“I was listening to the news, and they said that the average person on welfare, gets welfare benefits, is $3,500. I worked 60 years, and I only collect $3,300, and I paid in my whole life, and these other people don’t pay in at all and they get all the benefits and food stamps. So I hope we put Mitt Romney in there, somebody who has some smarts, because I tell you one thing, President Obama doesn’t know what he’s doing. He had no experience, and he still shows that he has no experience in running a country.”
— Hagerstown

“President Obama wants to tax the rich people more and more and more. Well, they’re the ones who put people back to work. If you tax them more, then they’re going to hire less people. I mean, that’s only normal.”
— Williamsport

“Page A3, Friday, July 6, city crew workers pick up after the Fourth. Nice picture of the trash that was left at the fairgrounds. I’m calling basically because of the meeting in Boonsboro on the 21st, that the pros for this rail for trails said that the public would not leave trash, or would at least help with volunteers to clean up. Looks like we’re paying the City of Hagerstown crews to pick up after this mess.”
— Washington County

“I hope people are reading the real facts, and not just what they’re hearing in the liberal media. These jobs that are being filled and created, well, they’re being created because people that are working 36 or 38 hours a week, their hours are being cut, so that these businesses can hire more part-timers, and right there you go. Right there’s the numbers. They’re hiring more part-timers but they’re cutting the hours ... it’s a simple game — yes, it is a game — of adding and subtracting hours, so that it looks like they’re creating jobs.”
— Hagerstown

“Early in American history, our leaders decided that a primary education was necessary for the economy to grow. That was good enough for our grandfathers. Next came the high school, and it served its purpose. To get us out of the present economic woes, our government needs to spend money. I would suggest that we pay the tuition of all qualified students.”
— Halfway    

“Hey, I know what we can all do. Let’s just sign over our paychecks to the government, etc.; that is, what is left of it. Then we can all try to go on welfare. We already give them our hard-earned money that supports them and their frivolous wants and rich lifestyle. This isn’t the way our forefathers meant it to be. Greed has taken over and it looks like we’re the losers. We are working to support them and they just don’t get it.”
— Hagerstown

“When George Bush left office and President Obama took charge, crude oil was $140 per barrel and we paid $4-plus for a gallon of gas. Now that the price of crude oil is down to $82 per barrel, the price of gasoline should be near $2.25 per gallon, not $3.25, as it is. When I went to school, the price of $140 a barrel equaled $4 per gallon. Half of that price is $70 a barrel, equaling $2 per gallon. Price of $82 a barrel should equal $2.35 per gallon. The price of oil is down 58 percent. Why do we pay this price? The answer is oil company greed.”
Waynesboro, Pa.

Fast and Furious program started by Bush was totally different than the one President Obama has been running. The guns under Bush actually were tracked. The Mexican government was apprised of the program, and no American was killed. If Eric Holder could release documents to Congress that would sully the way Bush handled this brief program, you can bet your bippy he would.”
— Hagerstown

“How come whenever an ambulance or a police car has room to pull over and actually park, why do they still sit in the middle of the street? I would really like an answer to that question. It’s not fair at all.”
— Hagerstown

“Senior citizens: Your senior center hasn’t been built yet. Write or call the county commissioners and your state senators and delegates, and tell them you want it downtown where it’s convenient. Tear down some old buildings and make Hagerstown better at the same time.”