Cabarrus Cheap Seats

Update: For the full summary of the “Juba Scandal” - click here.

You ever get to the end of a weekend and ask yourself, “Where did that go?”. Well, mine, on this blog, was spent responding to rumors and baseless accusations at people who really don’t deserve it. One issue that was brought up was that I challenged a commenter over being able to read Joni Juba’s Blackberry. However, there are those who mocked me by insisting that I was wrong in challenging the assertion that those in the room who knew what Joni Juba was doing with her Blackberry that she was using it to “send secret messages to Bob Carruth”.

I was not at the meeting on October 28 - my employment isn’t flexible enough to afford me the luxury of making every midday hearing of the Commissioners. I do know that meetings were held in the multi-purpose room and in the Commissioners Meeting room. What I did not know was when this “secret transmission” took place.

Well, from others that were a little closer to the situation - here’s their account. Joni Juba’s Blackberry went off because of an incoming message. She read it under the table and showed Bob Carruth the message out of amusement. Before I show this message - I would like you to weigh the importance of this message against some current issues.

• In 1996, the county passed bonds for the construction of new schools under the agreement that there would be a plan to fund the construction of new schools without borrowing money, and by working to control growth. Nearly ten years and $200 million in debt later, the county is only in the beginning stages of proactively managing funding of the construction of new schools and controlling growth around adequate school facilities.
• Instead of addressing the established need for additional capacity in the jail facility, the previous leadership decided to build an arena in a remote area of the county with no plan to make the facility fiscally self-sustaining. It is now a financial burden to the community.
• One of the largest research facilities in the South will be built in Kannapolis over the next couple of years. What discussion has taken place over this.

So, in light of that, none of the “Joni is an idiot” gang brought up any of this. They just wanted to point out how they could divine what was on her Blackberry and then have me call a construction site to fact check an impertinent claim of who has hired Juba Aluminum on a job that wasn’t even in this county.

Without futher adieu

From: JERRY WILLIAMSON
To: coy1@vnet.net ; JDJuba2@cabarruscounty.us ; rmfreeman@cabarruscounty.us ; rcarruth@carolina.rr.com ; CBCarpenter@cabarruscounty.us
Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 4:21 PM
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THE LAW IS THE LAW !
This is one of the better e-mails I have received in a
long time! I hope this makes its way around the USA
several times over!!!!! So Be It!

THE LAW IS THE LAW

So if the US government determines that it is against
the law for the words “under God” to be on our money,
then, so be it.

And if that same government decides that the “Ten
Commandments” are not to be used in or on a government
installation, then, so be it.

And since they already have prohibited any prayer in
the schools, on which they deem their authority, then
so be it.

I say, “so be it,” because I would like to be a law
abiding US citizen.

I say, “so be it,” because I would like to think that
smarter people than I are in positions to make good
decisions.

I would like to think that those people have the
American Publics’ best interests at heart.

BUT, YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE I’D LIKE?

Since we can’t pray to God, can’t Trust in God and
cannot Post His Commandments in Government buildings,

I don’t believe the Government and it’s employees
should participate in
the Easter and Christmas celebrations which honor the
God that our government is eliminating from many
facets of American life.

I’d like my mail delivered on Christmas, Good Friday,
Thanksgiving & Easter. After all, it’s just another
day.

I’d like the US Supreme Court to be in session on
Christmas, Good Friday, Thanksgiving & Easter as well
as Sundays. After all, it’s just another day.

I’d like the Senate and the House of Representatives
to not have to worry about getting home for the
“Christmas Break.” After all it’s just another day.

I’m thinking that a lot of my taxpayer dollars could
be saved, if all government offices & services would
work on Christmas, Good Friday & Easter.

It shouldn’t cost any overtime since those would be
just like any other day of the week to a government
that is trying to be “politically correct.”

In fact….

I think that our government should work on Sundays
(initially set aside for worshipping God…) because,
after all, our government says that it should be just
another day….

What do you all think????

>> I’m adding…Why do we go to court and lay our hand
on the Bible and swear to tell the truth ?

If this idea gets to enough people, maybe our elected
officials will stop giving in to the minority opinions
and begin, once again, to represent the ‘majority’ of
ALL of the American people.

SO BE IT………..

Please Dear Lord, Give us the help needed to keep you
in our country!

‘Amen’ and ‘Amen’

These are definitely things I never thought about but
from now on, I will be sure to questions those, in
government, who support these changes.

At the top, it says “I hope this makes its way around
the USA several times over!!!!!”

Let’s see that it does. Keep it in your mailbox and
resend it whenever someone new comes along.

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So, that was it. That was what was the “secret message” to Bob.

Pause for a moment and consider the importance of that clandestine communication.