Grapski speaking to Alachua City Commission....about election problems.

[madfloridian]

Run time: 09:21 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJ7wiY40EIo   Posted on YouTube: November 05, 2006 By YouTube Member: GrapskiDefense Views on YouTube: 743   Posted on DU: November 23, 2006 By DU Member: madfloridian Views on DU: 824

 
Charlie in this video is talking about Operation Red.

Operation Red intends on converting Alachua County, one of the two Democratic Counties in Florida, to a Republican majority through the use of funds coming from corporate developers and big-box stores and the attempt to influence the African American voters to switch to the Republican Party.

You can see the publication Grapski is referring to at http://freealachua.org

This is a fascinating issue in Florida, Alachua. Charlie's case was dismissed finally. He was unbelievably charged with felony wiretapping. The case was thrown out recently.

Charlie got some respect today in the Gainesville Sun, and also a cartoon from Jake Fuller. He deserves this respect, so I wrote about it:

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/madfloridian/688

It took Judge Buck Curtin almost no time at all on Thursday to dismiss the felony wiretapping charge against Charlie Grapski and short-circuit a trial that would have been a mockery of justice.

It's clear that Watson was infuriated and personally offended by Grapski's allegation that improprieties had occurred in the election. What's not clear is why State Attorney Bill Cervone even bothered to bring this turkey to trial. It should embarrass Cervone that a judge so quickly threw the case out of court. It is difficult to argue with a straight face that Grapski was guilty of covert taping when his recording device was in plain sight during his meeting with Watson, a public official.

Clovis Watson must not be very happy with this cartoon.


We need gadflies, you know.