So, has Patch now become the official Owe'Malley mouthpiece?

Maybe you can get your local news from Rush.

Hey, if O'Malley said the sky is blue, some people would disagree with him. I see nothing wrong with our governor reminding us to do the right thing, and Patch is a news outlet that gets the message out.

Hey O'Malley- I can't afford to help anybody. This state is killing me with taxes and you just raised them again yesterday (July 1st). Why don't you let everybody hang in the ac at the Governor's Mansion......

Move.

Lets see, what would Owe'Malley do ? Got it..... screw the neighbors!

O'Malley is stating what we always used to do before our greed driven society took off during the Reagan era (only care for yourself, screw everyone else, me, me, me). AND I am NOT an O'Malley supporter, but he is telling it as it should be here.

Here's a news flash for the lib whackadoodles: Love Thy Neighbor is Christian dogma.

Hey O'Malley, there are a lot of sweaty people without power. How about you take your own advise to us peons and put some of them up in your mansion for a few days!
I'm sure you could fit a whole busload of your friends from Baltimore City in there!

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Sad that people have to be reminded about doing the right thing but I guess it's very necessary. Hey Guv, how about reminding people about a video about using a turn signal or what they should do when the traffic lights out. I swear the majority of people could care less about anyone else but themselves.

I am far from an O'Malley supporter, but his message is one that unfortunately needs to be said publicly and therefore I thank him for taking the time to do so.

Far too often in our modern society people give thanks for being spared the destruction from a storm, but they do not offer the comfort they enjoy to those who were affected. In my youth, my own parents instilled in me the values that every Christian has in their hearts, but in the event our neighbors needed help my parents would be full of excuses why they can not help.

It wasn't until I heard President Reagan speak that I became the person I am today. My friends, neighbors, relatives, and those who are their friends all know that when I am in good health I will be there for them. They also are aware that I would not turn them away if they needed shelter.

Let's not make this about Dems vs. Reps, instead look within yourself and find the strenth to join Governor O'Malley in offering help to those in need.

I'm with Terry, et al. One of the reporters actually asked him if they had power at the state house. He hemmed and hawed and said he hadn't been home, but he was pretty sure they did. So why didn't he turn it into a "cooling station" for the wekend? I wonder if he lost all of the food in his refrigerator and freezer, in the governor's mansion? I'm non-partisan, so don't jump at me for daring to criticize Maryland's favorite Democrat--I wouldn't vote for this man, no matter what party he ran under. Thanks to OweMalley (if I may borrow the coinage above), "Maryland" should be changed to TAXUS. I feel sorry for the sanitation men who will reap the "benefits" of his latest "cost-saving" measure, when they have to come pick up the rotting, maggoty trash that fell casualty to this weekend's disaster. We ought to transport it all to Annapolis, and give him a whiff of it.

Jag you obviously have no idea what your takling about. Religion thousands of years before Christ, and society at that time was very tribal. Eastern religions were the same, many had caste systems. Even the Jewish religon was divided up into 12 tribes, and very seperate from the rest of society (the Gentiles). In fact Jews lived in Ghettos for protection from the rest of society. The story of the good samaritian wasn't a highjacking of the teachings of peace from eastern religions, is was a revolutionary concept to give until it hurt without the chance of earning repayment, to love for those who would otherwise go unloved. Christ not only broke down the barriers of sin in the hearts of men, and bring adoption into the family of God, but he broke down the tribal and national barriers of the Jews and the Gentiles. The tribal tendencies where so engrained in society that Paul is contantly writing letters to fight those attitudesat the start of catholicism.
Do you think time was re-established at the birth of Christ, because he repackaged bad eastern philosphy and religion?

Christians neccessarily think that they are better then you? Give me a break.. the heart of Christianity is humility, Christ was a poor beggar, as a child (evidence turtle dove offering), and he lived in poverty as an adult (matt. 8:18), and he asks us to do the same. Humility is neccessary to be a Christian, otherwise wolf in sheeps clothing.

I may have been really tired (have 4m old) but did I hear Gov. O'Malley say something like "I will have my boot so far up Pepco's ...." ? Did anyone else hear this? Just curious- it was an unusual statement for an official so I took notice. Then again, it was late and I could have been half asleep. Anyway - I have power at my house- large tree branches did fall and came very close to crashing into our home. I hope everyone without power has it restored quickly and that people are helping their neighbors. It's the right thing to do. Happy Monday - safe commutes home everyone :)

What a sad lot of whining crying and carrying on. When a disaster strikes, of any proportion, it will of course cause hardships, pretty sure all of this complaining helps no one and is ridiculous to boot. How did a terrific storm become a platform for religious and political attacking? Who have you helped? Ask yourself that question.
Character is built not by blaming and pointing, but by picking ones self up, and helping the guy who needs it. I thought that was the American way..I guess now it's just pissing and moaning. Pathetic.

Mark 12:28-31

King James Version (KJV)

28 And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?

29 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:

30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.

31 And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

When Jesus said this, he was explaining that all of the Decalogue (which God gave to Moses) could be summed up in two simple rules: love God, and love your fellow man. The concept of "good Samaritanism" was not a new one when it was practiced by the Samaritan--but at a time when one might have joined Jesus on Golgotha simply for being kind to him, his act represented more than just "caring about the other guy." While his disciples were denying him, this man reached out to a condemned criminal in his hour of need to his own great peril. We call people who . . .

. . . do such things "heroes" today, and one of the great sadnesses of the decline of Western religion in our society is that, except for a very few of us, we as a people have forgotten how to be heroes. As hollow as OweMalley's words ring in comparison to his deeds, the sentiment behind them is valid. Especially in the world we live in now, Ben Franklin summed it up pretty succinctly: "If we don't hang together, we shall most assuredly hang separately."

For crying out loud, people. Aren't things bad enough now without all of this sniping at each other?

huh. Guess it's best not to read the comments then.

We are all subject to "Mother Nature"

I just retired, and am moving to my other house on Delaware. Hopefully can sell the house in MD. Goodbye Owemalley and taxes.

I am happy and proud to report that neighbors in my community have all been working together to help each other. Maybe a quarter have power. A few others have generators. People with power are inviting those without to come to their homes to charge phones/laptops, do laundry, or just hang out and cool off. Some people have run extension cords to other houses to keep the refrigerator or a fan and a few lights on. It's been really amazing to watch. I hope others are experiencing similar great things amid this chaos and heat.

You *should* be happy and proud, AR--that's the kind of "neighborhood" I miss (and I am from New York)! I remember, during Hurricane Gloria, my poor friend and neighbor (who had three little'uns) had *just* received a freezer order. We were out of power for three weeks--no way any of us could keep food cold that long, and none of us had electricity. But I had a gas water heater (light the pilot light, and it works without electricity), and a gas stove, and others had gas grills and charcoal barbecues. Those of use who could cook inside did the breakfasts and things that had to be cooked on stoves or in ovens--the rest grilled--and we had one massive block party, using up everything that was perishable as much as we could! We assembled all the coolers in one garage, full of ice, and kept what we cooked inside. Then we made stuff in smaller quantities, as it thawed, and took turns running to the out-of-town stores to get whatever else we needed, or order food in. Like the pioneers who built this country, we survived because we worked together--and as anyone knows who's been in that situation, we all had fun and became an extended family doing it. "Do unto others . . . ." I don't know where you live, or even who you and your neighbors are, but I'm proud of all of you, too. Bravo!!!!

That's also why I'd move to Annapolis in a heartbeat if I could. (My house here is deeply under water--so it won't be any time soon.)

I cannot believe all the smattering and complaining and arguing in the blog! When did it have to be said that we should help each other out in any such event as this? I am not an O'Malley supporter at all, but I do agree with him on this stand. I think a lot of people posting on this site should be ashamed of themselves. This blog is about HELPING EACH OTHER, not politics, not religion, not a pity-me party! What has this world come to?!?!?!?

Wow I cannot believe some of these comments regarding helping you neighbor. I am an independent and do not like O'Malley but I am pretty sure he didn't cause this storm. Remember these people are your neighbors and most likely are tax paying and hard working people that regardless of religion or party affiliation could use some help being an extension cord or whatever. So chill!

In our neighborhood, we are lucky to have power. One neighbor has a friend who is not so lucky. We just had a group gather all the ice we could scramble together in the neighborhood to give to this friend to share with her neighbors. They left with about 6 large coolers. We'll do it again tomorrow if necessary.

That's the spirit!! Now at least they won't be throwing hundreds of dollars' worth of food in the trash. Now if someone would offer them space in his/her refridgerator or freezer . . . invite them to stay in the A/C until the power's fixed, that would be even lovelier! It wasn't brutally hot like this during Hurricane Gloria, so that wasn't much of an issue for us. Everyone showered by candlelight in the bathrooms of those of us who had hot water, and made the rounds doing laundry, so no one would have to bear the expense of everyone else's use alone. That's what makes a "community" as opposed to a "development"--it isn't just a bunch of people living in the same space, it's people who *care* about one another. "A friend in need is a friend, indeed!"