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I received this earlier today as a followup to this .

From: Glenna Jehl
Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 1:53 AM
To: AWB
Subject: Follow Up Comments - Please post

Dear All,

Glenna Jehl

Editor’s Note: Glenna asked me to post this in her email.

Editor’s second note.

At Glenna’s request, I have removed her post.

Editor’s third note: WANE TV has it on their web site, and since Glenna has requested a second post I’m putting the original back up.

Dear friends,

By now you have probably heard that Matt Kelty plead guilty to several felonies earlier today. While I am very disappointed by this turn of events, I know Matt is doing what he believes he has to given the circumstances and in light of the needs of his family. I dont think any of us will ever know what pressure he has had to deal with since the accusations were first brought against him over a year ago. I know that Matts faith is firmly rooted in the Lord Jesus Christ who will carry him through these difficult times as he is being tried in the fiery furnace.

While this is not the outcome we were praying for, take heart, I know of two very important instances in the bible where someone was wrongfully accused and mistreated - Joseph was accused by Potiphers wife and then jailed despite being innocent. Jesus was accused, jailed, beaten, & crucified despite being innocent. God vindicated Joseph, eventually making him prime minister of the most powerful nation of that era. Through Calvary, God used the enemys evil intent to overcome death, hell, & the grave by raising Jesusfrom the dead and victoriously seating Him at His right hand. By this we can be assured that God will have the last word in this case…God can and will use what the enemy meant for evil for good. No matter how things look, we just have to trust that Gods grace if sufficient in these circumstances and that there is a greater purpose for this surprising turn of events that may look like defeat at the hands of the enemy.

While I hate to see a good friend go through all of this persecution, I am more disturbed because this outcome speaks loudly of the level of corruption that is entrenched in Fort Wayne. That the powers that be can urge Matt in a threatening letter right after he won the primary, You need to step down from your bid as Mayor and you need to do it soon…The Republican party wants the Mayors seat back…They will not allow you to continue campaigning for this office. You are going to be charged with campaign finance fraud, they have no choice…A felony conviction is hard to overcome…

That this anonymous letter was not just an idle threat, but was something they were able to fully deliver on, means that in our city, Hamans gallow takes the form of a Grand Jury gotcha system. This unfortunately casts a serious chill over all our freedoms and the political process in particular, since anyone who dares to defy the demands or dictates of the good ole boy thugs will have to weigh in advance whether they want to risk their ire or face treatment similar to that Kelty received. When a good man is destroyed for challenging the party in a fair election, so much for freedom, our constitutional rights, or true justice.

Welcome to Fort Waynes fiefdom!

Glenna Jehl

Kelty pleaded to two felony counts and one misdemeanor count.
Under the plea deal, Kelty will avoid serving jail time.

I’ll have more later

From the local fish wrap:

The trial of former Republican mayoral candidate Matt Kelty has been pushed back a day. New evidence came to light this weekend and was given to the defense Sunday.

On Monday, when the trial was scheduled to begin, the defense asked for a week to prepare in light of that evidence.

Allen Superior Judge Kenneth Scheibenberger said a week was not possible because the court schedule would not allow it. He gave the defense 24 hours.

I know what happened, but I’m not sure I can share it here yet. I can tell you it was given to Sigler Saturday around noon, and he didn’t give it to Matt’s defense team until 1:00 yesterday.

But, only 24 hours? If the schedule is busy next week, move it out another week or two. They haven’t even seated a jury yet.

AWB

From Fort Wayne Public Access

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From Benji Lanka

Despite the outpouring of support for Kelty, however, not one supporter took the time to attend his hearing last week.

Mmm..

A Public Access broadcast entitled “Matt Kelty - the Real Story” will be aired to tell the story behind the story.

The dates and times of broadcast are:

Comcast 57 and Verizon 27                             Comcast 55 and Verizon 25

August 14, 8:00 PM                                         August 16, 1:30 PM
August 18, 9:00 PM                                         August 22, 9:00 PM    
August 19, 7:30 AM                                         August 23, 9:00 AM
August 25, 8:00 PM
August 27, 1:00 PM
August 28, 8:00 PM

So Jon Olinger and Evert Mol have a press conference outside the court house, and Matt Kelty walks across the street and that becomes news?

Legal problems not seen as bane for 2 candidates

Lanka thinks anything with Kelty’s name in it will sell papers.

Lanka is obviously suffering from “Britney Spears syndrome”.

AWB