Political Notes: Baker ads of ’06 revived on YouTube

The videos range from a clip titled ‘‘Imagine,” where the former delegate asks viewers to picture a Prince George’s County that is ‘‘first in education, last in crime,” to more confrontational spots like ‘‘chicken,” where an unflattering Johnson picture is paired with footage of a yellow chick prancing around while a voiceover asks why the executive won’t debate Baker.

Messages to the Internet user who created the Baker-heavy clips were not returned. Reached last week, Baker told The Gazette that he plans to run again for county executive in 2010 but said his sudden presence on the site was news to him.

‘‘I can’t even get on YouTube,” he said. ‘‘But they’re pretty good ads, aren’t they? I’ll have to wait for my son to get back from college to show me.”

Opportunities aboundfor county executive

County Executive Jack B. Johnson’s undying support of the National Harbor development in Oxon Hill has sparked rumors that he has plans to get a job connected with the $4 billion waterfront project after his term ends in 2010.

‘‘It’s not even worth me answering that,” Johnson said when asked about working at National Harbor.

Johnson denied the rumor and said his next job may instead come from his work with Africa.

‘‘I’ve never had to worry about employment,” he said. ‘‘My problem will be limiting what I want to do.”

Britt featuredin PBS documentary

Former state Sen. Gwendolyn T. Britt, who died of heart failure last January, is one of several featured interviewees in a special documentary re-airing on public television this holiday weekend, producers announced.

The half-hour documentary, entitled ‘‘Carousel of Memories,” explores the history of the antique ride at the Glen Echo Park. It is scheduled to air on WHUT at 3 p.m. Sunday and 8 p.m. Monday.

The carousel was a focal point in a desegregation fight at the former summer getaway. Britt was arrested in 1960 when she and a group of teens refused to get off the carousel during a protest that ultimately led to the desegregation of the park after a summer of protests.

Her arrest for civil disobedience also marked a turning point in Britt’s life, prompting her to leave college and travel south to join the Freedom Riders movement, where she met her husband, Travis. The pair returned to Maryland shortly after their wedding.

She was elected to the state Senate’s 47th District in 2002, where she served until her death this year.

The 2005 documentary by Montgomery County filmmaker Cintia Cabib also features interviews with the caretakers of the carousel and examines efforts to preserve the structure. It first aired on Maryland Public Television in 2006 and is shown on weekends at the Glen Echo Park visitor’s center.

For information or to order a copy of ‘‘Carousel of Memories,” visit www.cintiacabib.com.

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