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Publisher's Note: This publication receives no financial support through advertising.  Although shaken down, looted, and abused by corrupt government, area businesses remain unwilling to stand up.  Locals are too gutless to donate financially, cowardly fearing retribution.  For this publication to survive, national readers need to contribute.  Furthermore, desperately need an additional laptop or desktop computer as back-up to a failing Dell Latitude notebook currently being used.  Got one gathering dust in the closet?  Care to donate? While conveniently accessing these webpages "free" of charge, never forget this publication remains non-profit and depends entirely on nearly non-existent community support. At the same time, The Ledger is, has been, and will always remain beholden to NO ONE. -- Precisely why there is no financial assistance.  ... From day of launch and certainly a no-brainer to this very day, firmly resolved to walk away first rather than compromise principle. -- To the chagrin of many and delight of few.    T.C. 1-12-03.

Index:
Working definition of fascism for new readers? An abusive and dangerous oligarchy based on a pernicious blend of government, big business, and religion. ... A boot-heel cynically placed on the throat of the masses, justified in principle by perversion and bastardization of religion.
Class Warfare
"President" Renominates 30 Judicial Activists
Unemployment Benefits Extended
Court Rules On Enemy Combatants
Convoluted "Reasoning"
Governor Empties Death Row
Healthcare Spending Skyrockets In 2001
Ten Commandments Auctioned
FOUR CHAPLAINS SERVICES NEWS RELEASE
Harvey Klee
More On Dell
Follow-Up To Dell Corporation Fiasco
Letter To Dell CEO
Fraudulent Deletion Of Ledger Websites
Klee's Kaleidoscope
An Honest Business
Unbridled Fear
 

The Nazi occupying the White House unveiled a tax plan last week, cleverly designed to aid and abet the richest of the rich.  Mr. Bush mindlessly and callously accuses those in opposition as engaging in class warfare.  … Hey, George?  It's you, sir, who deliberately and craftily launched class warfare with the first tax break for the wealthy, imposed shortly after appointment to office.  Remember, Mr. "President?"  -- Or has your memory conveniently failed?

Regardless, the "President" is bound and determined to resurrect President Reagan's failed "trickle-down" theory of economics.  To the tune of $674 billion over the next ten years.  Readers are reminded Mr. Reagan's voodoo economics succeeded in expanding the national debt several times the then existent $1 trillion national debt when taking office.

One thing for sure, dear Ole' George "The Tush" wants to ensure he and the "Vice President", "Slick Dick" Cheney, immediately enjoy all fruits of their most recent stock wheeling and dealing.  To the tune of $16,511 and $104,823, respectively, last year alone.

Republican support of the stimulus package is not unanimous, however.  Sen. Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island joined Democrats criticizing the latest bonanza for the rich: "The great bulk of people in this category are millionaires."  No kidding, Senator.  Exactly, what the "President" clearly intends.

The joint Brookings Institution and Urban Institute Tax Policy Center asserts the top one percent of taxpayers would enjoy an average tax cut of some $24,428.  Those, whose incomes are in excess of $1 million, would see a cut averaging some $88,873.

Those in the center of the income spectrum, however, would only see approximately $265 in tax relief, -- about one-fifth estimated by the fascist appointed "President."  … Who says the GOP isn't the party of the rich and big business?

Apparently, Mr. Bush is finally beginning to realize the economy may in fact doom his "presidency."  Precisely, why he is so desperate to ram through Congress another harebrained scam to return wealth looted from people on the bottom of the food chain, -- to those on the top.  ... Mighty considerate of the jackass, no?  … Christmas sales were the worst in decades.  A portend of things to come?

The Nazi appointed to the Oval Office renominated thirty candidates for judicial office, fascists who failed to win confirmation earlier.  Included among them, Charles Pickering and Priscilla Owen.  Readers are reminded Pickering is a glaring Right Wing extremist and bigot in the mold of Mississippi Sen. Trent Lott.  Owen, a Texas Supreme Court "Justice" is strongly anti-abortion and pro-business.  Shamelessly, anti-consumer.  Both nominees were rejected in the last Senate.  For exceptionally good reason.

Republicans reportedly require at least one Democrat on the Judiciary Committee to get nominations out to the full Senate.  Highly unlikely, they'll see any cooperation on Pickering or Owen, however.  Mr. Bush has apparently learned absolutely nothing from the Lott fiasco.  Be interesting to see how easily Democrats capitalize on the "President's" closet bigotry and mindless aggressive stupidity.

Senator Kennedy certainly made clear his displeasure: "Judge Pickering's record reflects a hostility to civil rights.  [He] was rejected by the Senate Judiciary Committee last year, and we will use every tool in our arsenal to ensure that his nomination is rejected again."

Senator Schumer was equally blunt: "Unfortunately the administration has not learned from the Trent Lott episode."

Time, boys, to once again aggressively go after the Nazis the "President" is trying to ram into an already fascist Judiciary.  … Nazis, who will do no more than legislate their perverse "religious" views from the bench, and eviscerate what's left of civil and constitutional rights.

Amazing how quickly both parties and the jackass appointed "President" can act when in their best interests.  Within three days, a bill extending unemployment benefits made its way through Congress and was signed into law.  A bill that should have been enacted before Congress adjourned last year.  Stonewalled by Republicans.  Although the Senate voted unanimously and the House 416-4, GOP hard-liners are not happy campers.

Especially, one particularly fascist representative from Texas, Ole' Tom Delay: "What the Democrats' problem is, is nothing is good enough for them.  I would venture to guess that they would have unlimited unemployment compensation so somebody could stay out of work for the rest of their lives and get unemployment compensation, if they had their way."

… Hey, Tommy?  Head so far up your ass, eyeballs turning inside out?  Wake up, jackass.  Aggressive stupidity is unbecoming.  No more than sour grapes, Congressman?  Forget your Democrat friends indeed voted with the GOP to decimate welfare?

Your outrageous hyperbole is hypocritical as well, isn't it, Mr. Delay?  After all, you're in a do-nothing job, securely fastened to the taxpayer teat.  "Employment", paying well in excess of $100K, not including perks and healthcare second to none.  Plus, corporate bribes, lobbyist goodies, and whatever the hell else you can steal.  … Right, Congressman?

The Nazi 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously January 8 the "President" of the United States can "lawfully" "detain" American citizens captured overseas as enemy combatants, and unconstitutionally deny them constitutional rights.  … No right to an attorney.  … No right to due process.  … No right to be brought into a court of law.  The three fascists on the court were careful to limit the ruling only to those captured on the battlefield, however.

The three Nazis, legislating their exceptionally perverse unconstitutional views from the bench, are James Harvie Wilkinson III, William W. Wilkins, and William B. Traxler.  All three have egregiously violated their oaths of office, gutlessly turned their backs on the Bill of Rights, -- in an effort to consolidate the power of the Nazi appointed "President."    Sieg Heil, Mein Fuhrer.  America Uber Alles.

Outrageously, the Court declared: "The safeguards that all Americans have come to expect in criminal prosecutions do not translate neatly to the arena of armed conflict."  The hell, they don't, "gentlemen."  The Bill of Rights is quite clear.  Only fascists on the bench loyal to the Nazi appointed "President" would or could perversely rule otherwise.

Lawyers Committee for Human Rights Washington Director Elisa Massimo sadly hit the nail directly on the head: "It's a we'll-look-the-other-way decision which undermines the system of checks and balances put in place in this country to ensure that power is not abused."  No kidding, Counselor.  The decision needs to be appealed to the Supreme Court.  Let's see if the Nazis currently sitting on the highest court of the land agree.   ... Get them on the record at the very least.

Equally disturbing, the ruling did not take into consideration the wider issue of precisely how the prisoner, Hamdi, should be treated, -- as prisoner of war with rights under the Geneva Convention, or a common criminal subject to ordinary routine prosecution.

Pointedly, this ruling is no better than treatment afforded interned Japanese-Americans during the Second World War.  Will certainly be deeply regretted when the majority of cowardly Americans finally remove their heads from their asses and realize how badly they've been scammed by the Nazi occupying the White House, -- and his henchmen..

Interestingly, the unabashed fascist appointed "President" continues to deny U.S. citizen Jose Padilla, arrested in Chicago and declared an enemy combatant by Mr. Bush, access to a lawyer and the courts.  In fact, the outrageously corrupt and abusive Bush "Administration" has again asked a federal judge in New York to reverse his decision forcing the government to allow the "detainee" access to an attorney.  ... Cynically, in light of the latest glaringly unconstitutional ruling coming from the appeals court, -- regarding American citizen "detainees" seized overseas on the battlefield as opposed to those arrested here.  Fascinating bastardization of the earlier ruling, no?

Day by day, Ole' George "The Tush" continues to outrageously and gleefully piss on the Bill of Rights and liberty.  -- While laughing his financially portly ass off all the way to the bank, -- after properly and dutifully giving thanks to the Lord on bended knee for his good looted fortune.  Again most pointedly, Sieg Heil, Mein Fuhrer. America Uber Alles.

To the mind of the fascist, day is night, night is day, and manure smells sweet.  Certainly must, to White House spokesman Ari Fleischer.  Mr. Fleischer "reasons" the fact UN weapons inspectors have found no weapons of mass destruction to date in Iraq is "proof" Iraqis have them.  How, you might ask?  Simple.  Mr. Fleischer declared: "Well, the problem with guns that are hidden is you can't see their smoke. And so, we will still wait to see what the inspectors find in Iraq and what events in Iraq lead to. We know for a fact that there are weapons there,"   … Get it?

-- One incredibly simple question.  When in hell is the "President" finally going to provide inspectors with classified evidence as to where to look?

Finally, a shimmer of sanity in the barbaric death row fiasco.  Outgoing Illinois Gov. George Ryan commuted the death sentences of 167 condemned men and women.  About time.  What in hell took so long?  Experts believe it to be the boldest move since the Supreme Court struck down the death penalty decades ago.

In defense of his action, the Governor declared: "The facts that I have seen in reviewing each and every one of these cases raised questions not only about the innocence of people on death row, but about the fairness of the death penalty system as a whole.  Our capital system is haunted by the demon of error, error in determining guilt and error in determining who among the guilty deserves to die…The Legislature couldn't reform it, lawmakers won't repeal it, but I will not stand for it — I must act.  Because our three-year study has found only more questions about the fairness of the sentencing, because of the spectacular failure to reform the system, because we have seen justice delayed for countless death row inmates with potentially meritorious claims, because the Illinois death penalty system is arbitrary and capricious — and therefore immoral."

No question, Governor.  Courageous of you, to take so forceful a stand.  Raised a hornet's nest of fierce opposition in a formerly great country, though.   … A nation reeking with a bloodthirsty need for vengeance.  Dawn Pueschel, having lost a brother and sister-in-law to murder, was not a particularly happy camper: "We live with the death penalty every day of our lives.  We have the death penalty because this kills us inside. What they've done to all these victims' families, its like we were murdered again, our family members, that's how bad it is."

Sadly and clearly, Ms. Pueschel desperately needs immediate counseling to deal with her severe loss.  Vengeance does not relieve suffering and extraordinarily painful loss of loved ones, however.  Will certainly not bring them back to life.  Only ultimately compounds the problem.  At the very least, does to the condemned's family and friends, what was done to those of the murder victim.  Certainly, capital punishment is preferable to life in prison without parole for many prisoners.  Precisely, why an increasing number of inmates are dropping all appeals, preferring to commit "state-assisted suicide."  In fact, at least a few of those whose death sentences were commuted by the Governor were not at all happy and had urged him not to commute their sentences.

Jon Van Schaik lost his brother Roger, a Chicago police officer, to gunfire on a South Side street back in 1979: "How can one person have all of this authority and power?  It's making a mockery and a farce out of our legal system and our prison system."

No, Mr. Van Schaik, it's not.  In fact, quite the opposite, sir.  It's righting a terrible wrong.  … Too many innocent people are legally murdered by the state across the United States.  -- The last supposedly civilized country still engaging in this exceptionally barbaric behavior.  Regardless, the Governor did not open the jailhouse doors and flood the streets with criminals.  Those, whose sentences were commuted, remain incarcerated.  … Not vengeful enough for you, sir?

Poignantly and prophetically, the Governor remarked: "I realize it will draw ridicule, scorn and anger from many who oppose this decision.  Even if the exercise of my power becomes my burden I will bear it. Our constitution compels it. I sought this office, and even in my final days of holding it I cannot shrink from the obligations to justice and fairness that it demands."

Damned heroic, Governor.  Hat's off, sir.

That's right.  Up 8.7% to $1.4 trillion.  Trillion with a t.  Spending $5,035 per person on the average for healthcare.  The figure is misleading, far worse in fact than it appears, -- when considered 41 million of us have no coverage at all.  Only a matter of time before seemingly endless greed and avarice sadly lead to socialized medicine.

What to do with illegally publicly displayed Ten Commandments plaques ruled unconstitutional?  Auction 'em off.  Precisely, what Hamilton County in Tennessee intends to do.  While the tablets were donated, the county ran up some $77.000 in legal expenses unsuccessfully abrogating the First Amendment proscription against mixing church and state. Why aren't county commissioners personally footing the bill?  Whatever the hell happened to "personal responsibility?"  Only reserved for the unwashed masses?

Mr. Klee recently informed this writer he's once again considering running for the Llano Independent School District Board. Rightfully and tirelessly, has been highly critical of waste and corruption in the District for many years.  While willing to do whatever is necessary regarding public appearances, writing of campaign literature, etc., he desperately needs financial backing and assistance with the "grunt" work.

Tasks, such as placement of signs, distribution of fliers, and similar legwork.  Readers are reminded the Board is not paid.  Pointedly, only get what they can steal or receive in bribes.  -- While slapping the Good Ole' Boy occupying the Superintendent's office hard on the back, sharing in the wealth.  Looted taxpayer money.  Time for a breath of fresh air.  Klee could and would do some good, rattling a few cages in an effort to force badly-needed change.

LISD is suffering severe financial distress due to years of neglect, greed, theft, misuse of taxpayer money, etc..  From launch of this publication until recently, has always been aggressively targeted on this website.  No one would listen, however.  Sadly, the chickens are finally coming home to roost.  Tough, isn't it?

LISD Superintendent Jack Patton has a history of financial disaster and problems left behind in both Menard and Hereford.  They were glad to get rid of him, according to a former board member and newspaper editor from both communities contacted by this writer about a year and a half ago.  Has done no better here. This outrageous jackass has deliberately run the District into the ground.

If you support badly-needed change and a fresh point of view on the Board, why not contact Mr. Klee at hklee@tstar.net?  Should the Superintendent and current Board continue unchallenged, expect the tax burden to become far more severe.  Sadly, these white-collar thugs will never get enough, and will continue to mercilessly loot, picking your pockets clean, until you courageously take action and put an end to it.  … Should you insist on remaining deafeningly and cowardly silent, however, you get precisely what you richly deserve.

Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2002 20:31:49 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Tim Chorney" <tchorney@yahoo.com> | This is Spam | Add to Address Book
Subject: Re: AT20020803_0000009749 Site Problem or Error
To: dhs_on-line_order@dell.com
CC: lb_order_questions@dell.com, pad_on-line_order_support@dell.com, bsd_on-line_order_support@dell.com, csd@dell.com, webmaster@dell.com, mobile_support@dell.com
 
 
 

Dear Mr. DeRosier,

Apparently, quick exposure of earlier IP address
spoofing and illicit signing up of this publication
for unrequested "services" has not deterred you from
renewed spamming activity and additional squandering
of company time and good corporate image.

-- Stupidly, using the same spoofed Yahoo.Com server
IP address a second time to retaliate against ongoing
posting of extremely unflattering material on The
Ledger website, regarding outrageously poor Dell
support.  Tough, isn't it?

Couldn't at least use a different spoofed IP address
to make things a little less boring?  ... Be a bit
more creative, Mr. DeRosier.

Thought others at Dell needed to be aware of what is
going on, and took the liberty of sharing our ongoing
message exchange with them.  Thanks for the additional
fodder.

Tim Chorney, Publisher
The Llano Ledger
http://www.llanoledger.com
P.O. Box 997
Buchanan Dam, Tx. 78609

Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 17:26:38 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Tim Chorney" <tchorney@yahoo.com> | This is Spam | Add to Address Book
Subject: Re: AT20020803_0000009749 Site Problem or Error
To: dhs_on-line_order@dell.com
 
 
 

Dear Mr. DeRosier,

Don't you think it a bit juvenile and in fact
aggressively stupid to use a Yahoo.Com server address
to spoof and illicitly sign this publication up for
unrequested "services"?  ... To both email addresses
listed on the header of the last message sent on
Sunday?  Think Mr. Dell would approve of such waste of
company time and tactics?  Think the U.S. Attorney or
Yahoo would be as amused as this writer?  Regardless,
thanks for the laugh and additional fodder for the
website.  Am deeply grateful.  ... Never a dull
moment.

Tim Chorney, Publisher
The Llano Ledger
http://www.llanoledger.com
P.O. Box 997
Buchanan Dam, Tx. 78609
 
 

Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2002 20:46:04 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Tim Chorney" <tchorney@yahoo.com> | This is Spam | Add to Address Book
Subject: Re: AT20020803_0000009749 Site Problem or Error
To: dhs_on-line_order@dell.com
CC: llanoledger@lycos.com
 
 
 

Dear Mr. DeRosier:

The following ignored snail-mailed letter to Mr. Dell
has been published in the last two editions of The
Llano Ledger.  Readers are entitled to know precisely
how Mr. Notebook and Dell Computer do business.
Indeed, a public service.  Will continue to be posted
weekly for months.  -- Until I get tired of it.

At that time, a new webpage on The Ledger website will
be created.  All correspondence between Mr. Notebook
as well as Dell "Support" and this writer will be
posted.  -- Again, the readership has the right to know
exactly how both companies operate.  … Particularly,
how poor "support" is at both firms.

Should your attorneys decide to sue, by all means do
so.  With an exceptionally corrupt and abusive court
system, Dell indeed would likely prevail.  Regardless
of the truth.  After all, your multi-billion dollar
corporation can easily financially impose its will.
Would be an empty victory for several reasons,
however.

First, would fully publicly demonstrate precisely how
abusive and repressive a powerful corporate entity can
be, -- ultimately costing market share.  After all,
why buy Dell when you can purchase HP, -- a company
far more attentive to customer concerns and
complaints?

Second, would certainly publicly expose Dell "Support"
for being inept, unresponsive, and profoundly
obfuscating.  Sadly, -- the number one problem in the
view of product users.   … Again, costing market
share.

Third, a suit would bring this publication additional
recognition nationally.  With readership exponentially
expanding, can only further aid and assist, no?

Fourth, should Dell prevail, this publication has no
assets, -- other than the piece of trash this message
is typed on.  Remember?  The supposedly "factory
refurbished" Latitude Mr. Notebook fraudulently sold
as rebuilt?

Fifth, this writer has no assets. Certainly, "judgment
proof", so to speak.  The truth regarding this entire
fiasco would come out in court for all to see,
regardless of whether or not Dell uses its
considerable assets to buy a favorable, self-serving
outcome.

So, should your legal beagles choose to file suit,
bring it on.  … Hardball?  You bet.  Can only wonder
how many others have had to put up with this same
crap, or worse.  While they had no options, this
publication certainly does.  Can indeed expose it to
the light of day.

Bottom line, Mr. DeRosier, is the fact the office of
the CEO has not had the courtesy nor seen fit to
answer the enclosed letter, preferring to stonewall.
-- Or possibly never received the letter at all.

… Could have been conveniently intercepted by a crony
in the Dell mail department?  After all, you knew full
well it was coming.  Nothing less than a response from
the office of the CEO is acceptable.

If his office indeed received the correspondence, it
is glaringly indifferent to unresolved customer
complaints.  Has apparently refused to right the wrong
regardless of legal culpability or lack thereof.

Certainly, aggressively stupid since you've already
likely lost more in sales than it would have cost to
correct the problem.  Corporate image is priceless,
isn't it, or has Dell Computer indeed grown too fat
and complacent to care?  -- Or is this merely a matter
of one Dell employee desperately trying to cover his
ass and/or that of his department?

Sincerely,
Tim Chorney, Publisher
The Llano Ledger
http://www.llanoledger.com
P.O. Box 997
Buchanan Dam, Tx. 78609

Michael Dell
Chief Executive Officer
Dell Computers
One Dell Way
Round Rock, TX  78682

August 18, 2002

Dear Mr. Dell:

A Dell factory refurbished Latitude was purchased from Mr. Notebook by [redacted] of [redacted] and donated to this non-profit publication about a year ago.  Despite a nearly $900 expenditure, this machine has been a piece of trash since purchase.  Support from Mr. Notebook was non-existent.  Sadly, Dell Support was not much better.

Clearly, after a year's worth of problems, factory "refurbished" does not mean factory "rebuilt".  Apparently, the hard disk, floppy, and CD drives were never replaced.  -- The most likely sources of product failure.  In addition, the supposedly replaced lithium-ion battery module has a design flaw.  Although the machine has always been run on AC power and the battery maintained at 100% charge, intelligence circuitry in the module failed, rendering the battery worthless.  -- Coincidentally occurred during the latest email foray with Dell Support regarding floppy disk failure.  … Aren't I lucky?  Incredibly blessed?

All that was requested from Dell Support this time around, however, was a pointer to diagnostics that would have pinpointed the problem with the floppy drive.  … Not absolutely sure yet whether the failure lies only in the drive itself, or may also involve the socket and possibly bugs in drivers common to both the floppy and CD ROM drives.  Sadly, the CD ROM has never worked flawlessly either and has had occasional problems of reliability.  … At least, it's still working, however.  Unlike the floppy.

While Dell Support indeed provided a pointer to diagnostics, the download ironically requires use of boot disk and floppy.  Indeed, a problem of not being able to get from here to there.  When pointed out to Support, received no further assistance, -- just an outrageous run around.  … Despite assurances on the Dell website such email support supposedly exists for life of the product.

Mr. Dell, I can certainly understand you cannot be aware of all problems within a large corporation.  You do, however, have unaddressed flaws with "refurbished" machines sold by disreputable vendors fraudulently and phonily invoking Dell corporate name, image, and prestige, and more importantly, horrendous problems with a totally unresponsive Dell Support division.  No question, it is doing damage to corporate public image and reputation.  Sadly, although your machines are extremely popular, the greatest problem I've heard from users is lack of support.  Can certainly attest to that from personal experience.

Support outrageously refused to provide an email address for your office, -- unlike HP and other corporations more responsive to unresolved customer problems and complaints.  … An email address would have certainly provided an easy practical way of sending the entire email exchange over the last year.  Would have sorely indicated glaring obfuscation, non-responsiveness, and interminable intentional delay.  Hard to believe you're unaware.  Than again, Dell Corporation could apparently care less.

Mr. Notebook sold the Latitude as a Dell factory refurbished machine, supposedly tested by Dell-trained technicians, clearly so indicated on the bottom of the computer.  Again, the floppy, CD, and hard drives apparently were never replaced.  The most likely components to fail.   Since factory refurbished clearly does not mean factory rebuilt, the computer is no more than a used machine.  … A machine that could have been bought for half the price at a resale shop.  Even less if purchased privately.  With the price of new notebooks precipitously dropping recently to the $900 range and technically capable of running circles around this dinosaur, assuredly have no intention of dumping additional money into this piece of trash.

Mr. Notebook, on the day of purchase, claimed this machine to be factory refurbished.  Repeatedly made the claim.  Clearly, it was not.  Mr. Notebook quickly washed its hands of this lemon, failing to answer follow-up correspondence from this publication regarding product failure shortly after purchase.  Have no intention of wasting additional time and effort haggling further with Mr. Notebook, -- other than to publish an investigative article exposing this entire fiasco.  After all, the public is entitled to know exactly how business was done.

Due to several serious problems never corrected by Dell or Mr. Notebook since purchase of this falsely alleged Dell factory refurbished product, however, can honestly say at this point I would never again purchase a Dell computer, -- new, used, or "factory refurbished".  From anyone.  Certainly would never encourage others to purchase Dell either.  Indeed, why take the risk and put up with the hassle?

Regardless of whether or not Dell Corporation is technically or legally responsible for fraudulent claims made by a vendor of Dell machines, the damage done to corporate image is indeed severe nonetheless.  The lack of competent support and assistance from Dell Corporation in the matter is stunning.  Certainly, costly in terms of good faith and product loyalty lost.  Regardless of legal responsibility.

Have enclosed the last few emails from Support upper management refusing to provide an email address for your office and highly indicative and glaringly demonstrative of ongoing obfuscation over the last year.  Little more than canned, computer-generated messages containing phony platitudes and false concern designed to obfuscate and stonewall rather than provide technical assistance or resolution.  Apparently, the problem is top-down, since tone and substance of upper management Support is no different than that of lower level techs.  Although unquestionably a public service, have held off publishing an investigative article until I hear from your office.

Sincerely,
 
 

Tim Chorney, Publisher
The Llano Ledger
http://www.llanoledger.com
tchorney@yahoo.com
P.O. Box 997
Buchanan Dam, Tx. 78609
_____________________________________________________________________________

From: dhs_on-line_order@dell.com | This is Spam | Add to Address Book
To: tchorney@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: AT20020803_0000009749 Site Problem or Error
Date: Tue 06 Aug 2002 08:39:05 CDT
 
 
 

Please include the following line in all replies.
Tracking number: AT20020803_0000009749
 

Dear Mr. Chorney,

Thank you for the additional information.  Please accept my apologies
for this inconvenience.  Please be advised that Mr. Dell does
not have an e-mail address for customer inquiries.  Anything
you wish directed to him must be done through standard letter
carrier.

If there is anything else I can do for you, please advise.

Respectfully,

M. C. DeRosier
Dell DHS Customer Care
DTG0368
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Monday through Friday

If responding to me, please use the *REPLY* function of your
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Tim Chorney" <tchorney@yahoo.com>
> Sent: 05 Aug 02 20:26
> To: uscemcsd1@dell.com
>
>
> Dear Mr. DeRosier:
>
> You still have not answered my question regarding the
> email address of the office of the CEO.  While the
> nature of my business with that office is none of
> yours and your comments a bit presumptuous, suffice it
> to say the sheer volume of material I wish to send
> regarding this and earlier related matters make doing
> so electronically far more convenient.  To the point,
> are you refusing to provide this publication with an
> email address for Mr. Dell's office?  ... This is not
> the end of the matter, Mr. DeRosier, only the
> beginning.
>
> Tim Chorney, Publisher
> The Llano Ledger
> http://www.llanoledger.com
> P.O. Box 997
> Buchanan Dam, Tx. 78609
>
> --- csd@dell.com wrote:
> > Please include the following line in all replies.
> > Tracking number: AT20020803_0000009749
> >
> >
> > Dear Mr. Chorney,
> >
> > Thank you for contacting Dell Customer Care.  I
> > apologize for
> > any inconvenience this issue may have caused.  In
> > looking through
> > your history, my understanding is that this issue
> > revolves around
> > the floppy drive and battery malfunction.  The
> > on-line service
> > technician made the presumption that your unit was
> > still under
> > warranty and asked for the system Service Tag.
> >
> > Unfortunately, since this unit was not purchased
> > from Dell, we
> > are not obligated to offer warranty service.
> > Therefore, you
> > must seek repair or replacement through Mr.
> > Notebook.
> >
> > To answer your question, Mr. Michael Dell is our
> > CEO.  Our address
> > is as follows:
> >
> > Dell Computers
> > One Dell Way
> > Round Rock, TX  78682
> >
> > Once again, I apologize and truly regret any
> > inconvenience or
> > frustration this matter may have caused. We value
> > you as our
> > customer and your satisfaction is very important to
> > us.  If I
> > can be of further assistance, please advise.
> >
> > Respectfully,
> >
> > M. C. DeRosier
> > Dell DHS Customer Care
> > DTG0368
> > 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
> > Monday through Friday
> >
> > If responding to me, please use the *REPLY* function
> > of your
> > e-mail program.  This will keep the SAME SUBJECT
> > LINE as our
> > e-mail.  Otherwise, your message may be delayed or
> > lost.
> >      - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> > Visit the NEW Customer Care Website!
> > http://www.DellCustomerCare.com
> >      - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> > Visit the Dell T@lk Support Forum!
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> >      - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> > Visit Dells Technical Support Center!
> > http://support.us.dell.com
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: "Tim Chorney" <tchorney@yahoo.com>
> > > Sent: 03 Aug 02 21:05
> > > To: dellweb@dell.com
> > >
> > >
> > > * * * PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE SUBJECT WHEN
> > REPLYING * * *
> > > * * * This is a feedback Message from the Dell
> > Online Communications Center. * * *
> > >
> > > Customer Information:
> > > ************************************************
> > > Name: Tim Chorney
> > > Email: tchorney@yahoo.com
> > > Service Tag:
> > > ***********************************************
> > > Topic: Site Problem or Error
> > > Customer Referring URL:
> >
> http://support.dell.com/us/en/emaildell/webmaster.asp
> > > Problem Description: Have some correspondence to
> > send Mr. Dell and was not able to find an email
> > address for the office of the CEO.  Can you kindly
> > supply one, please?
> > > Tim Chorney, Publisher
> > > The Llano Ledger
> > > http://www.llanoledger.com
> > > P.O. Box 997
> > > Buchanan Dam, Tx. 78609
> > > ***********************************************
> > > Sent to: webmaster@dell.com
> > > Referring URL:
> >
> http://support.dell.com/us/en/emaildell/webmaster.asp
> > > Remote Address:
> > > Remote Host:
> > > HTTP User Agent:
> > > Date submitted: 8/3/2002 9:05:01 PM

A letter To Burnet County Sheriff Joe Pollock has been posted recently.  Access it by clicking here.

As promised, the letter of complaint sent to Burnet County Judge Martin McLean, regarding fraudulent Ledger Maxpages and Stormpages site deletions originating from the Burnet County Library System and resulting in the ejection of this writer from library computers, has finally been posted.  Readers are reminded this is not the end of the matter.  Just the beginning.  For ongoing coverage of the criminal attacks as well as the letter to the Judge sent in response, click here.

Be sure to click on Klee's Kaleidoscope for Harvey Klee's latest edition.  This publication is a forum for a diversity of viewpoints. All are encouraged to submit material.

A rare commodity, honest businesses need a plug.  Although this publication receives no financial remuneration or funding of any kind from Mike's Transmission, this writer has personally known the owner of this new business quite some time and has enormous respect for his integrity.  Mike has had years of experience working on transmissions, -- foreign and domestic, standard and automatic.  This guy has heart and takes enormous pride in his work.  Give him a call at 915-423-1694.  The business is in the process of being launched.  If you like the quality of service, let me know.  Better yet, ask him to send a donation to the Ledger.

As strongly asserted in the last 89 editions, gut-wrenching fear generated by the Narcotics Enforcement Team is quite impressive. After all, these Nazi stormtroopers not only outrageously intimidate defendants and their gutless attorneys, but even innocent third parties who have suffered at their corrupt and abusive hands.

Recently, a source came forward with allegations regarding the death of a loved one under exceptionally curious circumstances. Sadly, the survivor got cold feet.

Most pointedly and quite publicly, how in hell do you expect these abuses to end if you don't have the guts to stand up and expose them to the light of day?

Every time a source cowardly runs the other way, the corrupt and abusive sons of bitches win. Every g-ddamned time. Worse yet, another nail is driven into the coffin of liberty.

If you don't have the courage to stand up and do the right thing, why should this writer continue to place himself in physical and legal jeopardy trying to expose the outrageous corruption and abuse?

Tim Chorney, Publisher
The Llano Ledger
 

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