Comments on: Rothstein Goes More Democratic; Hires Larry Smith

By: Does the Champagne Room have a Lobby(ist)?

Does the Champagne Room have a Lobby(ist)? — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:58:43 +0000

Larry Smith was probably caught with his pants down in the Cheetah champagne room. That’s why RRA hired the ABT guys, to ward off the blackmail videos…

By: PAL Football guy

PAL Football guy — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:46:48 +0000

Whether Roberts was correct or not on Petrocelli, he is a hypocrite.

He complained about being silenced by the PAL, but when the football league he was overseeing tried to sub in one player for an injured player and Roberts rebuffed him, the coach tried to complain elsewhere. But Roberts stifled him from complaining.

This matters because it does back up Bzdek’s allegation that Roberts is of poor character. And it happened well after Bzdek had moved out of the state.

By: Bill Bzdek

Bill Bzdek — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:55:19 +0000

deal

By: Golf Buddie

Golf Buddie — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:42:17 +0000

Larry Smith is the most arrogant man I have ever met. I can’t believe he could convince anybody about anything because his personality is so abrasive. Rothstein has finally lost it.

By: Bill Bzdek

Bill Bzdek — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:24:05 +0000

Buddy , his gang of 5 had a clear agenda , damage PAL , erode part of Rico’s power base , get Pete Tingom elected to make the Mayor have one more yes man vote , hopefully clear the way for Diane Bendekovic to be the next mayor. You played your part with like 17 negative articles about PAL and Rico which they stuffed illegally in mailboxs and e-mailed to everyone in the world . The fact that Pat Roberts was a 8 year political appointee of Diane never seemed to matter to you.
Pat has been so tight with Jim Romano , head of Parks and Rec and the Mayor for so long that his nose is dark brown .
I dont remember you meeting me at Webbys ( posted on your website ) to get the rest of the story.

This hole deal started with Pat raising hell about Alcohol being served at a PAL event .

OPPS Major with Alcohol Beverage and Tobacco . Would still like to see the old Buddy !

How much money has Pat been paid to fix the tapes?
Who is on the tapes?
Has Diane asded him to step down from Parks and Rec which serves the children of Plantation now that he works for strip clubs?

FROM BUDDY: Your passion on this subject has given me an idea: How about writing your views as an article and I’ll post it? Contact me at Browardbeat@hotmail.com

By: Bill Bzdek

Bill Bzdek — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:13:50 +0000

so Buddy why does Pat Roberts get a pass , this is good stuff , strip clubs , selling your soul after 30 years of law enforcement ? Pat was a Big time boy scout leader !!! Hey who is on those tapes everyone wants back??
Your articles on Rico were negative , guilty as charged by you , Guilty until proven innocent .

Now Pat comes along and it will “come to light” if he did anything wrong .No smell test here ?

Your knowledge of PAL and how it worked came from 1 guy . Pat Roberts !

Maybe he can go to work for you next !

FROM BUDDY: You are wrong. My knowledge and information about PAL came from several sources. Several, as in more than two.

By: kwitcherbelyaken

kwitcherbelyaken — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:23:57 +0000

Smith? Tax fraud? Why isn’t he a member of the Obama administration?

By: Bill Bzdek

Bill Bzdek — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:16:11 +0000

Former Major Pat Roberts of ABT was the Head of the Cheetah Investigation ;and as you and your readers know( just search on your site Pat Roberts) he was Mr Ethics of Plantation while he was on a political witchhunt to eliminate the Plantation Athletic League and Rico Petrocelli.
I am not suprised that someone who you supported so strongly ( now that the shoe is on the other foot)gets a pass.
Pat Roberts ( Classic example of someday this guy will get whats coming to him)

FROM BUDDY: The allegations against Pat Roberts’ role at RRA and with the state law enforcement agency has nothing to do with PAL and Rico Petrocelli.
Roberts was right about PAL and Petrocelli. If he was wrong in his handling of the Cheetah, it will be brought to light.
PAL had a history of misspending and operating out of the sunshine. I watched them rig an election for the board.
Roberts and others brought it to light. As a result, I trust the athletic programs in Plantation will be better run in the future.
Petrocelli played fast and loose with PAL money. It may not have been a crime, but it didn’t pass the smell test. Do you really want a council member who begs for money from those doing business with the city?
Petrocelli also had a job record on three police departments that he hides. Why?
Four, yes four, members of his family came to me to complain about him and his past conduct, none of which I wrote about. And someone from his past came to me to discuss his questionable actions at the car dealership where they worked.
None of these people lived in Plantation and cared at all about the outcome of the city election, except they thought Petrocelli was unqualified by his personality to hold any public office.
It goes on and on.

By: Oh Larry

Oh Larry — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:43:53 +0000

Isn’t Larry Smith about 109 years old? I can’t imagine their is very many in Congress who still remember him. Its been 17 years since he left.