Shots Across The Bow

You want it? You got it!

Apparently, SKBubba is unhappy with me.

He thinks the post below inaccurately reflects his actual beliefs. Of course, he's a bit blunter about it.

He accuses me of lying and making stuff up. Normally, I'd either ignore it, or take it back channel and deal with it through e-mail. But Bubba doesn't play like that, and this isn't the first time he's publicly called me a liar.

Here's my response, posted as openly as he posted his accusations.

Bubba, you're a fraud.

I can't count the number of times you've lied about me or something I've said, most recently when you implied that my decision to get a gun was somehow related to something you said. That was complete bulls**t, and you know it, but you wrote it anyway, and I let you get away with it because I know your M.O. You distort and misrepresent in order to raise a ruckus, get a reaction, and make a point.

And you're good at it.

I don't do it because it's not my style.

But now you blow a gasket because you take something I wrote personally.

Too bad.

Tell you what; take a look at the post in question, and tell me where it says:

This post is solely aimed at SKBubba, and no other target should be assumed or inferred. Bubba is my only subject, the only person worthy of my attention. Any thought that maybe, just maybe, this post was left untargetted to broaden the impact to a group of people rather than one single individual is simply wrong. Any intimation that the post was perhaps an ironic continuation of an earlier theme or a continuation of an ongoing discussion on several other RTB blogs is a ridiculously transparent attempt to deny the obvious. This post, indeed, this site is dedicated to one goal; the personal destruction of Mr. SKBubba, and all posts are efforts to that end.

Get over yourself; you're not that important. The post was aimed at the attitude on open display in both your blog, and the comment section.

And don't try and play the wronged innocent. It won't wash.

Here's a couple post titles from your page:

"Shut up! Shut up! Move that guy to a Free Speech Zone!"

"Free speech for me but not for thee..."

The first, an ironic commentary revealing your feelings about Free Speech Zones, the second, a more direct indictment.

Even more telling, this exchange earlier in this very thread:

From Brian:
"BTW, anyone who doesn't recognise "free speech zones" as "censorship" needs to spend some time with a dictionary. If you cannot approach the President for the redress of your grievances, your rights are being violated."

Your reply:
"Bryan, I agree."

So don't try to say you aren't complaining about censorship just because you haven't used the word.

I didn't lie; I didn't "make s**t up," and frankly, I don't give a damn where you blog from.

And yes, this time the blast above was directed specifically and entirely at you.

Have a nice day.

Posted by Rich at January 10, 2004 9:44 PM | TrackBack