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Default The Voting Process in Maryland

Good ole liberal Harry - He missed the point again, or rather concurred
in it by his lack of an intelligent response.


"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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On 11/7/2006 1:14 PM, NOYB wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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and the Republican senatorial candidate is Bush's man.


Black Democrats support Steele
By S.A. Miller and Jon Ward
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Published October 31, 2006
Former Prince George's County Executive Wayne K. Curry and five
fellow black Democrats on the county council excoriated their party
yesterday and endorsed Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele, a Republican, for
U.S. Senate.
"The [Democratic] Party acts as though when they want our opinion,
they'll give it to us. It's not going to be like that anymore," said
Mr. Curry, who in 1994 became the county's first black executive and
remains influential in the mostly black and heavily Democratic
county.
Mr. Curry and the lawmakers said Democratic leaders repeatedly have
snubbed the black community and their county, noting the lack of
party support for the Senate campaign of former National Association
for the Advancement of Colored People chief Kweisi Mfume, who lost
the Democratic primary to Rep. Benjamin L. Cardin.
The Democratic ticket lacks black candidates, they said, and
candidates from Prince George's County, which is home to more than
320,000 registered Democrats -- the most of any jurisdiction in
Maryland.
"We're not puppets. We're not gullible," Mr. Curry said during a
press conference at the Infusion Tea Cafe in Largo. "This ain't the
first time we've charged up a hill."
He was joined by fellow black Democrats David Harrington of
Bladensburg, Samuel H. Dean of Bowie, Camille A. Exum of Capitol
Heights, Tony Knotts of Temple Hills and Marilyn Bland of Clinton --
all officials on the nine-member county council.
Other black Democratic leaders endorsing Mr. Steele yesterday
included Major Riddick, former chief of staff for former Gov. Parris
N. Glendening; Ron Lipscomb, a major fundraiser and trustee of the
state party; and businessmen Clayton Duhaney and M.A. "Mike" Little.
"There's a revolution going on here," said Jerry McLaurin, a county
developer and Steele supporter who attended the announcement. "This
is going to radiate throughout the county like an explosion."



Steele is Bush's man.