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Thursday, December 21, 2006

The lintel is falling!



Bill Weathers reports:

To reinforce his argument for the need for a county jail, Hamilton County Sheriff Simon L. Leis Jr. sent out a photo of deteriorating window frame at the Queensgate Facility to the county commissioners Thursday.

The photo illustrates some of the structural damage to the Queensgate facility that will eventually have to be repaired, sheriff’s spokesman Steve Barnett said this morning.
Paying for such repairs would be “putting good money after bad trying to patch this place up,” Barnett said.

On Wednesday, Leis met with the commissioners to ask them to approve spending public money so he could hire private attorneys to sue the commissioners and force them to build a jail.
The commissioners unanimously rejected the request, and Leis then said he would take the issue to court.

In November, Hamilton County voters defeated a proposed sales tax increase to pay for a new jail.

Sorry readers - For some reason, the photo wouldn't upload.


Here's the e-mail:

-----Original Message-----From: Barnett, Steve [mailto:SBarnett@sheriff.hamilton-co.org] Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 9:49 AMTo: pat.dewine@hamilton-co.org; phil.heimlich@hamilton-co.org; Portune, Todd; patrick.thompson@hamilton-co.orgSubject: Failing Lintel at the Queensgate Facility

Gentlemen,

Sheriff Leis requested that I forward the attached photo to you. The photo shows the lintel above windows on an outside wall of the Queensgate Facilty. As you likely know, a lintel is a horizontal piece across the top of an opening (as a window or door) that carries the weight of the structure above it. When a lintel fails enough the wall will collapse.

In addition to this severe structural damage at Queensgate, we have also been informed that the rear wall is bowing. That wall is located above loading docks and the inmates outdoor recreational area. This problem is more difficult to show in a photograph.

Steve Barnett


35 Comments:

at 2:56 PM, December 21, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said...

Simon Leis is losing it...he reminds me of Kurtz at the end of his reign.

I see David Pepper coming up the river to get him.

Seriously, Leis is starting to make Rick Jones look legitimate.

 
at 3:12 PM, December 21, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said...

I suppose the window just happened to fall out once Dem's took control of the commission.

Why didn't he email the picture when the wRong wingnut whackos where running the show ?

Was he to busy giving finney's fanny a hindlick ?

They should consider proceedings to remove him from office if he has been that negligent, all these years. !

PATHETIC !

HAD ENOUGH, VOTE DEMOCRAT 2007 !

 
at 11:00 PM, December 21, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said...

Aw, is Si angry because his party is no longer in the majority on the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners?

 
at 1:53 AM, December 22, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said...

Here's the problem with Leis' complaint about the facility - the building is leased to the county and it has already been reported inthe paper that that company has offered to fully refurbish the facility if it is given a lease extension for a certain period of years inorder to insure it will pay for the costs of repairs to the building.

Leis is an idiot - does he really think that these repairs to the structure require a whole new building.

Someone needs to tug on leis' leach and show him the low down - this mode of operande isn't going to work

 
at 2:06 AM, December 22, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said...

Leis held a meeting in Heimlich's office the day he announced that he would sue the county.
Now, what could THESE TWO be chatting about, considering Heimlich's campaign mailer to Coerain Twp put the final nail inthe coffin regarding the jail tax?
Hmmm.... cold it be that Leis is oveffering Heimlcih political redemption? What promises were whispered in the ear of Heimlich if he helped Leis sue the county? What does Heimlich have to offer Leis? Testimony for his cause (We can all remember how Heimlcih lied under oath when AG Petro deposed him regarding the MIke ALlen affair-- Heimlcih lied through his teeth and should have been brought up on perjury charges, but Ptero allowed his then-running mate to "amend" his sworn testimony and "recall" the facts [he knew ALlen was banging that young woman for years])
So where will we see Heimlich soon? We'll probably see his signature on an affadavit claiming that the entire board declared that a new jail was the only, only, only way to solve the early release problem
No surprise - Heimlich ignored the plan proposals to provide more treatment, provide job services, to fix the backlog in thecourts, to fix the excessive bail issues, to stop the recidism, to stop the jailing of minor misdemeanor offenders....
Heimlich to the rescue!!!!!
Boy leis is really glad he let Heimlich use his private helicopter for private campaign activities now!

 
at 7:48 AM, December 22, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said...

so if using caps while blogging is called shouting, what do you call the use of bolding?

 
at 12:39 PM, December 22, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said...

The use of bold print obviously draws extra attention to the post. It also tells everyone who is doing the posting.

 
at 3:12 PM, December 22, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said...

bold type?

bold type? Are ye not bold enough?

There once was a man from Nantucket,

who boldly let loose in a bucket!

as he shook it off,

he said with a cough,

PATHETIC!

HAD ENOUGH ALREADY? VOTE REPUBLICAN 2007

 
at 9:07 PM, December 22, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said...

Lots of supposedly powerful men are losing it in Cincinnati
Leis is not just a town character - he's huffing and puffing - to blow the jail down - cuz - it's mighty benficial - to build new - all that skim - and not just the grease on the top of the soup
There are some other wise men doddering around - trying for one more round - grease being what they do best -
Now who can that be?

 
at 12:07 AM, December 23, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said...

...HAD ENOUGH ALREADY? VOTE REPUBLICAN 2007...

Typical wRong wingnut whacko !

Take a democratic position and attempt to make it your own !

PATHETIC !

HAD ENOUGH, VOTE DEMOCRAT 2007 !

 
at 12:30 AM, December 23, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said...

This is ridiculous! Don’t these pathetic politicians know that the people want a jail? We NEED a jail, we don’t need antics from the sheriff to prove it. But we sure as hell don’t want our taxes raised again. If it’s that important, which it is, find the money. It’s that simple. But don’t take more from us, you already take too much.

 
at 7:09 AM, December 23, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said...

ah, a bold flip flopper. not counting the current bush administration, haven't seen one of those since 2004.

 
at 10:49 AM, December 23, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said...

In case you can't figure it out bold italics person is practicing psyops. Bold italics person is probably none other than the....

drumroll

Whistleblower

hindlick?

 
at 10:56 AM, December 23, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hindlick? Ahem? Achoo? Apu? Adu? Yes, YOU!

We trade one guy living off of others for another? Trading one leech for another? YES!

Trading one do nothing City clowncilman for another? YES!

Once again, Hamilton county reaps what they sow!

HAD ENOUGH ALREADY? VOTE NONE OF THE ABOVE 2007!

 
at 12:00 PM, December 23, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said...

I've always thought the bold italics poster was a certain former president of the UC College Dems and stand-in "Candidate" for County Commissioner when the late Kabaka Oba (RIP, my brother) entered the Democratic primary.

He's been repeating the "wRong wing nut" line for years and calling Republican politicians off-color names.

Apparently, this is what one learns when one studies political science on Huggins' Hill.

 
at 1:06 AM, December 24, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said...

There are leaders, and then, there are followers !

Pathetic !

HAD ENOUGH, VOTE DEMOCRAT 2007 !

 
at 9:50 PM, December 24, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said...

And what do you lead. Absolutly nothing. Oh yea you lead in insults, calling people names, being disrespectful, lame posts that say nothing. You lead in posts that have nothing to do with anything but calling people names. You lead in saying the samething everytime. You lead in using the same lame Wingnuts line.
You are the opposite of a leader. I think it probably really kills you that you are not a leader of anything. The only thing you can really do is post insults on a blog. Gosh you are so cool!!!!

 
at 12:24 PM, December 25, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said...

...Gosh you are so cool!!!!....

Thank you !

We knew we were doing something right when the whacko wRong wingnuts get all "TWISTED" !

Thanks for being a "FOLLOWER" !

Now, get in line for that special "jimmy jones", red-dye-40, wRong wingnut whacko, kool-aid prepared Just 4u !

PATHETIC, followers !

HAD ENOUGH, VOTE DEMOCRAT 2007 !

 
at 12:33 PM, December 25, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said...

I still say bold italics person is practicing psyops as the posts do nothing but annoy. They are not persuasive or helpful to democratic candidates or causes. Based on the juvenile word associations and intimate knowledge of local persons, I believe bold iltalics person is the very nasty, immature whistleblower.

 
at 3:34 PM, December 25, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said...

Story Idea: The Grinch That Stole A Christmas Cross From Fountain Square in 2006

There is no Christian Cross on Fountain Square this year 2006! But, not because a Christian organization didn’t want to have one on display! The Dead Men Walking Motorcycle Ministry (led by Rev. Robert “Ashley” Beagle- Pastor of Decoursey Baptist Church) very much wanted to put up their Racial Unity Cross (a cross that stood for the unity of all faiths and all races- not putting one above another but, saying we are all Gods creation and we are all equal).But, the new Fountain Square Management Company the- 3CDC Fountain Square Management Co. put a new clause in the contract this year.Rev. Beagle has erected Racial Unity Croisses on Fountain Square since the mid 1990’s. Rev. Beagle filled out the permit, paid the $10.00 for the permit, got the drawings of their display approved by City of Cincinnati Engineering Dept. and then found out that that his group would have to insure the display for $1 Millon Dollars and name 3CDC as a secondary.Rev. Beagle called several Insurance Companiesbut, no one was interested in insuring the display. When he finally did find a company they wanted $600.00 to insure it for 6 days on Fountain Square.Rev. Beagle’s small country congregation could not afford this neither could the Biker Ministry. So, as a result……there is no Racial Unity Cross on Fountain Square this Christmas (2006).The Biker Ministry tried to contact the Newport On The Levee to see if they could put their display in an empty storefront but, The Levee never so much as responded to several faxes sent to Ellen Prows (General Manager of The Levee).

 
at 11:19 AM, December 26, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said...

Loo-whoooo-whooooooo-sers

 
at 2:53 PM, December 26, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said...

...I believe bold iltalics person is the very nasty, immature whistleblower....


Hey, I think I resemble that !

HAD ENOUGH, VOTE DEMOCRAT 2007 !

 
at 3:14 PM, December 26, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said...

...I still say bold italics person is practicing psyops...

They are coming after you next !

They have your IP address, GPS and the big black copter is on its way !

PATHETIC, whacko wRrong wingnuts !

HAD ENOUGH, VOTE DEMOCRAT 2007 !

 
at 7:55 PM, December 26, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said...

....Loo-whoooo-whooooooo-sers...

You bet, we kicked those wRong wingnut whackos out of the senate, house and governors statehouse !

They certainly are:

PATHETIC !

HAD ENOUGH, VOTE DEMOCRAT 2007 !

 
at 9:57 AM, December 27, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said...

Dear Mr. I-Need-To-Put-Everything-Bold-So-People-Will-Pay-Attention-To-Me,

You need a life or a job or maybe even some anger management. You are making it even your own kind (Dems) look bad with all that pent-up bitterness.

Yes, Democrats have had enough (of you).

 
at 2:53 PM, December 27, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said...

So far bold face guy it seems that noone is following you. I think someone that says that you are an idiot and disagrees with you in not following you.

The fact is that you do not help your side at all. If you really think people are following you then you really are nuts.

Please keep up the insults and stupid posts. You will only help more people make the decision to VOTE REPUBLICAN!!!!

 
at 9:50 PM, December 27, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said...

...Please keep up the insults and stupid posts. You will only help more people make the decision to VOTE REPUBLICAN!!!!

When a poster becomes the center of attention; then you are a follower, period !

You see, the majority is bold as they sent the wRong wingnut whackos down the river in chains !

Your delusions may be treatable along with your paranoia ?

Doubtful though !

Is noone an elected official ?

lol, lol, lol

PATHETIC !

HAD ENOUGH, VOTE DEMOCRAT 2007 !

 
at 10:01 PM, December 27, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said...

You bet, we kicked those wRong wingnut whackos out of the senate, house and governors statehouse !


We???? YOU sat on your butt and posted annoyingly hateful comments which did absolutely nothing to help the cause.

If anything, you've been turning people-- like me-- away from the Democrats.

I knocked on over a thousand doors for David Pepper. On Election Day, I stood in the rain and handed out the slate card.

I did this in spite of-- not because of-- the way you represented the Democratic Party on this blog.

Please-- go away!

If you had any worthwhile skills, you would be too busy starting a new job in county or state government to be annoying us here.

 
at 9:44 AM, December 28, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said...

....We???? YOU sat on your butt and posted annoyingly hateful comments which did absolutely nothing to help the cause....

Once again you demonstrate:

You are clueless !

Those in the know, "KNOW" !

Those that don't, "DON'T" !

We are independent, flunky !

PATHETIC !

HAD ENOUGH, VOTE DEMOCRAT 2007 !

 
at 9:56 AM, December 28, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said...

......If anything, you've been turning people-- like me-- away from the Democrats.....

Weak ideology if bold endeavors can influence you !

Why don't you just "shut up" Donny Baker ! Then we wouldn't have to be so bold as to emphasize your rhetoric !

We'll say it, right to your face !

PATHETIC !

HAD ENOUGH, VOTE DEMOCRAT 2007 !

 
at 10:12 AM, December 28, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said...

You make absolutely no sense.

 
at 4:03 PM, December 28, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said...

No we are not following you we are pointing out that you are an idiot. If someone is to follow you then we would make comments like, "hey you are right" or "I agree with you." You can twist your words all you want nobody is going to think that anyone is following you. But please as others have said keep up the stupid comments. It will only help our side.

And as for your delusions. The Dems won a seat in the election that Pepper won. I think the other major elections in this area. Congress!!! were won by republicans. Wow if you really want to celebrate the fact that Pepper beat an idiot like Heimlich go ahead.

Your comments prove that you are CLUELESS!!

 
at 8:00 PM, December 28, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said...

...Your comments prove that you are CLUELESS!!....

Typical wRong wingnut whacko !

Take a Dem position and attempt to make it your own !

PATHETIC !

HAD ENOUGH, VOTE DEMOCRAT 2007 !

 
at 2:06 AM, December 29, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said...

No Bold face guy you take the cake for having the position of being CLUELESS!!!

I am glad to see that you now admit the the Dem Position is Clueless. I knew you would come around.

PATHETIC!!!! VOTE OPPOSITE OF THE CLUELESS GUY!!! Not just in 2007 but always!!!

 
at 8:42 AM, December 29, 2006 Anonymous Anonymous said...

....PATHETIC!!!! VOTE OPPOSITE OF THE CLUELESS GUY!!! Not just in 2007 but always!!!.....

Emulation is the highest form of flattery !

Not only are you a "FOLLOWER" of bold endeavors, you're also "CLUELESS" that you admire them, as well !!!

lol, lol, lol

PATHETIC !

HAD ENOUGH, VOTE DEMOCRAT 2007 !

 
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