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Needing an Attorney
In Mr. Davidson’s last do***ented missive to the BoD,
(Exhibit 54), Mr. Davidson decries the fact that the EC has brought in an attorney on the I&A conflict. It is kind of Mr. Davidson to note that the EC, in its role of protecting the interests of the AFA’s membership, acted correctly and brought in the AFA’s corporate lawyer to consult on and then address the legal issues involved in Mr. Davidson’s chosen course of action. Why Mr. Davidson has chosen to note this particular item when it was his personal actions that precipitated the event is beyond my ability to understand. It does however clearly and boldly underline the fact that his actions have/are damaging the membership of the AFA due to the increased expense of having to involve legal council in this mater.
Relevant Exhibits:
(Exhibit 14),
(Exhibit 14),
(Exhibit 37) &
(Exhibit 38)
On hiring a New Publisher
In Mr. Davidson’s last do***ented missive to the BoD,
(Exhibit 54), Mr. Davidson further decries the fact the EC has contracted with a new publisher to produce PF. Again I have to wonder at Mr. Davidson’s thinking at so boldly and clearly underlining an action that was in fact taken by the EC in an appropriate fashion to respond to Mr. Davidson’s own damaging and deleterious actions. It was/is the duty of the EC to act to protect and serve the membership of the AFA and the membership has a right to and expects to have a Nov/Dec issue of PF in the mail on time. Since Mr. Davidson created the crisis that the EC is having to respond to by his choices I do not understand why he has chosen to reaffirm the EC’s prompt and responsible actions.
On Mr. Burdette’s resignation.
In Mr. Davidson’s last do***ented missive to the BoD,
(Exhibit 54), Mr. Davidson also decries Mr. Burdette’s resignation as the BoD Rep. on the EC. I think that it is unfortunate that Mr. Burdette has been caught in the middle of this mess and that he has been dealt the cards that he was dealt in assuming his position. From my conversations with Greg it is clear he is trying to be a honorable man and also that he has been overwhelmed by all the garbage that was being thrown at him by people that he respects and is friends with.
It is my personal opinion that Mr. Burdette chose to believe the facts that Mr. Davidson presented to him as true and did not do any due diligence on them because it never occurred to him that Mr. Davidson might manipulate the facts in his favor. Further I believe that Mr. Burdette when faced with what appeared to be a set of irreconcilable set of facts and truths made the only choice he could make that would preserve his self respect and his friendships. He resigned. At any other time I believe that Greg would have been a good and honest representative of the BoD, but in this case and at this time the confluence of events simply left him no options. All this said I have to point my criticism clearly at Mr. Davidson for what in my opinion was his callous and underhanded attempt to manipulate a good man.
As it stands now, I have been able to find factual do***entation that refutes every one of the claims made in Mr. Burdette’s September 25, 2006 letter to the BoD as it was distributed on October 7, 2006 by Mr. Goodrich. Further, at the beginning of this controversy it was alleged, in a private conversation, that Mr. Ferguson and Mr. Nolan were trying to force Mr. Burdette to send a clarification letter to the BoD, that this letter was drafted by the EC and that it was filled with lies and misinformation. As a part of this research I have been able to establish that Mr. Burdette in fact asked Mr. Nolan to draft a correction letter addressing the errors in his September 25th letter, that Mr. Nolan did in fact draft a letter that he asked Mr. Taylor to review, on or about October 8 or 9, 2006 and that was finalized and faxed to Mr. Burdette on or about October 10, 2006. Further at no time, by Mr. Burdette’s statement has the EC contacted him about sending the letter drafted by Mr. Nolan.
In all of this research there has been one item produced that I am unsure of. On October 17th Mr. Burdette faxed me a copy of the proposed letter from Mr. Nolan,
(Exhibit 41), and included written upon it a question about the source noted and circled at the bottom of the page. I have confirmed that the text of the letter is in fact a correct representation of what Mr. Nolan drafted. However I am left with some unanswered questions; First this do***ent appears to have been faxed to Mr. Burdette by Cindy Ferguson, how did Mr. Ferguson get it when Mr. Nolan and Mr. Taylor both say that they did not send it to him; Second the date of this fax is October 7, 2006; And third there is a clear header showing Mrs. Davidson’s name as it appears on the I&A letterhead? I am unsure of this do***ent because I have from two other sources that the text of this do***ent was not drafted until October 8th, reviewed by Mr. Taylor on October 8th or 9th and then faxed by Mr. Nolan to Mr. Burdette on October 10th. My research has confirmed that Mr. Ferguson faxed 17 pages of material to Mr. Burdette on October 7th but I have not tracked down what was on those 17 pages. Finally how did the I&A letterhead appear on the fax that Mr. Burdette received?
Relevant Exhibits:
(Exhibit 5),
(Exhibit 51),
(Exhibit 49),
(Exhibit 12),
(Exhibit 11),
(Exhibit 50),
(Exhibit 9),
(Exhibit 48),
(Exhibit 45),
(Exhibit 39),
(Exhibit 40),
(Exhibit 41),
(Exhibit 20),
(Exhibit 21),
(Exhibit 44),
(Exhibit 30),
(Exhibit 31),
(Exhibit 52),
(Exhibit 53),
(Exhibit 43),
(Exhibit 46) &
(Exhibit 47)
On Mr. Goodrich’s resignation.
In Mr. Davidson’s last do***ented missive to the BoD,
(Exhibit 54), Mr. Davidson also notes Mr. Goodrich’s resignation as the Public Relations Committee Chair. I know R.T. Goodrich to be a good man and to have complete dedication to the AFA. Obviously Mr. Goodrich resigned for his own reasons. They are in fact stated in his letter of resignation. However I have to question how much of Mr. Goodrich’s beliefs have been shaped by Mr. Davidson’s misrepresentations. If I had in good faith listened to what Mr. Davidson had to say I’d be hopping mad at the EC and Mr. Nolan as well. Because I know Mr. Goodrich to be a man that would not readily question a friend I believe he did unfortunately take what Mr. Davidson told him in good faith. Also I believe that he took many of Mr. Davidson’s opinions on the situation, that were not supported by do***ented fact, as true facts as well.
Given the facts that have been uncovered in researching this timeline it is my personal opinion that Mr. Davidson skillfully and callously manipulated Mr. & Mrs. Goodrich into supporting his cause with untruths. It is my hope and belief that once they have reviewed all of the facts at hand they to will reach this conclusion and will apologize to the appropriate parties for their part in Mr. Davidson’s campaign of slander, liable and defamation.
On Music City Farriers Association’s chapter status.
In Mr. Davidson’s last do***ented missive to the BoD,
(Exhibit 54), Mr. Davidson states that MCHA has withdrawn from the AFA as a chapter. As a member of MCHA I am here to tell you that this is a bald faced and absolute lie. Is the possibility of withdrawal a topic of discussion, yes. Is it something that we are going to again take up at our November 4th meeting, yes. I will not speculate as to the results of that meeting. I do know that I will advocate for us to remain a chapter, if for nothing other than the liability insurance benefit, and I know from conversations with others that they feel the same way. But for Mr. Davidson to make such a claim is yet further evidence of his inability to report the facts as they are, instead of as he thinks they should be to support his very weakened position.
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