[candidate-development] [statecom-discuss] Link to the Minority Opinion

[John Walsh]

Mike,
I used the word "mistress" as the female equivalent of "master," and  
not in the sense of paramour.  I used it, because the leader of your  
diminishing band is female.  Methinks you protest too much.

Sexism is a word that should not be so lightly thrown about.  I have  
found that charge is leveled at both men and women too frequently by  
yourself and certain others.  Making that charge is not only hostile  
but self-righteous, a very dangerous quality which has often proved  
the undoing of the left,  and was on full display at the convention.   
Have you guys ever heard the story about the boy who cried wolf?   
These baseless charges, when used cynically to win the day  
politically, weaken the cause of feminism.  Shame on those who do so.

The conflict was resolved long ago at the state convention, then in  
the state committee and then by the co-chairs.  So I wish your band  
would just let go.  The chairs have other things to do.

Your attack on me is purely personal and you should cease that modus  
vivendi - entertaining though it may be.
john walsh




On Mar 8, 2008, at 9:13 PM, Mike Heichman wrote:

> John,
>
> You are being hostile and disrespectful.
>
> I am not attempting to pester or harangue anyone.
>
> I'm sure that the co-chairs are busy and agree that their time is
> valuable. That's also true for those of us who aren't co-chairs.
>
> I don't have a mistress and your comment is sexist.
>
> I don't know what bad choice that I made.
>
> Your comments are not helpful for those of us who want to come up  
> with a
> resolution to the conflict.
>
> That is not your intention.
>
> Once again, you attack those who disagree with you and attempt to
> cultivate favor with those who you consider your ally. However, when
> they disagree with you, you will turn on them. I have seen that
> repeatedly in our relationship and with your relationship with others.
>
> Mike Heichman
>
>
>
>
>
>
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>
> John Walsh wrote:
>
>> Mike,
>> Why do you continue to pester Merelice?
>> And for whom do you do it?
>> Our co-chairs are busy, and I am afraid we have reached the point
>> where your service to your mistress has deprived you of all  
>> credibility.
>>
>> The GRP is moving on - and you have made your choice,  a bad one.
>> Please stop haranguing our co-chairs.
>> john walsh
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mar 8, 2008, at 5:55 PM, Mike Heichman wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Merelice,
>>>
>>> I find the tone of your letter to be hostile and disrespectful.
>>>
>>> In terms of your attempts to place candidates on your ballot  
>>> before the
>>> December 6 deadline, I have always been understanding and  
>>> supportive.
>>> You and Nat had just been elected co-chairs at the end of August.  
>>> CDLC
>>> was not meeting and you were relying on Elie Yarden, who did the  
>>> bulk of
>>> the work in making contact with the potential candidates. The state
>>> legislature had changed the rules and suddenly you lost an entire  
>>> month
>>> and had to make decisons before December 6. While I agree with  
>>> Dan M.'s
>>> point that you should have consulted with Adcom when you had  
>>> encoutered
>>> difficulties, I do not believe that you, Nat and Elie had done  
>>> nothing
>>> short of your best efforts to comply with the decisions of the Stte
>>> Committee and the August Convention.
>>>
>>> My understanding is that on December 6 that you only had on hand  
>>> all of
>>> the documents from Dr. Mesplay.
>>>
>>> I have never made a proposal that said that we should deny  
>>> delegates to
>>> everyone who had not complied with all the requrements by  
>>> December 6!
>>> The two proposals submitted yesterday say nothing about December  
>>> 6. Your
>>> e-mail proposal of February 7 said nothing about December 6. Etc.
>>>
>>> Why do you continue bring up December 6? I believe that you are
>>> attempting to distract everyone from the real issues.
>>>
>>> I have not deliberately intended to misinform anyone. The authors  
>>> of the
>>> "Minority Report" have attempted to present our viewpoint. The  
>>> title,
>>> "Minority Report" by definition acknowledges that there are  
>>> different
>>> perspectives.
>>>
>>> In terms of your statement that "only a few people have refused to
>>> accept and are now fomenting unnecessary dissension", that is an  
>>> insult
>>> to the members of our party (currently 16 members). The authors  
>>> of the
>>> "Minority Report" believe that something serious has gone wrong  
>>> and we
>>> are seeking a just remedy. If that is a crime, why does our party  
>>> exist?
>>>
>>> You are the co-chair of our party. Why can't you tolerate dissent?
>>>
>>> You were very upset that the letter from Kat Swift ( a member of our
>>> party who is seeking the Green Party's nomination and has  
>>> complied with
>>> all of the requirements) was publicized by Larry Elly. You made  
>>> it clear
>>> that you would have preferred to have kept that secret. Kat Swift  
>>> is a
>>> party that so far has been harmed by the actions of the  
>>> leadership of
>>> the GRP. She has a right to file a complaint and seek redress of her
>>> grievance. She is seeking a just remedy.
>>>
>>> I have never attempted to impose any remedy. I have always said  
>>> that I
>>> want to seek a just remedy and have reached out to other members  
>>> who are
>>> part of the leadership of the party in search of a remedy.
>>>
>>> Using the term "pious" to describe my behavior is disrespectful.
>>>
>>> Mike Heichman
>>>
>>> Merelice wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 3/8/08, Mike Heichman <mikeheichman at verizon.net
>>>> <mailto:mikeheichman at verizon.net>> wrote:
>>>> .....
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> 1. Why are you targeting Congresswoman McKinney in your remarks?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> And why do you continue to ignore the fact that if all the  
>>>> candidates
>>>> were required to fulfill your interpretation of the rules (an
>>>> interpretation not shared by those who have been most actively
>>>> involved in these deliberations), Cynthia McKinney also would  
>>>> not have
>>>> been on the ballot? As of the deadline, she had not announced her
>>>> intention to seek the nomination. So you can offer only two  
>>>> choices by
>>>> your set of standards.
>>>>
>>>> I do not question the motives of the growing list of signatories. I
>>>> seriously question the misinformation they have been fed that leads
>>>> them to think they are supporting an effort based on principle. You
>>>> cannot deny that they have heard only your side of the story and do
>>>> not have first-hand knowledge of all the debate and discussions  
>>>> that
>>>> have led to the conclusions of the majority, conclusions that  
>>>> only a
>>>> few people have refused to accept and are now fomenting unnecessary
>>>> dissension.
>>>>
>>>> Furthermore, the misinformation has now been fed to and used by a
>>>> candidate to level charges in a formal complaint against the  
>>>> Elections
>>>> Division of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, as well as against
>>>> party volunteers!
>>>>
>>>> Given that long history, why should anyone trust your pious  
>>>> offer to
>>>> seek resolutions?
>>>>
>>>> Merelice
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>> John V. Walsh, MD
>> Professor of Physiology
>> University of Massachusetts Medical School
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John V. Walsh, MD
Professor of Physiology
University of Massachusetts Medical School
508-856-3360 (Office)
508-868-1653 (Cell)
john.walsh at umassmed.edu