From Greg Brown campaign:
Milton—A video being distributed of Republican Greg Brown allegedly stealing opponent’s campaign signs has been proven false.
“Greg Brown called me several months ago for permission to place his sign on my property at State Road 87 and State Road 89 and I gave him exclusive permission to place his campaign signs there,” owner of the property, Don Dewrell said on Monday. “Within that exclusive permission he had the authority to remove any of his opponents’ signs that appeared on my property. None of his opponents asked for permission.”
“The video in question was deliberately taken and distributed to appear as if I had participated in some type of juvenile campaign trick.” Brown said. “After witnessing me removing the signs, as I had permission to do, rather than call the property owner or myself, Doug Broxson’s campaign anonymously dropped off the video with press, email lists, and the Sheriff’s department to discredit me.”
“The worse part of it all is Doug Broxson is wasting the law enforcement’s time and using the media for political cheap shots instead of campaigning on real issues. Just this past weekend I hand delivered a letter to Mr. Broxson demanding that he stop a “push” poll by his campaign or his supporters that falsely claimed I had been arrested for drunk driving,” Brown continued. “Doug Broxson will use whatever trick he can to win an election.”
Brown is Milton realtor, who has previously served as State Senator Durell Peaden’s Senior Legislative Assistant, worked as Northwest Florida Regional Assistant Director for U.S. Senator Mel Martinez and Constituent Services Coordinator for Congressman Jeff Miller.
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The stolen signs were not on private property. See http:/www.thridreport.com for a full view of this incident. Greg Brown Jr. is the son of the Santa Rosa County Tax Appraiser and should know a lot about local politics. Go to the SRC Tax Appraisers web site and look up the intersection of HWY 89 and 87 in North Milton Florida. Greg Brown Jr. is getting a pass from the main stream media on this sorry mess for the GOP primaray elections. He is guilty of sign theft on public property.
So why was Mr. and Mrs. Brown worried about leaving fingerprints on the campaign signs?
Below article from PNJ few weeks ago. Greg Brown held his own campaign sign fundraiser at Bo Johnson’s post-prison abode! That article’s crystal-ball prediction: Brown’s new wife will be “tremendous asset” on campaign trail. She was an asset! Brown couldn’t have done it without her! Next time she’s promised to wear gloves & not leave those pesky fingerprints on the evidence! PNJ’s Dee Dee Ritchie’s column quoted: “The graceful antebellum bayfront home of Bo and Judi Johnson was the setting for an old-fashioned campaign fish fry for Florida House of Representatives hopeful Greg Brown II (his father is Santa Rosa Co. property appraiser). I have shoes older than this candidate, though youth may be an advantage in the brutal arena of politics. Longtime political activists Jimmy Young and Copeland Griswold, father-in-law of U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller, were there, as was County Commission candidate Claude Duvall, City Attorney Roy Andrews, Orrin Smith, Debbie and Jimmy McInnis and Ava and Ricky Snellgrove. Brown will celebrate his second wedding anniversary next week to the vivacious Jennifer, who will be a tremendous asset on the campaign trail.” END Notice however, that Brown’s “youth” did NOT seem to be big advantage, as Dee Dee though it would, but he sure showed his youth. Next time he will toilet-paper roll those Broxson campaign signs — because toilet paper is fingerprint-proof!!!!
“Brown is Milton realtor, who has previously served as State Senator Durell Peaden’s Senior Legislative Assistant, worked as Northwest Florida Regional Assistant Director for U.S. Senator Mel Martinez and Constituent Services Coordinator for Congressman Jeff Miller.”
So he’s never had a non-government job and with the real estate market down, he wants taxpayer dollars to pay his salary again.
Mr. Brown will surely be excited to learn he’s made Gawker!