Cmac, I think you’re being a little touchie there. I made that comment over on TC, and directed that opinion towards some of the shallow TC posters. What makes you think I directed it at you? I’ve never seen you over there. You should jump in from time to time, it’s lively over there. Not that it isn’t here. Joe runs a great blog.

I just read through the flyer again. Anyone have any issues with the content? Anything incorrect? (please ignore the effort to divert attention from this worthy question)

And that goes right back to ACT’s point about puppets and puppet masters.

Does BO know you have two blog names?

It isn’t any kind of dance at all – I’ve said numerous times that Chapman is clearly the best candidate and the most qualified to be Sheriff. Haughty self-important endorsements from bloggers are worthless.

Whit.

I did not know that! Well now I do, and LI gave me the details.

Do you have any other names you go by that would be helpful for me and others to know about.

I’ll let you make the announcement of what you use if you so desire.

LvL, wit regard to your comment, I just re-read the flyer. No where in it does Chapman say “great”. Did you read the flyer? Nor do I see anything that says anything like “so and so only when to H.S”. I think you are being too sensitive here. Maybe upset that your favorites don’t have the credentials that Chapman has earned. Resumes are resumes. They reveal past accomplishments. Is there anything factually misleading with the content? Anything that needs to be corrected?

BO, you did know. You even called me LL here before. If you want to claim ignorance now I can only assume it serves a purpose.

CathyMac, I am not associated with the Chapman campaign, so if that assertion is directed at me it’s a false one. No one controls or pays me in the political realm. Other bloggers and commenters are acting in official consulting capacities with various clients in and out of the Sheriff’s race. Remember Joe’s post about the grassroots and the professionals that use them.

Various meetings and interactions and numerous first hand reports to me from all sorts of people from all sorts of backgrounds and political leanings. Judge for yourself, that’s my assessment.

Sorry, I stirred up a hornet’s nest there, didn’t I? It was actually me who reintroduced the topic of the civility pledge, if you look back on page 2 of this post. I asked who is supposed to be the arbiter of what is or is not civil. ACT then responded with his definition of civil, and LI took it from there. Hope that clarifies things a bit.

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Various meetings and interactions and numerous first hand reports to me from all sorts of people from all sorts of backgrounds and political leanings. Judge for yourself, that’s my assessment.<<<

In other words, you don't really know anything about any of the campaigns. Just as we thought.

I think it’s pretty clear who the idiots are. Not a lick of FIRSTPERSON interaction….and you’re light years ahead of us?? I mean, despite being told you were wrong by any number of folks who do have it right?

Hey Lloyd.

Calm your dagnabbed self down a bit there, pardner! Before you go losing those shiny chrome wheels on that fancy wagon of yours, be sure to read that I included personal observations along with trusted first person accounts.

To the rest of you – just watch and learn on your own.

I wouldn’t brag about personal observations if I were you. You watched the events of February’s LCRC meeting and came away with the complete adverse of what it was all about.
Volpe and Chapman were outraged, and I was surprised that there wasn’t actual steam coming out of a couple of sets of ears.

I’m not sure if Chapman was furious or just very, very, sad. Definitely NOT a happy camper that night. Suzanne had left and then returned a few minutes after Glen began speaking. She was definitely not a happy camper either.

If Chapman would do better in a Firehouse Primary, why is he aligned with those who don’t want that? Just a political game for their support? Or some other reason? I sure hope LI can explain all of this to us since he has ALL the Insider information. Come on, LI, we need your knowledge!

It’s so difficult to imagine Verne being furious about anything because he’s such an even, calm, balanced, man. And he certainly didn’t seem angry when I talked to him that night. Oh well. The Insider clearly sees and hears things that the rest of us don’t. Must be xray vision and hearing, or something.

How ridiculous. Chapman will do best in any format because he’s clearly the best candidate. As I’ve said many times, it makes no sense for any candidate to shun Suzanne Volpe. This whole alignment secret deal crap is just that, crap. Read Verne’s address on his website to see how upset that mailer got him.

As much as you may want to try, CMac, I am not an official spokesperson for the Chapman campaign. The only official spokesperson for the Chapman campaign is Mike Chapman. And no matter what he or anyone else thinks, the decision of convention vs. firehouse primary is not his to make – that’s totally up to the LCRC as a whole.

My point is that Chapman will be the winner in any format because he is clearly the most appealling and qualified candidate and the clear leader in this contest. The best way to beat Steve Simpson is to challenge him with Mike Chapman.

As I’ve said, you’ve really gone off the deep end, CMac.

I never said the other candidates cannot walk and chew gum at the same time – is that what you’ve seen? Calm yourself down, CMac. What I have seen is that the other campaigns are spending a lot of money on consultants, while Chapman so far has spent nothing on consultants. That shows me who can stand on their own feet the best in this campaign, and as we’ve discussed before, explains some of the animosity from some quarters towards Chapman.

The pettiness in this race absolutely did not start with me, and now it’s all on display in all of its ugliness in Joe’s latest post.

Once again for those of you too hard headed to comprehend – I am no one’s mouthpiece but my own. Mike Chapman speaks for himself – that’s why I like the guy.

“The pettiness in this race absolutely did not start with me”
Yeah….it did.
You dug up the box after we put it down and out.
Liz even wants it down and out.
You named Liz after we refused to.
Your little quest for drama that highlights your existance is about to hurt the very people you say you’re advocating for.
Drop it.

All of you need to get away from your computers. Do any of you work? Go to church, help feed the hungry, find some joy in this life. It’s there, you just need to find it. Stop tearing each other down.

Gee, I reread it and reread it. Stone never typed her name. Your “tired” sock puppet did. Now when poor Liz’s name is googled, this thread will come up under it. Really smart move.

We are all volunteers.

Sally, go back and re-read the comments in these two threads and see who is off their rocker about Liz, it isn’t me. The campaign is all about Chapman, the only people continuing to harp about Liz are four or five people who have some strange obssession with her. If some of them really care about her reputation as they profess to in some of these comments, they need to stop the attacks.