Del. Pat McDonough's involvement in a referendum opposing in-state tuition for some illegal immigrants, and his comments about "" in Baltimore City, have made the Middle River Republican the focus of a protest this weekend.
Answer Coalition is planning to "protest racist Del. Pat McDonough" at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday outside the studios of WCBM Radio in Pikesville. McDonough hosts a show on the station that airs that same evening.
Representatives of the Answer Coalition were not immediately available.
McDonough was also not immediately available for comment.
In an email, the group cites McDonough's involvement in an effort to force a state law granting in-state college tuition to some illegal immigrants, and statements about youth violence in the Inner Harbor area of Baltimore City, as the reason for the protest.
"Del. McDonough’s racist and belligerent comments have garnered lots of anger among anti-racist and progressive people," the group said in an emailed statement. "And while McDonough and his supporters have denied all racist accusations, these recent comments reflect a consistent pattern of blatantly racist views toward people of color, particularly against the Latino immigrant community."
The protest is part of the group's "Defend the Maryland DREAM Act Campaign," according to the email.
This is not the first time the group has been involved in local issues.
In 2010, the group issued a statement calling for the disbandment of Shomrim, a Jewish neighborhood watch group, and the prosecution of Avi and Eliyahu Werdesheim, brothers charged in the beating of 16-year-old .
If you enter the US without proper authorization you are a criminal. I do not want foreign criminals in my country...period... nothing racist about that.. show me the green card...
That's a hell of a lot of foreign criminals milking our US taxpayer coffers...
Actually it was a blogger who broke the story and FOX that stayed on top of it. http://azstarnet.com/news/blogs/senor-reporter/the-blogger-who-broke-fast-and-furious-prepares-for-us/article_5c3e9692-19f4-11e1-a38c-001cc4c03286.html
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563_162-57451678/cbs-evening-news-wins-2012-murrow-award/
Either way it won't matter in the courts because of the length of time it takes to get it there. I might be a factor in the court of public opinion.
I report the facts I don't make them. Even when I do a blog it starts off as a piece of information which the writer makes a decision on whether or not to pursue the story.
Were there significant problems created by black youths? Yes. Is Baltimore consistently in the top 10 in most dangerous cities? Yes Do most urban cities have black poltical establishments running their cities? Yes Do BMore city and most urban areas spend a significant amount of money per public school student and have these amounts increased significantly over time? Yes Have these schools educated students to do well after high school? No In order to move forward, these things must be openly discussed. OBama and other black leaders had a great opportunity to change the culture. They could have demanded - pull your pants up, stop wearing the wife beater T-Shirt and hat to the side. Learn to speak well and treat people with respect and you have a chance to do well. Instead, they focused on keeping them down in order to assure their vote. Hopefully, a black leader can emerge that can pull them up. Until then, expect more of this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXZRBJYX__E
Stop joining groups just because they use the word racism. Learn who they are. They support Palestine and if you all haven't noticed, killing our citizens outright just made up bond. Destroying us with fighting between ourselves = divide and conquer. BLINDLY follow and you may be walking into the fire. Just a thought.
There is NO way that I will visit it again, nor will I expose my friends and family to such a threat.