Why is it that none of us said anything? By Frances Coleman May 30, 2010, 5:59AM
I agree with Ms Coleman and I'd like to also ask a few specific questions about Mr. Nodine. I am confused by what Mr Nodine says are his accomplishments. To put it bluntly they're very vague and I believe very exaggerated. For example he has often bragged he was a personal friend and Aide of Alexander Haig - who just passed away this Feb. Here's what was said by Nodine about himself:
(my remarks are in red)
Nodine personal description of self accomplishments
Graduated in 1981 then joined the US Army where I went to school and still serve as a consultant in the Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Field
(HazMat?) After serving my country in West Germany and Central America during the Cold War I started working as a governmental relations officer working with cities and counties throughout the state of Florida.
(Jaycee?) I then worked for former Secretary of State Alexander Haig
(6 months?) and then worked with the Bush-Quayle Campaign of 1988. In 1990 I help start Connors Nursery which help serve children abused and children with the AIDs virus.
(Volunteer positions) I moved to Alabama in 1992 and love it!
Previous Domestic Violence
Nodine’s ex-girlfriends accused him of harassment and assault in
April 1987 with the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. Palm Beach County sheriff's deputies responded to a neighbor's complaint of screaming from an apartment in unincorporated West Palm Beach. According to a sheriff's report, an ex-girlfriend complained that Nodine had entered her apartment by
cutting a porch screen and was waiting for her when she came home at 1:30 a.m.
The woman claimed Nodine
"struck her several times on the legs." She did not want to press charges, according to the report, "but she stated that she just wanted him out and for him not to return to residence." "The victim and the suspect had broken up approximately four months prior to this incident happening and from that time on, he had been harassing her," Public Information Officer Teri Barbera said.
Three month after the report was filed, Nodine was honorably discharged from the Florida Army National Guard.
This would have been around the time he was supposedly working for his mentor Haig. He was also evicted from his apt.
Below is from the Mobile County Commissioner page:
Nodine Remembers Friend, Mentor in Haig February 22, 2010
Mobile County Commissioner Stephen Nodine called former Secretary of State and retired Army Gen. Alexander Haig a dear friend, hero, mentor, and father figure after news broke early Saturday that he had died at the age of 85.
Nodine served as the advance coordinator for Haig during his 1987-1988 presidential campaign through New Hampshire, Michigan and Florida. He had known Gen. Haig as a family friend and started up a lively correspondence with the general in 1982. At that time, Nodine was an Army private stationed in Germany. Nodine carried on a correspondence with the Haig family ever since.
(Haig was out by Feb 1988 before the New Hampshire primary)
“He was not gruff, but really down to earth, compassionate, very humorous and a he really had a pulse of the common man,” Nodine said. “I learned so much from him, especially on foreign policy.”
Gen. Haig had a hand in helping Nodine in his political efforts in Mobile. When Nodine found himself in a runoff for a Mobile City Council seat against Charles Waller in 2001, Gen. Haig sent a letter on Nodine’s behalf to all 7th District constituents. Nodine won the race with 2,800 votes to Waller’s 1,900. The victory launched Nodine’s political career.
I’d very much like to see a copy of this letter and ask if it was verified authentic? This is the same time he got evicted from his apt and domestic violence report came out.
“I’ve known the Haig family since 1983 and traveled extensively with them through the presidential primary,” said Nodine. “Alexander Haig was a great man who gave his all to a country he loved. We are better off as a nation and a people for the many efforts he made during his years in public service.”
Mr Nodine has been purposely vague on when, where and what he did before coming to Mobile. No Corporate environment would accept this as remotely resembling a Vita. Why does no one do background checks on politicians.
Education
Attended 1978 - 1981 Palm Beach Gardens High School Graduated Class of 1981 age 18
Completion of County Commission Continued Education Courses, Auburn University
(Workshop?)
Continued Education Coursework, Auburn University (What and when?)
Monterey Peninsula College
(Community College - When was he in CA? 1 class?)
City College of Chicago
(When was he in Chicago? 1 class?)
Honorary Bachelor's Degree, Remington College
(From a career college goes under honors not education - unless you don’t have anything to put in education)
Accepted to the Naval Post Graduate School, Homeland Security, Monterey, CA
(Accepted means he never attended and means no documentation. My husband was accepted to Yale but he never put on a resume.)
Professional Background (Not to be confused with real employment)
External Affairs/Governmental Relations Officer, Metropolitan Systems
(A group that places park benches at bus stops-which he has placed a fancy title in front of)
Political and Media Consultant, NBC, Mobile
(He was a frequent guest on Uncle Show and McBryde Radio show)
Media Consultant – WRMF/WJNO News Talk Radio, West Palm Beach, FL
(Salesman selling airtime, how long did he do this full or part time? Did he actually make a salary or commission job? How long?)
Advance Coordinator – Former Secretary of State General Alexander Haig, Jr.
Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Training Non-Commissioned Officer, Florida Army National Guard
(Trained to do Hazmat cleanup?)
Active Duty and Training Coordinator, 7th Infantry Division (Light Infantry), United States Army
( 6 yr military career)
Chief elected officer of Mobile Works
Member of the Planning and Zoning Commission, 2001-2003
Political Background
Elected to Mobile City Council, 2001
Insurance Committee Chairperson, 2001-2004
Public Safety Committee, 2001-2004
Appointed to Mobile County Commission on July 2, 2004
Elected to County Commission District 2 on Nov. 2, 2004
Re-elected to County Commission District 2 on Nov. 4, 2008
Economic, Cultural, and Civic Development Committee
Served on Alabama Sentencing Commission, 2004-2008
(I found this to be ironic)
