tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post5652984320080016029..comments2024-03-25T13:42:25.771-05:00Comments on Advance Indianaâ„¢: Media Should Demand Explanation From Gov. Mike Pence On Sawyer's ResignationGary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-11449540678457854962013-12-02T23:13:48.041-05:002013-12-02T23:13:48.041-05:00I have heard from a number of reliable sources...
...I have heard from a number of reliable sources...<br /><br />"Sawyer got a mistress pregnant a few years ago and has never paid support. She got a paternity test the day after the gov announced Sawyers appt. The results came in last week and it's his kid and she is asking for back support....and says she will go to the news if he doesn't pay up." <br /><br />Too much baggage too early, easier to select a candidate with fewer skeletons in their closet.<br /><br />This conduct from an espoused Christian man, who was MARRIED at the time.<br /><br />I'm still waiting for the tough, hard hitting, and unbiased investigative journalist to prove or disprove this accusation.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-28688838571067946322013-11-29T07:46:47.453-05:002013-11-29T07:46:47.453-05:00Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll are usual Suspects in...Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll are usual Suspects in Political or Religious Scandals. <br /><br />We are after all human. However, when our politicians and religious leaders turn sanctimonious and judgmental of others they should be held to the standard they set. Floggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10383015097067413086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-15207172653328107432013-11-28T12:01:01.125-05:002013-11-28T12:01:01.125-05:00Who's to say he's not uncomfortable, signi...Who's to say he's not uncomfortable, signing off on DOD ghost accounting schemes like the CAFR (DC created to obscure black ops), where funds are moved & pledged to multiple sources? Request & review a copy of the state's CAFR, you'll see the problem. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-89694162703192296412013-11-28T08:50:13.875-05:002013-11-28T08:50:13.875-05:00Standard list of possibilities:
1) Substance abuse...Standard list of possibilities:<br />1) Substance abuse<br />2) Infidelity issues<br />3) Personal financial issues<br />4) Criminal issues<br />5) Someone's being blackmailed<br />6) Marriage breakup in near future<br />7) One or more of the above<br />8) None of the aboveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-23288673051817495652013-11-27T22:33:27.316-05:002013-11-27T22:33:27.316-05:00Without question, there were better candidates tha...Without question, there were better candidates than Sawyer who were passed over by Pence. Perhaps Sawyer made misrepresentations by omission or otherwise to him during the vetting process. Nonetheless, Pence claimed he had not breached his fiduciary duty or failed to perform the duties of his office. If Pence learned of facts after he appointed him to cause him to have a change of heart about his choice and lose confidence in him, the honest thing to do would have been to make that view known publicly and simply not support him for election to the job next year. That alone may have led Sawyer to reconsider whether he wanted to continue to hold the office with which Pence had entrusted him. What I don't like is the secretive way he went about forcing him out of the office. If Pence believes there are certain standards that must be upheld to hold public office, then he should have no problem telling us what that standard entails and why he thinks it's important to maintain that standard. Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-2439233696383489002013-11-27T22:19:06.855-05:002013-11-27T22:19:06.855-05:00Don't disagree any of your thoughts Gary. Poss...Don't disagree any of your thoughts Gary. Possible back child support on a child not disclosed to wife and Pence and also a possible bankruptcy. Clearly last one is more easily discoverable than the first especially if the first was a paternity. Surely Pence had a release and then vetted?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-45380278820876626002013-11-27T20:52:09.853-05:002013-11-27T20:52:09.853-05:00Assuming the love child story is true, which many ...Assuming the love child story is true, which many people have told me is true, is Pence saying that it's a disqualification to hold office? Obviously, he wouldn't be the first. Dan Burton somehow managed to get re-elected several times after it was disclosed that he fathered a biracial son to a State House secretary while he was in the state legislature to whom he secretly provided support payments over the years. It took the porn sleaze merchant Larry Flynt to get that story out into the mainstream media after Burton called Clinton a scumbag because of his adulterous relatonships. I've been told by numerous people that Andre Carson's birth father is a very prominent politician who has gone to great lengths to keep that fact a secret. Carson is biracial. Who is his father? Everyone on the inside knows the truth. They just won't talk out loud about it. In both cases, there are a number of State House reporters who long knew of these stories but refused to report on it. There are at least two other prominent persons in Indiana politics with whom I'm aware who were fathered by prominent persons who openly aided their bastard child's careers without fear their secret would be revealed by the media. Pence knows all of this. He's been involved in Indiana politics for years. I don't condone the immorality of any of these folks, but if people haven't figured out that most of their elected officials are total hypocrites, then they're going through life wearing rose-colored glasses, or in Stanley Kubrick's words, with "Eyes Wide Shut." Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-28347838265974801122013-11-27T19:32:49.692-05:002013-11-27T19:32:49.692-05:00Word around Brownsburg is that he has a "love...Word around Brownsburg is that he has a "love child" and that he was not paying support. If that is true, Pence looks foolish because when he introduced Sawyer, he said Sawyer was a good family man, a Christian, and a man of integrity. So much for all those things. He was the golden child who everybody helped along. He divided the Town of Brownsburg because of his "My way or the highway" attitude. He believed in his own greatness and never thought he'd get caught. Funny thing is that he used the Republican Party for gain just as the Republican Party used him. He was never even closely qualified for that job. What goes around comes around!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-27670446183717234732013-11-27T19:31:11.514-05:002013-11-27T19:31:11.514-05:00I absolutely agree with this article, the revival ...I absolutely agree with this article, the revival of hard hitting investigative journalism has to start somewhere, let it be here.<br /><br><br />This may shed light on these questions -- Was Dwayne booted out unfairly or was it as a result of poor vetting and decision making on the part of Mike Pence and his staff? Neither circumstance bodes well for Governor Pence. Or was Dwayne "released for cause" due to his conduct in office?<br /><br><br />Inquiring minds WANT to know, and given Dwayne and Mike are BOTH public officials we are ENTITLED to know!<br /><br><br />In the event it is the latter circumstance, Dwayne freely surrendered all his rights to privacy (regarding his conduct while executing duties in the appointed public position), the minute he swore the oath of office. It's more than a little suspicious there could be those who perceive an appearance of "hiding" behind the rice paper thin veil of leaving for personal and family reasons. <br /><br><br />The Truth will only be uncovered and made pubic by an unbiased investigative journalist. All parties involved deserve that.<br /><br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-5674303994653806022013-11-27T18:17:39.549-05:002013-11-27T18:17:39.549-05:00I take the guy at his word. He has 3 small kids, a...I take the guy at his word. He has 3 small kids, and he probably doesn't want to have to run for statewide office while they're so young.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-84218396829402811592013-11-27T12:38:58.135-05:002013-11-27T12:38:58.135-05:00I would agree anon., except when the other guy is ...I would agree anon., except when the other guy is giving a big shove to force the other guy out. If Pence had a problem with Sawyer's continued service, he owes an explanation to the public. Once he appointed Sawyer to the office, he had no constitutional power to order him to step down. Why did he want him out so badly? Was Sawyer threatened if he didn't resign his constitutional office? The public has a right to know. We're not talking about a member of the governor's cabinet who serves at his pleasure. Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-48777702472699594472013-11-27T11:52:16.556-05:002013-11-27T11:52:16.556-05:00Seems to me that if Fred resigns rom something, th...Seems to me that if Fred resigns rom something, the guy to ask about it is Fred, not the guy who received the letter? In other notes, this is another one of those silly elected offices where no one really understands what the position does, and where the guy elected kinda supervises folks who do all the work while waiting around to be asked to run for something else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-58586809533952142013-11-27T11:00:17.730-05:002013-11-27T11:00:17.730-05:00That was a misprint on my part. The letter was dat...That was a misprint on my part. The letter was dated November 25.Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-66019248391393348732013-11-27T10:26:43.581-05:002013-11-27T10:26:43.581-05:00Definitely makes you wonder. Letter dated November...Definitely makes you wonder. Letter dated November 15, but announced on the 26th? Seems like Pence is trying to bury this in the slow news period before Thanksgiving when a lot of people aren't paying attention.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com