[Vision2020] Just Curious
Art Deco
deco at moscow.com
Thu Nov 5 16:45:06 PST 2009
Darrell, Keely, Joe, et al,
I'm sure we are all tired of this. The election is over. Weber has chosen not to ask for a recount although such a request would not be unreasonable given what we all know about the accuracy of vote tallying.
But I do not like my words misconstrued as Matt did, and has Darrell perhaps unintentionally done just below.
Here is what I said about bartending and it's relevance:
"Continuing to claim being a project manager is more impressive than admitting the truth about being a bartender at one of Moscow's less upscale bars. There is nothing wrong with being a bartender; however such an occupation is not a very good recommendation for being mayor for a city the size of Moscow. There is something very wrong about Weber lying to Moscow citizens about continuing to be a project manager to falsely pump up his political resume. He lied about the Hawkins matter. How many other official lies has he told?"
"If the best Weber can do at his age is be a bartender at The Corner Club, is that what Moscow needs as a mayor?"
Nowhere did I even imply all bartenders have drinking problems or they are not honorable citizens.
Here's where I disagree with Joe and Keely: the relevance of drinking problems to job performance.
My experience in the workplace as an employee and as a consultant has caused me to believe that it is highly probable that a drinking problem will affect performance in almost any job requiring careful attention, energy, alertness, ability to understand complex matters, a lengthy attention span, coming to work focused and ready, careful decision making, etc. Hence consideration of drinking problems (or any substance abuse) is relevant and ought to be explored when making any hire, which is what an election is about. I can recall one instance in my career where failure of a company to follow through on pre-employment hints of an alcohol problem cost the company more than a million dollars and caused a lot of misery for many people.
Immoderate alcohol and drug usage are great tragedies to those with such habits, and to those around them. I continually wish that those so afflicted would takes the necessary steps to break those habits. I will add that a few years previously, I publically, and not nicely, brought similar attention to a somewhat similar problem of a political candidate. The person involved afterwards did seek therapy, which I have reason to believe was very successful.
Here's the irony of this whole thread: I would probably not even started it had Weber changed his official city biography back in April when its inaccuracy was brought to his attention, and when one quite vehement anti-Chaney person expressed to me some very strong misgivings about Weber (whom she had known for a long time) and his drinking habits.
Wayne A. Fox
1009 Karen Lane
PO Box 9421
Moscow, ID 83843
waf at moscow.com
208 882-7975
----- Original Message -----
From: Darrell Keim
To: Art Deco
Cc: Vision 2020
Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2009 2:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Just Curious
Wayne:
Several points I'd like to clarify below:
On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 10:38 AM, Art Deco <deco at moscow.com> wrote:
Keely,
I didn't say Weber was an alki, in fact, Matt Decker said it to me in an off-list letter.
I never read you saying that. However, your constant need to point out that he works at a bar seemed to be hinting (strongly) that he had something to hide from the public. My guess was you were hinting either: alcoholic or bars are bad places to work.
I did say that his primary occupation was that of a bartender at The Corner Club. I said that because Weber knowingly continued to posture himself as a project manager long after he was terminated from that position and after it was pointed out months ago. The appellation"project manager" in this case was really a stretch -- paid local lobbyist would be more accurate.
I did say that Weber had a drinking problem. In addition to receiving information about this during the last two years from many sources including some who know Weber well and like him, I offered on this list to have any of those supporters (like Keim & Kimberling) to run a poll of 10 of his friends and post the results.
Please don't call me a supporter. You don't know my politics. I simply couldn't watch you make assertions I knew to be untrue (the email) or ridiculous (Lying on the resume. I beg to differ.) I would do the same for Nancy Chaney, if she needed defending from particularly egregious slander.
That did not happen. While Keim argued that Weber's false claims were not worthy of comment, he offered no rebuttal of the claims about Weber's drinking habits, nor did anyone else.
That is because you never made the issue about drinking. You made it about occupation. Different issues. I know nothing about his drinking habits.
Perhaps, to some lying on a resume or having a drinking problem is not a serious thing. During my career as a consultant which included helping businesses recruit and hire personnel, lying on a resume and/or having a drinking problem was an automatic disqualification from consideration of employment in the private sector for obvious reasons. Why should it be different for the public sector?
Wayne A. Fox
1009 Karen Lane
PO Box 9421
Moscow, ID 83843
waf at moscow.com
208 882-7975
----- Original Message -----
From: keely emerinemix
To: philosopher.joe at gmail.com ; mattd2107 at hotmail.com
Cc: vision2020 at moscow.com
Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2009 8:31 AM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Just Curious
I must have missed Art Deco's saying that Weber was an "alki," but if that happened, it's beyond regrettable and I hope Wayne apologizes . . .
Keely
www.keely-prevailingwinds.com
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From: philosopher.joe at gmail.com
To: mattd2107 at hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 08:01:35 -0800
CC: vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Just Curious
One other thing. When someone brought up Weber's job as a bartender, I did write on the V that that was irrelevant. Maybe you have a better opinion of me if you stopped distorting what I say and stopped conveniently forgetting the posts I write that you agree with.
On Nov 4, 2009, at 10:06 PM, Matt Decker <mattd2107 at hotmail.com> wrote:
Joe,
Exactly Joe, "what has anyone done on the left that you have complained about"?
To clarify when I stated negativity or mudslinging goes both ways, I was not just meaning around here. I believe our town has a wide variety of faces and opinions all worthy. But dont for one minute think that the good ol nasty mudslinging doesnt happen both ways.
Ex.
Art deco claiming Weber is an alki and mentioning how he works at the club. How does he know? Is Art a drinking buddy? What is the purpose of stating he works at a bar. Answer: To BELITTLE
Another one
A lady wrote an opinion piece in the daily news about two weeks ago mentioning how she won't vote for Weber or Brown because of "these" obnoxious signs around town. How all the money raised by the GMA is being wasted on signs. Low and behold the facts come out showing that Chaney has made more money along with Reese raising more than Weber. Also, Chaney having the samne size signs all throughout Moscow.
Lastly for the night
You
"This is why the radical right movement is such a joke. They promote
the view that government is out of touch and corrupt yet their
candidate for mayor needs a third party to communicate and their state
senator likes to circumvent the democratic process with last minute
stunts, like this weekend's letter".
Along with referring to our city council as "joke radicals". Care to explain?
Your last page excuse, mentioning how you never said they are radicals, looks weird to me from the above statements.
Joe can you imagine if I said the radical left movement on this site. But then again I wouldn't do that. Just like I don't expect that from you.
Take care
MD
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From: philosopher.joe at gmail.com
To: mattd2107 at hotmail.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Just Curious
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 07:20:10 -0800
CC: vision2020 at moscow.com
Give me a break! What exactly has anyone from the left done that I have complained about? Give ONE example? There is none.
Again, what IS radical if circumventing the Democratic process is not? And if you've been paying attention, it wasn't the first time. It is a regular occurence. What IS radical if having connections with a group on the Southern Poverty Law Center watch list is not?
Sent from my iPhone
On Nov 3, 2009, at 7:03 AM, Matt Decker <mattd2107 at hotmail.com> wrote:
So why not complain when the left does it Joe? Don't tell me they don't.
Both sides do and I don't agree with it. But, to label Gary as a radical, is a little far fetched in my opinion.
Gotta work
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From: philosopher.joe at gmail.com
To: mattd2107 at hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 06:46:04 -0800
CC: vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Just Curious
Another thing: if circumventing the Democratic process is not radical enough, what is?
Sent from my iPhone
On Nov 2, 2009, at 11:11 PM, Matt Decker <mattd2107 at hotmail.com> wrote:
Ok. So is he radical?
M
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From: philosopher.joe at gmail.com
To: mattd2107 at hotmail.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Just Curious
Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 22:54:38 -0800
CC: thansen at moscow.com; vision2020 at moscow.com
Matt,
He quoted the sitting mayor from a confidential letter leaked on Dale Courtney's website. At least that was the source according to his website when I checked it this morning.
He also quoted Nancy out of context. And he did it all while hiding his source. Why did he hide the source? Well one reason is that we'd figure out the quote was out of context. You guess the other reason.
I'm for information, not distortion. That's democracy for me. Give me the info and I'll decide. And when my guy resorts to this sort of crap, I tell him to hit the road.
Sent from my iPhone
On Nov 2, 2009, at 10:08 PM, Matt Decker <mattd2107 at hotmail.com> wrote:
Not so sure Schroeder is radical right. Do you think he is in the same as Limbaugh and Hannity?
> From: philosopher.joe at gmail.com
> To: thansen at moscow.com
> Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 18:03:38 -0800
> CC: vision2020 at moscow.com
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Just Curious
>
> This is why the radical right movement is such a joke. They promote
> the view that government is out of touch and corrupt yet their
> candidate for mayor needs a third party to communicate and their state
> senator likes to circumvent the democratic process with last minute
> stunts, like this weekend's letter.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Nov 2, 2009, at 5:26 PM, "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:
>
> > Bottom line, Wayne . . .
> >
> > If the mayor is not accessible by the people, how is that mayor
> > going to
> > represent those people?
> >
> > Mayor Chaney responds to public email inquiries regularly.
> >
> > Here it is the night before election day and the people of Moscow
> > don't
> > even know if John Weber even checks his email.
> >
> > Why does John Weber respond to the people of Moscow, DURING HIS
> > ELECTION
> > CAMPAIGN, through a third party (Greg Kimberling)?
> >
> > If John Weber is elected mayor, will Greg Kimberling be Mayor Weber's
> > communication link with the people of Moscow?
> >
> > Seeya at the polls, Moscow.
> >
> > Tom Hansen
> > Moscow, Idaho
> >
> > "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to
> > change
> > and the Realist adjusts his sails."
> >
> > - Unknown
> >
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