doth protest too much...Trudy McFall had a big group which included Barbara Hopkins, a retired city police captain and daughter of former Mayor Al Hopkins...Frank Flyntz was seen waving to the crowd wearing a rather, ummm, tacky white shirt with stars and strips on the shoulder. He seems to have a things about starts and stripes. His contingent consisted of two rather portly fellows driving a pickup truck with a couple of kids. And again, his signs had no authority line or name of his treasurer...Chris Fox had a big group, also appearing to be all-White....Zina Pierre had a lovely banner followed by a large crowd, which appeared to be the most racially-mixed and included Zastro Simms and former Alderwoman Cynthia Carter...Republican activist Frank Bradley, was enjoying himself as Santa in the parade as part of a GOP contingent...The Mayor's Sidekick Dale, was Uncle Sam, snapping photos right and left...Alderman Dick Israel rode in the parade and Aldermanic hopefuls Ian Pfeiffer and Kenny Kirby (yes-seen again in a rare public appearance) marched with Dems. Kirby's shirt said something about him being a man of the community or something like that...Ward Three Candidate Scott Bowling has sent a note to remind me that he was in the parade too....Yes...I saw him but I goofed in not mentioning him so here it is Scott was there too!!!!--my apologies.......and those frisky Republican Women, after being embarrassed nationally for their recent remarks, had a big contingent....Ahhh....Life is A Parade....(if I missed anyone, please write and fill me in....)



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BUT FIRST....how about that enormous Chinese marching band! Was that cool or what? It kept going on...and on...it seemed as if half the population of China participated. Their web-site says, "Falun Dafa (also called Falun Gong, or just Dafa) is a high-level cultivation practice guided by the characteristics of the universe—Truthfulness, Benevolence, and Forbearance." Sounds good to me, but what is their take on cholesterol?

And now for the political end...Wayne Taylor got an upfront position on the parade but only managed to gather about a dozen teenagers, all Black, to march with him....Despite a report from another blog that Mayor Moyer was nowhere to be seen, she actually was behind tinted glass in one of our brand-new trolley-style buses....barely visible and certainly making me wonder why our city's leader, in her last year in office, seemed afraid to show her face to the crowds. She was later reported to be seen waving FROM and not to the crowd...Josh Cohen had a large contingent complete with a sign in Spanish saying "Votar" which of course means vote, but if you have to use a foreign language to tell people to vote...well..it makes me wonder. Wacky Chuck Weikel was seen in Cohen's contingent, zipping back and forth on his scooter. I think Weikel's involvement with Cohen speaks for itself...and may explain the "Votar" sign....I did not see Sam Shropshire but I did see his lawyer Gil Cochran in the parade...and speaking of lawyers named Gil, Gil Renaut was in the parade riding in a Red Saab convertible with a "Save the Bay" sticker (I originally reported on this as being part of another candidate's contingent. I regret the error)....Disgraced Delegate Tony McConkey was promoting himself. If I were him, I'd be afraid to be seen with so many law enforcement officers around...Delegate Ron George marched down the street past his jewelry store...Dave Cordle had a large but seemingly all-White crowd marching with him...and I noticed former Mayor Dean Johnson riding in a car as part of the Cordle campaign....Trudy McFall had a big group which included Barbara Hopkins, a retired city police captain and daughter of former Mayor Al Hopkins...Frank Flyntz was seen waving to the crowd wearing a rather, ummm, tacky white shirt with stars and strips on the shoulder. He seems to have a things about starts and stripes. His contingent consisted of two rather portly fellows driving a pickup truck with a couple of kids. And again, his signs had no authority line or name of his treasurer...Chris Fox had a big group, also appearing to be all-White....Zina Pierre had a lovely banner followed by a large crowd, which appeared to be the most racially-mixed and included Zastro Simms and former Alderwoman Cynthia Carter...Republican activist Frank Bradley, was enjoying himself as Santa in the parade as part of a GOP contingent...The Mayor's Sidekick Dale, was Uncle Sam, snapping photos right and left...Alderman Dick Israel rode in the parade and Aldermanic hopefuls Ian Pfeiffer and Kenny Kirby (yes-seen again in a rare public appearance) marched with Dems. Kirby's shirt said something about him being a man of the community or something like that...Ward Three Candidate Scott Bowling has sent a note to remind me that he was in the parade too....Yes...I saw him but I goofed in not mentioning him so here it is Scott was there too!!!!--my apologies.......and those frisky Republican Women, after being embarrassed nationally for their recent remarks, had a big contingent....Ahhh....Life is A Parade....(if I missed anyone, please write and fill me in....)



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BUT FIRST....how about that enormous Chinese marching band! Was that cool or what? It kept going on...and on...it seemed as if half the population of China participated. Their web-site says, "Falun Dafa (also called Falun Gong, or just Dafa) is a high-level cultivation practice guided by the characteristics of the universe—Truthfulness, Benevolence, and Forbearance." Sounds good to me, but what is their take on cholesterol?

And now for the political end...Wayne Taylor got an upfront position on the parade but only managed to gather about a dozen teenagers, all Black, to march with him....Despite a report from another blog that Mayor Moyer was nowhere to be seen, she actually was behind tinted glass in one of our brand-new trolley-style buses....barely visible and certainly making me wonder why our city's leader, in her last year in office, seemed afraid to show her face to the crowds. She was later reported to be seen waving FROM and not to the crowd...Josh Cohen had a large contingent complete with a sign in Spanish saying "Votar" which of course means vote, but if you have to use a foreign language to tell people to vote...well..it makes me wonder. Wacky Chuck Weikel was seen in Cohen's contingent, zipping back and forth on his scooter. I think Weikel's involvement with Cohen speaks for itself...and may explain the "Votar" sign....I did not see Sam Shropshire but I did see his lawyer Gil Cochran in the parade...and speaking of lawyers named Gil, Gil Renaut was in the parade riding in a Red Saab convertible with a "Save the Bay" sticker (I originally reported on this as being part of another candidate's contingent. I regret the error)....Disgraced Delegate Tony McConkey was promoting himself. If I were him, I'd be afraid to be seen with so many law enforcement officers around...Delegate Ron George marched down the street past his jewelry store...Dave Cordle had a large but seemingly all-White crowd marching with him...and I noticed former Mayor Dean Johnson riding in a car as part of the Cordle campaign....Trudy McFall had a big group which included Barbara Hopkins, a retired city police captain and daughter of former Mayor Al Hopkins...Frank Flyntz was seen waving to the crowd wearing a rather, ummm, tacky white shirt with stars and strips on the shoulder. He seems to have a things about starts and stripes. His contingent consisted of two rather portly fellows driving a pickup truck with a couple of kids. And again, his signs had no authority line or name of his treasurer...Chris Fox had a big group, also appearing to be all-White....Zina Pierre had a lovely banner followed by a large crowd, which appeared to be the most racially-mixed and included Zastro Simms and former Alderwoman Cynthia Carter...Republican activist Frank Bradley, was enjoying himself as Santa in the parade as part of a GOP contingent...The Mayor's Sidekick Dale, was Uncle Sam, snapping photos right and left...Alderman Dick Israel rode in the parade and Aldermanic hopefuls Ian Pfeiffer and Kenny Kirby (yes-seen again in a rare public appearance) marched with Dems. Kirby's shirt said something about him being a man of the community or something like that...Ward Three Candidate Scott Bowling has sent a note to remind me that he was in the parade too....Yes...I saw him but I goofed in not mentioning him so here it is Scott was there too!!!!--my apologies.......and those frisky Republican Women, after being embarrassed nationally for their recent remarks, had a big contingent....Ahhh....Life is A Parade....(if I missed anyone, please write and fill me in....)



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