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Posted: Sun Apr 27th, 2008 08:38 pm |
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http://www.infowars.com/?p=1693
This other candidate in another state says that crime equals terrorism.
How Orwellian.
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There are many people listed on Bryan's Myspace site. He's a proud American that has put himself in harms way, so we can remain free. thank you Bryan for that sacrifice.
I looked over the pictures of the people he has on his space.....I admire many of the same people. Dr. King; John Wayne; Newt G.; Pat Tillman; George Washington;Thomas Jefferson. So he has Sean Hannity. So what. Some of the things that comes out of Seans mouth is valid. Some of the things that come out of Rush's mouth is good, just not the Oxycotyn. I try to take the good from people and apply it to my personna. I allow them to keep the rest of the items I consider useless.
Bryan is a Saggatarian...so am I, so we like fast cars, fast bikes, fast anything....he owns a classic vet...stingray. He likes Eric Clapton...so do I. He watches CNN and Fox, the History Channel, National Geographic and the Discovery Channel...so do I. So, I find when one focus's on the positives attributes of a person, and try to relate to them thru common experiences, it is much easier to relate to them and understand them.
He's a proud American, former Apache Helicopter pilot, leader of men and women alike. charging the enemy with........ Courage; confidence; character; all qualities of a good leader and that's what we are looking for.....good leadership skills, regardless of his heroes or his enemies.
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Superstitionres wrote:
I'm a little scared by this Bryan Martyn - have you checked his myspace page? Not his campaign website - just google him and you'll see the other one. I don't see that his background and his obvious fascination with war will help him - if he were to be elected, and the other supervisors disagreed with him, would he call in heavy artillery? Sorry to sound sarcastic, but I'm even more disturbed by his "heroes", Bill O'Reilly, Rush, and Sean Hannity. This is no ordinary Republican.
I didnt see any of those people listed as his heroes on his myspace page. Show me where please.
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Posted: Mon Apr 21st, 2008 11:58 pm |
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YOu are right...sorry.
I would like to know just what her qualifications are, if she has any?
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Posted: Mon Apr 21st, 2008 11:38 pm |
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gk wrote: you conviently avoided the question
What are her qualifications that you find so great?
Gene. The person just signed up and has been very cordial. Let's not intimidate him. Let's give him an opportunity to discuss his views. thank you.
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Posted: Mon Apr 21st, 2008 11:33 pm |
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| Well, if I'm forced to sink to your level, I could say that just the fact that she's a DEMOCRAT instead of a Repugnant is enough. Is that what you want me to say? If that's the kind of dialogue on this site, then no thanks - I'll bow out. This is a waste of time.
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Posted: Mon Apr 21st, 2008 11:16 pm |
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you conviently avoided the question
What are her qualifications that you find so great?
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Posted: Mon Apr 21st, 2008 10:26 pm |
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| That's what I like to see. Intelligent commentary.
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Posted: Mon Apr 21st, 2008 10:17 pm |
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She has no name recognition and I assume she is a Dumocrap. Pinal has been mired in Dumocraps for forever.
What are her qualifications that you find so great?
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Posted: Mon Apr 21st, 2008 09:52 pm |
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| Well, I wouldn't give much credence to your poll here. I just started checking this out, but it appears that the posters and readers here are a very small, homogeneous group that aren't representative of the general public. It's a long time until the election, as well.
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Posted: Mon Apr 21st, 2008 09:34 pm |
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Superstitionres wrote: Definately Mary Shope - she's a life-long Pinal resident with great qualifications. Todd House has been hanging around forever - even the Republicans think he's a doofus. And as I said, the Marytn guy is off the wall. I love what he's telling Queen Creek - I'll lower your taxes and build your roads. Where does the money come from? "There are ways!" Yeah, right.
Well good. I'm glad you mentioned her. No one has been able to find out anything about her. Invite her on here, if you know her.
The only thing I have heard about her is from Republicans, who say she is so far to the left, she is barely hanging on.
Don't forget to go to the poll I started...she's behind as we speak.
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Posted: Mon Apr 21st, 2008 09:12 pm |
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| Definately Mary Shope - she's a life-long Pinal resident with great qualifications. Todd House has been hanging around forever - even the Republicans think he's a doofus. And as I said, the Marytn guy is off the wall. I love what he's telling Queen Creek - I'll lower your taxes and build your roads. Where does the money come from? "There are ways!" Yeah, right.
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Posted: Mon Apr 21st, 2008 09:03 pm |
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I really don't care if those are his heroes or not. One must talk to Bryan and listen to him tell you what he can do for our County, in spite of those guys. It's him and his qualities we should pay attention to...not Rush or O'rielly. Let's give him a chance. We are going to be holding a big shindig for him in June. Let's hear what he has to say about our delimma out here and what he can do to help us climb out of our debt and other related problems.
Who would you vote for now, based on what you know about the candidates? Only 3 have made themselves known.
Bryan Martyn, Todd House and Ms. Shope (don't know first name). I started a Poll so vote on there please. thanks.
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Posted: Mon Apr 21st, 2008 07:22 pm |
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| I'm a little scared by this Bryan Martyn - have you checked his myspace page? Not his campaign website - just google him and you'll see the other one. I don't see that his background and his obvious fascination with war will help him - if he were to be elected, and the other supervisors disagreed with him, would he call in heavy artillery? Sorry to sound sarcastic, but I'm even more disturbed by his "heroes", Bill O'Reilly, Rush, and Sean Hannity. This is no ordinary Republican.
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Posted: Fri Apr 4th, 2008 04:21 am |
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More examples of some sherrif's concerns on federal agencies
like the BATFE which has more criminals that they should
in their midst. I spoke with Paul and he told me that he would
tell the feds to back off if they were abusing our rights. That is
what we need.
http://www.idahostatesman.com/business/story/116917.html
http://infohack.newsvine.com/_news/2007/02/24/584050-wyoming-sheriffs-put-feds-in-their-place
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/12/12/national/w153109S41.DTL
http://www.atfabuse.com/purpose.html
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Posted: Sun Mar 23rd, 2008 08:21 pm |
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http://constitutionallawenforcementassoc.blogspot.com/
I will be sharing Sheriff Mack's website with Officer Babeu. He must keep the
feds on a short leash. To many sheriffs kiss up to them and that is wrong since
the sheriff is the number one peace officer in his or her county.
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Posted: Thu Mar 20th, 2008 08:21 am |
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http://www.sheriffpaul.com Paul Babeu For Pinal County Sheriff
Babeu (pronounced Bab-you)
Yes, he is current Chandler Police Office who graduated as the #1 overall police recruit from ALEA class #376. He is the Police Union President for Chandler PD (CLEA).
He is also a major in the Army National Guard. Paul has served 17 years in the Guard. Major Babeu is branch qualified as a Combat Engineer, serving as Platoon Leader, XO and Company Commander in Massachusetts, where he originally joined. He also commanded Joint Forces Headquarters Company for the Arizona National Guard. He was deployed as staff officer with the 42nd Infantry Division, Task Force Liberty, which operated in north/central Iraq in OIF III. His military education is extensive and he serves as Adjunct Instructor.
He most recently completed a tour of support in Operation Jump Start, Arizona Southwest Border Mission. Major Babeu served as Commander of Task Force Yuma which was responsible for direct support for Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the US Border Control in securing the Arizona border with Mexico.
Babeu served six years as an elected official (City Councilor and County Commissioner) in Massachusetts, where he balanced budgets, addressed public issues, managed departments and forged relationships with all political interests. He was also the Headmaster and Executive Director of DeSisto Private Boarding School for 3 years (Stockbridge, MA).
Paul has an associates degree in Law Enforcement (Rio Salado Community College), a Bachelor of Science in History with a minor in Political Science (Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts), and a Masters Degree in Public Administration (American International College, Springfield, MA).
To learn even more about Paul Babeu and his accomplishments go his website.
What more of a perfect, well-rounded, qualified, responsible and passionate man could we ask for to represent our county as Sheriff? Change is needed across the board in this growing Pinal County and Paul Babeu definitely has my vote!
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Posted: Tue Feb 12th, 2008 03:49 am |
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Jeff wrote: I agree with most of what croche said. It is more important to elect a better supervisor. One is running that will be good, Brian Martyn. We need a supervisor who will truly put our needs first, like public safety. To answer his question about the bike patrol, I believe it is. I have talked to several passing through my area and have seen a difference. They speak very highly of Sheriff Vasquez. They say he isn't afraid to take the supervisors on to get what they need. Deputy Wilkstrom told me the sheriff fought hard to get 66 new deputies since being sheriff and placed 37 of them in Johnson Ranch. I say keep Vasquez and lets get a good supervisor who will work with him to get the protection we need
No Bryan is not the person we need in this position, not unless you want this area to remain as it is. He will be just like Sandie and only play nice and look out for a select few people in this area.
What this area really needs is to become our own city. Because we are not going anywhere as we sit.
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Black Jack wrote: Jeff wrote: I agree with most of what croche said. It is more important to elect a better supervisor. One is running that will be good, Brian Martyn. We need a supervisor who will truly put our needs first, like public safety. To answer his question about the bike patrol, I believe it is. I have talked to several passing through my area and have seen a difference. They speak very highly of Sheriff Vasquez. They say he isn't afraid to take the supervisors on to get what they need. Deputy Wilkstrom told me the sheriff fought hard to get 66 new deputies since being sheriff and placed 37 of them in Johnson Ranch. I say keep Vasquez and lets get a good supervisor who will work with him to get the protection we need Can I ask what political experience Bryan Martyn has? Isn’t he a Major in the USAF and resides in Gold Canyon? Just what we need, another individual from Gold Canyon representing the Hunt Corridor. The last I heard, he wanted to bring a professional sports team into the area north of Florence. Now that is a top priority wouldn’t one say?
Political experience? Is this the only measure of capability for a Supervisor? If I understood more about the position and its duties, pay, and time involved: I WOULD BE RUNNING. I have a BA in Organizational Management and I'm 3 classes into an MBA. I have ZERO political experience but I think I'd make a great supervisor. What does having political experience have to do with the price of eggs!?!
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We shouldn't totally judge a candidate by who they know, instead what he has done for us in the past. You have to admit in the last three years Vasquez had done a lot for Johnson Ranch. Granted it didn't happen over night, but, we do have a better police presence, two substations, and several high profile crimes have been solved.
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Cathy D. wrote: Hi. I was reading this thread and was just wondering how Sheriff Vasquez is getting associated with Sandie Smith. The only relation I have seen is that Sandie is the current supervisor of the area so Sheriff Vasquez would have to work with her as well as the entire board of supervisors to get approval to make improvements. In my opinion, that does not mean if you dislike Sandie, you should dislike the Sheriff. Maybe there's a reason that he's has been in the upper echelon of law enforcement in the county for so long -- because he is experienced and good at what he does. If you are talking about voting for people who live in the area, Babeu may live here, but he was a cop in Chandler, outside of the county. Just because people move here doesn't mean that they are the best representation...
This is not implying anything negative about the Sheriff but to answer your question Sandie Smith APPOINTED Sheriff Vasquez when the previous sheriff resigned. He was subsequently elected but we all know that incumbents are hard to unseat. Also the previous Sheriff was a close political and personal ally of Sandie Smith. Sheriff Vasquez was also the previous sheriff's second in command. This may sound like one of GK's conspiracy theory logical paths but these are facts to answer your questions. Once again the Sheriff may actually be doning a descent job and MAY be deserving of re-election.
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| Hi. I was reading this thread and was just wondering how Sheriff Vasquez is getting associated with Sandie Smith. The only relation I have seen is that Sandie is the current supervisor of the area so Sheriff Vasquez would have to work with her as well as the entire board of supervisors to get approval to make improvements. In my opinion, that does not mean if you dislike Sandie, you should dislike the Sheriff. Maybe there's a reason that he's has been in the upper echelon of law enforcement in the county for so long -- because he is experienced and good at what he does. If you are talking about voting for people who live in the area, Babeu may live here, but he was a cop in Chandler, outside of the county. Just because people move here doesn't mean that they are the best representation...
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Jeff wrote: Yes Bryan does live in Gold Canyon and is retiring from the USAF to run for BOS as a republican. There is another republican running, Todd House out of Apache Junction I believe. I have heard there is a democrat possibly running from Johnson Ranch. Can't remember his name though. I have heard he at one time spear headed an incorporation drive for Johnson Ranch. Not much to choose from.
Todd ran against Sandie last time and lost. I have spoken to both Todd and Bryan and neither will get my vote. Hopefully a Republican will step up to the plate from the Hunt area. I’m not sure who the Democrat you speak of could be.
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| Yes Bryan does live in Gold Canyon and is retiring from the USAF to run for BOS as a republican. There is another republican running, Todd House out of Apache Junction I believe. I have heard there is a democrat possibly running from Johnson Ranch. Can't remember his name though. I have heard he at one time spear headed an incorporation drive for Johnson Ranch. Not much to choose from.
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Sorry about the scheduling problem...another time. This starts at 5:30 p.m. if you finish early. We'll be setting examples here for our Optimist kids, so they will be getting a good lesson in civics.
I will present your discussion to him/them. There will be two of them here, that are running for Supervisor.....both from Gold Canyon.
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Bambi wrote: Hi Black Jack....long time no hear. Bryan plans on coming to the Optimists event at my place this Sat.. Ask him.
I’d love to, but you did not check with me before scheduling the event. I’m tied up that day. Maybe you can ask him about what I posted and see what he has to say for himself with particular attention to the sports team. Personally, I won’t vote for anyone that resides outside of the Hunt Corridor. I’ve had enough Gold Canyon representation.
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| Hi Black Jack....long time no hear. Bryan plans on coming to the Optimists event at my place this Sat.. Ask him. Last edited on Fri Feb 8th, 2008 05:30 pm by Bambi
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Jeff wrote: I agree with most of what croche said. It is more important to elect a better supervisor. One is running that will be good, Brian Martyn. We need a supervisor who will truly put our needs first, like public safety. To answer his question about the bike patrol, I believe it is. I have talked to several passing through my area and have seen a difference. They speak very highly of Sheriff Vasquez. They say he isn't afraid to take the supervisors on to get what they need. Deputy Wilkstrom told me the sheriff fought hard to get 66 new deputies since being sheriff and placed 37 of them in Johnson Ranch. I say keep Vasquez and lets get a good supervisor who will work with him to get the protection we need Can I ask what political experience Bryan Martyn has? Isn’t he a Major in the USAF and resides in Gold Canyon? Just what we need, another individual from Gold Canyon representing the Hunt Corridor. The last I heard, he wanted to bring a professional sports team into the area north of Florence. Now that is a top priority wouldn’t one say?
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| I agree with most of what croche said. It is more important to elect a better supervisor. One is running that will be good, Brian Martyn. We need a supervisor who will truly put our needs first, like public safety. To answer his question about the bike patrol, I believe it is. I have talked to several passing through my area and have seen a difference. They speak very highly of Sheriff Vasquez. They say he isn't afraid to take the supervisors on to get what they need. Deputy Wilkstrom told me the sheriff fought hard to get 66 new deputies since being sheriff and placed 37 of them in Johnson Ranch. I say keep Vasquez and lets get a good supervisor who will work with him to get the protection we need
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Is a bike patrol in our area really effective? We don't even have street lights. Our county faces some difficult issues no doubt. I still don't necessarily think Sheriff V is the man.
Not the most important issue though. Who we get in for Cty Supv. is way more important. We also need to look at incorporation for our area. I'm not up for more layers of government but we need the protection. Look at the property value differences in Queen Creek versus PC Queen Creek. We aren't that far away and some houses are more than $100,000 more for the same house! WHY? Our county fights growth. It is corrupt. We don't court small business we try to push them out: San Tan Flats. We need to be safer; speed bumps in communities (I know this is a community issue) and we need better roads (they are coming). We also need to amend the dark skies ordinance and get some street lights. We also need to woo a business here to provide something for teens and tweens to do; they have nothing and turn to crime or sitting at home getting fat and dumb watching Hillary or playing video games. OOps, did that slip?
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| Vasquez has been in the upper echelon of Law Enforcement in Pinal County for a very long time.
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| I agree with Jeff and GK. I too am a resident of the "San Tan" area and consider myself fairly well-versed in the local politics. Sheriff Vasquez has done so much for our area in the time he has been Sheriff. For one, he established a region SPECIFICALLY for our area to handle the number of calls our area gets compared to the rest of the county. Also, he has instated a bike patrol, business block watch, is an active member of the American Legion and San Tan Area Chamber. I think before one starts to criticize the current situation, they need to look at the previous situation. Sheriff Vasquez has done a lot to pay attention to our humble area while not forgetting the many other areas he also vows to serve. Do your homework and look beyond the two candidates' Web sites. You will find that Sheriff Vasquez has more than 30 years' experience in law enforcement, including law enforcement management, while Babeu has just five years in patrol. While it is a noble cause to run for Sheriff, shouldn't you at least have some supervisory/management experience in a position higher than a patrol officer but under the Sheriff's title? I fully support our current Sheriff and will definitely be voting for him this next election. I think to attribute him to your disappointments with the supervisors is misinformed and just plain wrong. Though part of the county structure, the Sheriff's Office is an entirely different entity in itself. Keep Vasquez Sheriff!
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GK you are correct Sheriff Vasquez has only been Sheriff for three years now. He has only been with the Sheriff's Office since 2001. So the 15 years with Sandie Smith is totally wrong.
I am pleased with the response he has given us her in Johnson Ranch. I looked into this Paul Babeu guy. He has only been in Johnson Ranch may be three years. He only has five year total police experience. How can a person with only five years run a medium to large agency. He hasn't even learned to be a cop yet. I know a Chandler cop who lives in Johnson Ranch. He has told me a lot about Babeu and I am not impressed. The Chandler cop is a sergeant with the motorcycle unit and he doesn't speack to highly of Babeu.
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Posted: Tue Feb 5th, 2008 03:51 am |
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Vasquez has not been sheriff for that long. He has only won 1 election.
Ted, I am impressed......no.....in all seriousness.
You are being objective and I can respect that.
I know that to you I will always be Satans next of kin. but objectivity is a respectful attribute, I hope you continue to use it
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I appreciate you objectivity and sometimes even when someone in politics isn't necessarily doing anything wrong, it doesn't mean someone else can't do something better.
Sheriff Vasquez has worked in Law Enforcement leadership over the last 15 years in Pinal County under Sandie Smith. We need someone fresh from the outside-doesn't mean Sheriff Vasquez is a bad guy!
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Let me try be objective here.
First of all, I am very much in favor of change within the Pinal County gvmt. I am against anyone associated with Sandie Smith and I would tend to be soured on any endorsement (official or otherwise) by a BLC person like GK. Also, I am in favor of people from Johnson Ranch getting elected. In addition, I would say that as of about 3 years ago, our area was hopelessley neglected by the Pinal County Sherrif.
However...
I would say that in terms of law enforcement, the PCSO seems to have been rather adequate, and has done a good job of getting more police out here. Have to agree with GK on this one.
Not that I can make a full decision here. Just that this is not as automatic as it would seem. Have to see how this plays out.
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Well let me first point out that I'm excited that everone is so open to the needed change in the area. I have nothing personal against Sheriff Vasquez I just think we need outside change. Too many of the individuals in our government have come from and are used to the way things are in this area. I have lived here for almost 5 years and all I see is a bad situation getting worse every year. What has Sheriff Vasquez done to address the corruption in the county? What has he done to address the fact that the county is looking to add wireless internet for the entire county but our deputies don't have computers or radio coverage in the entire county? We need fresh faces and fresh ideas. Whether the people of this area like it or not it has changed and it is going to continue to change. Whether that change is good or bad is what is in question. I 100% agree that regardless of the reasons our county is spending our money to defend an archaic law against DANCING?!??! Are you kidding? I'm glad Sandie isn't running again; maybe she saw the writing on the wall. And for the record I'm a conservative first an a Republican second. I won't vote for someone simply because they are a Republican.
On a national note, neither Obama nor Clinton are the change this country needs. Just because a Republican hasn't done the greatest over the last 8 years doesn't mean a Democrat should be the one to make things better! Huckabee or Paul have a great plan to fix this country. The media wants us to think our only hope lies in McCain or Romney.
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Posted: Mon Feb 4th, 2008 09:36 pm |
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| No problem, the website listed his accomplishments and his cridentials for the position. Something that may not be available any where else
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Posted: Mon Feb 4th, 2008 09:21 pm |
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The website is also not INDEPENDENT. It is set up to support his candidacy. By INDEPENDENT I mean I will speak with outside officials, his peers on the police force, my neighbors, news articles/reportings, and try to find government websites that discuss crime statistics and compare them to other police forces. If he is truely doing a good job then these INDEPENDENT sources will confirm it. Otherwise I will look for another alternative to replace him.
I have not made up my mind yet either way.
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Posted: Mon Feb 4th, 2008 09:10 pm |
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| Yes it is. That is why I supplied the website
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Posted: Mon Feb 4th, 2008 09:07 pm |
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I did not say that any of it was untrue. I was simply pointing out that you have a personal and political relationship with the Sheriff. I will seek out INDEPENDENT information to help me make my decision.
Maybe this is a better way of restating my previous post.
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Posted: Mon Feb 4th, 2008 09:04 pm |
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YOu are a hateful person.
You sound just like IR. How can you possibly associate me with the documented and readily available credentials of the Sheriff.
That is clearly just being vindictive and hateful
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Posted: Mon Feb 4th, 2008 08:43 pm |
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| Remember that GK is a friend of the Sheriff and is a member of the Possee. Just like his unending support for Sandie Smith despite all the horrible things she did to us, we must investigate all of the current county officials and use skepticism.
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Posted: Mon Feb 4th, 2008 07:08 pm |
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My post was mainly directed at newcomers to the area that think that everything and everyone in the county is wrong.
Chris is very forward thinking and community oriented and always has been for decades
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Posted: Mon Feb 4th, 2008 06:54 pm |
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Gene. Don't be so defensive. I have not criticized the Sheriff. I am only promoting democracy by stating it's good to have choices. It's good to hear you support your candidate, the current Sheriff. And, I support and appreciate his accomplishments also. And I appreciate you listings those accomplishments, as that helps me make my decision and saves me from doing it. Don't jump to conclusions please.
I support this young man's desire to run for Sheriff, in that he is putting his skills and accomplishments into the mix, to give us choices. There's still a long road ahead, where he can produce for us, his knowledge of law enforcement; his knowledge of the area; his demeanor; his on job effectiveness; his vision; his entire MO....all part of the "transparency" required in public officials..... and definitely requirements for me to be able to make an "informed" vote. What I hear you saying is that "if it ain't broken, then don't change it" I try to foster change by saying "if you got something better to offer, then bring it over." Let's see what he has to offer, besides desire.
Now, I must read up on the job description of our Sheriff and other Sheriffs in other Counties and States. Also, his "peers" opinions of him, and the groups that represent the employees of his Department. Endorsements; etc. Lots of homework to do on both of them.
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Posted: Mon Feb 4th, 2008 06:18 pm |
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When you talk about all of the warts that Pinal County has you cannot include the office of the Sheriff.
He has done a tremendous amount for the county and his integrity cannot be overstated.
When you consider just a few of the things that he has done since being elected you can see his ability to follow through with his promises.
1. Instituted the Citizens on Patrol Program
2. Put in place a National award winning victims services unit.
3. Supported a very highly trained Posse unit that saves the county a lot of badly needed money
4. Institued a bicycle patrol unit
5. Oversee's a task force that averages 33,000 pounds of drug seizures per year
6. On his watch no homocide has gone unsolved
Just a few of the things to his credit. When you have this quality of L.E. why gamble?
NOt EVERYTHING in the county is wrong!
Croche,
Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater......so to speak
http://www.vasquez4sheriff.com/Default.htm
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Posted: Mon Feb 4th, 2008 12:51 pm |
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It is good to see that someone from our area is running for office....even if it is Sheriff, he's taking an interest in his community and sees the need for a "change"....
Kudos to Paul Babeu for standing up and offering himself as a candidate for this position, to give the people choices. It is an honorable sacrifice to make for your community, as your time will be the people's.
Now, Let's find us a Supervisor from this area and start "grooming" them. Put out the word we need representation from here....Johnson Ranch. I would venture to say, that we are the largest community that Pinal governs......Maricopa and AJ are cities with self determination and self government. We are a "bedroom" community.
So, I would suggest that the Supervisor from this area, work toward encouraging us to continue on with our search for self determination, as this County will not be able to provide the types of programs/money that a community of our size will demand.
Check out King County. They have done just that....encouraging all the small communities to either seek annexation or start their own, and providing the assistance to get there. They (County) are not organized to provide that type of assistance to one small area. They govern all areas....three districts in this case. occupying over 570,000 sq. miles. A good comparison of a town or city to us, is Queen Creek, which only has about 25 sq. miles to govern, which allows them better insight and control.
I looked much of this up in the Encyclopedia, and what should I come across in this encyclopedia, as it explains what Pinal County is all about, is the San Tan Flats Case, mentioning how we have held on to a 60 year old ordinance to govern her people and to enforce law. Unbelievable and embarrassing. Who will want to move here with that type of advertising? What Industry will want to take the chance of employing hundreds that would be governed under that type of antiquated law?
I'm with Obama and Paul............We Need Change.
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Posted: Mon Feb 4th, 2008 05:21 am |
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I'm new to this area and I'm thrilled that I found it! I am an up-and-coming political hopeful in Pinal County. We need some changes; the more I learn about our government the more scared/angry I get! I love it out here and my wife and I plan to remain for a long time but some things need to change! First, a new Sheriff: Paul Babeu. A great candidate who will make an outstanding Sheriff!
Check him out at: http://www.sheriffpaul.com
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