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Subject	Author	Date
Amalia made (and then didn't follow) her own rules. Her inability to adhere to MAO's rules is why she was shown the door. I'm sure it's more comfortable to take a victim's position and say that she was just enforcing the rules to a vicious, bitter group of people, but no one can be expected to know, much less follow, rules that regularly change at the whim of an unstable "boss." Plus, it is ultimately the "boss" who sets the tone for the "workplace." All quality leaders know that. If there was rule-breaking, bitterness, paranoia, malice, etc, those things were cultivated by the "boss." Additionally, you may be able to shed negative light on some (or all) of the people on that panel, but none of that makes what they said untrue. (NT)	No name	14:43:24 08/18/15 Tue
I agree completely! (NT) -- No name, 14:57:32 08/18/15 Tue Amen! (NT) -- No name, 15:13:51 08/18/15 Tue During my time as a volunteer, Amalia made up the rules as she went. Didn't matter what the by-laws said or what was in the MAO agreements, she just made up rules as she went, and used them to punish people. Many times her rules contradicted her previous rules and you never knew which end was up. And if she decided she wanted someone thrown out, she'd make up rules simply to throw someone out on a "rule violation". (NT) -- No name, 16:21:31 08/18/15 Tue I was in the parent meeting where the first words out of Amalia's mouth were "your daughters, will not be allowed to sleep over at or live at her boyfriend's house." Later, the girl that won was told to move in with her boyfriend. Didn't go over well with the parents! Amalia is obviously full of crap! (NT) -- No name, 17:04:46 08/18/15 Tue

What a crock of crap. It's very clear that Amalia and her few loyal henchmen are still in denial. The 8 people who were on that WGN panel were just the 8 people willing to go on the air. Given that over 70 people rolled through that state staff over 9 years, and countless other local directors all quit, the fault lies solely on people like AS, GS, Katie Frank and anyone else who were in leadership roles during that period. For every one person who went on the air, there were 10 more who didn't. And there was a lot of detailed examples that WGN didn't air. And let's not forget the Miss Illinois titleholders. We know that 8 out of 9 either contacted MAO, signed Cara's petition or spoke to MAO during state pageant week. Who's fault is that? That had nothing to do with the people on the WGN panel. (NT)	No name	16:19:18 08/18/15 Tue


If Amalia was just "following the rules" and those people on the panel were just bitter, why did MAO fire her a month before the WGN story even aired. If she was following the rules, wouldn't that have put her in favor with MAO? (NT)	No name	17:25:30 08/18/15 Tue