Starve.Org White Noise Usenet Archive: "Re: Response to Eade"

>I take note of several postings by USCF FIDE Zonal President Jim Eade in
>response to my criticism of FIDE's move away from Zonal Qualifiers to the
>World
>Championship Tournament to a Continental Tournament System.

>Unfortunately, Jim's response was more personal than substantive. He does not
>properly serve his position when he does this.

Donnie, you tell a lie and then pretend that it is I that has done something
wrong.. I addressed the substance of your posts. Sure I expressed scorn for
your lack of credibility, but I also refuted your baseless allegations one by
one. If you want to write that I scorned you, while properly addressing the
substance of your remarks, I would be willing to concede the point.

You claimed that we were no longer defending our Zone status. That was untrue.
You claimed that the Presidential Board acted arbitrarily. That was untrue.
I could go on. Your entire post was littered with factual error, and highly
emotional in nature. It is my responsibility to set the record straight when
someone, such as yourself, comes on and either willingly or unwillingly spreads
false information.

I especially dislike it when you do it, because it is my opinion that you've
misled the membership for years. I'd have cut you some slack, if this was the
first or second or third or twentieth time...

>When, in his response, Jim refers to me as Donnie he is relating to an animal
>story he wrote about his fellow Executive Board Members with whom he served
>from 1993 to 1996 when, in demeaning fashion, he called me: Donnie the
>Weasel,

Actually, it is mere supposition on your part what I'm relating to. I call you
Donnie for the same sort of reason I call Scammie, Scammie. You lack
credibility. Could you explain the "chart" for us again, Donnie?

When, and if, either one of you develops a respect for accuracy in reporting
over political manipulation, I might lower the setting on my disdain-o-meter.

>former USCF Delegate to FIDE Fan Adams: Fannie the Ape, Secretary Rachel
>Lieberman: Rach Rach the Parrot, Vice President Bill Goichberg: Billy the Dog
>and Member at Large Bob Ferguson: Robbie the Rodent.

I remain extremely proud of that composition. I do regret that I did not make
Bill, Billy the Goat, which in hindsight was the obvious thing to do.

>Jim Eade also said, in his recent postings, that unlike the USCF Delegate to
>FIDE, he interprets his Zonal President job as representing the interests of
>all of America.

That is not true, Donnie. I am a member of the Board of the Continental
Americas. I have responsibilities to all of the Americas, because of that
post. Is this an outright lie on your part, or were you just confused?

>I disagree. While that type of reasoning may apply to Steve
>Doyle who was elected FIDE VP by the FIDE General Assembly, Jim Eade was
>appointed to his one-country Zonal Vice President post by the USCF to
>represent
>USCF interests. The other FIDE Zones in Americas are well represented and
>have
>very qualified people representing their interests.

Donnie is either intentionally overlooking the fact that I have an additional
job, along with my Zone Presidency, or he is sadly confused. In either event,
he continues to make a fool of himself. I was appointed to the Board of the
Continental Americas, not simply to represent US interests, as Donnie would
have it, but to represent the interests of the Continent (defined as North,
South and Latin America) as well.

>I hope, that with Jim's rebuttal to this posting, we can lay aside the
>personal
>and concentrate on getting a coordinated USCF response to FIDE regarding the
>on-going changes to the World Championship cycle.

Donnie, I would be happy to do that. Let me tell you how I think it might've
happened differently. Instead of coming on RGCP blasting away with
misinformation, perhaps you could've called or written to me first. When you
bypass me, as you did for the three years we were on the Board together, it
automatically starts us out on a bad footing.

If you can't stand even writing to me, for heavens sake, you could've
approached Bill Kelleher, or Tim Redman and constructively worked on getting a
coordinated USCF response. That is how a person acts when they want to
constructively work with others.

You want a war of words on RGCP? Fine, be careful what you ask for. You want
to work constructively together? Fine. Don't initiate a war of words with me
on RGCP! It's pretty simple, really.

Look, Don, (OK?) everytime you screw with me you end up regretting it. Try NOT
screwing with me, and see whether we have a more productive working
relationship in the future.

James Eade
Remove the Sheesh to respond. Don't worry. Talk happy.