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Originally Posted by Randy Bauer
Sam, Sam, Sam,
I could ask and get an answer and you would either (a) not believe it;
(b) ignore it and act as if I had not provided it; or (c) wait two or
three months and make the same claims.
Given this set of choices, I would prefer to make another logical
point as to why it's an absurd claim and then walk away.
First, there is no evidence whatsoever that Pauul and Susan didn't pay
their filing fees. Second, Paul and Susan worked very hard to get
elected to the USCF Board. They met every deadline for filing and for
submitting content to the USCF for inclusion in Chess Life. They
invested hundreds (if not thousands) of hours in preparing content on
Susan's blog and in other electoral efforts. It's unlikely that they
couldn't afford to pony up the $500. Under that set of circumstances,
can a logical person really believe that they didn't pay the filing
fees?
It's an absurd argument - and I am not surprised that you would make
it.
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But there is evidence. One is the statement they made after being
elected that they only spent $50 on their election campaign.
Another is that while on the board Beatriz Marinello asked Bill Hall
for a copy of the USCF's bank statements. The statements Bill Hall
mailed us failed to show checks received from Polgar and Truong but it
did show checks received from the other candidates.
Also, while I was on the board, we received CDs showing all checks
received and paid by the USCF since 2002. I went all through those CDs
and I never saw even one single check paid by Polgar or Truong or any
Polgar entity like Polgar Chess Inc. to the USCF but I saw many, many
checks paid by the USCF to Polgar, adding up to about $50,000.
There is a clear pattern of constant demands by them for money and
threats of lawsuits.
Thus, it would fit the pattern and would not be surprising at all if
Polgar and Truong did not pay their candidate's filing fees.
Regarding the "hundreds (if not thousands) of hours in preparing
content on Susan's blog" it has become clear that Susan does not
really do that blog, although she provides input. There have been days
when Susan was attending USCF meetings or traveling and we knew where
she was and could not possibly have access to a computer and still the
daily content of ten postings have appeared on her blog. For example,
right now she is in India. Is she spending her days over there now
posting to her blog, or is she touring the Taj Mahal?
Susan several times has thanked the person who is actually doing her
blog. As I recall, his name in Jenkins and he lives in Philadelphia.
The real question is: Since it is a simple question requiring a yes or
no answer, why do not you answer it?
Sam Sloan