EHRLICH & STEEL Bringing SHAME to Marylanders

[AuntiBush]

Ehrlich is at it again. Seems this issue's not going away anytime soon. What a guy. He needs to find a new job, and a new hairstylist, too.

EHRLICH AND STEELE BRING SHAME TO OUR STATE

"When Cornered, Ehrlich Shows His True Colors The real question about Bobby Haircut's role in the Elkridge incident is why the governor consistently rebuffs opportunities to convince Marylanders that he seeks anything other than political gain."

By Marc Fisher
Post
Thursday, July 7, 2005

"The governor of Maryland, who is white, says the membership of an all-white Baltimore country club where he held a $1,000-a-plate fundraiser is "none of my business." The lieutenant governor, who is black, doesn't care about the club's membership. "It's not an issue with me," Michael Steele says."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/06/AR2005070602263_pf.html

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IT'S NOT ABOUT GOLF

Baltimore Sun Editorial
July 7, 2005

"WHAT WAS Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. thinking when he attended a fund-raiser last month at the Elkridge Club, which has never had an African-American member?"

"It turns out that he hasn't been bothered a bit - by the club's history or by criticism that he ignored it. Responses this week by Governor Ehrlich and by Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele that the club's membership is not their concern are unacceptable."

"It's not enough for Mr. Ehrlich, a Republican, to point fingers and complain that Democrats have also used the club. We don't defend those Democrats either."

"But Mr. Ehrlich and Mr. Steele are the top two officers in the government of a richly diverse, progressive state. They are supposed to set the example."

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/bal-ed.golf07jul07,1,5709983,print.story?coll=bal-opinion-headlines

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EHRLICH: FUNDRAISER FLAP IS "NOTHING"

By Tom Stuckey
Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS - "Gov. Robert Ehrlich, responding to complaints about a fundraiser at a golf club that critics say does not have any black members, described the flap Tuesday as "all a bunch of nothing."

"We have no access to the membership information. Obviously, we're renters. We come in and we pay our bill and we leave," he said."

http://www.dcexaminer.com/articles/2005/07/05/news/maryland_news/03newsmd06ehrlichflap.prt