So like a dip$#it, I get rooked into this "FREE PC Scan" [SCAM!], with the final "you must pay $39 to fix your PC" scare tactic from a product that advertises on MANY radio and TV stations, INCLUDING NATIONALLY SYNDICATED PROGRESSIVE AND CONSERVATIVE POLITICAL TALK RADIO PROGRAMS EVERYWHERE!
Now I have been a member of the Randi Rhodes Forum/Message board for many years, and up until now, have had somewhat of a rocky experience on it. I have often been at odds with some of the forum "regulars" and I would often get verbally GANG attacked whenever I DARED to voice an opinion that was contrary to the "opinions" of the Show's host, "Randi Rhodes".
But I always had kind of a funny respect for the forum, because I have to admit, they could have just as easily banned me out of spite, and they never did,
I tried to post a comment in the "general category" warning people to beware of THIS PRODUCT, now please keep in mind TWO IMPORTANT POINTS; 1. The posting was respectful, and had no inappropriate language 2. NOT ONCE did I accuse Randi Rhodes or her organization of "Personally Endorsing" this product in "ANY WAY", and here is the chain of events that followed;
1. My comment was never approved for posting
2. I get a "nice friendly letter" from the "Management" saying that they regretted not being able to post my comment because it did not fit the subject intent of the forum, and that the product was not endorsed by Randi Rhodes
3. I got BANNED from posting on the Randi Rhodes forum [this one I found out FIRST when I tried to visit the forum! My "being banned" was NEVER mentioned in the nice letter they sent to me, nor did they accuse me of any "bad behavior"]
the following, is the Email I received from the Randi Rhodes forum;
Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 8:05 AM,
Hello Vet[4]Peace,
You are receiving this notification because your topic,
The following reason was given for the disapproval:
The reported message does not fit into any other category, please use the
further information field.
We allow discussion of products Randi specifically advocates on the show
out of fairness. However XxxxxxXxXxxxx.com is not endorsed by Randi so
discussion of that product is not relevant to this discussion forum.
--
Thanks, The Management
MY Response; Fine,
Then WHY BAN ME FROM THE FORUM?
It was MY OPINION of a PRODUCT advertised on NATIONAL AIRWAYS [including YOURS!]
Now if it was a SIMPLE matter of;
1. We have no control over this advertiser[which I ALREADY ASSUMED BTW],
or
2. Not appropriate for a category like YOU say,
then it makes NO SINCE, nor is it FAIR to BAN ME from the RANDI RHODES Forum.
What it REALLY sounds like, is that YOU are PROTECTING a product that YOU probably
ALREADY KNEW was DEFRAUDING the customer, and MOST SHAMEFUL of ALL, the RANDI RHODES LISTENING AUDIENCE
Sorry but YOUR ACTIONS casts SERIOUS DOUBT on YOUR STANCE concerning the RELATIONSHIP between RANDI RHODES and the PRODUCT in QUESTION, and I have posted my experience, on the internet, here;
http:3cpo.brinkster.net/randiforum.html
So THEN I get this Email from Randi Rhodes "Producer/Program Director" of Premiere Radio Networks [The same people who bring you "Sean Hannity"], that reads like this;
Mr. Glisson,
It would seem to me that if you wanted to be a contributing member of the message board, you would not be issuing written threats pledging to �attack� and admitting that you already have a bad history with other members of the message board community.
Moreover, XxxxxxXxXxxx.com is not a Randi Rhodes-endorsed product nor is there any �personal relationship� between her and the advertiser.
Best Regards,
John
John Manzo My Response;
Mr Manzo,
Lets get THE FACTS straight;
1. I NEVER SAID that Randi Rhodes personally endorsed the product [HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO SAY THAT?]
2. In the eyes of the moderators of the message board, a "contributing member" would require that you NEVER have an opinion that contradicts the opinion of Randi Rhodes.
3. Also it would appear by YOUR OWN STATEMENTS in THIS EMAIL, that YOU ENDORSE banning a member JUST BECAUSE he/she has a MINORITY OPINION in the forum.
4. I am an active progressive, and musician in the Portland area [and many of our songs touch on the support of the progressive movement], and it is MY observation that the members of YOUR FORUM are out of step, and out of touch with the REAL progressive movement.
5. Being a member of the "Liberal Elite ", and "Towing the Party Line", JUST to be a DEMOCRAT does NOT FLY with the progressive community out here.
6. I can HONESTLY SAY, that I do NOT feel welcome, nor have I EVER felt welcome in the Randi Rhodes Forum, plus I feel that I NEVER belonged there in the first place, and that you ALL are a bunch of HYPOCRITICAL ELITIST SNOBS!
7. I am a BIG FAN of Thom Hartman, Norman Goldman, Ed Schultz, Alan Colmes, and Nicole Sandler, but I no longer have ANY USE for either Randi Rhodes or Mike Malloy
The forum disliked me because I demanded more activist involvement, that was BEFORE Occupy Wall Street, I was RIGHT, and THEY were WRONG! I never blamed Randi for the product, YOU LIE! I will be spreading my side of this on the NET, and to the PORTLAND PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY! You don't understand our movement As far as fans go, Rush Limbaugh has his
"Dittoheads", and Randi Rhodes has her "Randibots", BOTH groups are SHEEP!
"Advertiser; "XxxxxxXxXxxxx.com is a RIP OFF" at "The Randi Rhodes Message Board" was
disapproved by a moderator or administrator.
Program Director/Executive Producer
The Randi Rhodes Show
Premiere Radio Networks
(646) 306-8241