THE BURNING EMBER 11

BULLFROG'S PASTIME
ELECTRONIC CHARACTER ASSASSINATIONS

APWU Local President Greg Stinson, the bullfrog, just does not know when to quit. As I wrote before, he started attacking the other members of the local executive board right from the beginning of his term. He continues to launch his feeble personal attacks much to the dismay and disgust of many members of this local and others members throughout the country. One of my sources on the local executive board forwarded to me a copy of an e-mail that bullfrog sent to the other members of the local executive board and some members of the local. What follows is an excerpt from his e-mail. Bullfrog wrote,

“ I felt you the membership should be made aware of the true despicable nature of these persons who try to portray themselves as Unionist, who will go to ANY deceitful lengths of slimy behavior, legally or illegally. You all have my permission to past the email I sent to the E Board, around to ALL members so they can see what kind of despicable people they really are.” (All misspelling and capital letters were copied as written.)

I was appalled. Here he is making personal attacks on the other members of executive board. Now, in any organization it is normal for there to be differences—especially when the group is as diverse as our union. There will be debate, discussions, and disagreements, sometimes heated. Most of the members of the local realize this and treat it for what it is—just a fact of doing business. This is true in our local also. I have seen the members of the executive board disagree, discuss and then compromise in an effort to do what is best for the local. Sometimes one side prevails; sometimes the other—the discussions are never personal. Bullfrog’s attacks though are simply attacks on character of the other members of the local executive board. He makes those attacks for personal and professional gain.

In this case, he was angry that other board members did not respond to an earlier e-mail concerning a missing computer thumb drive. He accused two of the board members of stealing the device, without any evidence. Unable to get a response, he made an irrational attack on all of the members of the local board—a no fact attack. It was shocking enough that sent the e-mail to other members, but he had to go one step beyond; he sent the e-mail to APWU National Officers, other locals in the country, and even to people who are in USPS management, which causes me again to wonder why he involves management in the affairs of the local. One of the members of the local executive board, who is tired of bullfrog’s attacks, told me he even contacted an attorney in order to pursue a defamation suit against the bullfrog. Now, as if this character assassination was not enough, the bullfrog continues to make infantile and poorly thought out electronic personal attacks on the other members of the local executive board. I know I have seen and read the documentation that others have sent or given me.

I received a web site address and printed copies from the site from one of my sources. It is a site set up by the bullfrog. On that site he continues his pathetic personal attacks. It was just awful. He has a section on his site titled the “Dog Pound” in that he has listed the names of several members of the local. I was able to access the “Dog Pound” and I was shocked. There were things written there that were simply sad little personal attacks on good members of the local. There is also a section titled “The Fire Hydrant Award.” You can only guess what he means by that. In that section he makes a personal attack on one of the women members of the local board. The attack was personal in nature and completely irrelevant to any issue affecting the local. He makes attacks on union members, but never makes any statements about management. This is from a person who stated in his campaign literature that he would take a strong stance against management and who claims on his web site to be 150% for Union solidarity, though I have not seen it yet. Of course, when bullfrog found out that other members were reading what he had written he quickly tried to cover his tracks by changing his web site and denying access to it by others. I am wondering what the Union company that is selling the web space for unions to use would say if they saw that their site was is being used to attack union members.

The election is coming. We only have about 170 days until we get a new local president. The members of the local should keep in mind what the bullfrog has done while in office--attacking members and helping management, when the time comes to elect a new local president. In the mean time, the members as a whole need to keep the bullfrog in check, when he shows up at the picnic, the National Convention, or the next membership meeting he needs to be confronted by you the members as you deserve accountability and answers.

For more immediate answers, call him on his cell at 503-819-7298 or e-mail him at orbulldog1@verizon.net or gstin29803@yahoo.com