If you're a rookie to the LP, we have a long and honorable tradition of being able to vote for NOTA, meaning "None Of The Above", for any office.
Monday, March 31, 2014
Keep Calm And Vote For NOTA
If you're a rookie to the LP, we have a long and honorable tradition of being able to vote for NOTA, meaning "None Of The Above", for any office.
It would have been so easy for Kathie Glass to simply run for governor
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From Cassie Villela of Bexar County, where Kathie and Tom showed up with a gang of Newbies and tried to take over the Bexas County delegation.
Let it be known that Kathie Glass made an adversary of the wrong woman when she pulled that stunt.
Here's Cassie:
"We are a Libertarian family who enjoys giving our time, energy, and money to the party. We have been looking forward to this convention for over a year.
Kathie and Tom tried to prevent us from becoming delegates. They tried to replace us with names of people who didn't intend to come at all. Why does Kathie Glass want to take away our voice?
Cassie, it's because she had rather see nobody there than see you there. I thought about doing the same thing in Tarrant, but didn't have much trouble coming up with plenty of people who wanted to go, and who represented traditional LP views.
It would have been so, so, so easy for Kathie Glass to simply run for governor. We're easy. Just articulate a simple Libertarian message, and be willing to spend about $2,000.00
If a well-educated, wealthy candidate walks into our party and announces that she is wanting to run on our ticket, we should be jumping at the opportunity to have her represent us, right? But why would any candidate that didn't have Narcissistic Personality Disorder go all over Texas pissing off delegates?
I could've kept this up for days, but I've got to go to work in the morning.
What would it take for so many long-time Libertarians to turn on a candidate like Kathie Glass?
Think about it.....
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From Cassie Villela of Bexar County, where Kathie and Tom showed up with a gang of Newbies and tried to take over the Bexas County delegation.
Let it be known that Kathie Glass made an adversary of the wrong woman when she pulled that stunt.
Here's Cassie:
"We are a Libertarian family who enjoys giving our time, energy, and money to the party. We have been looking forward to this convention for over a year.
Kathie and Tom tried to prevent us from becoming delegates. They tried to replace us with names of people who didn't intend to come at all. Why does Kathie Glass want to take away our voice?
Cassie, it's because she had rather see nobody there than see you there. I thought about doing the same thing in Tarrant, but didn't have much trouble coming up with plenty of people who wanted to go, and who represented traditional LP views.
It would have been so, so, so easy for Kathie Glass to simply run for governor. We're easy. Just articulate a simple Libertarian message, and be willing to spend about $2,000.00
If a well-educated, wealthy candidate walks into our party and announces that she is wanting to run on our ticket, we should be jumping at the opportunity to have her represent us, right? But why would any candidate that didn't have Narcissistic Personality Disorder go all over Texas pissing off delegates?
I could've kept this up for days, but I've got to go to work in the morning.
What would it take for so many long-time Libertarians to turn on a candidate like Kathie Glass?
Think about it.....
And Click Here one last time to return to The Whited Sepulchre.
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"Shut Up And Sit Down!"
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Here's Kathie holding forth about what one guy said to another guy, and how the one guy was out of order in doing so, and when Pat Dixon, the State Chair, announces to Kathie that her time is up, well....the money shot is around the 1:00 mark.
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Here's Kathie holding forth about what one guy said to another guy, and how the one guy was out of order in doing so, and when Pat Dixon, the State Chair, announces to Kathie that her time is up, well....the money shot is around the 1:00 mark.
Had enough? No? Then Click Here to return to The Whited Sepulchre.
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Does this sound like a hostile work environment?
From the great Heather Fazio, responding to an email from me about how certain parties have treated our Austin staff. No names are named. After all, we're dealing with lawyers....
Allen, I'm happy to help. There has been a clear pattern of abuse that Staff for LPT has endured, mostly by a few SLEC members. I'm thankful that, while I am not going to be working for LPTexas after the State Convention, you and others are cognizant of the fact that mistreatment of staff leads to lower productivity and high turnover. And, as you know, this raises the cost of doing business for a number of reasons.
With all of that said, one
might wonder: why the hell did you stick with it? Answer: I am not a quitter!
And I care about the people I work with/for. Plus, I have been able to rely on
our Chairman as a rock of sanity and focus.
Allen, I'm happy to help. There has been a clear pattern of abuse that Staff for LPT has endured, mostly by a few SLEC members. I'm thankful that, while I am not going to be working for LPTexas after the State Convention, you and others are cognizant of the fact that mistreatment of staff leads to lower productivity and high turnover. And, as you know, this raises the cost of doing business for a number of reasons.
I mentioned Amie and Christie (copied here) in our phone
call earlier because they were both members of the LPT Staff in 2010/11 and
were unnecessarily subjected to a hostile working environment. Robert Butler,
Rob Lapham and Lauren Daugherty, our last three Executive Directors, are also
copied here. I think that we all have stories of abuse to tell. I'll begin...
- On several occasions, in
public and private, I have had to assert to certain members of SLEC that I
will not tolerate being spoken to disrespectfully. Each time this has
happened, things seem to get better, but then inevitably revert back to
disrespect.
- An incredibly hostile working
environment has been created by what appears to be a never ending effort
by some to gain control of our organization, rather than building cohesion
and a strong team. It's very obvious that some are interested in titles,
credit, and fame rather than working to usher a peaceful revolution in
Texas.
- Fortunately, I've remained
shielded from the SLEC Yahoo email list. Had I been on that distribution
over the last four year, I'd have 1) probably quit by now and 2) not
gotten a fraction of my necessary work done because of the sheer volume of
nonsense.
- Most recently, a member of
our staff was berated PUBLICLY by a belligerent SLEC member after an
event.This was wholly embarrassing.
- Baseless accusations of
sabotage, public berating, disparaging comments of staff's commitment to
liberty, and being used as a political tool of controlling others in our
organization. From childish to borderline criminal!
- Using terms like
"battle" when referring to organizational conflict does not foster
healthy or productive working relationships. In fact, it is very
indicative of a person's mindset and approach to dealing with others.
Thank you for hearing me,
Allen.
Everyone else, please don't feel obligated to submit a
short, informal testimonial about the abuse you've endured as an LPT Staff
Member. But know that if you do take a few minutes to put your experiences in
writing, it will likely go a long way to educating delegates who have not seen
as we have.
Respectfully,
Heather Fazio
Heather Fazio
LPTexas Staff, 2010-14
And if you haven't had enough, and want to know more, you can always Click Here and return to The Whited Sepulchre.
Twenty-five dollars
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Compare Kathie's contributions to the Texas LP, as compared to those made to her own campaign. http://www.ethics.state.tx.us/php/advsearch.php
Shame on you, Kathie
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From the sweetest, kindest young woman I've met in a long, long time, Lauren Daugherty, Executive Director of The Libertarian Party Of Texas:
Kathie, I interpret your comment
as a threat. It seems very clear with no other possible explanation. Threats
such as this one may be the industry standard in our so-called justice system,
but are no way to build the team spirit we need to grow this party. Frankly, I
expect better out of someone who wants to be our governor.
I want there to be no
misunderstanding between you, Tom, me, and SLECT about anything that is or is
not said. Therefore, all future communication I have with you or Tom for as
long as I am employed as ED of LPTexas will be via this email list or in public
at SLECT meetings.....
From one of my heroes, Heather Fazio, Membership Manager of the Texas LP. I'll just quote the good parts:
"Shame on you, Kathie."
etc etc etc....
"In spite of your best efforts, Kathie, we will succeed."
Yours in Liberty,
Heather Fazio.
And they did succeed. We had more than 80 people show up at the training conferences in Tarrant County. All the other conferences went well except for Harris County. When you get a chance, ask Kathie about the event in Harris.
Getting sick and tired of Kathie Glass drama yet? If not, Go Here to return to The Whited Sepulchre. We've been dealing with this crap for years.
"We Have Long Endured Your Hostile Behavior"
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From a Pat Dixon email of January 21, 2014:
Kathie,
Insert some financial statistics, and the names of twenty people Kathie threatened with financial spankings.
Yours in Liberty,
Pat Dixon
Chair, Libertarian Party Of Texas
Click here to return to The Whited Sepulchre. Are you tired of going back and forth between two blogs? Well just imagine how tired some of us are with the Glasses.
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From a Pat Dixon email of January 21, 2014:
Kathie,
We have long endured your hostile
behavior. Threatening our staff or SLECT goes well over the line.
In contrast, yesterday Michael
Lee and John Wilford asked for details in a respectful and professional manner.
I can only conclude from your message that you intend to intimidate our
executive director Lauren Daugherty and Membership Director Heather Fazio, who
are responsible for making these conferences a reality, or individual SLECT
members for causing these expenditures by voting in favor of them.
Insert some financial statistics, and the names of twenty people Kathie threatened with financial spankings.
Kathie, if you intend to cause
our staff or SLECT to pay out of their pocket for these expenses, I will
strongly oppose this. I believe we have behaved in a proper manner and I
ask you to do the same.
Click here to return to The Whited Sepulchre. Are you tired of going back and forth between two blogs? Well just imagine how tired some of us are with the Glasses.
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I don't like what you did, so I'm gonna sue your ass until it glows....
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On Jan 21, 2014, at 12:49 PM, Kathie Glass wrote the following to the entire State Libertarian Executive Committee, in response to the funding of our outstanding Leadership Training Conferences:
(Some of the people who voted for this expenditure were long-time Kathie supporters. I wonder if they still are? Hmmmm.....)
As usual, click here to return to The Whited Sepulchre.
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On Jan 21, 2014, at 12:49 PM, Kathie Glass wrote the following to the entire State Libertarian Executive Committee, in response to the funding of our outstanding Leadership Training Conferences:
Without
regard to the merits of this proposal, this is an unacceptable and invalid way
to expend Party funds. Whoever causes money to be spent in this way will
be personally liable to the Party.
I would
at least like to have the names of the 20 persons who supposedly have approved
this expenditure.
Toward
Liberty,
Kathie
Glass
(Some of the people who voted for this expenditure were long-time Kathie supporters. I wonder if they still are? Hmmmm.....)
As usual, click here to return to The Whited Sepulchre.
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Homosexuality Destroys Everything It Touches
Here are some comments about our gay friends and neighbors from Kathie Glass's newly elected Vice-Chair in the Harris County Libertarian Party, Doc Greene.
Where in the hell does she find these people?
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"Just Another Republican/Tea Party Candidate"
From a former supporter of the Libertarian Party, commenting on the previous Kathie Glass campaign for governor:
"....In a year of super opportunity to drive a great message of differentiation from the republican/tea party - you nominate a governor candidate who is anti-immigration and sounds just like every other tea party candidate.
I was clear over a year ago in my goals, gave you guys a shot, and feel let down. Maybe I will rekindle my enthusiasm in the future, but for now I'm going to allocate my liberty funds elsewhere."
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