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Ehrlich Aide Ousted Over O'Malley Rumors
washingtonpost ^ | February 9, 2005 | By Matthew Mosk

Posted on 02/08/2005 11:10:07 PM PST by TheOtherOne

Ehrlich Aide Ousted Over O'Malley Rumors

Web Postings, E-Mail Spread Affair Gossip

By Matthew Mosk
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, February 9, 2005; Page A01

Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley yesterday accused agents of Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s administration of spreading false rumors that he had an extramarital affair, and Ehrlich responded hours later by dismissing a longtime employee.

The mayor, a Democrat considering a bid for governor in 2006, said he believes that the widespread and persistent rumors were part of a "concerted and orchestrated and sustained" effort and called on the Republican governor to apologize to his wife and children.

"I don't put up with this," Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. said of rumors being spread about the Baltimore mayor. (Chris Gardner -- AP)



(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ehrlich; erlich; freerepublic; md4bush; ncpac; steffen

1 posted on 02/08/2005 11:10:08 PM PST by TheOtherOne
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To: TheOtherOne
O'Malley Blames GOP Plot For Rumors (MD GOVERNOR'S AID FIRED FOR FREE REPUBLIC POSTS)
2 posted on 02/08/2005 11:11:23 PM PST by Keith in Iowa (Common Sense is an Oxymoron)
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To: TheOtherOne
The mayor said he deliberated for months about how to fend off the rumors and could not come up with a workable strategy.

"The cowardly and hurtful, insidious and vicious nature of this sort of character smear is that there is so little that you can do to defend your family and the integrity of your marriage against these sorts of attacks without aiding those whose primary goal is to spread these falsehoods," he said. "It's a very insidious thing." "I don't put up with this," Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. said of rumors being spread about the Baltimore mayor. Steffen discussed the rumors on the conservative Web site FreeRepublic.com during the summer of 2004. He posted them under the name NCPAC, a reference to one of his early employers, the National Conservative Political Action Committee.

3 posted on 02/08/2005 11:12:17 PM PST by TheOtherOne
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To: Keith in Iowa

It's not his fault his paper gets delivered late..(g)


4 posted on 02/08/2005 11:13:08 PM PST by ken5050
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To: ken5050; Keith in Iowa
Or that people change the CORRECT TITLE

"Ehrlich Aide Ousted Over O'Malley Rumors"

5 posted on 02/08/2005 11:13:54 PM PST by TheOtherOne
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To: TheOtherOne

hey, I was on your side...


6 posted on 02/08/2005 11:16:56 PM PST by ken5050
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To: ken5050
I know, I'm just teasing anyway. . .

I did search, but I have been 2nd many times...

of course, I seached "Erlich" so nada came up.

7 posted on 02/08/2005 11:19:18 PM PST by TheOtherOne
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To: ken5050
I know, I'm just teasing anyway. . .

I did search, but I have been 2nd many times...

of course, I seached "Ehrlich" so nada came up.

8 posted on 02/08/2005 11:19:34 PM PST by TheOtherOne
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To: TheOtherOne

I know the feeling.."Search" and I are just not compatable..never works for me...but there are always so many here willing, eager to point out your faux pas..THEY need a life, or a life as an Admin Moderator..


9 posted on 02/08/2005 11:21:24 PM PST by ken5050
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To: ken5050
life as an Admin

That's akin to nursery school teacher...no thanks.

10 posted on 02/08/2005 11:23:37 PM PST by TheOtherOne
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To: TheOtherOne

It was a Freeper.


12 posted on 02/09/2005 12:11:01 AM PST by GeronL (--- Loading, Loading...)
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To: GeronL

I know, just late to the party. . . was at hospital earlier, so I thought I was breaking news.


13 posted on 02/09/2005 12:12:03 AM PST by TheOtherOne
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To: TheOtherOne
The main point here isn't that rumors were flying about Mayor O'Malley, although I find that deplorable, but rather that they have been going around for 5 years. O'Malley waited until he had a strategic moment to pin the blame on an Ehrlich employee to make a fuss about the rumors. O'Malley does everything that he does in a calculated move toward the governor's race (and he has his eye on that big office in DC). I'm from Baltimore and have watched this guy with dread for a while now.
14 posted on 02/09/2005 9:27:39 AM PST by lawetzel
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