Comments on: Endorsement: Don Holt for Sheriff http://watchdogmilwaukee.com/john-david-morgan/2006/endorsement-don-holt-for-sheriff/ Your Progressive Source for Local Opinions and Insightful Commentary Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:56:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: mkelover15 http://watchdogmilwaukee.com/john-david-morgan/2006/endorsement-don-holt-for-sheriff/#comment-7421 mkelover15 Fri, 29 Dec 2006 21:18:26 +0000 http://watchdogmilwaukee.com/blog/john-david-morgan/2006/endorsement-don-holt-for-sheriff/#comment-7421 Funny, I didn't hear of many issues when we got dumped on with 13+ inches of snow...seems that the deputies decided to show up for work that day and do their job. Funny, I didn’t hear of many issues when we got dumped on with 13+ inches of snow…seems that the deputies decided to show up for work that day and do their job.

]]> By: James http://watchdogmilwaukee.com/john-david-morgan/2006/endorsement-don-holt-for-sheriff/#comment-6899 James Wed, 08 Nov 2006 15:34:31 +0000 http://watchdogmilwaukee.com/blog/john-david-morgan/2006/endorsement-don-holt-for-sheriff/#comment-6899 gottagonow - you are OUT of the loop, the squads will be there in the bad weather. gottagonow - you are OUT of the loop, the squads will be there in the bad weather.

]]> By: John-david Morgan http://watchdogmilwaukee.com/john-david-morgan/2006/endorsement-don-holt-for-sheriff/#comment-6892 John-david Morgan Wed, 08 Nov 2006 07:59:55 +0000 http://watchdogmilwaukee.com/blog/john-david-morgan/2006/endorsement-don-holt-for-sheriff/#comment-6892 This just in today from gottagonow, commenting on a previous post: "Bill, When all is said in done that is great but I will tell you now. TEU Will not be out there when the snow is flying. That isn’t what the TEU is for. They simply patrol high crime area’s. And lets put it this way the TEU only works 8 hours a day. They don’t work all 3 shifts. Hope you don’t get stuck on your way home from work at 5 pm. Because TEU won’t even be at work yet." This just in today from gottagonow, commenting on a previous post:

“Bill,

When all is said in done that is great but I will tell you now. TEU Will not be out there when the snow is flying. That isn’t what the TEU is for. They simply patrol high crime area’s. And lets put it this way the TEU only works 8 hours a day. They don’t work all 3 shifts. Hope you don’t get stuck on your way home from work at 5 pm. Because TEU won’t even be at work yet.”

]]> By: John-david Morgan http://watchdogmilwaukee.com/john-david-morgan/2006/endorsement-don-holt-for-sheriff/#comment-6891 John-david Morgan Wed, 08 Nov 2006 07:57:50 +0000 http://watchdogmilwaukee.com/blog/john-david-morgan/2006/endorsement-don-holt-for-sheriff/#comment-6891 Bill, many of those are programs in place before Clarke took office. Using sexual predators on Halloween to get headlines the week before an election may be good campaigning, but it's not necessarily good sheriffing. Many of the programs, we talked about in depth on other posts. Here's a comment that came in today from "gottagonow" that addresses good and bad weather patrols and use of the TEUs. http://watchdogmilwaukee.com/blog/jim/2006/clarke-brought-on-cut-to-his-department-justified-walkers-cuts/#comment-6887 Clarke's record gets tough criticism on this site, but you find a lot of people who know the sheriffs department and the county criminal justice system here. Clarke won by the about the same margin as in 2002, a bit of a surprise but when you have the D by your name in Milwaukee County, you're not going to lose a sheriff's race. Bill, many of those are programs in place before Clarke took office. Using sexual predators on Halloween to get headlines the week before an election may be good campaigning, but it’s not necessarily good sheriffing.

Many of the programs, we talked about in depth on other posts. Here’s a comment that came in today from “gottagonow” that addresses good and bad weather patrols and use of the TEUs.
http://watchdogmilwaukee.com/blog/jim/2006/clarke-brought-on-cut-to-his-department-justified-walkers-cuts/#comment-6887
Clarke’s record gets tough criticism on this site, but you find a lot of people who know the sheriffs department and the county criminal justice system here.

Clarke won by the about the same margin as in 2002, a bit of a surprise but when you have the D by your name in Milwaukee County, you’re not going to lose a sheriff’s race.

]]> By: M.Toole http://watchdogmilwaukee.com/john-david-morgan/2006/endorsement-don-holt-for-sheriff/#comment-6888 M.Toole Wed, 08 Nov 2006 04:33:27 +0000 http://watchdogmilwaukee.com/blog/john-david-morgan/2006/endorsement-don-holt-for-sheriff/#comment-6888 The voters of Milwaukee County just killed the oldest, largest, and most (at one time) respected department in the state of Wisconsin. I hope you all remember this when all the litigation begins. I wash my hands of you all. May God have mercy on you for you do not know what you have done. M.Toole 10-42 The voters of Milwaukee County just killed the oldest, largest, and most (at one time) respected department in the state of Wisconsin. I hope you all remember this when all the litigation begins. I wash my hands of you all. May God have mercy on you for you do not know what you have done.

M.Toole 10-42

]]> By: Bill Stocks http://watchdogmilwaukee.com/john-david-morgan/2006/endorsement-don-holt-for-sheriff/#comment-6882 Bill Stocks Tue, 07 Nov 2006 19:34:50 +0000 http://watchdogmilwaukee.com/blog/john-david-morgan/2006/endorsement-don-holt-for-sheriff/#comment-6882 TO say he is hasn't done anything is not truthful, S.A.D.D., Target Enforcement Unit, working with Operation Locate Our Children, Sex Offender Registry, Internet Crimes Against Kids, Explorer Program award, Express news column, identity theft. He tried GRIP and after much opposition tried to re-vamp it to people's liking. He is on the board of directors for Boys and Girls Club (that organization has helped the community marvelously). He is willing to beef up the squads during bad weather, and in the good weather the patrols down by the beach kept things in check. There are results that maybe you don't agree with, but if you go door-to-door, citizens of the county see the efforts with limited funds and are appreciative. I am involved with 8 good-sized churches, and 3 entertainment organizations in the county and have not heard more than 1 person state they are unhappy with his performance. TO say he is hasn’t done anything is not truthful, S.A.D.D., Target Enforcement Unit, working with Operation Locate Our Children, Sex Offender Registry, Internet Crimes Against Kids, Explorer Program award, Express news column, identity theft. He tried GRIP and after much opposition tried to re-vamp it to people’s liking. He is on the board of directors for Boys and Girls Club (that organization has helped the community marvelously). He is willing to beef up the squads during bad weather, and in the good weather the patrols down by the beach kept things in check. There are results that maybe you don’t agree with, but if you go door-to-door, citizens of the county see the efforts with limited funds and are appreciative. I am involved with 8 good-sized churches, and 3 entertainment organizations in the county and have not heard more than 1 person state they are unhappy with his performance.

]]> By: John-david Morgan http://watchdogmilwaukee.com/john-david-morgan/2006/endorsement-don-holt-for-sheriff/#comment-6881 John-david Morgan Tue, 07 Nov 2006 18:58:05 +0000 http://watchdogmilwaukee.com/blog/john-david-morgan/2006/endorsement-don-holt-for-sheriff/#comment-6881 We have asked repeatedly for Clarke supporters to name one good thing he has done for Milwaukee, to name one successful initiative. In five years there was nothing to speak of. You have it turned around -- for us to give the endorsement, we have to be able to justify it. How would one even begin to write a Clarke endorsement story? Clarke even dragged his feet getting sheriff\'s deputies onto buses, a proposal that James White and the bus drivers union were waiting for nearly a year for him to get behind. The bus drivers want Wackenhut off the buses for their own safety. Clarke could not deign to care about it until something deadly happened and it made the papers. I will say that County Executive Scott Walker shares the blame for much of what is occuring in the sheriffs department. We have asked repeatedly for Clarke supporters to name one good thing he has done for Milwaukee, to name one successful initiative. In five years there was nothing to speak of. You have it turned around — for us to give the endorsement, we have to be able to justify it. How would one even begin to write a Clarke endorsement story?

Clarke even dragged his feet getting sheriff\’s deputies onto buses, a proposal that James White and the bus drivers union were waiting for nearly a year for him to get behind. The bus drivers want Wackenhut off the buses for their own safety. Clarke could not deign to care about it until something deadly happened and it made the papers.

I will say that County Executive Scott Walker shares the blame for much of what is occuring in the sheriffs department.

]]> By: Bill Stocks http://watchdogmilwaukee.com/john-david-morgan/2006/endorsement-don-holt-for-sheriff/#comment-6878 Bill Stocks Tue, 07 Nov 2006 18:21:34 +0000 http://watchdogmilwaukee.com/blog/john-david-morgan/2006/endorsement-don-holt-for-sheriff/#comment-6878 JDM - The bottome line is that those of us who are voting for Clarke, don't have to justify it to anyone, especially people who are just plain haters. Everyone has their own reasons for voting the way they feel. You can't keep trying to verbally intimidate people into agreeing with your philosophy. Re- Elect Clarke for Sheriff! JDM -

The bottome line is that those of us who are voting for Clarke, don’t have to justify it to anyone, especially people who are just plain haters. Everyone has their own reasons for voting the way they feel. You can’t keep trying to verbally intimidate people into agreeing with your philosophy. Re- Elect Clarke for Sheriff!

]]> By: John-david Morgan http://watchdogmilwaukee.com/john-david-morgan/2006/endorsement-don-holt-for-sheriff/#comment-6850 John-david Morgan Mon, 06 Nov 2006 22:31:43 +0000 http://watchdogmilwaukee.com/blog/john-david-morgan/2006/endorsement-don-holt-for-sheriff/#comment-6850 The Morgan-McGuigan rule of not having time to hash out again the case that Clarke has been incompetent and has nothing to show for his five years as Sheriff except a war with the union, a useless mobile jail and an illegal county jail. Those discussions we had in full in ClarkeWatch: http://watchdogmilwaukee.com/blog/category/clarke-watch/ We can't justify voting for Clarke. Nor should you. The Morgan-McGuigan rule of not having time to hash out again the case that Clarke has been incompetent and has nothing to show for his five years as Sheriff except a war with the union, a useless mobile jail and an illegal county jail. Those discussions we had in full in ClarkeWatch:
http://watchdogmilwaukee.com/blog/category/clarke-watch/

We can’t justify voting for Clarke. Nor should you.

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