I am amazed that the Frederick News Post went to the extent of requesting the e-mails through the Public Information Act from Sheriff Jenkins, because he traveled to the border to see first hand, why our borders are not secure. (August 31, 2014, “In e-mails, sheriff rejects criticism of trip”) Isn’t our sheriff responsible for the residents in Frederick County? And hasn’t illegal immigration, exploded at our borders, and continued to take its toll on our economy, our schools, and our security?
But, what a great deal for the Democratic challenger, Bickell: having the Frederick News Post do the campaign chores of sifting through the sheriffs garbage e-mails. It seems a little biased, but the managing editor, Terry Headlee, gave a self serving opinion that, “he believed the coverage was fair”.
After proclaiming the trips sponsor, the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) a “hate group”, based on the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), Mr Headlee also said that the paper presented arguments for and against the assertion that FAIR is a hate group. Really?
The News Post would spend its time better by checking the credibility of its references, than going on a fishing expedition for dirt on our sheriff. The SPLC considers anyone who believes in the Constitution, and or the Bible, as an extremist. The SPLC has labeled the likes of presidential candidate Pastor Chuck Baldwin, Gun Owners of America’s Larry Pratt, and the Tenth Amendment Center for its Hate Watch. Also great people like libertarian blogger, Lew Rockwell, and Judge Napolitano have appeared on their extremist list. This bogus group even consulted with Homeland security to label pro-lifers, third party activists, and patriots as a threat.
We have the most constitutional sheriff in our state, and it is sad to see Frederick’s newspaper being used to spread hate labels, and undermine our county leaders.
