Branson Hunter

What I would prefer is to keep this argument in one thread. Either I go in and add this story as a comment to the original story or you do it. I think we have all grown past tit for tat stories.

Hi Dan.

If I have a voice this is what I hope for:

My post is NOT a comment. It is a REBUTTAL article not a routine “Tit for tat” comment. It is a serious article that should see daylight in the same prominence as the original Feature opinion piece.

By keeping my article as a feature it will not get buried in comments. I think most people don’t read comments. Maybe experienced reader, but not all readers.

I don’t think politics should be any sort of factor in pulling the story, if it is at all.

Cactus Thorns is your creation. It has survived for two decades of reporting local opinions, news and local stories. We have tried to keep to quasi-journalistic standards.

I would hope that as a feature the community is better informed regarding the allegations and the rebuttal to those allegations.

Is there a priority in downsizing my story to comments? What is the harm in keeping it as a feature? It’s not like CT has a bunch of contributors and feature space is limited.

I’m hoping you respond to this before pulling the story.

Both of these rants are what they are. Back biting should be kept to a minimum. I thought we got past all these personal attacks.

Lets put it this way…. If I am personally accused by the likes of the Desert trail crew as the author of either of these diatribes I will not be a happy camper. I am just the vehicle of free speech.

I recognize you haven’t pulled the story yet. Thanks for the courtesy. Overall you have been very fair these nearly two decades about free speech for all sides. And I continue to honor you for that.

You are wrong on this Dan. I think there is a place here for a defense of the paper. It is not about Branson Hunter. I suggest I go back and edit the rebuttal story.

I don’t know this this entity that posted a few comments in the paper. Once maybe twice I brought to this cyber entity’s attention that the paper had rules.

The entity was actually amusing because he just let go with profanity and attacks all over the place. Then after a few posts he was gone like a desert wind passing through.

That’s it.

Do I care about the entity’s politics? No. The DT or HDS booted him because his comments were taken by the paper as racist…that’s what the entity wrote.

It’s all your call Dan. A re-edit may be a better approach.

Well it looks like two of my favorite people are at one another throats, so the blog suffers.

I learned along time ago that pissing into the wind only gets your shoes wet.

Board Waxed…. Narley Ride….. It’s Land Surfing.

Well I know what we’re going to do this month…. Thanks for the story Ben…..

Isn’t John Cole the guy who voted for the 29 Palms municipal bond debt for the Project Phoenix’s slush fund. That venture costed 29 taxpayers 30 years of debt with zero to show for it. Yes former councilmember Cole voted for that. And he Mr. Cole surely voted to foist another school tax bond debt stacked on the existing school bond property tax debt.

WOW four Assistant Superintendents. That’s like having four generals for one battalion of troops.