The Grannies Strike Back

Blum and Gloom XXIII

[Week 22 / Week 23 / Week 24]

[video h/t Joe Anybody]

Blum and Gloom XXII

[Week 21 / Week 22 / Week 23]

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Blum and Gloom XXI

[Week 20 / Week 21 / Week 22]
See also: "Trial of the Grannies"


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Blum and Gloom XX

[Week 19 / Week 20 / Week 21]


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Blum and Gloom XIX

[Week 18 / Week 19 / Week 20]

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Photo John Bradach

Blum and Gloom XVIII

[Week 17 / Week 18 / Week 19]

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Blum and Gloom XVII

[Week 16 / Week 17 / Week 18]


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Blum and Gloom XVI

[Week 15 / Week 16 / Week 17]

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[Week 15 / Week 17]

Blum and Gloom XV

[Week 14 /Week 15/ Week 16]


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Blum and Gloom XIV

Week 14

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[Week 13 / Week 15]

Blum and Gloom XIII

Week 13

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[Week 12 / Week 14]

Silencing Speech

Once again, i have been banned from "Oregon's biggest blog." Kari Chisholm accused me of making an ad hominem attack. And while making his accusation public, he deleted from public view the "offending" comment in question. Furthermore, i am no longer allowed to comment on Blue Oregon.

Set you irony meters on "stunning" as i lay out the facts.

Kari is well known for not playing well with others as he throws his weight around on Blue0. He also gets pretty mouthy (which would give me pause if he were on my payroll as he is for much of Oregon's top Dems - Gov. Kulongoski, US Sen. Wyden, US Rep. Blumenauer, Councilman Adams, Senator Brown, etc.).

"Don't be an asshole, [Stephanie]" - K. Chisholm

And here was the context...

Posted by: Stephanie V | Oct 2, 2007 2:07:29 PM [...] My only advice to Jeff: better hire Mandate Media to do your website, so you can keep getting some good pixels over here. %^> ------------------------------- Posted by: Kari Chisholm | Oct 3, 2007 1:45:03 AM My only advice to Jeff: better hire Mandate Media to do your website, so you can keep getting some good pixels over here. Don't be an asshole. That's not how it works and you know it.

Classy way to overreact. And so i thought it curious when Kari made the following comment:

Posted by: Kari Chisholm | Oct 14, 2007 8:44:05 PM Stephanie V wrote... Kari, I didn't say you were hopelessly biased or an unethical asshole...

To which i responded:

Posted by: East Bank Thom | Oct 14, 2007 10:13:10 PM [Stephanie V] - Kari, I didn't say you were hopelessly biased or an unethical asshole Stephanie, the first phrase roughly paraphrases what Kari admitted about himself. The latter insult (minus the adjective) was slung against you by Jeff Merkley's paid media consultant. Money well spent indeed.

Something about my comment really pissed off Kari. He deleted it and replace it with this message:

Posted by: East Bank Thom | Oct 14, 2007 10:13:10 PM [Ad hominem attack deleted. -editor.]

I tried to get a bit of clarification...

Dear Editor,
How can it be considered an "ad hominem" attack, when i simply hotlinked to two quotes from Blue0's editor? I didn't even requote his admission that he is not only biased, but "very biased" nor did i requote his characterization of Stephanie V as "an asshole." Perhaps it was that i noted how the editor is Jeff Merkley's paid media consultant? Seeing that the editor has admitted as much, i don't understand how this could be considered an "ad hominem attack."

signed,
Curious in SE Portland

But alas...

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There's nothing quite as patriotic as silencing free speech. Jeff Merkley, I salute you.