Disappointed. This was the word that Chairman John Rieley of the Sussex County GOP Executive Committee used several times in addressing the issue of the leaked email concerning the viability of a Vance Phillips campaign for re-election.

The chairman was disappointed that the email had been leaked, disappointed that it had been published, by a sitting ED (that would be me), he expressed his disappointment in several matters, none of which seemed to include disappointment in his own behavior, or that of the Advisory Board’s.

The chairman was clearly upset that what he described as an internal memo, or communication, had been given out and them published and discussed on the radio.

But again, it seems, that he was not upset that the AB had taken it upon themselves to make a major policy decision for the entire Executive Committee, without first, let me repeat that, without first brining it to the EC for discussion and a vote.

Now anyone there will tell you that the Chairman directly challenged me on this issue by saying, “Frank if you knew the rules as well as you think you do, you would know that we were going to bring up the resolution this month”.

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“All in favor, say aye!”

The following is an email exchange between Sussex County GOP Chairman John Rieley, and Sussex County Councilman Vance Phillips (5th Councilmanic district).  First is an email from Chairman Rieley, and then the response of Mr. Phillips.

“On Mar 30, 2014, at 4:56 PM, “John Rieley” <jlrieley@hotmail.com> wrote:

Vance,     I received your e-mail regarding party unity and feel I can no longer delay a task that I would prefer I didn’t have to do.  I was not able to attend the committee’s last Advisory Board meeting but the topic of your candidacy for the 5th council district came up and it was the unanimous vote of the RD chairs that they would request that you  reconsider your candidacy for the 5th Council seat and seriously consider not running.

   The position they took is that in light of the pending civil litigation you may be facing and at least the possibility of criminal charges being filed  by the Attorney General is that there will be a cloud of uncertainty about your legal status that will almost certainly be exploited by your opponent and possibly the press as well.  In the opinion of the Advisory Board, this situation has the strong potential to bring disrepute on the party if  we do not take an pro-active moral position and are seen as lending support to your candidacy.   I am sure that you perceived less than enthusiastic support as you have been reaching out to members of the committee and this is why.

   To underscore their opposition to your candidacy, they have requested that I attempt to meet with or at least communicate with all the elected officials in the county to request that they not support you or withdraw what ever support they have already given. I have not done this and would earnestly prefer not to have to.

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On April 6th, 1933, the Main Office for Press and Propaganda of the German Student Union proclaimed a nationwide “Action against the Un-German Spirit”, which was to climax in a literary purge or “cleansing” (“Säuberung”) by fire. Local chapters were to supply the press with releases and commissioned articles, sponsor well-known Nazi figures to speak at public gatherings, and negotiate for radio broadcast time.

Eighty-one years ago the Nazis attempted to stifle freedom of speech and expression by burning books, they also used radio to promote their views of the world.

Now here in Delaware it seems that the same spirit moves others to replicate these acts.

At the March 27th Cape Henlopen School Board meeting, two of the board members, Sandi Minard and Jennifer Burton challenged the curriculum of the Cape District, in particular the use of certain books that were described as pornographic in nature.

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I know we have pointed this out in the past, but we surely thought that the IPOD people would have by now sent these misspelled shirts off to some third world country to be worn by poor children. Much in the way the NFL does with the shirts and hats of the losing Super Bowl team.

But no, it seems as though the POD people are extremely proud of their inability to spell. I believe that this is Wolfgang Von Baumgart, the state chair of the IPOD. You can always spot Wolfgang by his Steve Irwin pants.

I won’t point out where this photo was taken, but I will point out that the last time we caught sight of this triumph of idiocy, there was also free food involved.

We do note that this shirt looks to be newer, and in better shape than the last time we spotted the Wolfman. So are they still buying more of the misspelled T-shirts, or is Wolfgang simply getting his money out of shirts they bought and could not return?
Okay time for all of the ten POD people to show up and tell us they meant to do that. Yeah right!!