tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135626.post1456951447678908242..comments2023-09-11T07:50:55.125-07:00Comments on Grassroots People: Straw Poll For Clatsop County Sheriff - Who You Gonna Vote For?Patrick McGeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05197794438907392097noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135626.post-47395529737516827312012-06-06T10:56:48.332-07:002012-06-06T10:56:48.332-07:00where do you children get the time to engage in al...where do you children get the time to engage in all this namecalling and mud-slinging? If I were one of the candidates I would be embarrassed to have you supporting me!beazlebubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135626.post-21375770633723472042012-05-14T00:24:53.312-07:002012-05-14T00:24:53.312-07:00Sorry but Barnett the scofflaw has
more illegal s...Sorry but Barnett the scofflaw has <br />more illegal signs up than anyone, with Fuzia and Nelson next.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135626.post-63911737239416034272012-05-11T18:13:01.767-07:002012-05-11T18:13:01.767-07:00Ok, Patrick. We know you did your best.
And, th...Ok, Patrick. We know you did your best. <br />And, that Tom thinks Bergin can put signs in the public right of way is probably his best too. Now, if we could just find a sheriff that did his best, for an incredible amount of money a year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135626.post-82148209188086256252012-05-11T10:26:42.666-07:002012-05-11T10:26:42.666-07:00Sorry, it appears, now that the question has arise...Sorry, it appears, now that the question has arisen, this poll is no better or worse than the rest and I was wrong in my own assessment that it was tamper-proof.<br /><br />Looks as though we will have to rely on our own honor in voting just once and not cheating afterall.Patrick McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05197794438907392097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135626.post-50111645353764101992012-05-11T10:03:28.641-07:002012-05-11T10:03:28.641-07:00Ah Tom?
It's illegal to put campaign signs i...Ah Tom? <br />It's illegal to put campaign signs in the public right of way.<br /><br />Also, read above, McGee got a poll that can't be fixed.<br />But, since you want to talk about Bergin's "greatness" how about telling us why Bergin, representing the Oregon Sheriffs, came down hard on shutting down marijuana dispensaries, but here in Clatsop County, where he is supposed Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135626.post-23040173621350929652012-05-11T08:23:25.107-07:002012-05-11T08:23:25.107-07:00TOM BERGIN GETS MY VOTE! He really cares about th...TOM BERGIN GETS MY VOTE! He really cares about the citizens of Clatsop County. Of course he helped chop trees during a flood. He saw a need and he filled it. That is just like Tom, he is not afraid to jump in any help the residents with whatever comes up. I am proud to know such a hard working, <br />dedicated individual.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135626.post-3637435413037626562012-05-11T07:41:07.278-07:002012-05-11T07:41:07.278-07:00Campaign signs next to each other?
Why not, especi...Campaign signs next to each other?<br />Why not, especially in a public right of way you silly puff.<br /><br />What's "Low Rent" is you even bringing it up.<br /><br />You must be a member of the same campaign machine as Barnett and Pierce.<br /><br />Looks to me you have figured out a way to manipulate McGee's poll in favor of Pierce huh? Now that's "Low Rent" Tom T.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135626.post-44101010073090318752012-05-11T07:35:14.356-07:002012-05-11T07:35:14.356-07:00Jim Pierce? "Intelligence and motivation to b...Jim Pierce? "Intelligence and motivation to be a "Good Sheriff" when he, along with another candidate, takes campaign contributions from a known, multiple convictions felon?Tom T.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135626.post-68102412907478240892012-05-10T18:58:52.454-07:002012-05-10T18:58:52.454-07:00What's the deal with the Bergin signs? I see ...What's the deal with the Bergin signs? I see a Pierce or Fuzia or Nelson or Barnett sign and, pretty soon, I see a Bergin sign right next to them. I know that in his last real election Bergin whined to the property owners that had DuPree signs to get them to let him put up a sign to. Did he do the same thing this time? That seems really low rent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135626.post-70992773806901849672012-05-09T12:31:57.159-07:002012-05-09T12:31:57.159-07:00My vote goes to Jim Pierce. He is a wonderful man...My vote goes to Jim Pierce. He is a wonderful man who has served us very well for a long time. He has the intelligence and motivation to be a good sheriff who will be constantly working for us and leting us know what he is doing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135626.post-28772482718875883542012-05-08T21:33:44.185-07:002012-05-08T21:33:44.185-07:00Tom Bergin gets my vote. He has done a great job f...Tom Bergin gets my vote. He has done a great job for Clatsop County and will continue to do so. After hearing the debates, I can't imagine voting for anyone else. He has and always has had the citizens of Clatsop County first on his agenda. He truly has our interests at heart.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135626.post-52201839984136245492012-05-07T19:12:14.920-07:002012-05-07T19:12:14.920-07:00Sorry, that should be dumb jokesSorry, that should be dumb jokesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135626.post-42391994301209342742012-05-07T18:57:02.440-07:002012-05-07T18:57:02.440-07:00I would love to crtitize what Sheriff Tom Bergin h...I would love to crtitize what Sheriff Tom Bergin has done. Could someone tell me what that is? Bergin has chopped some trees during a flood, he has convinced some state legislator to sponsor a bill that cuts even more trees back from the road, exposing the clear cuts and he has raised his hand to be the OSSA President. Anything for us? In the last eight years he has collected ofer $100,000 a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135626.post-63782748447454436472012-05-07T18:15:06.959-07:002012-05-07T18:15:06.959-07:00I keep seeing posts saying that Tom Bergin is a do...I keep seeing posts saying that Tom Bergin is a do nothing Sheriff yet in the same breath everything he has ever done is being criticized. Leaders make hard decisions that they feel is for the best and not everyone is going to like their decisions. But that is why they are in that position. A couple of the people here don't seem to understand a chain of command and complain about everythingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135626.post-14591344488705954132012-05-07T07:53:46.181-07:002012-05-07T07:53:46.181-07:00So the DA is going to jail?
The Transition Center ...So the DA is going to jail?<br />The Transition Center was funded by the county and used the state money supposed yo use SB 1145 offenders. If you don't know what an SB 1145 offender is, then you really don't know what your are talking aboutAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135626.post-74437386145126856012012-05-06T17:34:08.634-07:002012-05-06T17:34:08.634-07:00No, actually I am talking about the Transition Cen...No, actually I am talking about the Transition Center that was funded over 50% by the state and 20% by the feds that Bergin did away with simply because he could not get along with Cora Lane. <br />The last time a DA tried to get cozy with a law enforcement administrator she went to jail Obviously, Bergin is not up to that. He has let lots get by. <br />You are right, however. Only one Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135626.post-86644670236401269782012-05-06T13:44:04.107-07:002012-05-06T13:44:04.107-07:00You must be talking about the great Transtion cent...You must be talking about the great Transtion center, which was an unqualified failure, and burned through hundreds of thousands of dollars in county money when it failed to attract all the inmates with money to stay out of the jail.<br />There were many walkaways and even for staff holding booze parties after hours. <br />One of the most important qualities in a sheriff, or any elected executiveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135626.post-25481885623441301172012-05-05T20:10:17.266-07:002012-05-05T20:10:17.266-07:00Actually, Bergin has not done anything to improve ...Actually, Bergin has not done anything to improve the safety of people in Clatsop County except get a state representative to sponsor a bill to cut some trees close to the road. Plus, after eight years<br /> in office, at $107,000 a year he has removed one option for handling criminals without actually dealing with the problems of the jail and drugs that got him elected in the first place. What Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135626.post-68955041937859923172012-05-05T18:08:40.597-07:002012-05-05T18:08:40.597-07:00ooo, yeah. Bergin really has to be courageous to ...ooo, yeah. Bergin really has to be courageous to face the Astoria City Council. What does he have to worry about, getting a bad Pepsi? Come on, Bergin has not done any risky things since being elected, none, none period. Standing by Josh Marquis is standing by a fool, but who cares?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135626.post-4503667428915311302012-05-05T15:39:51.414-07:002012-05-05T15:39:51.414-07:00No, the Sheriff, being the only other county-wide ...No, the Sheriff, being the only other county-wide elected official (other than the judges) has attended all the meetings between the DA and the City and has stood by the DA.<br />I, and many in Astoria, applaud the Sheriff for his courage, when the safe thing is fall in with the "good old boy club" that dominates city politics and FORMERLY dominated county politics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135626.post-14129677254141448942012-05-05T12:15:23.141-07:002012-05-05T12:15:23.141-07:00Bergin has something to do with the prosecution of...Bergin has something to do with the prosecution of DUIIs in Astoria? I didn't know that. I have to wonder how he has the time and how he has the right. Is this something DA Marquis told him to do?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135626.post-42814934869510135102012-05-04T20:41:40.617-07:002012-05-04T20:41:40.617-07:00The idea that he don't want a sheriff that wor...The idea that he don't want a sheriff that works for the DA elected 5 times sounds like a bad idea. If you think the City should try DUIIs and want a return to the "good old days" of the late 80s or early 90s then don't vote for Bergin.<br />I will, as so are my neighbors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135626.post-38309959705069498012012-05-04T12:38:20.844-07:002012-05-04T12:38:20.844-07:00Fortunately, unfortunately, depending on your slan...Fortunately, unfortunately, depending on your slant, I picked a Poll Format that I cannot access or edit myself and it is simply one vote per person and no vote later or by deleting cookies and all the other little tricks, to my knowledge.<br /><br />Sorry.Patrick McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05197794438907392097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135626.post-88058915556858925272012-05-04T11:14:19.662-07:002012-05-04T11:14:19.662-07:00Patrick,
I have tried to use your other poll on t...Patrick, <br />I have tried to use your other poll on the Sheriff's election and can't seem to make it work. But, if you are keeping count based on the poll here, your other poll seems inaccurate. The count I get from here is <br />Bergin 4<br />Pierce 6<br />Nelson 0<br />Fuzia 6<br />Just thought you'd like to know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135626.post-68237067585828190912012-05-04T10:50:28.370-07:002012-05-04T10:50:28.370-07:00Marc, Don't be ignorant. None of the 5 candid...Marc, Don't be ignorant. None of the 5 candidates will be double dipping or triple dipping if elected. You are making an assumption based on zero facts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com