Endorsement-For-Hire Scam Alleged In SC Sheriff’s Race
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We are shocked! …. Shocked!
I think Jerry Merrithew is a liar. We see a pattern that is repeating events of the Lexington county election. Charges are made close enough to impact the election but too close for an investigation or rebuttal by the accused.
It failed in Lexington and it will fail again. Jerry Merrithew had 10 days after the primary to make his accusations, but chose to wait until 72 hours before the run off.
Brian Adams wins.
Wrong this time, mi amigo. Lewis is in the coveted “Andre Bauer” slot. The vast majority of those votes for candidates with heavy ties to Berkeley County were votes against Adams (who works in North Charleston and is generally seen as an outsider in Berkeley County). Besides, this would be a pretty stupid lie to tell in that it was claimed loud and proud and should be pretty easy to refute. This is not the sorry-ass whisper campaign that was waged against Koon in Lexington… Lewis wins by 10-15 points.
Probably right. Don’t know either. Lewis got the most votes in the first round and has the most endorsements. I still think it’s sleazy to make such an accusation this late in the game. I would still advise voters to disregard this accusation. I did a search and found no other media willing to report this accusation. I disagree that such an accusation is easy to refute. Adams is in a difficult spot. A public refutation gives the media an excuse to report an unsubstantiated accusation. If he refuses to respond, the media will not report anything. People tell stupid lies all the time. Stupidity is not a deterrent to lying. Seems more of an encouragement.
Actually, Adams won the first round with 23%, Lewis got around 13%, I think. That leaves 64% of the vote to chase, and most of those won’t vote for Adams. This little kerfuffle between Adams and the Merrithew guy shouldn’t affect the race too much one way or the other…my only real point was that this is an entirely different set of circumstances from the Lexington County race, where Koon was in the catbird seat all along, and smacked down all of his opposition on night one (Lindsey Graham style).
Diploma – mill! Really. See link. Fits has just posted a new article on this.
http://www.abcnews4.com/story/29095518/missouri-authorities-berkeley-county-sheriffs-candidates-alma-mater-was-a-diploma-mill
Dude…you’re behind the curve! We’ve been hashing this out on the other thread for a week…
I’m shocked….shocked to find that illegal activities are going in in a Sheriff election. ITM Slaves.
I do not know either of these parties and could care less but do you not wonder why he is just now coming forward and making this claim. It will be interesting to see if he goes to work for Adams if he is elected. By the way it is hard to believe that it is illegal to ask someone to drop and support him,even offering him a job if elected. Darn every Sheriff in South Carolina has made a promise to someone like that I believe.
the expression is COULDN’T care less, pinhead. Sound it out ,,, it’s easy
Because its a LIE. SLANDER.
Mr Merrithew should provide some evidence! I personally feel that this is an attempt to discredit Mr Adams honor. Mr. Merrithew has had plenty of time to come forward with this so called “offer” but he waited. Seem a little fishy? He seems to have plenty to say on other social medias, you would think that he would put that out there as well. Why would he go out of Berkeley County to put this out there. I mean really… If it’s illegal then file a complaint and have him punished. Yeah, he’s not doing that. What does that tell you? Before you (FITNEWS) run these types of articles I would suggest you do more research yourself!
What I have heard all my life, since the days of Rembert Dennis, from my relatives in Berkeley County is that…well, the concept of ‘honor’ does not exist there.
Although, I would bet that just makes Berkeley like most SC counties.
Brian is the only candidate to have the courage to run against Dewitt last election.
Smart politicians knew that no one was going to beat Dewitt in the last election. That’s why none of them ran. Local elections are fairly straightforward exercises in statistical analysis if you know what you’re doing. The Lexington County race that we’ve been discussing is a perfect example. The grownups knew that as crooked and jackassed-up as he was, Metts was not beatable.
You getting paid by the hour here, or by the post?
Brian is the only candidate to stand up for the citizens who are tired of the corruption and want change. If the other candidates cared about the citizens they would have ran sooner. No one is paying me anything. I’m ready for change and it’s coming.
What I am is a man who can read (and understand) statistics, and who doesn’t like wasting other peoples’ money. Smart pick their battles and make their own timing, but you keep jousting at windmills if you like. I’ll bet you a ham biscuit that by late Tuesday night you’ll have a better understanding of what I’m talking about. In the meantime you keep spouting your hyperbolic nonsense.
so basically you’re telling me that even if you don’t think you can win you shouldnt at least try? I bet you’re a man of real courage
It gets better this dumbass Adams does not know how to fill out an affidavit (not a very good quality for a law enforcement officer) and he forgot to include his high school graduation date (as required by state law) so even if people are dumb enough to vote for him on Tuesday he will get removed by the democrats.
Can they really remove a candidate over a silly clerical error like that? One would think that SC wouldn’t have a seated politician anywhere as intellectually challenged as most are…
At any rate, what was even more amusing was when Adams unsuccessfully ran against Dewitt in the last cycle, and said (at a debate) that his solution to problem businesses in Berkeley County would be to take away their county business licenses. This would be difficult, since Berkeley County doesn’t issue those. Even if you’ve never worked in the county you want to be the sheriff of, you might want to bust out a few minutes on Municode.com or the county website when you’re writing your platform.
Wonder what position Mr. Merrithew will wind up in if Mr. Lewis wins…
A quid pro quo in a political race?
*gasps*
*faints*
*raises head and croaks*
Don’t just upvote!!
Pry Aunt Pittypat away from CNN’s 24/7 Baltimore coverage and have her fetch TBG’s smelling salts!
Haha, like anyone wants Merrithew endorsement. I mean, did he even receive 50 votes? Oh, yeah is was 298. Someone looks desperate.
Jerry is a joke in and of himself. He has ties to BCSO just like Lewis and the candidates supporting him. Berkeley residents are tired of good Ole boy system.
…a runoff election – which is currently scheduled for May 5 (a.k.a. next Tuesday).
…a.k.a. Cinco de Mayo, El Jefe.
If the voters in Berkeley County are like the ones in Lexington, corruption is not an issue that would disqualify a candidate for Sheriff. I never voted for Metts. I told people for years that he was a crook. A few already knew or listened to what I told them, but a landslide majority continued to vote for him each and every election, to include the one AFTER the Danny Frazier tapes story broke.
With Metts out of the Sheriff’s Office, a landslide majority voted for the three candidates who had strong ties to the same crime ring Metts was working for. One of the candidates was also tied to a crime ring in another county. The one guy in the running with no ties to existing organized crime was soundly defeated.
We really need IQ and current events tests before someone is allowed to cast a vote. Too many fools cast their precious votes based on the number of road signs, yard signs, tv and radio ads, or bumper stickers.
All that tells you is who is getting the largest amount of bri…, er, campaign contribution money.
I heard exactly the same thing from a very reliable source. It is sickening that these we seem to have thugs as sheriffs.
It’s odd….no other news source will entertain Jerry’s slanderous claims.These are unfounded and baseless accusations designed to disenfranchise voters. The pattern is clear. They try to force Brian off the ballot with less than a week to go before the primary and now they are attempting to assassinate his character with less than a week to go before the run off. The “good ol boys” will stop at nothing in their attempt to keep Bryan Adams out of the sheriff’s office. Vote Brian Adams on May 5th and let’s send the good “ole boys” a message that Berkeley County is ready for change! Together we can make a difference!
You mean somebody offered a job in exchange for support in a political campaign? OMG I can’t believe that would ever happen… SAID NOBODY EVER!
Didn’t I just see on CNN that half of the field of Republican presidential primary candidates are running for either a cabinet post or VP?
Lewis’ supporters sure are wallering in their own mudhole today, trying to sway the outcome. LOL. Y’all are pathetic.
http://www.berkeleyobserver.com/2015/05/12/former-hanahan-police-chief-announces-write-in-candidacy-for-berkeley-co-sheriff/
Write in BELLEW, MC for sheriff! None of the partisan nonsense or “good ol’ boy” agendas.