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Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard indicted on 23 felony corruption charges by Lee County Grand Jury
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Posted on 10/20/2014 2:41:12 PM PDT by sunmars

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To: metmom
And they’re going to start going after the democratic leaders for the same things when?

When they can start getting elected to anything of use in Alabama again.

The AEA spent a ton of union money in an effort to break the Republican stranglehold during the primaries by using 'false-front' candidates. I think they won 1 election for all that effort. So this was the other means of trying to break it up.

61 posted on 10/21/2014 5:01:02 AM PDT by alancarp
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To: Dacula

“Republicans could do the same tricks but they lack a spine and a set of balls.”

Or they have character in which they dont believe in abusing the judicial system for such political purposes.


62 posted on 10/21/2014 5:28:23 AM PDT by lowbridge
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To: sunmars

Montgomery is like Birmingham. Run by Dimocrats.


63 posted on 10/21/2014 6:48:45 AM PDT by RetiredArmy (MARANATHA, MARANATHA, Come quickly LORD Jesus!!! Father send thy Son!! Its Time!)
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To: sunmars
Email I got today from the GOP in Alabama:

ALGOP Chairman's Statement on Hubbard Indictment

Alabama Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard was indicted today following a prolonged investigation by a Grand Jury in Lee County. Speaker Hubbard was charged with 23 Class B felonies. Mike White, Hubbard's attorney, announced they will hold a press conference tomorrow to discuss the indictment.

Alabama Republican Party Chairman Bill Armistead made the following statements after the announcement:

"America is the greatest country in the world, and one of the most sacred principles that we have in our criminal justice system is that an individual is innocent until proven guilty. The timing of this indictment, just two weeks before the election, causes one to wonder why now, unless it is for political purposes. But, we saw the same thing four years ago. Just weeks before the general election in 2010, 11 people were indicted in a federal corruption case involving gambling legislation. Of those 11, none were found guilty other than the two who pled guilty.

"No one needs to rush to judgment. Right now, all we have is a list of charges. We don't have the Speaker's position on these matters and to speculate about them would be unfair to him and an exercise in futility, since we do not know whether any of these charges are true. Again, everybody in our system of justice who is accused of a crime is presumed innocent and must be proven guilty 'beyond a reasonable doubt' in order to be convicted.

"While it is sad that this has occurred, life goes on for the rest of us and we have an election coming up in two weeks. Our focus will be getting our candidates elected. I am proud that we have the strongest crop of candidates in the history of the Alabama Republican Party, from local county offices to U.S. Senator. We will not be distracted by our opponents who will want to use this situation to smear our candidates and our party. I must remind everyone that these charges and indictments are against one individual, not the party and not our candidates.

"It saddens me that this has happened. In addition to being Speaker of the Alabama House, Mike Hubbard is a human being and anytime something like this happens it is a human tragedy, regardless of the ultimate outcome. My family and I will be praying for Mike and his family. We hope for a swift and just outcome to these matters."

64 posted on 10/21/2014 6:54:53 AM PDT by RetiredArmy (MARANATHA, MARANATHA, Come quickly LORD Jesus!!! Father send thy Son!! Its Time!)
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To: sunmars

it’s hard to trump up 23 felony charges. and lee county doesn’t seem like the loony bin that travis county, TX is -— Romney carried lee county in 2012 by 20%.

innocent until proven guilty, and all that. but, just from appearances, this is one of those “where there is smoke there is fire” situations.


65 posted on 10/21/2014 7:56:45 AM PDT by JohnBrowdie (http://forum.stink-eye.net)
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To: jonascord

You have a point!


66 posted on 10/21/2014 8:45:04 AM PDT by servantboy777
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To: Jemian

I’ve read a lot more locally. I’ve left a few messages for friends. Some of these charges might stick. I hope not.


67 posted on 10/21/2014 8:58:13 AM PDT by Conspiracy Guy (Stop wishing for a perfect world. You may get it. Who will you talk to then?)
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To: sunmars

Not to mention that virtually every demrat in DC could be indicted on the same and much more.


68 posted on 10/21/2014 1:25:03 PM PDT by Neoliberalnot (Marxism works well only with the uneducated and the unarmed.)
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To: Conspiracy Guy

That would be very sad if they do stick. As a Lee County voter, I’ve voted for him.


69 posted on 10/21/2014 1:35:05 PM PDT by Jemian (War Eagle!)
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To: austinaero; Southack

Those are big business folks in Bama.....Hoar.....Harbert....Great Southern

I don’t see them as liberals

What is your point?

What is their involvement

My daddy was buddies with John Harbert....one of largest general contractors in the galaxy

Trust me ...no lib.....Christian Birch


70 posted on 10/22/2014 12:43:20 AM PDT by wardaddy
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To: Alas Babylon!

I figured what you said...its like my home state...MS
90% of whites are GOP with most electorate tea party leaning and the leadership in a current power struggle between GOPe and Tea types

Democrats are blacks and some academia and arty white libs in major towns or on eastern shore

For it to be a democrat plot it would have to be a black district or Holders troops


71 posted on 10/22/2014 12:49:05 AM PDT by wardaddy
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To: austinaero; wardaddy
"former Sterne Agee CEO James Holbrook" is a well-known embezzler here. He's going to trial for tapping (ha!) Sterne Agee's corporate accounts to pay his mistress $10+k/month plus misusing the Sterne Agee corporate housing and jet flights for her and other mistresses.

To their credit, Sterne Agee caught him and are (aiding) prosecuting their own CEO.

Any....any...contact had between Hubbard and Holbrook would be immensely suspect. Holbrook is entirely dirty.

72 posted on 10/22/2014 4:37:25 PM PDT by Southack (The one thing preppers need from the 1st World? http://tinyurl.com/ktfwljc .)
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To: sunmars

Man, he sounds like a Democrat.


73 posted on 10/22/2014 5:06:25 PM PDT by Shimmer1 (Nothing says you are sad that someone died like looting local places of business!)
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To: Norm Lenhart

Witch hunt.

This is the same BS that treasoncrats use in every election cycle.


74 posted on 11/02/2014 7:50:05 AM PST by 2CAVTrooper (If you ain't CAV, you ain't.......)
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