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The final countdown of 2023!

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Another tradition at the Yokel is a recap of our top 10 posts of the year. If you haven’t checked out our In and Out list ,be sure to take a gander at that as well.

Let us begin….

10. Indicted sheriff, bored retirees, and attempted book bannings! What a summer we are having in Olde Fredericktowne!

At #10 is our summer lament about the High Sheriff claiming he got tricked, horrible “transparency” groups who seem hell bent on hurting the youngins, and the Reconsideration Committee that had to be formed due to Cindy’s uneducated complaints.

9. Reconsideration Committee Instructs Cindy to Reconsider Everything!

Speaking of that Reconsideration Committee, at #9 we all got an early Christmas present in that we got to see exactly what Cindy and friends wrote and said in their complaints about the so-called offensive books, PLUS the committee’s notes on the books in question. It really is a quite a treat.

8. Local Yokel Legislating Time! Time to Fight Back Against the Pearl Clutchers!

Amen!

At #8 we are sticking with the theme of fighting against the book-banners. In this post you can read all about our suggestions for future book banning complaints.

7. Vote for your new Frederick County Flag: Yokel style!

For #7, we had a little fun with the new flag contest. In our completely scientific poll our flag design won! Be sure to check out the other selections. It’s a stroll down memory lane.

6. We’ve written about some stupid shit, but damn……

You probably already guessed from the title that this post is about Dan Cox. Remember when he tried to get Jenkins’ co-defendant off by complaining that one of the agents involved in the investigation was of Ukrainian descent? We also had some fun with Cox’s last name.

5. Asshole shortage causes assholes to import Pennsyltucky assholes to Frederick County.

This town could be a sitcom. If you don’t remember when the bag pipers from Gilead came to our school board meeting be sure to read this post. As we’ve said many times over the almost 8 years we’ve been writing this blog…we couldn’t make this shit up if we tried.

4. He’s running for Congress…..wait no he’s not…..oh yeah he is! When will we ever be rid of this Cox?!

Never Forget!

We can’t explain why Dan behaves the way that he does. But here we are. Let’s hope for another defeat for this theocratic nincompoop.

3. The Moms of Coercion Have Made Progress in Carroll County. We Can’t Let That Happen Here.

So far we’ve rejected all attempts from these people to infiltrate our school board. But we must not get complacent as one of the two filed candidates for this year’s election is one of these so-called “Joyful Warriors”. Expect them to rebrand soon as a result of some their recent sex scandals.

2. Breaking News!

This was our post that informed the public over the High Sheriff’s indictment. Hopefully we’ll see how this all turns out soon.

And now for our #1 post of the year….

  1. Happy 1st Day of School…or not!

Our most popular post of the year was about a so-called Joyful Warrior attempting to to ruin the first day of school because she didn’t like a question on a teacher’s “All About Me” form. She was egged on by Cindy Rose, who of course shows nothing resembling joy in her interactions with the school system.

We hope that y’all see a theme here. We really need to be on guard against these book banning, anti-joy people. This year is going to be stressful when it comes to politics, but we will be with you every step of the way!

Our High Sheriff of cognitive dissonance

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The radio waves have been the gift that keeps on giving lately. Last week we had Billy pontificating on a variety of subjects on WFMD. Now High Sheriff Jenkins gives us the opportunity to learn how he doesn’t believe the English Language Ordinance is about illegal immigration. But then again it is, wait no it certainly is not, okay yes it is! It’s enough to make one’s head explode.

It feels good doesn't it?
It feels good doesn’t it?

Both Jessica and H.S. Jenkins are guests on  Sheilah Kast’s morning show that aired throughout Maryland on NPR.  Here’s our breakdown.

First Jessica is allowed to speak. She tells listeners that she believes that the ordinance has been harmful for a variety of reasons. She explains that the ordinance doesn’t have any teeth because the county has to follow State and Federal laws. So basically the ordinance was symbolic, and the symbolism was this: STAY OUT!

Then it’s Jenkins’ turn. He once again informed us that the U.S. is about one language and that we are one culture (Really? Has he traveled anywhere in these here United States?)  He continues:The ordinance never changed how we did business and we cannot go down this road because we are in severe danger of becoming a sanctuary county. Now this sanctuary county nonsense is what causes gentle Ms. Kast to ask Jenkins to clarify a point. “Is your reasoning for not wanting this ordinance repealed because you fear illegal immigration”, she asks. Jenkins insists that this ordinance is not about illegal immigration, but that doesn’t stop him from talking of his fears of Frederick becoming a “sanctuary county”two more times.

He also mentions a poll. This poll claims that 84% of Americans want English as our official language. Well, we did a little research and could only find one source of that poll: Rasmussen. A notoriously right winged, frequently used by FOX News, organization which happens to have a terrible track record.  So get some more accurate data and then we will talk about this.

Now, let’s talk some more about the High Sheriff. Jessica is very clear to NPR’s listeners that Pro English provided the language of the 2012 ordinance.  That the previous BOCC met with this group is no secret. And we all know by now that the Southern Poverty Law Center classifies Pro English as a hate group. Why you may ask? Well, for one thing, the group’s founder likes to talk like this:

“I’ve come to the point of view that for European-American society and culture to persist requires a European-American majority, and a clear one at that.”
– Dec. 10, 1993, letter to the late Garrett Hardin, a controversial ecology professor.

He seems nice! But, hmmm, this quote seems familiar to us. Really familiar. Oh yeah, we saw it in this article in the Frederick News Post back in 2014. Remember when our High Sheriff took that trip down South to learn all about the illegal immigration? And remember how we were all up in arms about how it was financed by the Federation for American Immigration Reform? Well guessy who founded and funded both Pro English and F.A.I.R.? That’s right this guy:

John Tanton Founder of F.A.I.R., Pro English, and just about any other anti-immigrant group you can think of.
John Tanton
Founder of
F.A.I.R., Pro English, and just about any other anti-immigrant group you can think of.

And there’s more. Click this link to see all the other groups he has had a hand in. And click here for some more nice quotes. Because man, this guy is a peach!

We know that this ordinance was not passed because it was costing the county money. For no fiscal analysis was done. We know that the former BOCC met with Pro English and that our High Sheriff accepted a trip from another one of Tanton’s groups that is decidedly anti-immigrant. The supporters of this ordinance love to talk about how it didn’t change anything, so why do away with it? We would like to talk about the flip side of that question. If it doesn’t matter, if we are still required by higher powers to translate documents, then why have it?  Why did a bunch of tea party conservatives spend time and money to pass an ordinance they knew didn’t mean anything? In reality it’s not only a message to illegal immigrants, but also to legal immigrants.  Because please, please tell us how this ordinance differentiates between the two groups? This ordinance was the brain child of a hateful man and was passed in our county for no other reason than to “send a message.” It’s time for that message to change. And on August 18th, we hope that’s exactly what we will see.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

English-only ordinance wharblgarbl

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Obviously we have already made clear what our perspective is on the repeal of the English only ordinance. In a nutshell, it’s discriminatory. As such, it reflects poorly upon our community. Being a screaming baby is not actually an asset in most circumstances, and it is certainly bad public policy.

Kudos to local blowhard Charles Jenkins for making it crystal barking clear what the problem is with this nonsense. Language barriers have nothing to do with immigration status; one of the biggest reasons to have a problem with English-only ordinances is that they marginalize other taxpayers whose language fluency may not yet be excellent. This is ridonkulous. He is so busy stereotyping people and making insults (Q: what does “nanny state” have to do with this? A: absolutely nothing, but why waste a talking point, amirite?)  that he has lost sight of making a lucid argument, if there were one.

Seriously, what did we read in the FNP today?
Seriously, what did we read in the FNP today?

Being American might mean things are easier if you learn English, but in point of fact the following quote from his column rant is false.

To become American means you adopt our culture, obey our laws, learn some of our history and learn to read and write English.

We do not have a national language. Which means maybe it’s going to be Spanish one day that you have to learn, Charles Jenkins. Language evolves. Instead of “What dost thou propose, ye churlish, white-livered villiago?” nowadays we’re all just like, “WTF?” Maybe (gasp) the language most popularly spoken will change, too. Is that what this is really about? Probably. Oh so scary. What if people who have always been here have to adapt (and they will, because you know how you make money? hint: catering to customers–your Texas raised correspondent can totes see into the future here, promise ya). You know where they are abierto for more people’s business, and a broader tax base? You’ll never guess: Montgomery County. They have a simple “Translate our Website” page with links to online translators. It’s so fancy and expensive, fredericklocalyokel could do it.

Don’t worry, the young ones will figure this out and proceed like, oh, say Canada and Switzerland manage. Some of the stubborn old folks won’t adapt, but we’ve all been around long enough that we all know what your position is on change is anyway.