[nabs-l] Governor Sacrifices the Blind for Short Term Politics

[clinton waterbury]

I read the report on the audit, but I still don't understand why they  
want to completely close the commission down.  Why not just toss the  
current staff out on the rearends and put new people in who will  
manage the public funds better?
On May 19, 2009, at 12:07 AM, Bill wrote:

> You are refering to an audit that was conducted over the last couple  
> of
> years, which can be found at http://www.sos.state.or.us/audits/index.html 
> ,
> or by googleing oregon commission for the blind audit.  Take note  
> specificly
> of the response by the commission near the bottum.  The media jumps  
> all over
> any oppertunity to make the government look bad and this was another
> oppertunity which was not fully covered.
>
> On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 11:28 PM, Kevin Wassmer <
> commanderlumpy2003 at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>> I was listening to Lars Larson's show out of Portland Oregon today.  
>> He
>> intervied someone I am assuming from the Portland aeria about this.  
>> He
>> seemed very interested in the topic. I might even call in to his  
>> national
>> show tomorrow and talk about this with him. I want to know  
>> something about
>> this though. People haven't talked about this much. But I did some  
>> searching
>> lastnight on the internet. On KGWN TV's web site they have writen  
>> about
>> people who work at the being autherised to take a tandem bick ride  
>> on an
>> Island somewhere using the comissions money. What about football  
>> joursies
>> and perfume that people have baught using the comissions money.  
>> There is
>> more to the story. I am against shutting down the comission. But I  
>> am saying
>> there is moe to the story according to KGWN TV.
>> "You say, Son, let's forget the past,
>> I want another chance, gonna make it last.
>> You're begging me for a brand new start,
>> trying to mend a bridge that's been blown apart,
>> but you know... you never built it dad." (Queensryche
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Antonio M. Guimaraes" <
>> iamantonio at cox.net>
>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" <
>> nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 9:06 PM
>>
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Governor Sacrifices the Blind for Short Term  
>> Politics
>>
>>
>> Joseph,
>>>
>>> Maybe people all over the nation can flood the governer's office  
>>> with
>>> calls and e-mails?
>>>
>>> Antonio Guimaraes
>>>
>>> If an infinite number of rednecks riding in an infinite number of  
>>> pickup
>>> trucks fire an infinite number of shotgun rounds at an infinite  
>>> number of
>>> highway signs, they will eventually produce all the world's great  
>>> literary
>>> works in Braille.
>>>
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>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "T. Joseph Carter" <
>>> carter.tjoseph at gmail.com>
>>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" <
>>> nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 4:14 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Governor Sacrifices the Blind for Short Term
>>> Politics
>>>
>>>
>>> That'll come too late to save the Commission.  The governor has  
>>> called
>>>> for closure by July 1st.
>>>>
>>>> Joseph
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 12:27:23PM -0700, Sarah Alawami wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Maybe a resolution for the nfb convention? But I don't know.
>>>>>
>>>>
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