Quahog Pie only shows up to chastise Tribal Chairmen. It’s just not a good sign.
So, Quahog Pie came into the Government Center looking for the chairman. He hasn’t been there since Cedric Cromwell started side winding years ago. But now, there’s a lot of bad vibes, lota jealousy and erratic dictatorial behavior that interferes with government operations…. So Quahog Pie waits in the lobby touching Alice Lopez’s statute, reading the notices and posters, examining the beautiful murals, peering at John Peters bust through the Elders door. He smiles with pride.
But it fades quickly.
Quahog Pie told no one he was coming. He doesn’t have too. He has nothing but time. He never grows old, he answers to no one. A youth who is uninhibited, and tells what he sees, is the most honest broker. He waits and waits and waits for the tribal chairman.
The chairman finally appears lumbering across the rotunda, tall, and gray faced, into the Council chamber to talk to new council members, (that he hadn’t sworn in for 2 1/2 weeks) and he emerges moments later. Quahog Pie begins.
“Mr. chairman, Mr. chairman! Why are you so angry? Why are you causing more
The memo would constitute a complete shutdown of the government led by disinterested and unstable administrators.
chaos issuing *Executive Orders” giving you unbridled authority over employees and Council members? We don’t have “Executive Orders” anywhere in our Constitution. Are you confused? Do you think you are the President of the United States? Or are you just trying to empower yourself to control and intimidate the new Council members?
No response
Staff and project workers have suffered from two previous tantrums by the chairman where he shut down projects and interrupted services.
“Mr. Chairman, why do you want all this responsibility now
when all the work has been done by others. Not you. You have your propaganda machine giving you all credit. You made yourself a figurehead. You have no initiatives, no interest in addressing all the crisis around us. And you won’t attend meetings. Important meetings on finance, reducing the Tribal debt, and economic development. Addressing our spiritual needs, is of no interest to you. Worst of all, you don’t visit sites or congratulate
Tribal members or staff for their work. But you get that big fat check every week, and you take a lota trips.”
Mr. Chairman
I didn’t go on the trip to DC for NCAI. How come? But actually, I’m glad. I heard all about it anyway. “
No response.
“They said that man Alex Rodriquez paid for $100 steak dinners for tribal youth. They could have done pizza and hamburgers Mr. Chairman. Is he your advisor now? An outsider? A grifter. That’s the word on Rt 130.”
No response
“Why did you lie about Tribal support? We were silent about your alleged incident. The tribal position was clearly stated on the website. Whatever your actions were, they belonged to you. The Tribe spoke loudly again this election.”
No response
“Why did you make Steve Peters (III) lie in our name? Like we condoned your accused wrongdoing. This was a planted story by Paula Peters that appeared nowhere else. But the circulation in Indian Country only brought us more shame.
Mashpee Tribe Offers Show of Support for Chairman Charged in Thefts
BY JENNA KUNZE
Native News Online
