I'm a "R" but it's time for change and will be crossing party lines in the next local elections. It's time for some new blood. Sick of the same old boys club running this town/county into the ground with their self serving agendas.

Ocean Dems certainly have a poor track record of getting people elected. That said, I recall Armstrong's background includes military service, service with the FBI and other law enforcement with high security clearances. It seems on paper he is the best choice this November. I will certainly be voting on experience, not party.

What is Gilmore kidding????....Polhemus hasn't done NOTHNING in a very long long time. The undersheriff has been running the show for years. Polhemus is too old and febile to leave his house. Gilmore should find a new GOP candidate....

I have to chime in on this one. I will vote for Bartlett and Little as the last Dem that was put up for Freeholder was Rosen, the worst choice ever. I definitly will not vote for Polemus again, this is a joke and he cannot even speak in public. My vote wlll go for the Dem on this one, and I know a lot of other folks that will do the same this time.

This time I'm gonna cross party lines. We need new blood. Shame on Polhemus for not cultivating some younger talent over the years.

GRIP

The reason they endorsed this guy is simple. They know this County votes party line and will just go with the flow. Most folks do not know Paulhemus is 100 years old or whatever. I will go for this FBI guy and see how that works out.

Armstrong should have won in 2009 by a landslide. But, hey that's OC. Vote the column again you ignorant citizens.

Let's be honest no one cares who the Sheriff is. Maybe we should vote on whether we need a Sheriffs office at all or whether we should consolidate local police under the county sheriff and eliminate the local layer. Do I really need to be under the jurisdiction of muni, county, state and federal law enforcement ? Are there county laws that need to be enforced? I could understanding having a county sheriff before munis had their own forces but in 2012 NJ this is dumb

"He will be challenged by Democrat George "Bob" Armstrong, 68.......His age and town were unavailable this afternoon." ~ Great reporting!

"Carolina Shores" - you know what they say about people who assume things and unfortunately it holds true in your case. I have NEVER in any election voted straight down the line.

"Carolina Shores" --- it's clear from your posts that You are so full of anger you read what you want to regardless of what is actually said. No sense arguing with someone like you. God bless you

The vote numbers above are interesting, buttttt it's Ocean County and will be different in November. I wish Mr. Armstrong luck!

Great choice, Gilmore! You picked a protege of Bat Masterson. Now let's see if the dems find a way to lose to this alte kocker.

These results will, alas, not be indicative of the actual outcome. Ocean County voters are loyal to a fault to the corrupt Gilmore GOP, even after years of tax hikes, appointing unqualified people to posts, wasting some $60 million on an extension of the County Jail, and having people who should have retired years ago like Polhemus among their candidates for office.

Our we a laughing stock in the law enforcement community in other states? ..Our county sheriff that cant speak in public ,drive himself around or remember what day it is .for all he knows he is boy scout pack leader...I give more credit to the boy scouts they do more for the community & dont waste tax dollars..This guy is getting paid by us tax payers & is not fit for duty , and beyond retirement.. He needs to enjoy life while he is still can stand..And get our sheriffs dept up to date..This is unreal if the voters puts this guy back in .Dont complain about the crime stats or the sheriffs dept should be doing more,,Take alook at other countys VS ours you just might see the difference ...

Vote for someone thats qualified NOT party lines ..Putting this guy back in who picks a 70 year old (past retirement) undersheriff , he has to be losing his mind..Looks more like the Ocean County country Club For political connected Retirees,,Boost those pension payments Boys...............................................

That picture above ,Are they holding each other up????LOL

Bottom line, Romney wins Ocean County by 50,000 votes in November. Polhemus is nothing more than a check on the ballot.

How can Polhemus run for anything when he can't even run to the bathroom?

Run? Have you seen him lately? He can barely walk or put two words together. But the a--holes in Ocean County will vote along the GOP party line and put him back in. Ocean County is a joke.

i sat at the same table with polhemus at a dinner several years ago and he couldn't even get the food into his mouth. it was all over his shirt. thats when i said to myself... "time to go" and haven't voted for him since.

In Ocean County it's who's scratching who's back. They're all lined up at the trough eating taxpayer feed! Talk about cadavers look at your senator (Not the "I love undocumented citizens, they all vote for me" senator) a light breeze and a hole in the ground and all you need is someone to push the dirt over him.

"Years of tax hikes, appointing unqualified people, wasting $60 million on the County Jail, and having people who should have retired years ago, like Polhemus..." That sums it up, Republican sheep.

Polhemus is just an old fool who can not walk, gets driven around, which we pay for, could not find or run a crime scene. The republicans have the opinion all voters are dumb, it is time we show them otherwise in november.--NO MORE OLD FOOL FOR SHERIFF.

I don't see this a democrat/republican but if this guy ever got a chance to get even with anyone writing these comments he would without impunity. When some one elected gets a lifelong career out of it, it's the straight column lever pulling voter that's the idiot.
The american voter, is the one people like this and Teddy Kennedy types laugh at.
Sadly, that's who will elect the next round of repeats also........

When asked if he thought Polhemus was up to another term, Gilmore replied "I see no impediment to his running and winning."

When death is the biggest impediment...... Houston, we have a problem !!

Time for a remake of "A Weekend At Bernies", with a new title "A weekend At Gilmores" and Polhemus as the centerpiece. I used the term centerpiece rather than star because a centerpiece just sits there and sometimes gets watered.

Forensic Accountant .......we could use one of them here in Brick. There is no way that the books are right with Acrapolis running things. So my question is does this FBI man, if elected have the power to open an investigation if he wanted to?

Does anyone actually believe Armstrong has a shot in November? The poor guy will lose by at least 20,000 votes. Until the Democrats get rid of Earp, nobody on the county level has a chance, especially in a presidential year.

Have to agree with you on that one. If I am not mistaken didn't a dead guy get elected as Sheriff a few years back on the Rep line?

Kind of old there Bill, time to retire and go home!

Kind of old? You are being "kind" with that statement. No offense to those that are his age , mid 80s, but most if not all are either retired or...................... The County GOP is not stupid, they know most will just vote down the line. No one even cares about this slot. I read this guy Armstrongs bio, very impressive. Too bad he will not win in this County.

Would some one stop by the scooter store get one for the sheriff one equiped with oxygen & flashing lights & a GPS with Gilmores address pre programmed in it since ,He does not have to show up to work everyday.

YOU Have to see the humor in this ,Thats why no one trusts politicians you put a guy in an office & doesnt have to show up half the time..& dont know which way the bathroom is Gets driven to work dont know ,,But getting paid damn good with benifits..talk about stealing our tax dollars

Armstrongs got my vote ,He is more qualified than Bill P every was.

Dandy Retro no im not nuts. Sheriffs departments in some parts of this country actually do investigations. You might also want to learn how to spell the name of the man your criticizing. Its Polhemus not Palhimus. Thanks.

The County G.O.P and Gilmore better wake up if they think they can put Bill in for one more round in this Political climate.
Gilmore, he won't be re-elected, even the old hard core Republicans are laughing at you on this one.

I met Mr. Armstrong and heard his career experience when he ran
the last time for Sheriff of Ocean County. Definitely agree, the Dems keep
running Rosen, which even as a Republican since 1969 was furious that
SHE keeps getting on the ballot. Perhaps the County influence has been
embedded in the County Democrats who are working for themselves/jobs
and not the residents. I for one saw a Political Machine work in both Ocean
and Essex Counties for many years, too bad voters keep voting along party
lines? Check out Colonel Bob Armstrong's website @ www.armstrong4sheriff.com
G. Gilmore has been running things in Ocean and Stafford for way too long ...
as I do respect a party, I am totally disgusted with OC-GOP politics ...
George Gilmore is headed for Stafford and his $Million dollar billings, as Henry
Mancini depends on his connections for huge income in his businesses in
Ocean County ... Jefferson put it well "when you fear politicians, you are no longer
a free man (or woman). Never met Polhemus, if he dies on the job, family will
receive three times his salary ... my style is "performance" any body perform a
job review of this aged Sheriff???

Lets try something different .Lets vote for someone thats qualified for the job..Instead of who makes the best Puppet for the controlling party

I figured it out This is hazard county & Sheriff Rosco P Coltran gets told what to do by Boss Hogg He dont have to do work, just agree with Boss Hogg

Let's hope some of you ask to volunteer for Mr. Armstrong's campaign. That is where difference will be. Getting your voices out there to the one's that don't know any better and vote down the line.

Why even have a sheriff at this point? Can't local police from each town in OC do their job? The only time I see the Sheriff officers is when I watch COPS and they are the only law enforcement in some trash town in the deep south.

They collect child support from dead beat dads. They put notices on the doors of homes that are in foreclosure. Evict renters. I believe the Sheriff's Department (personnel) are needed in OC. Just not the lame duck in charge.

Fact: when Bill was told they would be going with somebody else in 09, he informed Gilmore he would run as an independent and expose everything. Guess who won the argument.

The sheriff is supposed to uphold the Constitution. None of the above do that.

The sheriff collects from deadbeats. That's the perfect job for Toms River. The town's full of them, beginning with the County Freeloaders.

1stcav says "!Boss Norcross knows what he's doing the head puppeteer!" Ummm, "Boss" Norcross is George Norcross, a big time DEMOCRATIC party boss in South Jersey, primarily Camden Gloucester and Salem counties. You are confused.
On another note, I would vote for my dog for Sheriff before I'd vote for any democrat. Anyone who aligns themselves with the political agendas of people like Corzine Lautenberg Menendez and Obama will never get my vote. Lautenberg is the around 90 years old and he is far more influential than a county sheriff. All the "Polhemus is an old man"haters should put their money where their mouth is and vote out Lautenberg too

Polhemus just like Lautenberg, have been around for way to long and are do nothings. Both need to be voted out when their terms are up.

They are party puppets ,They are told what to do..Thanks to the people that vote along party lines ,This what you get 2 feeble old men try voting the old out & in with the new & qualified

Guess Gilmore is trying to get Polhemus into the Guinness Book of Records. The oldest sheriff in NJ. Unfortunately it won't be happening and the people of Ocean County are not going to put an 83 year old man in as Sheriff. It's up to us voters that know the situation to make aware to other voters the facts of the matter. Once the facts are known, die hard Republicans and Independents will be jumping ship for sure.

You cant be serious. First the man is way past his retirement age, second like he can really go out on the streets and do his duties if need be. And finally, sheriff SHOULD NOT be a political job.

When is Mike and Danny going to open their mouths and spill the beans on Gilmore?

What purpose does it serve to have these near dead’s in these positions? There must be others kids 50,60, or even 70 year olds fill these positions?

All they are is yes men they dont need to think or ask questions

The most interesting part of this story is who the Democrats chose to run for Freeholder. George Cevasco of Brick is a board member of the BMUA. That is the same agency where Freeholder Jim Lacey is the director. Stay tuned. This should be fun.

Who gave Cervaso the job as Commisioner on the BTMUA?

Sheriff,,,There is no country for old men.. Go home retire enjoy life while you you are still verticle....

Paul Szemanczky, you're being sensationalist and outright ignoring the truth.. or maybe you're just delusional. Either way, your credibility will be out the window once MayDay comes. Actually it's already out the window since you didn't bother to fact check. Have you even looked at 'The 99% Spring' training material? It teaches terribly violent things like closing your bank accounts.
The training is called NON-VIOLENT DIRECT ACTION and in the material itself it specifically states it will not have any information about violent, or even arrestable direct action (which means it doesn't even include scary things that might hurt your family like sit-ins or barricading or occupying).

I'm starting to feel bad that you live in this scary delusional world where mainstream political organizations like MoveOn train armies of Anarchists to destroy America and eat your children.

@JS - just a little sample of the caliber of the 99% LOL http://www.alternet.org/occupywallst/152773/occupy_wall_street%3A_992_arrested_at_price_tag_of_more_than_$3.4_million/ - 106k

I saw polhemus at a restaurant this weekend. He fell asleep during dinner. What a disgrace. What a scam. Have some self respect and check out. You milked ocean county long enough.

Put that dinosaur where he belongs_ what a Joke!

Is everyone aware that our town is One Hundred and Sixty Million Dollars in Debt? I wasn't. I happened to catch that little bit of information in USA Today while on a flight from Florida. All incumbants out.

Bob Armstrong 2012

I'm Republican and there is NO WAY I'm voting for a man uncapable to being productive in this important position. Polhemus is imcomptetent.

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