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May 09, 2006
And the Award for Sorest Loser in Last Week's Elections Goes to…
…18-year Bradley County Sheriff Dan Gilley, who was quick to blame “outside influences” for his loss to Tim Gobble in last week’s Bradley County Sheriff’s race.
Chief among those “outside influences” is Chattanooga attorney/talk show host John Wolfe, who is currently representing Jason Adams, Brian Woody and the family of Timothy McCargo—three men who were all allegedly improperly stunned with tasers while in custody at the Bradley County Jail. Shortly after losing the election, Gilley told NewsChannel 9 that he was “surprised at how much influence outside individuals” like Wolfe “had in this race.”
“I don't think a Chattanooga ultra-liberal attorney should be allowed to have an active role in anybody's campaign, and obviously he did," he added.
Gilley also saved some ire for the folks behind the “outside influences” at HometownCleveland.com, a Web site that has published extensive criticism of Gilley.
"We've got an online news service here in Cleveland that is just scurrilous, probably the worst piece of trash that I've ever read and it apparently influenced some peoples' thinking," he said.
HometownCleveland.com writer J. Michael Leonard told Channel 9 that Gilley "ran a bad campaign and I'd like to think we had influence." Perk Evans, technical director for the site, told the station that if the site was “able to play a small part in the march for justice, then that's the role we're happy to play."
Despite conspiracy theories to the contrary, Gobble told Channel 9 that he had never even met Wolfe prior to victory celebration party Tuesday night, and while HometownCleveland.com might have had a hand in educating people about local issues, his victory was due to a “grassroots” campaign, word of mouth and the hard work of his supporters. Gobble didn’t respond to Gilley’s allegations, refusing to get involved in a “tit-for-tat” volley with the now-defeated sheriff.
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