tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post9118614271472795544..comments2024-03-08T05:08:55.233-05:00Comments on EYE ON MIAMI: Commission on Ethics is a Joke. By Eston Melton IIIGeniusofdespairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-16979901500313419412014-02-02T12:17:15.953-05:002014-02-02T12:17:15.953-05:00Why aren't "Miami Herald" or "M...Why aren't "Miami Herald" or "Miami Today" editors assigning reporters to this story?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-5484131363462790062014-02-01T11:43:30.120-05:002014-02-01T11:43:30.120-05:00I have never met an honest person who dislikes Dus...I have never met an honest person who dislikes Dusty Melton. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-45266624431730231772014-01-31T23:57:01.172-05:002014-01-31T23:57:01.172-05:00I am pretty sure Melton was originally a reporter ...I am pretty sure Melton was originally a reporter for the Herald. Definitely an atypical lobbyist. Not everyone likes him, but no one questions his integrity. He is a boyscout leader, too.Yaznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-18432120229830371902014-01-31T17:45:09.095-05:002014-01-31T17:45:09.095-05:00Dusty Melton would make a great investigative repo...Dusty Melton would make a great investigative reporter. His clients better appreciate his abilities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-978649593639809172014-01-31T12:27:04.641-05:002014-01-31T12:27:04.641-05:00Joe Centorino is useless. We need the FBI or some...Joe Centorino is useless. We need the FBI or some aggressive Federal Agency here cracking heads. Who is investigating Steve Marin, Al Lorenzo and Francois Ilias? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-44494893271915270912014-01-31T12:07:07.163-05:002014-01-31T12:07:07.163-05:00Dusty is right to be pissed, but he is just scratc...Dusty is right to be pissed, but he is just scratching the surface on why the commission's lobbyist regulations stink.<br /><br />I attended the mandatory lecture on ethics. The room was packed with men and women in hospital gear. They had to attend because their companies sell pharmaceuticals and equipment to Jackson. How dumb is that?<br /><br />The other illegal lobbying that goes on is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-31647315997927560982014-01-31T09:19:46.682-05:002014-01-31T09:19:46.682-05:00I noticed at a County Commission Meeting a couple ...I noticed at a County Commission Meeting a couple weeks ago that there Cone of Silence and Sunshine Law Violations alleged against a selection committee made up of members of the State Attorneys' Office. <br /><br />How do you think the Director of the Ethics Commission (a former SAO employee himself) opined on that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-39486558542823199812014-01-31T00:28:34.204-05:002014-01-31T00:28:34.204-05:00Great article!
It shows that they don't call ...Great article!<br /><br />It shows that they don't call Joe Centorino "Let'em Go Joe" for nothing! What a sleaze!<br /><br />Our unethical ethics commission director Centorino is paid an outrageous $200k/year. That makes me sick!Ernienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-78652185872004079332014-01-30T22:50:51.105-05:002014-01-30T22:50:51.105-05:00The entire system is corrupt. The absentee ballot ...The entire system is corrupt. The absentee ballot fraud alone is staggering. The person charged with the responsibility of prosecuting public corruption [State Attorney] employed Al Lorenzo.<br />The person charged with staffing the public corruption [County Mayor] also employed Al Lorenzo and dismantled public corruption infrastructure.<br />This is a game the ordinary citizen cannot win.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-78283463847688706562014-01-30T21:24:15.040-05:002014-01-30T21:24:15.040-05:00I think the Herald shuns these stories because pol...I think the Herald shuns these stories because politician's on the take is so commonplace it's barely newsworthy here.. Now if a crack whore steals your Mercedes at 3 in the morning from the flop house your two have been binging in for two days, you may get some ink on page three, but political's bagman gets slap on the wrist? Nope, nothing to see here, keep moving.. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-18758035532171972682014-01-30T20:50:55.849-05:002014-01-30T20:50:55.849-05:00Dusty does excellent research and he brings up imp...Dusty does excellent research and he brings up important points. What is the problem with the Miami Herald? Why didn't the Herald assign a reporter to this story?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-45938359185201134482014-01-30T19:59:19.764-05:002014-01-30T19:59:19.764-05:00THE RECENT HISTORY OF THIS NON-AUGUST BODY IS UNFO...THE RECENT HISTORY OF THIS NON-AUGUST BODY IS UNFORTUNATE INDEED. <br />THE GROSS NEGLECT OF APPROPRIATE STANDARDS OF OPEN DISCUSSION AND ADMINISTRATION, THE ABSENCE OF TOTAL TRANSPARENCY IN MATTERS AFFECTING THE PUBLIC, AND THE "CLANISH" MENTALITY, RENDER THE "ETHICS AND PUBLIC CORRUPTION COMMISSION" NEGLIGENT AND PERHAPS, EVEN CORRUPT.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-62391051777015810002014-01-30T17:31:26.306-05:002014-01-30T17:31:26.306-05:00Tip O'Neill was right, "All politics is l...Tip O'Neill was right, "All politics is local".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-17993763229201926332014-01-30T16:57:16.508-05:002014-01-30T16:57:16.508-05:00Kudos to Dusty for writing this piece. I am disapp...Kudos to Dusty for writing this piece. I am disappointed that the Miami Herald refused to print it. They should be ashamed! Dusty's life speaks loud and clear to me. He is correct that we have a lot of cleaning up to do in Miami-Dade County!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11381761990610112403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-30826879093791070442014-01-30T11:19:54.016-05:002014-01-30T11:19:54.016-05:00$500 = BS?
No, that's one hour's worth of ...$500 = BS?<br />No, that's one hour's worth of billable work, sir.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-56304399340395104202014-01-30T10:52:42.575-05:002014-01-30T10:52:42.575-05:00I think it would take a lawsuit filed in a Federal...I think it would take a lawsuit filed in a Federal Court to get Miami Dade County in line. The Circuit Court judges, like the State Attorney are elected, locally. The campaigns are intermingled with political operatives, not necessarily the elected official, on purpose.<br /><br />I'm also mad about the Porter violation Mark Bell filed, yet alleged AB violator working for his campaign is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-83391142986209146852014-01-30T10:16:00.693-05:002014-01-30T10:16:00.693-05:00What pressure needs to be applied to overhaul this...What pressure needs to be applied to overhaul this commission? In Atlanta, "Rather than adjust its current policy, Forsyth County decided to reconstruct the entire ethics board, replacing the five local members with a three-member tribunal of out-of-county attorneys. The new code went into effect in November, although the old board still has one case it must hear before dissolving."<brAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-40073731807722961662014-01-30T09:44:15.202-05:002014-01-30T09:44:15.202-05:00Thank you, Dusty, for your contribution. The Miami...Thank you, Dusty, for your contribution. The Miami Herald's disinterest in publishing such a provocative piece makes me wince. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-41765008160606227662014-01-30T09:29:40.881-05:002014-01-30T09:29:40.881-05:00Why did one lobbyist get off without any penalty? ...Why did one lobbyist get off without any penalty? Why was the penalty to the lobbyist found guilty so low?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-13548169003789272392014-01-30T09:12:58.358-05:002014-01-30T09:12:58.358-05:00This column proves one thing: the Miami Herald suc...This column proves one thing: the Miami Herald sucks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-70448124696969984492014-01-30T09:11:53.122-05:002014-01-30T09:11:53.122-05:00Even lobbyist complaining about the ethics departm...Even lobbyist complaining about the ethics department that should tell you something. Joe Centorino you are better than this. You give to much power to underlings.Stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-1007806960795203162014-01-30T09:10:30.497-05:002014-01-30T09:10:30.497-05:00This seems to indicate that there are no ethics wi...This seems to indicate that there are no ethics within the Ethics Commission. Why are there secret meetings to determine guilt or innocence? The column not being printed by the Miami Herald op ed page shows a lack of fairness by the editorial page.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-64784770851812201062014-01-30T09:10:05.810-05:002014-01-30T09:10:05.810-05:00We always called it the fig leaf commission especi...We always called it the fig leaf commission especially when dealing with their bosses on BCC.. yes I know, they're "independent" LOL..<br /><br /><br /> Just amazing after all their profroma lectures on "transparency" , they manage to keep their names and salaries off the county web site. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-22481390764902127582014-01-30T08:57:49.515-05:002014-01-30T08:57:49.515-05:00A $500 fine is not justice served.A $500 fine is not justice served.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-24789892861708843762014-01-30T08:54:47.150-05:002014-01-30T08:54:47.150-05:00Good job Dusty, the Ethics Department needs to re ...Good job Dusty, the Ethics Department needs to re invent itself and actually do something. Geniusofdespairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.com