[nfbmi-talk] Try to be good to each other

Wed Apr 24 15:44:02 UTC 2013

For the record I certainly agree with you on Christine Boone, being more 
than qualified, and all that. In fact Chris was the best director of the 
MCBTC in my opinion by a long shot. I worked tirelessly for her and for 
justice for the blind even when nominally in ACB, for an injustice to one is 
injustice to everyone as Martin Luther King, Jr. stated.

Now, let us look at how pathetic the BSBP is and how tyrannical the 
administration is as Chris has quit her job being so odious to outcomes as 
it has become under Rodgers, et al.

Now, I'll state this out front Christine and I strongly disagree more often 
than not politically with me being more from the so-called left and her from 
the nominal right side of the political equation.

Regardless, my respect, and for lack of better words "love" for Chris, and 
doug, for that matter are boundless. For the bottom line is both have worked 
over decades to make life just a little better and more equitable for blind 
folks in general and, in too many cases to enumerate, in specific as well.

Now, to be sure Christine and others get some good pay (well deserved, again 
in my mind for the efforts).

I must say this though and not to dig at anyone in particular: The bulk of 
blind folks scramble to make ends meet let alone draw down, however, 
deserved big paychecks. And, taking this to another context, the Independent 
Living movement I must say that the money, even deserved money tends to 
co-opt people. Not, corrupt mind you. Co-opt. For people are too afraid to 
lose a paycheck through speaking truth to power in my experience when 
personal financial stability is on the line.

Again, this goes to no individual per se, but rather is a general 
observation. It is a conundrum within the movement too for sure, generally 
speaking.

It is a vicious circle no matter how you slice it though for it creates, 
again generally speaking, not specific to anyone, an "I've got mine now you 
get yours dynamic.".

Now, most folks want and deserve, mind you some sort of financial stability, 
including, of course, we who are blind.

I took myself outof the loop intentionally though in order not to be even 
having the appearance of this "conflict of interest". long ago

And, I do resent general allegations, not by you by the way, of so many 
after such sacrifices, right or wrong.

Now, bottomed line is that the average blind person and most especially one 
who becomes newly blinded isn't going to get squat from this rummied system 
here in Michigan. It will be a guerrilla war to direct even a few cents on 
the dollar to rehab. Period.

Again, there are still good folks in the system, but the system, over all is 
most corrupted by self-interested hacks and lifelong administrators who 
don't give a rip about our collective or  individual interests.
We all know who those folks are too so I don't have to state it again here.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jacalyn Paulding" <jacalynpaulding at gmail.com>
To: "NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: "NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 5:14 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] Try to be good to each other

> And just for the record yes I am now a paid VR counselor. I went to grad 
> school for three and a half years and worked hard. There is nothing wrong 
> with getting paid. Christine Boone is a paid professional and she is the 
> hardest working and most educated blindness professional I have ever 
> known.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Apr 23, 2013, at 1:51 PM, "joe harcz Comcast" <joeharcz at comcast.net> 
> wrote:
>
>> Go ahead show us all of your positive side of blindness too Jackie!
>>
>> Show me how yiou sat atIEP or, for that matter IPE bables for not one 
>> thin dime.
>>
>> Shhow me how you fought for others and not just for yourself and your 
>> loved ones.
>>
>> Show me how you before there was Newsline for example how you brouth news 
>> to the blind and how you didn't get paid a lick for all the hard work 
>> including arising from bed at 3 a.m.
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacalyn Paulding" 
>> <jacalynpaulding at gmail.com>
>> To: "NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: "NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 3:53 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] Try to be good to each other
>>
>>
>>> Joe,
>>>
>>> Your personal attacks are not representative of your intelligence. They 
>>> are very unbecoming of you. You seem like an angry person with too much 
>>> time on your hands. Will this comment open me up to criticism and 
>>> attack? Most likely it will and there is plenty to attack because I am a 
>>> very imperfect human but I have said what I meant and meant what I said. 
>>> You sure do attack others for not being "good" members of the nfb but 
>>> you yourself were a member of the ACB not more than five years ago.
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Apr 23, 2013, at 12:01 PM, "joe harcz Comcast" <joeharcz at comcast.net> 
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Go ahead Eric. Show us all your positive side  of blindness.I want to 
>>>> hear it all. I'd love it.
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Calhoun" <eric at pmpmail.com>
>>>> To: <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 2:35 PM
>>>> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] Try to be good to each other
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hi guys, let's not have people personal attacks on this list.  I 
>>>>> assured
>>>>> Liz that I care.  I have been personally attacked, too.  But let's all
>>>>> please try to be good to each other.
>>>>>
>>>>> Eric
>>>>> ..
>>>>>
>>>>> Eric from Los Angeles.  May 2013 be the best ever, and may the rest of
>>>>> your life be a joyous occasion. Eric on Facebook: eric at pmpmail.com. 
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