Van Muir III Responds To Daily Times Endorsement of Mathias

I am posting a link from daily times and would like you to post my comment. I am very upset and on how race would be a reason for one to make their mind up and vote..thanks for reading this Jon. www.delmarvanow.com/article/20101030/OPINION01/10300358/1014/opinion/Times-Endorsements--Mathies-could-be-first-African-American-member **MY Response: Daily Times you make me sick with your Racist comment about Mr. Mathies. If you want to endorse someone that is fine with me. BUT to say you endorse someone because he is black and would better serve the "Minority" district is a JOKE! Van Muir has poured his heart and soul into Somerset County living their all his life. Maybe you haven't done your job right and knowing who Van Muir is. Ask any minority in the community or even Mr. Kirkland Hall about Van Muir. Maybe it's because you have never been behind the scenes years ago and even now on how Mr. Muir has been there and helped the "Minority" community. He as help the kids in little league, helped those who didn't have a meal, helped those who needed health care, and given his time in other ways you do not know about. Mr. Muir has supported the kids in the Greenwood and Princess Anne area all his life. He cares about all kids no matter of their race, religion or creed. That goes for adults as well. I challenge NAACP President Mr. Hall to say a bad thing about Mr. Muir. I have grown up with Mr. Hall and he too has been good to me and my family. I have seen first hand Mr. Hall and Mr. Muir work together with the "Minority" community. To tell everyone to vote for Mr. Mathies because he will make a difference because he will be the first "BLACK"/"Minority" man to me is totally a racial statement and I hope Mr. Muir will contact his lawyer and challenge you. But knowing Mr. Muir that will never happen. It's crap statements that you all write that makes you all look so stupid and ignorant. Comments like that continues to show that "RACE" is the issue and it should not be. Mr. Hall can attest to that. Isn't that what the NAACP fights for. If the citizens what to vote for Mr. Mathies then do so because he has the experience and knowledge to lead Somerset County in the right direction. I say Mr. Van Muir has more experience, knowledge and has been proven to help the "Minority" community. Mr. Muir is a full time citizen of Somerset County all his life and has been married to the same wonderful lady for over 40 years. He has given to Somerset County all his entire life and wants to continue to pour his sincere offerings to the citizens NO MATTER WHAT Color, religion, or creed. That is what is needed in Somerset County. If a Purple, Blue, or Green person has the experience then vote them in..But not because of their race and the daily times thinks "Now is the Time". That is a load of crap and any person should realize that who has a heart and is tired of the Race Card to being played." I expect the Daily Times apologize to to Van Muir for their comments!!" It was totally wrong!!!

Davis Ruark Statement

It is with deepest sorrow that I believe that I must make a statement regarding the political campaigns for the Office of State's Attorney for Wicomico County. During my primary (and general if I had been successful in the primary)campaign, I had vowed to maintain high standards of professionalism regarding the legitimate issues to address and to refrain from any personal attacks upon any opponent. I stressed these parameters to those who participated in my campaign as well. I am proud that we were able to maintain those high standards of conduct in spite of both hidden and blatent attacks upon my office, the administration of my office, my attorneys and my character.

I am deeply disturbed by those who have chosen to bring the Vincent family, and most particularly Jill Vincent, into a political campaign and to use Sam's death as a political tool. Over the past several weeks I have had several personal conversations with Jill and well as multiple e-mail exchanges. I will not share the e nature of our communications, which were very open and helpful to both of us, but I can unequivocally state that at no time did Jill give any indication whatsoever that she had in the past or ever would in the future support Seth Mitchel for State's Attorney. Jill wants nothing more than to grieve and to heal. I find it appalling that anyone would attempt in any fashion to use Jill Vincent as a pawn in a political game.

During the forty years that Sam Vincet and I knew each other and further over twenty-five years that we worked together, there was never a time when Sam or I even remotely considered that Seth Mitchell would be able to handle the position of State's Attorney for Wicomico County.

Please let Jill Vincent heal and pursue the pathway to a normal life. She is not a political tool.

Davis R. Ruark

Davis Ruark To Make Statement This Afternoon on State's Attorney Race

Seth Mitchell Crosses All Lines Of Decency

Seth Mitchell has finally gone so over all lines of Decency in his bid to get the Job he craves so badly that I honestly do not even have words. His camp early on tried to tell me that the Vincent family was going to endorse Mitchell and absolutely tried to convince me it was so, to which I found out was a total lie. Then we get to today's disgusting display.

It seems that a friend of Sam's widow has written a letter to the editor claiming that Seth was who was most like Sam and who he would have supported to which the Vincent family have had to mail out letters and emails to various outlets telling them this is simply untrue and through this we find out that Seth has basically been hounding Sam's widow for an endorsement which he was never going to get. This is the letter Carl and Tina Vincent have sent out.

"As the family of Sam Vincent, we know, without a doubt, that Sam would never have supported Seth's candidacy. This is well known by his family & his co-workers. Kathy asked Jill to endorse Seth before she moved from the area & she said "no". Seth Mitchell said to Carl that he had heard from Kathy that Jill had voted for Seth in the primary. We contacted Jill & found out that it was not true. We contacted Seth back & told him that he needed to stop saying that Jill voted for him as it was untrue & that she was not endorsing him or Matt as she continues to mourn. We told Seth that Jill wanted her name left out of the elections & asked Seth to share this with Kathy. The fact that Kathy wrote this letter shows their poor choice of ethics. We are greatly saddened by the lies & that this is being played out in the public forum as we know it was not Jill’s wish. We can not stand by as the good name & reputation of Sam or Jill Vincent is used in support of Seth Mitchell. -

Carl & Tina Vincent"

I am sickened at the tactics of Seth Mitchell and his supporters to try to bring in a grieving widow into a political race even when she asked them to leave her out of it. Seth and crew have crossed all lines of decency and not only will he not win but him and his supporters have now lost all respect from this community

Daily Times Endorses Joel Todd

http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20101030/OPINION01/10300359

Joel Todd is the only choice for Worcester County State's Attorney. Beau can't pay his bills has been fined multiple times for lateness in sending his campaign finance reports in and tried to illegally pay 2006 money out of 2010 raised funds. Beau has never tried a case in a Worcester County Courtroom and has spent lots of time helping to keep criminals off the streets as recently as 2008. Neau lies to the public when he talks about his Prosecutor life but likes to hide his defense of the vary criminals he says he fights so hard to keep in jail. Beau does not care about Worcester County and it is time he moves on to some other County to peddle his worthless goods. Bye Bye Beau pay your bills next time.