[nabs-l] Ending the NFB/ACB feud

[Christopher Wright]

Those who attack the NFB don't speak for me, and I call upon the ACB, as a
whole to reject those attacks. Attacking each other will get us nowhere. I'm
sick of the nonsense.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "T. Joseph Carter" <carter.tjoseph at gmail.com>
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
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Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 4:01 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Ending the NFB/ACB feud


> Aziza,
>
> One reason happened this morning on the ACB's Oregon list.
>
> You saw the press release about the closing of the Oregon School for
> the Blind, severe cuts to our local ESDs, and now closing the Oregon
> Commission for the Blind.
>
> In Oregon, we have been working with the ACB to save our school.
> Today, the venom they are directing at us over the press release is
> almost inconceivable.
>
> There was an audit of our commission.  The audit found major
> problems.  We were told by people in a position to know that the
> Governor hit the roof when he saw the audit.  The audit was covered
> in the local media, including an example of a $61,000 bike trip for
> two clients, seventeen employees, and volunteers.  The very next day,
> our governor announces that he's closing the commission.
>
> According to the ACB, closing the commission is not about the audit.
> They're attacking us for saying it is.  And if it is about the audit,
> they blame the NFB for the audit.  Rather than trying to work to save
> our commission, they are vilifying us.
>
> Now maybe I'm cynical, but that's just typical of them.  They'd
> rather attack us for suggesting that someone at the agency screwed up
> than attack the governor for using this as a pretext to eliminate the
> agency.  We didn't even suggest someone at the agency screwed up,
> either--the state concluded as much.
>
> How do you have a partnership with someone who vilifies you at every
> opportunity?  It's great to sit around and say, "Can't we all just
> get along?!"  Doing that depends on trust, and I don't have any.  Not
> when the very people you want me to partner with are trying to
> assassinate my character while you're suggesting it.
>
> Joseph
>
>
> On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 09:56:42AM -0700, Aziza C wrote:
> >Joesiph,
> >Two people refusing to try will get us no where, just because they
> >want to destroy us, doesn't mean that's our final stop. And, you did
> >say that it isn't the entire ACB, why not work with those willing to
> >work with us?
> >Aziza
>
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