September 7, 2013
Hey, I guess that ReelWamps has some new fans (or foes). Somebody poked the hornets nest by posting an item from here concerning the wayward payroll funds and asked a question. Seriously, guys, leave that to the pros. My goodness, the Frye/Tobeys jumped on this like they have some kind of personal stake in defending the performance of the Cromwell regime’s operations. Anyway, I’d like to draw your attention to one sentence of one response:
[Nancy Frye Rose] “…Its to bad there’s a blog that does nothing but post untruths, lies and exaggerations. Shame on those who use the world wide web for negativity!”
Do I need to remind you people of the events of just a few years back, when that same web was being used for “negativity?” There were almost daily assaults on the Tribal leadership then, on the internet and in the media. That was when certain individuals and groups wanted to embarrass, harass, remove, and destroy the people that they were demonizing. They employed outsiders, like Peter Kenney, to spread his lies and invective in his column on Capecodtoday.com. Or the Boston Globe calumnist (sic) Sean Murphy who falsely claimed that Tribal lawyer Bill McDermott wrote the Tribe’s constitution. Who gave him that lie? Then let’s not forget the columns in the Cape Cod Times written by Paula Peters, when she wasn’t stalking Glenn Marshall.
“…untruths, lies and exaggerations?” Hurt your feelings much? How about greed, corruption, and cronyism? Does that not do real damage to our Tribe’s reputation and collective welfare? What about the Cromwell gang’s repeated efforts to stamp out dissent, obfuscation, and outright lying?
Don’t like being criticized? Get used to it, it ain’t gonna stop as long as the Cromwell gang controls our Tribe. Solution? Drop out, resign, leave; only then can you have a world of unicorns and rainbows.
September 7, 2013
The Yvonne’s, Tobey and Frye seem to want to lecture Reel Wamps about bank glitches. Can you two stop worrying about the paychecks to your family members and focus on the demoralizing news accounts that say our people are appealing to the food pantries in tears because they are hungry? Those news reports were a disgrace, in light of the $50,000.00 a month in salaries that go to 8 Council members.
The Sandwich pantry and Christ the King has clearly saved many lives while our Council takes salaries comparable to government officials who represent millions of people. We have about 2,000 tribal members.
Yvonne Frye ...can you spare a dime?
You damned fools don’t even have sense enough to donate money from your salaries or food stuffs to feed your own people. You’re talking about a bank ” glitch. ” We already said Yvonne Tobey who works for WIA has her own grant account. But those Fryes on the Genting payroll, without job descriptions, is another story all together. Our people need help and we’re paying Council officers who do nothing but worry about their family members getting paid while our people scramble for $30 food cards.
So Yvonne Frye how much are you going to donate a week? We hear an echo…
Oh Yvonne Toby, how many tribal members have you put to work? Oh no answer…Yah who are they?
Glitches…….? You’re a disgrace.And we have been reduced to beggars.
September 6, 2013
Well sah...expect a repeat performance.
Around noon today the Council staff went into a full blown panic because there was no direct deposit of their paychecks into their accounts There was no money to pay anyone actually. Of course we can’t verify if the Council members got their huge checks…because you know they always come first above all else.
We do know Marge was running all around trying to offer assurances. But the bottom line is, there is no money to pay the workers. Usually the investors wire the cash in and they didn’t. Maybe they forgot. But those on grants and federally funded programs have their own accounts and their money should be available.
They’re supposed to be able to cash their checks Monday. But it’s a signal of bad things to come. It’s the kind of problem that keeps the chair and vice chair from attending meetings…isn’t it?
September 6, 2013
A while back, Reel Wamps said that the location of the health department trailer wouldn’t meet code requirements and was too close to the road. It also ticked off the Town of Mashpee. Plus it was totally ghetto. So being the way things work in the world…..the tribe has to pay a huge amount of money to move the trailer. $1 million. Right, and the town will not grant an occupational permit for the government building until it’s moved.
Incompetence comes with a huge price tag and we’re a witness.
Here’s the most interesting part. Indian Health Services said it would pay $500,000.00 to fix the screw up and Robbie found another $500,000.00 that could be cut from the bloated Tribal Council budget to use to pay the tab. So Robbie sees the light and tries to save money, or at least avoid adding to the debt. Cedric’s not having any of that. They have a huge falling out because Cedric put the extra million dollars in the Genting budget request for next week. You see that 90 day budget is around $3.4 million. A big drop from the $5.6 million he used to grab many moons ago. Cedric needs to get it back up a couple of million actually. For what who knows ( wink wink).
Cedric can't get enough of that Genting cash
That’s why Cedric canceled the meeting Wednesday and will not make an appearance Sunday. He’s past the point of explaining his ninkumpoopery and his greed. He wants to keep the title and the paycheck.
You know, as sick as Indian America is….Indian Health Services could find good use for the $500,000. Or what about our people? God forbid they do their job and take care of their people. But then again we’re not their people.
And we could have one hell of a pantry with half a million. And food cards galore!
September 5, 2013
The SS Wampanoag
It’s bad enough that Cedric cancelled the Wednesday council meeting, but now he has backed out of the Sunday general meeting. Rumor has it that he has problems with his sugar. I tend to think that the problem is more with his spine, but I’ll let others pursue that.
It goes without saying that in the absence of the chairman, that the vice chairman should take over and run the meeting, but from what I understand, our vice chairman Jessie “Little Doe” Baird found something better to do on Sunday. Forgive the hell outta me, but you would think that for $98,000 a year, she has already found the best thing she could do, but I think there is a fundamental problem here.
As in many situations, everybody wants the power and money, but nobody wants the responsibility. I have a sense that the wheels are falling off the wagon, and that the chair and vice chair don’t want to be the ones to have to deliver the bad news. So Tah-Tah gets stuck with the duty, well, maybe stuck is not the best word. Heaven help me,I think that maybe Marie is the most responsible of the three, since she is willing to take on what is could be a barn burner of a meeting.
So what is the problem with Jessie? Could it be that she was not really a serious candidate for office? Or maybe she thought that it was going to be a cake walk straight to fabulous wealth that would flow from the mythical Wampanoag casino. I can tell you one thing, she is only concerned about her own agenda, and not the Tribe’s. Anyone who knows the real story of the “shunning” will know this: Jessie was the individual responsible for the idea of shunning because she was afraid that her grant would be in jeopardy, and then when she found out it was not, she dropped the idea. Never mind that other Tribe members were having their livelihoods and property threatened, she was safe, so screw everybody else.
Speaking of shunning: I hear from usually reliable sources that Jessie and Yvonne were trying to get the council to shun some people, maybe Glenn? Maybe others? Ain’t gonna happen. Go ahead, you will have a real rebellion on your hands.
August 31, 2013
Here are the salaries of paid Council members:
Cedric $125,000
Cheryl $65,000
Jessie $98,000
Robbie $74,000
Trish $60,000
Yvonne $68,000
Marie $68,000
Bobbie $52,000
It all amounts to about $ 50,833.00 a month and about $ 12,000 a week. So you would think that between 8 Council members getting paid salaries like these, they would find a lousy $7,000.00 a month for some pathetic $30 food cards. It would average out to about $200 per Council member. Those making more should pay more obviously, but the fact remains that these people are not representing us, they are blatantly exploiting us, and it just keeps going and going and going. They are horrible.
August 31, 2013
Hi! Remember me? I was Chairman during that triumphant time when all of our, and our ancestors dreams and hard work came to fruition, and Washington had to grudgingly agree that we truly fit all the criteria of an Indian Tribe. Our administration inspired trust and fostered good will from the Towns of Mashpee and Middleborough, to where we were able to sign intergovernmental agreements with both. Our Tribe was on its way to a new era of prosperity, progress, and prestige, but dark clouds loomed on the horizon.
Some individuals within the Tribe, and outside it, for reasons all their own, and that we can only speculate on, decided to derail the progress that we were making. Maybe you can finally see what I’m talking about. They decided to railroad me in order to take over your government, and they succeeded. I made my mistakes and paid for them. Now they are making their mistakes, but you will have to pay for them.
May God help us all, that we may survive the hard times to come, as we always have.
August 27, 2013
The only jobs being advertised are on the grants. Ramona Peters, the historic preservation director needs an assistant apparently to make her deposits. She makes $90K, the assistant makes minimum wage. The same person keeps applying for the assistant job and the Housing Director post and they keep getting rejected. They re-advertise. Some people don’t get the message.
The Fryes are trying to find jobs that aren’t paid for by the investors. That means bum rushing the health department,and anyplace else they can finagle. Trouble is, none of them have an education and are trying to supervise people that have serious medical training. Robin, who knows Indian health, is on leave. Other people have quit or been fired. That’s very frightening. That means Cheryl Frye is in charge….with all her education.
The Council meetings are moved around randomly without notice, so members will not attend. There’s not much to talk about as the money dries up. But the 21% interest on the government building is another terrific legacy that can’t be ignored. Back to pillaging the grants and the jobs that go with them.
But as usual the real scandal is on the Council and there’s no hiding things. The emails about Aaron getting Yvonne’s signature on paperwork to keep foster kids when it was common knowledge that his wife’s record would automatically disqualify them. Now that’s pretty nasty alright.
And and the investors are tapped out. But they keep getting a check.Some get 2.
August 2, 2013
That big time gift is gonzo !
It’s getting close people….the end. The $30 food cards will not be distributed anymore. August is the last month. It’s so absurd. And you had to apply for it like it was a home loan.
There was damned near a riot over the distribution of the fans for the Elders. The Elders also had the opportunity to sign up for air conditioners. But the vast majority of them got fans, and the worst of the summer heat is over. And, the air conditioners only went to certain families. Guess which ones?
Another day in Indian Paradise……just living the life.
