Alright Thaddeus...you want to go to war with me?

So, I admit I was harsh on Thaddeus Matthews last night.

I admit I was even rude.

I am not going to say I was wrong, because I wasn't.

I will say this - He's a bitch for deleting my comments from his post.

Thats right. I posted something very benign (just a note with a link to my blog, telling him that I had some feedback for him) and it got turned into a big cluster-fuck of his self-proclaimed "black sheep" taking shots at me.

HEY DIPSHIT...we don't need your stinking help. Who the fuck are you trying to be?

And we don't care when you get back. As a matter of fact, stay gone. Idiot.

Your fucking Blog sucks. You're probably just jealous because the traffic on your site hardly reaches double digits on a good day.

People, don't even waste your time there.

P.S. Crimson Tide sucks.

Put him in his place. He did not realize you have created a Memphis family here- a highly dysfunctional one with plenty of black sheeps but will defend against all outsiders. LOL (referring to the post above)

Give it up dude. You might want to just go back ova to yo blog and stay there. sucka

Then the big dog came out to take a bite:

Thaddeus Augustus Matthews said...

So you just want to promote yourself on my blog. No one knows of you yet you want to be promoted here.

You're correct Mr. Matthews. "No one knows of you yet. . ."

See, I wouldn't have been able to flip that around and make it seem as though it is only a matter of time before people do know who I am, if you'd only taken the time to put a god damned comma in your response.

Thats the little symbol located between the "m" and "." on your keyboard.

Wait, I've read your blog, you don't know where the "." key is either.

Also the spacebar seems to have eluded you.

So, what did I do?

I responded.

I backed off my original "bile" and re-affirmed my support for what he was doing. I stated that I was happy that he was so involved and taking an interest by putting his thoughts out there.

Despite the inaccuracies and poor english.

I also cleared up a few things:

When I said I would be the "#1 source for news from around the Mid-South" I was being sarcastic. Anyone who has read any of my writing knows that I never stick to any one subject for more than a week. Beyond that, I was making light of how Mr. Matthews has "proclaimed" himself the most controversial blogger in Memphis.

When I said I was going to come back to help the city, I was being sincere. I have a strong sense of civic duty and a belief that Memphis can be a better place than it is now.

I believe that the city has to find a way to get past its racial hatred, and that starts with both sides dropping the issue. Both sides. Both.

So, if my desire to serve Memphis was in some way patronizing, or repulsive to the readers of Thaddeus Matthews Dot Com, I hope it wasn't because I'm white, and Jewish.

The bottom line is this, they don't have to like my opinion, but if they are going to let everyone spew the unfounded venom that they do on that site, and then complain about the condition of our city, then let every side speak.

Sometimes our harshest critics are the ones we must listen to the closest.

It may have hurt Mr. Matthews to learn that an educated person had tried to read his blog, and found the lack of spacing, punctuation, proper verb tense, or facts to be a hinderance, but good lord, its the truth.

Take the time to spell check your document.

Proof read.

I do, and I still make mistakes.

Everyone does, its okay.

It is NOT okay to care so little for your work that you don't even bother to check.

And if you did proof that work, and this is the product, then you better just stick to your radio program where no-one will be able to read your ignorant words.

You said on your comments that I posted my blog address so that I could get some publicity. That I was shamelessly trying to bump my readership.

Those are hollow words coming from a master of bullshit like yourself. When you start posting credible information, with some sources, then you can point fingers at other people for "shameless attempts to boost readership".

Asshole.

You're right though. No body knows who I am...yet.

Stay Tuned...

By the way, here is what I could salvage of my comments...