Bama Booster Files Ethics Complaint Over State Officials Buying Football Tickets

[RTR91]

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A University of Alabama booster has said that he filed an ethics complaint with the state ethics commission Friday against state public officials, AL.com reports. The booster, 76-year-old Fred Palmer, brings into question the method state lawmakers use to buy football tickets while circumventing the Tide Pride program.

Tide Pride is the University’s athletics booster and donation program for which all football season tickets are given out, except those tickets given out to students, faculty and staff.

Palmer, who says he’s an original member of Tide Pride, argues that state lawmakers are basically getting a free pass into the booster program and end up paying less to obtain football tickets. “The legislators work for us,” Palmer said. “They’re no better than we are. There are 28,000 people on a waiting list who can’t join Tide Pride unless they pay $25,000 per seat to jump the line, and 100 legislators get the tickets.”

I'm sure this will go to the NS board because it deals with state government, which leads to heated and emotional dialogue.

 

[tidefan23]

I'd be surprised if anyone other than the public officials or their families thought that this was ok.

 

[jsanderson]

I've got a random question, how do all the scalpers get all the tickets they have? Does that many people sell the ones they have?

 

[crimsonbleeder]

I for one am glad to finally see someone with the guts to challenge the unfairness of the political "perks". Perhaps more unqualified politicians in Montgomery would FINALLY get out of office if they didn't get their "free" (basically) football tickets every year. I'm tired of working my arse off to pay my Tide Pride dues, which are going up by the year, while my local senators and Reps and council people can use their money for much better things...

 

[Bama Reb]

I've got a random question, how do all the scalpers get all the tickets they have? Does that many people sell the ones they have?

A very good question, and one I've asked myself at times. Evidently, I'm not the person I should be asking...
:wink:

 

[jabcmb]

What's worse, the tix for legislators were free till a couple of years ago.

So, the State Ethics Commissioner believes that a legislator receiving favorable pricing on a ticket that the general public can't get is not an ethics problem. What's wrong with that picture?

 

[Silverback]

What's worse, the tix for legislators were free till a couple of years ago.

So, the State Ethics Commissioner believes that a legislator receiving favorable pricing on a ticket that the general public can't get is not an ethics problem. What's wrong with that picture?

Sounds like reasonable Alabama politics to me.

 

[Bamabuzzard]

I've never had as much of a problem with public leaders getting a few perks as some people do. I'm sure I'm in the minority.

I guess if they didn't already have so many other perks this wouldn't be that big of a deal. But as we all know that's not the case.

 

[Bodhisattva]

I've never had as much of a problem with public leaders getting a few perks as some people do. I'm sure I'm in the minority.

I'd be ok with all sorts of perks if good governance was being provided. But, since political leadership at all levels seems to be various bands of corrupt idiots, I resent their most basic compensation.

 

[Vinny]

Good for him. I've been in TP since 96 and I might finally crack the 200 mark for TT points this year. I am not financially fit to jump the line for donations to gain more TT points since day care for my son plus our student loan payments each month take up most of our fun money.

 

[CrimsonNagus]

I can't even afford to get on the TP list so, maybe I should run for public office.

 

[mrusso]

I've never had as much of a problem with public leaders getting a few perks as some people do. I'm sure I'm in the minority.

Tie the level of perks to their performance as public leaders and let's see what they get.

 

[RTR91]

Tie the level of perks to their performance as public leaders and let's see what they get.

Who gets to determine their performance level?

 

[45longcolt]

Tie the level of perks to their performance as public leaders and let's see what they get.

They would probably be given 50 yard line tickets to all the barn games!
:biggrin::biggrin:

 

[Crimson1967]

Do they also get to buy tickets to UAB games or do they need to bribe John Rogers to get that perk?

 

[Bama Reb]

Do they also get to buy tickets to UAB games or do they need to bribe John Rogers to get that perk?

Huh? You mean they quit printing them in the Bham snooze..? :wink: