8chan/8kun QResearch Posts (5)
#5155082 at 2019-02-13 14:58:43 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6585: Good Morning Sunshines Edition
>>5155067
Maxine Waters and Sid Williams have been married since 1977. They met as she was making her rise through politics in the Los Angeles area, according to the Los Angeles Times. They both worked for former Los Angeles City Councilman David Cunningham in the 1970s, overlapping at one point. She was Cunningham's chief of staff until she was elected to the state Assembly. Williams replaced Waters in that role, according to the Times.
Williams was by Waters' side as she rose from the state Assembly to the U.S. House of Representatives. She was first elected to Congress in 1990.
Waters, whose maiden name is Maxine Moore, was previously married to Edward Waters from 1956 to 1972, when they divorced. She has two children from her first marriage, Edward Jr. and Karen Waters. She and Williams do not have any children together.
https://heavy.com/news/2018/06/maxine-waters-husband-sid-williams/
#5149227 at 2019-02-13 02:04:11 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6577: National Emergency or Bust Edition
>>5149222
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Williams worked for former Los Angeles City Councilman David Cunningham in the mid-1970s, overlapping at one point with Maxine Waters. The two were not married at the time but they were dating, as far as Cunningham can recall. She was chief of staff until her departure in 1976, when she was elected to the state Assembly. Williams became chief of staff shortly afterward.
Williams was also a project manager for the Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency in the late 1970s. But in 1979, he switched gears and went to work at the Mercedes-Benz dealership.
"If you had an opportunity to enhance your income significantly through . . . commissions versus a salary of $50,000, wouldn't you take it?" asked Cunningham, who is now a lobbyist.
Within the sleek, rounded walls of the Sunset Boulevard showroom–which looks more like an art gallery than a car dealership–Williams racked up more than 1,000 clients in 14 years, according to his friend and fellow dealer Andre Dawson.
http://articles.latimes.com/1994-02-06/local/me-19843_1_sidney-williams
#5149222 at 2019-02-13 02:03:57 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #6577: National Emergency or Bust Edition
>>5149180
Sidney Williams' Unusual Route to Ambassador Post : Appointments: His nomination has drawn some critics. But his biggest boost may come from his wife, Rep. Maxine Waters.
February 06, 1994|CARLA HALL | TIMES STAFF WRITER
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Car dealer is not the normal career path to foreign service, but if Sidney Williams prevails, he will go from being a Mercedes-Benz dealer in Hollywood to being the U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas.
At 51, Williams has been a lot of other things, too: former professional football player (Cleveland Browns, Washington Redskins), aide and chief of staff to former Los Angeles City Councilman David Cunningham, a minority business developer with former teammate Jim Brown.
But when it comes to ambassadorial appointments, perhaps his most influential credential is that of husband to Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Los Angeles), one of President Clinton's earliest and most prominent black supporters.
Most congressional observers believe that Williams, who has won committee approval, will be confirmed when the Senate votes on his nomination in the next few weeks.
Nevertheless, Williams is getting a lesson in how Washington works. Every time a president takes office he can count on a few of his ambassadorial nominees causing a tussle with the opposition party, and Williams is among four being targeted this time. The rumblings about Williams, one of two Los Angeles residents to be nominated for an ambassadorship (California Secretary of State March Fong Eu was nominated last week to be ambassador to Micronesia), are the classic ones that dog many presidents' political nominees for ambassadorships.
"The best justification that he has for being ambassador is that he traveled to the Bahamas on vacation," said one congressional aide familiar with Williams' confirmation process.
His backers say that is a cheap shot and point out that many political appointees blossom into fine ambassadors.
The State Department, which issued a report on Williams to the Senate, said his background would serve him well in the diplomatic corps: "Mr. Williams developed strong discipline, strategic thinking and negotiating skills as a professional football player."
As for Waters and Williams, they're not talking. "The strict instructions from the State Department are to stay out of the newspapers until after he's confirmed," said Waters, declining to relay a message to her husband. "He's not running for a beauty contest."
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But Waters has made sure that the right people know how she feels. Last February, Waters wrote to Bruce Lindsey, senior adviser and assistant to the President for personnel: "This letter is to alert you of my support of Sidney Williams for the position of Ambassador to the Commonwealth of the Bahamas," reads the first line. "Sidney's public relations and diplomatic skills have been well honed over the years." Only in the fourth sentence does she let slip the detail of their relationship: "Sidney Williams, who is my spouse, was a professional football player for the Cleveland Browns and Washington Redskins."
Williams, a Shreveport, La., native, married Waters in 1977 and was at her side as she rose to political prominence, first in the state Assembly and then in Congress.
"I've always admired him because she's very flamboyant, and I've never sensed in him any insecurity," said Jim Brown, the former football player, who has known Williams since they played for the Cleveland Browns in the mid-1960s. "That can be difficult for many men–to have a flamboyant, dynamic wife."
Brown and Williams, a former linebacker, played on the 1965 Cleveland Browns NFL championship team. "He was a really good football player," said Brown, one of the greatest running backs to play the game, who now works with gang members and on gang-related issues.
Williams, who has two stepchildren, worked with Brown from 1966 to 1974 on the Black Economic Union, a now-defunct organization that Brown started to help develop minority businesses. Brown describes Williams as detail-oriented, methodical and tenacious. "For example, he decided to lose weight and he just did it," Brown recalled. "He lost like 30 pounds. He's small now. No one ever realized it, but he was really big."
#4252419 at 2018-12-11 06:11:33 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5417: We Are Talking To You Edition
>>4252416
Resignations in the news today (part 2)
Passport Online's Marilyn Macallair retiring
https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Agent-Issues/Passport-Online-Marilyn-Macallair-retire
Councilman resigning from Riverside City Council
https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local/councilman-resigning-from-riverside-city-council/BXLl2EaR2AUwU1GGGloxfL/
Fire Chief George Esbensen to retire
https://www.swnewsmedia.com/eden_prairie_news/news/public_safety/fire-chief-george-esbensen-to-retire/article_5a48d056-058d-5ef8-a194-db4bfbd911d2.html
Nebraska probation leader retiring after 43 years calls it a passion
https://journalstar.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/nebraska-probation-leader-retiring-after-years-calls-it-a-passion/article_40565f0c-4cfd-55cb-b40b-9cdc06496e9f.html
Rocky Mountain Dealerships Inc. Announces Resignation of CFO
https://apnews.com/96ecb0f3a46a41619f7811e6902ab728
Przepasniak retiring as Lake Shore superintendent
http://www.observertoday.com/news/page-one/2018/12/przepasniak-retiring-as-lake-shore-superintendent/
Range Resources announces chief executive resignation
https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/210858/range-resources-announces-chief-executive-resignation-210858.html
Badger Daylighting director resigns over rejected secret takeover offer
https://www.capebretonpost.com/business/badger-daylighting-director-resigns-over-rejected-secret-takeover-offer-267005/
Fairbanks police officer resigns after facing theft charges
http://www.newsminer.com/news/alaska_news/fairbanks-police-officer-resigns-after-facing-theft-charges/article_93946dee-fcdf-11e8-889a-6b6858d26920.html
Attorney General Claude Walker has resigned
https://viconsortium.com/virgin-islands-2/attorney-general-claude-walker-has-resigned/
Shreveport's No. 2 city administrator resigns as mayor prepares to leave office
https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2018/12/10/shreveport-mayor-ollie-tylers-chief-aid-resigns/2270692002/
Carwyn Jones to resign as first minister
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-politics-46484407
Elkhart Police Department's Chief Ed Windbigler resigns
https://www.abc57.com/news/elkhart-police-departments-chief-ed-windbigler-resigns
FedEx Express President David Cunningham to Retire Dec. 31
https://www.ttnews.com/articles/fedex-express-president-David-Cunningham-retire-dec-31
Patel second guv to resign after spat with government
https://www.deccanherald.com/business/business-news/patel-second-guv-resign-after-707398.html
Justice Court's Jad Lemhouse to retire
https://democratherald.com/news/justice-court-s-jad-lemhouse-to-retire/article_04e47374-b374-5733-ad59-f3088f9a9fe9.html
NZ Transport Agency boss Fergus Gammie Resigns
https://i.stuff.co.nz/business/109245552/industry-welcomes-resignation-of-nz-transport-agency-boss
Verizon's 5G aspirations lead to over 10,000 voluntary resignations
https://www.androidauthority.com/verizon-employee-resignations-933255/
County clerk, treasurer to retire
https://elkodaily.com/news/county-clerk-treasurer-to-retire/article_73dcb19b-39bf-59f6-a2ab-f1b93205dfc0.html
Top USOC official fired after independent report details Nassar cover-up
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/top-usoc-official-fired-after-independent-report-details-nassar-cover-n946251
6th Court of Appeals Justice Bailey Moseley retires after 12 years
https://www.easttexasmatters.com/news/local-news/6th-court-of-appeals-justice-bailey-moseley-retires-after-12-years/1650176917
HKEX JointCOO, Head of Markets Roger Lee to Retire
http://www.mondovisione.com/media-and-resources/news/hkex-joint-coo-head-of-markets-roger-lee-to-retire/
NZTA chief executive Fergus Gammie has tendered his resignation
https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/377938/nzta-chief-executive-fergus-gammie-has-tendered-his-resignation-and-it-s-been-accepted-by-the-board
Former Union Minister Srikant Jena resigns from all posts in Odisha Congress
http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2018/dec/10/srikant-resigns-from-all-party-posts-1909538.html
Walmart India COO resigns after a 15 month stint
https://www.peoplematters.in/news/leadership/walmart-india-coo-resigns-after-a-15-month-stint-20194?utm_source=peoplematters&utm_medium=interstitial&utm_campaign=learnings-of-the-day
Prof Tomar resigns as Dean Research
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/prof-tomar-resigns-as-dean-research/696258.html
#4209499 at 2018-12-08 06:04:31 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #5361: The MOOCH Edition
Resignations in the news today (part 1)
Waterfront Toronto chair, 2 directors fired following Sidewalk Labs deal
https://toronto.citynews.ca/2018/12/06/waterfront-toronto-chair-2-directors-fired-following-sidewalk-labs-deal/
CM accepts resignation of women status commission's chief
https://www.dawn.com/news/1449915/cm-accepts-resignation-of-women-status-commissions-chief
Columbus City Schools board member submits harsh letter of resignation
https://www.10tv.com/article/columbus-city-schools-board-member-submits-harsh-letter-resignation
Akorn CEO to retire after drugmaker fails to salvage Fresenius merger deal
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-akorn-m-a-fresenius-ruling/akorn-ceo-to-retire-after-drugmaker-fails-to-salvage-fresenius-merger-deal-idUSKBN1O61ZP
UHS Behavioral Health Division president to retire
https://www.behavioral.net/news-item/management/uhs-behavioral-health-division-president-retire
Marquardt resigns as DeKalb's 3rd Ward alderman
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2018/12/06/marquardt-resigns-as-dekalbs-3rd-ward-alderman/a2bkufz/
After 31 years, Larimer County's top public health official retires
#Resignations
http://www.kpq.com/cascade-school-district-superintendent-motsenbocker-retiring-happy-for-successes/
Ross retires 'effective immediately' as CEO of Meritus Health
https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/breaking/ross-retires-effective-immediately-as-ceo-of-meritus-health/article_63417d94-44f2-597c-99d9-e03d12cb3a22.html
Schlafly CEO resigns after misleading allegations made against 4 Hands Brewing Company
https://www.kmov.com/news/schlafly-ceo-resigns-after-misleading-allegations-made-against-hands-brewing/article_5fa57228-fa6c-11e8-993c-3745e32673d2.html
Executive Director of Montana Rescue Mission Retires
http://newstalk955.com/roberts-retires-from-rescue-mission/
Emfuleni mayor confirms resignation is imminent
https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/emfuleni-mayor-confirms-resignation-is-imminent-20181207
South Kitsap school superintendent to retire
https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/local/2018/12/07/south-kitsap-school-superintendent-retire/2243342002/
Windsor hit by departures of town manager and assistant manager
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/9041709-181/windsor-town-manager-and-assistant
FedEx Express CEO Cunningham retiring at end of 2018
https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/money/industries/logistics/2018/12/07/fedex-express-ceo-David-Cunningham-retiring-raj-subramaniam/2237195002/
Five Star Bank executive Michael D. Burneal resigning
https://buffalonews.com/2018/12/07/five-star-bank-executive-resigning/
West Alabama police chief resigns
http://www.wsfa.com/2018/12/07/west-alabama-police-chief-resigns/
North Hempstead's deputy town supervisor resigning
https://theislandnow.com/news-98/north-hempsteads-deputy-town-supervisor-resigning/
Judge Robinson to retire
http://www.scdailypress.com/site/2018/12/07/judge-robinson-to-retire/
Retiring deputy city manager will remain temporarily as a consultant
https://www.ajc.com/news/local/retiring-deputy-city-manager-will-remain-temporarily-consultant/nzKv4GDmkNOlEORa5l9FdM/
Layton Retiring as Chairman of BurlCo GOP
https://www.insidernj.com/layton-retiring-chairman-burlco-gop/
Indiana veterans affairs leader resigns after awarding grants for needy vets to employees
https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2018/12/07/veterans-affairs-leader-resigns-after-awarding-grants-employees/2236833002/