[nfb-talk] [Blindtlk] HumanWare, Extreme Makeover Home Edition, here we go again

[RyanO]

Mike, I was at the national convention. I did debate the resolution. I saw 
what happened, both in 2002 and 2005 with regard to our approach to Freedom 
Scientific.

Moreover, I've been to leadership seminar and have heard Maurer speak of the 
importance of money. I'm not just talking out of an aperture in my ass. Many 
active and past members have seen the politics and we understand how it 
works.

Now, let me high-light this statement you just made:

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I'm bringing out the fact that
we're all blathering and aren't speaking from firsthand knowledge. This
does both ourselves and the NFB  a singular disservice.
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Doesn't this statement bolster our position? Shouldn't we all have first 
hand knowledge of the decision-making process that lead us to downplay FS's 
involvement with the project? Isn't that our right as members? Moreover, 
aren't we doing a bigger disservice to our own organization if we bypass our 
philosophical core for the sake of our pocketbook?

I'm not beating a dead horse here. Past events merely serve as a warning 
sign of what's to come. We gave FS a pass and we'll do it again for 
Humanware once this thing airs.



RyanO