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8月28日

Attorney screw job

(This first part is the email to the chief attorney who is supposed to be drviing this thing)
 
Rob this guy has created a fantasy...  He has been almost absent this whole past three months.  Everything he asked me to do, I did, my wife even helping at times.  Some weeks I was in there five days a week, I would do things show them to him and he would do nothing.  He asked me to catalog all exhibits, I did, explaining each and every one spending over 30 hours.  He did not so much as look at a single one or become familiar with them.  There has not been one time I have not cooperated, even going so far as to be brow beaten by him. 
 
In the past three months, He has been TOTALLY un-professional in his handling of my case, often times with me having to corner him why he was not meeting deadlines or responding to them.  He would never return my calls until I hunted him down.  He threatened before, when I questioned his work ethic and slothfulness... and told me to "suck it up and smile" or he would bail out on me and leave me high and dry. 
 
I have asked for billing statements and records related to his trust account to reflect the time he has spent and documentation and he has told me I would get it at the end of the case.  He does not cooperate even with his own crew and even has to have Alan yell and scream at him (and then me) to get anything done.  He is the one stallling this and dragging it out. 
 
He has been a non particpant even on the bankruptcy side passing it off to Lisa saying at that time, "I have only been paid $2500 and unless we can work something else out," you can have Lisa represent you.  You said you were the driver in this case. 
 
A little over a month ago he attempted to strong arm me in his board room to paying $150,000.  Then like a back alley specialist he calls three days later and says if I can pay in a lump sum, which he knows business men like me can often do, he would discount it down to $65,000. 
 
I haven't seen a single bill related to this case since it began.  He says I will see it when it is over, besides ethical violations, violations of the Busines and Professions code, there are clear Bar code violations all over the place relative to his practice, attorney conduct and efforts related to this case on my behalf. 
 
We get to a posture where this thing can be closed and he bails out... 
 
His letter is totally inapproprite and filled with fabrications and mistruth. 
 
 
(Here is his letter...which like the pasts, he could not tell me in person or via phone there was a problem, this time he would not even send to me via his own email, he has an "assistant" who has never sent me a single communicaiton in this case send this to me...  law gives em an angle to not be held accountable and to bail whenever they get their little feelings hurt, even if their feelings are not based in any sort of realtiy...)
 
 
 

  MICHAEL CREAMER

Attorney at Law

5375 Industrial Drive, Suite 203

Huntington Beach, CA  92649

(714)  901-8504 Telephone      (714)  899-1336 Fax

 

 

 

 

August 27, 2009

 

 

 

Via E-Mail and U.S. Mail

mfisher875@hotmail.com

 

 

 

Michael Fisher

504 Looking Glass Drive

Diamond Bar, CA 91765

 

            Re:      Kruse v. Fisher-O.C.S.C. Case No. 30-2008-00101183-CU-BT-CJC

                        My Prior Correspondence to You Dated August 14, 2009

 

Dear Mr. Fisher:

 

            As of the date of this letter, the following is the status of the proposed settlement of the litigation between you

 

            1.         On or about August 11, 2009, Mr. Gold sent a draft of a proposed settlement agreement.  Mr. Gold was quite clear that the firm of English & Gloven had not reviewed the draft and had not provided input. 

 

            2.         Any proposed changes by Mr. English have not yet been received.  At the same time, Ms. Schultz sent you a letter dated August 12, 2009, in which she set forth several concerns as to why the settlement proposal is not acceptable and she copied me on that letter.  I understand that you have understood her concerns and that the proposed settlement is not acceptable to you. 

 

            3.         No word has been received on the position of the firm of English & Gloven or their client, but the delay is not favorable.

 

            4.         Ms. Yee has attempted to schedule a date for review of six boxes, even though there is supposed to be a stay on the case pending in the Orange County Superior Court.

 

            In the interim, you have not addressed the financial concerns that I have repeatedly raised with you and I am growing more and more concerned that the settlement may not come together for the same reasons that you and Mrs. Kruse have been litigating for more than two years. 

 

            Beyond your unwillingness to address the financial concerns that I have raised with you, I am somewhat concerned about your lack of veracity in your prior communication with me.  One example was your representation that Estate Services Group was only a fictitious business name.  The office of Mr. English then produced proof that was contrary to your representation.  It turned out that there was a specific California corporation formed by you with that name. 

 

            I would like to see a settlement accomplished between you and Mrs. Kruse.  Given the history of litigation and your respective personalities, it is not easy to put together such a settlement.  I have repeatedly tried to explain to you that there are specific facts that support your positions and those are facts that Mrs. Kruse wants to bury.  If the evidence in the form of documents and details is summarized by you, then it is more likely that Mrs. Kruse will agree to a settlement.  I am willing to help document and arrange the facts and the documents.

 

            Absent clear presentation of the information that shows why Mrs. Kruse should settle this case, a settlement may slip away as more and more pleadings are filed.

 

            Unless we can resolve the financial issues, I would like to file a motion to withdraw from further representation of you and it is my opinion that the window available to you to put together a settlement may no longer be available after sixty (60) days. 

 

            Please advise me as to how you wish to proceed.  Your last communications have reflected an Alice in Wonderland quality wherein you are obviously not willing to meet your responsibilities with regard to successful closure of the litigation.  Burdens will increase as the case approaches trial and a settlement proposal does not eliminate the responsibilities to effectively engage Mrs. Kruse and her counsel in a manner that would persuade them to agree to reasonable terms that would effectively close the door to further litigation.  I appreciate the fact that the litigation has resulted in a heavy toll on you that has clouded your judgment, but it will not go away by virtue of an emotional response to what you consider to have been a great injustice. 

 

                                                                        Sincerely yours,

 

 

 

                                                                        Michael Creamer

 

cc:  Lisa L. Schultz, Esq.

 

(here is my response bak to him)

 

From: mfisher875@hotmail.com
To: shoya@yahoo.com
CC: wnt2raceme@yahoo.com
Subject: FW: Kruse v. Fisher
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:34:09 -0700

Thank you for the status update... no where in your communication did I see where you attempted or made calls, wrote letters or communicated with opposing counsel to assist in closure of this case.  You have had that right and ability and like the previous three months efforts in this case (since the last time you threatened me with removing yourself if "I didn't suck it up and smile," when I question your commitment and ethic) you have been laggardly and slothful. 
 
It appears, that money has become your primary motive, as evidenced by your "back-alley strong arm" technique of four weeks ago, when the first settlement communication came in and you cornered me that very day in your board room in an attempt to get $150,000 dollars.  All I simply requested is to know where my $55,000, thus far, has gone and an accounting on the case since inception.  To date I have received only one bill and that was over 8 months ago.  I am shocked to have you state in your communication that there is an unwillingness on my behalf, in fact just the opposite has occurred.
 
Since this case has become yours (and our initial meeting at Rob Scott's), I have paid promptly and to the penny what I agreed upon-- without variation.  You were content, until all of a sudden you said to me that you had not been paid anything.  I was shocked to hear this, but honestly, that was not and is not my problem, as I have paid exactly as I was asked and agreed to.  Because Rob Scott may not pay you is not my problem and is a totally separate issue.  I did not blow off your comments though, I asked you at that time, what you would like to do?  I suggested paying you directly and you said you would get with Rob and get back with me and you did.  You said to pay you directly and I have.  To suggest anything other than having my complete cooperation in this issue and this case, well as you put it, "Alice in Wonderland." 
 
You have not been in this case Michael for almost three months now.  This was evidenced by your failure to meet deadlines relative to discovery and other requests, even to the extent that English had to head into court and Alan had to brow beat you into performance.  It took you two months of my prodding to even subpoena the best witness we could ever have, the accountant, Beth Bostick.  When you did finally do it, you stood her up on the date of deposition, not even informing her YOU had postponed it.  This happened the second time also, but she knew better than to go again and waste hours of her life. 
 
You have problems with finding, misplacing and organizing stuff and even knowing what the paperwork in his case consists of, even though my wife and I spent 30 hours combined going thru all of the papers and cataloging them all-- even creating a little bates numbering system and description list that was put into excel.  How many times would I see discovery laying in your office for three and four weeks without ever being touched?  Too many Michael! 
 
Your letter is creative, non-sensical at points, abstract, vague in other areas and lastly, bellicose, the last paragraph is 100% Alan, I have been around long enough now to actually hear his style and voice in my mind's eye.    
 
Two things have never happened to me in my existence;  I have never been called stupid before and I have never had my veracity or truthfulness questioned by anyone.  I have been in your office so much that I have learned a little about all of your personal lives, even your wife coming in and attempting to clean and establish some order for you. 
 
I debated within myself whether to even respond to your communication, yet like every request you have made WITHOUT EXCEPTION, I am responding.  Michael we are on the same team!  Possibly not though.
 
Michael, beyond codes and law, you and I have acknowledged together a belief and commitment in Yeshua.  He asks us, when we do our work, to do it as unto the Lord.  I attest before Him, that I have done that with every ounce of strength I have, including mental, financial, emotional and spiritual.  If you have done the same, I understand then.  In my prayers, I hear Him say, an internal chord has been struck and this case goes deeper than just paper, personalities and money... it is here that I pray you find yourself and that you listen to the Spirit.  Our tests in life are all the same, and it is only the consequences and damages that change for us.  These seem to increase as we take the tests over and over until we pass.  He does not force us to do anything, but I have found there is strong encouragement.
 
We are about to be victorious, not the victory that would be ideal for me or for you, but we are there.  It is like a marathon at 22 miles, and I must finish, How about you?     

8月27日

Ted Kennedy

Ted Kennedy

 

 

He’s gone,

He’s not here now,

Why do you sit and stare,

What is it you wait for?

 

The electricity,

The power,

The force,

The magnetism,

The mystery,

All have moved on.

 

He’s with us now,

Up here.

At least I hope so,

He appeared to be a good man.

Does that matter though?

Did he know Jesus

As his Redeemer?

 

Only God knows.

Against sound reasoning- Citi's $100 million dollar man

When you read this I hope you are as revolted as I am and will write a letter like I did.  This is against sound reasoning.  I have a couple of problems, number one no human on this earth is worth $100 million a year, I don't care what you do, I would buy and sell companies for that amount.  Secondly, all he does is speculate on energy, and contributes absolutely NOTHING to our world, humanity and society, and lastly, how can a company that was and is BROKE, do this?  This is OUR MONEY folks, speak up or one of these days we will all be their slaves!

 

 

Citi's $100M man wants his check now

Energy trader Andrew Hall's contract entitles him to a $100 million bonus. Should the company, which is partially owned by taxpayers, stiff him?

By Daniel Gross, Slate.com

The controversy surrounding the bonus promised to Andrew Hall, the phenomenally successful energy trader at Phibro, a unit of Citi, is coming to a head.

Hall's contract entitles him to a $100 million bonus. But in order to make good on the deal, Citigroup (C, news, msgs), which is now hugely supported and partially owned by taxpayers, must get the blessing of Kenneth Feinberg, the Solomonic attorney who administered the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund and is now the Obama administration's Wall Street pay czar.

Feinberg will have to consider whether it is proper for an institution that, without substantial taxpayer support, couldn't pay $100 bonuses to pay a $100 million one.

There's another question he should consider. Do Citi's shareholders benefit from owning what is, in effect, a hedge fund? Citi's management argues that it needs Phibro because it has been profitable over the last many years. The more it makes, the better off the company's shareholders -- including reluctant shareholders like us taxpayers -- will be. But the last few years have taught us that such gains don't always find their way into shareholders' pockets.

8月18日

I have some whacky thoughts

I am a christian as many of you know.  I am born-again and also speak with tongues and have seen miracles and other things that an analytical guy like me needed to see and participate in to "seal up the deal" with the Almighty.  I am not a Bible thumper, but believe it should guide all of our lives, individually and collectively.  The church has responsilbities and those responsiblities are to be carried out by men (women forgive me, ol' school here, meaning I use the masculine terminology to mean humankind) who are Christians.  Some of these "things" include, feeding the hungry, clothing those without, housing the homeless, visiting the prisoners, taking care of widows.  There are many more, but these are just obvious and basic.  I have a theory that everywhere the church fails, the government picks up, or trys to and we have the wrold running the system instead of the Spirit thru Christians.  Think about it a second, we have feeding programs, social welfare programs, priosn programs, and best of all, ALL OF THEM need fixing, change!  No one is better equipped than Christians thru the body to take care of the things God asked us to take care of, but we pawn it off.   

Four things in life you cannot recover

 
There are four things that you cannot recover in life:


(1) The Stone..........after it's thrown,
(2) The Word.............after it's said,
(3) The Occasion....after it's missed, and
(4) The Time............after it's gone...
8月10日

Stock market

I have heard so much encouragement directed towards us from the media and government lately about us putting our money in the stock market for the best returns.  First, ask the investors of General Motors who put all their money into General Motors Stock, how safe it was and how much money they made.  Folks this was GENERAL MOTORS!  It can happen to any company and will happen to more companies, and with the help of our government.  The folks who investd in General Motors, normal folks like you and I LOST EVERTHING.  America is doing what is right, that is saving in Money Markets and CD's, that is why the rates are down, all our money is pouring in there, but it is safe.  Sometimes safety outways performance and this is one of those times.  There are other safe guaranteed methods where you do not risk principle, yet get a good to great return and all your money is guaranteed.  Go to my website at www.myestateguide.com or call me, 949-280-9477.  I'm not afraid to answer my phone and inthe last two years, I haven't lost a single client one penny!
8月9日

Proud to be an American

At a time when our president and other politicians tend to apologize for our country`s prior actions,here`s a refresher on how some of our former patriots handled negative comments about our country
 
 

These are good

 
 JFK'S Secretary of State, Dean Rusk, was in France in the early 60's when DeGaule decided to pull out of NATO.  DeGaule said he wanted all US military out of France as soon as possible.
Rusk responded "does that include those who are buried here?
DeGaule did not respond.
 

You could have heard a pin drop

 
 
When in England , at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of empire building by George Bush.
He answered by saying, 'Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders.  The only amount of land we have ever asked for in return is enough to bury those that did not return.'
 

You could have heard a pin drop.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

There was a conference in France where a number of international engineers were taking part, including French and American.  During a break, one of the French engineers came back into the room saying 'Have you heard the latest dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft carrier to Indonesia to help the tsunami victims.  What does he intended to do, bomb them?'
A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly: 'Our carriers have three hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they are nuclear powered and can supply emergency  electrical power to shore facilities; they have three  cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 people three meals a day, they can produce several thousand gallons of fresh water from sea water each day, and they carry half a dozen helicopters for use in transporting victims and injured to and from their flight deck.  We have eleven such ships; how many does France have?'

 
You could have heard a pin drop.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

A U.S. Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that included Admirals from the U.S. , English, Canadian, Australian and French Navies. At a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with a large group of Officers that included personnel from most of those countries. Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their drinks but a French admiral suddenly complained that, whereas Europeans learn many languages, Americans learn only English. He then asked, 'Why is it that we always have to speak English in these conferences rather than speaking French?'
Without hesitating, the American Admiral replied, 'Maybe it's because the Brit's, Canadians, Aussie's and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't have to speak German.'
 

You could have heard a pin drop.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

AND THIS STORY FITS RIGHT IN WITH THE ABOVE...
Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in Paris by plane. At French Customs, he took a few minutes to locate his passport in his carry on.
"You have been to France before, monsieur?" the customs officer asked  sarcastically.
Mr. Whiting admitted that he had been to France previously.
"Then you should know enough to have your passport ready."
The American said, 'The last time I was here, I didn't have to show it."
"Impossible. Americans always have to show your passports on arrival in France !"
< STRONG>The American senior gave the Frenchman a long hard  look.  Then he quietly explained, ''Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day in 1944 to help liberate this country, I couldn't find a single Frenchmen to show a passport to."

 
You could have heard a pin drop.
 
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
8月6日

Money IS the root of all evil

Ex-lawmaker convicted in freezer cash case

Jefferson was accused of accepting more than $400,000 in bribes

 

 

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A federal jury convicted a former Louisiana congressman Wednesday of taking bribes on 11 of 16 counts in a case in which agents found $90,000 in his freezer.

Former Rep. William Jefferson, a Democrat who had represented parts of New Orleans, was accused of accepting more than $400,000 in bribes and seeking millions more in exchange for brokering business deals in Africa.

Jefferson, Louisiana’s first black member of Congress since Reconstruction, showed no emotion as the verdicts were read. Sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 30.

Jefferson could face 185 years in prison if convicted on the maximum for each of the guilty verdicts, but prosecutors refused to speculate on what sentence U.S. District T.S. Ellis III might impose.

It took jurors five days to reach a decision after an eight-week trial. Most of the trial was government testimony. The defense wrapped up its case in a matter of hours.

The defense argued that Jefferson was acting as a private business consultant in brokering the deals and that his actions did not constitute bribery under federal law.

Prosecutors accused Jefferson of hiding bribes by funneling money disguised as consulting fees through sham companies controlled by his wife and brother.

In one recording played by defense attorneys, Jefferson explained that he did not want his name on any of the deals to avoid an appearance of impropriety.

“Congressman Jefferson has a compact with the citizens of Louisiana and the people of the United States, and he violated his trust and sold his office,” Dana Boente, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, told reporters outside the courthouse.

“He used his office and his influence to enrich himself,” Boente said. “... No person, not even a congressman, is above the law.”

Legally, much of the case turned on whether Jefferson's deal-brokering constituted an "official act" under federal bribery laws.

Jefferson has been under investigation since March 2005. In August of that year, FBI agents searched his Washington home and found $90,000 cash in his freezer, wrapped in foil and hidden in boxes of frozen pie crust.

Jefferson has disputed a claim by prosecutors that the freezer cash was bribe money.

8月5日

Such beauty

My wife and I have two simi-large hummingbird feeders on our patio, each having about 8 spots to drink out of.  This morning while sitting in our spa, I saw more hummingbirds than I ever have come to feed.  It was very beautiful and made me very thankful to see such a site.  I am reminded that Jesus said the birds neither sow nor reap, yet get sufficient to eat from their Father in Heaven.  Today I am thankful that my Father in Heaven knows me, my struggles, my needs, my wants and how I may best fulfill His purpose for me here on earth while I am in the flesh.  Thank You! 
8月3日

Attorneys, what would the world do without them?

We are FINALLY coming close to having this case resolved and now it appears to me that the attorneys want to continue to keep it going, what else should I have expected!

 

 

August 3,2009

 

 

Lisa and Michael (and Alan):

 

I wanted to thank you for coming to this place in this case where

is thing can finally be settled. After reading what you showed me this afternoon, I want to get this case settled as fast as possible, and as I stated, I do not see where Runninger, or the sanctions awarded against Rob Scott, have any place in my settlement. From what they wrote and what I have heard thru in the pipeline, I feel that this can be settled NOW.

I sincerely wish I could assist you in recovering the sanctions, but I was not personally sanctioned and do not understand how this could be included in my settlement counter. I did not come up with the BK proposal, yet am now suffering the consequences of the same and will continue to suffer for the next 10 years. I agree it bought us time, which was needed due to all the Donald English filings.

 

I am happy to hear that there is a positive outcome potential in the appeals process.

 

As soon as you have the settlement agreement, I will come by and sign it.

 

Respectfully yours,

 

Michael Fisher

 

    HERE IS A TYPICAL ATTORNEY RESPONSE...  and I should know, I have been thru 15 of them in this case!                                    

 

                                   MICHAEL CREAMER

                                                                 Attorney at Law

                                                  5375 Industrial Drive, Suite 203

                                                    Huntington Beach, CA 92649

(714) 901-8504 Telephone        (714) 899-1336 Fax

 

                                                                  August 3, 2009

 

Via E-Mail and U.S. Mail

mfisher875@hotmail.com

 

Michael Fisher

504 Looking Glass Drive

Diamond Bar, CA 91765

 

Re:       Kruse v. Fisher;

 

Dear Mr. Fisher:

 

            I received your fax dated August 3, 2009.  It is important that you understand that I am even more eager for a settlement than you are as long as the settlement is properly documented (it closes all the current and potential future litigation risks). 

 

            I understand your point about Mr. Runninger and I do not disagree with it.  I only respectfully remind you that you brought Mr. Runninger into my office and otherwise, I do not know anything about him.  It was your prior request to find a way for Mr. Runninger to get a judgment against NIAP.  That is why time was expended in research on that matter. 

 

            The other aspect that is troubling is the statement of “I did not come up with the BK proposal…”  I want to be certain that the record is clear that the decision to file a Chapter 7 petition was made by you.  The implications of a Chapter 7 may impact your credit for 10 years as you have stated, but the decision to file the petition (as I understand it) had already been made by you.  It was only the logistics of timing and other matters that were not decided. 

 

            Finally, I do not know what will be the outcome of the appeals process.  I can only tell you that oral argument appeared to go against the positions being espoused by Mrs. Kruse.  Whether or not that will result in an order of reversal is still speculative. 

 

            Hopefully, we will be able to conclude a settlement and the financial arrangements that I discussed with you.  As always, I wish you the best and I will continue to work to bring about a clear and speedy settlement.  I am hoping that the first draft will be received in the next 24 hours from the office of Mr. Gold.

 

Sincerely yours,

 

 

Michael Creamer

 

 

AND NOW MY EMAIL RESPONSE, and of course I send it knwoing I will receive nothing in return!
 
 
RE: Letter confirming my understanding of our discussions today‏
From: Offline Michael Fisher (mfisher875@hotmail.com)
Sent: Mon 8/03/09 4:04 PM
To: Michael Creamer Creamer (shoya@yahoo.com)
Bcc: Lisa Schultz (wnt2raceme@yahoo.com)
We can wrestle about things until the cows come home, never was it my idea to file the personal BK!  I was introduced to you, Scott and Alan, and told that the BK would stop the case in its tracks.  I was told Alan was a total master of the BK process, even to the extent of knowing judges personalities.  He was "a machine" that would rapidly turn the case around and run the opposition into the ground by his ability to generate paper.  I acknoweldge that he has accomplished this, just with a lot more time and emotion expended than I ever anticiapted.  I have not needed to be a participant in the emotional uphevals like what occured today and a little over amonth ago.
 
I was not told or informed that there was a process within the BK courts whereby English could trash the whole automatic stay thing. 
 
Being as unknowledgeable and unfamilier with the court systems and methods as I was, I have learned a ton in this, but from my vantage point today, I can now see that I was not informed about a lot of stuff I would have appreciated being informed on.  We cannot assume just because someone is smart that they understand things.  Law is obviously VERY complex.  In the Hummarabic code when someone brought a false accusation including criminal charges like were brought against me and DID NOT PROVE their case they were put to death-killed.  Even the Mosaic code states that NO ONE should bear false witness and it carried severe punishment.  The only one punished in this case has been me!
 
You mentioned not completing the Bk process as a possibility once this settlement is finalized.  I have interest in this...
 
As to Runninger, there was an introduction, but no push to involve him in my litigation.  He has been dishonest and dishonorable in his current situation of being paid a commission on a client who has passed away and refusing to pay it back thru the charge-back proceedures, which is now jeopardizing a relationship I have with a current insurance carrier. 
 
Soon as you have the settlement in hand and finalized I want to sign it and get it back to them ASAP.  I realize that this will take time, Rome was not built in a day nor destroyed in a day. 
 
I am exhausted beyond your imagination or knowledge in ALL areas... emotionally, financially and intellectually.  This has drawn my attention away from serving humanity and making a living.  
 
Thank you for your insight relative to what Scripture says and the thankfulness we all should have in all things we go thru whether good or bad, to the King of Kings!  
 
Respectfully yours,
 
 
Michael Fisher

Socialism on its way

 
Subject: Letter from Procter & Gamble Exec to Obama
 
Please read, even if you are an Obama fan.  It is legitimate,  written by respected, Lou Prichett, formerly of Proctor and  Gamble.   Lou Pritchett is one of corporate America 's true living  legends- an acclaimed author, dynamic teacher and one of the world's  highest rated speakers. Successful corporate executives everywhere  recognize him as the foremost leader in change management. Lou  changed the way America does business by creating an audacious  concept that came to be known as "partnering." Pritchett rose from  soap salesman to Vice-President, Sales and Customer Development for  Procter and Gamble and over the course of 36 years, made corporate  history.
_______________________________________________________
 
AN OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA
 
Dear President Obama:
 
You are the thirteenth President under whom I have lived and unlike any of the others, you truly scare me.
 
You scare me because after months of exposure, I know nothing about you.
 
You scare me because I do not know how you paid for your expensive Ivy League education and your upscale lifestyle and housing with no visible signs of support.
 
You scare me because you did not spend the formative years of youth growing up in America and culturally you are not an American.
 
You scare me because you have never run a company or met a payroll.
 
You scare me because you have never had military experience, thus don't understand it at its core.
 
You scare me because you lack humility and 'class', always blaming others.
 
You scare me because for over half your life you have aligned yourself with radical extremists who hate America and you refuse to publicly denounce these radicals who wish to see America  fail.
 
You scare me because you are a cheerleader for the 'blame America ' crowd and deliver this message abroad.
 
You scare me because you want to change America to a European style country where the government sector dominates instead of  the private sector.
 
You scare me because you want to replace our health care system with a government controlled one. You scare me because you prefer 'wind mills' to responsibly capitalizing on our own vast oil, coal and shale reserves.
 
You scare me because you want to kill the American capitalist goose that lays the golden egg which provides the highest  standard of living in the world.
 
You scare me because you have begun to use 'extortion' tactics against certain banks and corporations.
 
You scare me because your own political party shrinks from challenging you on your wild and irresponsible spending  proposals.
 
You scare me because you will not openly listen to or even consider opposing points of view from intelligent people.
 
You scare me because you falsely believe that you are both  omnipotent and omniscient.
 
You scare me because the media gives you a free pass on everything you do.
 
You scare me because you demonize and want to silence the Limbaughs, Hannitys, O'Relllys and Becks who offer opposing, conservative  points of view.
 
You scare me because you prefer controlling over governing.
 
Finally, you scare me because if you serve a second term I will probably not feel safe in writing a similar letter in 8  years.
 
Lou Pritchett
 
 

This letter was sent to the NY Times but they never acknowledged  it. Big surprise!  Since it hit the internet, however, it  has had  over
500,000 hits.  Keep it going.  All that is necessary for evil  to succeed is that good men do nothing.  It's happening right now.

Our memory is short

Does anybody out there have any memory of the reason given for the establishment of the DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY during the Carter Administration? 

  • Anybody? 
  • Anything?
  • No? 
  • Didn't think so!

Bottom line... we've spent several hundred billion dollars in support of an agency...

The reason for which not one person who reads this can remember.

Ready??????? 

It was very simple...

And at the time everybody thought it very appropriate...

 

The 'Department of Energy' was instituted on

8- 04-1977

TO LESSEN OUR DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN OIL.


Hey, pretty efficient, huh????? 


AND NOW ITS 2009, 32 YEARS LATER

AND THE BUDGET FOR THIS NECESSARY DEPARTMENT IS AT $24.2 BILLION A YEAR

IT HAS

16,000 FEDERAL EMPLOYEES 

AND APPROXIMATELY

100,000 CONTRACT EMPLOYEES

AND LOOK AT THE JOB IT HAS DONE!

THIS IS WHERE YOU SLAP YOUR FOREHEAD AND SAY

'WHAT WAS I THINKING?'

Ah, yes, good ole bureaucracy...


And NOW we are going to turn the Banking System, health care, & the auto industry over to them?