Comments on: Did they think no one would find out? http://blog-aauw.org/2009/08/20/did-they-think-no-one-would-find-out/ Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:00:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Willa Lawall http://blog-aauw.org/2009/08/20/did-they-think-no-one-would-find-out/#comment-4018 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:09:22 +0000 http://blog-aauw.org/?p=3410#comment-4018 As a former President of the Charlottesville Branch, I was shocked to learn from Gwen Dent, our most recent President, that the cited letter used her home address without her permission and cited the name of our dear lamented longtime historian, Anne Waldner, who died before the ‘cap and trade’ issue ever came up. So, not only were Bonner and Associates engaging brazenly in theft of the AAUW logo, their theft of address and identity was grossly insulting.

]]> By: Katherine Broendel http://blog-aauw.org/2009/08/20/did-they-think-no-one-would-find-out/#comment-4016 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:54:02 +0000 http://blog-aauw.org/?p=3410#comment-4016 Thanks for your post, Jill. In addition, I’m glad to see your letter to the editor was published today in The Daily Progress in Charlottesville, VA:
http://tinyurl.com/lb964o

]]> By: Darlene T. Griggs http://blog-aauw.org/2009/08/20/did-they-think-no-one-would-find-out/#comment-4007 Sat, 22 Aug 2009 16:39:22 +0000 http://blog-aauw.org/?p=3410#comment-4007 To: Congressman Markey, VA

The fraud by special interest groups using the AAUW logo is abhorent to all members of our organization and well as to people of good will everywhere. It is to be hoped that you will continue to probe this outrageous act and to urge prosecution of the suspected individuals who were parties to such an act.

Thank you,

Darlene G

]]> By: Bettine Avenia http://blog-aauw.org/2009/08/20/did-they-think-no-one-would-find-out/#comment-4005 Sat, 22 Aug 2009 15:27:26 +0000 http://blog-aauw.org/?p=3410#comment-4005 Dear Congressman,

I am truly outraged at the lack of ethics and common sense that lobbying groups and political activitist will use to get attention.

As the technology becomes more sophisticated it is harder for individuals and organizations to protect themselves and their good names for common theives masquerading as do-gooders.

There is no easy answer to thwarting these technotheives, but a measure of caution must be exercised by legislators who receive mailings from institutions / groups / non-profits that would not normally reach out in such a private way.

The burden that extemists place on the legimitate change process is staggering and themockery made of legimitate organizations cannot be tolerated. Prosecuting known offenders, regardless of their cries of innocence, is essential.

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