From: David Andrews 
Subject: Re: ACB Washington Connection (fwd)
On 1997-09-25 NFB-Talk@NFBnet.org said:
 JG>Cc: Multiple recipients of NFBnet NFB-Talk Mailing List
 JG> Andy:
 JG>Considering your pattern of past postings to this list, I don't
 JG>think it would be unfair for anyone to infer that your recent
 JG>practice of posting ACB messages to this NFB list is politically
 JG>motivated.  So, you might as well drop the disguise that you are
 JG>merely passing along information. As to the content, if you are
 JG>advocating that we should adopt the ACB'S political strategy,
 JG>whether on the Gorton amendment or anything else, I doubt that you
 JG>will have many takers here.  Concerning the Gorton amendment, the
 JG>I would be more concerned with the thought that you are
 JG>deliberately trying to disrupt it. On that point, I would say that
 JG>this list has been set up for the discussion of NFB programs and
 JG>efforts.  Anyone who subscribes to this list owes the rest of us
 JG>the curtesy of recognizing that fact.  As director of Governmental
 JG>Affairs for the NFB, I would not feel comfortable with the thought
 JG>that someone would be using my messages deliberately to disrupt
 JG>another group's approach. Therefore, please respect our right to
 JG>maintain a list which we use in our movement for communicating with
 JG>one another about timely issues and strategy.  If you don't want to
 JG>do it that way, then the ACB'S list, or one that you create for
 JG>yourself, may be more to your liking. Thanks, J. g.
Mr. Gashel:
Thanks for those to the point words.  I tend to moderate with a light hand
here, maybe to light a hand.  I do so, because any action on my part brings
on tons of sensorship, mind control, and big brother in Baltimore messages.
Most things go away, so I just ignore them.  However, we have had at least
two ACB postings here, in the past week.
I am tempted to ask if Andy, or others are posting our alerts in ACB forums?
 If not, why?
We put out material on NLS funding weeks ago, and I didn't see anything from
the ACB until very recently, as an example.
Mr. Gashel has been at this business for over 25 years, and by most people's
estimation, inside and outside the NFB, he does a fine job.
Am I saying there should never be an ACB corss-post here. No, of course not.
 However, two in a week starts to look like a pattern.
The purpose of this list is: "for the discussion of matters of interest to
the members of the National Federation of the Blind and our friends."
Judging by the attacks on the NFB in the Braille Forum, what is going on in
Missouri, and over Washington D.C. transit, it is stretching it some to
think that the ACB is our friend.
DA
David Andrews (dandrews@visi.com)
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