In any case, all on the same page as far as keeping watchdog discussions constructive and free of name-calling. (That’s not really a request from us.)

The pro-Clarke people don’t resort to vulgar swearing to get their points across.

I understand that repeatedly building a solid case that Clarke is an incompetent, irresponsible manager to folks who then ignore the points made about Clarke and turn to union-bashing (as if deputies don’t know what they are talking about) is less fun than cleaning a catbox.

But getting personal should be avoided, and comments will be edited if the line is crossed.

I don’t listen to Sykes or Belling or anyone else that was mentioned. All I have to do is listen to people spew hatred for Clarke out of their mouths in such a childlike manner to know exactly how much they REALLY care about the community or other human beings.

Jim - It was a real honor and privilege discussing things with you in a classy way. I mean that for you.

Enough said.

Find a Deputy Sheriff, ask em WHERE the mobile jail has been sitting for the last TWO years. Non-functional, due to lack of use. Then Drive up to Baraboo. Ask any Sauk county Deputy why the Milwaukee County Mobile Emergency Command Center has been parked 175 miles outside of Milwaukee County for MONTHS!!!! Gotta wonder what they are charging for storage too.

Ummmm, Do your homework? Dipshits!

GRIP
SADD
Letter to Govenor requesting help financially
Target Enforcement Unit
Helped introduce New Communication Plan
Parks and Buses Unit
Mobile Jail

Regardless of whether or not you agree with them, or if they have helped or not. He is trying. It would be foolish to say he is not.

DARE gets funded by the Feds and state, depends on the budget year, and if you need money from the county, some supervisor on the board or the county exec will jump up to make some quick political points by supporting the program. Ending it is nonsense.

And Scott Walker is proposing to end GRIP in this budget. Clarke has stepped out of jurisdiction with GRIP while leaving parts of his jurisdiction — the PARKS and freeways — without patrols. And now he\’s being told, basically, that GRIP is not worth keeping.

Clarke did end some pet programs like the lake patrol that were not necessary. But Deputy insider at least has a good grip on this — and he didn\’t even mention mismanagement of the jail.

Holt for sheriff!

I commend the Sheriff for purchasing the mobile jail. The faster deputies can unload an arrest and get back on the streets or parks, the better. Why run some bum from the lakefront all the way to the jail when you can just drop him off down the road and get back to work? That was a dime of mine well spent. As for the TV, it’s actually a small TV in the waiting area of Administration. It makes that area a little nicer for people to wait in

Every Sheriff has had their pet projects. This one at least makes his work within the budget given to him by the County Board.

Hopefully this gets posted. I’m still waiting for my comments from 4 days ago to post.

You’ll never admit to this, but anyone who has half a brain can see through your “support” of Holt.

http://watchdogmilwaukee.com/blog/john-david-morgan/2006/bobot-drops-recount-plans/

Looks like Holt’s base is south suburban Milwaukee County — South Milwaukee, Oak Creek etc. That’s a good strong, high voter turnout base to start from.

Holt’s also got backing from the Assembly Rep. down there, Mark Honadel. I’m sure Jeff Plale, the Democratic Senator from that area, will join him shortly, if he has not already.

We don’t stand with these folks on many, many issues but in this election — Don Holt for Sheriff! More to come …

John - If Clarke were (for some insane reason)lose, I hope you are right about Holt.

At least try and show us how/why he would better for the county other than “he’s not Clarke”.

Yesterday I trotted down to the election commission to get Bobot’s most recent campaign finance report that he filed, here are some facts:

Donations from $100-$250 came places like Waukesha, Mequon, Cedarburg, Elm Grove…just to name a few. Evidently Bobot enjoys support from those same places that Clarke does.

Why would you vote for Holt if when Bobot was running his biggest battle cry was that he was the “REAL Democrat” in the race? How could you stand up behind the only “true democrat” in the race, then when he loses, stand up behind the republican in the race? Do you realize how much of a flip-flopper that makes you look like?

On Artison: Sheriff Dick’s reelections were landslide wins.

Holt needs to gear up. If Bobot’s finished (he may be in a few hours) - we’re ready to give Holt a chance to do the job better than CLarke.

As for race - our 2nd black sheriff treats his job very seriously and isn’t beholden to union, and he gets support from Dems, GOPs, whites, blacks, and latinos.

You mentioned that Colin Powell is competent before, well it was Powell who said that if you’re not upsetting some people as a leader then you’re not making any change and you’re not effective.

To run for Sheriff in Milwaukee County as a Republican is political suicide. That’s why Clarke runs as a Dem — even as all that Republican Waukesha County money flows in to fund his campaign and the right wing radio squawkers lather up a fuss to get Republicans to vote Dem and Clarke in the primary.

It’s not Independence (with a capital I or without) — it’s a political game to win an election. With a good portion of the 90% Dem black vote going Clarke’s way, it’s a difficult formula for Dems to beat in the primary, especially with no hot local Legislative races on the ballot.

If he was as competent as Colin Powell, we’d all be supporting him. But he’s David Clarke. No matter what party stripe he paints himself, he’s incompetent. The Republican Party should realize this and support Holt, but they won’t because that’s not what they’re after here.

What they want is a black Republican candidate they can run for other office — mayor or (gasp) county executive when Walker moves on. The GOP party players don’t give a damn about the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s position in and of itself — and that’s the source of the problem.

As for race — our first black sheriff always treated the Sheriff’s position as a largely ceremonial one, and he got support from Dems, GOPs, whites and blacks.

But Clarke’s not Artison. Artison was smart enough to not do too much damage to the county when he had the job.

Just because someone runs as a Republican doesn’t mean that the local party has to fully back the candidate if they don’t think he’s qualified enough. Back in 2004 when Jerry Boyle ran for Congress he had virtually no support from the local republican party.

Sorry, you’re not a Republican, you never were, you wouldn’t cancel your membership because they didn’t support lowly Don Holt in a county sheriff’s race. FYI, Holt didn’t join the party until he decided to run for Sheriff and was also recruited by the same person who recruited Bobot to run in the democratic primary.

“I think it’s funny how you lump Clarke in with the republicans when he has vowed never to join that party.”

That has got to be the DUMBEST statement I have yet to read on this blog. If skippy actually JOINED the Republican party, you well know it would be his political end.

He is the SOLE reason I have cancelled my membership to the party. They don’t even have the balls to back Holt. Fock the GOP

Chris — I would tell you this the only reason that the no-confidance vote would be less is because the Sheriff\’s Department has 100+ less deputies working in it. This is also why speeding on the highways are up and why they need little flashy things to tell you how fast you\’re going around the Plainfield Curve. It is because there aren\’t enough officers patroling anymore. Clarke\’s vision is this: I want to make the Sheriff\’s Department part of Milwaukee Police Department.