Chess Forum / General Topics / April 2009

On Apr 23, 9:43 pm, jkh...@aim.com wrote:

I believe you're profoundly mistaken about that. Look at some things
Larry Parr said recently about Sam Sloan's accuracy:

“For the record, it was Sam Sloan who warned that the move to
Crossville, Tennessee, would be the ultimate cross for the USCF to
bear.  He predicted a cost of $750,000, which proved too low.

“For the record, it was Sam Sloan who brought up the issue of trying
to alienate the building which the USCF supposedly owned in Cross-to-
Bear.

“For the record, Sam's revelations got this writer to digging.  Eight
weeks before the Board made the fact public, I reported here that the
new building --about 40 percent the size of the older structure in
New Windsor -- was going to cost $650,000, up from the earlier
estimate
of $200,000 to $300,000.  We sold the older, larger building well
below
the price of the new building!  At the time I was called a liar.
Eight weeks later, the Board confirmed THE SAME FIGURE of $650,000.

“Then, as reported to me by a source(s), there was an inquisition to
find out who ‘leaked to Parr.’

“For the record, it was Sam Sloan who first broached the issue of a
sweetheart deal with a local good ol' boy architect in Cross-to-Bear.
Our Board and the insiders would not reveal the precise fee being
paid the architect.  Sam blew the whistle, and this writer was able
to
find out the figure -- an unbelievable fee of $60,000 to $65,000 for
a
building originally estimated to cost $200,000 to $300,000.

“Our chess politicos then announced AFTER my report that the fee
would be renegotiated DOWNWARDS with the local good ol' boy
architect.
Then, as reported to me by a source(s), there was the accustomed
inqjuisition to find out who ‘leaked to Parr.’

“ Instead of our politicians, including John Hillery, thanking this
writer for finding out the facts, there was the standard wave of
malevolent hatred.

“Sam's term on the Board was a time when he revealed quite a few of
the dirty, little and big secrets (the above is a small sampling).
John
Hillery and the political class will never forgive him.

“John Hillery's violent imagery -- hoping to skin Sam and the like
-- is an expression of hostility to someone who dared reveal numerous
crooked deals.

“There will be those here who deny there were kickbacks to get that
architect his absurd $65,000 fee.  The only issue is whether our
politicos got paid off in cash or in kind.  For those who have been
on the inside of the Federation, the same may be said about our
tournament bidding process.”

And

“Concerning anonymouse Joe Schmoe's attack on Sam Sloan, most of the
examples he gives are ones in which Sam was substantially correct.
Sam was, as even anonymouse Schmoe admits, correct that the
Federation was losing money even in the years when reports to the
Delegates so
dishonestly implied otherwise (the famous recalculations following
Delegates' meetings).  We note in the case of the cost of moving to
Crossville that Sam actually UNDERESTIMATED the extent of the
disaster, though at the time the official line was that Sam was
outrageously overstating the figure.”

And

“Concerning Sam Sloan, John H. is pretty much silent beyond uttering
a few more insults, granting him the rightful scalp of a former EB
member, etc.

“In my message I offered a long list of Sam's revelations about
incompetence and crookedness re the move to Crossville.  There are
also his many budgetary revelations over the years re the destruction
of the LMA and the enormous deficits being run by the Federation.
These postings of his have generally been all too accurate -- and
sadly so.

“Yes, Sam also has gotten a lot of things wrong. Some of his reports
did not need to be wrong, such as the one about the non-death of GM
Peter Leko; other reports about insider dealings re Chess Cafe and
the battles therein have been both right and wrong.  The mistaken
reports
have nearly always been the result of prying into areas that are
considered "secret" in the Federation without any real financial
resources to check out stories in depth.

“The fault, though partially belonging to Sam for such errors,
overwhelmingly lies with the politicians who work so hard to keep the
dirty linen inside the Federation drawer.  Those who deny
transparency to American chessplayers are the primary villains, not
the muckrakers
who make errors when trying to air the Scheisse-bekakt financial
underwear of the USC."

On Apr 24, 2:06 am, jkh...@aim.com wrote:

BTW, it's called "hyperbole," dimwit.

On Apr 24, 2:06 am, jkh...@aim.com wrote:

It was a lot more than mere ridicule. Fortunately, the page seems to
have been taken down or moved, because it is not there any more. It
was there just a few days ago. It is possible that the ISP removed it
because it is more than merely objectionable.

It starts off by saying that I am a "cannibal and former serial killer
and sometime pederast".

This goes far beyond mere sarcasm, especially in view of Hillery long-
standing hostility towards me.

Sam Sloan

On Apr 24, 2:06 am, jkh...@aim.com wrote:

There you go, attacking his credibility again.
Don't worry John, everyone points out faults
in Sloon's rhetoric. Everyone that is except
Liary Parr and Donny the weasel.

Troll, the ancient Yuletide carol. That might be plausible if I had
any politician friends or if Sam Sloan had ever been right about
anything. I've met Sloan several times, by the way. He doesn't improve
with age.

But still not as stupis as you. It would take a full frontal lobotomy
to achieve that level of ignorance.

But still not as stupid as you. It would take a full frontal lobotomy
for me to get that stupid.