tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283562383623991009.post6843348997243120631..comments2023-10-28T01:54:40.171-07:00Comments on Blowing in the Wyoming Wind by Rodger McDaniel: Ellen Watson could’ve told Meg what was coming.Blowing in the Windhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08643449161509337335noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283562383623991009.post-32724886596701726402013-05-23T14:00:59.758-07:002013-05-23T14:00:59.758-07:00Love your blog Roger but I think your really stret...Love your blog Roger but I think your really stretching for this one. Though I believe that trashing another person before all the facts are there is just ugly it's simply part of life, especially political life which Ms. Lanker-Simons puts herself squarely in the middle of. Ms. Lanker-Simons utilizes her radio program and all sorts of other means to belittle her opponents any way she sees fit, calling ugly names and making unsubstantiated claims much in the style of Rush Limbaugh on the opposite side of the political fray. I'm about as liberal as they come in these parts (and most of the country for that matter) but I disagree with her tactics and don't feel all that bad that those same tactics are now being used against her. Karma...as I like to say...is a real B*tch...but you get what you give in this world. This most definitely isn't about silencing a voice for good in our society just because the big-bad-bully lawyers want to shut her up for some 1st amendment lawsuit. This is about a person who often puts themselves out there in an ugly way and now that she's caught up in something that she should get sympathy for (if it actually happened) she's not getting any because prior actions have branded her, of her own accord, as a trouble maker. I do believe her heart is in the right place...but actions are the key. When you cause harm through your actions it matters not what your intentions might have been. Perhaps Ms. Lanker-Simons will remember what it is like to be trashed on social media the next time she picks up the microphone to belittle one of the activists on the other side of the political fence. I hope the best for her. I hope the evidence is in her favor. But mostly I hope she, and many of us, learn a much more valuable lesson from all this.Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04931125687153831348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283562383623991009.post-33686639818588317552013-05-20T14:25:13.072-07:002013-05-20T14:25:13.072-07:00The main difference between Ellen and Meg was that...The main difference between Ellen and Meg was that Ellen was accused by those who wanted to punish her. Here, however, she is being punished by others who have learned of evidence from a non-biased 3rd party. The college has no reason to lie and say she did it; either they have a inappropriate post, or they have a girl faking a rape threat for attention. Either one makes the university look bad.<br /><br />Additionally, Ellen was lynched. Meg just has some bad internet publicity. This reminds me of a 13 year old who gets embarrassed and goes running to their parents screaming 'My life is OVER! I might as well just die!'. The internet will move on and forget soon enough, if you can just keep from being butthurt long enough.<br /><br />"They want Meg and any other woman who might speak out to get the message. "<br /><br />I think you misunderstand why people are pissed off at the prospect of a woman fabricating a rape story to gain sympathy. It's not her message, but rather her fabricating it and playing victim, thereby lessening the effect of those true victims, that pisses people off. Anything said otherwise is just a persecution complex in disguise. This is a girl who speaks against the 'rape society' and yet is willing to demean real victims to further her own goals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283562383623991009.post-51417262208158511562013-05-20T11:07:57.068-07:002013-05-20T11:07:57.068-07:00"You're literally doing the lynching!&quo..."You're literally doing the lynching!"<br /><br />Unless mpur actually has her with a rope around her neck hanging from a tree, the word literally does not mean what you think it does.<br /><br />"Sorting out criminal charges should be left to the courts. There’s good reason to challenge statements by UW’s investigators but that’s why we have lawyers, judges, and juries. Whether you think she’s guilty or not, she’s entitled to a presumption of innocence and a trial."<br /><br />Exactly. She isn't convicted yet. She has her day in court, and the judge and all parties involved will take that 'innocent until proven guilty' mindset as required by law. Normal citizen, however, are not bound to such ideals, and with freedom of speech we are allowed to comment how we see fit.<br /><br />I'm sure her camp wouldn't hesitate to release evidence were it in favor of saving her public image, so stating that we who are not involved in the trial should disregard evidence stating that she herself posted the message is silly.<br /><br />As well, she wasted no time in acting on these messages as a victim, so even she herself did not allow the 'innocent until proven guilty' to hold up with an official investigation before she acted publicly. Even the supposed 'victim' in this case didn't hold herself to the ideals you presume to hold us to!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283562383623991009.post-79671371122534984872013-05-15T14:13:19.714-07:002013-05-15T14:13:19.714-07:00Actually Meg is accused by political opponents of ...Actually Meg is accused by political opponents of threatening herself and discrediting herself and an important cause on campus. I think you're a member of lynch mob, "mpur" and lack the critical thinking to see it. Next time you read an article about the perils of rushing to judgement try thinking about it before you rush to judgement again, about the subject of the article. *face to palm* Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10749138663684090865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283562383623991009.post-18876241055302581952013-05-15T07:44:52.494-07:002013-05-15T07:44:52.494-07:00Did you read this at all? Meg is accused of making...Did you read this at all? Meg is accused of making this fake threat, but has not had her day in court. NOTHING has been proven. THAT is the point. <br />You're literally doing the lynching! You're making an assumption based on rumors and outright lies and convicting her without any evidence. Do you have some special insider knowledge into the case?Stefaneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17430444177667431814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283562383623991009.post-71557559185094157042013-05-13T16:57:26.564-07:002013-05-13T16:57:26.564-07:00Yeah, that's pretty much a big steaming pile, ...Yeah, that's pretty much a big steaming pile, even for Wyoming.Brenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404229671586691139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283562383623991009.post-44788735338599013752013-05-13T16:01:42.456-07:002013-05-13T16:01:42.456-07:00Cattle Kate was hung by vigilanties for pissing of...Cattle Kate was hung by vigilanties for pissing off the Cattleman's Association 1889.<br /><br />Meg made a fake threat of rape against herself in an attempt to smear political opponents.<br /><br />Yeah, I think Meg's actions are more closely aligned with the Cattleman's Association than with Kate's.<br /><br />Nice try, though.mpurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13940719548761428977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283562383623991009.post-80176869813817074322013-05-11T21:09:56.199-07:002013-05-11T21:09:56.199-07:00Thank you. With all the negativity going around a...Thank you. With all the negativity going around about this thing, it's good to hear more of the positive. <br /><br />This makes me glad I left UW when I did. I'll finish my degree elsewhere. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com