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Chad Coker, candidate for Colbert County District Court Judge, stated in an April 25th Times Daily article that, if elected, he will "take the time to research the issues and rule quickly."

Well, apparently Mr. Coker must not spend too much time researching the issues, because he violated campaign finance law and illegally solicited campaign contributions during a time period when political candidates in Alabama were not allowed to solicit, receive, or accept contributions.

If you go to this link , you can see that from January 12th through January 31st, the state instituted a "blackout period for soliciting and receiving contributions."

However, during this period, Chad Coker had posted on his campaign website a solicitation page telling supporters where they could send contributions. A copy of the website is attached, and if you look in the bottom right corner, you will see that the date is January 20th, eight days after the blackout began, and eleven days before it ended.

Do we want our next district judge to be somebody who acts before he checks the law?

All of the rules and laws regarding running for office - any office - are clearly posted on the Secretary of State's website. And even if they weren't, you would expect somebody running for district judge to take the time and make sure he followed the law.

If Chad Coker doesn't take the time or have the motivation to research the law on issues that he is personally involved in, then how much time will he spend researching the law on the more mundane issues that come before the district court judge?

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$30,000 dollars has been used to put signs up anywhere and everywhere without permission from most of the people that live or own the property, and while conveniently his signs are going up, Chad's signs are being destroyed or taken down. If you will notice most of Milam's signs are on the very edge of most people's property. A few people have told me that signs were put in their yards without permission.
not sure what Tim Milam is suppose to be worried about or how Chad Coker breaking finance law has anything to do with Tim Milam..
If you are real concerned about where HIS
$30,000 is being spent on campaign you might call his office and ask or since you each seem to know all the candidates business already... It is public documents on the who, what and where campaign finance money is coming from and where it is spent, your mudslinging is obvious and Milam must have your candidiate worried.. hmmmmmmmmm???? at least he is spending his own hard earned money and not someone elses!
Milam has done his share of mudslinging in this campaign and he is not the only one that is putting up signs without permission. Ruggles had one of her big signs at the redlight (corner) in Leighton and I am sure that it was put up without permission because the next morning, someone was tearing it down, and I know they worked for the person that lives there.
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Originally posted by Trutooit-II:
In case you didn't get it, we support Parker not Coker. We just hate to see someone put down for no reason other than he will get more votes than Milam. Milam is the only candidate we've even heard of telling false tales.

http://shoalandaspeaks.blogspo...-district-judge.html


We? As in Sholanda Speaks? Family usally does stick together huh? Isnt TP related to these folks? Seems they are the only ones reporting negative about Milam
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Originally posted by Ang4Blake:
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Originally posted by Trutooit-II:
In case you didn't get it, we support Parker not Coker. We just hate to see someone put down for no reason other than he will get more votes than Milam. Milam is the only candidate we've even heard of telling false tales.

http://shoalandaspeaks.blogspo...-district-judge.html


We? As in Sholanda Speaks? Family usally does stick together huh? Isnt TP related to these folks? Seems they are the only ones reporting negative about Milam

According to my sources I believe your right,
Time to clear the air for Chad Coker:

Let's start with the obvious. Two other candidates also have and have had websites that direct their supporters on how to send contributions.

http://www.tparkerforjudge.com/dcc.html
http://www.rugglesfordistrictjudge.com/Donate.html

These candidates' websites were created before the noted blackout dates and were not removed during this time period. In fact, if you locate websites of candidates running in various races across the great state of Alabama, you might notice that this is quite normal. Why choose to single out Chad Coker unless you have an agenda? Hmmmmmmmmm.

Secondly -

Contributions to Chad Coker's campaign are made available to the public and can be found by following these links.

http://arc-sos.state.al.us/PEL...PDF.003/E0108680.PDF
http://arc-sos.state.al.us/PEL...PDF.003/E0113605.PDF

The reports clearly show that the last contribution Coker accepted before the black out date was 1/11/2010 and the first contribution Coker accepted after the blackout date was 2/3/2010. NO CONTRIBUTIONS WERE ACCEPTED DURING THE BLACKOUT DATES. PERIOD.

Last -

I would just like to state that I am a proud supporter of Chad Coker for Colbert County District Judge. He assisted me in a legal matter and I was impressed with his knowledge and the professional way he handled his law practice.

In late January I mailed a contribution to his law office. I had no idea about "blackout dates" at that time. A few days later I actually received my check back from him with a nice hand written note. He apologized for any inconvenience, explained the law in question, and politely asked me to wait until after February 1st.

It's is such a tragedy that anyone feels the need to attack another person in an effort to obtain votes for themselves or the candidate they support.
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Originally posted by Teena Applegate:
Time to clear the air for Chad Coker:

Let's start with the obvious. Two other candidates also have and have had websites that direct their supporters on how to send contributions.

http://www.tparkerforjudge.com/dcc.html
http://www.rugglesfordistrictjudge.com/Donate.html



That’s interesting. Thanks for sharing Teena

*wonder if they will be fast to point fingers now*
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Originally posted by Teena Applegate:
Time to clear the air for Chad Coker:

Let's start with the obvious. Two other candidates also have and have had websites that direct their supporters on how to send contributions.

http://www.tparkerforjudge.com/dcc.html
http://www.rugglesfordistrictjudge.com/Donate.html

These candidates' websites were created before the noted blackout dates and were not removed during this time period. In fact, if you locate websites of candidates running in various races across the great state of Alabama, you might notice that this is quite normal. Why choose to single out Chad Coker unless you have an agenda? Hmmmmmmmmm.

Secondly -

Contributions to Chad Coker's campaign are made available to the public and can be found by following these links.

http://arc-sos.state.al.us/PEL...PDF.003/E0108680.PDF
http://arc-sos.state.al.us/PEL...PDF.003/E0113605.PDF

The reports clearly show that the last contribution Coker accepted before the black out date was 1/11/2010 and the first contribution Coker accepted after the blackout date was 2/3/2010. NO CONTRIBUTIONS WERE ACCEPTED DURING THE BLACKOUT DATES. PERIOD.

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I would just like to state that I am a proud supporter of Chad Coker for Colbert County District Judge. He assisted me in a legal matter and I was impressed with his knowledge and the professional way he handled his law practice.

In late January I mailed a contribution to his law office. I had no idea about "blackout dates" at that time. A few days later I actually received my check back from him with a nice hand written note. He apologized for any inconvenience, explained the law in question, and politely asked me to wait until after February 1st.

It's is such a tragedy that anyone feels the need to attack another person in an effort to obtain votes for themselves or the candidate they support.


First, Polly Ruggles DID TAKE DOWN HER SOLICITATION PAGE during the blackout. You are not being honest. You presented her webpage as it is today as if that were proof that it was up at that time. It was not. I checked. And if she had broken the law, I certainly would have called her out on it. As for Mrs. Parker, I do not have any hard evidence that she broke the law. If you or anyone else do have proof that she did, then please, by all means, share it with the rest of us. But Chad Coker did break the law, and I have provided proof of that fact.

Second, it doesn't matter if Coker didn't receive or accept any contributions during the blackout period, because the blackout prohibited SOLICITING AND RECEIVING contributions. Coker's webpage clearly was a solicitation. And if it had not been up, then you would not have been able to get the address and mail your contribution in the first place.

Most politicians took down their online solicitations during the blackout period. Here again, you misrepresent the truth to make it seem like everybody left their website solicitations up during that period. Most candidates took their online solicitations down during this time. But Chad Coker did not. And even if Coker was within the bounds of the law (which he wasn't), he was still operating in a gray area, and I don't want our next district judge to be somebody who plays fast and loose with the law.
If you would like to play this like a preschooler then I will lower myself and speak to you on your level. Liar Liar pants on fire. You certainly don't have proof that ANY candidate's donation webpage was up and actively soliciting contributions during the blackout time. If you visit Chad Coker's website you will see it is evident that there is no date or time posted anywhere on the site. ANY JUVENILE CAN COPY AND PASTE A WEB PAGE INTO A WORD DOCUMENT AND TYPE ANY DATE AND TIME THEY PLEASE. I don't call what you posted "proof" I call it SLANDER. You are making a weak attempt to slander the name and reputation of a good man. CHAD COKER ABIDES BY AND RESPECTS THE LAW. If you can't resist the urge to make up stories, please do us all a favor and start your forums with the phrase "Once upon a time".

FYI: I did not get the address to Coker's law office from his website. As I mentioned before, he assisted me in a legal matter so I was well aware of where his office is located. Also, I am an educated Colbert County Citizen and capable of opening a phone book.

Nice try, Hmmmmmmmm, if you had really noticed this web page during the blackout period on Jan. 20th, then why did it take you almost 3 months to post it? Seems like a plan to me. And one other comment that you made - well, I have to ask. If Coker was soliciting contributions during the blackout period, then WHY WOULD HE REFUSE TO ACCEPT THEM AS THEY CAME IN? Makes no sense, but after all, it doesn't have to make sense for you to make it up, right?
It seems to me that all of the dem candidates are pretty much honest people. The only one I know of slinging mud is Milam. Okay let me throw a monkey wrench into the equation. I`m voting for Parker but if you guys don`t like her then I recommend Johnson. If you don`t like him then vote for Ruggles. If she isn`t your cup of tea then vote for Coker. And if you are just tired of a dem holding this office then vote republican.
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Originally posted by Teena Applegate:
If you would like to play this like a preschooler then I will lower myself and speak to you on your level. Liar Liar pants on fire. You certainly don't have proof that ANY candidate's donation webpage was up and actively soliciting contributions during the blackout time. If you visit Chad Coker's website you will see it is evident that there is no date or time posted anywhere on the site. ANY JUVENILE CAN COPY AND PASTE A WEB PAGE INTO A WORD DOCUMENT AND TYPE ANY DATE AND TIME THEY PLEASE. I don't call what you posted "proof" I call it SLANDER. You are making a weak attempt to slander the name and reputation of a good man. CHAD COKER ABIDES BY AND RESPECTS THE LAW. If you can't resist the urge to make up stories, please do us all a favor and start your forums with the phrase "Once upon a time".

FYI: I did not get the address to Coker's law office from his website. As I mentioned before, he assisted me in a legal matter so I was well aware of where his office is located. Also, I am an educated Colbert County Citizen and capable of opening a phone book.

Nice try, Hmmmmmmmm, if you had really noticed this web page during the blackout period on Jan. 20th, then why did it take you almost 3 months to post it? Seems like a plan to me. And one other comment that you made - well, I have to ask. If Coker was soliciting contributions during the blackout period, then WHY WOULD HE REFUSE TO ACCEPT THEM AS THEY CAME IN? Makes no sense, but after all, it doesn't have to make sense for you to make it up, right?


First, I printed Coker's page out on the 20th and scanned it into my computer as a pdf. It was never a word document. But just to be safe, I tested your theory and tried to copy and paste Coker's webpage into a word document. The result was that it cut off part of his name and the tabs to the sites other pages wound up vertical on the right side of the page instead of horizontal under his logo. I tried to fix it and make it look like his page, but I couldn't. (copy and paste it your self and you'll see I'm telling the truth) Also, the web address in the top right corner of the document I attached is wavy as a result of it feeding through my scanner. I couldn't have typed it where it would come out like that. Finally, the picture in my attachment is darker that the picture on Coker's website. This is due to the scanner and how it photocopied the page. So, it seems your theory just doesn't pan out. The attachment is a print out of his page from the 20th of January and then scanned into my computer on that day.

And I'll ask you not to accuse me of slandering Coker when you are the one making claims about Tina Parker and Polly Ruggles and providing nothing to back up your accusations.

Now, regardless of how you found his address, the fact remains that his website had an illegal solicitation posted online during the blackout period. And even if nobody sent him a check during this period, he still broke the law.

Lastly, regarding the timing of this post, you are exactly right. I waited until now to post this document because I wanted people to know what kind of a judge they would be getting if they voted for Chad Coker, and most people don't pay attention to elections until the last two or three weeks before election day. So yes, it was my plan to wait until more people would be paying attention. What's wrong with that? Don't you think people have a right to know what they are getting when they vote for someone?
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Originally posted by nhiswill:
Once again s-speaks and other TMP fans creating controversy for other candidates.. This forum is just a Milam-Coker bash page.. Grow up and take your hostility where it belongs with the trash paper you created leave tdaiy out..


I think you are right. This coming from the Parker camp with the "lie-truitt" from shoalanda putting the blame on Milam. If you people vote for Parker, you can expect more of this kind of childish behavior.
What I'm getting from your post is that you hold onto something until you think the timing is right. So how are the readers of this post to know without a shadow of a doubt that you didn't print the Coker website and scan it in to your computer "when the timing was right"? Since you waited to post a forum about it for nearly 3 months, you may have held that print off for 3 months before you scanned it so your story would sell. How sad of a life you must lead to spend months and months planning a forum post. But your post was as sad attempt to grossly educate voters by spreading lies and slinging mud. So did you accomplish what you had hoped?

For the record, no claims were ever made about Ruggles or Parker, or any other candidate for that matter. I simply stated that other candidates had web pages discussing donations during the blackout period as well. But I am not here to defend myself, nor do I need to do so.

As for you last question to me, I will be glad to answer you. I absolutely believe voters have the right to know their candidates. ALL OF THEM. But people should be able to gather information without trying to decipher truth from lies in a slanderous forum post from an obvious opponent and/or an opponent's supporter. Candidates should obtain votes based on their qualifications. No one should be elected because they were the better of two evils. When you lie about Coker, it looks bad for the candidate you represent. So I gather that your candidate looks so bad on his/her own, that putting Coker down with untruths is the only shot they have at winning.
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Originally posted by Teena Applegate:
What I'm getting from your post is that you hold onto something until you think the timing is right. So how are the readers of this post to know without a shadow of a doubt that you didn't print the Coker website and scan it in to your computer "when the timing was right"? Since you waited to post a forum about it for nearly 3 months, you may have held that print off for 3 months before you scanned it so your story would sell. How sad of a life you must lead to spend months and months planning a forum post. But your post was as sad attempt to grossly educate voters by spreading lies and slinging mud. So did you accomplish what you had hoped?

For the record, no claims were ever made about Ruggles or Parker, or any other candidate for that matter. I simply stated that other candidates had web pages discussing donations during the blackout period as well. But I am not here to defend myself, nor do I need to do so.

As for you last question to me, I will be glad to answer you. I absolutely believe voters have the right to know their candidates. ALL OF THEM. But people should be able to gather information without trying to decipher truth from lies in a slanderous forum post from an obvious opponent and/or an opponent's supporter. Candidates should obtain votes based on their qualifications. No one should be elected because they were the better of two evils. When you lie about Coker, it looks bad for the candidate you represent. So I gather that your candidate looks so bad on his/her own, that putting Coker down with untruths is the only shot they have at winning.


You say no claims were made, and then in the very next sentence, you say that Parker and Ruggles had donation pages posted during the blackout. That IS a claim, my friend. And an incorrect one at that.

And you can keep calling me a liar if you want to, but the proof is there for all to see, and I stand by what I have posted. It is a legitimate point. And so again I ask: Do we want our next district judge to be somebody who doesn't check the law before he acts, even when it's his own career on the line?
No, my comment was not a claim. I can make comments on my own without you needing to put words in my mouth. You, someone who spent months planning, printing, scanning, and posting, you are the one making claims. And let's be clear, I cannot be friends with someone who either does not have or does not listen to their conscience such as yourself. IF THIS CLAIM IS TRUE I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE DISQUALIFICATION PAPERS FOR COKER. Oh, let me guess, there are none of those to back up your lie either. Or is your scanner just out of order these days? It is somewhat unclear to me exactly who you are so diligently supporting and I don't want to speculate (that seems to be your thing, not mine). But whoever it is, I hope they realize that their career is on the line. Because, they are the type of person that Colbert County most definitely does not need!
Haven't you noticed that name calling is the "name of the game" in this forum? If you feel threatened you must discredit your opponent. By any means you can do it. I have been watching these threads for quite some time and it just seems to me there is a plan here. To destroy people's reputations. Shame on you. If a politician or his or her supporters resort to such methods he or she must not have enough confidence in his or her own skills to win based on his or her own interactions with the public. And if you feel that way maybe you should be worried because you just might be RIGHT!
All the mud slingling started last year when Tina Parker and her family/friends at Shoalandaspeaks started attacking all of the other candidates in this race. Of Chad Coker, they suggested he used his friendship with Cherokee Mayor Mignon Willis to get Ben Gardner fired and himself appointed as municipal judge. They attacked Polly Ruggles for sending her child to one the best schools in the state of Alabama. Regarding Nathan Johnson, Parker and her people criticized him for taking on criminal defense cases. And before they started calling Tim Milam a mudslinger, they criticized him for using the color red in his campaign signs and said that red was a Republican color.

I agree with infomercial that this race has gotten ugly. But the dirt started flying before Tim Milam even got in the race. It was Shoalandaspeaks that started all of this.
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Originally posted by Kyle:
All the mud slingling started last year when Tina Parker and her family/friends at Shoalandaspeaks started attacking all of the other candidates in this race. Of Chad Coker, they suggested he used his friendship with Cherokee Mayor Mignon Willis to get Ben Gardner fired and himself appointed as municipal judge. They attacked Polly Ruggles for sending her child to one the best schools in the state of Alabama. Regarding Nathan Johnson, Parker and her people criticized him for taking on criminal defense cases. And before they started calling Tim Milam a mudslinger, they criticized him for using the color red in his campaign signs and said that red was a Republican color.

I agree with infomercial that this race has gotten ugly. But the dirt started flying before Tim Milam even got in the race. It was Shoalandaspeaks that started all of this.


THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!! VERY WELL SAID
Further truittoit.. since you keep harping on Milams personal contribution of his OWN money to his OWN campaign and more lies of other candidates running a campaign on $5000.00(which is absurd by the way,, as most of your comments are) All anyone that really wants the truth to can be found at http://www.sos.state.al.us/ its real simple to scroll down to bottom of page where it says "View candidate financial reports" then type in each candidates name, click the blue links to see where their contrbutions and expenditures have come from and gone to.. I could have sworn that Truitttoit was suppose to be somewhat of a investigative reporter,, but whatever.... For any that want to relly see who you candidates are indebted to.. check it out yourself.. God bless and have a good day!
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Originally posted by Kyle:
All the mud slingling started last year when Tina Parker and her family/friends at Shoalandaspeaks started attacking all of the other candidates in this race. Of Chad Coker, they suggested he used his friendship with Cherokee Mayor Mignon Willis to get Ben Gardner fired and himself appointed as municipal judge. They attacked Polly Ruggles for sending her child to one the best schools in the state of Alabama. Regarding Nathan Johnson, Parker and her people criticized him for taking on criminal defense cases. And before they started calling Tim Milam a mudslinger, they criticized him for using the color red in his campaign signs and said that red was a Republican color.

I agree with infomercial that this race has gotten ugly. But the dirt started flying before Tim Milam even got in the race. It was Shoalandaspeaks that started all of this.


Kyle, we invite anybody to read anything we've pub. Milam had his facebook page up talking about candidates before there was ever one blog on the election.

Someone made a joke about red. It was funny. Get over it. We've never criticized Chad Coker who we like and think is a good guy and would make a good judge. The blog said there could be backlash from M. Willis and if you've talked to ppl in Cherokee you know there has been.

Criticism of polly Ruggles is based on saying one thing and doing another. I personally couldn't care less where she sends her kids to school, but don't sit on the Sheffield school bd and then tell ppl in Sheffield they need to send their kids there.
Once again cover up but SSpeaks and called on your lies and inuendos.. keep up the good work the more you talk the more credit you give to the other candidates and hurt your own,, BTW.. Tim Milams facebook page is up for eveyone to see and after checking it out several times, I have found no mud towards anyone.. I also have found him to be the only candidate that isnt soliciting campaign money from the public on his sight.. That in itself gets my vote, I know he wont be owing favors down the road!
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Originally posted by Kyle:
All the mud slingling started last year when Tina Parker and her family/friends at Shoalandaspeaks started attacking all of the other candidates in this race. Of Chad Coker, they suggested he used his friendship with Cherokee Mayor Mignon Willis to get Ben Gardner fired and himself appointed as municipal judge. They attacked Polly Ruggles for sending her child to one the best schools in the state of Alabama. Regarding Nathan Johnson, Parker and her people criticized him for taking on criminal defense cases. And before they started calling Tim Milam a mudslinger, they criticized him for using the color red in his campaign signs and said that red was a Republican color.

I agree with infomercial that this race has gotten ugly. But the dirt started flying before Tim Milam even got in the race. It was Shoalandaspeaks that started all of this.


I agree. If Tina Parker loses, it may be the fault of ShoalandaSpeaks. That's a shame for her, too, because I know for a fact that she is no way associated with that site. That site is run by people who have a right to express their opinions and they do. These people also have a right to endorse whoever they wish. However, because they have badmouthed other candidates and also support Tina Parker, it makes it look as if SHE is condoning the badmouthing. She has made it clear to everyone that she has NO interest in all the dirty politics. She wants to win this fair and square because she believes she'll be a great judge.

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