THE BURNING EMBER 15

BULLFROG CHARGES ON

Well, less than a week has passed since the National Convention and the bullfrog is back in Portland and up to his tomfoolery—splashing around in the mud and making attacks on the rest of the local executive board and other members. It is of course understandable considering how he was continually snubbed by APWU National Officers. He must be so frustrated after having the National Officers treat him like the pariah that he is. It seems they are content to only let the bullfrog stay in office for the rest of his term and nothing else. He was real distressed when the National Secretary/Treasurer set him straight on his alleged charges. Maybe bullfrog will get the hint that national wants nothing to do with him, I think not. Now he is back in Portland, and if must cause him a great deal of angst to know he must now face the membership and be held accountable for his ham-fisted handling of the stewards list and his letters and deals with management, without National’s support. One might wonder why with all of that why he would want to add to his list of bone-headed blunders but he did.

It seems that the bullfrog believes that the local’s credit card is his own personal card in that he can charge things and not account for the expenditures. The local’s Secretary/Treasurer alerted the membership to a possible problem and the membership directed the audit committed to investigate the usage and accountability of the local’s credit card. The audit committee did so on July 20, 2008. The entire audit committee was there as were some other concerned members. Greg Stinson was invited, but in keeping with his usual duck and cover avoidance tactics he failed to show. The audit committee found some things that are very disturbing.

It seems there are several charges to the card with no receipts for accountability. The total of those charges is about $1068.00. The other two people on the card accounted and provided receipts for their items, which leaves only Greg Stinson as the person using the card. He was asked by letter to provide receipts, but has refused to do so. Another letter was sent asking him to explain why the local had to pay more for his travel to Las Vegas than for other members, he has failed to respond. I guess he believes that his is above accountability for his charges. His use of the local’s funds without authorization or accountability equates to theft and embezzlement, albeit petty theft. Now in typical bullfrog fashion he is splashing mud around in an attempt to cover his gaffes. His moronic response is that the local cannot prove who made the charges. Problem with that is that two of the charges are for airline tickets in his name, oops. I wonder who he is going to blame for those charges. Fortunately the audit committee cancelled the credit card in order to keep the bullfrog from charging on and to protect the local. Now, we have more members who now want him to explain this new issue along with the other issues that he has failed to explain. His time is coming.

The local membership meeting is coming September 21. I strongly urge all members to show up and get some answers for all of his misdoings, shenanigans, including his failure to account for his use of the local’s funds. Regardless, it is going to be fun to watch him sweat, stutter, and stammer as he tries to explain himself. I expect him to use typical evasive and mud splashing tactics, of course that is what the bullfrog is good at, wallowing in the mud.

If you wish you can call him on his cell, 503-819-7298 or email him at orbulldog1@verizon.net, gstin29803@yahoo.com.