Official: Barb About Spears'Inadvertent'

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By FOSTER KLUG Associated Press Writer

BALTIMORE (AP) -- A spokeswoman for Maryland's first lady said the governor's wife made "an inadvertent figure of speech" when she spoke at a domestic violence prevention conference of shooting pop singer Britney Spears.

In remarks taped by WFMD-AM in Frederick, Kendel Ehrlich, wife of Republican Gov. Robert Ehrlich, addressed an audience Friday at Hood College in Frederick as part of a program called, "Men and Women: Partners in the Fight Against Domestic Violence."

She talked about the need for "educating our women to get as much schooling as possible, to not become dependent on anyone else."

"It is incredibly important to get that message to young women. You know, really, if I had an opportunity to shoot Britney Spears, I think I would," Mrs. Ehrlich said, laughing. "I hate to say that, but you know, like I said, I'm raising a boy ... and I think, 'Oh my goodness, what would I do if I had a daughter who is seeing these images and having peer pressure?'"

The Ehrlichs have a 4-year-old son, Drew.

"The first lady is a working mother raising a young son. She made an inadvertent figure of speech expressing her concerns about the influence of pop culture on children," Mrs. Ehrlich's spokeswoman, Meghann Siwinski, said Tuesday.

Mrs. Ehrlich declined, through her spokeswoman, to comment further and Siwinski also declined to answer questions.

Jive Records, the New York-based label that represents Spears, responded Tuesday to Mrs. Ehrlich's remarks only with an e-mailed statement: "Since this unfortunate comment was made at a domestic violence prevention conference, it seems that Mrs. Ehrlich has shot her own self in the foot by promoting violence."

Spears, 21, is known for wearing provocative clothing while singing songs that have progressed from the relatively tame "Baby, One More Time" to "Slave 4 U." She kissed Madonna during the Aug. 28 MTV Video Music Awards and posed topless for a recent Rolling Stone magazine cover.

Mrs. Ehrlich also told the conference that girls were "bombarded" by television and magazines that portray an image "that is just not saying to women that what is really needed is your independence, your opportunity, and your ability to make choices for yourself."

Mrs. Ehrlich is a lawyer who has worked both as a public defender and a prosecutor.

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On the Net:

Kendel Ehrlich: http://www.gov.state.md.us/Kendel/Kendelhome.asp

Copyright 2003 Associated Press. All rights reserved.

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Would she take out Madonna, too?

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[Blood of Tyrants]

Brittany in 25 years.

[ClearCase_guy]

Mrs. Ehrlich's magic bullet? I can't imagine a man making a speech at a Domestic Violence conference and suggesting that killing women would help the cause. But hey, it's no big deal: "she's a working mother".

[Pyro7480]

Ditto!

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That wasn't the rule

[Pyro7480]

The only "rules" concerning photos on FR are with Ann Coulter and Anna!

[Chancellor Palpatine]

Hell is too good for you.

[Mr. Silverback]

AAAAAARRRRRRRRGFGGGGHHHHHH!!!!

You'll pay for that, as soon as my optic nerve heals.

[E Rocc]

You know, really, if I had an opportunity to shoot Britney Spears, I think I would,"

Ummm, depends on the meaning....no, I'd just as soon not get banned. >:)

Obligatory pic: (rules are rules)

-Eric

[RebelBanker]

"... Nearly Headless Roy..."

Thanks! Coffee on the monitor again!

On a more serious note, Mrs. E. should probably choose her expressions a little more carefully. I know what she meant, but the last thing we Maryland Republicans need is to give the Dims more ammunition against us.

Your Humble Servant...

[bk1000]

"The only "rules" concerning photos on FR are with Ann Coulter and Anna!"

Let's not forget CZJ posted on DOWD alerts!

[E Rocc]

You'll pay for that, as soon as my optic nerve heals.

Treatment:

-Eric

[SuziQ]

I agree 100% with the woman!! Britney and Christina have done more to reduce the power of young women than any man could have done. They have encouraged young women to make sex symbols of themselves thereby reducing their stature with society. I don't care what they like to spout off about, a young woman with a midriff top, jeans that look like they're about to fall off, and thong underwear sticking up out of them is NOT going to get respect from adults in this world, I don't care how much money she makes from flouncing around half naked on a stage!

The young women who emulate these tarts will find themselves in dire straits because they don't have the money to cushion their fall that Britney and Christina have. It is the same problem that young women have who think they can have babies out of wedlock and raise them alone because they see their music or Hollywood idols doing so. They don't have the financial means to do this, so they end up in poverty.

I probably would have said I would just love to strangle her, but the result would be the same. I guess the media doesn't like those Southern 'turn of phrases'.

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I know about the Kournakova and Coulter rules on FR, but why would we want to see a picture of Mrs. Ehrlich?

[JohnnyZ]

Looks like Gov. Ehrlich is solidifying the Maryland gun vote. Betcha lots of folks in Baltimore said, "F- yeah, I'd 'bang' Britney too, pump her full of . . . lead!"