I am sure you all remember Joe Lunch Bucket, the back bone of our society. There is actually a picture of his Grandson, as he is almost five montths old today. His picture was in the New York Times, January 1, 2012, edition of the Business Section - certain to become a cult classic. For those who have not seen this classic cartoon by Thomas L. Fluharty the child is sitting on a stack of what appears to be government reports, smart phone in hand, briefcase and a scream so loud that it definitely caught my neighbor Peter Ray's attention as well as my own. The bubble over the babies head reads: "I just got here, But I know trouble when I see it! Honest to goodness an all time classic. Now this is one cartoonist that really gets it!
Joe Lunch Bucket's grandson looked Peter and I up recently in his quest for those who knew his grandfather. He has decided to take baby talk to a whole new level and found my neighbor Peter and I fascinated. Since we were well acquainted with his grandfather there was an instant kinship.
Now, I am speaking for him as this is the topic that drove him to find Peter and I. A settlement of approximately $2,000.00 for each homeowner that was screwed over by the banks, servicing companies, mortgage brokers and all of the other crooks and frauds tied up in the newest scam of cottage industries meant and designed with the purpose of seeing you get "f-----." They are perfectly set up to oust you from house and home whether it is legal or not. He demands imprisonment for all of them. My neighbor and I agree. Who entered this settlement anyway - was there no period for comment or was it done in the deep of night behind smoke filled rooms. He refuses to comment on the commentators from the various universities since they are in no way believable. He asked me to relay the following to those economist who would dare side on the part of the government: "Tell them to get a life - a real job and report back later." He told me to relay to you in no uncertain terms that he is really pissed. I for one can not blame him. It is repugnant and reprehensible that bankers won't go to prison. He wants to know, "Where the buck stops!" I tried to convey that no one person will take responsibility but you can count on the usual suspects as lawyers, bankers, servicing agents and politicians as the most likely culprits. Yes, I agree that the foreclosed home owner is going to agree to a meager $2,000.00 settlement. Since they have all moved into apartments what do they expect them to buy - no washers and dryers, and certainly no down payments on another home as their credit has been forever destroyed. Joe Lunch Bucket's grandson wanted to meet his grandfather but all of his grandfather's inherent losses - job and home, gave him a heart attack and he died before his grandson was born. His grandson said to pass this message along as well, - "If you do get that stupid chomp change of $2,000.00 sign it under protest and tell them it is only a pittance of what is still owed to them - SUE SUE SUE!" The nerve to think people can be bought off so cheaply. It is an embarrassment to all Americans! His grandson keeps screaming. Peter Ray and I do not believe he has said all he is going to say. But this was traumatizing enough in one day for all of us. Peter and I needed to go home and individually recharge.
Note: Joe Lunch Bucket's Grandson's opinions are not necessarily those exact opinions of the authors- however, close they may be.
Respectfully submitted,
Peter Ray and Mary Elizabeth Bullock
Signing out Peter Ray and Mary Elizabeth
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Bullock v EEOC: Government Inc. Public Officials for Profit
Bullock v EEOC: Government Inc. Public Officials for Profit: The real problem with government and corporate corruption is that each of these entities are increasingly acting in the interests of no one ...
Government Inc. Public Officials for Profit
The real problem with government and corporate corruption is that each of these entities are increasingly acting in the interests of no one but themselves. Once the government figured out that it was a "business," corruption became epidemic and the assumption became "to hell with morals." Our government now functions under capitalistic ethics. Government handbooks (their policy - the dusty book on the shelf) as well as their politics (what actually goes on) does everything but condone outright lying. Although government cover ups and lying has become a sport in Washington.
Almost everyday, I read more and more about judicial corruption. I personally want to believe that this is one area outside the influence of politics. This however does not work for me, or most of the public. I know this because . . . I was a judge for the EEOC which is probably one of the most corrupt judiciaries in the nation. Ordered by the Chairwoman Cari Dominguez to change my decision in a finding of discrimination in favor of two women attorneys and against the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Chairwoman, stated "[she] did not want a sister agency to suffer." When I absolutely refused to change the decision, I was grossly harassed and retaliated against for years - even to the point of a supervisor telling me that I would be dead - by their hands or my own. It's on the record. This is old news for politicians who have personally sought out and corrupted our judicial system. Yet, most American's truly want to believe they can still get a fair shake once they get their day in court, that is if they even get that far. The abuse of power under the color of authority is when a public figure, regardless of elected or appointed, attempts to interfere with the one last citadel citizens believed was without and above corruption, our judicial system. I have seen some of the very worst corruption in the EEOC's judiciary yet the public, albeit aware of corruption, is clueless as to the depth and breadth of the problem. Like the murder of Kennedy do we have to place the truth in a container and bury it in the ground for fifty years or can we face up to it now, and rid ourselves of the problem. I for one cannot tolerate a justice system that is no longer capable of responsibly dispensing justice. I am sick of influence peddling when it comes to judges deciding on a matter where cases become precedent. The players know what is going on while the rest of us missed the memo. Had I personally known what the EEOC judiciary was capable of inflicting on one of their own judge's, especially on a disable person with two terminal illnesses, I would have avoided the system at all costs. I was definitely way too naive to see my very own personal destruction coming at me like a freight train. Truth is really stranger than fiction. The bogey-man is real, not some made up story for prime time but alive and well in government institutions.
What to do - what to do? Perhaps one of you will have an answer. Hope springs eternal.
Legal ethics have been dumbed down, completely eliminating "right" from "wrong." Moral considerations are now optional. Public officials and those appointed individuals to positions of power have lost their consciences. No longer is a position of public trust a noble calling to serve others.
The call of the question is what to do when the government is in dire need of a moral makeover, and who will impose it? The problem is far beyond the greatest spin doctors. A good dose of honesty, integrity and sensitivity to human decency would be a great start. Public officials must be held to a higher standard of conduct. Any external steps to eliminate corruption or combat the effects thereof are poor substitutes for personal moral character. No external inducements can take the place of higher spiritual aspirations, with strong and unshakable convictions that corruption is dishonorable, and that ultimately dishonor is truly worse than death itself.
Does anyone here know of someone worthy of the cause? Someone, and I mean someone soon, needs to step up to the plate, and be the change agent we so desperately need.
Respectfully submitted,
Honorable Mary Elizabeth Bullock (Retired)
Almost everyday, I read more and more about judicial corruption. I personally want to believe that this is one area outside the influence of politics. This however does not work for me, or most of the public. I know this because . . . I was a judge for the EEOC which is probably one of the most corrupt judiciaries in the nation. Ordered by the Chairwoman Cari Dominguez to change my decision in a finding of discrimination in favor of two women attorneys and against the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Chairwoman, stated "[she] did not want a sister agency to suffer." When I absolutely refused to change the decision, I was grossly harassed and retaliated against for years - even to the point of a supervisor telling me that I would be dead - by their hands or my own. It's on the record. This is old news for politicians who have personally sought out and corrupted our judicial system. Yet, most American's truly want to believe they can still get a fair shake once they get their day in court, that is if they even get that far. The abuse of power under the color of authority is when a public figure, regardless of elected or appointed, attempts to interfere with the one last citadel citizens believed was without and above corruption, our judicial system. I have seen some of the very worst corruption in the EEOC's judiciary yet the public, albeit aware of corruption, is clueless as to the depth and breadth of the problem. Like the murder of Kennedy do we have to place the truth in a container and bury it in the ground for fifty years or can we face up to it now, and rid ourselves of the problem. I for one cannot tolerate a justice system that is no longer capable of responsibly dispensing justice. I am sick of influence peddling when it comes to judges deciding on a matter where cases become precedent. The players know what is going on while the rest of us missed the memo. Had I personally known what the EEOC judiciary was capable of inflicting on one of their own judge's, especially on a disable person with two terminal illnesses, I would have avoided the system at all costs. I was definitely way too naive to see my very own personal destruction coming at me like a freight train. Truth is really stranger than fiction. The bogey-man is real, not some made up story for prime time but alive and well in government institutions.
What to do - what to do? Perhaps one of you will have an answer. Hope springs eternal.
Legal ethics have been dumbed down, completely eliminating "right" from "wrong." Moral considerations are now optional. Public officials and those appointed individuals to positions of power have lost their consciences. No longer is a position of public trust a noble calling to serve others.
The call of the question is what to do when the government is in dire need of a moral makeover, and who will impose it? The problem is far beyond the greatest spin doctors. A good dose of honesty, integrity and sensitivity to human decency would be a great start. Public officials must be held to a higher standard of conduct. Any external steps to eliminate corruption or combat the effects thereof are poor substitutes for personal moral character. No external inducements can take the place of higher spiritual aspirations, with strong and unshakable convictions that corruption is dishonorable, and that ultimately dishonor is truly worse than death itself.
Does anyone here know of someone worthy of the cause? Someone, and I mean someone soon, needs to step up to the plate, and be the change agent we so desperately need.
Respectfully submitted,
Honorable Mary Elizabeth Bullock (Retired)
Sunday, October 23, 2011
The Demise of Joe Lunch Bucket and the Arrival of the "Stepford' Employee
Everyday in reading the news paper,listening to the news or hearing a politician speak I am ill, and enraged. Joe Lunch Bucket was the man who went to work without fail everyday. He brought leftovers from last night's dinner, he worked in manufacturing with widgets and gadgets, and at the end of the day went home to his family. Joe had health care benefits, he paid his taxes, he made enough to pay his bills, buy a home for his beloved family, and was the backbone of our society. There are no more Joe Lunch Buckets. His jobs went oversees because corporate America was and remains indifferent and greedy. Without a single thought about their part in destroying America they thought about money and plenty of it when profit margins soared by shifting the work of Joe Lunch Bucket to China or third world countries. Boardrooms collectively rubbed their hands together and said "Goody Goody for us." Joe Lunch Bucket never had a prayer. At no time did these corporate players give one thought to the demise of Joe Lunch Bucket and the ripple effect to his family and to society as a whole.
Now enters the "Stepford employee. I am sure you saw the movie "Stepford wives who were given a lobatomy so they could not speak up or out about an unfair situation in their marriages. Now, life is stranger than fiction: here is the deal. The federal government is the single biggest employer in the United States. JOBS is the single, hottest four letter word in America (actually the lack thereof). When a federal worker has a conflict with his employer that smells like, walks like, and quakes like a duck - it is a duck or more commonly known as discrimination, whistle blowing or retaliation, he has no where to take a legitimate dispute to the only place he could go - the EEOC, because it is and has been proven to be grossly corrupt. (See my other blogs.) Now comes the Stepford employee, he cannot complain because he will almost assuredly lose his job. No one can afford to lose their jobs especially with entities such as Monster.com who boldly say, "DO NOT BOTHER TO APPLY IF YOU ARE UNEMPLOYED." Now he has figured out that his mode of survival is as follows: "yes sir, no sir, how high sir, anything else sir!" Regardless of the corrupt, illegal instructions he has been given there is no avenue to stand up and contest. He is a quick study - he looks at his friends or friends of his friends who spoke up, their lives were obliterated as well as their families in the ripple effect.
Congratulations to the politicians, government agencies and corporate America - the citizens have been righteously screwed. Joe Lunch Bucket is desperately needed in our economy and as a fine upstanding citizen we need his vote. Stepford employees will eventually say "no more!" - and riot in the streets. Unfortunately, the leaders of our country will call forth the militia and then democracy is dead! Query - think about it, it is happening as we speak. Help me call attention to this and do something about it!
Respectfully submitted,
Honorable Mary Elizabeth Bullock (Retired)
Now enters the "Stepford employee. I am sure you saw the movie "Stepford wives who were given a lobatomy so they could not speak up or out about an unfair situation in their marriages. Now, life is stranger than fiction: here is the deal. The federal government is the single biggest employer in the United States. JOBS is the single, hottest four letter word in America (actually the lack thereof). When a federal worker has a conflict with his employer that smells like, walks like, and quakes like a duck - it is a duck or more commonly known as discrimination, whistle blowing or retaliation, he has no where to take a legitimate dispute to the only place he could go - the EEOC, because it is and has been proven to be grossly corrupt. (See my other blogs.) Now comes the Stepford employee, he cannot complain because he will almost assuredly lose his job. No one can afford to lose their jobs especially with entities such as Monster.com who boldly say, "DO NOT BOTHER TO APPLY IF YOU ARE UNEMPLOYED." Now he has figured out that his mode of survival is as follows: "yes sir, no sir, how high sir, anything else sir!" Regardless of the corrupt, illegal instructions he has been given there is no avenue to stand up and contest. He is a quick study - he looks at his friends or friends of his friends who spoke up, their lives were obliterated as well as their families in the ripple effect.
Congratulations to the politicians, government agencies and corporate America - the citizens have been righteously screwed. Joe Lunch Bucket is desperately needed in our economy and as a fine upstanding citizen we need his vote. Stepford employees will eventually say "no more!" - and riot in the streets. Unfortunately, the leaders of our country will call forth the militia and then democracy is dead! Query - think about it, it is happening as we speak. Help me call attention to this and do something about it!
Respectfully submitted,
Honorable Mary Elizabeth Bullock (Retired)
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Judging Me
To My Dear Readers,
I have a new book soon to be published called, "Judging Me." This book has nothing to do with the fact that I was a federal civil rights judge as it has to do with a child raised in poverty, who was violently sexually abused and became a federal civil rights judge. It is more about overcoming adversity and is addressed to those people who are disillusioned, dispossessed, and disenfranchised. Everyone has a story to tell if others would only listen. In the beginning, the story is dark and depraved but ultimately like the critics have said, "It is truly the most inspirational." As I frequently, state, "If I can take the debris of my life and fashion it in such a way that I help one other person, than what happened to me was worthwhile." I hope that you too will find that it is a breath of hope for those who have no hope. When I convey the brutalities and cruelties it would have been understandable that my life would have gone according to statistics and case studies. And, yet, it did not. "Why does a flower that grows through the crack of a sidewalk without purchase for a solid root base, through angry rains and careless people, turn out to be a miracle in its own right? It is about choices, life enhancing or life diminishing. Not one of us abdicates our right to choose, unless you are one of those people who decide life is not for the joy of becoming who and what you want to be but rather what those little houses of horror hone you to become - another monster. I beat the odds and so shall you, my reader. My name is Mary Elizabeth and this is my journey."
I have a new book soon to be published called, "Judging Me." This book has nothing to do with the fact that I was a federal civil rights judge as it has to do with a child raised in poverty, who was violently sexually abused and became a federal civil rights judge. It is more about overcoming adversity and is addressed to those people who are disillusioned, dispossessed, and disenfranchised. Everyone has a story to tell if others would only listen. In the beginning, the story is dark and depraved but ultimately like the critics have said, "It is truly the most inspirational." As I frequently, state, "If I can take the debris of my life and fashion it in such a way that I help one other person, than what happened to me was worthwhile." I hope that you too will find that it is a breath of hope for those who have no hope. When I convey the brutalities and cruelties it would have been understandable that my life would have gone according to statistics and case studies. And, yet, it did not. "Why does a flower that grows through the crack of a sidewalk without purchase for a solid root base, through angry rains and careless people, turn out to be a miracle in its own right? It is about choices, life enhancing or life diminishing. Not one of us abdicates our right to choose, unless you are one of those people who decide life is not for the joy of becoming who and what you want to be but rather what those little houses of horror hone you to become - another monster. I beat the odds and so shall you, my reader. My name is Mary Elizabeth and this is my journey."
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Government Corruption
Most people do not want to look at the world. Today, the world has been deceived about fundamental realities. All these deceptions become woven into the fabric of our lives. Therefore, in telling the truth it becomes a revolutionary act on two levels: personal; people want to be deceived because they do not want to know the truth about our world,i.e., one out of five children are below the poverty level in the United States - the highest rate among the industrialized nations, the truth upsets people so as a general rule people quiescence; institutional, including the government, requires deception of society so the power structure remains in place and benefits from having people a sleep at the wheel. Corruption is about money and power, without the benefit of a legitimate legal system there is nothing to stop the abusive practices. Since we no longer have the benefit of the law there are and will continue to be abuses within the system. The United States of America has run amok! There is no one or no entity willing to stop the horrific abuses because those at the top receive all of the gain. Which one of them will turn away from all the money they continue to receive because of the corrupt system? The government initiated and perpetuates the corruption.
Who is willing to step up to the plate and oust these outlaws? I for one cannot do it all. The more people who come together and demand authentic accountability of our politicians, bankers, etc., the more we as a country will survive rather than implode which is where we are headed. This is a mandate of and for the people. We cannot afford to be deceived for another second. Harsh as the truth is we have to face the fundamental realities that we have been lulled into believing are true when in fact they are bold-faced lies. Demand the government do its job!
Who is willing to step up to the plate and oust these outlaws? I for one cannot do it all. The more people who come together and demand authentic accountability of our politicians, bankers, etc., the more we as a country will survive rather than implode which is where we are headed. This is a mandate of and for the people. We cannot afford to be deceived for another second. Harsh as the truth is we have to face the fundamental realities that we have been lulled into believing are true when in fact they are bold-faced lies. Demand the government do its job!
Friday, September 2, 2011
Corruption in the EEOC
Dear Friends,
The gestation period for this particular blog has taken far too long, it is inspired by the most banal, and for the uninitiated, most questionable of all motives - personal outrage. Organizations become dinosaurs overnight because they fail to listen to the groundswell of an underground movement that has become organized and loud in the varying complaints of a system that perpetuates corruption. The internal corruption within the EEOC has been well documented and demonstrated.
There are drastic consequences of placing far too much power and authority in the hands of the EEOC when they cannot administer justice responsibly. The American justice system has witnessed the horrifying retreat of facts turned into fantasy. The EEOC has run amok in both Congress and the courts wielding unchecked power and influence. The system is propelled by powerful propaganda, virtually impregnated arrogance, and greed: reason gone mad, zero accountability; and money carries the day. The EEOC is a farce, it perpetuates horrific injustices.
Well meaning people tell us that "time heals all." It is a lie, especially when the wound is constantly ripped open by the intentional acts of others in a conscious attempt to hide the truth. Congress needs to step in for there to be any effective changes.
Respectfully submitted,
Honorable Mary Elizabeth Bullock (Retired)
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