Facing the audience of alert and concerned residents, Phyllis spoke of her dreams for the Village, her plans and her welcoming of all into a new UCO, a better UCO and questions followed. It was interesting to see that while there were sometimes differing opinions held by members of the audience, while the candidate and the host group did not always agree, there was always a united front - the front based on the knowledge that we must oust David Israel from office if the Village is to move forward. The CV Messenger sponsored the meeting and all candidates were welcome though of course, no one showed up, afraid to announce, afraid to face honest questions. Olga Wolkenstein, a candidate for VP was there and available for questions and chats. Marilyn Pomerantz, candidate for Corresponding Secretary is on a cruise so she has a legit reason for not being there.
Phyllis Richland has maintained and averred her independent run for office and welcomed support from all groups and individuals, with the knowledge that there are no promises made other than to improve the Village, bring it back to where it should be and take realistic looks and evaluations of the state of the Village and what needs to be done. Appointments to UCO positions, to any position, will be done thru and via merit, knowledge and transparency, not via likes and dislikes and ridiculous personal feelings and biases. Wonder how 200 million people reading the world wide web will feel about that.
There were people at that meeting that I have never seen before, many delegates and all this bodes well for the future election. Information regarding future dates of these open meetings will be announced here as well as on other blogs and on the free and open paper, The CV Messenger. Jan. 28 at 10 there will be a bagel meet and greet held by Phyllis as well as on Feb. 25, same time, same station, different bagels! There will be other meetings as well. Write the dates down and be sure to come. Bring your friends.
Now, why are these meetings, these meet and greets being held in the medical building? Simple. They are blocked from anywhere else which could serve as a possible mass venue, anywhere, that is, that is controlled by WPRF via the orders of Eva and the behind the curtain orders of David Israel and Ed Black. Why, you ask? Simple. There is a strong streak of fear that is running through David Israel at present and an even greater streak of dictatorial fascistic affinities.
Read the papers and be horrified at the rise of this political stream again in the countries of Europe. France beat it back this time but the future..... There are echoes of fascism in Poland, where an effigy of a Hasidic Jew was burned at a rally. Three million Jews burned out of Poland's pre war population were not enough, evidently. The Jobbik Party of Hungary is just as scary and has growing power and presence. And what are some of their first actions when in power? Quash freedom of the press. Ban meetings of the opposition. Close the media to them. Deem them the enemy and demonize them, delegitimize them, break the world down into us vs. them and leave no room for dissent.
Does this sound familiar? It should, for these are the actions taken by David Israel and these are emphatically practices that will not be within the administration of Phyllis. That was clearly seen as differing opinions were welcomed and thanked, the way a democracy should run. So join us all, the growing opposition to David Israel and the wrong way to run a town. Let us look toward a better future, an honest and transparent UCO, staffed with people who believe in serving the people and thus serving themselves, a UCO where debate is welcome, indeed, all are welcome, and no one is tainted because they belong to one group or another or talk with members of a group. That has no place within our gates. There is enough hate and garbage going on out there so let us make an oasis of peace and prosperity, of welcome and democracy right here in CV.
And in the ongoing viciousness in Israel, where Israel is being blamed for killing the attacker - as we did in California - here are the latest statistics and please remember that attacks are being thwarted every day, multiple times a day.
Total in Israel for October, November, December: 24 dead, 248 wounded, too many to count in shock. From the elderly to the young, Jew and even Palestinians are being killed in these attacks, stabbed, hacked, axed, shot, rammed by cars, walking in the streets of Israel, going about their business. And the attacks continue and we wait, knowing that more are to come even as the world blames the Israelis, the victims. Were we not there before? Has the world learned anything from its past? And the count rises and our babies are being killed but does anyone hear a word about that? Dead silence.
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