Comments on: Green Party Councilor Chuck Turner Arrested and Charged

By: Green Ferret

Green Ferret — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 22:24:56 +0000

The Massachusetts Green-Rainbow Party has a press release up at their site, “Green-Rainbow Party stands with Chuck Turner, calls for broad investigation of influence-peddling”.

http://green-rainbow.org/PressReleases/20081121_GRP_ChuckTurner.html

That’s exactly the sort of gutsy response that I would expect from my friends in the Green-Rainbow Party. A couple of quotes:

“We call for a thorough investigation of the buying of political influence through campaign contributions and lobbying. This is the vast landscape of legal corruption that has undermined the very foundations of our economy and environment,” added GRP co-chair Nat Fortune. “We urge Chuck’s many supporters to share their experiences over many years of witnessing his honest and selfless commitment to the well-being of our world and all its people. We insist that his strong voice for justice be treated with respect in an open and fair process.”

“Any charges of corruption worry us, because our security, the quality of our lives, our jobs, health, and communities have long been undermined by the legal corruption of a political system awash in big money,” said GRP communications director Eli Beckerman. “But these accusations against Councilor Turner simply do not fit with our longstanding and consistent experience of his impeccable integrity and devoted service to the community.”

By: william murray

william murray — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 20:19:17 +0000

Time to face the fact: All politicans are ego triping, money, hungry, power seeking, bunch of fruit cakes! Why do you think we’re in such trouble now?
will

By: BS

BS — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 01:57:14 +0000

Democrats and Republicans accept campaign contributions like that ALL THE TIME (just google “Washington lobbyists”). This is just a political witch hunt targeting the Green Party, regardless of whether or not the accusation is even true.

By: Green Ferret

Green Ferret — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:54:08 +0000

Don’t feed the troll.

By: step aside

step aside — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:18:31 +0000

Michael you seem so bitter

By: Green Ferret

Green Ferret — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:54:49 +0000

I don’t know Chuck Turner personally, but this doesn’t fit in with anything I’ve heard about him. We can only speculate for now – at least, that’s what the media is doing – but does taking a $1,000 bribe seem typical for a 45-year activist who is known for putting in unpaid overtime? What we do know is that he is a thorn in the side for special interests who are used to getting their way from the Massachusetts Democratic machine. I would reserve judgement until we hear the facts, not just the allegations.

By: Marnie Glickman

Marnie Glickman — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 01:36:40 +0000

What a huge embarrassment to our party.

By: Mike Indiana

Mike Indiana — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:28:27 +0000

Besides the recent allegations against Chuck Turner and the conviction of former Minneapolis Minn. City Council member Dean Zimmerman does anyone know of any other greens who have either had allegations of bribery leveled against them or convictions for it.

Weather the allegations against Turner are true or not sadly doesn’t matter to most people . The court of public opinion seems to have already reached its conclusion.

By: Ronald Hardy

Ronald Hardy — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:21:43 +0000

This reminds me of the Zimmerman case in the Twin Cities several years ago.

By: Green_Cutip

Green_Cutip — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:53:19 +0000

This is really unfortunate. We Greens usually are depicted and tout our ways of clean government and transparency. I’ll let the courts decide before passing condemnation. Like the saying goes, “innocent until proven guilty.”