[nfbmi-talk] A Little Birdi Told Me...

Wed May 25 17:23:15 UTC 2011

I'm very happy you got yur money back and that you had your identity theft 
issue resolved.

Peace,

Joe
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tonya Smith" <tonyasmith75 at live.com>
To: "NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2011 1:08 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] A Little Birdi Told Me...

> Okay cool.  Hey this is Tanya.  You're congratulating them.  But why is it 
> the fact that when I told you guys about my identity theft and I told you 
> about my victory of getting my money back, I got no word of one 
> congratulations from any of you.  I mean, you know, what?  Am I not a 
> blind person?  I mean, was I not being picked on?  Was I not being taken 
> advantage of?  Yes, yes, and yes.  I mean, come on now.  I mean, yeah 
> okay.  Yeah I stand by them but what about me?  What am I, just a piece of 
> a blank braille paper.  Come on now folks.
>
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>> Original Message:
>> ---------------------------------
>>
>> From: Mary Wurtzel <marywurtzel at att.net>
>> Sent: May 25, 2011 12:43:36 PM
>> To: 'NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List' <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] A Little Birdi Told Me...
>>
>> Dear Joe and Dave,
>>
>> I compliment both of you on your messages, well said.  Dr. Jernigan was 
>> so
>> right to  teach us to fight only for issues which directly concern blind
>> Americans because of the diversity of political and other kinds of 
>> opinion
>> and beliefs held by NFB's members.
>> When I heard the news yesterday about our sister, Christine, I first 
>> cheered
>> and the cried.  Remember, Many of us marched out in the cold lat s  t 
>> Winter
>> for the unjust treatment of Dave and Christine, and also our blind 
>> venders
>> and agency clients who have, and are receiving horrific service by the
>> agency given our tax payer money to help us find jobs.
>> It is so sweet to have a victory, as I often feel despair settling in 
>> upon
>> me when change comes so slowly.  Yet we remain committed to our cause of
>> obtaining first class treatment for all blind people.  When one of us is
>> weighed down by these injustices, we have others by our side to lean on 
>> till
>> we can stand upright again.  That is why we choose to act as an organized
>> blind movement and not just as individuals.
>>
>> No, we differ on some views, but we love one another as a family when one
>> blind person is treated horrendously.
>> Go Christine, go Dave!  We stand with you as long as it takes!
>>
>> Mary Wurtzel
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org 
>> [mailto:nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>> On Behalf Of joe harcz Comcast
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2011 7:37 AM
>> To: NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] A Little Birdi Told Me...
>>
>> Dear Ray,
>>
>> I've refrained from commenting up until now because your message 
>> conflicts
>> me deeply. One reason it conflicts me is that while I personally agree 
>> with
>> many elements of your message it detracts from a great victory against
>> injustice. Ray, I am well left of center as you know and I think most on
>> this list know that too.  Part of being so self-labeled we are by nature 
>> for
>>
>> the organizational rights of workers including public sector employees. 
>> And
>> certainly we agree that at a minimum public sector employees need to have
>> the protections against arbitrary and capricious abuses of bosses
>> established not only through collective bargaining, but also civil 
>> service,
>> and other due process protections.
>>
>> Here, Christine and Dave Robinson before her showed that Patrick D. 
>> Cannon
>> the so-called liberal Democrat knight in white armor, protector of civil
>> rights, and of public sector employees was directly the opposite. He is a
>> venal, abusive hypocrite. That is not just an allegation, but totally
>> documented in these two cases alone and there have been others not 
>> mentioned
>>
>> on this list.
>>
>> Cannon is a self-serving autocrat who doesn't give a fig about the civil
>> rights of people let alone those of blind employees or consumers.
>>
>> Christine was greatly wronged. but, more important than the personal 
>> abuse
>> and subsequent victory is that this shows a pattern and practice of
>> injustice under the reign of terror of Cannon against Michigan's blind
>> citizens over years. Thus, this vindication of Christine is also a
>> vindication of what advocates such as myself have been fighting about 
>> over
>> the years too. It is a victory for all of those consumers abused over 
>> years
>> too.
>>
>> One might not be totally fulfilled by belated justice, but, my brother it
>> does taste sweet. I relish the flavor in my mouth today.
>>
>> Again Ray I share your concerns about other issues and the 
>> anti-government
>> fever for lack of better words. But, corrupt government actors do us no
>> favors. I fight against the corruption in the system to save the system 
>> if
>> you catch my drift. If we don't do so the "radical right" for lack of 
>> better
>>
>> words will point to the abuses as an excuse for shutting down programs 
>> like
>> Vocational Rehabilitation programs.
>>
>> This said, I too wish to say, "Congratulations Christine!" And I also 
>> wish
>> to say, "Congratulations to all those who seek justice in our lifetime."
>>
>> Peace with Justice,
>>
>> Joe
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Raymond Roberson" <rayrroberson at gmail.com>
>> To: "Marcus Simmons" <MarcusSimmons at comcast.net>; "NFB of Michigan 
>> Internet
>> Mailing List" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 7:20 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] A Little Birdi Told Me...
>>
>>
>> > good for christine boone. however the national federation of the blind 
>> > of
>> > michigan was stopped in its goal with the support of the national
>> > headquarters in proceding toward a lawsuit in the state of michigan 
>> > when
>> > larry posont had to agree to not bring legal action against the 
>> > michigan
>> > commission for the blind as a condition to governor rick synder 
>> > appointing
>>
>> > larry to the commission board. the little birdie told me and so larry
>> > posont stopped the federation in michigan in its legal pursuits.
>> > republicans have a national agenda and that is small governent by 
>> > getting
>> > rid of social programs such as social security, medicare, medicaid, 
>> > taxing
>>
>> > the middle class, giving tax breaks to corporations which does not 
>> > create
>> > jobs in michigan or any where in the united states, and ship jobs out 
>> > side
>>
>> > of the united states to other countries like china, india, mexico, ect.
>> > the nfb of michigan was sold out, including state programs such as 
>> > school
>> > districts, violation of our state constitution by creating a state law
>> > with out public hearing, the emergency financial manager. working on
>> > collective bargaining rights of labor union who have a history of 
>> > creating
>>
>> > safe work conditions,and other benefits such as decent wages, creating
>> > child labor law so that children are not forced to work. now there is
>> > started recall rick synder petitions in circulation in michigan synder 
>> > is
>> > no friend of the middle class or the poor. ray roberson
>> > ----- Original Message ----- 
>> > From: "Marcus Simmons" <MarcusSimmons at comcast.net>
>> > To: <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> > Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 6:36 PM
>> > Subject: [nfbmi-talk] A Little Birdi Told Me...
>> >
>> >
>> >> Christine won her case. I am not surprise.
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