Monthly Archives: February 2017

Tribal Election Monitor says voting machine broke down

Old Mashpee watched unknown voters show up to cast ballots in an election where the outcome brought the “F Bomb” repeatedly.  To add fuel to the fire, an election monitor said the voting machine broke down in the middle of the balloting. It’s an unnecessary voting method that has brought criticism in the past because it can be easily manipulated particularly when it takes 3 hours too run 700-800 ballots.

 

It’s an unnecessary voting method because only about 650 so called tribal members voted. It always takes an hour or two or three to count the ballots….electronically.  It should take 10 minutes with such a small number of ballots on the SD cards.  Tribal members could do a hand count in front of everyone, and eliminate any doubt about the integrity of the election….but who cares about integrity right?

And once again, the Cromwell crew got in with the help of Messy Jessie’s “Casino stalkers”. A lot of money was flying around bringing strange looking people in from out of state outnumbering the people who have to live under this regime.

IF the election results were to be believed…Aaron Tobey gave Cedric quite a run.  People are tired Cedric’s disinterest in their struggle, his dishonesty about our status as a tribe.

The squeaker was Carlton Henricks, Jr.  Losing by 4 votes to Messy J for Vice Chair. He will likely ask for a recount but is the fix already in?

Gordon Harris, Cedric’s bestie won as Treasurer with foreign votes and never campaigned a day…just like Jessie.  Just bused in outsiders.

June is around the corner….that’s when the money ends. Let’s see who sticks around.

How to spot a losing candidate

They don’t campaign or ask for your vote…cause they know, you know, they’re outta gas and just lyin’ some more.

#1 DEAD GIVEAWAY

  • Attack the opponent…relentlessly

DISAPPEARING ACT

  • Just hide cause you know it’s over

DESPERATION PHASE

  • Vote buying

LIE ABOUT YOUR RECORD of (DIS)SERVICE

  • Falsely claim the establishment of Indian Health Services (only area working in the entire government…which is a mandatory federal program)
Winnie Johnson is quick to disparage her friends opponents when her reputation is easily ranked worst of the worst on the Tribal Council. Phew !

Winnie Johnson is quick to disparage her friend’s opponent when her reputation is easily ranked worst of the worst on the Tribal Council. Phew !

USE OF POOR SURROGATES WITH BAD TALKING POINTS AND REP

  • Like Winnie Johnson...who owes each household about $17,000 in $500 monthly allotments she pledged that were never going to materialize and never did.  Plus she owes us for the broken down backhoe ($16K, the $3,000 loan and hundreds of thousands of dollars in salary for doing “nothing.” Also pain and suffering for every tribal member who had to suffer thru her awful gossip and criticism of others.

PEOPLE WON’T PUT YOUR SIGN IN THEIR YARD….EVEN IF YOU PAY THEM

YOU DON’T HAVE AN EVENT, YOU JUST TROLL FOR VOTES AT THE EVENTS OF OTHERS

HOPE THE SEVERANCE ISN’T REPEALED

paula prays LOOK FOR CAMPAIGN HELP

  • Call Paula Peters

PRAY FOR A BLIZZARD SUNDAY

 

The big bonus for losing….and we’re still the BIGGEST LOSER !

There are bound to be some substantial changes to the Council leadership come February 12, and it could be the big break for Tribal members. But with the crew in there now, there’s always some smelly fish heads in the bushel.

Even in defeat, losers will still get paid.

Even in defeat, losers will still get paid.

Check this out.  If any of the incumbents loose, they get 6 months severance! Right. It’s like rewarding a kid for bad behavior. $300 K out the window. A bonus for failing to deliver and getting fired finally, by the people. That should change.  It also means that Robbie Hendricks will still get paid after his term is up. As much as we like Robbie, it ain’t that much…and with the money running out in June, we need to start investing in tribal initiatives, with tribal workers to generate revenue.

We have been spinning our wheels for 8 years and nothing! Time to look inward and invest in our own people and their businesses the old way. Not a dime ever went to businesses that would put our people to work in areas where they have expertise.  It is absolutely awful and smacks of glaring neglect.  Instead, we have a host of people employed by the Council in do nothing jobs.

THE TREASURERS RACE

Open seats always bring an interesting group of candidates.  In this case, we have two totally different tribal members on the ballot and a write-in.

Gordon Harris is qualified, but he knows that Tribal members are not thrilled with him because he is a total outsider. He’s never around and he’s pretty nasty to people. Worse…he’s Mark Harding’s buddy. He tried to close that gap by claiming that Alice (Mills) Hicks was his grandmother…..well that went too far.  She was his step-grandmother.  Trying to be Mashpeelike that is not cool.

Then there’s Angela (Marcellino) Shwom. Well, Angie is Angie. She exaggerates but give her points for running ( again) because let’s face it…most of us don’t have the nerve.

Denise Johnson Hathaway is running as a write-in.  Let’s just mull that over for a hot minute.  Okay….no need to comment.

This race is a gut check.  Do your best !

 

 

 

Taking it all in…at election time

We have a little something for you to chew on for a minute.  What would you think about the fact that the Taunton land was refinanced for $32 m and ownership was handed over Genting?

Marie's issues have taken a toll on her but she's allowed to continue to serve despite her erratic and unstable behavior.

Marie’s issues have taken a toll on her but she’s allowed to continue to serve despite her erratic and unstable behavior.

And who made the motion to do that? Marie “Tah Tah.” And what will it be used for? Well, to pay for all the unnecessarily exorbitant salaries and other stuff that does not improve your life at all. Tah Tah made the motion because she is about getting paid. We forget that she owes the Tribe $2,000 from the time her car was impounded because she was driving without insurance…we’ll never see that ! “She has a mortgage to pay,” according to her defenders. So what. You can’t get her to make sense or do her job as secretary.   And running for vice chair will give her a big raise. Right a raise. That’s insane, no pun intended.

Needless to say, Genting is no longer interested in funding the government that has no path to a casino. Since there are no backers for the Asino. Genting wants some return for their last wad of money and they can build their own casino.The mayor of Taunton is certainly interested in all this and the millions the town is owed. So the money that runs out in June, is going to salaries for some of the people who have taken us backwards.

We are worse off.

And Jessie Baird also has left her “messy” prints all over this administrative failure

Messy Jessie just can't get it right, but that never stopped her from gettin' all she can get and making it up as she goes along.

Messy Jessie just can’t get it right, but that never stopped her from gettin’ all she can get and making it up as she goes along.

and the huge debt. Her Kellyanne Conway “alternative facts” got our land into trust  rejected by the federal court. And all of a sudden she’s worried about our overdose crisis? Reel Wamps has railed about this horror for years and they did nothing….and now they see a problem? Jessie’s constant need for attention has cost us dearly. She has the nerve to want the job for another 4 years.

 

As usual, Tribal members have big decisions to make with limited choices. More later.