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

[Ashley Bramlett]

Mis use of tax payer dollars happens all the time.
Politicians can be corrupt.  There needs to be better management in Oregon. 
Closing the comission is not the answer.

Ashley
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "T. Joseph Carter" <carter.tjoseph at gmail.com>
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
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Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 11:46 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Governor Sacrifices the Blind for Short Term Politics


> Ashley,
>
> We've had outcries from both NFB and ACB here in Oregon, but we've also 
> had some objection from the ACB over the NFB's supposed attack on the 
> Commission leadership.
>
> It's made the local news that an audit has surfaced with pretty major 
> misuses of taxpayer dollars.  Things like a biking trip that cost $61,000 
> and was attended by 17 employees, 2 clients, and some volunteers.  The 
> governor was furious.  Two days later, he's calling for closure of the 
> Commission.
>
> You'll read in the press release NFBO put out:
>
> The final blow was delivered Friday, May 15th, when Governor Kulongoski 
> proposed total abolition of the Oregon Commission for the Blind, which 
> currently provides job training and rehabilitation to blind adults and 
> seniors.  In his attempt to cover up his own lack of oversight of 
> administrative misjudgments by his appointees who run the Commission, the 
> Governor sacrifices the quality of life and future potential of the blind 
> of Oregon.
>
> There's an attack in there all right, directed at the governor of the 
> state.  The misjudgments are a matter of public record at this point, so 
> there is no question that they happened.  The question is what is the 
> governor suggesting be done about it.
>
> Generally speaking, though, we are working together on this, because we 
> know that while we need to fix some problems in the Commission, we can't 
> do that unless we've got one to fix.
>
> Joseph
>
>
> On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 07:32:45PM -0400, Ashley  Bramlett wrote:
>> That's right.  IF  they tried it in virginia there would be outcries from 
>> both organizations to prevent it.
>>
>> Ashley
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "clinton waterbury" 
>> <clinton.waterbury at gmail.com>
>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 5:58 AM
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Governor Sacrifices the Blind for Short Term 
>> Politics
>>
>>
>>> The fact that the state of Origon is doing this is a load of... 
>>> well... Bull!  Who in their right mind would do this?  If they did 
>>> something like that in Utah, there would be blood so to speak!  People 
>>> from both organizations would turn around and flat out rip into the 
>>> legeslature for it!
>>> On May 18, 2009, at 11:29 PM, Kevin Wassmer wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm supised that Marc Mower hasn't talked publicly about this.
>>>> "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
>
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