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Waldrep, Wilson say they just want information
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ANDERSON COUNTY — While Anderson County Administrator Joey Preston says he had no choice but to file a lawsuit against two sitting council members, those council members say their requests for information were part of their council duties.
On Aug. 11, Preston, in his capacity as county administrator, filed the lawsuit in the 10th Circuit Court of Common Pleas, using Nancy Bloodgood, the personnel attorney for the county.
The lawsuit asks for temporary and permanent injunctions against Waldrep and Wilson from further directing the actions of county employees.
Preston said he had no choice but to file the lawsuit.
“I’ve got a duty under state law and a local ordinance to ensure that employees are treated with respect and not subjected to confusing directives and orders from persons they do not work for,” he said. “If I breach my duty and fail to ensure that my employees are treated fairly, then I’d be negligent.”
Preston said he has written to Wilson and her asked “numerous times” to stop “giving instruction (to) and harassing county employees.”
“No private business would allow someone who is not the employer to give its employees orders or instructions,” Preston said. “State law makes the administrator the employer, not the individual County Council members. They are interfering with my ability to do my job and creating havoc in the workplace.”
Preston said that it became clear to him that Wilson and Waldrep would not listen to him.
He also said he had told the other five council members what he was doing prior to filing the lawsuit.
Council Chairman Michael Thompson did not return calls for comment on Thursday night.
Preston said he wants the courts to interpret state law and order Wilson and Waldrep to leave the management of county employees to him.
One county employee has filed a formal complaint with the county government of harassment, Preston said. In the complaint she says she is being forced to work in a hostile environment because of the actions of Waldrep and Wilson, and that she was and continues to be slandered by the defendants.
When asked about the complaint, Preston said he could not release the name of the employee who had filed it because personnel grievances are private. He also said a second complaint by another employee was filed with the county Thursday.
Preston said he felt the lawsuit would be wrapped up quickly and that a hearing would be scheduled soon.
But Waldrep disagreed. He said while he didn’t know how long the action would take, he expected a good amount of discovery and interrogatories need to be completed as well as an investigation into telephone records.
And, he said, he doubted the lawsuit would stand up in court.
“It’s a highly inaccurate document,” he said. “At worst, it will be a way of trying to define exactly what our duties are as council people, because we just have a very strong difference of opinion on the accessibility of public information, and I think that is probably the situation in a nutshell.”
Waldrep said his actions were a result of his trying to gain access to public records.
“Basically, it began as an inquiry, but then I had to go through the Freedom of Information Act. I just met weeks and weeks of frustration, and when I didn’t get the information, it became somewhat of an investigation,” he said.
He said he was acting in his capacity as a council member.
“I just feel like I’m just doing my duty,” he said. “It’s not personal, it’s professional. I was elected by the people to do what I thought was best for the people and keep them informed.”
Wilson said she could not comment regarding the lawsuit because she had not seen it yet.
“This is nothing short of amazing,” she said. “Under home rule, in the council-administrator form of government, council members can request information.”
Additionally, both Waldrep and Wilson said that since they were acting in their capacity as council members, they assumed that they would not be personally responsible for defending themselves.
But Preston disagrees. He said the actions taken by Waldrep and Wilson were taken in their individual capacities and not as council members.
That, he said, is why the only monetary damages he is seeking are for the council members to reimburse the county for the county’s legal fees. He wants the courts to force Waldrep and Wilson from directing county employees.
Eddie Moore, an unopposed candidate for a County Council seat in November, said he was surprised by Preston’s legal action.
Council members, he said, should be free to ask for information from county employees.
“Basically, you’ve got information that supposed to be released and it’s not getting out,” he said. “We don’t expect to be sued because we’re trying to find information.”
And that information is key to Preston’s relationship with the incoming County Council, he said.
“If we want to ask a question, we want to get an honest answer,” he said. “I would strongly suggest that if he wants to get along with us, he answers our questions.”
Preston said he was unsure how the lawsuit would impact his employment status come January.
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Well Mr. Preston the way I see it come January you can put you head between your legs and kiss your butt GOODBYE !!!!!!!
My, how the tables have turned....
As predicted, Eddie Moore is premature and ahead of schedule,reflecting eagerness to thrust himself into the spectrum. It is clear Eddie Moore will become another liability to Anderson County and will side track all manner of civility and dignity to the council. Sad!! Sad!!
When I read the stuff about the antics of County Council, I am very grateful that I don't live in Anderson County.
in response to Kalpesh
Well said Kalpesh. I'm ashamed that he's my future councilman because he seems like a bloated Cindy Wilson puppet just looking for some way to get into the limelight and have something to say. I have to admire Mr. Allen and Mr. Dunn for not trying to jump into the mix without looking into things.
If Eddie Moore is so knowledgeable, could he let someone know how much he's read up on Home Rule and the Council-Administrator form of government? I think the whole point of the lawsuit is that if Council members have questions, they are supposed to ask the Administrator and not intimidate or harass County employees who, BY LAW, must answer only to the administrator and NOT the Council, especially individual Council members with their own agendas.
Is he going to sue News channel 7 also just for being there and reporting this a few months back?
I believe I heard a reporter ask a county employee a question.
I surly hope it wasn't construed as (confusing directives and orders from persons they do not work for)
HaHaHa! Cindy and Bob getting sued for interfering with the day to day operations of County Government!!! How true! Joey should win easily!! And Bob and Cindy will have to pay out of their own pockets!! LOL!!!
Maybe this lawsuit will help the Current and Incoming council members learn that they have to act as a group when they deal with anything outside those chambers.
Of course, it could also be a hedge by Preston that would leave a door open for him to file a "wrongful termination" lawsuit IF the incoming council decides to terminate his contract.
I can't wait for discovery. Just think of all the questions that can and will be asked about "Cater Gate".
What goes around, comes around. This is terrific and a great way for Anderson County to learn the true colors of Bob and Cindy. Also, way to go to the county employees filing complaints! You SHOULD NOT have to be subjected to these two!
in response to UseCommonSense
Um, since when were they (Bob and Cindy) convicted of anything that you can call them criminals?
I cannot believe there is anyone in this county who would support this Administrator's current actions. It is appalling to me that my tax dollars are being used to prevent taxpayers from knowing how our dollars are being spent. It is time for him to be fired - - plain and simple. On January 1, the new Administration should take his contract, roll it up, give it to him and tell him to stick it where the sun doesn't shine.
It’s amazing to me that Mr. Preston informed the other five on the council of his intent to file this suit, and also that when the Anderson Independent contacted the defendants, Bob Waldrep and Cindy Wilson, they already were in possession of the information about this suit. Seems to me this is no more than an effort to divert attention to the truth about the financial situation in our County.
In a time of high energy cost, rising food prices, a housing crunch, a slowing of the economy, and a severe lack of decent paying jobs in our county, this administrator presented a budget with a close to 20 percent increase, passed by the same five council people he informed about this suit. While the rest of us have to tighten our belt why in the name of common sense are we trying to tax and spend ourselves into prosperity?
Face it, we pay for more per person in taxes in Anderson County than our nearby friends in Greenville County. At least there in Greenville, they have worked to cut cost and lower the budget.
in response to yankeefann
Yep, yankeefan, I hope they ask Lt. Wes Barnes of the APD about the videotape of the goings on at Cater Park that I heard he hand delivered to John Moore.
PRESTO should begin to think ahead by hiring legal representation now and do some judge shopping. He'll wany to do his time in one of those "country club" detention centers.
Please tell the rest of us (that don't know) about the Cater Park incident.
that tape has probably been doctored up so bad that days of our lives wouldn;t have it
~sighs~
I thought county council was the employer and Preston is the manager. Managers usually hire people, that doesn't make them the employer. I never heard of a manager suing an employer for talking to an employee..... This is crazy.
in response to Voice_of_Reason
Do you all not actually READ the stories?
Voice_of_Reason said:
"when the Anderson Independent contacted the defendants, Bob Waldrep and Cindy Wilson, they already were in possession of the information about this suit."
but the story says...
"Wilson said she could not comment regarding the lawsuit because she had not seen it yet."
in response to cwilson4
Mrs Wilson, I have only been around you a few times in public forums, and each time I left with the opinion that you and Joey Preston shared many of the same attributes: arrogant, pompus and condesenting. Just my opinion! However, I know you are 100% within your legal, moral, ethical and constitutional rights to question ANYTHING in the county government and review ANY document/documents you so desire where there is "reasonable doubt". I support you 100%!
in response to SmokeandMirrors
cater gate...allegedly, Mr.Preston was caught by the police @ Cater's Lake, late @ night w/ a woman that works for the county.after the story was released, the woman was moved from one county department to another.the ACSD got involved although Cater's Lake is located in the city & under city police jurisdiction.If I were a betting man.I'd bet one of the county employees that have filed a lawsuit is the woman Mr.Preston was caught with @ Cater's Lake.
PS. both Mr.Preston & the woman are married & not too each other.
Unfortunately, people are missing the REAL CORE issue here: Joey Preston refuses to cooperate with HIS employers (County Council member/members).
The 1st - 11th Circuit Court of Appeals; the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals; The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals; and the U.S. Supreme court have ruled on over 100 cases involving city/county issues, disputes and employee issues. Cindy Wilson has every constitutional right to approach any county employee she pleases. Not to mention the justification in extreme cases when THEIR employee, the county administrator, refuses to comply with their request to review the books for controlling federal, state and county funds which he is entrused to manage. This isn't a personality issue between Wilson and Preston it's a test of our democracy: Either the county belongs to the people, or Joey Preston.
I am dumb-founded at the extent to which ANYONE would go to block/prohibit/impeded/stop one of the very core fundamentals of our founding republic - checks and balances - open books and unedited accountbility.
All of this could have been eleminated had Mr Preston been above board, honored HIS EMPLOYERS request, rather than stiffle the constitutionality of our democracy: blocking coucil's attempts, and fiducary reponsibilty, to review, question and investigate his management of tax dollars. He does not own this county! He is an employee! His law suit is like Bush telling the Russian's, "don't bully and intimidate" Georgia. Double standards and hypocrites.
Mrs Wilson, not sure I would know you if we met in the super market. However, I hope you counter-sue; request an 'Out of state Change of Venue"; request this proceedings be moved to a Federal network; and request a Federal Forensic Audit.
One question for the Prestonites: What does Joey Preston have to hide? This could be so simple. Open the files Mr Preston and prove them or yourself fools. In my heart I think Mr Preston is like the Detroit Mayor...you'll have to break my finger and hand to get the power keys to my office away from me.
This is not personality. It's an effort by Mr Preston to stiffle our democracy, using Cheney/Rove style tactics to intimidate HIS BOSSES so he can stay in power. Take him to the Federal Courts, Mrs Wilson. Secure an "out-of-state Constitutional Attorney", get him out of his sphere of influence andc all in CNN, FOX and MSNBC for another example of "abuse of power".
There are over 500 criminal action/law suits, in this nation today against elected, appointed and hired public servants: From the lowest levels of city/county government to the U.S. Senate.
See his action as the WIND BEHIND YOUR SAILS to take him to a venue and arena where his influence is nullified. He gives you no option!
Either he owns this county or the people own the county.
in response to PapaJim
fyi..cwilson4 is not cindy wilson.
in response to cwilson4
Mr Preston's comments, and the very action he has taken, are right off of Chapter 13; page 13; paragraph 13; line 13 of Karl Rove's play book on "Twisting Facts": facilitate your own agenda while intimidating your advosaries. This move was the last draw for him and his # 13 play is his BAD LUCK move which sealed his fate! TAKE THIS TO FEDERAL COURTS OUT OF STATE!
This could be so, so easy and simple if he would open the files. Either the others are fools, or he is a fool. And, in my opinion, those who support his obstructionist efforts mock the very fundemental-foundational principals of our democratic republic.
This isn't WHO is the boss over the county employees, its HIS REFUSAL to respond to the request of HIS EMPLOYERS. His analogy of the county being a company and only the CEO (him)is their only boss is a joke. A Constitutional Attorney would make him look like a bablying 6 months old on the witness stand. He's delusional! He has never worked in the real corporate world where the CEO was appointed by the Board of Directors and they CAN BYPASS HIM TO ANY EMPLOYEE any time and there's nothing he can do. Let him fell THEIR wrath when he refuses to comply with their request or demands. If he tried this tactic in the real corporate world he would be escorted out of the facility by guards. It isn't the state law governing his control over the employees that the issue, its his refusal to cooperate with his BOSSES (The County Coucil). This is a by-product of his obstructing attitude. With his hypothisis, logic and reasoning, there is no need for the council and their OATH of OFFICE is a farce!
THIS IS A CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUE of an obstructionsit county administrator who delibertly and with malice attempting to use the law to proclude the council from their fiducary reponbsibilty of insuring TAX DOLLARS are spent correctly.
I pray Cindy Wilson and others move this action, and their's against him, to an "out of state Federal Court venue" and call for some national media exposure to his actions.
Why don't ya'll quit letting him get to you. Remember, Tar and Feathers? Get busy
This will all wash out and Preston and Anderson County will win just like they did with the Supreme Court decision. Anderson County is doing great except for the distraction created by two council people.
Please settle down and rest assured you are in good hands. Mr. Preston has done a great job and most of the people in Anderson hope he continues.
It is best to "not sweat the small stuff". Most of the council complaints are petty....
23% of America think we are in good hands with George Bush too. There is NOTHING PETTY about the constitution, taxes and accountability. And the only "...small stuff" is the narrow minded people who refuse to see the truth.
in response to mom2two
Wilson said she could not comment regarding the lawsuit because she had not seen it yet
no they can't read. they can only say what preston told them to say
in response to PapaJim
It is ridiculous to compare Anderson County Council to the President of the United States. Maybe Council can lower the gas prices or help us have world peace. Yeah -- right...
Council really has very little authority....
http://www.sccounties.org/links/count...
http://www.municode.com/resources/gat...
CODE OF ORDINANCES
County of
ANDERSON, SOUTH CAROLINA
Sec. 2-39. Conduct of county council.
(a) County council members. Except for the purposes of inquiries and official investigations, neither the county council nor its members shall give direct orders to any county officer or employee, other than the county administrator and the clerk to county council, either publicly or privately.
When appropriate, a county council member may discuss a problem with an official or an employee. Within general policy guidelines established by the county council and the administrator,..................
(AND HERE'S THE BEST PART)
...........he/she may offer advice to promote positive solutions to a problem.
It appears certain parties may be guilty of not playing nice.
I guess it all depends on you definition of "positive solutions."
This will all wash out and Preston and Anderson County will win just like they did with the Supreme Court decision. Anderson County is doing great except for the distraction created by five council people.
Please settle down and rest assured you are in good hands. Mr. Preston has done an abysmally poor job and most of the people in Anderson hope he is prosecuted.
It is best to "not sweat the small stuff". Most of the council complaints are petty....
in response to cwilson4
"The citizens that personally witnessed Preston and the employee at Cater Lake are anxious to be put on the witness stand in court."
Are you talking about Jerry Welch?
in response to CentristView
Lord Acton, "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely"
HOW CITIZEN ENABLE POTLITICAL CORRUPTION:
1. Accountability may harm ones SELF interest
2. The perception of order is preferable to truth when it realtes to someone likeable/popular
3. If the truth is unplesant it should be ignored, denied or reinvented
4. One good deed justifies wrong doing
5. Allowing politically elected or appointed public servants to 'police them selves' is an invitation to corruption.
Mr Preston does not recognize these 2 council members as having any authority. However, he recognizes the other 5 "who cleared his action".
When the fat lady sings with Federal involvement, Mr Preston will look like an idiot because he will have to admit his bosses (the county council) have the authority to question him, the county employees and the right to review documents.
If there is nothing wrong with the federal audit and the council members concerns are unfounded Preston IS NOT exonerated: He can, and should be, held libel for all attorney fees paid by taxpayers dollar to stoke his ego, because he KNOWS he should allow access to council.
According to a national coalition of tax payers oversight and intergity, "if the Federal Government knew Joey Preston, and his 5 rubber stamp council members, we supporting his action of permentally stopping federally mandated oversight quidlines of federal funds, all future funds, (directly from D.C. and via D.C. to the stateto the county) can be stopped pending an investigation into the very law suit Mr Preston filed Tuesday...supported by the
5 council members.
Its time Anderson County residents formed; THE ANDERSON COUNTY TAX PAYERS COALITION. Get licensed, chartered, have regular meetings with ONE voice against Preston and his 5 coucil members. Piggy back with some of the national coalitions and get ready to file a civil action againt Mr Preston
In the mean time, all of us need to be contacting and filling grieviences with: 1. Senate Committe on Governmental Affairs;
2. Senate Committe on Ethics; and
3. The House Committee on Governmental Reform and Oversight.
I also think Civil Liberties need to be contacted for involvement too. This appears to an abuse of power at tax payers espense and an effort to restrict rights of its citizens for oversight and accountability; the end of a democratic county government.
Someone should set create an open web site or blog entitled: "Anderson County, South Carolina Tax Payers Coalation", so we may maintain on-going communications outside this location.
If anyone wants to walk in his shoes,you can guarantee your feet will stink!!
in response to cwilson4
I never said he witnessed it. I just asked a question.
Isn't it incredible how the posts of people who speak out against Preston seem to routinely have their posts removed. Posters supporting Preston can call Wilson and Waldrep criminals and suffer no repercussions. Nick Charalambous, you are showing your real colors mister. Just as always, a one way street and a fraud as a journalist
Well folks, I think Preston has us hogtied pretty good. He has set up his little job, from the job description up, to be king of this county. Looks to me like he has worked on it from day one. He seems to have all the bases covered. Too well! The problem comes that he has covered his OWN bases not the people’s interests. The only people who would approve, are people enjoying spending our money with him or people he’s given jobs to. Our leadership foolishly gave him the tools to keep us legally hogtied with litigation (at our own expense) so that to fight Preston, we would sue ourselves broke. Preston knows all the legal angles to protect his doings. Tom Martin’s air tight employment contract for Preston, before he gave him a county job, and William Floyd…well we can’t ask him details of how the contract came to be. Those tools are what is making the rest of us in this county look like patsies in Preston’s games. To make a long story short, the way Joey has set this up he expects a payoff if asked to leave. He contractually has the tools to sue this county into the poorhouse if we don’t like him. What kind of person sets themselves up to be locked in somewhere they know they aren’t wanted and the only way to extricate them is to pay them off? What is particularly grating about that thought is, in doing a little research, I find what a lavish lifestyle Joey Preston has been living at our expense.
So, here we are at the mercy of Joey Preston. A guy, who if you strip out all the parks and centers and stuff they teach in County Administrator 101, doesn’t TRULY stand out. Certainly not in the past five years. Nine out of ten of these paper awards we hear about are organizations that require membership and many of them, you apply for the award. So let’s put those “awards” in perspective as well. The annual audits we have had such high marks for are not relevant to what we seek now. They use the word “audit” to describe them, but that is the only similarity. The annual audit looks to the veracity of the numbers while a forensic audit looks to the veracity of the use. We want the latter, to examine the veracity of use of our tax dollars.
With troubled times and in today’s economy it’s “what have you done for me lately?” Not much great stuff here of late. Save a call center that grows at each telling.
I am interested in seeing an accounting of all the fees that have been created and the how and why and where the funds from those fees went. I am interested in examining why funds allocated for road maintenance went somewhere other than the roads. There is much about Joey Preston that smells to high heaven. The smelliest is the fact we have to deal with him through lawyers. We need an administrator we can deal with face to face, that doesn’t have four lawyers working 40 hours a week defending his every move and suing everyone who disputes or questions His Royal Highness.
Bob and Cindy, a close examination of Joey Preston’s activities would suggest a civil 1962(c) claim under the The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations ("RICO") Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-68 (1994) might be appropriate.
The way we are being extorted by Preston’s lock on us, his “at will” use of monies from the county coffers, the hiding of the true use of Economic Development money, his unwillingness to have oversight, his personal "slush" fund, his use of county credit cards not related to county business, the breaking down of credit cards charges into smaller equal increments to hide large expenditures and a long litany of Preston’s other actions would qualify as violations of the Hobbs Act as well. The Hobbs Act defines "extortion" as the "obtaining of property from another, with his consent, induced by wrongful use of actual or threatened force, violence, or fear, OR UNDER COLOR OF OFFICIAL RIGHT" (emphasis added).
Maybe something will also be unearthed that would interest a federal prosecutor.
in response to CentristView
Sec. 2-39. Conduct of county council.
(a) County council members. Except for the purposes of inquiries and official investigations,
What part of "for the purposes of inquiries" did Bob and Cindy violate?
in response to CindyRoper
I don't think it is so much about the posts themselves, rather how cwilson4 presents himself that is the real problem. Charles acts like a 12 year old. He comes on here and pretends to know so much personal information about certain events, such as the whole "Catergate" thing, yet I mention one of the central figures, if not THE central figure and Charles has never even heard of him.
In my opinion this makes Charles' opinions biased, uninformed, uneducated and completely useless. It also destroys all of his credibility, not that he ever had much to begin with.
Please understand that I mean no disrespect, I'm only saying that if Charles would compose himself better, people may take him more seriously.
I think we should ALL just pack up and leave Anderson County. Leave County Council and Joey here to fight it out. I am embarrassed to say that I live here and have lived here all my life.
in response to mspriss
Now why don't you just do that. We have a heck of a fight ahead of us and I don't want any lame-o-s around I might confuse with someone with guts. If you are embarassed by it, maybe you are part of the reason it exists. Apathy. Only people ready to stand up and support the new county council as it does what it has to do to restore control of Anderson County to it's rightful owners, the tax and fee payers of this county, need apply. The rest of you can schedule a vacation or something. We'll make movies and tell you about it when you get back.
See what I mean people?
Joey Preston's Anderson County Administration:
TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESTENATION; "any government without oversight on behalf of and or by its taxpayers".
Shame on Gracie Flloyd and the other 'Rubber Stamp' council members who fostered, supported, encouraged and endorced Joey Preston's style of control, because it has cost the taxpayers of Anderson County ANY voice.
in response to In_Search_Of_Truth
In_Seearch_Of_Truth
I've just had the opportunity to read this post. Your RIGHT!
Yesterday evening, I was quoted the SAME laws by an attorney whom I had requested look into the issue with Preston's action against Wilson. He also said, "His 'Rubber Stamp' County Council, who empowered him are not exempt either"..."the same (may) hold true for his business associates, colleagues and political contacts who run interference or benefit from their relationship with him, any county employee, elected or appointed official."
He also said, "Preston 'INDICTED' the rest of council members when he said, 'I cleared my action agasint Mrs Wilson with the rest of County Council'..."
in response to disgusted5
Well Said!! I agree 100%!
in response to The_Shark
Still whining, guy?
A review of 12 different contracts between County Councils and their County Administrators (Preston's is not available for review) carry the same general legalize: "Administrators are hired by the council....answerable to council...to carry out day-to-day operations on THEIR behalf...respond to any and all inquiries by council members...to be accountable to them...prepare the budgets for THEIR approvals or revisions...can be termined with majority votes with or without cause with a 90 day notice...and may be removed from office during those 90 days....based on council's decisions/vote....also libel for any and all of his actions...criminal and civil."
Just another waste of my tax dollars. I hope the courts throw the suit out as frivolous and make him pay for the all the charges out his pocket. Not that he would mind you. He'd just use the credit cards to live on while he paid the fees.
As for him clearing his actions with the rubber stamp committee.....that should be illegal. At the very least it's unethical. And it should be used as a reason to void his contract with the county.
Also.....I don't see how the county attorney can represent one side or the other in this mess. That is a clear conflict of interest. She works for the County Council...yet she is representing someone that also WORKS FOR the County Council that is suing 2 council members? Sounds fishing to me. Maybe she should go too.
in response to PapaJim
PapaJim you can't have looked at that many contracts. We have a rule here. If you're gonna claim something you have to post or link to something to prove it. Here is the contract Preston claims to have with the County.
http://media.independentmail.com/and/...
in response to CindyRoper
Kinda like all those links you people keep posting to the information that proves "Joey Ray" is using county credit cards for blah blah blah....?
Yea....
in response to Lamanamanumi
That information was first posted by AIM and has been linked to Senator Bryant's blog page many, many times. Would you like for the link to that information to be posted again?
in response to CindyRoper
Nah don't bother. I wouldn't click it anyway. I don't trust you.
in response to Lamanamanumi
No one asked you to trust me. The facts speak for themselves. We can't help it if you are one of these people who ignore written proof and the facts. You made a lying statement and I just corrected it, that's all.
in response to Lamanamanumi
YOU SAID:
"BS. Eight posts later and Cindy is still here. Perhaps you should have given a few of your former users that many chances....."
You sounded oddly familiar in your posting. Now we know why. Are you going to behave this time or are they going to have to ban you from this blog again?
File under "don't believe what you read": we haven't removed any comments on the site regarding joey preston to my knowledge. If cindy wants to send a message pointing out the comment threads where posts have been removed i'd'love to see it.
in response to NickCharalambous
I am presuming you are referring to me as "cindy". We can file that under best "non-answer." If you have removed them, how would one show them to you. Even the posts you remove, are not sent to the poster for revision, they just disappear. Admit it Nick you make the rules up as you go. You are the Joey Preston of this newspaper. Funny, you are also one of his most avid supporters. Disputing you only gives you the excuse to ban someone and remove all their posts. Your actions are nebulous, inconsistent and do not serve the greater good. Only your own likes and dislikes.
in response to NickCharalambous
Amen. I'd like to see it as well.
"You sounded oddly familiar in your posting. Now we know why. Are you going to behave this time or are they going to have to ban you from this blog again?"
Well, since this isn't a blog, I'm not sure how that would be possible. As for sounding familiar... why don't you tell me who I am, nxsadk?
in response to Lamanamanumi
I usually don't respond to people like you, but I thought it would be lovely to stuff those smart comments back down your throat.
FIVE COMMENTS ABOUT PRESTON DELETED
http://www.independentmail.com/news/2...
And this is not a blog because...?
blog: A blog is a website where entries are made in journal style and displayed in a reverse chronological order.
Whatever name you are here under your ways are the same. No doubt about that.
in response to CindyRoper
"reverse chronological order"?
Think about that for a second...
in response to Lamanamanumi
You may also want to think about "journal style" as well.
in response to CindyRoper
I usually do respond to people like you and thought it would be lovely to point out that I happen to remember those five posts and while they did contain comments about Preston, they also contained childish name calling and whining.
Consider the comments about Preston that haven't been removed. Why do you think that is?
in response to Lamanamanumi