On September 18th I reported that Montgomery County Councilperson Duchy Tractenberg went down in the primary in her bid to retain her Council seat. At the time, there were allegations of mismangement of NOW funds while she was Montgomery County NOW's treasurer. Now the Montgomery County chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police is calling on state and county officials to investigate these allegations. I am receiving word of this from Lifesite News. I also link to this Montgomery Gazette article.
As I mentioned before, Trachenberg has been an absolute menace to unborn babies and tradtional families in Montgomery County. So has NOW. I have no dog in this fight between Trachtenberg and NOW. I am glad that the world can now get a glimpse into the moral vacuity of those who promote baby-murder and sexual perversion.
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Thursday, October 14, 2010
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Coming Soon To Montgomery County
The current membership of the Montgomery County Council two years ago voted to give so-called "trangender" people special rights that will fly in the face of all other people. As we fought to bring the measure to ballot, the proponents of this measure mocked us for our concerns. Unfortunately our concerns are vindicated by an account (from Lifesite News) of a sixth-grade boy, who thinks he's a cross-gender girl, who, by ruling of the Maine Human Rights Commission, was granted the right to use the girls' rest room at school.
What renders this story particularly tragic are the boy's equally confused parents. Instead of seeking help for the boy that he so desperately needs, they are falling right into lockstep with this madness. I can only surmise that they aren't playing with full decks either. At any rate, they are only exaserbating the poor boy's very serious difficulties.
Duchy Trachtenberg and Dana Beyer originated the slop that has placed the above-described scenario in our not-too-distant future. Fortunately they both lost their primary elections a few weeks ago. In November, let's retire as many of the other council members as possible.
What renders this story particularly tragic are the boy's equally confused parents. Instead of seeking help for the boy that he so desperately needs, they are falling right into lockstep with this madness. I can only surmise that they aren't playing with full decks either. At any rate, they are only exaserbating the poor boy's very serious difficulties.
Duchy Trachtenberg and Dana Beyer originated the slop that has placed the above-described scenario in our not-too-distant future. Fortunately they both lost their primary elections a few weeks ago. In November, let's retire as many of the other council members as possible.
Saturday, September 18, 2010
MD Primary Election Results
With one notable exception, the Republican gubernatorial race, the results were generally favorable.
First, all federal office incumbents won their respective primaries. Roscoe Bartlett of US district 6 is the only incumbent we'd like to see win the general election. Now on to some hopefully new faces in DC. For US Senate, I had favored Jim Rutledge, but Eric Wargotz won that race. Wargotz is still quite acceptable and I urge support for him. For the House of Representatives, in District 1, Andy Harris will run against "blue dog" Frank Kratovil. Support Harris. In Districts 4 and 5, let's support Robert Broadus and Charles Lollar respectively. Lollar runs against Steny Hoyer, the current House Majority Leader. Leaving aside the fact that we hope the democrats will have the "minority leader", Hoyer's defeat would be a strategic plus for us. In District 8, I had supported Mike Phillips. He holds a slim lead, which makes that race too close to call at this time.
Let's look at the Montgomery County Council. The big news is (drum roll, please!)...
That's right! Duchy Trachtenberg got blown away in the primary. This former Maryland NOW president has been an absolute menace to babies and families. First she authored the "gender identity" bill, against which so many of us fought, then she authored the bill that slapped onorous regulations on the pro-life pregancy centers in Montgomery County. Duchy and her equally nefarious sidekick, Dana Beyer (whose political aspirations were likewise slapped down in the MD district 18 delegate primary), will NOT be missed. Good bye - and good riddance!
The same page that details Trachtenberg's defeat is the same that tracks the Republicans running for at-large seats on the County Council. Robert Dyer leads the pack (but not by much). He was the only candidate (to my knowledge) that rightly criticized the passage of the pregnancy center strangle-hold regulations.
I'm now going to say quite a bit about the Republican gubernatorial primary. Some of this may be rather unpopular to my readers; so be it. Brian Murphy, new to the political world, lost to Bob Ehrlich. However, he did quite well (garnering 25%) of the vote considering the obstacles he had to face -some of those obstacles arising from within the Republican party structure. In my humble opinion, it was downright unethical for the Maryland GOP to have endorsed Ehrlich before the primary had occurred. As far as I'm concerned, this sort of behavior is akin to what was meted out to Christine O'Donnell of Delaware who just handed to Mike Castle his long-overdue pink slip.
There's something that these RINO-country-club types don't want to acknowledge. When they treat good people such as Brian Murphy like pariahs, they also stick their fingers in the eyes of each and every one of the citizens. Brian Murphy has decided to endorse Bob Ehrlich - not so I. I'd also like to remind one and all of the insult that Ehrlich slapped upon Robert Smith in the summer of 2006. By extension, he knifed in the back all of us who uphold the purposes of marriage as God ordained it (I won't rehash the whole thing here, please read the link).
I will have more to say on the gubernatorial race later this week. I am awaiting some feedback.
First, all federal office incumbents won their respective primaries. Roscoe Bartlett of US district 6 is the only incumbent we'd like to see win the general election. Now on to some hopefully new faces in DC. For US Senate, I had favored Jim Rutledge, but Eric Wargotz won that race. Wargotz is still quite acceptable and I urge support for him. For the House of Representatives, in District 1, Andy Harris will run against "blue dog" Frank Kratovil. Support Harris. In Districts 4 and 5, let's support Robert Broadus and Charles Lollar respectively. Lollar runs against Steny Hoyer, the current House Majority Leader. Leaving aside the fact that we hope the democrats will have the "minority leader", Hoyer's defeat would be a strategic plus for us. In District 8, I had supported Mike Phillips. He holds a slim lead, which makes that race too close to call at this time.
Let's look at the Montgomery County Council. The big news is (drum roll, please!)...
DUCH IS DITCHED!!!!!
That's right! Duchy Trachtenberg got blown away in the primary. This former Maryland NOW president has been an absolute menace to babies and families. First she authored the "gender identity" bill, against which so many of us fought, then she authored the bill that slapped onorous regulations on the pro-life pregancy centers in Montgomery County. Duchy and her equally nefarious sidekick, Dana Beyer (whose political aspirations were likewise slapped down in the MD district 18 delegate primary), will NOT be missed. Good bye - and good riddance!
The same page that details Trachtenberg's defeat is the same that tracks the Republicans running for at-large seats on the County Council. Robert Dyer leads the pack (but not by much). He was the only candidate (to my knowledge) that rightly criticized the passage of the pregnancy center strangle-hold regulations.
I'm now going to say quite a bit about the Republican gubernatorial primary. Some of this may be rather unpopular to my readers; so be it. Brian Murphy, new to the political world, lost to Bob Ehrlich. However, he did quite well (garnering 25%) of the vote considering the obstacles he had to face -some of those obstacles arising from within the Republican party structure. In my humble opinion, it was downright unethical for the Maryland GOP to have endorsed Ehrlich before the primary had occurred. As far as I'm concerned, this sort of behavior is akin to what was meted out to Christine O'Donnell of Delaware who just handed to Mike Castle his long-overdue pink slip.
There's something that these RINO-country-club types don't want to acknowledge. When they treat good people such as Brian Murphy like pariahs, they also stick their fingers in the eyes of each and every one of the citizens. Brian Murphy has decided to endorse Bob Ehrlich - not so I. I'd also like to remind one and all of the insult that Ehrlich slapped upon Robert Smith in the summer of 2006. By extension, he knifed in the back all of us who uphold the purposes of marriage as God ordained it (I won't rehash the whole thing here, please read the link).
I will have more to say on the gubernatorial race later this week. I am awaiting some feedback.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
The Oligarchy of Montgomery County MD
Do you remember the post from Sunday regarding various forms of government and their relevance to the USA? The below email from Maryland Citizens for a Responsble Government details what happens when those in elected office think and act as though they're above the law under which we all live. Some background: two years ago, the Montgomery County Council passed a "transgender rights" bill that infringes upon the rights of others to be safe in public places, e.g. rest rooms, showers, etc. Many of us, led by MCRG, engaged in a petition drive to bring the measure to referendum. A chief legislative aide to the bill's main sponsor is under investigation for allegedly intimidating petition gatherers and signers during the drive. Now the aide and the bill sponsor are claiming "legislative privilege" in refusing to answer ethics questions.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Duchy Tractenberg's Lame Attempt to Justify Vendetta Against CPCs
As most followers of this blog and/or citizens of Montgomery County MD know, several months ago Montgomery County followed Baltimore City in legalized persecution of pro-life pregnancy centers. In Montgomery County, the thinly-disguised vendetta was led by Councilwoman Duchy Tractenberg. I wrote to her at least a month ago, and just today received her reply in my email box. I reproduce it word for word below, in green color.
Dear Resident:
Thank you for your letter regarding Resolution 16-1252, which passed on February 2, 2010. The amended resolution requires that all Montgomery County pregnancy centers that do not have a licensed medical professional on staff must notify clients of this fact by posting at least one sign in their waiting room.
During the consideration of this regulation, widely disparate views were heard and fully considered. I understand that reproductive health issues resonate deeply with people and that we did not agree on this particular issue. However, I am sure that we can both agree that protecting the health and well being of women in Montgomery County is important. And providing optimal information on reproductive health in a timely manner defines a more favorable health outcome for every woman.
Thank you again for your letter. I welcome all input from county residents and appreciate your taking the time to tell me how you feel on this issue. If you have any further questions or comments, please feel free to contact my office directly.
Sincerely,
Duchy Trachtenberg
Councilmember
So there you have it. The hearing to which she alludes was held on December 1st. I attended and recorded it. Various pieces of it, along with commentary, appear throughout this blog. Now generally, these hearings are archived on the County's official website, and they are available for viewing. However, oddly enough (ahem!), this hearing remains "unavailable" after over three months have lapsed! My, my! I wonder why! Surely it can't be because most of the council behaved like biased buffoons now, can it? Just for giggles, here's the link. http://stream02.montgomerycountymd.gov:8080/mgasp/mcg/VideoPlayer.asp?VideoID=517 Make sure that the date is set to December 1, 2009 and that the segment is set to "15". When the thing finally (if ever it does) becomes available, please advise me via comments.
Meanwhile, I invite you to review past postings and commentaries. I'll reiterate that Duchy Trachtenberg is a past MD president of NOW. One of her office aides, in June, was elected to the national presidency of NOW. Most of the councilmembers lent their names to NARAL in the latter's October fundraiser, allowing themselves to be designated "champions of choice" (Ike Leggett did that, too). One more time I whisper a phrase in your electronic ears: "CONFLICT OF INTEREST".
I've no bones saying this, although some knickers will be knotted. Forcing pro-life pregnancy centers to post those signs simply because they're pro-life is akin to the Nazis forcing Jews to wear those yellow stars simply because they were Jews.
The good news is that every one of these folks is up for election this coming November. We can send them packing.
Dear Resident:
Thank you for your letter regarding Resolution 16-1252, which passed on February 2, 2010. The amended resolution requires that all Montgomery County pregnancy centers that do not have a licensed medical professional on staff must notify clients of this fact by posting at least one sign in their waiting room.
During the consideration of this regulation, widely disparate views were heard and fully considered. I understand that reproductive health issues resonate deeply with people and that we did not agree on this particular issue. However, I am sure that we can both agree that protecting the health and well being of women in Montgomery County is important. And providing optimal information on reproductive health in a timely manner defines a more favorable health outcome for every woman.
Thank you again for your letter. I welcome all input from county residents and appreciate your taking the time to tell me how you feel on this issue. If you have any further questions or comments, please feel free to contact my office directly.
Sincerely,
Duchy Trachtenberg
Councilmember
So there you have it. The hearing to which she alludes was held on December 1st. I attended and recorded it. Various pieces of it, along with commentary, appear throughout this blog. Now generally, these hearings are archived on the County's official website, and they are available for viewing. However, oddly enough (ahem!), this hearing remains "unavailable" after over three months have lapsed! My, my! I wonder why! Surely it can't be because most of the council behaved like biased buffoons now, can it? Just for giggles, here's the link. http://stream02.montgomerycountymd.gov:8080/mgasp/mcg/VideoPlayer.asp?VideoID=517 Make sure that the date is set to December 1, 2009 and that the segment is set to "15". When the thing finally (if ever it does) becomes available, please advise me via comments.
Meanwhile, I invite you to review past postings and commentaries. I'll reiterate that Duchy Trachtenberg is a past MD president of NOW. One of her office aides, in June, was elected to the national presidency of NOW. Most of the councilmembers lent their names to NARAL in the latter's October fundraiser, allowing themselves to be designated "champions of choice" (Ike Leggett did that, too). One more time I whisper a phrase in your electronic ears: "CONFLICT OF INTEREST".
I've no bones saying this, although some knickers will be knotted. Forcing pro-life pregnancy centers to post those signs simply because they're pro-life is akin to the Nazis forcing Jews to wear those yellow stars simply because they were Jews.
The good news is that every one of these folks is up for election this coming November. We can send them packing.
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Trachtenberg Wants to Increase Numbers of Abortion Centers in Montgomery County
Fresh from her victory of using the Montgomery County Council to drive a wedge between needy women and the pro-life pregnancy centers, Duchy Tractenberg seems to be setting the stage to drive county tax revenues to foisting pro-abortion "reproductive health services" on these same women. The February 10th issue of the Gazette reports on a report released by the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services in Washington, D.C.
This report claims that - wait a minute; I'm going to quote the Gazette article so you can get a flavor of the bias of this Washington-Post-owned publication, but I'll make my own emphasis. Here goes. "The report, released Jan. 31, found that in 2006 about half of the county's 201,690 women needed contraceptive services and supplies, and of those, more than 30,0000 women and teens in Montgomery County were in need of publicly supported contraceptive services and supplies based on their income and age....Reproductive health services, or contraceptive services, include STD testing, regular gynecologic visits, cancer screenings and family planning services, including abortions, Trachtenberg said."
Let's digest this. We're being asked to believe that half of Montgomery County's female population wants contraception and/or abortion. Duchy, if you're reading this, please tidy up your vocabulary. "Contraceptive services" do not include cancer screenings. Please differentiate more carefully, especially if you're going to attempt to legislate using such sloppy terminology.
I also dispute the use of the word "need" in terms of abortion. No woman "needs" abortion any more than she "needs" rape, assault or any other violence to her person, for indeed abortion is violence against women.
This cockamany theory is based upon - bet you can't guess! - a survey of the county's six publicly-supported "women's health clinics". The solution - to "serve" approximately 100,000 women is to open at least 14 more of these centers, to make up the 20 that Trachenberg thinks is a minimum requirement.
As you can see from the article, the report was developed by a task force on which sits Tractenberg's husband, Alan Trachenberg, along with medical "experts" and representatives from NARAL and Planned Parenthood. Notice that there is no representation from that other group that truly does serve needy women. I speak of the pro-life pregnancy centers - the four privately-funded centers that Tractenberg succeeded in partially stifling. Thus, a "task force" of pro-abortion people and even those in the abortion business (such as Planned Parenthood) is the sole source for a report that will be used to divert more public funds to anti-life enterprises? Boys and girls! Can we all say, out loud, "CONFLICT OF INTEREST"?
So there you have it. Duchy et al work to hamper the pro-life centers. Then she paves the way to open more abortion business in the county. I suppose she feels she has to, since elections are just around the corner, and that pro-abort PAC money is probably looking very tempting right now!
Perhaps, though, I'm getting worked up for nothing. Tractenberg did say that she'll address this when the county's financial situation improves. If the Messiah Most Miserable succeeds in tanking out the US economy, all this may well be moot.
This report claims that - wait a minute; I'm going to quote the Gazette article so you can get a flavor of the bias of this Washington-Post-owned publication, but I'll make my own emphasis. Here goes. "The report, released Jan. 31, found that in 2006 about half of the county's 201,690 women needed contraceptive services and supplies, and of those, more than 30,0000 women and teens in Montgomery County were in need of publicly supported contraceptive services and supplies based on their income and age....Reproductive health services, or contraceptive services, include STD testing, regular gynecologic visits, cancer screenings and family planning services, including abortions, Trachtenberg said."
Let's digest this. We're being asked to believe that half of Montgomery County's female population wants contraception and/or abortion. Duchy, if you're reading this, please tidy up your vocabulary. "Contraceptive services" do not include cancer screenings. Please differentiate more carefully, especially if you're going to attempt to legislate using such sloppy terminology.
I also dispute the use of the word "need" in terms of abortion. No woman "needs" abortion any more than she "needs" rape, assault or any other violence to her person, for indeed abortion is violence against women.
This cockamany theory is based upon - bet you can't guess! - a survey of the county's six publicly-supported "women's health clinics". The solution - to "serve" approximately 100,000 women is to open at least 14 more of these centers, to make up the 20 that Trachenberg thinks is a minimum requirement.
As you can see from the article, the report was developed by a task force on which sits Tractenberg's husband, Alan Trachenberg, along with medical "experts" and representatives from NARAL and Planned Parenthood. Notice that there is no representation from that other group that truly does serve needy women. I speak of the pro-life pregnancy centers - the four privately-funded centers that Tractenberg succeeded in partially stifling. Thus, a "task force" of pro-abortion people and even those in the abortion business (such as Planned Parenthood) is the sole source for a report that will be used to divert more public funds to anti-life enterprises? Boys and girls! Can we all say, out loud, "CONFLICT OF INTEREST"?
So there you have it. Duchy et al work to hamper the pro-life centers. Then she paves the way to open more abortion business in the county. I suppose she feels she has to, since elections are just around the corner, and that pro-abort PAC money is probably looking very tempting right now!
Perhaps, though, I'm getting worked up for nothing. Tractenberg did say that she'll address this when the county's financial situation improves. If the Messiah Most Miserable succeeds in tanking out the US economy, all this may well be moot.
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