As some of you might know. I submit articles over at a Libertarian website called Freedom’s Phoenix. I discovered the site after Pastor Chuck Baldwin mentioned it in one of his commentaries that he writes.
Now that I look back on it. I was quite the fool for using this sort of a site to attempt to drive traffic to my Blog. I should have known better. I thought at various times, that driving traffic to my blog from a site like this would come back to haunt me. My fears were not unfounded. Because I have been delivered the ultimate stab in the back, by the editors of that website.
Here is the TRUE and FULL story. On Thursday, the editor of Freedom’s Phoenix linked to a group of articles published by the Libertarian Leftist Lew Rockwell. As some of you know, I have issues with Lew’s stance on the Military. Well, I made a comment on Freedom’s Phoenix about this submission. Every since that happened, none of my articles, at all have been on the front page. of this website.
Here are the e-mails between me and the editor of Freedom’s Phoenix, now you tell me, who the lying bastard is:
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From: Paleo Pat <tpblogeditor@gmail.com>
To: Ernest Hancock <ernesthancock@cox.net>
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Mr. Handock,
I noticed that my submissions have not been on front page. Has my opinion of
Lew Rockwell angered you or something?
I agree with his Economic positions. I simply disagree with his
Anti-Military stance.
So, am I banished from the front page now?
-Chuck Adkins AKA PaleoPat
His Response, which took like an hour; I guess he had to get his story straight or something:
Chuck,
Bottomline is this….
The summary text about what your linked article/entry is about allows for 1000 characters (250 of these show up on the front page). The reason for this is so our readers know what they are getting before opening the package.
“Missiles launched,… Details at Eleven” is sooooo not us.
While a more complete summary doesn’t guarantee your placement on the Front Page, not providing an accurate and complete description will guarantee that it will not.
Just so that we are clear.
Peace,
Ernie
To which I replied:
to Ernest Hancock <ernesthancock@cox.net>
cc editor@freedomsphoenix.com,
Publisher@freedomsphoenix.com,
Thomas Costanzo <sales@freedomsphoenix.com>
date Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 8:47 PM
subject Re: Writing for FreedomsPhoenix
mailed-by gmail.com
Oh, is that all? I wasn’t sure. I thought perhaps there were other mitigating factors here. I’ll have to put more details in there.. My apologies.
I also sent, which I forgot to send the first time:
Ernest Hancock <ernesthancock@cox.net>
cc editor@freedomsphoenix.com,
Publisher@freedomsphoenix.com,
Thomas Costanzo <sales@freedomsphoenix.com>
date Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 9:03 PM
subject Re: Writing for FreedomsPhoenix
mailed-by gmail.com
Something else I forgot to Add. I guess, I’ve been so busy trying to generate content for the Blog, to maintain the hit level, that I was kind of fluffing off on the important. Sorry about that! I guess I should finish with what I want to put on my Blog THEN come to FP and to the entries.
This is typical of me, always in a hurry.
Thanks,
Then I wrote this:
Well, I fixed the one’s that were submitted today. If that is not good enough for you sir. Then I do not know what to tell you. I still believe that this is not about my entries, that this about my comments about Lew Rockwell Yesterday.
Just because I am not some sniveling Anti-Military person, I am automatically labeled a “Neo-Con”, which is just another name for “Jew-Hater”.
Anyhow, I guess you cannot please everyone.
Be Well,
Ernest finally writes back the following:
from Ernest Hancock <ernesthancock@cox.net>
to Paleo Pat <tpblogeditor@gmail.com>
cc editor@freedomsphoenix.com,
Publisher@freedomsphoenix.com,
Thomas Costanzo <sales@freedomsphoenix.com>
date Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 9:48 PM
subject RE: Writing for FreedomsPhoenix
mailed-by cox.net
WTF?
You made a comment about Lew??? Don’t ever assume that I read anything other than your headline and summary (if that).
I am under ABSOLUTLY NO obligation to allow anyone posting abilities on the site. I allow your views (whatever they are) because once I start censoring ‘opinions’, where does it stop?
But I will censor for quality. Full and accurate headlines with a complete summary and a creative and relevant graphic will go a long way to getting you published on the front page. Traffic is then built by a quality transfer of information and opinion. This I can’t help you with.
Step up your game, the field is starting to get crowded and we will be more selective in what makes the front page due to a high volume of participation…. It’s that free-market thing J
Ernie
I end this conversation with the following:
From Paleo Pat <tpblogeditor@gmail.com>
to Ernest Hancock <ernesthancock@cox.net>
date Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 10:01 PM
subject Re: Writing for FreedomsPhoenix
mailed-by gmail.com
You sir, are a lying bastard.
I am removing your FREE AD that I have on my site and I will not be submitting articles to your site. again, ever.
You know DAMN FUCKING WELL why I am not making the front page. I’ve written shorter descriptions before and NOW you are becoming “More selective”, What kind of a God damned fool do you really honestly play me for; you Anti-America, Anti-Military fucking bastard!
Further more, I will be writing a blog posting, with MY and YOUR e-mails with a FULL description of what has happened here.
When my Conservative friends get done spreading the word, of how you have decided to SCREW ME OVER, you will have wished you have never screwed with me pal, you picked the wrong person to do this to, I assure you of that. You will be lucky if you even have a site when I am done with you.
Further more, the first thing tomorrow morning, I am putting in a phone call to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Informing them, of the of the articles on this site that encourage people not to cooperate with the police and use Deadly force against them, if one deems necessary. Yes, I have seen them, and yes, I was shocked. You have a right to know, that I am doing it. So, I’m telling you, I’m dropping a dime on ya. You stab me in the back, I stab YOU in the back.
Enjoy yourself in jail…
-Chuck Adkins
Http://www.politicalbyline.com
Yes, I do intend to call the FBI office here in Detroit Monday. (Not tomorrow as I originally wrote.) Yes, I have seen questionable content on that site, that made me a little jittery and would give the FBI a reason to want to talk to Ernie.
You see. I never felt that Ernie was obligated to put my postings on the front page. But I never thought Ernie would decide all of the sudden to start rejecting my submissions, on the basis of Partisanship. But it appears that this is the little game that Ernie wants to play with me. That is fine, but I also have the right to inform my readers, and yes, I do have a good number of them; of Ernie’s little game. Ernie might think he is slick, but this Man is not quite that stupid. I understand loyalty and I understand partisanship. But I just do not understand the need to lie about it. I knew my days were limited at that sight when I decided to go after Lew and the Libertarian Left/Anti-Military Conservatives like Jack Hunter.
It is a pity, as it was a great thing…..while it lasted. 🙁 I wish now, that I had never signed up with that idiotic website. :pissedoff: