Campaign update: Week of 24th thru 1st
This update is a few days late. AT&T has not been our friend this week. Our phone line went down Monday and is still down. So off to Starbucks to get online! Last week was another incredible week. Linda K has once again out done herself. She got Holly and me in front of two more groups. Linda invited Holly and I to a tea party at the Crumpet Tea Room located near Pinnacle Hills Shopping area. Nice visit with a group of nice ladies, but you talk about one feeling like a fish out of water. Ya know, those tea cups were not made for a man to drink out of!!! I was surprised that when Holly and I were introduced to the club, I was also asked to say a few works. Twenty five minuets I was still speaking. Well not really that long, but I was given a comfortable amount of time to speak. After I sat down one of the ladies asked if I had bumper stickers. So I went out to the truck and retrieved a hand full. Usually bumper stickers don’t go over well, but to my surprise several ladies took a sticker. As one lady picked up a sticker she said her husband does not let bumper stickers on their vehicle but she said he can’t keep it off of her golf cart.
Based from feedback I get after giving my thoughts about the incumbent wanting to add another pod to the jail. I am predicting the Sheriff will back off from wanting to enlarge the jail. I say this for couple of reasons but mostly because every time the incumbent tries to justify increasing the size of the jail his facts about the jail change and the public is picking up on that. A comment was made, that it appears the numbers of the inmates rise the closer we get to an election. A common feedback responses I hear from the public is they don’t want Federal Prisoners housed in Benton County. I find that surprising given the fact I am not criticizing the incumbent for holding Federal Prisoners but I am criticizing the incumbent for taking up bed space that should be used to serve the needs of Benton County citizens, not the Federal Government. Most agree that turning away an inmate that is to serve time in our jail because the bed is being used to hold a Federal Prisoner is just wrong.
In the next debate with the incumbent I am going to point out several inconsistent statements he has publicly made. Our incumbent needs to do his homework before giving out facts. I once heard from, of all people, a “politician” say that his daddy said to always tell the truth. That way you don’t have to worry about what you said when the same subject comes up again later. Well that holds true with facts you give out. Our incumbent is all over the board when he speaks about anything he has done in the last five years. So the next debate will be very interesting. There are several things the incumbent has given out facts on that change every time he talks on the subject. I will expound later on this issue.
Curtis Wilson and I had a wonderful day last week securing sign locations in Rogers. We also had a great time talking about how the Sheriff’s Office was back in the 80’s and how the Office went from being one of the most struggling Sheriff’s Office in the State to the most looked up to. Yes Curtis we did come a long way, but it was not because of me, it was because of good people like you and all the men and women who worked with the belief that Benton County Sheriff Office could become the #1 Sheriff’s Office in the State, if not the region. And we did!!!
Ken Bower and Mike Rose were also a big help in putting up signs last week. Even though they fought like a couple of kids and did not listen to instructions well, we had an enjoyable time. Thanks guys!
I will close as this is getting a little winded. I just want to say thanks for everyone’s help. Also the yard signs are in and I am official. I paid the filing fees and I am now officially a republican candidate for Sheriff.