Cheri Dauben's Entire Post, and My Comments on it

Joey's mommy made a long post over at Brandy's blog in response to Brandy and Barbara's show Friday night.  So here is her entire post with my comments in bold:

 

 

I have kept up with all the blogs since the beginning of this ordeal and listened in on some of Barbara Farris/Brandy Owen’s recent radio shows.  I wonder who told you to be listening to their recent radio shows?  I have reserved comment all along, not knowing who “out there” to trust or believe.  That’s easy, trust me, I'm the only one covering this without any blinders on, I see it the way it really is, if you like that sort of thing.  However, after listening to comments on the show, I decided to make a one-time statement.  Very long in fact.

 

Brandy stated that my mother (Joey’s grandmother) told her that Joey had “ruined her credit.”  After the show, I spoke with my mother and she stated that she never had this conversation with Brandy or anyone else for that matter.  To this day, she has perfect credit. 10-4

 

I found out on Facebook that Joey had been arrested.  Welcome to the year 2012.  (not by Brandy and not that it is a big issue, but it was mentioned on the radio show.)  Actually brandy said she told brannon to tell you the news on Facebook, so this doesn't really contradict her story.  After hearing the news, our family’s immediate concern was to get in touch with my mother, who had just come out of the hospital after hip surgery.  She was NEVER left without food or water as stated on the radio show. Ok, but was she able to get to said food and water after having hip surgery? 

 

The most recent BF/Brandy radio show mentioned how Joey should be charged with “elder abuse” for letting his grandmother lie on the floor after her fall.  Joey immediately informed his uncles and me of her fall.  My mother told us she was fine.  We pleaded with her to get checked out, but she refused.  After Joey’s persistence that she was not okay, it was a family decision to call an ambulance for her.  When the paramedics arrived, my mother refused to let them take her to the hospital.   My brother drove up from Houston and my daughter and I made two trips to her house before convincing this independent, yet stubborn, 81-year-old woman to get to the doctor.  Ok, this gives us a good update on Grannygate, but I'm not sure where it directly contradicts what Brandy said.  Brandy said granny was at her house somewhat or completely incapacitated for two days.  It sounds like that may be true although it isn’t really Joey's fault.  Joey’s first concern in jail was not concerning his arrest, but of his grandmother.  You don’t know your son as well as we do, his first concern was his little "media empire" and how he would be able to continue to operate it.  Granny was second at best.  He even asked the arresting officers to please check on her and they complied by sending a Henderson County officer to her home.

 

My mother told me that she had two phone conversations with Brandy since Joey’s arrest. My mother called Brandy late the night after the arrest asking her if she knew where Joey was, as she was not informed he was arrested…only that he was going to talk with the officers. When he did not return home, she became concerned. 10-4

 

Another time, Brandy called wanting to pick up Joey’s computer from my mother’s home. My mother informed her that she would only release his property to his parents. Brandy’s response was that she would get in touch with Joey’s sister. My mother told her that there was no reason to do that because she would only release it to his parents and it would be up to us to decide what to do with it. Ok now Brandy's version is that she contacted Joey and got permission from him to get the computers and such so that she could continue on with his mission.  Sounds like both versions are right it’s just that granny never got word from king joey that she was to release it to brandy.

 

Keep in mind that this was after Brandy herself discussed online that she would be in control of The Ellis County Observer if something were to ever happen to Joey. She also admitted to accessing all of his archived e-mails, etc. Too, I was told by people that she was contacting them on his Facebook friend’s list seeking information, while she ran her own “mini investigation.”  And I would say that was one of the smarter things she has done during her tenure as co-editor of the ECO.  It’s usually a good idea to find out if that bomb is armed before you go jumping on top of it.  Comments on his Facebook were also being “liked” from someone other than family members by someone who had access to his passwords while he was in jail.  I sure hope the FBI was contacted about this.  I have tried to be fair to Brandy, as there were a lot of “rumors” out there about her.  Ok now who is talking here, mommy or joey?  What door are you trying to open with the "rumors" comment?  (example: Joey accusing Brandy of stealing $8,000 from his bank accounts. Joey did not believe that nor did any of his family because Joey didn’t have $8, much less $8,000 in the bank.)  Ok, so you just proved that Joey was a liar, and more importantly you proved what I have been saying all along, Joey not only doesn’t have a media empire, nor is he a journalist, but he doesn’t even have a dime to his name, that’s why he is hiding in granny's basement.  I do know that Joey asked Brandy numerous times to return to his parents and family property (Netbook; Adobe InDesign software; flash drive with original newspaper files; T-Mobile BlackBerry with charger) and passwords. To date, Brandy has refused to return the property.  I thought granny didn't give her anything of his, and what good are passwords to a site that has legally been seized by the State?

 

This was also well before the hosting package on The Ellis County Observer expired. The family wanted the passwords to pay for the renewal of the packaging; Brandy refused to comply with those requests, and subsequently, two weeks later, on Jan. 19, a grand jury indicted Joey and on Jan. 25, the State seized EllisCountyObserver.com, as well as AmberHagerman.org, HaileyDunn.org and The Odessa Observer (TheOdessaO.com.) By renewing the packaging, we could have salvaged all of the articles and content. Next time use carbonite.com to back up everything if you think it’s that important.

 

The family did not want The Ellis County Observer, but only to keep all of this out of the hands of people who should not have had access to it and may have their own reasons for tampering with it.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7Z3ZA7Pluw

 

The issues concerning my mother are “little issues” in the midst of much bigger ones. However, if Barbara Farris and Brandy are going to “distort” the facts on them, chances are they will on the bigger issues as well. Ok

 

I do not know Barbara Farris, never talked to her and never will. I personally have no issues with her except for the fact that she offered to help Joey and instead of getting in touch with the family in a professional manner, we all read her reasoning for discontinuing his case on Facebook, along with Brandy’s commentary.  The only ones who are anything close to being called professionals are the ones who are bringing the charges against Joey.

 

That was a good enough reason for me to steer clear of them! (For the record, I am sure I could find pictures of Joey dying his hair black after high school) It was not to cover up for “his crime,” as stated on Barbara Farris’ Facebook profile and the June 1st radio show.  Yeah but didn't he do it again later in his so called adult life?

 

In closing, I do not believe Joey is guilty of the Navarro County charges.  awwwee mommy.  I have seen nothing in his past that would indicate he was capable of committing this crime.  Something tells me he would have kept that type of behavior a secret from you.  I know he has written things that have ticked people off, but he believes what he writes.  This is a classic dauben mantra, but they are "ticked off" because they are not true.  I don’t always agree with him and I tell him so. I do believe he is being set up, but remain hopeful that he can get a fair trial.  That’s a lot of Kool-Aid to swallow.  I believe Presley Crowe has her own issues with Barbara Farris and Brandy, and from what I know of her, she is very much her own person.  I don’t think "belief" is necessary on this one, it’s pretty much an open book on that.  I think Brannon’s videos are stupid and tasteless and have told him so, but there are other qualities that Brannon possesses that I like.  What are those qualities?  Blind ignorant loyalty?  I believe Patrick Wilson and others have reasons to want to shut Joey up. I, too, wanted him to do so at times. I do not know Patrick Wilson. All I know of him is the way his office has managed Joey’s case and what I have read on the Ellis County Tea Party Facebook page and Topix message forums concerning not needing to debate Rodney Ramsey because he has the support of the “political machine” in Ellis County. When Patrick Wilson did not deny that he said had the “political machine” supporting him, this indicates to me an “establishment” in Ellis County exists. Ok, here is the other problem with team joey, they keep focusing on Patrick Wilson and the Ellis county charges, but it looks like that is going to be a minor asterisk when Navarro county is done with him, his life is literally hanging in the balance and it’s not with Wilson or ellis county.

 

I know Patrick Wilson is fighting his claim for indigency for the appeal in the EllisCountyObserver.com seizure case. By taking The Ellis County Observer, he denied Joey his usual means of financial support.  ummm you just said earlier that he didn't have $8 to his name, and since he is hiding out in granny's basement I'm assuming rent free, what was his "usual means of financial support" from the ECO?  The kid has been a jobless bum his entire life (except for his stint working at the ellis county press), let’s call a spade a spade.

 

He cannot live at home due to the restrictions on his bond, as we live across from a church. It is difficult to find a job with these pending charges, therefore, his dad and I pay for his housing, groceries, fuel and other necessities. We will continue to do so until after the trial and would not help him to this extent if we did not believe in his innocence. Ha, I knew it, joey is still being a little kid and using mommy and daddy to fight for his real life problems.

 

There are days  our family jokes about changing our last names in this county. But for now, we are united in our strength as the Dauben family, relying on our faith and support of family and friends. As long as daddy duaben is around, I'm sure your family will still be on the receiving end of people's jokes.