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We used Pirate Girl for face painting recently, and she was phenomenal. I know she does balloon twisting too, but we didn't opt to do that.

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Thanks! That’s a great suggestion, will check it out.

So your argument that this well-known racist tactic isn't racist is: "nah-uh"..?

Agree. Big, desaturated picture of a black man, and text: "crime is up!" (even though it's lower than 3 years ago)..? Yeah we who you're talking to here

crime went up during kittleman and down during ball so glad youre telling everyone you hate hispanics

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There's a guy - Mr. Jon and Friends (https://www.mrjonmusic.com/) - who plays kids shows at local venues. He doesn't do face painting or balloon animals but is pretty well reviewed by some of the local parenting groups.

Thanks so much! Will do :)

Pushing fearful “high crime” ads — even when crime is demonstrably not high — is standard GOP strategy. Especially when their candidate is running against a black opponent.

They’re not subtle.

There's a person who does balloon animals at ledo pizza off Oakland Mills road, if you call them I'm sure they'll give you her contact info! She used to go in on Wednesdays but we haven't been there in a bit

Thanks for digging this up. It's people like you who keep democracy alive.

Thanks for the suggestion, but I’m not looking for a sitter. Im looking for some games & entertainment.

What kind of venue are you planning for this event? In the office? At a restaurant? Maybe consider taking the event to one of the village center multipurpose spaces where you could arrange for a separate-but-next-door room for the kids, with proper hired supervision?

It really annoys me that Ball harps on the fact that Columbia was named one of the safest cities in America as a reason he should be re-elected as county executive. Not because it’s not true, it very well may be true. But because he’s running for county executive, not columbia executive. What about the rest of the county? Yeah maybe Columbia is the “safest” city, but I wouldn’t go near Main Event after dark. I wouldn’t get gas in certain areas after dark either. It may be safer than the rest of the country but that doesn’t mean it’s safe.

Also Ball has the support of the police chief, but does the police chief have the support of the police? How many officers retired earlier than they planned under Ball’s regime?

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From Willie Horton to Ronald Reagan's Neshoba County "States' Rights speech to Nixon's "Southern Strategy," racism is so embedded in Republican campaigns that I guess it just passes for normal now.

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Yeah, I am a little uncomfortable with Kittleman’s tone.

Signs around the county. My wife reached out to Calvin Ball about this and he replied that his signs are being systematically removed/destroyed all around the county.

So that sucks, too.

I mean, Columbia is literally a development project lol, so I am right there with you.

Columbia made it as a development because of mixed income housing, which strengthened the community for generations. I'd like to see a Rouse-like approach for the 21st century, rather than copying the copycats in the way we've seen so far

> tapping into that sentiment and fear stoking

If its a message that taps into “racist undertones” then its a dogwhistle