tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post6987346734606659455..comments2024-03-10T23:44:30.359-05:00Comments on Racine Post: Straw PollDustin http://www.blogger.com/profile/10717778498642473701noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-136810910334547492009-03-19T17:56:00.000-05:002009-03-19T17:56:00.000-05:00Dickert is nothing like Becker. Those two haven't...Dickert is nothing like Becker. Those two haven't been friends in years.<BR/><BR/>Yeah I really wish the Smiths would go away. It's so easy to spot their political techniques. I suspect it's Joyce getting on the blogs, I doubt Jim would know how to figure it out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-76621856370311117532009-03-19T06:26:00.000-05:002009-03-19T06:26:00.000-05:00Arrogant dickert supporters crying again. Funny, B...Arrogant dickert supporters crying again. Funny, Becker was arrogant also. You want 4 more years of Becker (minus the perv, I think??), vote for the good Ol' boy. LMAOAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-84784257603669503982009-03-18T18:27:00.000-05:002009-03-18T18:27:00.000-05:00All I can see in this article from a DECADE ago, s...All I can see in this article from a DECADE ago, supposedly condemning Dickert for exercising his first amendment rights (and, yes, Joyce, the first amendment DOES protect the right to work on political campaigns on your own time no matter WHO you work for, even if it is against Jim Smith) is ACTUALLY a condemnation of SMITH for trying to get someone fired who was working on a campaign against him.<BR/><BR/>In review: Jim Smith tried to get someone fired for working against him in a political campaign. Therein lies the only ethics violation in this story.<BR/><BR/>All that’s missing is “Jim and Joyce were out for ice cream when they saw Mr. Dickert putting up a yard sign for their opponent and were concerned for the public welfare.”Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-41550226837819652732009-03-18T07:26:00.000-05:002009-03-18T07:26:00.000-05:00While we reserve the right to delete comments, no ...While we reserve the right to delete comments, no comments were deleted from this post.Dustin https://www.blogger.com/profile/10717778498642473701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-27689440513787818232009-03-18T07:25:00.000-05:002009-03-18T07:25:00.000-05:00Were there some posts deleted here? I thought the...Were there some posts deleted here? I thought there were more posts regarding the Smiths. If Racinepost is deleting comments at the request of Jim and Joyce Smith that's just wrong.<BR/><BR/>Everyone knows they are involved with the Turner campaign. There's no reason to protect them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-41655344299560443552009-03-18T07:23:00.000-05:002009-03-18T07:23:00.000-05:00Wow the Smith's are back at it aren't they?Wow the Smith's are back at it aren't they?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-10281717198990227482009-03-18T06:37:00.000-05:002009-03-18T06:37:00.000-05:00I'm just going by the article I read. Are saying i...I'm just going by the article I read. Are saying it is full of lies?? If so, one would assume that dickert would have sued the Journal Times for printing the article. If he did not sue, then I can assume that the information is correct. That's reasonable, right??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-1764255046568890242009-03-17T22:17:00.000-05:002009-03-17T22:17:00.000-05:00So Anon after reading the article someone campaign...So Anon after reading the article someone campaigning for a person to run for office is reason not to vote for him or her in an election a decade later. <BR/><BR/>You have issues with Mr. Dickert that have nothing to do with running for office. <BR/><BR/>For the record, in 2007 Gary Becker was mayor, elected in 2003? if I remember right. So the facts you present are wrong. <BR/><BR/>I am undecided in this election but if someone has that much hatred for a candidate to bring in an article 10 yrs later....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-27702963588234526302009-03-17T19:00:00.000-05:002009-03-17T19:00:00.000-05:00Wow, cross dickert off the list now.Wow, cross dickert off the list now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-43648780857523697662009-03-17T08:14:00.000-05:002009-03-17T08:14:00.000-05:00Greg Helding answers the phone and the questions a...Greg Helding answers the phone and the questions and gets back to you promptly. He is the guy for the job. He has been my alderman for years and works hard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-22733198778530205612009-03-17T06:21:00.000-05:002009-03-17T06:21:00.000-05:00And now, you can hear a pin drop in these blogs. N...And now, you can hear a pin drop in these blogs. No comment "sheila" ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-33398370787651295612009-03-16T18:29:00.000-05:002009-03-16T18:29:00.000-05:00Here is the article on Dickert getting fired. What...Here is the article on Dickert getting fired. What don't you get Sheila????? Get a life and a brain.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Mayor's phone call irks friends of challenger<BR/>By JB<BR/>Thursday, November 1, 2007 2:18 PM CDT<BR/><BR/><BR/>BY JOE BUTTWEILER<BR/><BR/>Journal Times<BR/><BR/>RACINE - Supporters of Racine mayoral candidate Mark Eickhorst are crying foul over a supposed attempt by Mayor Jim Smith to oust an Eickhorst campaign worker.<BR/><BR/>Smith, however, said his opponent's campaign has blown way out of proportion a call he made late last year to the office of state Assembly Speaker Scott Jensen, R-Waukesha, to find out whether a lobbyist can legally work on a mayoral campaign.<BR/><BR/>After a subsequent call by Jensen to the lobbyist's employer, campaign worker John Dickert stepped away from the political race.<BR/><BR/>"I think there was a definite attempt to make him leave my campaign, if not lose his job,'' Eickhorst said this week.<BR/><BR/>Smith said he had no intention of getting Dickert fired. He said he called Jensen's office to speak with Steve Baas, who is a family friend, to check on the legality and whether it is ethical for a registered state lobbyist to be involved in a local campaign.<BR/><BR/>Baas said he told Smith he didn't think there was any problem but would double-check. Baas, who grew up with Smith's sons, said Jensen mentioned Dickert's campaign work in a subsequent conversation with Dickert's boss at the state Credit Union League, Tom Knabel.<BR/><BR/>"The extent of it was Tom asking how the credit union's lobbying team was doing,'' Baas said. " The speaker told him it was doing quite well, and that the only thing he had heard that was remotely negative was people wondering why Dickert was involved on Eickhorst's team when Smith had such a broad coalition and was so well supported and Eickhorst didn't seem to have a whole lot of credibility.''<BR/><BR/>Asked why he called Jensen's office instead of the state election board, Smith said there was no particular reason.<BR/><BR/>He said he regularly calls legislators such as Sen. Kim Plache, D-Racine, and Rep. Robert Turner, D-Racine, often to ask questions. "I guess I wondered what this came under,'' Smith said. "I figure that's the reason legislators are there.''<BR/><BR/>Dickert, who has since joined a new lobbying branch of the Foley and Lardner law firm, said he withdrew from Eickhorst's campaign because he didn't want it affecting his clients.<BR/><BR/>Alderman Jody Karls, an Eickhorst supporter, called Smith's action a case of "using your political clout to get someone fired just for helping out on someone's campaign.''<BR/><BR/>He, Eickhorst and Alderman Gary Becker, another Eickhorst supporter, called the move typical of the Smith campaign.<BR/><BR/>Baas characterized the controversy as a "Hail Mary-type attempt by Eickhorst to get some sort of traction on his campaign.''<BR/><BR/>"If Scott had it in for John Dickert for being in this race, he (Dickert) would not be in a better position in a law and lobbying firm managed by some of Scott's closest political allies."<BR/><BR/>Dickert, who is a former aide to former U.S. Rep. Peter Barca, D-Kenosha, was asked if he felt he was influenced away from working for Eickhorst. Dickert said he could not comment.<BR/><BR/>He said he was concerned that the work for Eickhorst would affect his clients, so he stepped back.<BR/><BR/>"I didn't want my personal life affecting the Credit Union League so I took a step back, and now that I've taken a different job I have stepped out,'' he said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-69320677479772018292009-03-16T15:16:00.000-05:002009-03-16T15:16:00.000-05:00I will not vote for anyone who tries to pull a fas...I will not vote for anyone who tries to pull a fast one, especially at the polls and especially for someone who already has a governement position. I expect government employees to SERVE not TAKE ADVANTAGE of the people (Kim)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-57543238784773161362009-03-16T13:48:00.000-05:002009-03-16T13:48:00.000-05:00I will not vote for any of the Alderman running fo...I will not vote for any of the Alderman running for Mayor. I lost all Faith & Trust in them with the Gary Becker Scandal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-68437794861042580002009-03-16T12:13:00.000-05:002009-03-16T12:13:00.000-05:00Anan 5:43 - John Dickert never got fired over any ...Anan 5:43 - John Dickert never got fired over any type of ethic violations - In fact, he's never been fired from a job in his life. What are you referrring to? It looks like you have no facts straght at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-91004162486307979672009-03-16T10:55:00.000-05:002009-03-16T10:55:00.000-05:00John found me my home and a building for my busine...John found me my home and a building for my business. He always worked in A professional manner. He must of shown me 15 buildings over the last 3 years before I found the right one. That is what I want for a mayor, someone who will do all the work upfront knowing the payoff will come in the end. You got my vote!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-85957766910911484442009-03-16T09:19:00.000-05:002009-03-16T09:19:00.000-05:00Helding is worthless and only interested in how mu...Helding is worthless and only interested in how much power he has. He wants nothing more that everyone to say yes sir, you're right sir. He is difficult to work with and doesn't consider the community first. The clasic kid that milk money taken from him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-29554643875027403302009-03-16T06:58:00.000-05:002009-03-16T06:58:00.000-05:00Anon - you screwed me on a business deal. You are...Anon - you screwed me on a business deal. You are a liar and a cheater. See how baseless alligations can be said. I should know, I am supporting Kim and anon has done alot of lying about her more than he/she has done to DickertAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-79344200677913022922009-03-16T00:48:00.000-05:002009-03-16T00:48:00.000-05:00Anon 5:43 - what are you talking about? I think y...Anon 5:43 - what are you talking about? I think you are mistaking John for someone else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-55518935123975959992009-03-15T17:43:00.000-05:002009-03-15T17:43:00.000-05:00Hey Sheila & Sherry you'd better get your ...Hey Sheila & Sherry you'd better get your facts straight before berating someone else. If you recall, Dickert got fired over that for ethics violations. He sounds like a runner up to all the others who have foreclosures, repos, judgements and have been investigated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-38944593982861974592009-03-15T12:44:00.000-05:002009-03-15T12:44:00.000-05:00Anon 10:47 I don't believe you either. I've perso...Anon 10:47 I don't believe you either. I've personally witnessed John work many hours on the sale of a property without getting paid because buyer's financing fell through. He doesn't get paid until a transaction is closed. He makes his money honorably by developing property and selling houses, not by cheating anyone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-29406216960971347732009-03-15T12:35:00.000-05:002009-03-15T12:35:00.000-05:00HEY ANON 10:47 - Nobody is going ot believe that J...HEY ANON 10:47 - Nobody is going ot believe that John Dickert screwed you on a house deal - more likely you tried to pull something and he wouldn't let it happen. Realty professionals are watached VERY closely by the state and local realty boards and they loose their license in an instant if they do anything little thing that is out of line. Mr. Dickert has alot of credibility in this town and is a true professional, dedicated to his family, his clients, and our city. I have seen so much of what he has done behind the scenes to better oiur city and he neer gets credit for it. Maybe you won't vote for him, but I will, and thousands of others are also.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-70006886066399391662009-03-15T11:17:00.000-05:002009-03-15T11:17:00.000-05:00Go, Pete go!Go, Pete go!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-88468095923435924382009-03-14T22:47:00.000-05:002009-03-14T22:47:00.000-05:00DICKert tried to screw me on a house deal. He will...DICKert tried to screw me on a house deal. He will NOT get my vote!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583157134881112619.post-59015032590732801852009-03-14T21:17:00.000-05:002009-03-14T21:17:00.000-05:00Pete Karas is a great guy. I've know him for many ...Pete Karas is a great guy. I've know him for many years. He is an intellegent, charismatic, optomistic leader who was a great Alderman. Pete really cares about Racine and will bring his passion for the city to bear as it's leader. I'm voting for Pete Karas. No contest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com