He asked for it in debate by bringing the topic up. Doh!!

Padgett was arrested once and Rogero was arrested twice.

We are told there will be a mug shot.

Padgett campaign's outliers have been spreading the Rogero arrest rumors for some time. Not sure that civil disobedience is all that shocking nowadays.

Note to metulj: I confess that I doubt I had ever heard that song before, and I know I'd never seen the video. Therefore, I'm clearly not relevant. ;-)

This?

Just for the record, we don't (yet) know the circumstances. And it was apparently eight years ago.

You get booked and photo'd for speeding?! Under what circumstances?

Nevermind.

Here's how it went down:
The question was asked by John Mark Hancock, who tipped his hand on Hubert Smith's Facebook page.

--Stacey Campfield If city council brought you a resolution to make Knoxville a "sancuary city" for illegal aliens would you support it or veto it?
16 hours ago · Like · 2 people

Mark Hancock For Madeline: Are you proud of being arrested for civil disobedience in California with Cesar Chavez & do you support unionizing all city employees, even if it means raising property taxes?
15 hours ago · Like · 1 person --

It was a "gotcha" question to Madeline. She answered straightforwardly, and then a moderator asked the same question of Padgett.

And that's when it came out.

Padgett's anonymous online surrogates have been trying to push this out for some time now. Looks like somebody was hoist on his own petard.

And btw, J. M. Hancock is the last person who should be obsessing about arrest records:
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A more interesting question might be whether someone lied to the FOP about ever having been arrested. I understand they always ask that of candidates.

Here's the WATE story.

It sounds like Madeline got the best of the exchange - and of the one on taxes as well, although I hate that Hubert used Padgett's negative campaign mailer as the basis for a question.

Not Mark's style to mouth off?
Dude! The guy never shuts up.

i confess to having a bit of a lead foot when I'm out on the open road and I've gotten a speeding ticket or two over the years.
But those have been citations that didn't even require me to get out of my car. Never have I been jailed or mug-shot.

Mark's arrest was for speeding...

Speeding is not the same charge as reckless driving. "But I will" can go back under his/her rock now.

Cool story, skb! That's hilarious in retrospect. I'd love to see a video of that. I did stuff like that, though I wasn't quite as brazen when I got hauled in. Yes, we pretty much learn to just be really polite to law enforcement. Whether you think they deserve it or not, and they almost always do, they deserve the benefit of doubt and it will keep your ass out of trouble.

Another tip: I used to never slow up too quickly when spotted by a cop while speeding. I thought it was unsafe to hit the brakes and also an admission of guilt. I learned over time, though, to always hit your brakes hard (after checking your rear mirror). They love seeing that and I've never been pulled over since.

Walton County, as in Fort Walton Beach and Destin, is notorious for arresting people going over 20 miles over the speed limit. Arrests for this type of offense has become standard in many parts of the country. Padgett said that the speed limit dropped quickly, as in the area in front of Oak Ridge High School that drops twice in a half a mile.

Trying to allude to some other type of offense being plead down is just plain a lie, especially considering the KNS story, that appears to have done enough research on the story to actually have talked to the arresting officer in Padgett's case, but didn't do it for Rogero's cases.

Gene Patterson didn't ask any questions, he repeated questions that had been asked by members of the audience, or the Panel.

We moved here a little over three years ago because of work. I was so excited to meet like minded Democrats in Tennessee. I see that just like in California every place has extremists that just can't help but devour good Democrats.

There are two Democrats running for Mayor. What is wrong with you all? The same group of people are doing what they always do, making things up. There is not one bit of proof about either arrest for either Democrat. So the rumor mill goes nuts.

Our family was originally for Madeline. We thought Mark was too conservative. But Madeline's supporters here have changed my mind. My husband had decided for Mark some weeks ago. He only cares about jobs. We went through this in San Francisco. We saw it happen state wide. We have to work. And in California that became too difficult. We love Knoxville and Oak Ridge. We love Tennessee. But this stuff here is too much like California. If you don't have any proof, why don't you just keep your mouth shut? The one thing I do see is that 38 year old women with young children shouldn't be protesting anything. They should be supporting their kids. She was divorced when she was arrested. That isn't what I want in a Mayor.

There is nothing that proves the DUI slander Rogero supporters here are grasping for against Mark Padgett.

No woman should travel to another state to protest for a union or any reason and leave their kids behind. They shouldn't get arrested either. It puts the kids in a tough spot with classmates. That is the height of selfishness. Rogero wanted to move to Ohio and take her kids there against the divorce decree. That isn't what I want in a Mayor. Rogero is above it all. We lived through that in California. People like Rogero ruined our home state. I can't believe I believed in her. I voted for her in the Primary. My husband skipped the Primary. His radar is better than mine. We have two votes for Mark.

So,if I understand correctly, the example that a mother should set for her kids is that other peoples issues, regardless of how important they seem, regardless of what sort of slippery slope they are at the top of, regardless of how their outcome might affect the nation, those other peoples issues are just not as important as a mother verifying for the umpteenth time that the lessons she has been teaching her kids for years have been internalized. Did I get that right? It would also appear that no mother should trust her kids to have any level of independence until they leave home, right? I can't say that I'm glad my mom is dead but I sure would have hated for her to find out what a bad parent she was what with giving us room to be responsible and all.

But seriously, did you ever really support Madeline?

The trolls have been unleashed. We can conjure any sympathetic arrest story we can imagine if it will help mitigate damage for the struggling, job-creationist candidate, but beyond that we have to stick to known "facts" (not really) that implicate the front runner in the worst light.

Madeline has clearly devoted most of her life to improving the world and changing it for the better, even if it means being hauled in for civil disobedience (dropped both times, unlike Padgett's arrest). How many can say they have been so unselfish as to jeopardize their legal record and their own safety for a cause they thought truly worthy? Learning about this, my respect for her has only increased. I don't harbor a grudge for Padgett that he did something really stupid, and it does not disqualify him per se, but this issue is not helping him. They ought to drop it.

I do not care at all about Padgett's arrest. I have done my fair share (x3) of stupid shit and some of it has gotten me arrested. I learned (I think) and haven't been a guest of the city or county for over 20 years. A lot of guys have to learn things the hard way. I am in no position to hold that against someone as long as they appear to have learned. However, as an example of - things of which we are not proud - and why you should avoid picking up the rocks in your glass house, it is perfectly usable.

That's great. The belief that the city and its peoples originate from specific acts of a divine "job creator," as in the biblical account of job creation, rather than by complex interactions, such as evolutionary processes of cooperation between the department of community development and the private sector.

I will also state that Madeline is a friend of mine and we do communicate. Occasionally I have received a suggestion that I tone it down or, that I request that of a mutual friend/acquaintance who is also a supporter. However, I have never been asked to, or heard of anyone else being asked to, smear her opponent either using truths, half-truths, or lies. It simply has not happened.

If in fact a Madeline supporter is smearing Mr. Padgett, you will need to supply some pretty hard facts to convince me that it happened with even as much as Madeline's approval. Convincing me that she originated a request to do such will probably require Divine intervention.

Padgett sent out a THIRD negative mailer about the taxes thing today. That's three in a week.

In addition, an anonymous mailer was sent out by "A Concerned Knoxville Republican" that was so nasty I don't even want to cut and paste it. I'm sending it to Randy to do with as he sees fit.

BusyMom, what do you think of a grandmother who took her pre-teen granddaughter to walk on a union strike line? That's what I did when I wax 12. It taught me a lot about standing up for people's rights.

I admire Rogero for what she's done.

And while I think what Padgett did wasn't the brightest of moves, I really don't see it as news.

Next.

Gender Genie agrees that "Busy Mom' is indeed probably female but a longer post would be required for a more definitive analysis.

As to being a Democrat, it appears her disappointment with all the Republicans flunking out of the race has left her with the necessity of plugging for Republican Lite.

Voted for Madeline in the primary?

Somehow I doubt that although it's possible that such a sexist voted for her against all those men thinking she was another June Cleaver.

Gee Beave! I wonder if Busy Mom wears pearls and high heels in the kitchen.

Amid allegations that he engaged in securities fraud and theft of client funds, suspended Knoxville lawyer John Mark Hancock has been removed from the Board of the Pellissippi State Foundation. The Pellissippi State Foundation serves to raise capital and an endowment for Pellissippi State Community College. When he served on the Board earlier this year, Hancock was listed on the Pellissippi web site as Chair/CEO/President of Hancock & Associates Consulting. However, Hancock apparently is self-employed.

Peggy Wilson, Vice President, College Advancement for Pellissippi State Foundation confirmed that Hancock has been removed from the board. Hancock is the subject of a civil lawsuit filed by one of his former investment clients alleging that Hancock told investors that he had performed due diligence on a mining company, Double Crown Resources, Inc. (DDCC), which Hancock claimed in writing had active and functioning gold mines. After the price of the stock collapsed, investors discovered that the company owns no gold mines or proven gold reserves but has simply bought property on which it seeks gold exploration.

Pellissippi State acted swiftly to remove Hancock from the board, so that the foundation's reputation woudl not be tarnished. For further information about the Pellissippi State Foundation Board, please phone 694-6528.