Republican Scandal

[Gayla]

Heads up! Watch Channel 48 (WAFF?)out of Huntsville tonight for
a scandal that will remind you of Foleygate!!!

[Syrinx]

1. I can't Huntsville channels here

Who? What? How? When? Why?

I guess you covered Where.

:)

[AUYellowDog]

2. Foley minus the minor

http://waff.com/Global/story.asp?S=5507213&nav=menu62_1_6

[Syrinx]

3. thanks for the info

And try to stop by more. Things have been really slow in "Alabama" lately.

[Gayla]

4. You guys should read

some of these blog responses....Apparently some are trying to get it all out,
including a switching party judge who sealed the files! Wow, I can't believe this
in my own home town.


http://www.waff.com/Global/category.asp?C=59294&nav=menu62_1_8

Ihope this link works; if not go to the link above, comment on a story section.
I admit to not being very computer literate :)

[MelissaB]

5. Hey, Gayla!

I was just thinking of you. I heard part of an interview on NPR coming to school last week. I think I heard that someone is running against Aderholt. Do you know who this is and what the poll numbers look like?

:hi:

[Gayla]

7. Hey there, MssB!

Barbara Bobo is the purported Democratic candidate..
When she announced she said there would be no mudslinging, Robert
is a friend and she loves him dearly...blah!!! She said she was
only running because no one else was...

I hanging on for '08. I'm pretty sure my son, Carl Cole is going
to run against Uddernutz again. He couldn't do it this year. His partners looked ascanced at his taking off that much time again and
he's in the midst of planning his circus of a wedding.

And you won't be surprised to hear that Upton is big buddies with
Aderholt...

[MelissaB]

8. Well, I'll hang on for '08 with you. I can't find a lot of "noise" about

Barbara Bobo.

Congrats to your son and his bride. I hope they have a wonder life together.

[MelissaB]

9. Ooh! Here's a jucy one

Re:Marshall County Republican Party Chairman IM's??
« Reply #20 on: October 9, 2006, 06:10:14 PM »

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I've seen the text messages. Jason Upton, while touting his Christian and family values as a Republican, was solicitating sex with the young man. And when the employee's family discovered what was going on, thanks to the store manager, the father immediately spoke to the district attorney. Jason claimed that it was just a joke, and sent a letter of apology to the employee's family. The letter has been circulating throughout the state for months. Even Gov. Riley has a copy along with copies of the sealed documents. Bob? What's more important - protecting a predator for political gain or protecting victims?

The offers of money for the cell phone and the family's silence were initiated by Jason's attorney. And when the family refused, they get sued and the case gets sealed because, in Jason's own words, of the "political ramifications". Honest judges apply law and are not influenced by politics. What favor did Jason or the Republican party provide to this judge?

Jason's recent published statement in response to the Channel 48 story is filled with inaccuracies: The case was filed and sealed August 19, 2005 by Upton and withdrawn in March 2006 - not three years ago as he states. The cell phone messages were as recent as June 2005 - not three years ago as he states. He claims that he was a victim of extortion when it was his own attorney that made the offer of money to the family. And he said the WAFF reporter "ambushed" him! Georgi looked like she was 9-months and a day pregnant.

Furthermore, Jason Upton, in true Dennis Hastert style, blames the Democrats. Tell us, Jason, which Democrat forced you to put your finger on the keypad of your cell phone and send those disgusting messages to a young man?

The blame game has to end. The victim and his family have suffered enough not to mention expended thousands of dollars in legal fees to be represented in a malicious suit filed only to protect a politically connected businessman. Everyone who has been complicit in this coverup needs to be outed as well...from DHR to District Judge Tim Riley.

[MelissaB]

10. OMG! Some idiot sent this to Matt Drudge

Re:Marshall County Republican Party Chairman IM's??
« Reply #41 on: October 15, 2006, 02:28:02 PM »

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(Sent to Matt Drudge Oct 15, 06)

Dear Mr. Drudge;

We need some help in Alabama with a timid, possibly deceptive major media outlet.

A partially reported story by WAFF48 News, the local NBC affiliate in Huntsville Alabama, involves a County Republican Party Chairman, Jason Upton, owner of multiple Dominoe's Pizza franchises. A well documented accusation of homosexual sexual har**ment of an employee at one of his franchises, conducted by Mr. Upton through instant messages, was reported by WAFF48.
The story has expanded to involve a District Judge, Tim Riley, the Governor, Bob Riley, and officials of our Dept. of Human Resources who deal with battered and abused women and children. WAFF48 apparently intends to end the story without airing any of the details beyond the initial actions of Mr. Upton. I believe this is primarily because they do not want the people of Alabama to know of involvement by our District Judge, DHR personnel and our Governor while they are approaching an election day.

The facts reported by Georgi Bragg, a WAFF48 investigative reporter involve documented instant messages. See Link:

http://www.waff.com/Global/story.asp?S=5507213&nav=menu62_1_6

WAFF48 refuses to air the following well documented parts of the story.

1.) They will not air Upton's **ociation with the Marshall County Republican Party. They will only say (on their website) that he is a "former Chairman". He resigned days before a sympathetic judge (you'll see why so sympathetic in a moment), had to finally release a gag order on the allegations against Upton. Upton himself explained the unusual gag order by saying the judge knew the "political ramifications".

2.) They know the judge switched parties at the latest possible date, from Democrat to Republican, with the aid of Upton, in order to run the race he is currently conducting. – No report on this.

3.) The Alabama Republican Party replaced Upton and disbanded their Marshall County website (which had his name prominently posted all over it), days before the judge released the gag order. WAFF48 will only say he is a former chairman. They replaced him with an unknown local school teacher. – No reporting.

4.) A home for abused women and children, Homeplace, heavily supported by both Democrat and Republican politicians including the Ala. State Senate incumbant Robert Aderholt (he braggs of acquiring $60K for it recently), is renting large office space to Upton INSIDE the home for (an unsubstantiated $100 a month). WAFF48 is burying this information in plain sight by not stressing to Alabamians how the building is used or inquiring about the business deals.

5.) Upton has some official **ociation with the Alabama DHR and has some input as to the accommodations of it’s client children. --- No reporting here.

6.) Governor Bob Riley has had the sealed file on this case for months, in spite of the judge’s gag order. – No reporting of this.

Mr. Drudge, there are allegations (unsubstantiated) coming out that this man has used his money and political influence to squelch other instances of his inappropriate contact with minors who work in his Dominoe’s franchises. Dominoe’s basically says that what a franchise owner does inside his franchise is none of their business. The political machines here in Alabama both seem to be determined to bury and ignore this. I know that most of the people who have tried to get this aired are Republicans. They don’t have a political agenda except that they don’t want anybody in either party using our public offices to defend their immoral or illegal behavior.

WAFF48 has done several 15 second spots on this story. They may say they have reported on some of these items. If they have, they have glossed over it with no depth or follow up. Hidden in plain sight, to cover their reputation.

The link above contains more than was actually aired by WAFF48, and for the rest, substantiated and not, go to:
http://www.waff.com/Global/category.asp?C=59294&nav=menu62_1_8, comments about news stories, Marshall County Republican Party Chairman IM’s ??

Thank you for your time,

I have admired your work since you began DrudgeReport and visit it daily,

If you aren’t able to help us, I would appreciate your estimation of what media outlet might be helpful. You are welcome to forward or use the information of the body of this email in any way.

Thank you;

[CaroleG]

6. hope he gets what he deserves

[Gayla]

11. Here's an update!!!!

http://www.thearabtribune.com/articles/2006/10/25/news/news3.txt

An attorney for James Emmenegger has filed a motion to unseal a court case involving his family and former Marshall County Republican Party Chairman Jason Upton.

Allen Dodd, an attorney in Fort Payne, filed the motion Tuesday in Marshall County Circuit Court with Judge Tim Jolley.

Emmenegger is the father of Chris Emmenegger, the former employee who allegedly received sexually explicit text messages from Upton.

Dodd said in his motion that the case should be unsealed because the Emmenneggers were never served with court papers when District Judge Tim Riley sealed the file.

Riley has said the order came to him because Jolley was out of town. Jolley said that district judges can sign temporary orders. Jolley also said that, when he was in private practice, he always tried to find a circuit judge to sign his orders.

Marshall County's other circuit judge, David Evans, was reportedly in town the day Riley sealed the order.

Questions arose as to whether Riley should have signed the order in August 2005 because of the timing. In April 2006, Riley, a lifelong Democrat, switched to the Republican Party to run for circuit judge.