From what we already know about Summer Reese, this could be very bad news, indeed. What idiotic decisions will she make this time? What is her game plan? What do you think? (click on letter to enlarge it).
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One of two possibilities: Either Reimers is jumping the sinking ship, OR Powers that be at Pacifica are getting ready to sell/lease the radio signal, and they are getting rid of any outsiders to make for fewer shares of the spoils. I can't see Reimers being fired for incompetence, since Reimers is a Reese man. If this is a sign of bigger changes than Reese merely stepping down from the sky to take over the BAI, the big question is, will the Brown-Null snake oilmen be kicked out, or will Justice Unity Bolsheviks, or both, or none, be removed? Blosdale will be the canary in the mine on this one.
ReplyDeleteI think Reimers was put in place by Reese's predecessor *Gerhardt?), but she obviously adopted him because he fit into her jigsaw puzzle. Will Reese come to New York with a jug of Nadinola?
ReplyDeleteI really cannot figure out Summer Reese's game plan. She ships in Andrew Phillips from the West Coast, then she makes his job so unpleasant that she basically forces him to quit. She puts the disgraced Tony Bates back on the air, then she yanks him off. She publicly aligns herself with Berthold, then she fires him. Is there a method to the madness? Or is she yet another Pacifica train wreck? The only thing clear is that she really, really wants the 'interim' removed from her title. I guess it will all become apparent soon enough.
ReplyDeleteYes, she seems to be of two minds on everything! I think you are right about her wanting to remove that "i". Have you ever seen so many pivotal decisions made by interim employees? I hope someone capable and objective is taking notes for a book.
DeleteI think that she is trying many different things to have some influence on the Pacifica board of directors, because she wants to manipulate them in some way. She is patronizing to the listeners and is confident in her own power at Pacifica.
ReplyDeleteShe is definitely working the WBAI PNB reps. Cerene Roberts has suggested that the board meeting be postponed, because the planets are not favorably aligned!
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