St. Cloud man sues to oust Florida House hopeful from ballot

Osceola Girl wrote:

Chalifoux should follow the law like anyone else. If the lawsuit is thrown out Horner will look like a fool.
If Chalifoux is thrown off the ballot he should take it like a man a stop blaming everyone else for the fact he broke the law.
Laws are for everyone. Even millionare politicians.

You assume he has broken the law. So for the Divisions of Elections have not removed his name from the ballot. This is a civil lawsuit by a private person in Saint Cloud.

Mark Cross will lose more votes than gain votes. Super voters remember what is in his past. I guess Thomas forgot or overlooked.

Really Watchdog wrote:

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Chalifoux didn't just accept Mark Cross's help he selected Cross to be his spokesperson for the lowest form of campaigning - the automated attack phone call. When you decide a weasel like Cross should be your agent it say a great deal about your character.
I don't like lawsuits, but crooks like Cross are even worse.

I got that phone call and was sickened by it! Chalifoux is sending Cross out to do his dirty work. Mr. Cross is excellent at dirty tricks so Chalifaux can stand back and say he did not do it.

Chalifoux has been on the worst School Board ever in Osceola County so I will never vote for him for anything!

Mr. Cross is not regarded as an honest Republican in Orange County.

Mr. Horner is not regarded as an honest Republican in Osceola County.

Chalifoux is no longer in the race! He is trying to get back on the School Board. He wants to take back his resignation! Gone is Gone!

Chalifoux should have resigned from the school board before all the D's and before he voted with the also doomed Wheeler to mandate uniforms. They should never be elected to any office. Chalifoux was the swing vote on requiring uniforms and I'm going to ensure I follow his career and keep him out of any office I can 4-ever!

Things got worst in our County school system with him.... maybe dog catcher but -- who would do that to the poor dogs.

He also made promises to get voted in and then changed his mind once in!

NO WAY -- EVER!

Taxpayer wrote:

I do not know about any business practice of Thomas Chalifoux. I do know his leadership on the Osceola School Board leaves much to be desired.

Are you a parrot mocking someone? Because you certainly do not know the facts.His leadership was valued to have run four terms.Have you ever taken the time to view his profile? I don't think you ever have. Thoas was NOT born with a silver spoon, but paved his success by hard work, schooling, and serving his country as a decorated Colonel for 30 years. He started a SMALL business from scratch. That brilliant busniness mind of his led to other avenues that employed thousands in Orange and Osceola counties. He was a small business man and knows the hard times the county. Use his own (HARD WORKED) money on in own campaigns, that is true because he is not bought out by politicans.
In btw this no body that came out in the last election was a plant. Any one who has worked or helped in politics knows what I am talking about. So your information is incorrect. When you insult his integrity, you insult his deceased father that poured his hard bled hands and sweat into making Osceola County a home where he could be proud of through hard work and long hours while feeding 7 children. Thomas and his dad gave back to the county without a dime in their pocket. Now the businesses employed thousands. Thomas is a Military Hero and a brilliant business man. Perhaps you didn't know the facts, because often people don't think it's possible to live the dream. Thomas will work for the people not the politicans. Btw me and you, that's who I want in Tallahassee qworking for us. Slaunder is easy, but next time lets spend time reseraching before making negatice condonations. Read Horner's voting record. After all thats what makes the difference. Facts are Facts!

Lets ask the Teachers of District 79 how they felt about Horners vote on the Education Bill.
Lets also ask the tax payers how they feel about the cost of the Sunrail. Oh and what the Goverment will have to pay and what it will cost in repairs and service. We are in hard times to gamble with money. Hey hasn't anyone heard we are in BAD ECONOMICS times. I gues this doesn't affect the Politicans like it does us, well until they lose their seat!

Watcher Osceola wrote:

Chalifoux is no longer in the race! He is trying to get back on the School Board. He wants to take back his resignation! Gone is Gone!

I hope time has lessoned how you felt. I sense you an intelligent person who will now reserach the facts. Thomas did not want the seat back. He was NOT informed of the timing it had to be vacated by the Supervisor of Elections. Bad School Board member, what could ever make you say that? Where is the facts.
Thomas is back and is running harder than ever to help give back District 79 to the people not the on the skirts of the other politicans. Have you noticesd since 2008 how many politicans have fallen? You can fool the people some of the time but it eventually catches up with you. Search your Reps, Senators, etc voting records!

Procurator wrote:

<quoted text>You assume he has broken the law. So for the Divisions of Elections have not removed his name from the ballot. This is a civil lawsuit by a private person in Saint Cloud.

Chalifoux DID follow the law. He even told the elections office that he was an elected school board member and they said nothing. A no body comes out and puts a lawsuit against him, simply because it was a set up by the other party. If you have never been involved in politics you have no idea what its actually like. Chalifoux took it well, because there is more to this story than was written. There were a lot of issues involved that people do not know about. The Judge did not research enough. Ah, it's not over because in the end the good man always prevails.
I would want a fighter in Tallahassee than have a State Rep vote the same way his friends did. Wouldn't you rather have a man who works for the citizens than for the policians. You scratch my back, I will scrath yours. Ah, please don't think that doesn't happen in Tallahassee. It happens a lot. To prove it, watch in the elections who gets endorsed by whom? You got it, they pay the way of the guy running , so that they get paid back when its their turn. Politics is DIRTY, placing people in there should be more conservative that saying." Ah that guy is so nice and he holds babies;, look at the voting record that is their home work. Look what they tried to do the Teachers? Come on, Hold teachers responsible for how a child learns. Just like the Florida Lottery gives to eductaion, yea that was a pure lie. Perhaps the State Reps & Senators need to have their voting record posted, so everyone can see how they are making decisions for lives!

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Your response was well researched and very true.
We are losing faith in our own party, because Voters do NOT spend enough time researching the truth on the candidates!!!!!!
Look at their track records. Do they vote because it make them better birds of the feather in Tallahassee? We lost faith, because of their bad decisions that cost and will cost the taxpayers even more money. Tri-Rail, Sun-Rail, come on that is wasteful spending in fiscal times like there. We want small Goverment, less spending. Let's start with the salaries of these politicans.
IF anyone thinks Thomas Chalifoux is in the race because of the money, then they do not know him. Chalifoux is a self made man. How many incumbants have ever lived the American Dream of coming from a family of little means and set a goal to make something of himself when the odds were against him? How many incumbants were in debt or close to debt before being elected to their current positions? It's election year, these incumbants are going to make the news. Oh, I did this and I did that. Look who endorses me.
Chalifoux is an honest man. Of course there are going to disgrunted civil lawsuits when you own a business? There are always 2 sides to every story.
You can say whatever you want to say, but make it truthful. Don't take it from someone's mouth, ask the person yourself.
Chalifoux was casted off the ballot, because he was too close for the vote. Greer and the rest (oh yes, there are some in office)That want their own.
Lets select a team of GOP that stick together even when they know when one or each other is playing with the taxpayers money. Let's smile, shake hands, and kiss the babies for appearances. Perhaps get a few awards make the paper, all at the same time digging deep into your pockets to get themselves ahead.
If you want your grass roots party back, then get out and vote in August.If you allow an incumbant to stay in office and you know of the dirty politics, well... you have NO RIGHT to complain about in going in your district, because YOU the VOTER ALLOWED THIS TO HAPPEN. When you vote, look at the whole picture. Believe half of what you hear or see because a lot of it is.... Political Games to destroy who the birds of the feather pick. YOU the VOTER are their EMPLOYERS and you better wtach how they spend your money, because your future and your childrens future depend on it.
God bless the good candidates, Karma to the ones!

Conspiracy theories afloat in this blog. Would make just as much sense if the guy gave the citizen the information himself to get sympathy votes and Horner has nothing to do with it.
If we are talking about school board issues and money how about the fact that the construction businesses have their hands in the pie so deep. Example- ever wonder why when we build a school we don't build it bigger than what we project to allow for growth? why is it we can build new, but don't keep up and repair the old? The reason our schools and government is failing because it is obvious the college educated people don't know how to manage money period. The fact is put trade skills such as wood shop, back into the middle and high schools and things will work fine.
To the idiot complaining over uniforms for schools- you must be one of the " I'm a parent who lets my kids dress and act like whores and gangsters" people. Get a life.