Dear Dan, I understand you aren’t exactly New York Times caliber talent but I see you’re trying to ape that paper’s spin.  How do you know all of the folks at the tea party are conservatives?  I personally know two Democrats who attended.  How about libertarians or don’t you know the difference? 

Liberal media bias isn’t a myth.  You’re exhibit A locally.

Bill Colley

You can also send Dan an email and express your thoughts:  dshortridge@delawareonline.com

Thurman Adams and Joe Biden weren’t likely political soul mates. Adams was a gentlemanly old style Southern Democrat. A social conservative vexing the liberals in the northern reaches of Delaware, the powerful State Senator died last week. Biden offered a eulogy at Saturday’s funeral. I didn’t go. It isn’t personal. The redhead’s grass hadn’t been mowed in almost two weeks because of our unexpected monsoon season and I only met Adams on one occasion. No disrespect intended and I offered my respects to the man’s family during my radio show.

An acquaintance did attend and Tuesday telephoned me with news of what he labels a gaffe. Biden was reminiscing during his eulogy. The American born Biden explained it wasn’t easy as an Irish-Catholic to get elected to the U.S. Senate from Delaware in 1972. Biden often works to portray Delaware as Philadelphia, Mississippi in 1964 and ignores the fact political power is actually concentrated in New Castle County, Delaware, which is a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Biden then looked at the Adams family and said it’s like running for office as a “black convert Jew”.

My acquaintance was seated with friends. He is roughly the color of President Obama. He voted for the Obama-Biden ticket. He wasn’t pleased by what he views as a condescending, stupid and racist remark. Recently elected to his local school board, my acquaintance is growing very disillusioned with the rampant socialization of his country.

You know, I may have learned about this earlier but I had a rare three day weekend from work. None of which was spent on rest and relaxation. Yard work Saturday and a shopping trip Sunday and Monday I went to New Castle County, where I was a guest of a local Republican club being built on new internet technology. I came home late, went to bed after 12:30 A.M. Tuesday and by 10:00 A.M. was showered, shaved and dressed to meet an old Castle. Cap and Tax Castle, Republican Representative Mike Castle is one of the 8 members of his party jumping ship last week on a plan to put the final coffin nail into my country’s economy.

He was holding a town meeting and I carried two signs with me. “China thanks Mike Castle” read one and the other “Malevolent Mike”. He saw only the first and asked if I was representing China. Then he dashed into the meeting to see more than 200 people waiting for him. About 6 were there asking him to support socialized medicine. The rest to suggest he retire. Mr. Castle may run next year in a special election to fill the last four years of Mr. Biden’s U.S. Senate term.

I’ve now heard GOP reaction to Mr. Castle’s vote on both ends of my state. He may no longer have much support. His most recent vote isn’t an aberration.

Castle still has a few friends. There are people who moved here from Annapolis and Washington to open pottery shops, however. Firing pottery requires a great deal of generated energy. Here’s a suggestion, put down the clay, pick up a sign and join me in the effort to retire the guy.

O.J. Simpson was “acquitted”. The word “acquitted” doesn’t mean “not guilty”. There is a legal difference. Michael Jackson, a writer tells me, was “acquitted” twice. Then he went on TV and chatted about sleeping in the same beds with little boys. This is a man who wasn’t unfamiliar with social mores. He understood clearly how his behavior would be viewed. His callousness is evidenced in the video of the man hanging one of his infant children over a balcony in Berlin. Had he been a poor man, Jackson would’ve been imprisoned and segregated for his own protection from other inmates. Last night a Washington Post columnist wrote Jackson benefited from the dawn of the music video and the tight production of Quincy Jones. When the video fad waned so did Jackson’s career.

Now, earlier I stated Ed McMahon was a role model. He left a budding broadcast career to return to the Marine Corp and dodged flack over North career on 85 distinct occasions. Ed McMahon was a great man. His TV obituaries reduced him to some sad clown guffawing at Johnny Carson’s jokes. For the record, Carson flew no missions over North Korea.

I’m also hearing comparisons between Jackson and Elvis Presley. The latter walked away from his career when it was at its peak and gave his country two years in the Army. Then he returned and had two distinct and successful careers before dying.

In an earlier note I mentioned I live a short drive from Dover Air Force Base. It houses a mortuary where fallen heroes come home for the last time. It was recently in the news as mainstream news media demanded they be given access to some very private family (relatives and military family) moments. Partial access was granted; the media showed up for a couple of days and then vanished. Most of the young men and women come home from their final battles and their names are rarely remembered beyond some urban neighborhood or small Nebraska town. Some came from hardscrabble backgrounds even more trying than anything the wealthy Mister Jackson endured. Yet they didn’t complain, they instead put on uniforms and sought more hardship. Past generations of Americans were almost wholly that way, taking depression in stride and then still offering to do a duty for their country.

There are no apologies I’ll make about my feelings for Michael Jackson. He was a media creation. The current media frenzy tells us a great deal about where we’re headed culturally and why there is so little hope for the future. Jackson could dance, sing and fellow a choreographer’s directions. Apparently far better than most people but what does he leave us culturally? The circus has left town and perhaps we need to take stock of what it really means to be an idol. A hero, for a much better description, and next week a large plane will land at Dover. Then how will you define greatness?

I’ve read comments at Facebook from cousins and old friends calling me a monster for suggesting Jackson was anything less than a demigod. He was just a man given great gifts, which then were squandered for some inexplicable reason. He’ll deal now with God as the rest of us will. Alone, carrying nothing from the temporal world.

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Long time no-blog.. Just wanted to check in from the new evening shift. On yesterday’s program a discussion about Tattoo’s came up and we decided live on air to have an impromptu Delmarva’s Best Tattoo contest. Two listener’s volunteered some great prizes., 1st prize is a $25 downtown gift certificate sponsored by Rehoboth Beach Main Street good at over 100 downtown establishments: shops, galleries, spas, hotels, restaurants & more!! (full list below) 0 2nd Prize a listener is donating a $25 g/c to Strawberry Liquors in Selbyville.

To submit your tattoo e-mail a pic or text a pic to jared@wgmd.com - I will be choosing a winner on Friday night, but your votes can help me decide.

To check out the current entries go to http://twitpic.com/photos/jaredmorris

to vote e-mail a description of the one you like the best to jared@wgmd.com (or call me on the air 7pm - 10pm)

So far (as of 06-24-09 at 10:48 PM) this one is my fav:

This isn’t an official radio station promotion, just a fun contest on the new Jared Morris Radio Show. (btw for those of you asking, I will have podcasts of the last few days up tomorrow night, having some computer troubles today! Thanks for keeping tuned in to the new show)

List of participating establishments for donated $25 G/c

RETAIL & SERVICES:
Adeline New York
AerieArt Gallery
Amandeline Gallery
Angel Eyes Gallery
Angel Scents
Ann Bateman Ltd
Anything Goes
Atlantic Books
Atlantic Jewelry Expressions Co
Bad Hair Day?
Bayside Rug Co.
Beach Essentials
Beach Fun Rentals & Sales
Beach Graphics
Bella Mia Hair Boutique
Bike to Go
Bin 66 Wine & Spirits
Blooming Boutique
Bob’s Bike Rentals
Body Shop Fitness
BodymindCenter
Bootlegger
Browseabout Shops
California Sunshine West
Carlton’s
Christmas Spirit
Cleo’s Boutique
Coastal T- Shirt
Coquina Caye
Creatable Crafts
Crysti & Company
Del Sol
Detail Gallery
Dolphin Dreaming
Downtown Cowgirl
E C Shades
The Edge
Elegant Slumming
Gallery 50
Gidget’s Gadgets
Heidi Lowe Jewelry
J Conn Scott Inc
Jeff West Home
Kennedy Gallery
Kitschy Stitch
Lily Pad Children’s Clothing
Lotions & Potions
Lounging Lizard
Mark Showell Interiors
Mizzen Mast
Mod Cottage
One Spirit Massage Studio
OutGear & More
Panache Gallery
PhilipMortonGallery
Portraits In The Sand
Redfish Designs
Rehoboth Art League
Rehoboth Beach Running Co.
RehobothBeach Variety
Rehoboth Lifestyle
Rehoboth Toy & Kite Co
Robert Thomas Salon
Rock Creek
Rose Garden
Sandals Sandals Sandals
Sea Finds
Sea Shell Shop
Shademakers Eyeware
Sharee’s Inc
Shirt Factory
Sign of the Times
Sign-A-Rama
Sole Boutique
Sole Kids
Something Comfortable
South Moon Under
Stuart Kingston
Sunsations
Sunshine Octopus
Thunderbird Gallery
Tidal Rave
Tidal Rave’s 5 & 10
Tiger Lili
Toys from the Attic
Ward Ellinger Gallery
Winding Beam Collection
Wooden Indian Ltd

RESTAURANTS, SNACKS & GOODIES:
Abstractions Sushi Bar & Restaurant
Adriatico Ristorante
Aqua Grill
Arena’s
Atlantic Seafood Grill
Back Porch Cafe
Bake Shoppe
Beachberry Frozen Yogurt
Best Buns on the Beach
Blue
Blue Moon
Cafe Papillon
Cafe Sole
Candy Kitchen Shoppes
Catchers
Claws Seafood House
Cloud 9 Restaurant
Coffee Mill
Cold Stone Creamery
Confucius Restaurant
Corner Grille
Cultured Pearl
Delfinis Italian Restaurant
DISH!
Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats
Dos Locos
Double Dippers
Eden Restaurant
Espuma
Finbar’s Pub & Grill
Fins Fish House & Rawbar
Fisher’s Popcorn
Five Guys
Frogg Pond
Go Fish!
Grazie! Italian Take Out
Grotto Pizza
Hobo’s Restaurant
Ice Cream Store
Iguana Grill
Irish Eyes
Jakes Seafood House
Kohr Brothers
La La Land
Louie’s Pizza
Lupo di Mare
Mariachi Restaurant
Nicola Pizza
Nourish
Obie’s by the Sea
Ovations Restaurant
Pig + Fish Restaurant Planet X
Pop Pop’s Donuts
Porcini House
Purple Parrot Grill
Rainbow Earth Foods
Rehoboth Ale House
Retro Café and Grille
Rigby’s Bar & Grill
Ristorante Zebra
Robin Hood Restaurant
Royal Treat
Salt Air
Sammy’s Kitchen
Seafood Shack
Seaside Thai Cuisine
Shag
Snyder’s Candy
Stingray Sushi Bar + Asian Latino Grill
Stoney Lonen
Summer House
Thrasher’s French Fries
Touch of Italy
Victoria’s Restaurant
Vine
Wings to Go

LODGING:
Admiral Hotel
At Melissa’s B & B
Atlantic Sands Hotel
Atlantis Inn
Avenue Inn
Beach View Motel
Bellmoor Inn & Spa
BoardwalkPlaza
Canalside Inn
Cape Suites Motel
Crosswinds Motel
Delaware Inn at Rehoboth
Hotel Rehoboth
Melbourne B & B
Oak Grove Motor Court
RoyalRoseInn
Sandcastle Motel
Summer Place Hotel
The Whitson

Joe Legal   vs.   Jose Illegal

 
Here is an example of why hiring illegal aliens is not economically productive for the State of California …

You have 2 families…”Joe Legal” and “Jose Illegal”. Both families have 2 parents, 2 children and live in California .

“Joe Legal” works in construction, has a Social Security Number, and makes $25.00 per hour with payroll taxes deducted….”Jose Illegal” also works in construction, has “NO” Social Security Number, and gets paid $15.00 cash “under the table”.

Joe Legal…$25.00 per hour x 40 hours $1000.00 per week, $52,000 per year

Now take 30% away for state federal tax

Joe Legal now has $31,231.00

Jose Illegal…$15.00 per hour x 40 hours $600.00 per week, $31,200.00

Per year

Jose Illegal pays no taxes…

Jose Illegal now has $31,200.00

 Joe Legal pays Medical and Dental Insurance with limited coverage

$1000.00 per month

$12,000.00 per year

Joe Legal now has $19,231.00

Jose Illegal has full Medical and Dental coverage through the state and local clinics at a cost of $0.00 per year

Jose Illegal still has $31,200.00

Joe Legal makes too much money is not eligible for Food Stamps or welfare

Joe Legal pays for food

$1,000.00 per month

$12,000.00 per year

Joe Legal now has $ 7,231.00

Jose Illegal has no documented income and is eligible for Food Stamps and Welfare

Jose Illegal still has $31,200.00

Joe Legal pays rent of

$1,000.00 per month

$12,000.00 per year

Joe Legal is now in the hole

Minus (-) $4,769.00

 Jose Illegal receives a $500 per month Federal rent subsidy

Jose Illegal pays rent

$500.00 per month

$6,000.00 per year

Jose Illegal still has $25,200.00

Joe Legal now works overtime on Saturdays or gets a part time job after work.

Jose Illegal has nights and weekends off to enjoy with his family.

Joe Legal’s and Jose Illegal’s children both attend the same school. Joe Legal pays for his children’s lunches while Jose Illegal’s children get a government sponsored lunch.

Jose Illegal’s children have an after school ESL program. Joe Legal’s children go home.

Joe Legal and Jose Illegal both enjoy the same Police and Fire Services, but Joe paid for them and Jose did not pay.

 
Don’t vote/support any politician that supports illegal aliens…

It’s PAST time to take a stand for America and Americans!

I’m guessing there are a great many coffee drinkers thinking caffeine is an easy drug to break away from.  Let me tell you something, giving up beer is easy.  You just stop.  Giving up tobacco required me to spend a couple of days ten years ago battling lightheadedness, which in some ways was kind of cool.  Soda pop is also something you just stop buying.  Caffeine is another matter.  Holy, mackerel, there were headaches last week and moments about 2:00 P.M. when I wanted to put my head on my desk and sleep.  This wouldn’t be a problem but it happened when I was preparing for a 4 hour long show set to begin at 3:00 P.M.  A show I yawned through for several days.  Thank the Lord it isn’t TV.  I let loose with a yawn Monday afternoon on a couple of occasions when I had 2 guests in-studio but those were the last on-air yawns.  Then I came home and slept for 10 hours. 

Water consumption is also at an all time high.  I’m not one for buying bottled water when I can pour a glass from the tap, however.  At Super Giant I found a raspberry-lime seltzer called “Zazz” and watching a hockey game the other night I drank a quart of seltzer.  Sunday I mowed the redhead’s lawn and when I finished there was a big glass of iced seltzer on the picnic table, which I had downed in a couple of minutes.  She discovered it was sold in cans by the case at a greatly reduced price, on the bottom shelf in the beverage aisle, where apparently I hadn’t looked. 

This morning I got out of bed straight up at 7:30 and believed I had to offer a testimonial.  I feel wonderful and I’ve lost 4 pounds over the last week and one half.  And just think, only another 76 to go! 

None of this would’ve come about until the day the redhead had a long talk with me about getting back in shape.  She saw an old photograph of me standing along a railing with the field behind me at what used to be called Rich Stadium.  She thought I had a Tom Selleck look! 

My last caffeine came one week ago this past Monday.  My employer sponsored a sports banquet at the country club next door and I sipped two cups of delicious coffee during dinner.  We were at a table with some folks from work and when the keynote speaker launched into his remarks the redhead and a coworker’s girlfriend left the room, went outside and smoked.  When they came back to the table I pointed out I had pressed for a trade.  I take up clean living and the redhead would quit tobacco, which she washes down with liberal amounts of coffee.  What was her response?  She didn’t ask me to go on a hunger strike.

Remember our prime responsibility.  Take care of self, set an example and then go out and save the world.