School, Property and Budget Committees Met 6 Oct 2016
Three different governmental committees, School, Property and Budget, met this morning primarily to approve the expenditure of $1,550,000.00 by the school system on various repairs, upgrades and architect drawings for a new school. The money was approved to be taken out of the School surplus funds.
Some discussion was held about various issues that had resulted in less than adequate contractor work in the past. This was addressed by both School Director Wright and Asst. Director Gonzales who described new oversight procedures that will avoid most poor quality work in the future. I congratulated Mr. Gonzales on his efforts and more strict oversight of projects.
Also approved were repairs and upgrades at a cost of $67,951.00 at the Agri-Park. Those expenses would be taken out of the Hotel/Motel tax revenues which has over $300,000.00.
Also during the Budget Committee Mrs Vanzant announced that the amount of money to be given to the E-911 Board would be $112,000.00 instead of the $132,000.00 requested and first approved by the county Legislative Body. I complemented Mrs Vanzant on this decision as she had led the way in the reduction and getting clarity on the county's responsibility to E-911.
A very interesting thing happened at the School Committee meeting. It was called to order at 8:30 AM and adjourned at 8:47 AM. Commissioner Campbell came into the room at 8:50 and signed both the sign in sheet for the School Committee and the Property Committee meeting that was preparing to meet. Getting paid for meetings not attended seems to continue being a problem, except for those very few unscrupulous commissioners who just can't seem to resist free money.
Some discussion was held about various issues that had resulted in less than adequate contractor work in the past. This was addressed by both School Director Wright and Asst. Director Gonzales who described new oversight procedures that will avoid most poor quality work in the future. I congratulated Mr. Gonzales on his efforts and more strict oversight of projects.
Also approved were repairs and upgrades at a cost of $67,951.00 at the Agri-Park. Those expenses would be taken out of the Hotel/Motel tax revenues which has over $300,000.00.
Also during the Budget Committee Mrs Vanzant announced that the amount of money to be given to the E-911 Board would be $112,000.00 instead of the $132,000.00 requested and first approved by the county Legislative Body. I complemented Mrs Vanzant on this decision as she had led the way in the reduction and getting clarity on the county's responsibility to E-911.
A very interesting thing happened at the School Committee meeting. It was called to order at 8:30 AM and adjourned at 8:47 AM. Commissioner Campbell came into the room at 8:50 and signed both the sign in sheet for the School Committee and the Property Committee meeting that was preparing to meet. Getting paid for meetings not attended seems to continue being a problem, except for those very few unscrupulous commissioners who just can't seem to resist free money.
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If someone filed a lawsuit against the county for fraud, maybe that would put in and to Campbell's blayton thievery.
I have to tell you, these commissioners and "leaders" in Giles county are the weakest, most spineless and unethical scum I have ever witnessed. Yet, they continue to be voted into office so it must be okay with the citizens...unless there is voting fraud going on.
To date I have observed two commissioners who outright stole from the taxpayers by signing in for meetings that they never attended and getting paid for it with were from the 7th District. Because the first one was protected and prevented from any punishment I have no reason to believe that the second one would face any punishment either.
The thing is that most of the Commissioners, and when I say most I'm revering to the vast majority not just a simple majority of eleven, are good honest, hard working men and women who really want to do the right thing. Most simply do not want to make anyone mad or hurt someone's feelings so they quietly go about trying to do the best they can without drawing a great deal of attention to themselves. The idea of conflict and controversy seems to be something most commissioners try to avoid even to their detriment.
I don't understand how a God fearing upright person could sign they were at a meeting to get paid for being there and not stay for the meeting.
This is cheating the tax payers and you two should be a shame.
Not only are you wrong the ones that let you get away with it are wrong.
It does my heart good to know that Holt, Mc Masters and Brewer voted to increase their individual compensation to attend Board Meetings. Remember that they did not vote themselves a "Raise" rather an increase
Also Paul Allen requested $50 for each meeting because he was losing money being at meetings. Shouldnt have run for office if he didnt have the time. $50 an hour isnt bad for just showing up. Pathetic people. Guess Holt is going to need his check for legal fees.
Ain't it great that people run around trying to get elected then start whining that they don't get enough money. I thought it was about community service but guess I misunderstood it was the community that was suppose to serve them. Glad Gonzo was able to find a way to make it alright by denying it was a raise or a increase just compensation. If if was compensation don't that mean they didn't get paid anything before? If they was getting anything then they are getting more now that is a raise don't matter what the Gonzo says.
6:39's grammar shows he is a proud graduate of GCHS. Go Bobcat Football!
Hey Smart guy, did you understand what I said? Maybe my grammar ain't so great but at least I know when I'm being screwed.
To 1:52, please remember what Lucias wrote over 2000 years ago:
"Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful."
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
All religious people are being "played" by politicians like these "leaders." AND because "common people" don't value education it will always remain that way! Go Giles county!!!
10:37 is so right. All you have to do is play the religious card...Say religious things "I'm a good Christian" and you can get away with anything!
Case in point, Donald Trump. Notice how all the evangelicals are giving him a pass on his latest, vulgar comments because he's asked for forgiveness. What a mockery. Religious people are so stupid.
And didn't Hillary call Black teenagers super predators. Isn't that just as bad as what trump did. When she apologized did you forgive her. When Hillary stored classified information in her closet that more than likely got 4 people killed in Benghazi she didn't apologize for her wrongdoings but tried to cover them up. I bet you forgive her though. Hillary followers are so stupid.
i didn't think 1:11 was right until 1:57 took the bait hook, line and sinker. Equating Hillary to a sexual predator... only a religious or "common person" could do that. LOL
You are correct 2:31. I think bragging about sexual assault pretty much "trumps" what hillary said. If you have to get on tv and explain what your candidate said everytime he opens his mouth, something is wrong. No one should bring up the predator line either. Trump still insists the Central Park Five are guilty, even after a confession by the true perp and dna evidence exonerated them. I doubt he would do that if the 5 were white. I dont care for hillary, but we can absolutely NOT let trump into the White house. He's an idiot who can never see that he does wrong. As far as his non-apology, give me a break. I've never heard a more disingenuous apology in my life.
Yeah Hillary's just responsible for the deaths of a minimum of 4 people. yeah that's a lot better. And I think you are using the term sexual predator really loosely. But that's a reflection on you rather than Trump. How I can say is Hillary's got some really sick followers.
And by the way isn't it convenient how all the Hillary troglodyte are quick to forget how that Hillary blamed openly all the victims of her sexual predator husband. So who's the sicko? It's Killary.
Well she didn't say you could grab them by the pussy if you were a star. Trump said that and if you can defend that you are no better than him.
I guess it just depends on whether you vote for somebody who makes an inappropriate comment that may hold true for some women, or you want to support someone whose actions have gotten people killed, and has engaged in bullying other women who her husband has treated in the same manner that you find so offensive when Trump does it. That makes you worse than Trump.
But what really makes you worse is how adamant of a stance you take against Trump for those comments he made 10 years ago but I don't see you out there lobbying our local government against Tommy Campbell for his alleged actions. For all we know you were one of the ones that jumped in on victim-blaming a young girl on here in defense of Tommy Campbell.
It's not just that Clinton is responsible for the most massive breach of security in our history, that she is responsible for the killing of four Americans in Benghazi and possibly numerous others and that she is a serial liar who has no problem violating the law The greater problems at this time are the things she said to the Wall Street bigwigs that paid her millions to tell them the truth. What is the truths that she told the big banks; That Bernie Sanders and his supporters were a "bucket of losers", that she "will have open borders" and "create a financial zone of the entire western hemisphere", "have a health care system like Canada's", that she "has to say some things to the public but be assured those things are a part of campaigning you will be taken care of". Her admission to having a public policy separate from her private policy. Her illegal colusion with the Justice system and the White House to make charges of federal crimes go away is beyond comprehension to anyone who believe in equality and a nation of laws.
Is Donald Trump the bastion of virtue, not by a long shot but this fake moral outrage over something he said eleven years ago is as disgusting as what he said. The fact is that there are very few people, men and women who at sometime in their past in private conversations have said as bad or worse. My goodness, you only have to listen to what passes as music coming from the vehicle six spaces away at the traffic light to hear worse. Donna Donna Brazile the head of the Democrat Party in the past has defended the vile Hip Hop music and the Misogynistic culture that surrounds it yet she is outraged at what Trump said in a private conversation eleven years ago, ridiculous. Is there anything that Trump has said that can even begin to compare with what Hillary Clinton has done? The question shouldn't be about Trumps potty mouth but Clinton's criminal activities and destructive plans for this Country. Is it worth giving this nation to radical muslims, illegal aliens and criminals because you are offended by what Donal Trump said eleven years ago?
Getting back on subject, Mrs. Vanzant is responsible for the sign in sheets and she should not be allowing a commissioner to sign in after the meeting is just about over. That is nonsense and should be stopped. So Mrs. Vanzant, how about getting a rule passed that a commissioner has to be in attendance at least 3/4 of the time the meeting is in session. How about it? Do your job and stop allowing this pervert to waste our tax paying dollars. It's bad enough to have him representing the 7th District people. I know they would rather him resign but that is not in his line of egotistic character. It may be the people of that district has to get up a petition to call for his resignation. We can only wish he would resign on his own but that will never happen. He wouldn't be able to strut around the courthouse around all the ladies. I hope the court system doesn't grant him another postponement date. Enough is enough! These child victims have rights also!
The people of the 7th district are the ones who should be demanding TC's resignation. It is not Vanzant's duty. None of the Commissioners have anything to do with his ouster. That is up to his district voters and the Judge in court.
Despite Barrett; Gov. Haslam has the good sense to not support Trump and ask that Trump step down. Announcement was this evening.
I'll sign a petition as a person living in district 7 calling for the suspension of Campbell until this matter has been settled.
Please remember that the majority of people who are writing here defending Tommy Campbell and his right to do what he is doing are also the same people who support Donald Trump. That should tell the reader everything they need to know about the judgment of these people.
Republicans clearly have to be the stupidest people on the planet these days.
I get what you're saying Allen. I never said I was a Hillary supporter. In fact, I will say that this is yet another election in which there are no valid choices. Everyone, including the candidate, is using the fact that his remarks occurred a decade ago while his criticisms of Bill were for actions that occurred two decades ago. It is so childish that I can't take him serious as a candidate. It's like a school child sayint, " He started it." His other excuse that Billary has done worse is also childish and doesn't make the argument that what trump said was ok just because of that. There is no excuse for the remarks made on that bus. The fact that it was a private conversation, when he didn't realize his mike was hot, only reinforces the likelihood that is his true personality. I could overlook a lot more of his faults if I didn't have to look my wife and daughter in the eye and he just wasn't such a damned idiot. My opinion only and I don't lose any sleep if no one else shares it. Thanks.
6:00 PM very well said. I doubt that Barrett will pray for or agree with you.
I find it strange that the county is looking for ways to raise more money and revenue and yet want to build another high school for what reason. The school system is depleting the fund balance so that they can say later, they have no money. They have spent SO much money over the past year that one wonders what's next. Gonzales overseeing a budget is like the possum in the chicken house. Wright is recommending all these expenditures and the board is accepting it. I just don't understand why the rush to build a new high school that will be filled with more coaches and incompetent teachers. Excuse me, Principal. How pathetic is the leadership. It just seems that no one cares that the school system has gotten out of school accreditation and caring for the children. Folks, the school system is in a mess and too many good teachers have left in opposition to what is happening.
Really? Re-read the posts. The people supporting Campbell are supporting Hillary.
To 9 Oct 6PM
I hope I didn’t accuse or suggest that you were intentionally a Clinton supporter. I fully agree that there are thousands of people more qualified and far superior to both candidates as far as running for president is involved.
Here is my problem with the recent outrage that is being used to keep Hillary Clinton’s speeches to Wall Street bigwigs. What Trump did is talked dirty, which was despicable but not even in the same league with what Bill and Hillary Clinton did to numerous women. The problem with this isn’t that it’s children blaming each other but that the media has chosen to join forces with the Clintons and focus only on Trumps verbal transgressions. Saying things that are disgusting but said by many guys when women are not present doesn’t make it right or acceptable only part of reality. The president has actually said much worse in front of men and women in his infamous “Ribs and p**** speech”. My goodness that kind of talk is a multi billion dollar business called “Hip Hop”. A walk through Walmart will expose you to a number of “F” words. It the hypocritical moral outrage and unequal reporting that I objected to along with the dangers of having Hillary Clinton as president. I have no doubts that you are well aware of the primary responsibility as stated in the Constitution is the protection of our borders. Hillary Clinton is on record stating that she “wants open borders and a hemispheric financial system”.
I agree that there is no excuse for what Trump said but he apologized, something that was no doubt extremely hard for someone with his ego, but it seems he knew he was wrong. Now unlike Clinton who said plainly that “half Trump’s supporters are deplorable and unredeemable” I believe in redemption, I believe that since we all have misspoken at times when a sincere apology is offered it should be accepted until the behavior is repeated. I have no problem looking my wife and children in the face because of anything someone else says but I would have trouble looking at them and at myself if I thought I had not done everything possible to prevent the total destruction of this nation, Hillary Clinton will finish what Obama started. While Trump, without the smooth slickness of a career politician, does some really dumb things I still believe his words are far less a problem than Hillary Clinton’s incompetent, murderous behaviors.
Mr. Barrett! Did you just have a typo? More qualified than Secretary Clinton? Your credibility just went down 10 notches. Anyone, and I mean anyone who supports Donald Trump knowing the type of person that he is... and always has been… either is 1. A moron or 2. A fellow hater of this country.
Of course all of this talk is moved in moot inasmuch as he will never be president. Some guy was running his mouth in the barbershop about how Donald Trump was going to be president and I said "you want to bet?" I pulled out $200 and I said let's let the barber hold it and put your money where your mouth is. To say the least he didn't ante up. Just like Donald Trump he's all talk and no action.
Donald Trump and the people who support him are "baskets of deplorables" and LOSERS!
Get the psycho Killary supporter who posted at 8:46 his medication before he hurts someone. As much as I am Pro Second Amendment 8:46 could be the poster child for background checks and psychological evaluations before being able to own a firearm of any sort.
Tommy Pollard is quoted in last weeks paper as saying Campbell had a permit to carry a gun. So what? I may have a permit but I sure wouldnt take my gun into the courthouse. Duh! That comes over as Pollard making excuses for Campbell.
Same paper - Campbells attorney is quoted as saying the carrying of the firearm in the courthouse came about after Campbell was requested be go there by the TBI. Again I dont see why the gun had to go along.
To 10 Oct.8:46 I probably have lots of typos, I'm a terrible typist but not this time. Trump was not my 1st, 2nd or 3rd choice but in a race with Hillary Clinton he is by far the better candidate and person. As far as I know he has never been responsible for six dead Americans like the total incompetent Clinton. I can prove that I am not a moron by my certified IQ. I also believe I can prove that I.am not a hater of this nation by over twenty years of military service and by opposing Hillary Clinton and Bark Obama. Hillary Clinton enabled Bill to engage in terrible acts and attacked the victims of his sexual abuses but her desire for open.borders and a European Common Market type hemispheric financial system is disqualifying for anyone other than gobalish who want the greatness of.this nation to be deminished. Clinton who stole over 200,000 dollars from the White House and arranged the sale of our uranium to the Russians is a thief and liar. She is not.just incompetent she is dangerously incompentent and thats putting it mildly.
Barrett ... you are just like your buddy TRUMP; you can't get your story straight about Clinton. Go read your previous posts and get your "facts" in order (consistent). As a former decorated military officer I have to side with the increasing number of Republican officials who are dumping TRUMP. Donald has no clue. What Bill Clinton did is nothing compared to Washington, Jefferson and Kennedy; but back then it was inappropriate to discuss private matters.
1:51 shows how with education one is able to put actions and words into historical context. Uneducated (common) people can't/won't do that.
Everybody needs just to calm down about Donald Trump. He is never going to be president, he never even had a chance to be president and in just over 30 days he will go away. In the mean time, sit back and watch the Republican party, the religious right, and every single other "crazies" self-destruct.
Get the popcorn!
To the 10 October 1:51 PM poster.
Please tell be what part of the facts that I posted were not consistent or not correct? What inconsistency? As a decorated military officer I thank you for your service which was obviously honorable and valuable. Perhaps you can enlighten me and others as to how bringing in over fifty thousand unvetted (according to the FBI and Homeland Security Officials) Syrian refugees will benefit this nation as opposed to Trump's plan to create safe zones for them in areas in and near Syria? Perhaps with your military experience you can help us understand how Hillary Clinton's sale of arms to ISIS didn't really empower them or how her meddling in Middle East Affairs such as Egypt,Syria, Lybia and other areas has made the area more secure and peaceful. You are kidding about Washington, Jefferson, and Kennedy right. Some of the worse personal attacks ever was revealed between Jefferson and Adams. Kennedy had cover from the same media types as the Clintons have. The question you raise now is, does what happened hundreds of years ago or fifty years ago justify the behavior of Bill Clinton's vicious rape of Juanita Broaddrick who was then re-victimized by Hillary who demonized her. I suppose we could blame it all on Abraham Lincoln but you have already blamed it on Washington, Jefferson and Kennedy.. There is nothing that Trump has or could say that would even come close to the evil that Clinton has DONE. 600 request for more better security for the Benghazi Embassy all unanswered by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Monday, October 10, 2016 1:51:00 PM Monday, October 10, 2016 3:53:00 PM
How would you feel if that had been your 12 year old child raped and Hillary got the man off? Then laughed and bragged about what she did.
Everyone has a right to have a lawyer to defend them and that lawyer should do his/her best. But to laugh and brag about knowing he was guilty, but you got him off????
America is going to self destruct.
One more thing: Trump's words or Bill Clinton's affairs are a poor second to Hillary's laughing and bragging about what she did.
That just proves the lawyers have, over time, diluted the judicial system to the point that it is more a game (see who can win regardless the truth) than issuing justice. Williams has a better than even chance of getting Campbell off on all charges, as an example.
I thought Massey was Campbell's lawyer is Williams acting as his lawyer?
I think 3:53 is absolutely right. Everybody needs to just calm down because Donald Trump is never going to be President. And I have to tell you that I'm laughing all the way at the despair of the Republicans now. They're acting so shocked when in fact Donald Trump is the result of 30 years of hate by the Republican Party.
White, old males' days are over. If you want a good profile of these people looks no further than Bill Maher's description of then in last Friday's "Real Time."
To paraphrase, there the guy sitting at the end of the bar gently sobbing with his gin and tonic because his dick doesn't work anymore. And the good old days are gone forever and we want our country back, blah blah blah blah. How pitiful.
Yes, white haired dude, the country that you knew is gone and is never coming back so just get used to it.
9:18 You sound like a Democrat, but I agree our country is gone and never coming back. Thank you Bush, Clinton, Bush and Obama. I don't think Trump could help it any and Hillary will send it farther down. We are doomed.
Not "doomed" but rather changed. Again if you look at history you'll see that this is a common pattern. Countries change over hundreds of years… Nothing last forever. The USA is in transition
Is there anybody out there, except for the stupid people, who really thought that the United States was going to remain the same, was immune from change? LOL
This transition has been happening slowly for the last 50 years… It isn't all of a sudden. People were just living their lives and didn't notice it. Even if they did notice it it wouldn't of made any difference. Change is inevitable, so accept it and move on or you can sit at the end of the bar, sobbing, remembering when your dick worked and thinking about "the good old days." How pitiful.
Very soon the people of Giles County will come to realize that sales of buggy whips have declined over the past 200 years .It used to take 6 months to send a message to families left behind , now it takes 6 seconds if you're a slooow typist .
The World is changing ...will Giles County ever catch up ? "We've done it this way for 200 yrs " is one comissioners famous quote displayed in the Courthouse in the pre-Viagra past.
Massey is Campbells attorney.
Williams is the attorney for the county. Nothing to do with Campbell.
In 1975, Clinton — then Hillary Rodham — was a 27-year-old law professor running a legal aid clinic at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. After a 41-year-old factory worker was accused of raping a 12-year-old girl, he asked the judge to replace his court-appointed male attorney with a female one. The judge went through the list of a half-dozen women practicing law in the county and picked Clinton. She has said she was not thrilled with the assignment but felt she had little choice but to take the court appointment — which the prosecutor in the case confirmed to CNN.
Court records describe a sad tale. Shelton, at the time 12 years old, went out for a late-night drive with Tom Taylor, then 41, a 20-year-old cousin, and a 15-year-old boy with whom she was apparently infatuated. They bought a pint of Old Grand-Dad whisky, which was mixed with Coca-Cola for Shelton. After hanging out at a bowling alley for a few hours, they allegedly drove to a ravine where the two older men left Shelton and the 15-year-old together. The two then had sex, the boy told police. After they were finished, Taylor approached the truck and apparently attacked Shelton. The boy reported that Shelton screamed and he saw Taylor hitching up his pants.
As part of her handling of the case, Clinton filed an affidavit July 28, 1975, requesting that the girl go through a psychiatric examination. “I have been informed that the complainant is emotionally unstable with a tendency to seek out older men and to engage in fantasizing,” Clinton said. “I have also been informed that she has in the past made false accusations about persons, claiming they had attacked her body. Also that she exhibits an unusual stubbornness and temper when she does not get her way.”
Clinton offered no source for the claims.
When Glenn Thrush, then a reporter for Newsday, showed the affidavit to Shelton in 2007, he wrote that she was visibly stunned. “It kind of shocks me – it’s not true,” she said. “I never said anybody attacked my body before, never in my life.”
But Shelton told Thrush at the time that she bore no ill will toward Clinton. “I have to understand that she was representing Taylor,” she said. “I’m sure Hillary was just doing her job.”
But in 2014, Shelton told the Daily Beast that she had been misquoted. “Hillary Clinton took me through hell,” she said.
Shelton’s ire had risen with the 2014 discovery of previously unpublished audio recordings of Clinton discussing the case in the mid-1980s with Arkansas reporter Roy Reed for an article that was never published.
In the recorded interview, Clinton is heard laughing or giggling four times when discussing the case with unusual candor; the reporter is also heard laughing, and sometimes Clinton is responding to him.
(to be continued)
For instance, Clinton laughed after she said: “Of course he [the defendant] claimed he didn’t [rape]. All this stuff. He took a lie-detector test. I had him take a polygraph, which he passed, which forever destroyed my faith in polygraphs.”
The Daily Beast article said:
The victim was put through several forensic procedures, including a lie detector test. At first, she failed the lie detector test; she said that was because she didn’t understand one of the specific sex-related questions. Once that question was explained to her, she passed, she said. The victim positively identified her two attackers through one-way glass and they were arrested.
In an interview with the Daily Mail that appeared Aug. 9, Shelton agreed for the first time to be identified by name. This article strongly suggested that the psychiatric examination took place:
Although Clinton’s legal maneuver would likely be prohibited today under Arkansas rape shield act, the law was not passed until two years after the case.
Shelton said one of her worst memories of the case was being questioned repeatedly by appointed experts.
“It got so bad that I told my mom I wasn’t going back, and whatever happened, happened,” said Shelton. “It’s sad that a 12-year-old had to go through what I had to go through, because for days I cried and cried and cried over it.”
The gofundme site, which was established Aug. 13 and seeks to raise $10,000, quotes Shelton as explicitly saying that the test took place: “Hillary then began to attack my character, forcing me to undergo multiple polygraph tests where I was asked explicit sexual questions I didn’t even understand. Next I was sent for a psychiatric examination. It felt like I was the one on trial.”
But the court docket, unearthed by Pittsburgh attorney Norma Chase and for the first time made public, shows that one day after Clinton filed a request for psychiatric exam, it was denied by the judge. The court docket for July 28 says Clinton filed her motion for an exam. On July 29, it states: “Hearing on Motion for Psychiatric Examination — Motion denied. Defendant objects.” (There is also no evidence that Clinton was responsible for arranging Chase’s polygraph test.)
For a variety of reasons, a plea agreement to a reduced charge was reached. Investigators mishandled evidence of Taylor’s bloody underwear, cutting out the stain for testing and then losing it. Newsday also quoted a retired detective on the case as saying that Shelton’s “ ‘infatuation’ with the teenage boy, which she refused to admit,” led to “serious inconsistencies in her statements about the incident.” The detective also said Shelton’s mother “was so eager to end the ordeal she coached her daughter’s statements and interrupted interviews with police.”
Shelton did not respond to requests for comment left on her phone and the gofundme site. We also sought comment from Candice E. Jackson, an attorney who represents her.
(to be continued)
Memories are malleable over time. The record shows that Shelton’s memories of the case have changed, specifically concerning being forced to take a psychiatric exam that, it turns out, was not approved by the court. Shelton did not know about Clinton’s affidavit asking for the exam in the 41-year-old case until it was shown to her by a reporter nine years ago. There is little indication that the outcome of the case would have been much different, no matter the defense attorney, given the mishandling of the evidence and Shelton’s difficulties as a witness. Yet now the exam has become a key part of her story in order to raise funds.
Shelton is a rape victim and until recently has not been in the public eye. However, she chose to appear at Trump’s news conference, and Trump has begun to highlight her story in campaign speeches. We’re not going to assign a Pinocchio rating, but readers should be aware of the facts of her case — and how her account has changed over time.
Add that to Clinton being fired from the Watergate investigation, by democrats no less, for being unethical and dishonest. Yes everything that lives changes over time but there are some characteristics that never change in some people and being a habitual liar has not changed in Hillary Clinton. By her own admission, she tell the Wall Street Bankers one thing and everyone else something different. She wants open borders and seeks to bring over 58,000 more muslims from Syria next year. A simple look at Europe and the influx of these "refugees" tells the story of change; women raped in downtown Colon, riots daily in some area or another. Muslims are not coming here for a better life but to change the country by wiping out all signs of Christianity and thus civilization. The funny thing about that is as soon as the Muslims are in control it will be the people like Clinton, the sexually different, the effeminate, those who oppose the mongral religion of the stone aged perverts, that will be hunted down and executed.
Good grief 3:18, 3:18 3:19 and 4:19 whatever TV or movies your watching STOP! The scenarios you and the other bloggers are giving are not only not historically accurate but have about as much as a snowballs chance in hell of ever happening.
I also recommend that you turn off Fox news and get your information from reliable sources.
If the 12 year old girl just had sex, what happen to make her unable to have children?
What about Hillary not sending help and four men dying?
Oh yes stop watching Fox and start watch lying CNN. They sent out a news bulletin that Pence with drew from being Trump's running mate. Did he?
4;57 you need to start paying attention. Everything I posted is a matter of public record and part of the released transcripts of Clinton specs to Wall Street Bankers. Whether you accept the truth or not is immaterial to the fact that the truth is the truth, something that Hillary Clinton has an incredible allergy to.
The specific request for security was a memo in February of that year. It requested some 5 guards to protect 2 State officials. Obviously, it had nothing to do with September 11.
At the time of the attack, there were the requested 5 guards, only for the one Ambassador, so the security profile was met.
Between those two times, the Ambassador did request more security for all Libya in general. There is no source suggesting that he requested more security for the Benghazi compound specifically. These requests went to, and were handled by middle managers in the State Department that had to balance requests for security world-wide with available resources. Again, these requests were handled long before September.
From the events of that week, including several breaches of Embassy and Consul perimeters, it appears that, in general, resources were lacking across the board.
The Ambassador was twice offered more Marines by General Ham, but – for whatever reason – turned down both offers.
Also, the Ambassador chose the security detail to accompany him to Benghazi based on his understanding of the situation, and having been warned that September 11th might see an increase in anti-US activities. The Ambassador was the single person in the best position to understand the security risks: he had in-depth knowledge of the area, US and State objectives, and the security challenges. Given that he was the best person to make the decision, it would have been wrong for anyone else to over-rule him.
Republicans also said there was nothing Hillary could have done at the time to save those who tragically lost their lives. As to the true cause of the attack, it is still merely speculation. It was common knowledge that the ambassador was gay. He was a target the moment the locals became aware of that. I personally do not care what his sexual orientation was but it could have been a factor.
2:03 your are wasting your time trying to provide facts to Barrett; who, like most Trump supporters do not want the facts only that "news" which is published by talk-radio
Do you mean that the Benghazi attacks were not caused because of the video making fun of Islam like Hillary told all of America and the parents of those who died at the embassy? Do you mean that Hillary lied to the American people just like she lied about not transferring classified emails on her home brew server? We know the FBI said that she was extremely careless in handling of classified information, and that her actions in the state department weekend security to the point that the FBI could not make the statement that her home brew server was not hacked. The fact that you post to defend the truly deplorable lying despicable death machine Killary truly shows how deplorable, warped and mindless of a follower you are along with 3:27. Truly disgusting your support of a murderer.
2:03 nice try and it might have worked except for the thousands of e-mails recovered and leaked from Clinton and her team. Over six hundred request for more security. The survivors John Tiegen, Kris Paronto, and Mark Geist were there and they told the story in plain English, they were abandoned by our country by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The Embassy Annex was attacked by a well planned effort because the State Department was running arms through Libya to the rebels in Syria, ISIS. I do not rely on "common knowledge" to support my statement but the written words in thousands of e-mails and the spoken words of the survivors of Benghazi. Hillary Clinton is a sleazy proven liar, thief, incompetent administrator and is covered in the blood of millions of babies and American heroes that die as a result of her terrible, arrogant decisions.
It was not 600 requests, although it was over 500. Also, they were not all for increased security and many of them were acted upon. It might have been easier to comply if the republicans didn't cut over 300 million from the budget for actions related to that part of the world. The simple fact is I did not read the "thousands of e-mails" and neither did you. There were 7+ investigations and none were conclusive. I doubt we will ever know what really happened but you are entitled to your opinion as am I. Thanks
To the 12 October 11:42 poster who also apparently posted at 2:03 on the same date. So because the number of request were over 500 but not a full 600 that somehow impugns the validity of the fact. They all revolved around the subject of security. Yes the Republicans did cut the State Departments Budget but the State Department under Clinton, according to the New York Times, found 4.5 million dollars to spend on Art in the Embassies.
It did have 16 million dollars to spend on 2,500 kindle book readers at the drastically inflated price of $6,600 per device.
It had $79,000 to spend on Obama's books and $20,000 on a portrait of Obama. The US Embassy in Austria had $150,000+ for a Chevy Volt and its charging station. 7.9 billion dollars for Obama’s Global Health Initiative. 1 billion for global climate change.
2.2 billion to strengthen democratic institutions in Pakistan.
Gee I wonder how much security could have been provided with that much money?
Of course I didn't read the thousands of e-mails she deleted but I did read the important ones that told how she couldn't name up her mind about sending in troops in civilian clothes or uniforms while the fight continued in Benghazi, so the highly trained troops sat on the tarmac changing clothes while she fumbled and good men died. Yes there were investigations and the overwhelming consenuse of the FBI, not its Director who works directly for the Clinton Foundation as a director and has family ties to it that are much deeper, is she was guilty of willful mishandling of classified materials and lying to Congress and the FBI. Only the collusion of the White House and Justice Department has kept the murderous liar our of jail.
Donald Trump thinks that even "Saturday Night Live" is part of a media conspiracy to bring down his presidential candidacy. Saturday night, SNL opened with a mocking reenactment of the second presidential debate. The parody included the moderators taking shots, a kung fu style greeting between Trump and Hillary Clinton and an ode to town hall questioner -- and 15-minute celebrity -- Ken Bone. But the biggest laughs came from Alec Baldwin's portrayal of a stalking, lewd, deceptive Trump. The live SNL audience was cracking up, but apparently the real Trump wasn't. In a tweet, the Republican nominee said that Baldwin's portrayal "stinks." He also called on NBC to end its "boring and unfunny" show.
Of course!!!!!!! If it ain't for TRUMP it must be bad.Talk about thin skin!!! TRUMP, I thought that you were made of tougher stuff.
Isn't it amazing that someone who actually called his own eleven year old daughter a "pig", "worthless" and "didn't have the intelligence and decency of a human" among other things that usually are considered despicable by most people and he makes fun of Donald Trump! Baldwin abused his wife to point she had to get a restraining order yet he makes fun of Trump for talking badly. Hypocrisy running rampant.
Alec Baldwin's wife did have a restraining order issued against Genevieve Sabourin, who was stalking Baldwin and his wife. There are no court records confirming Alec was ever issued a restraining order by his wife, except in the minds of the talk radio show hosts. TRUMP still has very very very thin skin.
Be more concerned about the country after the election. Many fences need to be mended and relations healed.
Another quote from the GOP fearless leader TRUMP:
"And I'm telling you, November 8, we'd better be careful, because that election is going to be rigged," the New York billionaire told Fox News host Sean Hannity in August. "And I hope the Republicans are watching closely or it's going to be taken away from us."
If the GOP loses the House, Senate and the Presidency it will be that TRUMP and only TRUMP can do and did do what the entire Democratic Party could not and cannot do; that is take the government away from the GOP. Sad but true.
So I suppose the phone call where he screamed at his daughter and called her all sorts of vile disgusting things was just made up by talk show hosts, hummmmm. Sounding more like Clinton denials of e-mail disappearances.
All you trumpsters can try and spin his words all you want. The truth is, his actions are indefensible. He did brag about being able to sexually assault women because he was a star. There have been no less than nine women come forth and share their stories of him doing just that. If you can even attempt to defend his actions, you are no better than him. Good luck explaining to your wives and daughters that you condone such behavior. You people literally make me sick. Evidently my feelings are shared by the majority of Americans as his poll numbers are plummeting. Oh wait, I forgot. The poll numbers don't matter when they show trump in a negative light.
What hypocrites.
Seven of those women all ready have been found to be lying. The others will be in court after the election. You are a sad little person to whine about easily proven lies and support the queen of liars H. Clinton who actually did abuse and humiliate women that had been abused by Bill. How do you feel about Clinton paying women less than.men on her campaign.staff and the foundation somewhat hypocritical. Then there is Benghazi and her incompentance that cost at least four lives then she lied to the families over the coffins of thoseheroes. Slime runs deep in Clinton veins.
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I thought that Kim Basinger had to file restraining orders against Alec Baldwin when he beat on her. Maybe the news just reported that wrong and we should believe what you say
Just make the effort and look up the facts for yourself. You most certainly do not have to believe me, or anyone else; but you may have to exert a bit of effort to inform yourself.
Just a curious question ?????? Where is Mrs. Cobb (Principal of CGHS) now living? And, with whom?
Rwhat business is it of ours? Who cares?
If a women is about ready to deliver her baby isn't it murder to kill it?
That did me with Hillary thinking it's alright to abort a 8 or almost 9 month baby. There are people that can't have children wanting to adopt. Woman and doctor should be charged with murder then. What took so long to decide to have an abortion? Three months should of been long enough to decide.
Where is Mr. Wright hanging his hat?????
North Giles with his wife!
Oct 19 2:57pm, is it cozy in that alternate reality in which you reside? You and Trump falsely claim that the allegations by women who have come forward in recent days have been debunked. That’s not the case at all, as many have provided corroboration from friends or relatives who heard about Trump’s alleged behavior at the time it happened. I assume that you know how to research topics online and suggest that you do so. A denial from trump is not proof that the accusers were lying. Also, you presume I am for Hillary just because I am against trump. Again you are mistaken. We have no viable candidates this time around, and that includes that lying, sexist, arrogant blowhard you seem to be so fond of.
Every woman that has been dug up by the discredited Gloria Allred, has been a democrat and most have contributed money to Clinton's campaign. Tell me how does anyone practically get raped on an airplane and no one knows anything about it? No screams, no struggle, no disruption of any kind? One woman stated that he had his hand on her private parts for about "thirty seconds" before she pushed him away. Thirty seconds before she objected are you kidding me? Not one of the women have provided a credible witness, the closest has been a friend that was told ten years after the alleged act took place. If you want to vote for the biggest criminal to ever run for president go right ahead and vote for Clinton. If you don't think the country deserves someone better than a habitual liar who is one step away from prison then vote for Clinton. If you don't mind that she has given classified information to our enemies, during the debate Wednesday she blurted out to the whole TV audience, "The bottom line on nuclear weapons is that when the president gives the order, it must be followed, there’s about four minutes between the order being given and the people responsible for launching nuclear weapons to do so.” That information is highly protected information in other words classified. She simply does not have the good judgement and integrity of character to handle classified material or responsible enough to be president. Prison is the most appropriate place for her.
Are you falling in with the rest of this crowd that only sees what they want in a comment Allen? I plainly stated that I was not a Hillary supporter. The fact that you assume that i have a dislike for trump means i'm voting for hillary is less than i would expect from you. Your argument that hillary is a habitual liar also describes trump perfectly. He lies about everything from discriminatory practices to how much money he is worth. He also lies about his policies and things he has said. Many of these are captured on tape and he thinks that if he denies them enough people will believe him. I never thought you would be one of them. Good luck with all that.
Let's say for discussion what these women said about Trump was true, "What difference does it make?" Look at John Kennedy and Bill Clinton when they were president. Did that bother you then? I don't think Kennedy got accused of rape, Clinton did. Whether he did or Trump did or not I don't know wasn't there.
Before you get your drawers in a wad I voted for both these men and no way will I vote for Hillary.
Mr. Barrett is right about Hillary giving secrets away (launching nuclear weapons).
Well here's the facts boys and girls, Hillary is going to be elected in a landslide. America has moved on from the Neanderthal thinking of you hillbillies so you might as well get over it.
Your time began passing about 10 years ago and it is never, ever coming back. Thank goodness.
Enjoy hillary if she becomes president. I think she will win the elections to many dead will be voting. I don't think she will get to serve a day.
Ten years ago a Republican was president.
10 years ago there was an idiot republican president in office.
Will there never be another Republican president because they elected an idiot 12 years ago? Noticed Baby Bush didn't get far in the primary and now the whole Bush family are acting like spoiled brats.
So you think if we are for Trump we are hillbillies living in caves.
Are you a Yankee or illegal living in Giles County?
To the 21 October, 12:26 PM poster. I'm sorry but I just don't see where I "assumed you have a dislike for Trump" or anyone else. Perhaps I have re-looked at the wrong comment but the one I wrote at 9:07 on the 21st was not addressed to anyone specifically. I wrote that comment in response to several that had been posted, all by anonymous posters.
TRUMP will lose and loose badly; that is almost a foregone conclusion.
WHY??????
Because Barrett is openly for TRUMP and supports him. Every person running for elected office and was supported by Barrett has lost (including Barrett).
Barrett like Trump tells it like it is and a lot of people just can't take the truth. They want people to tell them what they want to hear even if it's a criminal liar like hillary clinton.
Mr. Barrett is very disturbing to most people in the county because they want to believe that there is nothing wrong in the county. They prefer rosy pictures about the old days to the plain truth about today and the future. Mr. Barrett tried to tell us the truth about the tax increase and the coming wheel tax. People just say, well it won't happen but it is happening and will continue to happen.
What, we are getting a wheel tax? Property tax just went up. I bet certain people's tax didn't go up.
If you own preperty in Giles County your taxes went up 20 cents. No exceptions dummy! Get an education.
Yes the tax rate went up for everyone but if you think everyone is being assessed equally you live in a dream world. The wheel tax will be to build the new unneeded high school then will never go away. The commission is stacked with school employees and they are giving the county away to Wright, Gonzo and the coaches.
Heard that Wright and Cobb are shacking up together on Rose Street
Monday, October 24, 2016 9:32:00 AM
Thank you dummy.
10:00 There are no shacks on Rose Street.
Rediculous.
I hope you can swear to that in court.
Chris, You make up too many lies just to be starting something.
Vickie is alive and well on the blog these days. Trump will win and your hideous candidate will not! Get over it.
Another thing I want to point out is that evidently our school enrollment is dropping for the paper this week stated that GCHS is dropping down to 3A classification in football. OK Commissioners, wake up. Don't fall for the begging for money for larger schools or more employees. I for one say make them use what they're getting. Don't raise my taxes anymore and don't put a wheel tax on me.
First, 9:24 you are delusional if you think Trump is going to win. NO ONE is believing that...unless they're delusional.
Second, the reason GCHS is losing students is a. It's a shit school with moronic teachers and b. The whole county is losing population.
You know you live in a shitty place when every county around you is growing and yours is losing population.
What does that tell you?
4:21 The reason we are losing population herre is because we have people like you living here and always critizing everybody and everything going. Success comes with SUPPORT and not stupid condemination of every leader, business and school.
What have you done to help Giles County lately? Maybe you could help by leaving with the other morons leaving. That would surely help lots of things.
To the 26 Oct 2016, 7:20 poster. Sorry, but it isn't the criticism of bad decisions and behavior that is the problem. I agree that "success comes with support" but there has to be good ideas and people to support. When people come here and don't feel welcome, when people who have been here thirty years and more are still made to feel like outsiders, when the same incompetent people are elected over and over, when criminals are allowed to continue using their positions to enrich themselves and friends, when sports is far more important than academics, when people are paid outrageous amounts with no supervision or requirement to perform, when officials are caught red-handed stealing and are protected instead of condemned, when the leadership is stuck in the past, when people have their finances stretched to the limit and then are expected to give even more to the government, when the people are lied to and treated as peasants by the elected nobility that is the problem. A prime example of the problem is the non-development at Exit 14 on Interstate 65. That could be the biggest expansion of the tax base ever experienced in Giles County so why is there so much foot dragging and resistance from county leaders?
Though it kills me...Allen is right.
2:15 yes, Allen is right...on his 9:06 post. In fact, he nailed it.
If the high school are dropping in class, does that mean the enrollment is down in Giles County Schools? Several posts declared that the enrollment was up! Most of us knew that it was a lie. They will try everything to get money to build a new high school when it is not needed. More money for the crooks at the Board to use and then squander! NO more TAXES for misuse by those Allen described.
If you think all the commissioners are scum then why don't you run for office and join them and then we could add u to the list because it takes one to know one. You know it alls don't have a clue how to run the county. You think all u have to do is run your mouth and everything will be alright. This is directed to the first post on this topics. I will look forward to seeing another scums name on the ballot. From one chicken to another for no name.
My thing is they can find 1.5 million for repairs and architect drawings but the students don't even have text books
What about the plans for the new high school. Why have details not yet been put out to the public? They know exactly what and where they want it and what it's going to cost.
6:33 attend meetings and you would know too. It is not a secret. Just plans for the future.
If the high school continues to be the worse in the county, why do you need a new one? Bad leadership and poor directions still make a poor school. Hire some more coaches to teach the children. Scores will continue to go down. I still say no to a new high school. We can't afford it, nor do we need it.
The transportation department is on the verge of collapse. There are not anywhere near the number of drivers needed to transport your children to school. Twenty five dollars per trip is pretty small to transport a bus load of children to or from school, safely and on time. Talk of a new school when basic services are failing is somewhat premature. Wake up parents and question what is going on concerning the transportation of your children.
Just a note about transportation! It is not a state or Federal law that counties must furnish buses for students to attend school. That is the parents responsibility and not the County. Transportion could totally be done away with as an expense!!!
Absolutely predictable response. Go ahead and shut it down. I understand it has happened before in Giles Co.
How in the world can this county afford a 40 million dollar high school to be built closer to the south end of the county and it can't keep toilet paper in the schools? If the transportation is taken away I see plenty of people home schooling, more and more are already doing it everyday. From my understanding morale is at an all time low in the school system and it is going to get worse.
Yes, Sunday, March 12, 2017 3:33:00 PM your comment about transportation is true except for the transportation of special needs students. And no matter what you do or what you want to say it's a Federal law the county is responsible for transporting those students, so there will always be the expense for transporting special needs students in pupil transportation. It's the law.
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