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Ehrlich says ex-employee working with Democrats (NCPAC/MD4Bush - Free Republic mentioned)
Baltimore Sun ^ | 03/27/05 | Andrew A. Green

Posted on 03/27/2005 1:16:30 AM PST by conservative in nyc

Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. yesterday accused a Baltimore County woman who threatened to reveal more information about the dealings of former administration aide Joseph F. Steffen Jr. of being a disgruntled ex-employee who worked with high-ranking Democrats to exact revenge on him after she was fired.

The woman, Towson University pediatrics and nursing instructor Michelle Lane, released documents last week showing her dismissal came after she made a series of complaints to her supervisors at the Maryland Department of Human Resources about inadequate care for troubled children.

Speaking on Stateline with Governor Ehrlich on WBAL-AM yesterday morning, Ehrlich suggested that Lane was an eager participant in a Democratic smear campaign against him.

"It appears she's been meeting regularly with members of the Democratic leadership," Ehrlich said. "She worked for us at various times in two or three capacities. I'm not at great liberty obviously to describe employment. Needless to say, her employment was not up to snuff.

"She was let go and since then she was pretty angry, going to the press and going to the Democratic leadership and shopping the story," Ehrlich said.

--Snip--

Yesterday, Ehrlich continued to focus public attention on how Steffen's rumor-mongering about Mayor Martin O'Malley was exposed.

He again urged reporters to investigate and suggested that the person who appeared to bait Steffen into discussing the rumors on the conservative Web site www.FreeRepublic.com, known by the screen name "MD4BUSH," should reveal his identity.

"I would love to find him. I think it's obviously going to be a major story when it comes out, and it will," Ehrlich said.

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


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: Maryland
KEYWORDS: dirtytricks; ehrlich; lane; md4bush; michellelane; ncpac; omalley; rumorgate; smearcampaign; steffen
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From today's Baltimore Sun. Ms. Lee got fired and ran to the Democrats for help. Was she a Democrat plant all along?

Governor Ehrlich thinks it will be a major story when MD4Bush is unmasked. Hopefully, the MSM will agree.

1 posted on 03/27/2005 1:16:31 AM PST by conservative in nyc
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To: NCPAC; MD4Bush; xcullen; Anti-Bubba182; Mo1; cyncooper; BillF; crushkerry; Howlin; backhoe; ...
MD4Bush Ping

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2 posted on 03/27/2005 1:17:26 AM PST by conservative in nyc
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To: conservative in nyc

Thanks, this looks stronger that earlier reports.


3 posted on 03/27/2005 1:21:15 AM PST by Anti-Bubba182
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To: conservative in nyc

Interesting.

When the Rathergate case first came to light, many of us wondered just how far the MSM was going to help the Democrats, and whether this perhaps revealed a pattern that went beyond just this one case. We are all used to the extreme bias, but the Rathergate case was something completely different...

Now, it seems, we have a case of the press at best falling for a Democrat dirty trick without bothering to look into it in the least, much like, it would appear, the fake Schiavo "Republican" memo.


4 posted on 03/27/2005 1:33:55 AM PST by swilhelm73 (Appeasers believe that if you keep on throwing steaks to a tiger, the tiger will become a vegetarian)
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To: conservative in nyc
"A major story when it comes out, and it will."

Governor Ehrlich was excellent on WBAL yesterday. Ehrlich called for MD4Bush to come forward now, because the truth will come out anyway. He said he does not have subpoena power. But any true investigation into the matter requires that a subpoena be issued to Jim Robinson who would be happy to cooperate.

"Needless to say, her employment was not up to snuff."

That's about all Governor Ehrlich is allowed to say regarding Michelle Lane's performance. It seems to me that all Michelle Lane did was CYA while others in the Governor's administration were working hard to fix foster care in Maryland. Secretary McCabe called in and reminded everyone that Robert Ehrlich is the first Governor of Maryland to engage real efforts to fix foster care. The problems in the system didn't happen overnight, they came about after years and years of neglect by DUmbocRAT administrations.

Daniel M. Clements

More information is now available regarding Clements. He is the TOP DUmbocRAT trial lawyer in Annapolis. Clements was former Governor Glendening's personal lawyer. Folks, Michelle Lane doesn't get Clements to represent her without backing by major DUmbocRATS in Maryland.

Backfire

What the Governor knows, and what is becoming clear through the left-wing bias in the press, is that Lane, Genn, Clements, MD4Bush are the first shot in the left's campaign for 2006. DUmbocRATS don't give a hoot about Marylanders, they only care about winning the election and sinking the state back into oppression of one-party rule. This campaign of dirty tricks is already starting to backfire on them. Governor Ehrlich said he is a fighter and he can take on whoever, O'Malley or Duncan when the time comes.
5 posted on 03/27/2005 1:50:15 AM PST by advance_copy (Stand for life, or nothing at all)
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To: swilhelm73

>>but the Rathergate case was something completely different...

Ahh, but was it?


6 posted on 03/27/2005 3:22:40 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Official Ruling Class Oligarch Oppressor)
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To: conservative in nyc

There's no chance the MSM will do anything but use every means in its power to bury this story. None.


7 posted on 03/27/2005 3:49:26 AM PST by thoughtomator
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To: conservative in nyc

Thanks for the ping. Looks like this may turn into a very interesting story.


8 posted on 03/27/2005 4:00:03 AM PST by Abby4116
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To: conservative in nyc
It does not make any difference. The judges and lawyers are now in charge. This game we are playing in thinking that a state or federal legislature is important is no longer viable.
9 posted on 03/27/2005 4:52:26 AM PST by YOUGOTIT
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To: Abby4116

It will be a very interesting story IF we'll be able to find it. This may not be going the way the Baltimore Sun wants. It was great to hear Ehrlich, he's not going to be a doormat for anyone's agenda.


10 posted on 03/27/2005 5:13:25 AM PST by pieces of time
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To: conservative in nyc

(Repost)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55486-2005Mar21.html

EXCERPT

[Maryland Attorney General J. Joseph Curran Jr. (D)] Curran said he recused himself from the review of the Steffen e-mails because he is O'Malley's father-in-law. But he said lawyers in his office did advise the governor's staff about which e-mails should be released and which ones they had the discretion to withhold. The final decision, Curran said, rested with the governor and his staff.

Curran also shed some light on reports that Steffen's computer hard drive was no longer being held by his office. Curran said his office received a written request from Ehrlich's chief counsel, Jervis Finney, to ship the computer to an analyst at ICG Inc. of Princeton, N.J., for inspection.

The company's Web site says it can use "forensic tools and techniques" to "extract critical information from deleted and partially overwritten files, as well as from other physical hard drive locations normally inaccessible or invisible to the user."


11 posted on 03/27/2005 5:23:08 AM PST by maggief
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To: cyncooper

Ping.


12 posted on 03/27/2005 5:30:37 AM PST by Peach
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To: conservative in nyc

You can't trust no woman,
Maybe he had it comin'


13 posted on 03/27/2005 5:42:57 AM PST by westmichman (Pray for global warming. Friend of Ronnie -(stolen from The Patriot))
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To: conservative in nyc

I've obviously missed some parts. I thought everyone knew who MD4Bush was, and that he'd gotten fired? I guess I'm very confused.


14 posted on 03/27/2005 5:57:30 AM PST by Amelia (Still cynical after all these years.......)
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To: Amelia
"I guess I'm very confused.

Join some the crowd, but let me see if I can explain it the way I understand it.

Joseph F. Steffen Jr. an aid to Governor Erlich was a regular Freeper on FreeRepublic for a long time. (I can not remember his Freeper name) Not to long ago MD4Bush joined FreeRepublic and pretended to be a conservative. MD4Bush apparently on a thread started talking about Major Mallony being gay. Joseph Steffen picked up the bait and apparently there were lots of Freepmail between Joseph and MD4Bush. Those PRIVATE Freepmails got released to the media and because of the public storm the Governor let his aid Stepphen go. Some think that MD4Bush may be this Lane women.

It appears that this Lane women had been let go of her employment in the Governors office and was on a vendeta.

15 posted on 03/27/2005 7:34:34 AM PST by Spunky ("Everyone has a freedom of choice, but not of consequences.")
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To: swilhelm73
I visit this sight every day. There is a wealth of info on the "alleged" bias in the MSM
 
 
 
 
 
 
Be forewarned, some of the liberal biased drivel they expose on this sight will definitely tweak your nipples. LOL

16 posted on 03/27/2005 8:38:03 AM PST by Allosaurs_r_us (Idaho Carnivores for Conservatism)
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To: swilhelm73
When the Rathergate case first came to light, many of us wondered just how far the MSM was going to help the Democrats, and whether this perhaps revealed a pattern that went beyond just this one case.

When flipping through channels this morning, I believe it was on Meet the Press, a Liberal was making hay out of that unsigned memo that was sent to all Republican Congressmen urging them to vote for the Schiavo Bill as a way to "energize our base".

Any Democrat dirty-trickster with a word processor can generate whatever unsigned memo they want about any subject and the Liberal media will fall all over themselves to give it legitimacy.

17 posted on 03/27/2005 8:40:26 AM PST by Polybius
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To: Spunky
...because of the public storm the Governor let his aid Steffen go.

As I understand it, Steffen took the fall and resigned to protect the Gov. as things got bad. I believe the MSM is pushing a lie that Steffen was fired.
18 posted on 03/27/2005 9:37:38 AM PST by CaptSkip
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To: ForOurFuture; Angry Republican
MARYLAND PING!


19 posted on 03/27/2005 10:56:27 AM PST by ConservativeTerrapin (Lt. Gov. Michael Steele For Maryland Senate!)
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To: Spunky

Thanks! That makes a bit more sense!


20 posted on 03/27/2005 11:17:42 AM PST by Amelia (Still cynical after all these years.......)
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