Posted on 02/26/2007 11:27:40 AM PST by RonDog
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Contact: Robert Vasquez, Media coordinator
208-989-4260
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MINUTEMAN PROJECT, Inc., CHANGES LEADERSHIP
FEBRUARY 24, 2007
"The MINUTEMAN PROJECT, Inc.," (MMP) was a concept created to defend the sovereignty of the United States of America. The organization created sought to empower American citizens in the exercise of their constitutional rights to demand redress of grievances from the government's failure to enforce United States Immigration law.
While "The MINUTEMAN PROJECT, Inc.," recognizes the efforts and contributions made by Mr. Jim Gilchrist at the inception of the organization, the MMP Board of Directors has determined that a change of leadership based on internal issues was necessary.
MMP has led the fight in this culture war being waged on the American middle-class, and in order to continue its commitment to every American citizen, today announced it will immediately implement a reorganization of internal administrative, operational, membership, and accounting policies.
MMP today asks its membership for their continued support throughout this reorganization and pledges to make the MMP a stronger, more viable, efficient and politically effective mechanism as we move forward to press for the United States Government to enforce immigration law, secure America's borders, and safe-guard American citizens from illegal aliens criminal, health, gang-related and economic threats.
Vibrant, ethical and responsive leadership is pledged to our members by current MMP President Mr. Marvin Stewart, and MMP Treasurer Ms. Deborah Courtney. "I stand committed to re-focusing the direction of the MINUTEMAN PROJECT to the goals established when this great movement first came on the scene" Mr. Stewart stated. "While others may seek to profit from an effort to secure America's borders, true patriots will draw a line in the sand whether it is against the proponents of illegal aliens, or internal foes bent on avarice and greed" Mr. Stewart concluded.
"I have pledged my time, my effort and my personal resources, to maintain what I truly believe is the only organization that can swing the ship of state back on course" Ms Courtney said. "Although we face a difficult process in the reorganization of the MMP, it is based on external forces that cannot go unchallenged" Ms Courtney stated.
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Seriously, I generally try to stay away from asking questions about a woman's AGE, and/or her MARITAL STATUS -- unless I have a good reason to need to know it.Plus, I think that Deborah had some kind of "stalker" problem, so her name change does not necessarily bother me much.
BCC membership and friends,
The recent developments in the Minuteman Project are not cause for celebration. It saddens all of us that a great patriot like Jim Gilchrist must endure such public humiliation at the hands of grifters. It is for this reason that the Co-founders of Blue Collar Conservatives, Edwin R Williams and Gene Champagne strongly suggest to our membership that they refrain from making any disparaging remarks about Jim. As far as we are concerned, Jim Gilchrist IS the 21st Century Minuteman and co-founder of the Original Minuteman Project. He and MCDC President, Chris Simcox are the heart and soul of the Minuteman movement.
The Myspace.com/MinutemanProject page is not in Jim's possession any longer. It is up to you, but most of us have removed them from our friends list. Please pass this on.
Thank You,
Gene Champagne
Edwin R Williams
Plus, I think that Deborah had some kind of "stalker" problem, so her name change does not necessarily bother me much.
RD: If both names are mentioned in a newspaper article, how are you protecting your privacy???
It is not something that we should treat trivially.The serial offender who viciously attacked her several years ago may now do so again -- more easily, as a result of this publicity of this court fight.
Just recieved this e-mail and feel that both sides should be heard.....
Dear Minutemen,
Yes it is true. Several people who Jim Gilchrist fully trusted have put
their pursuit of money and power above the Cause. They conspired to
remove Jim Gilchrist as head of the Minuteman Project and insert
themselves in positions of power in the organization.
Who are these individuals?
Deborah Peterson - AKA Deborah Courtney
Marvin Stewart - a quasi-Minister and government worker
Barbara Coe - California Coalition for Immigration Reform
I am still stunned. Did they really think that all of us would just roll
over and let this happen?
See the MMP press release below and please note the following about
these three individuals:
1. Using stolen passwords they hacked into our Web Servers and changed
the passwords for several of our accounts.
2. They took control of all our Minuteman Project email addresses. As of
right now, all email sent to anyone @minutemanproject.com goes to these
corporate raiders. We are forced to use our personal email addresses
until this is resolved in court. You can contact us at:
Linda Muller [WebMaster] - lindamuller@forthecause.us
Jim Gilchrist [MMP Founder]- century21minuteman@sbcglobal.net
Tim Bueler [Media] - media@timbueler.com
3. It also looks like they might have stolen our email list. If you, as
a member of the Minuteman Project email list, receive email claiming it
is from the MMP, from anyone other than me, Tim or Jim, please remember
it is bogus.
4. They stole over 20,000 pages of our letterhead stationery and
envelopes bearing Jim Gilchrist's personal signature. Needless to say if
you receive any letters in the mail that seem out of character, you will
know they are from this band of devious conspirators.
5. As of right now they have been unable to hack into our website - we
still have full control over it. Tommy Crenshaw, who manages our system,
is keeping watch on it round the clock. He says they are using
sophisticated hacking tools to try and break into the Web Server. Thus
far he has been able to thwart their incessant attempts to break in.
Again, if you notice content on the website that seems out of character,
you can assume that they were successful in taking over our website. If
that happens, stay tuned to my personal website at www.forthecause.us
for updates.
For now I just wanted to make sure you know about our email addresses
and the stolen stationery so you will not be confused if you are
contacted by them. I will be writing up much more on this over the next
few days and posting it on the www.minutemanproject.com and the
www.forthecause.us websites... and also emailing it to several lists.
Please help Jim Gilchrist and the Minuteman Project by sending this
information across the USA. Post it on websites. Upload it to message
boards and chat rooms.
I for one will be damned if I will stand quietly by while Deborah
Peterson [AKA Deborah Courtney], Marvin Stewart and Barbara Coe try to
steal the Minuteman Project from Jim Gilchrist. How about you?
As always, For the Cause - Linda
And still the Minuteman Project Webmaster!
BTTT
Looks like jail time.
RonDog,
You've know me an even longer time, and I can tell you from personal experience that Deborah Courtney/Peterson has libeled me and Gayle, trying to destroy our good names simply because I refused to appoint Deborah to the California Republican Party.
In her deceitful attempts to hurt me and my family, she submitted a false W-2 to the Internal Revenue Service to cause me trouble (I have been found innocent of her claims and she is now under investigation by the I.R.S. for perjuring herself). Additionally, she has promulgated a rumor that I "borrowed $10,000 from her" and refuse to pay her back. I really take umbrage at that since I have been working 3 jobs for the past 2 years in order to retire ALL of my campaign debt, and as of this date EVERY DEBT IS PAID IN FULL.
In addition, when I was a member of the Board of Directors of the "D'Angelo Foundation" which Deborah started, she attempted to do things which were unethical and possibly illegal. She was only prevented from accomplishing such by the strenuous efforts of myself and the other Board Members.
She asked me to write and mail a letter on behalf of the "foundation" to solicit donations from my extensive list of contacts (from my Assembly campaign)with the promise that she would reimburse me for the postage and printing. I never received a cent for my efforts, AND she intercepted the self-addressed return donation envelopes so the Board of Directors never found out how much was received back in donations from this mailing effort.
I and the other members of the Board found it necessary to resign from her "foundation" and distance ourselves from it (and her) for fear of possible legal problems brought on by Deborah's playing fast and loose with the legal obligations of the corporation. In fact, I believe that (without the knowlege or approval of the Board of Directors) Deborah issued "tax-deductable" receipts for donations to the "foundation" even though she never filed the paperwork necessary to obtain 501c3 status!
I think you should take a long look at the growing string of names of people who were once close to Deborah, who now know as I do that she cannot be trusted, and is a bitter, vindictive woman who sows devisiness everywhere she goes.
"As you may know, getting Deborah's other name made public through this lawsuit has arguably endangered her life"
Oh PU-LEASE!! Deborah uses both last names interchangeably depending on who she's talking to or who's taking her picture! Now that she's "married" (had a ceremony alongside the Potomac but, once again, failed to file the paperwork - anyone see a pattern here? - oooh, or is she still receiving spousal support from her former husband?)I'm surprised that she's not using all three names in order to confuse people who might have papers to serve!
"QUORUM FOR STOCKHOLDER MEETINGS Delaware law allows a corporation's certificate of incorporation or by-laws to specify the number of shares whose holders shall be present or represented by proxy at any meeting in order to constitute a quorum, but requires the quorum to consist of at least one-third of the shares entitled to a vote at the meeting... "
But all require notification of ALL board members, no less than 7 days prior to the meeting. It wasn't lobster that smelled fishy at that meeting.
Deborah tried to pull the same kind of stunts with the so-called "D'Angelo Foundation" by deciding things on her wild (and I emphasize WILD) whims without calling Board Meetings.
Just like in her "real" life, she sets scenery up to make things look legit and reasonable to the casual observer, but runs willy-nilly (some say "manic") in her actual practices.
Be careful, RonDog. Be VERY careful . . . there are a great number of us who once trusted and tried to help her; we're all now busy pulling the knives out of our backs.
As I said to one person (now formerly cose to Deborah); I wasn't the first to feel her wrath for being so bold as to suggest she needs emotional/mental counseling, and I'm quite sure I won't be the last. That formerly close person is now one of our fellow members in the (vastly growing) club of people viciouly betrayed and libeled by Deborah.
Amen!
BTTT!
BTTT!
ping
BCR,
Is this true? Has Barbara come to her senses and realized that her cohorts in this coup are snakes???
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