Posted on 07/20/2016 8:16:22 AM PDT by Sgt_Schultze
Ocean City Communications Manager Jessica Waters said on Tuesday the flap caused by the controversial political messages resulted in a quick decision to stop flying them over the crowded mid-July beach.
Mayor Rick Meehan said during Mondays council meeting resort officials had received hundreds of emails about the somewhat controversial ads, which included messages such as Stop Mad Cow Disease-Defeat Hillary, and America First-Build The Wall Now,
Meehan said he reached out to Ocean Aerial Ads and owner-operator Bob Bunting about the controversial ads and the company, which has been flying over the resort skies, for decades, made the decision to pull them.
We learned about the political ads on the banner planes yesterday afternoon when we began getting emails from concerned citizens via the towns website, she said. Shortly after learning about the political ads, the mayor received a call from Mr. Bunting who explained his decision not to fly any more political banners due to the controversy it was causing.
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The mayor in this town doesn’t hold much real power. The power is with the city council and city manager. The mayor is a real estate agent.
Should fly one with “Women! For a good time, call Hillary”.
Well I am also a customer, have property in Ocean City, and have been vacationing there since 1945. And NOT flying those banners is an insult to me. Just so you’ll know which half I’m referring to.
that is hilarious.
I suspect the word “cow”in reference to Hillary is what caused the ruckus. Especially at a beach!
I have many fond memories of family vacations in Ocean City MD during the 1950s and 1960s. Now, you couldn’t pay me to go there.
They should have placed the ads on those slow moving billboard boats that cruise up and down the beach about 100 yards out. Heads would have exploded from Harrison's on the boardwalk all the way up to 125th street.
Maryland “Freak State” PING!
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