Page One practices corporate censorship

Oh well...

First, it was Barefoot and Progressive. They had some interesting things to say-- amidst the "progressivity", heavy doses of fundamentalism, and some funny/sad flailing. But they liked their ad hominems and other forms of shouting. So, being censored by them was hypocritical, but not surprising.

This morning, I made two quick, easy comments at Page One (here and here):

1.) "A lot of people think throwing more money at K-12 education will work too."

in response to his "Throwing Cash At Eastern Kentucky Won’t Fix It"

AND

2.) "Were Bush, Obama, and the Democratic Congresses intentionally sabotaging the economy the last three years?"

in response to his "What? Republicans are intentionally sabotaging the economy for 2012?"

Before his second comment (reiterating that I'm "done" on his blog; I guess he wasn't kidding!), I had already posted this in reply/explanation to him saying I don't have a clue about poverty [!] and labeling me a "teabagger".

Right, generally speaking, throwing money at each problem is not going to work.

I'm not sure I qualify as a teabagger; I'm a Libertarian. As a labor economist with a book on poverty and public policy, I'd estimate that I have half of a clue.

He deleted that comment-- out of anger or in trying to limit potential embarrassment.

My email dealings with Jake have been limited but friendly enough. He has a policy not to allow links in his comments without prior permission. I forgot about that a few times (since that is so rare) and so, I would ask about that and get permission.

I think Jake has, by far, the most informative blog in Kentucky on matters political. So, it's a shame to see him engage in this sort of thing. Unlike B&P, he doesn't take things (as) personally and is (more) professional and objective.

But apparently, this morning, someone crapped in his corn flakes or I stepped on a nerve with what should have been an innocuous comment.

As I move on to other uses of my time, I wish him well-- and hope that he will experience the grace and peace of Christ.

UPDATE: Page One responded with silliness, defensiveness, and ad hominems. "Multiple" apparently means once-- and then one more time, after I made the comment that was deleted. They delete a comment and then talk about leaving my comment up. And of course, they have the right to delete what they want. But they're making money and practicing censorship, so what else do you call it: objective, professional, liberal?

Too bad, but life goes on...