AND THE GLOVES ARE OFF BUT WHAT IS UNDERNEATH

     So David Israel has removed the muzzle on his mouth and finally come out in the open rather than hiding behind the mouths of his minions. And what is there? Nothing, absolutely nothing! It is the same old stuff that he and his henchmen have been spouting the entire campaign. Getting quite tiresome.

     So now we are a gang of Four. Huh! Sounds as if David Israel has gone all the way to Communist China to find a term for us. Pretty pathetic, although I do know that this particular Gang is interested only in improving life here at the Village. I, it seems, am a power hungry opportunist. Wow!!Does that man have it wrong. It is almost funny to be accused of that. Power is what David Israel wants and has always wanted. He behaves with dictatorial impulses and only wants to increase these impulses. That is why he would like to have new ideas and proposals limited to once a year so that "disruptions are limited".

 Always that disruption word. Always trying to shut down the opposition or fresh thinking. The true power of a leader is in her willingness to share that power, to delegate that power, to not have to use any threats of power plays - just the diametrical opposite of what David Israel does.

     Those people who have the courage and willingness to put themselves on the front line and dare the dictator's wrath are just that - people of courage, holding firm despite threats and snooping about them on the Internet. Because they speak up, David Israel calls them names. I wonder what he would have called Sam Adams, Paul Revere, John Adams. Thomas Paine, the Marquis de Lafayette, to name a few who dared to stand up and speak up for justice and liberty. Whatcha' think, David? Maybe a red jacket would have looked nice on you, not just light blue or tan.

     David would like all of us to be afraid of him, to have to speak in the open if we wish to oppose him so that he might make faces and threats. He questioned the person who nominated Ed Grossman at the Assembly with great indignation. Why? It is called freedom here in the good old USA. Try it; you might even like it, David Israel.

     David Israel again brings up the tired old chestnut of experience. All of us have had administrative experience in our previous lives and we did not sweep that knowledge and experience out of our heads. David Israel did not have much experience here either, it must be said, and all the years he appears to have, come mostly from his past four years as President and how's that working for us? Yes, time for him to go!!!

     As for the suits or suit or whatever is going on, again, that is the business of the litigants right now and by the way, I do understand that the suits are against UCO NOT THE RESIDENTS. As in one suit, the money that was received as a result or the whole issue was DISTRIBUTED TO THE RESIDENTS by lowering some fees. These suits are CLASS ACTION suits so the money received or won would go to the residents, not the litigants. Read that again, please, and understand it. David Israel does not want the truth to out. He does not want the world to know what he and Ed Black and Bob Marshall have really done to our finances and what they hope to continue doing if they remained in office.

     Who is packing the UCO members, David? Truly, take a look at your list. We have Bob Marshall who signed over millions of our dollars to Mark Levy. Joy Vestal believes in the slogan that one can have it all - officer in UCO and co-editor of The Reporter. Well, Joy, that is wrong, very wrong and must change. This is the same editor, who along with her co editor, has been so openly touting for David Israel and who CENSORED, yes, censored, an ad with the threat that it would not be allowed in unless we obeyed. There is more of that control that the administration of David Israel craves. 

As for the others on the slate of officers - all that is needed is to just mention their names and the groans are heard. The executive board speaks for itself and while you might like to engender a split before the new administration even begins, we would like all the residents of the Village to know that no matter who is elected, we can and will work with all and would hope that present and hopeful aspirants to a position on the Board would realize this. We will be out with our names shortly and you will realize how solid and good a group of people they are.

     So yes, please remember the Gang of Four and definitely vote us in and David Israel and company out. Check out who is endorsing us and how many are members of his own administration. Now that says something! Stay tuned for a release of that information. See how many whose opinions diverge on important issues realize that the most important issue here is the UNITY of the Village, its morale, its ability to plan sensibly and honestly for the future. 

Therefore, the most important thing is to vote Esther and slate and let us ALL work amicably for a better future for all of us, a future where there is no room for nastiness, cattiness, and backbiting, a UCO where people like to come to work, to ask questions and to give answers or help. That is the UCO we will have under my administration which is really - YOUR UCO.

          Vote Esther and Slate into office.