Tea Party Chair: Members Will Back Lamberti

BY BUDDY NEVINS

 

The chairman of the South Florida Tea Party said his members will back incumbent Republican Sheriff Al Lamberti in the November election.

Everett Dirksen Wilkinson, whose party endorsed defeated Democratic Louis Granteed in the primary, e-mailed Browardbeat.com:  “The overwhelming majority of our members will opt for Republican Sheriff Al Lamberti to receive our recommendation in the fall.”

The reason?  He said the new Democratic nominee Scott Israel is “liberal”.

I personally can’t imagine a Tea Party endorsement helping Lamberti, who needs independents and Democrats to cross over and vote for him.  It probably will harm him if Israel uses it in negative ads.

Israel didn’t wait a day to start going after the incumbent sheriff.  Here is his news release:

 

STATEMENT OF SCOTT J. ISRAEL,

DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR SHERIFF OF BROWARD COUNTY

 

I want to thank the Democratic voters of Broward County for overwhelmingly giving me the nomination for Sheriff as they did four years ago.  This time I can assure my fellow Democrats that the General Election will have a much different result!

My campaign for sheriff will be about justice in the Broward Sheriff’s Office.  I want to guarantee that BSO is treating all of our citizens with the respect and professionalism that law enforcement requires.  I want to guarantee that the BSO is violating the civil liberties of no citizen. I want to bring Broward County professional, non-political law enforcement. I have a 30 year record as a senior officer and Chief in local law enforcement and I know I can do a better job than the Republican incumbent.

My campaign will also be about rooting out corruption in the leadership of BSO.  As I look at Sheriff Lamberti’s campaign contributors, I see a disproportionate number of contributors who have business with the Broward Sheriff’s Office.   Sheriff Lamberti has engaged in a “pay-to-play” culture.  I intend to connect the dots for the voters of Broward County, oust Republican Lamberti, end the self-dealing and restore integrity to the Sheriff’s office.

I intend to run a fact-based campaign about what has happened in the Broward Sheriff’s Office under Republican Sheriff Al Lamberti.  I am confident once voters know Lamberti’s record and my proposals for new honest leadership at BSO that we will win in November.

 

 

 

 

 



26 Responses to “Tea Party Chair: Members Will Back Lamberti”

  1. Norm Price says:

    Scott Israel GET A LIFE.When it is comparing you and Sheriff lamberti all I see is a joker who is a loser and I mean YOU

  2. Real Deal says:

    Partial list of campaign strategies that don’t work in Broward anymore:

    1) Complaining that somebody switched parties unless they lied about it. People don’t care if you switch parties. They care about what you offer them now.

    2) Whether a candidate will work in their elected job full time. Voters want results not time sheets. Besides most of them are working two jobs also.

    3) Wild negativity and character attacks unleashed during the last two weeks of a campaign. 50-60% of the vote will have already been cast and most voters expect negative ads from candidates likely to lose an election.

    4) Empty campaign rhetoric with no clear plan for how things will be fixed. BS doesn’t buy votes in Broward anymore. You have to have a plan.

    5) Paid condo commandos. None exist anymore capable of delivering votes. Those days are long gone and most of the holdovers have terrible track records supporting candidates.

  3. Tamarac Mike says:

    for someone who wants to “bring Broward County professional, non-political law enforcement,” he sure uses the words Republican and Democrat a lot, don’t you think??? good luck though scott, i’m sure after the non-political, ethical, clean race that you just finished, i bet that i am the only dem who won’t for your professional, non-political candidacy for broward sherrif… lol

  4. Tamarac Mike says:

    for someone who wants to “bring Broward County professional, non-political law enforcement,” he sure uses the words Republican and Democrat a lot, don’t you think??? good luck though scott, i’m sure after the non-political, ethical, clean race that you just finished, i bet that i am the only dem who won’t support for your professional, non-political candidacy for broward sherrif… lol

  5. Dave Walters/Weston says:

    Scott Israel is a moron. He has released three different press releases since las tnight. I guess when you lie so much, you can’t rembember what you did a few hours ago. Lamberti is going to kick thr shit out Israel. Before you start running your mouth Israel, you better get a few dollars in the bank because Lamberti already has about $700,000.00 Where the hell do you think your going with ZERO in the bank. Scott Israel does not deserve this chance and it was a major dissappointment that his opponent Lou Granteed from Hollywood didn’t win. Lou is a much better human being.

  6. ashton says:

    I am another Democrat who will not vote for the likes of Scott Israel.. He is despicalbe along with all his thugs. And you BSO employees think you have it bad with Lamberti, just wait to see what a thug, good old boy system you will have with the Lollipop toting Israel… He will check those campaign contributions to see who is naughty or nice….

  7. Dem says:

    Hey Buddy,

    I think you should not above that Granteed denounced the T Party endorsement since you put it on line on one of your articles.

  8. Lamberti is garbage says:

    You have no idea how bad it is with Lamberti.

  9. Crabgretch says:

    I predict that Sheriff Lamberti will be re-elected. He is a gentleman, and a Sheriff we can be proud of.

    Thank you!

  10. Just Saying says:

    Lamberti’s scandal-filled BSO problems are finally catching up with him. Lamberti’s personal senior command “Executive Officer” David Benjamin was one of two Scott Rothstein ponzi scheme “enforcers” within BSO — and was even the guy who smuggled the duffel bag with $16 million cash around security and onto Rothstein’s jet when he fled to Morocco. AND, AFTER ALL THIS, WHAT DID LAMBERTI DO TO BENJAMIN? NOTHING!!! David Benjamin is still a badge-carrying BSO officer drawing a paycheck!! Read more about Lamberti/BSO corruption on the WPLG Channel 10 news site today:
    http://www.local10.com/news/blogs/bobnorman/Sources-Rothstein-had-enforcer-in-BSO/-/3223354/16149686/-/10luv2e/-/index.html

  11. voter says:

    Lamberti was in right place at right time when Jenne was taken down by his own corrupt deeds. I would consider a change in sheriff just to keep those entrenched in power from getting more powerful. Is Israel so bad that giving Lamberti 4 more years is preferred? What will the rank and file do? Quit? Lamberti won’t change anything internally on his own.

  12. Chaz Stevens, Genius says:

    @ Crabgretch

    Apparently, you’ve never read anything by Elgin Jones.

  13. Chaz Stevens, Not a Genius says:

    Chaz. You are obviously not as smart as you think you are. These posts are from none other than Lamberti’s PIO press corp. at the direction of Jim Lejedal.

  14. Go Israel! says:

    I, for one, am in support of Scott Israel. Running a facts based campaign is NOT negative campaigning. Its telling the truth and we voters need to know.

    Al Lamberti was up to his eyeballs in corruption with Ponzi Schemer Scott Rothstein. Thats a fact! And one all Broward County residents need to know. Google it- its fact. Lamberti is corrupt as they come and needs to be ousted.

  15. Angelina Fox says:

    I welcome Israel’s campaign promise of “rooting out corruption in the leadership of BSO.” You have to start with replacing Al Lamberti. Where was Sheriff Lamberti when Scott Rothstein, convicted criminal, was using Broward sheriffs to serve as his personal gang of thugs? Don’t believe me? Go to http://www.local10.com/news/blogs/bobnorman/Sources-Rothstein-had-enforcer-in-BSO/-/3223354/16149686/-/10luv2e/-/index.html

  16. Susan Butler says:

    Broward is a great place to live and I don’t want the county’s reputation tarnished by a crooked sheriff’s office. Two BSO officers were taking orders from Ponzi scheme criminal Scott Rothstein. Wasn’t it Republican Sheriff Al Lamberti’s duty to stop such corrupt behavior?

  17. Dem says:

    Scott Israel took $190,000.00 from Scott Rothstein too. It came from the Common Sense Coalition. Israel is a scumbag liar…. He is so corrupt and dirty it would be an embarassment to have him in a BSO uniform.

  18. No Doubt says:

    Scott Israel never talks facts or truths, he makes it up as he goes. I was working the polls and his own people were embarassed o be associated with his ethics and dirty politics. It’s a shame when his own people are apologizing for their candidates disgusting behavior. Israel has no chance to beat Lamberti. I am hopeful Israel will be gone forever…..FINALLY!!! Also, that Beth Lerner and Amy Rose dserved to be banned from the Democratic Party and all the Democratic Clyubs for their lies and false publications about another Democrat in the race. Everyone knows Israel is a Republcian and should be bounced out of the D Party…..

  19. Truth says:

    SCOTT ISRAEL IS A LIAR AND NOBODY SHOULD TRUST ANYTHING THAT COMES OUT OF HIS MOUTH. TELL EVERYONE TO SUPPORT LAMBERTI, HE IS BETTER THAN ISRAEL. WE WILL ALL PAY AT THE BSO IF ISRAEL GETS IN AND SO WILL BROWARD COUNTY…. DON’T MAKE THS BIG MISTAKE OF PUTTING ISRAEL, CACCITOREE, DEPERNA, JENNE, TRIXTON AND MARANO IS POWER AT THE BSO.

    CACCICTORE PROMISED UNDER SHERIFF
    TRIXTON PROMISED FIRE CHIEF
    DEPERNA PROMISED MAJOR IN DLE
    JENNE PROMISED LEGAL & LOBBYING WORK UP TO 1 MILLION AND WAS TIED TO THE DIRTY PRIMARY ATTACKS WITH TODD WILDER
    MARANO PROMISED PAT HANRAHAN’S JOB AT $90,000.00 AND WILL BE ON FULL RELEASE TO PBA ON OUR DIME
    PLUS, MARANO GETTING PAID ILLEGAL SALARY FROM BSO PBA DUES MONEY

    SAY NO TO CRIMINAL SCOT ISRAEL AND HIS CRONIES

  20. Juanpablo says:

    I guess the South Florida Tea Party is content with the situation inside the BSO. Corruption will continue on unhampered.

  21. "THE DUKE" says:

    Israel has promised so many people positions within BSO he would either need to fire 300 plus or create 300 plus new positions. The sad part is everybody he promised that is supposedly smart enough for the position is dumb enough to believe him!

  22. ScottRothstein'sWatch says:

    Sherrif Al has nothing to worry about. Law enforcement is not a Jewish thing.

  23. Tea Part #1 says:

    I am a staunch member of the Tea Party and as conservative as they come. But no Tea Party boss asked me for my thoughts. I despise Lamberti and his corruption and ineptitude in managing the Sheriff’s Office. He should be in jail. If you think he’s OK it can only be because you have no clue, no sense or your hand is out. I am on the inside and I KNOW what this guy truly is.

  24. NY TOP COP says:

    REPOST

    Well written and factual repost. Intelligent and to the point!

    Deputies Help Scott Israel

    This is a wonderful thing to see and to be able to participate in and in a Democratic County it should not be too much of a stretch to think that Israel can pull this off.

    Lamberti is actually keeping people on paid suspension so they are unable to participate in the Israel campaign. Benjamin is quietly babysitting errant minors for 110 K plus per year. This will be brought to light after November 7 no matter who the victor is so that the taxpayers may see what kind of disregard Lamberti has for them.

    The “I don’t care anymore” mentality is certainly evident and prevalent when talking to most employees. I remember in 2008 it was all spoken in hushed whispers if you supported Israel. Now it’s pretty much out in the open except for the Lamberti Henchmen, Chiefs and Internal Affairs criminals.

    This is sad that Lamberti allowed it to come to this. so I don’t think “Watching Closely” is too far off to suspect serious emotional problems.

    I remember another prominent Republican who got a whole country hating him and then in 1974 did the right thing and resigned. Lamberti is only prominent here in Broward County and the residents of Broward are tired of hearing about his corruption and that of his Internal Affairs department.

    Between Clint Eastwood and Al Lamberti, again I have to agree with “Watching Closely”; the ticket is in jeopardy.

    I really don’t know what to expect from a Scott Israel as Broward County Sheriff scenario, but I’m damn well willing to give Scott Israel the vote to see if he can resurrect this once proud agency that has fallen to such disrepair and dysfunction under Al Lamberti.

    You’ve said this to me Scott Israel and now I return it to you … Godspeed to you.
    Also Watching

  25. nomoreal says:

    AL LAMBERTI IS BY FAR THE MOST CORRUPT PERSON IN THE ENTIRE FORCE. HE HAS TIES TO ORGANIZED CRIME. THAT IS WHY HIS DEPARTMENT OPERATES LIKE ORGANIZED CRIME WITH MONEY LAUNDERING THAT US FLORIDIANS ARE PAYING FOR. DID YOU KNOW THAT THE STATE OF FLORIDA PAYS BSO $150.00 PER DAY PER INMATE WHEN IT ONLY COSTS BSO $22.00 PER DAY PER INMATE. THIS DOESNT INCLUDE THE KICK BACKS AND MONEY THEY MAKE FROM THE COMMISARY, MEDICAL/DENTAL CLINIC, SECUREUS TELEPHONE CALLS, AND THE FEE THEY CHARGE THE INMATES FOR UNIFORMS AND MEDICATION. SHERIFF LAMBERTI CLAIMS THEY ARE STILL NOT MAKING A PROFIT AND THEY NEED MORE MONEY. THE JAILS ARE 97% FULL AT ALL TIMES. THE SHERIFF’S DEPT AND DETENTION CENTERS SHOULD BE NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THIS WOULD SURELY KEEP THE BSO CORRUPTION DOWN AND THE DEPUTIES WOULD BE LESS MOTIVATED IN ARRESTING CITIZENS FOR PETY CRIMES. (EX: PAN HANDLING, SUSPENDED LICENSE, ETC). LAMBERTI HAS GIVEN THE ORDER THAT THE JAILS MUST STAY FILLED IN ORDER TO ENSURE JOB SECURITY FOR HIS DEPUTIES.

  26. Sidelines says:

    Lamberti also allows the spanish language novellas to film at stockage on Powerline Rd for per diem charges. The BCC was furious he booked the film crews and kept the money because the stockade, and all other buildings are owned by Broward County, not BSO.

    Israel could win this if he steps up and shows some character. Many voters want a changing of the guard at BSO.