Comments on: Owen Thorne Barks but Cecil County ‘Patriots’ Bite Back at Planning Appointee

By: Al Reasin

Al Reasin — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:58:04 +0000

As a member of the Cecil County Patriots, I second the comment directed at Mr. Ulrich by the Cecil Times’ staff. We follow the philosophy attributed to the TEA Party as a whole for smaller government closer to the people, less spending and balanced budgets. We support those, regardless of party, who support these ideals. While the policies of Delegate Smigiel and Senator Pipkin are generally aligned with our beliefs, we are at odds with their approach to achieving these goals.

By: Real GOP

Real GOP — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 02:07:59 +0000

John, I can’t believe that you, as leader of the Cecil County Democratic Central Committee, don’t know that the Patriots don’t support Smigiel(S) co-leader of the SMIPKIN Party. Nice try at diverting the story from Thorne’s radical environmental agenda and unfitness for the position.

It was amusing to hear the Thorne Birds chirping his praises. Curious that they were prominent Democrat activists almost to a person. Since you mention the Patriots, it was interesting to hear them denounced as hateful for defending against the prior Thorne hateful anti-conservative diatribes.

By: Cecil Times

Cecil Times — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 20:08:36 +0000

John, by “they” we assume you mean the Cecil County “Patriots” group as referenced in this article.

Do check past Cecil Times articles and comments posted thereon, letters to the Whig and the Patriots’ own website: this group has been very critical of Smigiel, and Pipkin, and their Stepford allies.

We won’t presume to speak for the ‘Patriots” group, but from what we have read and heard, and our conversations with some of them, the ‘Patriots” have been VERY vocal in speaking out against Smigiel and company for hypocrasy and costs to county taxpayers of their special interest agenda (as in General Assembly legislative attacks against the authority of the county commissioners last year.)