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July 21, 2006
Albertini Arrested for Public Intoxication
UPDATE 3: No Silence Here corrects the earlier KNS misprint and tells us that Albertini was indeed found guilty of the public intoxication charge. Read comments from John Farmer below, too: he's not the only one who smells something in this whole affair. It's no secret that party insiders wanted to avoid any obstacles to their boy Bryson getting the nomination; but would they stoop to a set-up in order to rid themselves of the opposition? One angle of the story that needs MUCH more clarification is why Albertini A) wasn't invited to speak at a rally for GOP gubernatorial candidates (he is one), and B) why he was asked to leave said rally by two police officers. What?
UPDATE 2: A.C. does some checking and uncovers a story that needs a lot more explanation. I'll keep you updated as I am able, but VolunteerVoters should have the latest as this develops.
UPDATE 1: Michael Silence notes that the charge has been dropped.
Rob Huddleston posted the first account of this, and I saw it last night, but waited to learn more detail before posting.
Chattanoogan Mark Albertini, Republican candidate for Governor, was arrested after a rally in Knoxville.
More from the Double D, the Double V, and their source, the Tennessean.
This is an unfortunate development in several ways. I don't agree with Albertini's social-conservative positions, but I admire his spirited [how obtuse of me not to see that pun earlier] campaign against latecomer and "chosen one" Jim Bryson.
(I don't have a viable candidate for whom to vote in this election. My friend Howard is running a no-illusions campaign as a Green, and David "None of the Above" Gatchell is doing a valuable thing by raising NOTA awareness, so I'll likely end up deciding between those two.)
TN Gubernatorial Elections | By joe lance | 01:53 PM