Alabama politicians receive free Auburn/Alabama (Iron Bowl) football tickets each year. They shouldn’t. If any free tickets are available they should be given to charities that benefit Alabama children. Obligation will have a year-long project trying to get all 2009 ticket recipients to promise they will never take the tickets again. (Obligation will not benefit in any way from this project. We do not accept donations.)
15 Alabama public officials traded on their office to receive tickets to the BCS National Championship game between Auburn and Oregon. They obtained the tickets at face value. The unethical behavior continues.
From Jim Metrock: I sent this to each of the BCS 15. I didn’t want to publish this until they had a chance to respond. Guess what? No one has. I think the BCS 15 thinks this issue will go away. It won’t. These guys and Mrs. McClurkin really, really should publicly apologize. This...
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Think the ‘BCS 15’ are bad? Think again by Josh Moon January 16, 2011 We have a few problems around this state. We’re essentially broke, with a large budget shortfall. Our schools, while improving, are still well below average. And the health of the state’s citizens would be considered average only in a Third...
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Editorial: Ticket fever By Dothan Eagle editorial Published: January 11, 2011 “But several lawmakers took advantage of the offer of tickets at “face value” – the per-seat “ family” price offered to high-dollar university boosters. Perhaps they convinced themselves that paying for something of value removes any perception that they’re exploiting their public office...
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Advertiser Editorial: Special ticket access wrong JANUARY 14, 2011 All Auburn fans who had to shell out a thousand bucks or more for a ticket to the BCS national championship game and all fans who couldn’t get tickets at any price are justified in being upset with elected officials who used their positions...
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EDITORIAL: Ticket perks for the privileged January 14, 2011 By John Peck, The Huntsville Times HUNTSVILLE, Ala. _ Unless you’ve been on Mars, everyone knows how scarce tickets were to Monday’s BCS national title game between Auburn and Oregon. Tickets were available, but at a very premium price. Even nosebleed seats were $1,500 apiece. Other...
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All quotes from the Huntsville Times. http://blog.al.com/breaking/2011/01/some_legislators_state_officia.html Ford: “I know they offered tickets to other people who were not legislators.” “I could have found tickets. If she (Fulford) had given me something as a deal, I would not have accepted it.” Morton: “I never asked Auburn for free tickets and Auburn never offered me...
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Some legislators, state officials got special treatment from Auburn on BCS bowl tickets Wednesday, January 12, 2011 By Bob Lowry, The Huntsville Times MONTGOMERY – In what ticket resellers called the highest priced college football ticket ever, 13 Alabama legislators and two state officials were given special access to buy multiple tickets to the BCS...
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Published: Thursday, January 06, 2011By Bob Lowry, The Huntsville Times MONTGOMERY – Twenty-six state legislators, including Sen. Paul Sanford, R-Huntsville, and Sen. Shadrack McGill, R-Woodville, were given special access to buy tickets to the Southeastern Conference Championship game at face value. The general public, and many long-time Auburn University season-ticket holders weren’t able to buy...
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Published: Friday, January 07, 2011 By Birmingham News editorial board Trying to defend Cam Newton might be easier than defending Auburn’s ticket policy when it comes to Alabama lawmakers. At least the Alabama Crimson Tide shut down the Heisman Trophy winner for a half before he led Auburn to a comeback victory for the...
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