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Comment by J.R. on May 18, 2011 at 10:43am

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Actually, Sabrina, Governor Scott doesn't have the authority to overturn the results of a county election, he only has authority to appoint or remove state administrative officials, commissioners, and members of state Boards. But, he does have authority to recommend legislation to the Florida State Legislature that would ban national/international labor unions and professional national/international organizing entities from coming in and taking over county elections in Florida counties---entities that are in bed with President Obama's down and dirty political machine.  Outcomes of Florida's county elections should only be determined by legitimate citizens who live and vote in the county where the election is being held. 

Obama's Organizing for America, which is essentially part of the old A.C.O.R.N. that has over 200 other organizations under the re-named original A.C.O.R.N.'s umbrella organization, is also international and doing the same kind of organizing and influencing elections in foreign countries. Their former disgraced head honcho was reported to be organizing in countries in Europe.

A place to start would be contacting the Federal Election Commission and requesting that they investigate whether or not Alvin Brown is, as he declared on his disclosure form for his donations he made to 13 Democrats, an attorney.  He's not listed on the Florida Bar Association website as a licensed attorney, and I couldn't find any verification that he is a member of the American Bar Association. A person can't just go around holding himself or herself out to be an attorney, unless they can prove that they actually are. And, no one is allowed to lie on their disclosure statement to the FEC.

Yes, Jerome, Alvin Brown's campaign and the out-of-state carpetbaggers paid for things such as giving free tickets to movies to afford themselves an opportunity to give their campaign pitch to a paid-for captive audience, feeding large numbers of potential Democrat voters free breakfasts and then bussing them to the polls, and even assisting some of them in actual voting. It never ceases to amaze me how many Democrat voters have to have outsiders register them to vote, feed them, haul them to the polls, give them a cheat sheet so they'll remember who to vote for as told, and even assist some of them who don't know what they're doing in the actual act of casting their vote.  How stupid and incompetent are these huge numbers of Democrats, anyway? And, since, the paid canvassers and  "volunteers" were not only paid, but were also provided free local housing and paid cell phone bills, how many of them claimed residency and registered to vote in our county election? That needs to be checked out, also, for it's been proven to have occurred in other states in the past.

Comment by jerome w clampitt on May 18, 2011 at 8:06am

I heard there were crab and bbq parties and busses to the polls last week,, is this true?? also if people would get off their duff and vote this wouldn't be a problem.. now we have a real possibility of a socialist minority throwing away our money like o'le mayor "silver spoon" never thought about..

Comment by sabrina Wheeler on May 18, 2011 at 3:46am

Tell us where to go and what to do...J.R. is right on the money. Governor Scott has to correct this scam protrayed as an election. Where do 96,000 votes come from in a sea of red map of Jacksonville? It is astounding!

Comment by J.R. on May 18, 2011 at 12:31am

J.L., I don't blame you for feeling that way. It is discouraging.  The Times Union's blackout against Mike Hogan definitely helped Alvin Brown. It was tantamount to deliberately trying to throw the election to Brown, by discriminating against Mike Hogan and denying him equal coverage in the newspaper, while denying Hogan's supporters---such as First Coast Tea Party---the requested opportunity to exercise their free speech rights in print, through the publishing of questions for Alvin Brown to answer. The Times Union refused... and refused to ask those questions of Alvin Brown themselves and print his answers.  The election was today, and Brown has still not answered our questions. We only heard generalities from Brown, nothing substantive.

Plus, Brown used the same Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and Organizing for America (the new A.C.O.R.N.), which are out-of-state entities that helped Obama win election in 2008. This was a local election, essentially made national by the very fact of who and what entities were involved in it and who provided very large amounts of out of state resources and money to Alvin Brown, one relatively unknown candidate in a notheast Florida county election. They did their same massive registration of voters and getting out the vote that they did for Obama, nationwide, in 2008 presidential election. Was this a level playing field? Not in my opinion.

I know very little about Brown, except that he had a very powerful and rich national/international union, a very powerful and well-funded national community organizing group, a well-funded Democrat Party, and millionaires Al Gore and Bill Clinton supporting and endorsing him. That's pretty extreme for a county election. Sort of like David and Goliath. I'm still praying for our David to win. 

The polls closed at 7:00 P.M. tonight, votes were counted, provisional votes are yet to be counted, and there will, in all likelihood, be a recount.  I believe there should be an audit of the election and an audit of each voter's registration during this past year, up to the closing day for registration prior to this election. 

We shouldn't count Mike Hogan out. It's not over 'til it's over. And, if Brown ultimately wins, there might very well be a recall.  I researched and discovered that Florida Statutes allow for recall elections for county officials in charter counties, even if it is not in the county's own charter.  Duval County IS a charter county.  I have serious concerns which were posted in the form of questions on this blogpost, and plan to research further and make further contacts. All citizens of Duval County have a right to know the facts about qualifications and prior history of their Mayor, in order to be certain he is qualified, ethical, and trustworthy.  The office of Mayor, carries with it a fiduciary duty and trust. As of now, we don't have enough information about Alvin Brown, to know if he is worthy of of that trust. I don't trust him, just as I wouldn't trust anyone else who hid behind a politically-biased, progressive rag that poses as a newpaper engaged in ethical journalism... The Florida Times Union.  What is Brown hiding from us?  And, why is he hiding it? It's as if he's Obama-Lite, minus the mythical oratory, yet using the same playbook.

Comment by JL Gawlik on May 17, 2011 at 10:36pm

Reading the comments, too bad we are too, late... We need to get past that and communicate quicker. This is just a ~*SNaP*SHoT*~  of what is going to happen in 2012 and beyond. We need to be organized and to be able to react very quickly. *sigh*

i am praying and hoping for a good out come in this election, it was great to hear that Webb was defeated, i know i did my part as well as so many more but there are 500,000 plus voters in Duval county, SO WHY did only less than half that participated in a election that affects them closer than the federal election? WHY the apathy? You have more control at local levels, i am beginning to think we have a whole county of idiots and stupid people. We need to reeducate the masses... 

 

Okie DoKie... over iT... forgive my rant but it is soooo frustrating to witness. *sigh*

Comment by J.R. on May 17, 2011 at 10:36pm

MAY 17, 2011 RUN-OFF ELECTION FOR MAYOR

ABEL HARDING TWEETS:  ca. 11:00P.M. - 11:30 p.m.

"Folks who rush to nationalize #jaxmayor race don't understand dynamics of coalitions behind @AlvinForMayor and @HoganForMayor..."

"Corinne Brown threw down gauntlet to Gov. Rick Scott, "If he signs election bill, she'll see him at Justice..."

"Rep. Brown sez she has concerns about absentee votes not getting counted, even though her 512 showed id and voted in person..."

Tea Party Patriots:  Now is the time to let Governor Rick Scott know we want him to immediately sign the new election law passed by the Florida Legislature, for it will help to safeguard the integrity and security of the voter registration process. 

U.S. Rep. Corinne Brown apparently would prefer that it be lax so that out of state labor unions and Organizing for America (renewed version of A.C.O.R.N.), and other carpetbaggers and political operatives can register Mickey and Minnie Mouse and take elderly patients to the polls and instruct them (ie. control the voting process).  I believe there should be a poll worker to stand beside such accompanied voters to make sure it is the voter who is making the decision and voting for the person of their choice. However, it has been reported as having been done otherwise in this election - and in prior elections.

Comment by michael gable on May 16, 2011 at 8:51pm

I'm with ya J. R.   Not voting for Webb.

Comment by J.R. on May 16, 2011 at 8:03pm

Well, Michael, whatever you do, don't vote for Jack Webb, whose buddy Tony Hemmerly, Jacksonville Planning Commission member, was witnessed taking and dumping Matt Schellenberg's signs. The request for a warrant for his arrest for grand theft, is at the State Attorney's office. And, Jack Webb himself was among his campaign workers who verbally accosted Debbie Gonzales as she was campaigning alone for Matt Schellenberg. I personally don't believe Jack Webb, or anyone else who can't or won't run a clean and fair campaign is fit to serve the citizens of Duval County on their City Council or in any other public office. We can do better.

FCTP has endorsed Matt Schellenberg, Dick Kravitz and Mike Hogan, and At Large candidate for City Council, Mr. Robin Lumb. These candidates responded to FCTP surveys and participated in our two big events to communicate with candidates--- Speed Rating (candidates for City Council) and the Town Hall Meeting for Mayor, Tax Assessor, and Sheriff. John Rutherford was endorsed by FCTP for Sheriff and won, avoiding a run-off.

Also, Mike Hogan won the Debate with Alvin Brown. You can read my blog post about the debate on this website, as well as my two other blog posts about Mike Hogan, including his acceptance speech after the first election and his plan to cut $62 million from the city budget. The Times Union has been totally in the tank for ONLY Democrat candidates and have refused to print anything the FCTP has asked them to print. They have also refused to ask Alvin Brown any questions we've asked about his qualifications and fitness to serve as our Mayor.

Comment by michael gable on May 16, 2011 at 6:52pm

For the most part I'm voting against all the T-U's recommendation.  There might be an exception here or there but not in the mayoral race. 

Comment by John & Audrey Anderson on May 16, 2011 at 6:47pm

We haven't passed out mock ballets for people to copy like the democratic machine but maybe we should pass out these questions.

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