"I already posted, to the best of my much distracted knowledge (it was an agitated political circus), Lewis Wendell's only contribution to the meeting was to read a prepared statement."
Thanks for your best recollection, it is very confusing because of the misinformation. Liz, please read the Public Record article closely. This published report MAKES CLEAR that Mr. Lewis Wendell gave the report about Mr. Fenton's refusal to cooperate with the investigation in response to Councilwoman Blackewell's verbal account. These are quotes reported as taking place at the meeting. There is no doubt about what is in this published, Public Record, report about events that occurred at this June 7th meeting. It's right there for all to see. Now, Melani has a secret official press release dated June 8th. You confirmed, that to the best of your knowledge, no refutation and explanation was given by Mr. Wendell revealing Mr. Fenton's refusal to cooperate with the investigation. Councilwoman Blackwell clearly told us that Mr. Fenton is not permitted to speak to anyone. This Public Record report asserts that Wendell refuted that aspect of this issue on the spot. These Wendell QUOTES have been said to be, "clearly stated," "explanations" and "replies." These false quotes never occurred. This false reporting calls Councilwoman B a liar. This false report of events was about a meeting witnessed by many people. This is a very serious issue. Thanks, Glenn ----- Original Message ----- From: Elizabeth F Campion To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, June 15, 2007 9:50 AM Subject: Re: [UC] Press release or Wendell statement? I already posted, to the best of my much distracted knowledge (it was an agitated political circus), Lewis Wendell's only contribution to the meeting was to read a prepared statement. I thought Lewis acted with remarkable forbearance to an intense degree of attack, some too personal and some way off the track. I felt he could (and perhaps should) have responded to some of the comments and questions that were not directly related to the John Fenton matter, but... it was not a UCD meeting, and Lewis may have been attempting to show some respect for Glenn Bryan's (PENN's) Agenda. Certainly no one else in the room, including myself, was interested in much more than the hijacking the meeting. Lewis Wendell, his lovely wife and beautiful children are our neighbors. They are good neighbors. We should not lose sight of this connectedness as we pursue remedies. Days after the meeting, I bumped into John Fenton at a retail establishment, and he would not discuss the matter, no matter how hard I pried. I forced a brief monolog of my sympathy and support, on him. All he would say was "Thank you." Both men continue to behave in ways that lead me to believe they would be better Allies than Enemies. Glenn, I find many of your posts confusing. I am not sure when nuance or sarcasm are in play. I am not sure where they dilute or confuse your message or turn away me (and other readers). Can you keep them simpler? Best! Liz On Fri, 15 Jun 2007 08:59:39 -0400 "Glenn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: It's unclear what Melani/Ucd are doing with this June 8th secret press release and who else is involved. The Public Record reports that Lewis Wendell first provided the latest Fenton information in a public spoken refutation and explanation on June 7th at the public University of Pennsylvania meeting. Read closely: '...She charged Fenton had been dismissed by UCD. Not so, replied UCD Executive Director Lewis Wendell, who attended the meeting. Fenton is on paid administrative leave pending the results of the internal investigation. "The UCD leadership is reviewing the matter and will determine an appropriate course of action once all the facts are known," he added. The investigation is slow in part because Fenton is not cooperating. 'UCD has made numerous documented attempts to contact John Fenton asking him to respond to the matter under investigation. Our calls and letters have gone unanswered," Wendell explained later.' "Not so, replied.." and "Wendell explained later" Folks, this is reported as supposedly given as a direct and public contradiction to Councilwoman Blackwell's spoken statements on June 7th, not cited from a June 8 press release. But, Wendell never made any thing like such a statement! A large number of people were at the reported meeting. West is not reporting that this information came from a press release after the fact, but was clearly explained by Wendell. Remember in the list posts, West wrote, "clearly stated.". West is enclosing part of the non-existent quotes and not other parts. I suspect that is the reason to assert this secret June 8th press release. Little mistakes here? I think not; the intention of the report is clear. Readers are clearly led to believe this spoken exchange occurred! Liz, Matt, Sharrieff, Freda, did anyone of you hear this explanation given by Mr. Wendell last Thursday? Did Mr. Wendell explain that Mr. Fenton was refusing to cooperate with the investigation? Did anyone hear that UCD calls and letters were "unanswered?" Did anyone hear about "numerous documented attempts?" Is it in any way believable that all of us whom have reported about the meeting missed this????? Did West hear this statement, hold back on clarifying all of our incorrect listserv reports, and now; he reports these very important quotes and clear statements alone? This report is the most unbelievable attack to date upon our elected representative. It is a very very bold lie. Other attendees, please help confirm the meeting statements. There is an announced UC Review report coming next week and the Penn meetings are supposed to have minutes. 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