Fearing the Worst
Removal Opponents Spend Big Bucks on Propaganda
Boasting of their "Qualified" Leadership
By now most of you received a letter in the mail signed by a number of former Sun City Anthem Board members who believe they speak for "truth, justice, and The American way"...
...and it was a doozy !
If "the American way" involves corruption and inept waste in management, they certainly wrote the book on it with Sun City Anthem governance.
Let's forget the nonsense AND utter lies in the letter, and instead look at those who are calling for the "preservation" of the corruption many of them spent years in it's development.
Let's forget the nonsense AND utter lies in the letter, and instead look at those who are calling for the "preservation" of the corruption many of them spent years in it's development.
Let's start with Bella Meese, a.k.a. "Bellagate". Now that's an individual we should all want to look up to !
After all, no one was better at spending our money than dear old Bella, except of course, her mentor, another one on the list by the name of Jean Capillupo.
But...let's get to "Bellagate" first.
Remember the 2016 primaries and how a number of candidates decided to grace our presence?
Well now, dear Bella decided to "foot the tab" on buses for anyone who attended the affair...because in her mind, she could !
Well now, dear Bella decided to "foot the tab" on buses for anyone who attended the affair...because in her mind, she could !
Then there were the many Club affairs she maneuvered over at the M Resort....getting personal comps in the process !
Then again there was the extensive recruiting effort of our "836 no confidence" petition General Manager, rejecting a COST FREE Sun City Anthem campus and instead paying over $1100 for 2 days of "schmooze", combined with a $1,000+ dinner at Anthony's Steakhouse.
I'll bet paying for Mr. & Mrs. Seddon's private plane, the $98 pot of coffee, and the $38 in sweet rolls EACH DAY must have closed the deal.
Either that or the thousands authorized for a private party once Seddon supposedly agreed to "lower her income" and care for us in the tender loving manner she's now demonstrated for over a year.
...and last but not least, there's revenue she and her husband received while still a Board member from the monthly magazine he publishes (at the expense of reducing advertising revenue to the association sponsored "Spirit").
That's not "enriching" an individual?
Remember, Nona Tobin was dumped for something that didn't make her a dime, yet to this removal bunch, condemned her for something no one can explain just how she was enriched.
Oh now it's Queen Jean's turn to shine !
Generous Jean "The Queen" Capillupo, that is.
Our sincere congratulations to her for her expertise in being a party to granting $40,000 of loans to a dead beat restaurant who stiffed us !
...and even more kudos in stressing the value of self-management in Sun City Anthem, dumping management company, FSR, in Sun City Anthem, only to become the president of Anthem Council and then extend the FSR management contract for them.
Oh yes, good job Bella and Jean, your names will forever be enshrined the Sun City Anthem "Hall of Waste" that used to house restaurant after restaurant.
But...my favorite of the bunch belongs to the dynamic duo of Jim Long and Wade Terry.
Long and Terry.....now there's the perfect example of efficiency and being able to successfully recognize a winner from a loser !
Going back to the days after "Wild Wade" got elected, he met with Rana Goodman and I to discuss an individual who was being considered for the restaurant lease.
Just prior to that unforgettable day, the previous couple, The Tubin's... who had numerous litigation filed against them, combined with husband "Keith" having done 6 years in a Colorado Federal pen for robbing 8 Las Vegas banks, weren't the best of tenants.
And obviously my Chicago street kid common sense came to the conclusion that "bad guys" usually hang around with other "bad guys" and the dude they had sold the restaurant to, was likely not the best choice to grant a lease.
As a matter of fact, Rana and I presented Wade Terry a copy of a court document that stated the proposed new tenant had a $150,000 judgment against him by the wife of his deceased partner.
You see, the document happened to mention the name of the attorney who defended the widow; and in good faith, I picked up the phone and called him.
At first wondering who I was, I explained that I was aware of a public document that showed his client had been awarded the above reference judgment....
...that all I wanted to ask him was one simple question....
"Did his client ever get the money?"
...and his answer that I will never forget?
"No, and if you know where that (deleted expletive) is,
let me know"
let me know"
...after which I informed him that he had just won a lottery because that same individual was trying to obtain the Sun City Anthem contract.
Now I ask all of you...
"Which of you out there would grant a restaurant contract to an individual who had an outstanding judgment of $150,000 to a widow with the first call toward any income received by that person?"
Well, we know two...Jim Long and Wade Terry, alongside the rest of that Board brain trust who have eagerly endorsed their opposition to the removal.
They ignored our evidence, granted the contract to the guy, and then one day, Rana Goodman, happened to be walking outside Anthem Center and noticed a truck being loaded with what turned out to be our restaurant equipment !
Needless to say, he hasn't been seen since, and despite not having recovered all of our restaurant equipment that disappeared into the Las Vegas sunset, no police report was ever filed !
So, when you read about these OSCAR "wieners" who claim to have been such a successful part of our community, just keep this in mind....
All of them have spent big bucks in a mailer using themselves as credibility for retaining the "machine" they did their best to maintain.
Now...pass this one on to those who still believe this bunch should be retained.
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I just received the "Opposing SCA RECALL".....VOTE FOR NO REMOVAL!
It made me LAUGH! WHAT A LOAD OF BS!
It said; "Any questions contact us at: a certain email address".
I couldn't wait to go to that site and write: "I CAN'T WAIT TO VOTE YES" on the recall!
If anyone does, I would ask them who wrote the letter, and who paid for the printing and mailing?
You might also ask them where they obtained the mass mailing list; if it was obtained through the Meese magazine; and if they used the same Meese magazine mailing service to send it ?
If they do admit to real names, send that information to us and we'll gladly publish the contents.
And if for some strange reason they admit who they are, don't be surprised if all of them are the same individuals who have been a part of Sun City Anthem waste and corruption for years.
We received our OSCAR letter with all the supposed reasons to vote no on recall...wondering who paid to mail that out to everyone, and by equal rights shouldn't a comparable Vote Yes letter go out as well?
Tuesday is Recycle Day, and I suggest you just drop it in the container as you do all other trash.
What I find most humorous is that a couple of years ago, a group supporting certain candidates for the SCA Board who were in opposition to Mr. Ex-lawyer's "wieners", sent a mass email to the community to which he relentlessly wrote article after article referring to it as SPAM.
Of course, in the mind of the "weak", the letter is "breaking news".
Just take it in the same manner as his poll results:
Another attempt to influence a bunch of ignorant bureaucrats not smart enough to see it for what it was, and who need a corrupt system to control the lives of others from an individual who has a track record that rivals a man named Ponzi.
Again you are right on target about the waste and poor judgement that has occurred in SCA the past few years.
VOTE THEM OUT
I just received the letter from the machine. So,who paid for this mailing?
It’s permit # 1584.
Anyone out there know how to track the source of Postal Permit #1584 ?
Thank you for setting the record straight!
We have been lied to for years by Boards, and this information says it all!
Apparently Berman is nervous about the recall!
He must be losing sleep.
The recall MUST work or SCA is in for more reprehensible actions that have turned this wonderful community into a cesspool with all the actions that have gone on with self serving people who like to spend other people's hard earned money and have made this community into a disappointing place to live.
We are in deep doodoo, and it must stop immediately!
If you think he's lost sleep before, I promise he'll consult a sleep specialist when he sees the article Anthem Opinions will be publishing tomorrow.
Stay tuned.
WHY DID FORMER BOAD MEMBERS REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY REGARDING RECALL?
Something seems to happen to people after they are elected to the board.
It seems that reason and good judgment goes to their heads and the feeling of power overcomes them.
The rational thinking that they may have had in the past seems to disappear.
They seem to think that by asking an Attorney for guidance, they can do anything they or the attorney want.
They have the feeling of security because the attorney that you and I pay for says GO.
If a board member does not go thru this transformation, they are criticized (like Jim Mayfield)or illegally tossed off the board even though the people have voted them in (Nona Tobin).
SO WHY THE RECALL LETTER FROM THE FORMER BOARD MEMBERS??
SIMPLE, THEY HAVE ALSO BEEN GUILTY OF THE SAME INDISCRETIONS WHEN THEY SERVED.
THEY ARE AFRAID IF CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS ARE EXPOSED AND FOUND GUILTY THRU RECALL.
THEY COULD BE CATEGORIZED AS SIMILAR TO THE BAD GUYS.
THEY ARE FEARFUL THAT PEOPLE COULD LOOK BACK AND COMPARE THEM TO THE FAILURES.
SO….IN ORDER FOR THESE PAST BOARD MEMBERS TO PROTECT THEIR REPUTATION AND NOT BE PUT INTO A SIMILAR CATEGORY OR VIEWED AS RECALLED MEMBERS, THEY SENT A LETTER TO EVERYONE IN AN ATTEMPT TO CONFIRM THEIR CREDIBILITY.
WHY WAS THERE NO MENTION OF WHO PAID FOR THIS LETTER?
WHO PAID FOR THE 7100+ POSTAGE AND PRINTING?
WHO SUPPLIED THE SECRET LIST OF ALL THE HOMES IN SCA WHICH IS SUPPOSE TO BE PROTECTED BY PRIVACY?
SHAME ON ALL THOSE PAST MEMBERS THAT SIGNED THE LETTER.
These Directors remind me of one of President Richard Nixon's most famous lines,
"I AM NOT A CROOK!"
However, it needs amending for the current situation at SCA:
"WE ARE NOT CROOKS!"
I'm pretty sure that if TRICKY DICK was still alive, he'd be proud of Team Oscar.
Another thought: Maybe, if we work really hard, Team Oscar will ride off in the famous OSCAR Meyer Weinermobile.
How any of those could oppose the recall after all of these goings on have taken place, would amaze Houdini.
Where have those people living in SCA been all these years, in a bubble?
They're hobbits who have no life other than going to boring meetings and making comments on a blog which are are normally insulting and senseless, while claiming others are hateful.
Obviously, they believe that commentary is appropriate while "normal" people would look at such behavior as belonging in a barn.