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Re: INDIVIDUALS WITHIN USCF LINKED TO ORGANIZED CRIME (was: Re: Topic NOT discussed at the EB meeting!)

by "Ray Gordon, creator of the \"pivot\"" <ray@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > May 26, 2007 at 12:08 AM

>> >  How many times must the government refute this
>> > silly nonsense?  There is no such thing as "organized
>> > crime".
>>
>> Well "USCF" and "organized" don't always belong in the same sentence 
>> either.
>>
>> These attacks on Sloan's personal life are lame, however, and if
everyone
>> wants to get personal, he wouldn't fare so poorly by comparison to
many.
>> This is not an endorsement of what he does, but more a recognitition of

>> its
>> irrelevance.
>
> Character counts. It is a direct reflection of a persons soul.

So if someone has near-direct ties to ORGANIZED CRIME, would that mean
they 
can't serve USCF in any capacity?

>It is
> from this soul that our directions of right and wrong are derived. We
> color and mold our children by presenting them with role models in
> ourselves. They reflect this back and thus our character shapes and
> molds theirs.

Where does ORGANIZED CRIME fit into this moral scheme?


> It is not frivilous to ask about the content of his character, or lack
> there of.

What about ties to ORGANIZED CRIME where others who are involved with the 
running of USCF are concerned?

Tournament chess has never been populated by angels, you know.  As long as

the lifestyles don't spill over into the federation, why should it care 
about either?

-- 
Ray Gordon
The Club Hypno Message Boards.  Totally NEUTRAL discussion of ***y
hypnosis!
http://cybersheet.com/eve/forums/a/cfrm/f/4321015313

Would someone PLEASE become Ashlee Schull's new #1 fan?  She deserves 
better.

"When people are engaged in something they are not proud of, they do not
welcome witnesses. In fact, they come to believe the witness causes the 
trouble."

-- John Steinbeck
 




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"Ray Gordon, creator  2007-05-25 19:34:22 
Re: INDIVIDUALS WITHIN USCF LINKED TO ORGANIZED CRIME (was: Re:
"Ray Gordon, creator  2007-05-25 21:18:37 
Re: INDIVIDUALS WITHIN USCF LINKED TO ORGANIZED CRIME (was: Re:
"Ray Gordon, creator  2007-05-26 00:08:24 
Re: INDIVIDUALS WITHIN USCF LINKED TO ORGANIZED CRIME (was: Re:
"Chess One" <  2007-05-26 12:47:46 

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