Alabama politicians receive free Auburn/Alabama (Iron Bowl) football tickets each year. They shouldn’t. If any free tickets are available they should be given to charities that benefit Alabama children. Obligation will have a year-long project trying to get all 2009 ticket recipients to promise they will never take the tickets again. (Obligation will not benefit in any way from this project. We do not accept donations.)
From Jim Metrock: The Steve and Leah Show is the extremely popular, award-winning, radio talk show that’s broadcasted from Birmingham (105.5 and 960 AM WERC) and Tuscaloosa (105.9 FM 1420 AM). On July 21, 2010, I was interviewed in the studio and I was followed by Rep. John Rogers who defended the ticket giveaway....
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free iron bowl tickets witt’s reply From Jim Metrock: In the past month I have tried twice to obtain a brief meeting with Dr. Robert Witt, the president of the University of Alabama. I knew he was probably going to continue with the status quo, but I really thought he would meet with me....
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$100K in football tickets given BOB LOWRY Times Staff Writer Riley, legislators, other officials got AU, UA passes MONTGOMERY – The University of Alabama and Auburn University together this fall gave away more than $100,000 worth of free football tickets to elected and appointed state and federal officials. Most were elected officials – mainly...
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BOB BLALOCK: A gadfly buzzes state officials over the Iron Bowl By Bob Blalock — The Birmingham News December 20, 2009 Jim Metrock relishes the role of gadfly. It is one the Birmingham man has played before; Metrock was the gadfly in the ointment for public school systems that subscribed to Channel One. He pestered...
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From Left to Right: Rep. Joseph Mitchell, Sen. Vivian Figures, Sen. Bobby Singleton and Sen. Scott Beason On January 7, Auburn spokesperson Mike Clardy wrote Obligation and said that four legislators did not pick up their free Iron Bowl tickets at their post office. Rep. Joseph Mitchell, Sen. Vivian Figures, Sen. Scott Beason, and...
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Obligation has contacted some recipients of the free Iron Bowl tickets by email, but we have mailed letters to all the state representatives and state senators. The letter can be read below. Obligation is asking each recipient of these free tickets to promise to refuse them in the future. We want the tickets to...
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