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Time to Boycott the Boycotter
By Blaine Chowder | Dealer staff writer    Wed, Jan 11, 2006
 

The first time I ever accessed the internet was over a decade ago. I was working for a little company on the Potomac river called the Department of Defense. The first site I accessed was the Washington Post. The second site I accessed was Playboy.com. My boss was the one who showed me how to get there.

The internet was different back then. It wasn't as mucked up with average Jane's spilling their neurosis filled cerebral cortex out for anyone who happens to be clicking by. There was no Myspace.com. There was no blogging. There was no iTunes. No JibJab. And no Dealer. The cyber landscape was still brand-spanking new for the computer illiterate and the possibilities for this exciting terrain seemed endless.

Carrying a concealed weapon.

Fast forward to the now. I am Googling John Matarese for a future fake story and a few clicks later I am staring at Cincinnatiblackblog.com. Like anything new, I give it a chance before I give it my dead Siskel thumbs up or down, although I am put off by the title "Black Cincinnati", which begs the question: If I were to start a blog called "White Cincinnati", would I be crucified?

I am reading the post, Defending Dunlap's Dare...by the end of the post I am convinced that the curator of this site is nothing more than a sexist, racist malcontent posting his incoherent rambling's on a piece of cyber real estate. He has that right. And so do I.

Domestic Violence.

I am assuming that this black blogger wants his rambling's to be taken seriously. Race seems to be the focal point of his postings, but I choose only to read so far as there is only so much bullshit that I can take.

Further Googling finds that this martyr wanna-be has a flair for the ignorant dramatic. He has insulted judges, writers and politicians, although the latter on some level's could be commended, there are lines and interrupting the mayor with a bullhorn definitely crosses it.

He has no respect for law, and I base this off his arrest record.

Criminal Trespassing.

Anyone who is not on his side, is evil. His words.

Menacing by stalking.

He helped spearhead a boycott of Cincinnati which ultimately hurt business owners and put people out of work when his time and energy could have been better used to focus on a local regime change. Although, I am a cynic, I still believe that voting is the best way to make a change.

Sexist.

Being black gives him no right to mock the very system that allows him the freedoms that he has today. And besides, anyone with a rap sheet as long as his, should they be taken seriously? Isn't there a credibility crisis at the office of the Black Cincinnati Blog? Hell, his own verbiage points to his racism and sexism, and yet he doesn't think he is any of those things.

Racist.

It's one thing to make mistakes but he seems to have never learned from those mistakes. He continues to break the law. Maybe he thinks it's a right of passage or a war record. Or a trophy case. Personally, I think it's an embarrassment. But then again maybe this is just what he needs in order to keep him from becoming the next Oswald or beltway sniper.

Irresponsible Driver.

Even though I don't agree with all of their politics, I respect Christopher Smitherman, Eric H. Kearney and Alicia Reece. They worked hard for what they achieved. And they did it with a mostly civilized and peaceful manner. They did it within the system. I do not respect Nate Livingston. He is what is wrong with Cincinnati.

Sure, at the Dealer we have thrown punches at some of the "leaders" of Cincinnati. Some fair, some unfair. But hopefully it garners a laugh at the water cooler. And Allah knows I have taken my shots. But my credibility is not damaged by irresponsibility and irrational behavior like the Blackcincinnatiblog.

With that being said, here is my top 5 list of websites that we should boycott.

5. CBN.com
4. MarthaStewart.com
3. Walmart.com
2. Cincinnatiblackblog.com
1. KKK.com

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