Sunday, November 13, 2005

MisInformed Citizens

For those that were misinformed or have the VALID knowledge, please post here. If you have a good point I will give you your own thread!

43 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

When a police chief verifies incentive pay that officers, including himself, are to receive on a form for FDLE, then writes a "memo" to the Town Clerk and changes the dollar amount to a higher amount, how can anyone say it's not intentional? The FACTS are in black and white, why not request to see the FACTS through a public records request? OPEN YOUR EYES, we would call anyone else who does this a "CON ARTIST", "THIEF" and a "LIAR"!

10:03 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I was forwarded a copy of your blog address this morning.


Are you folks saying that the personel records obtained from a public records request are lacking documents? Where can the documents backing up the above claims be requested?

Who was the police officer reporting the incident?

Which son are you referencing?
The adult or the minor?

Who is the women you are refering to?

My name is Susan Dieterle and I personally requested the personel file on Chief Syrkus. I am also a resident of Melbourne Beach.

Additionally I posted the two articles about Our Chief on the Blog you have referenced.

You are saying I am misinformed. I want to be informed and I will post any documented information you give me.

Please email me at sdieterle@davcorp.net

If I do not recieve any documentation or cannot find the documentation proving the above accusations I will assume you are all libeling the Chief.

I am not afraid to put my name behind my comments. If you really want credability I suggest you all do the same!

2:57 PM  
Blogger Big_Ram said...

OK, I will try to answer you Susan as best I can:

1: Q: Are you folks saying that the personel records obtained from a public records request are lacking documents? Where can the documents backing up the above claims be requested?

A: David Syrkus was in control of the personell records for ALL police department employees at Melbourne Village, including his own. To the best of my knowledge, there was no investigation done on the check incident. There was however, an investigation done on the 7-11 incident and this information SHOULD have been in his file. There are many items missing from his file. On the other Blog it says that he got a bad evaluation from the mayor and so forth. Was it in the file? Channel 9 has a copy of an item that should have been in his disciplinary file but was not. They have the story online at:
http://www.wftv.com/video/5298768/detail.html

Q: Who was the police officer reporting the incident?
A: The West Melbourne Police Department was the investigating agency.

Q: Which son are you referencing?
The adult or the minor?
A: The same son that has been (to the best of my knowledge)arrested on other charges. The one that Syrkus was renting the apartment for.

Q: Who is the women you are refering to?
A: I am not sure what woman you are referring to but the one from the theft incident was SEEN in David's police vehicle by a uniformed officer the late at night prior to the investigation being closed because the victim decided not to follow up on it.

My name is Susan Dieterle and I personally requested the personel file on Chief Syrkus. I am also a resident of Melbourne Beach.

Additionally I posted the two articles about Our Chief on the Blog you have referenced.

You are saying I am misinformed. I want to be informed and I will post any documented information you give me.

I hope that this gives you more information Ma'am. I am sure others that have more information on this subject will be more than happy to assist you also. Understand that there are many people that do not want thier names released in this matter and have a great deal of valuable information but are affraid to come forward due to the fact that DAVID has taken action resulting in negative effects against many of the people that have brought up negative facts about him in the past. As writtten in another blog on this site, Syrkus illegally used the FDLE (priviledged information) computers to look up an employee of 7-11 after he filed a complaint against him (sound familiar, this is the same thing Sheriff Berry was accused of doing) Only difference is that Syrkus wrote a note to this mans boss and got him fired. Please ask if you have any other questions that you would like answered. Either me or one of the many other citizens that do not like corruption will be able to answer.

Thanks

4:41 PM  
Blogger Big_Ram said...

thetruthis, thanks for correcting my error. I do remember them being in that area, but they were kept in the CHIEF's office prior to and during the time that they were requested for the background investigation and many of the current public records requests..

ALSO, I do not know but I know I made a post on the other "blog" with reference to this one. So this may have been me that made the post or email! I do not know who the person running the other "blog" is?

8:54 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

First of all to the thetruthis. My name is not registered as "one " in charge. I am merely an invited member of the blog. That is a very stupid assumption for you to make. And even though you are posting behind a screen name I do know exactly who you are. So I know you and you know who I am since I choose not to post anonymously. I have called you recently and requested you contact me concerning the Chiefs personel file and you have yet to return my call. I wanted to talk with you more about what we discussed in a previous conversation. If you have information that I have requested in the original post I made then don't you think I should have it so I can be fully informed? You are all making a lot of accusations but have yet to provide any documentation supporting them . I intend to research all of your comments today and any information that I find that will support or deny your claims will be reported. If you really have good information give it to me and I will see that it gets to the proper authorities. I will keep all names confidential. I especially believe in the right to free speech anonymous or not but I also know simple accusations without documentation have no merit or credibility.

Point 2 I am pretty sure who big_ram is so if she is reading this please contact me. It seems like you have something to say that others have no knowledge of.

You have my email address and I am sure thetruthis can tell you my telephone number and where I live.


Susan

8:12 AM  
Blogger Big_Ram said...

Susan, I am sorry to disappoint you but I am not the one you think I am. I do not know you and have never actually heard of you. I am, in fact a citizen that believes in bringing the truth to the table and if you have information that disproves the information I, or any of the people on this "blog" please bring it to our attention. I am not closed minded, I just want the truth out there. I am one of the people that have observed Syrkus' reign first hand and have seen the results of his deception. If I can prevent this from happening to anyone/anywhere else...I will do what is in my power to do this. David Syrkus is a snake and will try to hurt anybody that stands in his way or voices an opinion other than the one Syrkus expresses. Sounds kind of closed minded to me. Not really the person I want directing MY city officers. Susan, I apreciate you being open minded and listening to what we have to say. I WILL try to get you whatever evidence you would like or direct you to where it can be found.

I would also like to thank all others that have taken place in these forums "BLOGS".

9:30 AM  
Blogger Big_Ram said...

Ladies and Gentlemen,
I refuse to censor (PG-13 please!) anybody. But we need to remain on task. This "BLOG" is to be used to bring the uninformed to the light. There is enough animosity in this world as it is. I would like to get the information out there to those that believe what Syrkus has told them. Question I have is... WAS Syrkus employed outside of Florida like he told an officer? He stated that he watched his Field Training Officer get shot right in front of him in a city in New Jersey. Has anyone looked into a background up there... I WILL. I want the truth, and it is not coming from David.

On another note, I would like to apologize for any misspelled words! I often get involved in what I am writing (mainly due to the fact that I hate liars) that I overlook some errors!

Together WE will uncover the truth behind the lies. If you want to help, please do.

10:33 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

big_ram

I never said I had meet you or know you personally but based upon information I have about the person who I think you may be I would like to meet and talk with you. I think you may have information others not able to get or is not available in the public records. By the way how does the lawsuit Jennifer Coulter is involved in with the powers that be fit into this equation? Does she stand to gain anything by this blog discrediting David Syrkus? This issue could be very important in the success or failure of the suit.

To thetruthis I may be mistaken but some of your comments are very similiar to anothers comments. Some are almost the exact words that I have been told directly by another person.

Susan

10:38 AM  
Blogger Big_Ram said...

Susan, Thank you for your concern about the lawsuit that Ms. Coulter is involved in. I will pass it on next time I speak to her. However, this "blog" has nothing to do with Ms. Coulter and has a lot to do with David Syrkus. I am glad that, as done in the past, David is able to play the victim and try to deflect the blame on others. This "blog" has nothing to do with whatever lawsuit he is involved in and DOES involve the future of your city. The question is, do you want the truth the way it REALLY occurs or do you want the SYRKUS truth?

As written in your post, I do have a lot of information and have access to even more. I love the internet! However, Public record is the correct way to obtain the information. If you REALLY want the truth, you can find it out there. I do not want to meet with one of the people that are closed minded and wont listen to the facts and only want to listen to Syrkus. There are enough of them out there...

Which one are you? Part of the flock or one of the herders?

1:40 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Well I quess you all know what you want to know and are not willing to share the information. Besides that I have heard the last two questions you just asked in your post to me before. Interesting how they have ended up here on this blog. I know who said them to me! In closing I will say that because of those words I will waste no more time here.

2:12 PM  
Blogger Big_Ram said...

OK, I do not know which 2 questions you are referring to but if they are mine..
I actually thought of it on my own, if someone else used it, I apologize to that person! Like I said, I have never met you and until now, never really heard about you. I am working on getting some of the information for you and will direct you to the locations where you can get the other information. I do not live in Melbourne Village OR Melbourne Beach. I just want the truth to be known. If you are not going to visit our site, fine with me everyone if free to believe what they want. I just guessed that you were intelligent enough to look at the facts in front of you instead of listening to ONE person that has been proven to be deceptive. What are the odds that a large group of people are trying to protect one person that has lied to them for SOO long? MY PERSONAL message to ALL readers that want to walk around with thier eyes closed.....

WAKE UP AND SMELL THE LIES, would you let your children lie to you..NO?
Then why would you allow a Police Chief?

3:59 PM  
Blogger golfbabe01 said...

Dear Susan,
I have 2 words for you; PUBLIC RECORDS!! You can find out a lot about a person if you would just do the research. For instance, I typed in your name on the County Clerks website and I found out you ran a red light or stop sign and they gave me your birthdate and your address. Don't worry I'm not coming for dinner or sending you a BD card. You see, some people only use the public records to become informed. Unlike your "Chief" who uses these records to find people to retaliate against or to "pay-off." Get with the progran girlfriend, open your mind and your eyes. As long as this guy has a blind audiance he will continue to get away with ruining people. He is a wolf in sheeps clothing and people like you are his flock today dinner tomorrow.

P.S. Has anyone looked into his so-called bachelors degree? I was told by several people that he purchase this document online. By the way, these people are friends of his and he bragged away about it. So, no names please.

12:14 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Well the degree was certainly purchased. No question about that. Just plug in Hamilton University in your search and bang there it is as a 60 minute story. He needed a degree to be considered by Melbourne Beach for chief. So he did it the easy way and just bought it. If you talk to those in the no and look at the Town minutes posted on there web site you will find there was quite a process with about ten people on the chief selection board. Chief Syrcus bragged about his degree at the time and made it to a 5 person elibibility list. From there Mr. Higginbotham picked him. But Mr. Higginbotham won't do anything to the Chief because he got caught in Gainsville lying about having a degree to. He put it on his application then when he got caught said it was a clerical error. HA! Sounds like Chief Syrcus got his story about the overpayment of funds at Melbourne Village from Mr. Higginbotham . Such an embarrassment to Gainsville but the kept him at the time to avoid having to admit there background checks failed.

5:22 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

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5:33 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Big_ram posting someones home address on an internet site is really irresponsible. I do not think you would like avery nutcase out there to know where you live. You have endangered the life of this person and you should be ashhamed of yourself . Besides it makes all of us who think you are correct about our past Chief David Syrkus look like idiiots. I though this site was about doing the right thing and exposing the late Chief for what he really is. That women only asked you for information which you apparently did not give to her and now you are trying to get her physically hurt. Stick to the issue and stop posting the comments of idiots.

7:50 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Ok the truth will come out weneedjustice but telling susan to keep those camera's rolling doll is really way out of line. Hag yes, doll no. Sorry but I guess you need glasses or you haven't seen her at a town meeting. Keep telling the truth on this blog. I talked to Commissioner Walters about her blog and all he would say is she is a mean spirted and toubled woman. He called her sad sue! Don't you just know that describes her to a tee! She said on her blog that the town was a "cesspool of ignorant egomaniacle selfserving mind manipulating terrorists!" and asked "what is the difference between Melbourne Beach an Iraq". My isn't she the one to talk. I guess Melbourne Beach willlove her for those comments. Pay her no mind on this site, she is a lost soul trying hard to be somebody. You might guess though I am a strong supporter of Commissioner Walters. He tells it like it is! No lies. no fluff. I read the town minutes and he never backtracks, never flip flops for votes and always looks out for the residents.

10:04 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Tell FDLE to do their jobs! Call them and say STOP protecting one of your own and let the truth prevail. Anyone got the phone number?

10:20 AM  
Blogger Big_Ram said...

Upset TMV resident...I apologize for the error, this matter has been fixed and I have edited the post (READ NEXT POST!) I would like to ask that everybody posting on here continue to be "on task" and that no personal information (even if it is available elsewhere) be given. I have reposted the original post from anymous which has been edited!

Let keep it clean and civil. Again, I apologize for not catching that error. Thanks for correcting my mistake. Continue to do so folks... AND REMEMBER...

THE TRUTH WILL PREVAIL.

11:03 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
Susan Dieterle is a big joke. She has numerous e-mail addresses on her blog site then attacks Commissioner Walters mostly by talking to herself! When he started checking she put all comments on the site as annoymous saying no more dick tracy. Now she tells everyone here to state their name. Susan you are a BIG JOKE!! You wouldn't no the truth if it bit you in the ass. Somebody in Melbourne beach should please ask her to put a coat of paint on that dump she lives in. It is the worse looking house in Melbourne Beach. Upper class people? Take a drive by *****Edited By Admin.****. Darn susan why don't you spend time cleaning the place up rather than posting on your blog site.

11:04 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Ok OK but I think anyone posting the stuff she is posting under the guise of freedom of speech opens herself up for critisim. Come on do you really think it would be hard for anyone to find out where she lives in a town of 3,200. The county property records shows where she lives and I drove by. What a dump!I bet by golly, Commissioner Walters would sure be happpy to tell anyone that called or e-mailed him where she lives. Maybe not though as he said he feels sorry for her. Sad sue is worried about nutcases knowing where she lives? It takes one to know one and I would guess if one showed up at the door she would invite them in for dinner and a drink. Next post back to the facts.

11:50 AM  
Blogger Big_Ram said...

Anonymous (whichever one you are!)...I understand, I just want to keep on task and so forth! I appreciate your posts and your valuable input!

I would like to take the time to thank ALL of the people that have taken the time to post on here and share information with those that want to listen and those that are closed minded.

11:56 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Sad Sue says Commissioner Walters wanted this guy as Chief? What does Commissioner Walters say now?

11:57 AM  
Blogger Big_Ram said...

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I WOULD LIKE TO CORDIALLY INVITE DAVID SYRKUS TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES. DAVID, DONT HIDE BEHIND OTHERS AND COME TALK TO US. WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR YOUR SIDE OF THIS DIRECTLY FROM YOU. BUT IF YOU CANT, I UNDERSTAND... IF SOMEONE SEES DAVID (NOT HARD TO MISS) PLEASE GIVE HIM THE ADDRESS, EVEN THOUGH I AM SURE HE ALREADY KNOWS IT. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM HIM....OR I CAN WAIT TILL THE NEXT NEWS BROADCAST!

12:04 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

from susan dieterles blog site and oh by th eway susan you can't copyright it. HA!

Wednesday, November 16, 2005
checktherecords said...
Have you ever asked yourselves why Connie Smith left office? Could it be possible that Steve Walters when he was mayor tried to use his position as Mayor to put undue pressure on Ms. Smith to hire David Syrkus?Could there have been something in his backround that Ms. Smith was afraid would someday cause problems in Melbourne Beach ?Is this why she was opposed to hiring David Syrkus? Did she leave office to protect her son's position on the police force?Did she leave office because she was being pressured by Steve Walters to do something she felt was not in the best interest of the Town?Why was the known good long term relationship between Ms. Smith and Steve Walters suddenly and abruptly ended?Why to this day are they still not speaking to each other?Why does it appear that Steve Walters is now aligning himself with Dean Darling?Did he lobby to get him hired in the First Place?Wasn't he the one who lobbied to get Chief Syrkus hired?Did he take Town Manager Bill Hoskovic aside and tell him to get David Syrkus Hired?Why don't you ask Ms. Connie Smith and Ex Town Manager Bill Hoskovic?
9:34 AM, November 16, 2005
posted by Les Fixit at Wednesday, November 16, 2005 0 comments links to this post

12:13 PM  
Blogger golfbabe01 said...

To Checktherecords;
Your asking a lot of good questions but I think you forgot one of the players in getting this idiot Syrkus hired. Carl Bailey was the interum Chief at the time and he did play a big part in getting Syrkus hired on, in fact, he was one of the biggest cheerleaders in this disaster. Keep in mind also that all of these people were duped by this (SYRKUS) sociopathic "victim." Ms. Smith probably did feel some pressure during the hiring process however, that's no excuse, when your trusted with this type of position where you have the authority to say who will be incharge of your city's police department you have to have a thick skin and not be so easily swayed by "the good ole boys." Small town politics can be brutal which is why crossing your Ts and dotting your I(s) is a must. Maybe the city of MB should adopt a new policy where they would have an outside agency choose their next chief (this one IS on his way out) because obviously they can't be objective enough to use common sense and have no clue as to how to run a THOROUGH back round check on their candidates. Think about it, if they had done their jobs in the first place one of the other (truly qualified) candidates would have been awarded this important position and we wouldn't be here today talking about it. To Psycho Syrkus I say; if you have any dignity at all, resign now. Although, I would very much enjoy seeing you torn apart by the media and the FDLE. You have a lot of skeletons in your closet and they are about to come out. I feel for your wife and I'm sorry about her emergency appendectomy, I do question the timeliness of this event. It reminds me of Wag the Dog. That was a pretty good movie. Oh, by the way, as for accidently publishing sad sue's address, dah I already had it and I'm not interested in going to her bug infested house. So take it easy on BigRam, stuff happens.

2:59 PM  
Blogger golfbabe01 said...

To upset-tmv resident,
Your words are kind of strong, which "idiots" are you referring to? I was able to get "her" address simply by typing in her name to the clerks web site. I assure you, I am no threat to her life. Let's limit the character slams to the one we are really concerned with. Do you have any real info to lend to the issue at hand? If not let's try to be nice, OK?

3:10 PM  
Blogger Big_Ram said...

I appreciate the support but I can stand up and admit when I made a mistake. This action was taken care of immediately and I issued an apology... Some of us can actually stand up and admit when we are wrong and take the heat, but anyways... That bridge is crossed and now we have new stuff to look forward to. I am still waiting to see Davie stand up and tell us his side?...I guess I will just have to wait for good ole Mr. Wilson to do it for me!

3:12 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Here is the scoop! Back up by meeting minutes on the Melbourne Beach site and florida today news articles.

Ms. Connie Smith, appointed interim town manger when Bill Hoscovec quit wanted to hire former Melbourne Beach officer Kevin Hildreth who had walked out on the PD months before after a dispute with the female police chief Mr. Hoscovec hired. She was giving orders as chief, had an office, uniform, badge, wore a town department uniform, drove a patrol car but was not really the police chief according to Mr. Hoscovec??? Hildreth walked without notice and he was a friend of Ms. Smith son, a current member of the force. Looks like she was trying to help him out rather than the town by putting in Hildreth as Chief. Mayor Walters at the time brought up the fact that Mr. Hildreth had not even applied for the job and was not on the list of eligible applicants. The Town Commission unanimously agreed with him and Ms. Smith quit after 6 weeks as interim town manager claiming interference by him. The town charter allows the city manager to hire and fire but he have to do it according to the policy of the Town. Which brings up the fact how in the world did the female chief who demanded more money after just 3 months on the job, remain employed full time in North Miami Beach the entire time she was chief in Melbourne Beach? FDLE looked at this violation but did nothing. She quit Melbourne Beach shortly after the Melbourne Chief left and applied for the Melbourne Police Chief job. But not before getting her huband the job as chief of Melbourne Beach. He never applied for the job as many others on the current list had, had no degree, no management experience etc. no more than a sergeant in miami PD after 25 years but Mr. Hoscovec town manager at the time just hired him and e-mailed the town commission. When the new chiefs wife didn't get the melbourne chiefs job she went back to North Miami beach PD and became police chief there on contract although she was retired from there. Seven months later her husband quit as Melbourne Beach chief and went back to miami to be with her. Ms. Smith was put in as interim Manager and she tried to put in Hildreth. In the meantime Florida Today tells a story complaining about Mayor Walters and all the people that quit because of him. Like who? Read the Town minutes folks and ask those in the know. Incompetent is incompetent. Poor jugement is poor judgement. Will Melbourne Beach ever be able to afford to hire the cream of the crop when selecting a Town manager or are they destined to keep scraping the bottom of the barrel to hire a manager? This Dieterle woman gets her information from a bunch of Town losers who got voted out of office in last two elections and can't stand the pain of rejection.

4:43 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Oh course Sad Sue is the one that has the blog site. STOP LYING SAD SUE! You told how people you were starting the blog and gave them the address. I know of five but how many total 10,12,15? Now come on just because you are getting sued for accusing Commissioner Walters of committing how many crimes? Guess your employer son should have lots of liability insurance since he knows your publishing these lies while working from his business office and computer. Speak up now and remember blaming it on Bruce Black won't help you now. Admit it is your site! We know it is and we made sure he knows it is your BLOG. Got the proof! If you want anyone on this Blog to believe you you should start telling the truth.

5:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hello All. Guess what? Someone hired a private eye to get dirt on Dean Darling. I wonder who that could be? HMMMM let me think about it for awhile. So Dean Darling files a complaint against the Police Chief about a fradulent degree and now he has a private eye on his tail? HA HA HA. Mr. Darling beware. Don't put your trash out, it may be confiscated. Big demand out there for garbage. What else should he watch for blog contributors? Come on now think of something and post it here.

9:39 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

No he did not speak. Ms. Parker spoke for him saying he built the MVPD from nothing and was a good chief. I am not sure what that has to do with the issues now. If you steal a car from a person you can not it take back a week later and say sorry I am a good person.

4:17 PM  
Blogger golfbabe01 said...

I have a suggestion for the blogger wanting to know what else Mr. Darling should watch out for. Tell Mr. Darling not to bend over in front of Syrkus. Do you people see what is going on here? To take the focus off of himself, Syrkus has his "followers" ok "Clowns", I know you guys are having too much fun with that one, dragging others into the light as was apparent last night at the meeting when he hid behind those ladies. Hey David, did you really think we couldn't see you?

4:50 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Steve Walters, stop using other people to get syrkus.Dean Darling is a freakin loser.you would be better served doing it yourself.
No one ever said you were a bad chief,you were not ,you are just a A-hole. good chief. Bad commisioner.Quit commisioner and become the chief and everbody can get on with thier life. Steve, would you hire Dean Darling?

11:33 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Please post this in response to anonymous comments posted Wednesday Nov. 16 referencing copyrights.


Blogs posts are copyrighted by default. The #1 rule to remember is that, by default, posts to a blog (or to a discussion forum, for that matter) are copyrighted material, and the author owns the copyright. Just because it's "public" doesn't mean it's "public domain". That means that it is subject to all the restrictions on copyrighted work, i.e., it can't be freely copied and used even with proper credit without either a) the permission of the author or b) within the context of "fair use". The owners of the site, e.g., Ecademy, may also have rights to use it as part of the user agreement, but no one else does.

Fair use is a concept that allows limited use of copyrighted material, generally for the purposes of criticism, education, satire, etc. And no the "education" umbrella doesn't allow you to use works in their entirety. There are no hard-and-fast guidelines as to where the line is drawn, but using a work in its entirety is never allowed, whether it's a four-line poem or a four-page article. Similarly, an entire chapter from a book would also be a copyright violation. You can use excerpts, but not "complete" anythings: chapters, articles, posts, poems, etc. You can see a quick summary of "fair use" at the U.S. Government Copyright Office or get more in-depth information at the Stanford Copyright & Fair Use Center

There are exceptions. Sometimes, bloggers or article writers make things available for use in their entirety. This may be done through an express permission statement in the byline of the article or on the blog site's footer, something to the effect of "This article may be reproduced in its entirety so long as this resource block is kept intact and included in the article." Many people now use a Creative Commons license of some type to permit broader use than allowed by copyright, but still under the control of the creator.

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2:17 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Sad Sue Said

No one should be allowed to terrorize Melbourne Beach unless we are all accomplices


Quite a statement ladies and gentlemen

4:25 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Sad sue try please just try to get a life. Copyright this! keep taking your medication pathetic looser!

7:05 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Beachsmart: Maybe walters realizes he has been duped?

7:09 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

sad sue wants to have Town council meetings on TV. we guess she isn't getting enough attention from the folks that no she is "special" from the e-mails from Mr. Walters. if there TV can you get up and read lies for ten minutes at a time? say anything you wantand how does it work? If the mayor paid attention to order there would be no name calling or attacks on individuals. comm. Price should be fun to watch with his screaming and yelling and threathening. sad sue is also disruptive to our community and strange. maybe she can tell us on TV how the chief got his degree. I heard she loves the rich over on A1A and hopes to be a real life comm. herself someday. no way or only way is if no one else wants to subject themselves to her ranting. HMMM maybe that is her game. course she would be even more fun to watch on the comm.

12:42 PM  
Blogger golfbabe01 said...

Hey anonymous, LOL, could you see that fiaco the other night on TV? How funny would that have been? What do you think would happen to real estate sales in Melbourne Beach if people saw those idiots on TV? I think the Chamber of Commerce and the Board of Realtors would veto that idea. I have been to a few town meetings in other towns, believe me the other night was not a town meeting. It was more like a bunch of bored people getting together to attack a few good people. Sounds ignorant doesn't it. That's because it is. Let's ignore Sad Sue from now on. Pretend she doesn't exist, she's not important to the mission of finding the truth. I sure wish David Karesh, I mean David Syrkus would get his fat butt on this blog and start talking. Why do you suppose he decided now to keep his big mouth shut? Could it be the investigation by FDLE? Hmmm.

12:16 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

true igorning sad sue takes little effort but this site gets boring with no new information. but ok she is getting more perverted by the day and I hope he is copying all of the comments on the other site. would love to see a jury reaction to her and i am betting we will get the chance. Big Ram thought you were not going to edit and keep posts off this site?

9:17 AM  
Blogger golfbabe01 said...

Hello Anonymous,
I’m sorry, your right, Sad Sue is a freak and because of that she leaves herself open for normal people with common sense to ridicule her. Therefore, I say, “knock yourself out! Yes, we do want to bring the truth to the fore front but that doesn’t mean we can’t have fun doing it. Again, accept my apology. GB

3:43 PM  
Blogger golfbabe01 said...

Hey weneedjustice, very well put. I went on the other site and saw that this morning. I couldn't read too much of it, got kind of irritated because of the one sidedness. I did try to post a comment last week but as usual they wouldn't post it. It didn't agree with their views. Anyway, have a good night. Talk soon. GB

11:04 PM  
Blogger golfbabe01 said...

HEY THREE RING, THROW THAT STUPID LOOKING "BIG DOG" SHIRT AWAY, YOU DIDN'T IMPRESS ANYONE BY WEARING THAT. KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

4:37 AM  

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