Comments on: What’s really going on with Goode and “Eden’s Curve”? http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2008/10/edens-curve-fax/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:56:51 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Go Tom! http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2008/10/edens-curve-fax/#comment-21453 Go Tom! Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:01:20 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/?p=6106#comment-21453 Did Duncan resign or was he fired? The people of the 5th need to know. Did Duncan resign or was he fired? The people of the 5th need to know.

]]> By: Bubby http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2008/10/edens-curve-fax/#comment-21452 Bubby Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:46:06 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/?p=6106#comment-21452 Putting a $150,000 earmark for a theater in an appropriations bill for the Department of Veterans Affairs? That's how Virgil Goode shows respect for our Veterans? Putting a $150,000 earmark for a theater in an appropriations bill for the Department of Veterans Affairs? That’s how Virgil Goode shows respect for our Veterans?

]]> By: Waldo Jaquith http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2008/10/edens-curve-fax/#comment-21450 Waldo Jaquith Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:03:08 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/?p=6106#comment-21450 Lloyd, I quite like your explanation, particularly because it's simpler still than the one I've concocted. It's less kind to Goode, I think, but it does fit the bill better. Lloyd, I quite like your explanation, particularly because it’s simpler still than the one I’ve concocted. It’s less kind to Goode, I think, but it does fit the bill better.

]]> By: KFP http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2008/10/edens-curve-fax/#comment-21449 KFP Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:48:39 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/?p=6106#comment-21449 A review of the financial documents of the North Theatre leave more questions to be asked: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/17/113934/31/110/587734 Essentially here are the main points from this: 1. Goode had secured the earmark for the North Theater in 2003 (this is the same year when Meadors was promoting his film around the country and abroad, a likely known fact for board members and friends) 2. Both Lucy Goode and Linwood Duncan were on the board at this time 3. Both of their names were omitted from the organizations Form 990s for two consecutive years. 4. Roy Gignac was and still is a major funder of Goode and may have deliberately omitted their names to protect the special interests of all involved. 5. As of last week, not only did Duncan leave his position in Goode's office, his name was removed from the North Theatre's list of board members. A review of the financial documents of the North Theatre leave more questions to be asked: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/17/113934/31/110/587734

Essentially here are the main points from this:
1. Goode had secured the earmark for the North Theater in 2003 (this is the same year when Meadors was promoting his film around the country and abroad, a likely known fact for board members and friends)

2. Both Lucy Goode and Linwood Duncan were on the board at this time

3. Both of their names were omitted from the organizations Form 990s for two consecutive years.

4. Roy Gignac was and still is a major funder of Goode and may have deliberately omitted their names to protect the special interests of all involved.

5. As of last week, not only did Duncan leave his position in Goode’s office, his name was removed from the North Theatre’s list of board members.

]]> By: U-Hoo http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2008/10/edens-curve-fax/#comment-21448 U-Hoo Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:47:14 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/?p=6106#comment-21448 I think cvillelaw is right -- the most likely culprit in this is the press secretary, who had a part in the film. I can take the $150,000 earmark on face value; Goode was likely currying favor in Danville by throwing some funds toward a community asset. I doubt it was related to the film, unless it was through the press secretary's connection to the theater owners that the theater requested the earmark, which would also make sense. I'm not sure Goode is guilty of anything here, other than not giving his press secretary enough work to keep him from working on film publicity from the office. I think cvillelaw is right — the most likely culprit in this is the press secretary, who had a part in the film. I can take the $150,000 earmark on face value; Goode was likely currying favor in Danville by throwing some funds toward a community asset. I doubt it was related to the film, unless it was through the press secretary’s connection to the theater owners that the theater requested the earmark, which would also make sense.

I’m not sure Goode is guilty of anything here, other than not giving his press secretary enough work to keep him from working on film publicity from the office.

]]> By: Go Tom! http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2008/10/edens-curve-fax/#comment-21447 Go Tom! Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:35:47 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/?p=6106#comment-21447 http://www.godanriver.com/gdr/news/opinion/editorials/danville_editorials/article/perriello_for_congress/7146/ The Danville Register & Bee has endorsed Tom Perriello! "This newspaper hasn't endorsed a Democrat for Congress since Virgil Goode was a Democrat." "On Tuesday, it's time to elect a young man of integrity, energy, faith and hard work. It's time to send Tom Perriello to Congress." http://www.godanriver.com/gdr/news/opinion/editorials/danville_editorials/article/perriello_for_congress/7146/

The Danville Register & Bee has endorsed Tom Perriello!

“This newspaper hasn’t endorsed a Democrat for Congress since Virgil Goode was a Democrat.”

“On Tuesday, it’s time to elect a young man of integrity, energy, faith and hard work. It’s time to send Tom Perriello to Congress.”

]]> By: Mark Brooks http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2008/10/edens-curve-fax/#comment-21446 Mark Brooks Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:58:42 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/?p=6106#comment-21446 I think if we wait for Goode or his staff to tell us, we might have a long wait. I think if we wait for Goode or his staff to tell us, we might have a long wait.

]]> By: cvllelaw http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2008/10/edens-curve-fax/#comment-21445 cvllelaw Fri, 31 Oct 2008 04:12:35 +0000 http://waldo.jaquith.org/?p=6106#comment-21445 Waldo -- I have absolutely no inside scoop, but I find it easier to connect the dots to form a picture of Goode having no control of his staff, of his staff in Danville doing whatever they wanted to do while the boss was in Washington. Lucy and Duncan told him that the theater needed money, but the timing is not clear to me as being for production of the movie. It is possible that some of the $150,000 went to distribution efforts, but I kind of doubt it. Of interest to me has been that the Danville paper has been full of stories in the last few days of the North Theatre laying off all paid employees, and of the Theatre getting some matching fundraising grant, etc. Meanwhile, I read two weeks ago that Linwood Duncan was on the Board; as of Monday, he was no longer on the Board of the theater. Of even more interest to me is that Virgil seems to be genuinely worried about this story. I assume that he announced the week before the election that Linwood Duncan had resigned because he felt that it was necessary to disassociate himself from his long-time aide. I mean, if the only reason for his departure was illness, Goode could have just announced it the day after the election, and no one would have raised an eyebrow. Then the bit about the fax number, which actually was known a couple of weeks ago also, but had gotten lost in the shuffle... Why would Virgil have an investigation of this now? I have to assume that it's hurting him down there. Waldo — I have absolutely no inside scoop, but I find it easier to connect the dots to form a picture of Goode having no control of his staff, of his staff in Danville doing whatever they wanted to do while the boss was in Washington. Lucy and Duncan told him that the theater needed money, but the timing is not clear to me as being for production of the movie. It is possible that some of the $150,000 went to distribution efforts, but I kind of doubt it.

Of interest to me has been that the Danville paper has been full of stories in the last few days of the North Theatre laying off all paid employees, and of the Theatre getting some matching fundraising grant, etc. Meanwhile, I read two weeks ago that Linwood Duncan was on the Board; as of Monday, he was no longer on the Board of the theater.

Of even more interest to me is that Virgil seems to be genuinely worried about this story. I assume that he announced the week before the election that Linwood Duncan had resigned because he felt that it was necessary to disassociate himself from his long-time aide. I mean, if the only reason for his departure was illness, Goode could have just announced it the day after the election, and no one would have raised an eyebrow. Then the bit about the fax number, which actually was known a couple of weeks ago also, but had gotten lost in the shuffle…

Why would Virgil have an investigation of this now? I have to assume that it’s hurting him down there.

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