Actually, at that particular meeting, I know that I was shocked, and at the end of meeting I asked the chair, “Are we not all, as board members, supposed to be on the same level? We're not supposed to be treating each other like that.”
In terms of an intimidating atmosphere, there was a board meeting--I mentioned it in my statement--where a disparaging comment was made to the users of the technology. It was a comment that was totally shocking when it was mentioned. I could not believe that the president had called this group of individuals by that particular name. All of us who are here today, both current and former board members, were in that room when that comment was made.
You know, I'm ashamed that the comment was made. When it was made, it was unbelievable; I didn't know what to do with that type of a comment.