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Spirit of '76
07-06-2007, 02:26 PM
Update! Please read this before making contact with any of the organizations below:
http://ronpaulforums.com/showpost.php?p=56353&postcount=81


OK, this guy runs what he claims to be "the oldest political news site on the web".

For some undisclosed reason, he hates Ron Paul. Earlier this week, he posted a hatchet job gloating about how Paul's fundraising was going to be pathetic and would consign him to the dustbin of history.

When people posted comments correcting him, he flew into attack mode and started saying that Ron Paul is a racist and an "anti-semite". When he was again corrected, he libeled Dr. Paul by saying that Paul told him these things himself. Then he closed comments for the article.

Today I sent him the link the the ABC story on Paul's fundraising success. So look what he does with it:
http://www.capitolhillblue.com/cont/node/2861

Now this guy has big bucks. He was a Washington insider for a while before going back to "journalism" (I use the term loosely).

He runs the Save America Foundation (http://www.saveamerica.nl/default.html) out of the Netherlands. Nobody knows what they stand for except for "regime change in the US."
http://www.saveamerica.nl/default.html

He also runs the Campaign for Our America (http://www.ouramerica.org/). He calls this a "grassroots" effort for "real campaign reform." In an Orwellian twist of logic, he says gives us this:

Mr. Thompson first became interested in campaign reform during a five-year stint as Vice President for Political Programs for The National Association of Realtors where he managed what was then the largest political action committee in the country. Disturbed by what he saw as the overwhelming and corrupting influence of money on the political process, he helped start the Project for Comprehensive Campaign Reform, a bi-partisan effort by heads of business PACs to place reasonable limits on the ability of large special interest groups to influence elections.

Huh?

Now this guy is pouring his resources into defeating Ron Paul. He says that "We will not work towards the defeat or election of any specific candidate or elected official", but he obviously makes exceptions in the case of Ron Paul.

Who is this guy? Who does he work for? Why does he keep calling Ron Paul an "anti-semite" when he himself was press secretary for Paul Findley, perhaps the most anti-Israel congressman on Capitol Hill. Why does he talk about campaign reform and being against special interest money when he worked as a lobbyist for big business and actively works against the one candidate who isn't in big business's pocket?

What can we do to take this guy down?

MsDoodahs
07-06-2007, 02:30 PM
Ignore him.

nayjevin
07-06-2007, 02:31 PM
i might say ignoring thompson might be best to anyone besides spirit. he has a good record of direct strategy for change.

Spirit of '76
07-06-2007, 02:35 PM
Please contact the following organizations and politely let them know about Mr. Thompson's bias, libel, and obvious lack of journalistic integrity.

National Press Photographers Association
(Thompson is a respected member.)

info@nppa.org
3200 Croasdaile Dr Ste 306
Durham NC 27705
919/383-7246 phone
919/383-7261 fax

Executive Director
(ext. 10 | director@nppa.org)
Jim Straight

Membership Director
(ext. 14 | members@nppa.org)
Mindy Hutchison


Ethics Committee, Society of Professional Journalists

Andy Schotz, chair
LawnGyland@aol.com

Fred Brown, vice chair
2862 S. Oakland Ct.
Aurora, Colo., 80014
(303) 829-4647
punditfwb@aol.com

Additional email addresses for other members here:
http://www.spj.org/com-ethics.asp


Washington Center for Politics and Journalism
(Thompson is a lecturer here.)

Postal Mailing Address
Washington Center for Politics & Journalism
Post Office Box 15239
Washington, DC 20003-0239

Telephone
202/296-8455

FAX
1-800-858-8365

Email
Executive Director, Terry Michael: terrymichael@wcpj.org


Please remember to be polite and courteous, but firm in your conviction that Doug Thompson does not act in an ethical manner, does not display journalistic integrity, and has committed egregious acts of libel against Ron Paul.

ctb619
07-06-2007, 02:35 PM
Who?

angrydragon
07-06-2007, 02:36 PM
Doesn't he hate all politicians?

Spirit of '76
07-06-2007, 02:38 PM
Ignore him.

False. :)

Please contact the above organizations. I will post more as more info becomes available.

Also, Thompson apparently cause a scandal last year when it was revealed that a CIA operative source he claimed was feeding him information for 20 years never actually existed.

The media take this guy seriously. He is actually the source for the story that Bush called the Constitution a "goddamned piece of paper". He breaks these stories on CapitolHillBlue, then the mainstream media takes them up, even though it's been proven he's a liar.

Spirit of '76
07-06-2007, 02:38 PM
i might say ignoring thompson might be best to anyone besides spirit. he has a good record of direct strategy for change.

Thanks, friend. We need to nip this guy in the bud.

njandrewg
07-06-2007, 02:40 PM
lets hit him where it hurts most...MONEY

He uses google adsense:
Their policies are:

https://www.google.com/adsense/support/bin/answer.py?answer=48182&sourceid=aso&subid=ww-ww-et-asui&medium=link&sourceid=asos&subid=ww-ww-et-HC_entry&medium=link

Sites displaying Google ads may not include:

* Violent content, racial intolerance, or advocacy against any individual, group, or organization


Lets write emails to google and get him banned.

pazzo83
07-06-2007, 02:41 PM
False. :)

Please contact the above organizations. I will post more as more info becomes available.

Also, Thompson apparently cause a scandal last year when it was revealed that a CIA operative source he claimed was feeding him information for 20 years never actually existed.

The media take this guy seriously. He is actually the source for the story that Bush called the Constitution a "goddamned piece of paper". He breaks these stories on CapitolHillBlue, then the mainstream media takes them up, even though it's been proven he's a liar.

Can you provide links that prove Thompson's assertions incorrect? I've seen the links floating around, but if we had a list we could write to those groups and say:

Here is where Thompson libled Paul, and this is proof:

Spirit of '76
07-06-2007, 02:44 PM
lets hit him where it hurts most...MONEY

He uses google adsense:
Their policies are:

https://www.google.com/adsense/support/bin/answer.py?answer=48182&sourceid=aso&subid=ww-ww-et-asui&medium=link&sourceid=asos&subid=ww-ww-et-HC_entry&medium=link


Lets write emails to google and get him banned.


Excellent idea! He hides under the title of "journalist", but we'll see how far that actually gets him.

LibertyEagle
07-06-2007, 02:46 PM
The media take this guy seriously. He is actually the source for the story that Bush called the Constitution a "goddamned piece of paper". He breaks these stories on CapitolHillBlue, then the mainstream media takes them up, even though it's been proven he's a liar.

Yeah, I remember that story. It turned out that it was all a fabrication, right? Yet, there are even people on this site that I have seen that still believe it.

You're right, we somehow need to stop this guy.

nayjevin
07-06-2007, 02:46 PM
From article: claims he has more money in the bank than John McCain even though his second-quarter fundraising efforts fell far short of his campaign's lofty predictions.

Key is that the paul campaign never claimed $5 million. it was a 3rd party website.

WannaBfree
07-06-2007, 02:48 PM
Great research Spirit. I'm wondering if the $5 million story was a planted one just so they could do this. I don't remember the campaign ever saying $5 million as reported in the story, do you? I do remember Paul's son or grandson mentioning a $2 million figure. Maybe Doug Thompson can be caught here?

Lord Xar
07-06-2007, 02:49 PM
well, if this guy is a known liar and his integrity is in qusetion, then it would be a 'good assumption' that he is on someones payroll. I mean, if you have some money and you want to disparage ron paul, throw him some bones.. he'll fetch with the best of them.

sure, lets work against him.. but also if we can find any 'other' info to discredit him. I tend to believe payoffs is the reason... or perhaps he tried to coherce some vote from ron paul and ron wouldn't budge...

ARealConservative
07-06-2007, 02:51 PM
Anyone disagree with non initiation of force. :D

robatsu
07-06-2007, 02:52 PM
I like the adsense angle. Write to google adsense showing your surprise/dismay that google ads are showing up on a "libelous hate site", specifically one that violates adsense's policy about not being on advocacy sites. Use the "hate" word, and link to the Paul article. Watch the free market do its work.

Spirit of '76
07-06-2007, 02:53 PM
Slam him.

Devil_rules_in_extremes
07-06-2007, 03:02 PM
Slam him.

I'm on it...

smtwngrl
07-06-2007, 03:04 PM
Also, Thompson apparently cause a scandal last year when it was revealed that a CIA operative source he claimed was feeding him information for 20 years never actually existed.

The media take this guy seriously. He is actually the source for the story that Bush called the Constitution a "goddamned piece of paper". He breaks these stories on CapitolHillBlue, then the mainstream media takes them up, even though it's been proven he's a liar.

So Bush didn't really call the Constitution a "goddamned piece of paper"? :D

If he hates Bush, he should love Ron...one would think. :p

Personally, though, he strikes me as in the same mold as that Sumcad guy. :p

I'm inclined to think we should ignore him, but you can handle it, Spirit, that would be great.

Eventually, though, I think we will have to pick our battles. I've been reading the book "The Real Thomas Jefferson". When Jefferson was running for President he couldn't even respond to all of the stories being told about him. He said, "It has been so impossible to contradict all of their lies that I have determined to contradict none, for while I should be engaged with one, they would publish 20 new ones." But, of course, he was more well known, and could better afford to do that.

Spirit of '76
07-06-2007, 03:08 PM
I'm inclined to think we should ignore him, but you can handle it, Spirit, that would be great.

Please don't leave it up to me. Please send at least one message to each of the above organizations -- more if you can.

Thompson needs to be taught a lesson.



Eventually, though, I think we will have to pick our battles. I've been reading the book "The Real Thomas Jefferson". When Jefferson was running for President he couldn't even respond to all of the stories being told about him. He said, "It has been so impossible to contradict all of their lies that I have determined to contradict none, for while I should be engaged with one, they would publish 20 new ones." But, of course, he was more well known.

Yeah, but in a lot of ways Capitol Hill Blue is the source for lots of things that find their way into the mainstream press.

I want to know what this guy's real agenda is. Who is he working for?

smtwngrl
07-06-2007, 03:08 PM
lets hit him where it hurts most...MONEY

He uses google adsense:
Their policies are:

https://www.google.com/adsense/support/bin/answer.py?answer=48182&sourceid=aso&subid=ww-ww-et-asui&medium=link&sourceid=asos&subid=ww-ww-et-HC_entry&medium=link


Lets write emails to google and get him banned.

Wow, impressive! You are truly an expert at this!

And yes, I'll send some emails, too.

Spirit of '76
07-06-2007, 03:09 PM
I'm on it...

That's what I like to hear. http://ronpaulforums.com/gfx_RedWhiteBlue/icons/icon14.gif

Spirit of '76
07-06-2007, 03:15 PM
What a hypocrite!


On January 1, Capitol Hill Blue comes an official part of the Campaign for Our America, both as the online voice for reform as well as a major contributor to its causes. In the coming year, Blue will dedicate all of its advertising revenue to the CFOA budget and serve as a public discussion forum for reform.

But we can't do it alone and I'm asking for your help. Capitol Hill Blue's ad revenue will fund the bulk of our expenses. I will continue to pay all operating expenses personally so that all contributions can be used for CFOA activities.

I'm asking the readers of Capitol Hill Blue to step forward and take up the challenge. We will need at least $25,000 in donations to make this work and is 1,000 Capitol Hill Blue readers contribute just $25.00 each we can achieve that goal. Of course, any amount, large or small, will help and those who do help will be part of the only grassroots political organization whose goal is serious, non-partisan, reform of our political system and government.

How will we accomplish this? By speaking out as a unified, non-partisan voice for real reform - reform based on the needs of the nation, not the agenda of any political party. Reform based on ideas from you, our readers, not from professional politicians or professional reformers with hidden agendas.

I think we can do it but whether or not we can is up to you.

Our mission is direct and straight forward:

We feel the American system of government and politics is broken and needs not only repair but complete overhaul.

So our goal is realistic, serious campaign reform and a rethinking of how we elect our leaders and conduct our government.

We believe such an effort can succeed only if it is non-partisan. We are political agnostics, not affiliated with party or ideological organization. We apply the same standard of conduct and expectations to all elected officials -- Republican or Democrat, liberal or conservative, right or left. We will not work towards the defeat or election of any specific candidate or elected official but will use our resources instead to provide useful information so that voters can made meaningful decisions on their own.

We believe Our America belongs to the people but the people have, for far too long, been absentee landlords.

Our programs include:

Campaign reform: Working with campaign professionals, constitutional law professors and reform-minded organizations, Our America is developing realistic campaign reform proposals aimed at returning government to the people. Our proposals will be crafted around a belief that government service should be just that -- service. So we are advocating limits on salaries, limits on special interest groups, increased campaign reporting requirements and tougher laws to punish those who abuse the system. We are working on our first set of campaign proposals and will seek Congressional co-sponsors from both sides of the aisle. As our programs grow, we hope to expand our efforts into state elections.

Media monitoring: Too many people in this country rely on an often-biased media for information that leads them to make important decisions on those elected to office. We will examine print, broadcast and Internet-based media and spotlight those we feel distort the news or hide behind political agendas.

Fraud alerts: We will monitor the actions of our officials plus elections, advertising, campaign promises and actions of candidates with a non-partisan eye towards fraud, misleading claims and outright violation of the law. We have lawyers ready to file class-action lawsuits against those we find abusing the public trust and will use available tools and resources like the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to aid our cause.
http://www.pushhamburger.com/our_america.htm

Devil_rules_in_extremes
07-06-2007, 03:16 PM
I would chop off my balls before donating ANYTHING to that guy and his website...

pazzo83
07-06-2007, 03:18 PM
I've emailed the first group, will email the others later.

Spirit of '76
07-06-2007, 03:20 PM
I've emailed the first group, will email the others later.

Thank you. :)

Spirit of '76
07-06-2007, 03:27 PM
lets hit him where it hurts most...MONEY

He uses google adsense:
Their policies are:

https://www.google.com/adsense/support/bin/answer.py?answer=48182&sourceid=aso&subid=ww-ww-et-asui&medium=link&sourceid=asos&subid=ww-ww-et-HC_entry&medium=link


Lets write emails to google and get him banned.



Here is the actual link to the form used to report policy violations to google:
https://www.google.com/adsense/support/bin/request.py?search_ask=1&subtopic=&contact=report_violoation&main_topic=other&contact_type=11&contact_topic=Report+a+policy+violation&Action.Search=Continue

Please report the following URL as the violation. Please explain that this site presents biased, hate-filled, libelous misinformation. Tell them that the site violates their policy on "advocacy against any individual, group, or organization". Also, make sure to let them know that the site is often laced with "excessive profanity", and that the libel presented as fact "infringes on the legal rights" of Ron Paul.

Thanks. :)

Electrostatic
07-06-2007, 03:44 PM
What would Really help is if we could get Google to simply move his site from the "News" index to the "Blog" index...

njandrewg
07-06-2007, 03:44 PM
sent a message to google

paulitics
07-06-2007, 03:45 PM
Yeah, I remember that story. It turned out that it was all a fabrication, right? Yet, there are even people on this site that I have seen that still believe it.

You're right, we somehow need to stop this guy.

lol. Yeah, I still believe it. I thought he said it a press conference. I guess I have been brainwashed. This guy is dangerous.

Dary
07-06-2007, 03:48 PM
Anyone disagree with non initiation of force. :D

Thompson drew first blood.

Is that what you mean?

nayjevin
07-06-2007, 03:55 PM
Please keep this advice in mind, for whatever it's worth, that a friend forwarded to me when I alerted him of this:


Generally speaking, when a guy like this -- who is not a well-known national figure -- attacks, almost none of the same people read the response to the attack as saw the attack in the first place.

By making a big deal out of it you will often alert a lot more people to his attack than would ever see it otherwise, and no matter how good your response, some of those newly aware will be influenced by the attack as much or more than as by the response.

IOW, unless attacked by a well-known national figure, you're usually better off ignoring it.

This guy is some nobody shit-bird who's being partially financed by people who fear Ron Paul. Don't help him out by making a news story out of his criticisms.

JMNSHO (Just my not-so-humble opinion)

robatsu
07-06-2007, 03:55 PM
Ok, here's what I sent to Google/Adsense

Sirs,

Adsense articles are appearing on www.capitolhillblue.com, which is is both a political advocacy site as well as a site infamous for publishing hate content against various political figures.

In particular, they have published a story they later admitted to being fabricated about President Bush referring to the Constitution as nothing but a "goddamned piece of paper". They have also published stories alleging he is still a secret alcoholic while serving as President.

In more recent news, they are publishing clearly inflammatory and spurious stories about Dr. Ron Paul, a current candidate for President.

From what I can tell, this seems to be a political "pornography" site on which I'm certain many of your advertisers would not wish to appear. It also does no credit to Google to dignify this trash site.

jj111
07-06-2007, 03:58 PM
I recommend if you are serious, write a more detailed letter and post it here, complete with quotes and links to back up your assertions about Doug Thompson. Then if it makes sense, people like me who don't have the time to research this issue can copy your letter or revise it and send it off to the mailing list you suggest. Make it easy for me.....

GoRonPaul
07-06-2007, 03:59 PM
The guy is a closet Dem for sure... wants the Dems back in power... and sees rightly that Ron Paul is the biggest threat to them. Afterall, anyone with any political sense knows that no war-monger GOP'er can win. But if Paul gets the nomination it throws a monkey wrench into everything. That's why Thompson lies with such venom, he doesn't want to see that happen...

njandrewg
07-06-2007, 04:00 PM
I think we shouldn't promote the guy's website(i.e. asking for mass support), but instead just contact Google and have him find out in a week that his adsense account is frozen and he wont' see a penny

Electrostatic
07-06-2007, 04:06 PM
nayjevin - Very good advice, but the problem here is that Google is currently indexing his tripe as "News" instead of "Blogs"

Anyone who (right now!) types "Ron Paul" into Google News (To find out "Who is Ron Paul?") is going to see this guys crap front and center on the first page...

This is Not Good!

I understand that the 1st amendment offers protections in this area (although I also believe that blatent acts of libel should not be accepted as news)

I think what we really should try to do is get an organized list of EVERYTHING (Not just RP stuff, but other stuff on his site that attacks other people unfairly/without sources) and then add that to the fact that he stopped signing his own articles and changed his user name to "Editor" to try to be a more anonymous hack.

This should be enough, if we organize correctly, to make Google realize that a 2 bit lying political hack has mistakenly been indexed as a "News Site."

Getting Google to realize this is a Blog and not Reporting will do more than any attack we could muster trying to split hairs over whether what he is saying is "free speech" or "libel"

IMO, Chris

nayjevin
07-06-2007, 04:09 PM
nayjevin - Very good advice, but...

good plan, take it for what it's worth! thanks.

khorbis
07-06-2007, 06:12 PM
I have never phoned-in on behalf of ANYONE. It was a learning experience, to say the least.

To the Ethics Committee: I left a "passively angry" message stating my indignation of Doug Thompson's unprofessional journalism. (UPDATE) FRED BROWN CALLED ME BACK! Apparently, he had NO idea that Doug Thompson had written such an article. I gave him the URL to Doug Thompson's article and informed him that the opinions expressed were unethical in the extreme and completely fictitious. YES!

To the Washington Center for Politics and Journalism: I may have been too belligerent. The entire conversation lasted about three sentences, upon which I promptly hung-up on. OOPS!

To the National Press Photographers Association: I believe this was my best call. I left a very neutral message that calmly expressed how DISSAPOINTED I was that such a well-founded institution could support an individual with such a lack of journalistic integrity.

All in all, I think I learned some valuable lessons about "politicizing." More importantly, I hope they learned something from me (yeah, right).

I can't wait to do it again!

Bradley in DC
07-06-2007, 06:18 PM
Any attention will only motivate him more. Ignore him.

angelatc
07-06-2007, 06:29 PM
I agree. It's going to get worse the more popular Ron Paul gets. Look at the stuff Hillary gets.

Electrostatic
07-06-2007, 06:46 PM
I understand the points you guys are making, but the problem is not that another a-hole is talking smack about Ron.

The problem is that Google's search engine decided his unsourced and unsigned rants are "News" instead of "Blogs".

As I said earlier, If you just heard about Ron Paul today and went to google news to "check him out" this is what you would see... Front and center.

There is obviously not much point in confronting this guy directly, but I think it is important to contact the google and let them know that they have unsigned and unsourced libelous rants posing as news do to a very small indexing issue.... And if you look at this guys history I'm sure it would be possible to find undocumented, unsourced, and unsigned libelous comments about quite a few people (Not just Ron).

I do not believe this would be over reacting.... He can say all he wants, it just should rightly be indexed as a blog, not as journalism... I think if we can be calm, and back up our assertions with proof, we can get google to change the index for his site.

Chris

SeanEdwards
07-06-2007, 07:32 PM
That looks like a left-wing rag that is deathly afraid of a Republican candidate claiming the anti-war, populist mantle.

PatriotOne
07-06-2007, 07:34 PM
Is this a new note at the bottom of the Capitol Hill article or did everyone just miss it:

(EDITORS NOTE: Because of the documented practice of Ron Paul's campaign of spamming web sites to try and artificially inflate their already-discredited claims of widespread support and our own experience with the underhanded and unethical tactics of his supporters, we have suspended comments on this story. This web site does not serve as a shill for any political campaign and we will not allow it to be used by Paul's small but loud legion of unethical supporters to spread misinformation or perpetuate their candidate's record of deception and hate. As we do with all elected officials of candidates for public office, we will continue to report misdeeds of the Paul's campaign and expose it for the sham that it is.)

http://www.capitolhillblue.com/cont/node/2861

angrydragon
07-06-2007, 07:37 PM
Is this a new note at the bottom of the Capitol Hill article or did everyone just miss it:

(EDITORS NOTE: Because of the documented practice of Ron Paul's campaign of spamming web sites to try and artificially inflate their already-discredited claims of widespread support and our own experience with the underhanded and unethical tactics of his supporters, we have suspended comments on this story. This web site does not serve as a shill for any political campaign and we will not allow it to be used by Paul's small but loud legion of unethical supporters to spread misinformation or perpetuate their candidate's record of deception and hate. As we do with all elected officials of candidates for public office, we will continue to report misdeeds of the Paul's campaign and expose it for the sham that it is.)

http://www.capitolhillblue.com/cont/node/2861

What a bunch of BS.

Brandybuck
07-06-2007, 07:43 PM
Why worry about him. One fact of life, that some of you haven't learned yet, is that you're never going to get everyone on your side. Really, you wont. So don't waste your time fixating on everyone who doesn't like Ron Paul.

Ignore the people who are against Ron Paul. When you come across one, stay positive and move on.

ronpaulitician
07-06-2007, 08:11 PM
Ignore him.

Badger Paul
07-06-2007, 08:19 PM
If we worried about every penny-anney wanna-be "journalist" or blogger on the web we wouldn't have time to run a campaign.

Let's face the fact that not pundit or blogger is going to like Ron Paul for whatever reason and such opposition will grow over time. Fine. I'm not too concerned, because Doug Thompson is a nobody for most people and what he says is just part of the noise of the blogosphere. He's no more important than anyone else.

We're not fascist thugs or commies trying to get everyone to like us or write nice things about us. It's one thing to point out errors or outright misrepresentations or falsehoods by journalists or bloggers or to defend RP if you wish. That's up to you. We can call out GOP officials who want to ban or censor us. But fretting overe a little man like Doug Thompson is not worth the time in my opinion.

DjLoTi
07-06-2007, 08:22 PM
Some people, we just can't win over.

Nathan Hale
07-06-2007, 08:50 PM
I agree. It's going to get worse the more popular Ron Paul gets. Look at the stuff Hillary gets.

I agree, we shouldn't make a big public stink about things like this.

However, that is not to say that we shouldn't do anything about it. We should campaign PRIVATELY and QUIETLY to do things like pressure the outlet's endorsing agencies to disavow them, or pressure groups that send them ad revenue (such as google) to cut them off for breaking their contract.

Spirit of '76
07-06-2007, 09:45 PM
Here is the actual link to the form used to report policy violations to google:
https://www.google.com/adsense/support/bin/request.py?search_ask=1&subtopic=&contact=report_violoation&main_topic=other&contact_type=11&contact_topic=Report+a+policy+violation&Action.Search=Continue


My message to Google AdSense:


To whom it may concern:

I would like to report a number of policy violations on the attached URL, as well as site-wide violations on that domain.

The content of that site violates several of your stated policies. For one, it publishes as fact many libelous statements about a single political candidate. It presents these statements as fact, even though they have been debunked. As such, it violates your policy in that it "infringes on the legal rights of others."

As the site has published several articles attacking this one single political candidate with totally unsubstantiated allegations of racism and anti-semitism, it violates your policy against "advocacy against any individual, group, or organization".

Furthermore, the tone of the articles and the comments made by the owner of the site, Mr. Doug Thompson, are clearly hate-filled in nature. While purporting to be attacking Congressman Ron Paul for unsubstantiated allegations of racism, Mr. Thompson exposes his own extreme brand of hatred directed at Congressman Paul.

You'll also note that the site is peppered with profanity and obscene language. This is particularly true of the comments posted by Mr. Thompson, the site's owner.

Most importantly, the site is the press organ of a group called the "The Campaign for Our America", founded and run by Doug Thompson. The website on which your ads are displayed has in the past solicited donations for this group. Part of the group's mission statement assures contributors that they "will not work towards the defeat or election of any specific candidate or elected official."

As we can see by the articles posted on this site, their promise is completely empty. This means that they have defrauded their contributors out of monetary funds.

All of these violations add up to a serious black eye for Google AdSense, should it come to be associated with such hate-filled bile and illegality. I surely do not think that you would want to allow your ads to continue to be displayed on this site, especially once these illegalities and ethical indiscretions are brought to public attention.

I encourage you to do the right thing by removing your ads from this website.

Thank you very much.

Noodles
07-06-2007, 09:51 PM
Reap the whirlwind, punk!:D

76, you are one cool cat.

Spirit of '76
07-06-2007, 09:55 PM
OK, those of you who want to ignore him, go ahead.

Those of you who want to let the people in his circle of influence know what a sham he is, please take a few minutes to write or call the aforementioned organizations.

I don't want to give this guy any attention or press. What I want to do is make it widely known in the journalistic community -- especially those organizations who give him patronage by allowing him to "mentor" (NPPA) and lecture (WCP&J) on journalism -- that he lacks credibility, ethics and integrity.


What would Really help is if we could get Google to simply move his site from the "News" index to the "Blog" index...

Excellent point. Let's get on this.



sent a message to google

Thank you! :)


Please keep this advice in mind, for whatever it's worth, that a friend forwarded to me when I alerted him of this:

Please see my general comments above.


Ok, here's what I sent to Google/Adsense


Excellent. Thank you!


I recommend if you are serious, write a more detailed letter and post it here, complete with quotes and links to back up your assertions about Doug Thompson.

I'm working on it now, but I don't think copying and pasting chain letters will have the right effect. It's better to examine the points made and then write your own letter, however brief.

I'll post mine up here in a little while.


I have never phoned-in on behalf of ANYONE. It was a learning experience, to say the least.


Excellent! That's what I like to hear. http://ronpaulforums.com/gfx_RedWhiteBlue/icons/icon14.gif

You may consider calling back to WCP&J and trying again. :D

Thanks, everyone. Let's expose this hack for the sham he is.

Spirit of '76
07-06-2007, 09:56 PM
Reap the whirlwind, punk!:D

76, you are one cool cat.

:D Thanks, Noodles! :D

Bryan
07-06-2007, 10:19 PM
What a hypocrite!


Too many people in this country rely on an often-biased media for information that leads them to make important decisions on those elected to office.

LOL! I appreciate the spirit, Spirit. :) The great thing about a campaign based on principles of freedom is that everyone understands they can do what motivates them most. For me, I agree that my time is best spent promoting Dr. Paul than worrying about stuff like this. However, I can't let some of this non-sense slide completely and that is where our Media Matters sub-forum comes in. Doug already has two threads dedicated to him:

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=826
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=3532

As a start I would encourage someone to document the lies here, catalog the baseless attacks and add in his clear hypocrisy- and post in the Media Matters forum. At this rate, Doug may get his own sub-forum. :)

It will be interesting to hear what Google Adsense says.

Spirit of '76
07-06-2007, 10:21 PM
LOL! I appreciate the spirit, Spirit. :) The great thing about a campaign based on principles of freedom is that everyone understands they can do what motivates them most. For me, I agree that my time is best spent promoting Dr. Paul than worrying about stuff like this. However, I can't let some of this non-sense slide completely and that is where our Media Matters sub-forum comes in. Doug already has two threads dedicated to him:

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=826
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=3532

As a start I would encourage someone to document the lies here, catalog the baseless attacks and add in his clear hypocrisy- and post in the Media Matters forum. At this rate, Doug may get his own sub-forum. :)



Thanks, Bryan. I'm working on that now. :)

angelatc
07-06-2007, 10:25 PM
Is this a new note at the bottom of the Capitol Hill article or did everyone just miss it:

(EDITORS NOTE: Because of the documented practice of Ron Paul's campaign of spamming web sites to try and artificially inflate their already-discredited claims of widespread support and our own experience with the underhanded and unethical tactics of his supporters, we have suspended comments on this story. This web site does not serve as a shill for any political campaign and we will not allow it to be used by Paul's small but loud legion of unethical supporters to spread misinformation or perpetuate their candidate's record of deception and hate. As we do with all elected officials of candidates for public office, we will continue to report misdeeds of the Paul's campaign and expose it for the sham that it is.)

http://www.capitolhillblue.com/cont/node/2861

I think it's new. There was a pro-Ron comment on his other blog, too, and it's gone now.

FreedomLover
07-06-2007, 10:31 PM
Nice going everyone, especially spirit of 76, nice letter.

Thatll show the guy who wrot that article what a hypocritical loser he is. :cool:

angelatc
07-06-2007, 10:34 PM
w

sure, lets work against him.. but also if we can find any 'other' info to discredit him. I tend to believe payoffs is the reason... .

http://www.wackbag.com/showthread.php?t=41277

There might be something in this thread.

jj111
07-06-2007, 10:37 PM
My message to Google AdSense:


To whom it may concern:

I would like to report a number of policy violations on the attached URL, as well as site-wide violations on that domain.

The content of that site violates several of your stated policies. For one, it publishes as fact many libelous statements about a single political candidate. It presents these statements as fact, even though they have been debunked. As such, it violates your policy in that it "infringes on the legal rights of others."

As the site has published several articles attacking this one single political candidate with totally unsubstantiated allegations of racism and anti-semitism, it violates your policy against "advocacy against any individual, group, or organization".

Furthermore, the tone of the articles and the comments made by the owner of the site, Mr. Doug Thompson, are clearly hate-filled in nature. While purporting to be attacking Congressman Ron Paul for unsubstantiated allegations of racism, Mr. Thompson exposes his own extreme brand of hatred directed at Congressman Paul.

You'll also note that the site is peppered with profanity and obscene language. This is particularly true of the comments posted by Mr. Thompson, the site's owner.

Most importantly, the site is the press organ of a group called the "The Campaign for Our America", founded and run by Doug Thompson. The website on which your ads are displayed has in the past solicited donations for this group. Part of the group's mission statement assures contributors that they "will not work towards the defeat or election of any specific candidate or elected official."

As we can see by the articles posted on this site, their promise is completely empty. This means that they have defrauded their contributors out of monetary funds.

All of these violations add up to a serious black eye for Google AdSense, should it come to be associated with such hate-filled bile and illegality. I surely do not think that you would want to allow your ads to continue to be displayed on this site, especially once these illegalities and ethical indiscretions are brought to public attention.

I encourage you to do the right thing by removing your ads from this website.

Thank you very much.

What is the URL that you attached?

Spirit of '76
07-06-2007, 10:43 PM
What is the URL that you attached?

http://www.capitolhillblue.com/cont/node/2838

Read his comments. He doesn't even have the balls to put his own name on the articles. Can anyone say, "plausible deniability"?

Angela, thanks for the link. The Terrance J. Wilkinson is the alleged secret CIA contact who was supposedly feeding him inside info for 20 years. :rolleyes:

cajuncocoa
07-06-2007, 10:43 PM
lets hit him where it hurts most...MONEY

He uses google adsense:
Their policies are:

https://www.google.com/adsense/support/bin/answer.py?answer=48182&sourceid=aso&subid=ww-ww-et-asui&medium=link&sourceid=asos&subid=ww-ww-et-HC_entry&medium=link


Lets write emails to google and get him banned.

Done.

Spirit of '76
07-06-2007, 10:44 PM
http://www.capitolhillblue.com/cont/node/2838

Read his comments. He doesn't even have the balls to put his own name on the articles. Can anyone say, "plausible deniability"?


CRAP! He deleted the comments, in which he clearly libels Paul by saying Paul told himself that he wrote the words in that newsletter.

Good thing I archived it and made screenshots! :D

cajuncocoa
07-06-2007, 10:50 PM
CRAP! He deleted the comments, in which he clearly libels Paul by saying Paul told himself that he wrote the words in that newsletter.

Good thing I archived it and made screenshots! :D

They're not deleted...I just looked at the article. Here are the paragraphs in question, just copied:


The Chronicle also reported that Paul said "opinion polls consistently show that only about 5 percent of blacks have sensible political opinions," and also said that while "we are constantly told that it is evil to be afraid of black men, it is hardly irrational. Black men commit murders, rapes, robberies, muggings and burglaries all out of proportion to their numbers."

Some Paul campaign supporters issued false reports claiming the comments were written not by Paul but by a staff member who was later fired but Paul told the Chronicle the words were his and claimed his observations were backed by "current events and statistical reports of the time."

Former campaign workers for Paul say they left the campaign after discovering that it was dominated by white supremacists, anti-Semites, conspiracy theorists and other fringe elements.

ww.capitolhillblue.com/cont/node/2861 (I won't link to them, but you know what to do if you wish to see the link for reference)

angelatc
07-06-2007, 10:58 PM
http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/printer_8225.shtml

If I'm reading all of the bitsof aftermath right, he never was able to actually produce this letter than he says he received.

Spirit of '76
07-06-2007, 11:30 PM
Here's my letter to the NPPA. I will modify and adapt it to the other organizations.

If you write to anyone about Mr. Thompson, please don't just copy this letter and add your name. They will ignore what they think is a "form letter". Feel free to take the points and use them in your own letter, or just tell them you know they've heard about Mr. Thompson and ask them what they intend to do about it. Thanks, and keep up the good work. :)

Dear Mr. Straight,

I know that as journalistic professionals, the board and members of the NPPA desire to uphold the most basic values of journalistic integrity, truthfulness, and ethical behavior. I feel sure that you would not want your association's reputation to be tarnished by the questionable behavior of one of its members.

It is therefore with great dissatisfaction that I must now write to inform you of some very unethical, perhaps even criminal behavior on the part of one of your trusted members, a man who I am told serves as a mentor, through your organization, to young photographers coming up in the heretofore respected world of journalistic photography.

Mr. Doug Thompson, owner/operator of the political blog site CapitolHillBlue.com, has demonstrated of late that he is sorely lacking in the integrity and understanding of ethical behavior required of those who wish to seriously adopt the mantle of 'journalist'. Mr. Thompson has published on his site a number of misleading and libelous statements about a particular presidential candidate. He has repeatedly made totally unsubstantiated allegations of racism and anti-Semitism against that candidate, and has even gone so far as to libel that candidate by claiming to have been party to a conversation that did not take place.

On July 4, 2007 Mr. Thompson published an article (I use the term loosely) called "Reality Bites the Ron Paul Campaign", covering Congressman Paul's fundraising efforts. The disturbing aspect of this piece is that, while Mr. Thompson's site purports to be a journalistic source of news, this article does not in any way discuss the facts of the congressman's fundraising. Instead, it misconstrues a rumor posted on another blog-style site and goes on to gloat over revelations that the actual amount raised may not equal the total implied by that rumor.

Worse still, the piece puts forth an overt lie about the congressman. In an attempt to foster guilt by association, it calls him a "John Bircher", despite the fact that he has not been a member of the John Birch Society. Furthermore, the language used in this piece is hardly impartial as befitting a journalist; Thompson calls Paul's supporters "the propaganda posse" and tells us that his fundraising efforts will keep him at the bottom of the pack "where he belongs."

When the readers of this piece responded in the comments section, correcting Thompson's errors and insinuations, Thompson flew off the handle and posted an obscenity-laced tirade in which he accused Dr. Paul of being a "racist and an anti-semite" and a member of the John Birch Society. He posted as evidence a long-discredited article from the Houston Chronicle discussing a newsletter of a questionable nature that Paul has publicly stated was written by one of his staffers, and for which the congressman apologized. Thompson then went on to commit libel against Dr. Paul by claiming that Paul himself told Thompson that he wrote the words when Thompson was working on Capitol Hill.

When I wrote to him to inform him that he had just committed libel, he closed the comments section on the page. They have since disappeared, but I have archived the page and made screenshots of his libelous, hate-filled, profanity-laced tirade. I will be happy to provide you with a copy if you so desire.

Thompson's unethical behavior does not end there, however. Today he again posed as a journalist and published another attack piece on Congressman Paul. In this one he repeats the long-debunked charges of racism against the congressman and sharply attacks the congressman's campaign. He quotes an unidentified "longtime GOP strategist" as saying that Ron Paul has no hope of winning the nomination, he refers the congressman and his supporters as "political amateurs and bottom-rung candidates", and then goes on to insult the congressman's supporters by calling them "racists, bigots, and the uninformed."

Does this sound to you like the stuff of impartial journalism?

As if this lack of journalistic integrity and impartiality were not enough, Thompson can add monetary fraud to his list of ethical violations. His website, which he still maintains is a journalistic news source, is in fact the press organ of one of his several non-profit foundations. On December 26 of last year, Thompson announced the merger of Capitol Hill Blue with his PAC known as the "Campaign for Our America". Begging for donations, Thompson stated, "On January 1, Capitol Hill Blue comes [sic] an official part of the Campaign for Our America, both as the online voice for reform as well as a major contributor to its causes. In the coming year, Blue will dedicate all of its advertising revenue to the CFOA budget and serve as a public discussion forum for reform."

Here's the rub: As part of the Campaign for Our America's mission statement, posted within this very announcement, Thompson assures potential donors that the campaign "will not work towards the defeat or election of any specific candidate or elected official but will use our resources instead to provide useful information so that voters can made [sic] meaningful decisions on their own."

Does this sound to you like what Thompson is actually doing? Does publishing a number of hit pieces replete with unsubstantiated allegations of racism and anti-semitism along with a heaping helping of vitriolic language not sound to you like Thompson is working toward the defeat of a specific candidate? This misleading promise in the mission statement and Thompson's request for donations essentially amounts to monetary fraud on his part. Donors have made financial contributions to Thompson with the understanding that he would "not work towards the defeat or election of any specific candidate or elected official", but he went on to do just that -- and all of it hiding behind the sheltering protection of the term "journalist".

I ask you: Is this the sort of person you want associated with your organization? Is this the sort of person you want mentoring impressionable young photo-journalists? I should certainly hope not, as Doug Thompson is a discredit to your organization and to journalists everywhere. That he continues to hide behind his claim to be a legitimate journalist even as he actively works to promote his own private political agenda is an absolute disgrace.

I urge you to consider whether Mr. Thompson deserves his continued status as a member in good standing of your organization. I would strongly suggest to you that he does not.

Thank you very much for your attention in this most pressing matter.

Sincerely,
etc. etc. etc.

Spirit of '76
07-06-2007, 11:33 PM
They're not deleted...I just looked at the article. Here are the paragraphs in question, just copied:



Weird. I can't see them. :confused:

Oh! What I mean is the running comments from readers and Thompson himself following the article. There were four pages of comments, including one where he claims that Ron Paul personally told him when he was working on capitol hill that he wrote the newsletter himself.

Dan Klaus
07-07-2007, 05:37 AM
Good letter - well written. I hope that they are taking this seriously.

PMorphy65
07-07-2007, 06:30 AM
Isn't Doug Thompson the same one that reported that Bush said: "It's a goddamn piece of paper..." referring to the Constitution, then later retracting that report? Initially Mr. Thompson stated he got this information from three staffers in the White House. Now, two staffers denied saying this, and one is making no comments on the subject, or what I like to say as pleading the fifth. If he can run a report like this, then later retract it, he has no credibility in my eyes. Probably best to ignore him, I'm sure everyone else is now.

ChristopherJ
07-07-2007, 06:31 AM
LOL! What a douchebag!

http://www.capitolhillblue.com/cont/node/2866

mport1
07-07-2007, 07:08 AM
Can legal action be taken? Not sure about the laws on this.

Kuldebar
07-07-2007, 07:21 AM
Doug Thompson hates us because we are over there, we have been posting in his comment sections for....oh...oops, never mind.

Leave the haters alone, let them hate themselves out of existence.

I wonder if they like the crow they had to eat (http://www.capitolhillblue.com/cont/node/2838?page=1)concerning Ron Paul's recent campaign fund revelation?

Thompson thought so much of us he posted this editor's remark:


(EDITORS NOTE: Because of the documented practice of Ron Paul's campaign of spamming web sites to try and artificially inflate their already-discredited claims of widespread support and our own experience with the underhanded and unethical tactics of his supporters, we have suspended comments on this story. This web site does not serve as a shill for any political campaign and we will not allow it to be used by Paul's small but loud legion of unethical supporters to spread misinformation or perpetuate their candidate's record of deception and hate. As we do with all elected officials of candidates for public office, we will continue to report misdeeds of the Paul's campaign and expose it for the sham that it is.)

Don't know about you, but I feel special.

LibertyEagle
07-07-2007, 07:32 AM
This guy, Doug Thompson, sounds seriously mentally unbalanced.

Bryan
07-07-2007, 07:37 AM
Doug Thompson hates us because we are over there, we have been posting in his comment sections for....oh...oops, never mind.

:D LOL! Now that is funny.

Spirit of '76
07-07-2007, 11:16 AM
Yep. He's back at, folks. This time he's threatening us with the FBI because he said we made threatening phone calls. :rolleyes:


I have received a couple of responses to my letters.

Terry Michael, the executive director of the WCP&J, wrote to tell me that Mr. Thompson has "no legal, official, financial or any other connection with Mr. Thompson."

Andy Schotz of the SPJ Ethics Committee wrote to tell me that he had received another letter worded almost exactly like mine, only with a different name and from a different address. He asked if it was a form letter campaign.

So, if you write, please try not to just copy someone else's letter! Take the points they make and include them in your own letter, but try to make sure that it's your words. They need to see that many INDIVIDUALS are upset about this guy.

Thanks, and keep up the good work. :)

wolv275
07-07-2007, 11:22 AM
Maybe some one you writers out there should get picked up by a blog and fight fire with fire towards this guy?

FreedomLover
07-07-2007, 11:29 AM
Like I said before, doug is a turd.

Also, the forum there is basically the same 3 or 4 people talking to themselves. I didnt think they were that popular. lol.

FreedomLover
07-07-2007, 11:34 AM
Maybe some one you writers out there should get picked up by a blog and fight fire with fire towards this guy?

Nah, it shouldnt escalate that much. Every idiot who lies about Ron Paul and whine about his grassroots support should just be dealt with indirectly.

Spirit of '76
07-07-2007, 11:40 AM
Nah, it shouldnt escalate that much. Every idiot who lies about Ron Paul and whine about his grassroots support should just be dealt with indirectly.


I agree. A mudslinging match is not what we need.

We need to just quietly let people in Thompson's career and social circles know what an unethical hack he is. We also need to hit him in the pocket book.

Please keep complaining to google AdSense about his violations on their policies on "legal infringements on the rights of others", "advocating against certain individuals, groups, or organizations", and "excessive profanity"

Also, please keep writing to google and letting them know that his site is not a credible journalistic news source and should be listed under "blogs" rather than "news".

Thanks. :)

Spirit of '76
07-07-2007, 03:39 PM
I just received the following message from Doug Thompson:


selection. One of my editors took it upon himself to expand my lack of support for Ron Paul as an excuse to declare open season. When I read the original article on fundraising and the follow up I ordered both removed.

Please be aware of a couple of things.

1--We have three editors and they sometimes use my login to edit articles or post comments. My name sometimes appears as the poster even if I did not write the comment. When I do post a comment I try to always sign it and any article that I write has my byline or postscript on it. If it doesn't have my name on it I did not write it.

2--While I do not support the campaign of Ron Paul (just as I do not support any of the current crop of candidates for President on either side of the political aisle), I do not support censoring the comments by those who do support any candidate or cause. It was wrong to disable comments on any article or to deny access to ReaderRant to you or any other poster and I have explained that the practice of doing so stops now. I realize that some of my earlier comments about the Paul campaign may have let our volunteers think such a practice was justifiable and because of that I have also removed those articles and
comments.

Any election as important as the 2008 Presidential selection must be prefaced by open and complete debate on all the issues and candidates. I will do everything I can to make sure that happens in the year-and-a-half we have left in this campaign.

Thanks for bringing the matter to my attention.

I'm about to write to Mr. Thompson and thank him for his response and for chastising those responsible. I'll be sure to remind him that it was extremely irresponsible for his editors/authors to use his name to post such inflammatory comments or articles.

I'll also be sure to ask him about the threat of FBI involvement that was posted on his site today, and assure him that neither the Ron Paul campaign nor the body of his supporters approve of any physical threats that were made toward him or his staff.

Scribbler de Stebbing
07-07-2007, 03:44 PM
Here's his apology on the site:

http://www.capitolhillblue.com/cont/node/2866

ChristopherJ
07-07-2007, 03:46 PM
Do you believe this? I'm not sure I do, but at least the articles were taken down. Sounds more like he will lose a source of revenue so he decided to give in.

In any event RP and his supporters win again :)

Kuldebar
07-07-2007, 03:53 PM
(Cross posting this, there's another thread on the topic...)

It appears to be a tad bit premature to start passing out kisses and hugs.

Ron Paul Supporters Catching Attention of the FBI? LINK (http://www.transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?storyid=18533&ret=Default.aspx)


Washington D.C. 7/7/2007 8:28 PM GMT (TransWorldNews - Top Story)

CapitolHillBlue.com is reporting several threatening voicemails to its office after recent reports of less than expected fundraising numbers from the campaign. The web site would like to caution all supporters of any campaign that making a phone threat across states lines is considered a federal crime.

The article that they posted is titled Spam Squad. You can clearly see the disgust that they had in dealing with supporters of the Ron Paul community.

USAElectionPolls.com has recently caught onto the strong Ron Paul support but instead of downplaying or censoring his supporters enthusiasm like other websites, they are criticizing the supporters of the other campaigns. "Ron Paul supporters are writing blogs, posting Youtube videos, getting on Digg and Technorati. Other campaigns hire online bloggers to work for them, Ron Paul has an army of online bloggers working for free. The story should be how Ron Paul is saving millions of dollars in online advertising because of his supporters being on Digg, YouTube, Technorati, Meetup, Eventful. And of the lack of enthusiasm the supporters of other campaigns have in the new political world. Not how a few individuals become abusive." says USAElectionPolls.com.

USAElectionPolls.com currently has a "Digg'ing contest" for its candidate pages. Ron Paul is leading his second highest competitor Mitt Romney, 508-10


Also see this forum thread:

Something Has to Be Done About Doug Thompson (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=5838)

Spirit of '76
07-07-2007, 03:54 PM
Also see this forum thread:

Something Has to Be Done About Doug Thompson (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=5838)

That's this thread. :)


Here's my response to Doug Thompson's email:


Mr. Thompson,

Thank you very much for your response. I too apologize for impugning your name or offering personal insults, but I'm sure you can imagine how the misunderstanding arose given the inflammatory nature of the articles posted and the fact that the most vehement and potentially libelous of the comments made were made under your name.

I'm sure I don't need to tell you that the editors or volunteers who made such comments under your name acted in an EXTREMELY irresponsible manner. I hope you have helped them to understand what a wave of negativity they unleashed -- which, as you intimate here, is the last thing we need if we are to return American political discourse to a civilized level and move away from the partisan mudslinging that has characterized it all too often.

Also, I read on your site today a mention of FBI involvement due to some threatening phone calls that your staff may have received. I'd like to assure you that neither Ron Paul, his campaign staff, nor the body of his supporters approve of any such threats that may have been made. I surely hope that no further threats are received and that law enforcement involvement does not become necessary in what should be a struggle of ideas, not threats and bluster.

Again, thank you for your response and for removing the offending articles and comments. I look forward to a more friendly back-and-forth with you in the future.

Sincerely,
etc. etc. etc.

Kuldebar
07-07-2007, 03:57 PM
That's this thread. :)



Yes I know, this is cross posted from a DUPE thread on this forum. The point is:

Might be a little premature to pat old Dougie on the back for being human.

Sounds like he is still playing the same game but trying to make it look like he's the "civil" one.


Capitol Hill Blue apologizes (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=6003)

Spirit of '76
07-07-2007, 04:02 PM
Yes I know, this is cross posted from a DUPE thread on this forum. The point is:

Might be a little premature to pat old Dougie on the back for being human.

Sounds like he is still playing the same game but trying to make it look like he's the "civil" one.


Yeah, but we might as well play along and demonstrate that we are civil ourselves.

I think he probably got a few concerned phone calls and emails from the organizations to which he belongs regarding the ethical violations that occurred on his site this week, and he's covering his tracks. Or for all we know, he could be telling the truth. Whatever the case, the overt attack pieces on Paul have been removed, and he has offered an apology.

Let's consider a victory and move on for now.

FreedomLover
07-07-2007, 04:55 PM
We win again. :cool:

Kuldebar
07-07-2007, 05:12 PM
Yeah, but we might as well play along and demonstrate that we are civil ourselves.

I think he probably got a few concerned phone calls and emails from the organizations to which he belongs regarding the ethical violations that occurred on his site this week, and he's covering his tracks. Or for all we know, he could be telling the truth. Whatever the case, the overt attack pieces on Paul have been removed, and he has offered an apology.

Let's consider a victory and move on for now.

Ya, being nice and decent is easy for some of us.

I can be more forgiving because it appears Thompson has addressed what I saw as a contradiction between his "apology" and what made the news:



I've also explained to our readers that the editor who tried to be cute by claiming the FBI had been called in was irresponsible and is no longer an editor on my site. Longtime readers of Capitol Hill Blue know that I hate the FBI with a passion and would rather be in Gitmo than ever get involved with them and give them any access to anything that I do.