UPDATED: Banner urging Riley impeachment flying over game-day crowd

Riley press secretary Todd Stacy said he did not know who paid for the banner but assumed it was someone who does not like the governor's stance on gambling. "Gambling thugs assassinated Albert Patterson in Phenix City 50 years ago, so we should not really be surprised by character assassination from this generation of casino bosses," he said.

Or maybe it's just a group of citizens that would like to be able to gamble and keep the revenue in Alabama. Jeez, George Wallace acted like an ass in front of the University of Alabama almost 50 years ago too. Times have changed. Get a life, Riley.

wow this makes Alabama look even worse. I mean going to a big game(college) not high school and flying a banner Geez! That is really immature.JMHO

thats good stuff. good good stuff...

Whoever arranged for that banner is truly low-class and scurrilous, and cowardly, also, unless they identify themselves. Come on out, wherever you are! If you are so proud of your cause and so certain about "corruption" on the part of our governor, you should be willing to stand up and show yourselves!

But I don't expect the perpetrators of such a redneck stunt to do anything of the kind. Slinking, stinking skunks seldom make themselves seen, but their stench is apparent to all!

I'd say it is those that paid the county down there $1.7 million for permits to only be shut down a week or so later. That is just as low down, isn't it?

What does a banner like that cost?

Seeing that would have been worth the cost of the trip alone!

I am glad I wasn't Riley's stadium seat the first time he saw this.

That is just classless! I don't care what political side you sit on you have to admit this does not make Alabama look good.

You're right, but we never look good. It's our politicians and their asinine laws and antics that make us all look like ignorant slack-jawed drooling idiots.

We looked good last night with a National Championship under our belts! Roll Tide!

You got me there! Yes, indeed!

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Originally posted by Nurturing Father:
I'd say it is those that paid the county down there $1.7 million for permits to only be shut down a week or so later. That is just as low down, isn't it?

County officialdom acted independently of the Governor's office and in the face of known risk that the Bingo operaton could be shut down. Riley can't control the actions of nitwits in county government with dollar marks clouding their vision.

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Originally posted by beyonce:
What does a banner like that cost?

It costs abandonment of courage and loss of principle. But courage and principled behavior are in such short supply within the gambling establishment that they actually took only a light hit.

I fail to see what's so low class about exercising your First Amendment right to criticize the government, whether you wish to remain anonymous or not. The ability to do so is what makes this country great.

It is low class in my opinion because those who espouse political positions should have the courage and the integrity to identify themselves with the positions they are publicly promoting. What kind of sniveling, slinking, dirtbag weasel finds it appropriate to oppose a duly-elected governor by placarding the skies with a banner anonymously vilifying him--and even accusing him of corruption, which connotes illegal activity of some kind? Even if it is legal to do this, under the First Amendment right of freedom of speech, it is still a low-down, cheap, cowardly and asinine thing to do. There are many, many things that are legal to say and to put into print, but that does not make those things honorable or decent.

This country was NOT made great by the anonymous public proclamation of unproven accusations by craven snipers.

Betterrrrrrrr
What's the dollar amount. I think I want to rent one of those.

The guy did not hide his identity. Do not assume before you know the whole story. This was published the day of the game. It was Stan Pate of Tuscaloosa. He knows Riley is not going to be impeached, but it does allow politicians know they are being watched more closely these days. Many people feel it is ill mannered to speak or display disrespectful things of politicians. This is very strange view to me since "we" were the ones to elect them. Why is it bad to speak poorly of them?

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2010/01/stan_pate_says_hes_behind_bann.html

[quote]Lawguy: Posted 08 January 2010 06:41 PM
I fail to see what's so low class about exercising your First Amendment right to criticize the government, whether you wish to remain anonymous or not. The ability to do so is what makes this country great.[/quote]

Thank you and ditto!! Would you rather have a police state where you would be imprisoned or killed for speaking out against your leaders??

The guy who did this is an absolute genius. Whether you agree with him politically or not,you've got to admit that he did an incredible PR stunt. If he had tried to run an ad during that game he would have paid at least a half a million dollars...but this guy probably invested a few thousand in the plane and banner and will get well over a million dollars worth of FREE PR from news agencies coverage and circulation on the internet. Brilliant.

It's an inexpensive way of establishing one's credentials as a douchebag.

This was not the time nor the place. People were upbeat and trying to have a good time and some a**hole with more money than he apparently NEEDS has to get attention for himself. Do we have to have politics on the brain 24/7? I think not.