In the post below, I linked to several posts from Randy Neal's KnoxViews website. I highlighted all of the posts and comments that dealt with the 4th of July and Independence Day. I summarized the content of the post or comment, then provided a link for readers to follow so they could verify for themselves that I was accurately reflecting the spirit and the content of the posts.
Apparently, this fairly standard blogging process has offended or embarrassed Randy Neal, as he has now redirected any link from my site to go to Free Republic instead of to his site.
What is Randy Neal trying to hide? What doesn't he want people to see? I provided the links so that readers could see that I wasn't pulling anything out of context, and if anyone I linked believes I took their post out of context, you are welcome to state your case here. I promise you won't be marginalized, banned, redirected, or deleted.
Now, I could change the links to go to Google cache versions of Randy Neal's site, and circumvent his actions that way, but I won't. The dedicated reader can circumvent the redirects for himself if he chooses to. I prefer to let them stand as they are. Randy's actions speak far more eloquently to his flavor of progressive ideology than anything I could say.
By the way, the only reason there are no links in this post to KnoxViews is that they would be futile.
Posted by Rich at July 6, 2007 12:48 PM | TrackBackR. Neal does the same thing to LissaKay. If I had a blog he would to the same.
The rational goes like this, since there are more conservative bloggers it is acceptable for liberal bloggers to misdirect links. It is also acceptable to ban people because of their zipcode or beliefs. It is also acceptable to allow only liberals to post on the front page of Knoxviews.
If WhitesCreek calls the President Bush-Hitler it is funny. If Number9 asks if Al Gore is a hypocrite that is out of bounds. It is all a matter of perscpective.
These things are fine because there needs to be a level playing field to ensure communication. R. Neal is just making things fair. Remember, liberals are right about everything, no conservative viewpoint is needed. It is just a distraction and wastes time. Time that should be used to save the Planet.
He was doing the redirect thing back in the days of his old blog and the Rocky Top Brigade. It's always amused me to no end that Neal espouses and fights for "progressivism" as he does while all the time practicing Stalinist authoritarianism.
That, and he still hides his face. Never trust a man who hides his face.
Posted by: mike hollihan on July 9, 2007 7:19 PMNot even the Lone Ranger? Hey Mike! Nice to hear from a voice from the old days!
Posted by: rich on July 9, 2007 11:48 PMSurely if you can trust anyone, you can trust...
The Batman!
But Randy? Heh. Indeed. :)