We are the originators of the ancient shell game called Hub Bub. Annawon Weeden describes it best, but essentially it’s played with broken wampum shells shaken in a gourd thrown out on to the ground. The purple shells count for the most. Sort of a dice game too. When people used to say “What’s all the Hub Bub about? “ they were talking about a commotion. Games of chance always start something. And it’s always something bad.
Genting angry with Cedric's latest screw up
Well, Cedric Cromwell, Mark Harding and Yvonne Frye Avant have their own Hub Bub going on in the way of their infamous Mashpee Wampanoag Gaming Commission. As members for over a year now, they are the guardians of upwards of $12 – 15 million that Genting has funneled through the Commission coffers. Actually we don’t know how much it is. This Commission is totally independent of the tribe, accountable to Genting only, does not submit budgets, but has the benefit of hiding under the Tribe’s sovereignty. It’s quite a shell game.
More problematic is the fact that the Commission was never set up properly. While Cedric and his gang are notorious for violating Tribal law, this was a screw up that threw Genting and their lawyers into a full blown panic. Genting had to make sure that the “ Cash Stash“ was in order to keep all that debt obligation and other secret deals under wraps. They want their stuff done nice and legal like. Imagine.
That’s why the Council is having a do over vote Saturday, the day before the election. The Commission was established without a proper vote and a host of other missteps. It closely resembled the recent screwy effort to change the election ordinance to benefit the “Casino Stalkers.”
The other serious problem is that Council members are furious with the leadership’s lies and secrecy. They have no idea what Cedric or Harding in particular are hiding from them day to day, and this is another example. There are many Council members who want no part of this effort to enslave us forever.
So the do over may come undone.
