07-18-2008, 04:40 PM
Has anyone here heard anything about the recent news floating around concerning Troy King and his affair with a male co-worker? If all this stuff turns out to be true then his political career is over.
07-18-2008, 04:40 PM
07-18-2008, 06:58 PM
Who is Troy King?
07-18-2008, 08:07 PM
The Attorney General of Alabama
07-18-2008, 09:29 PM
Thanks.
Sorry I didn't know who it was. About 15 years ago I worked in politics and could have told you everything about Alabama (and national) politics but I a little out of touch now.
So, is this another homosexual hypocrite?
Sorry I didn't know who it was. About 15 years ago I worked in politics and could have told you everything about Alabama (and national) politics but I a little out of touch now.
So, is this another homosexual hypocrite?
07-18-2008, 10:11 PM
This topic originally got some play in the Bar & Grille:
http://ncaabbs.com/showthread.php?tid=305285
Haven't heard anything new since the rumors started surfacing in blogs last week.
http://ncaabbs.com/showthread.php?tid=305285
Haven't heard anything new since the rumors started surfacing in blogs last week.
07-19-2008, 04:28 PM
He's just your usual fundamentalist christian homophobe, ironically he would turn out to be gay or bi. We'll see how it all pans out.
07-19-2008, 04:37 PM
Just out of curiosity, how'd you happen to come to this board and ask that question? You have a total of three posts on the board and two are in this thread... and you're asking Troy King questions?
I smell a fishing expedition.
I smell a fishing expedition.
07-19-2008, 10:30 PM
I used to post on here under a different name, but I kicked off for being too pro-Bama. I just saw the politics forum and figured it would be pro-active to pick the brains of the Blazertalk politicos. Sorry if it came across as sketchy to you, I happen to think this story would make national news if anymore comes out.
07-20-2008, 12:52 AM
It will make national news - if there is enough proof for a newspaper to run it without getting sued silly. It's already been reported on blogs with very large readerships on the liberal side of things.
The question is whether there are witnesses willing to talk on record or some kind of paper trail to be uncovered.
The question is whether there are witnesses willing to talk on record or some kind of paper trail to be uncovered.
07-27-2008, 06:35 PM
It's getting worse. The Sunday B'ham News has this article: http://www.al.com/birminghamnews/stories...xml&coll=2
Read the whole thing, but here's the lead paragraph:
Attorney General Troy King used his appointment authority to boost the salaries of top aides, designating one with no legal expertise as a paralegal while dramatically increasing the pay of another just days after that aide finished man aging Kings election campaign. In the case of another aide, King promoted him in steps over nine months from an unpaid summer intern not yet graduated from college to chief aide earning almost as much as entry-level lawyers. King spokesman Chris Bence said several employees were given new titles, which allowed their salaries to be increased to reflect greater duties and responsibilities they had taken on. One of those employees was Bence himself. Bence, 61, serves as Kings spokesman and chief of staff. But that title is not how Bence is classified in state Personnel Department records. He's a paralegal. King sought that designation for Bence this spring although Bence acknowledges he has no legal experience or training. Bences new job title allowed King to increase his salary from just more than $94,000 a year to just more than $104,400.
Here's the fun part, regarding the "unpaid summer intern" who is now making entry level lawyer money after nine months on job.
"Not receiving raises has not been a problem for another King employee — 24-year-old John W. Godwin. Godwin started working in the attorneys general office as an unpaid intern last summer, when he was a senior at Troy University. Shortly after arriving in Kings office, Godwin was put on the payroll at $10 an hour. Over the next nine months, Godwin rapidly ascended the ladder. In July 2007, King appointed him as a special administrative assistant earning $39,456 a year. He completed his degree in broadcast journalism in December, and on March 27 was named to his current title of executive assistant, a job paying $57,504 annually, according to state records. "J.W. is an exceptional young man who is the chief aide to the attorney general and who is almost indispensable in terms of the many functions he carries out in this office," Bence said".
That's gotta be some kinda special executive assistant. I wonder what indispensible function he carries out for Troy King that rates $57.5k of the taxpayer's money?
Read the whole thing, but here's the lead paragraph:
Attorney General Troy King used his appointment authority to boost the salaries of top aides, designating one with no legal expertise as a paralegal while dramatically increasing the pay of another just days after that aide finished man aging Kings election campaign. In the case of another aide, King promoted him in steps over nine months from an unpaid summer intern not yet graduated from college to chief aide earning almost as much as entry-level lawyers. King spokesman Chris Bence said several employees were given new titles, which allowed their salaries to be increased to reflect greater duties and responsibilities they had taken on. One of those employees was Bence himself. Bence, 61, serves as Kings spokesman and chief of staff. But that title is not how Bence is classified in state Personnel Department records. He's a paralegal. King sought that designation for Bence this spring although Bence acknowledges he has no legal experience or training. Bences new job title allowed King to increase his salary from just more than $94,000 a year to just more than $104,400.
Here's the fun part, regarding the "unpaid summer intern" who is now making entry level lawyer money after nine months on job.
"Not receiving raises has not been a problem for another King employee — 24-year-old John W. Godwin. Godwin started working in the attorneys general office as an unpaid intern last summer, when he was a senior at Troy University. Shortly after arriving in Kings office, Godwin was put on the payroll at $10 an hour. Over the next nine months, Godwin rapidly ascended the ladder. In July 2007, King appointed him as a special administrative assistant earning $39,456 a year. He completed his degree in broadcast journalism in December, and on March 27 was named to his current title of executive assistant, a job paying $57,504 annually, according to state records. "J.W. is an exceptional young man who is the chief aide to the attorney general and who is almost indispensable in terms of the many functions he carries out in this office," Bence said".
That's gotta be some kinda special executive assistant. I wonder what indispensible function he carries out for Troy King that rates $57.5k of the taxpayer's money?