“MAKING PROGRESS WITH THE 'PROGRESSIVES'”

Well ok! Now we’re making some progress! It looks as if Ole ‘countsy’ is finally coming around to some sort of concession. On his bloggy entry of July 26^th, he ‘countsy’, said:

“””Sorry gang, it's hard to roll over when someone straight up lies about you. And also just lies...... I NEVER delete comments.”

And then on his entry on his August 5^th ‘countsy’ says:::

“”””Yes, you were banned from storyboredom……show up on storyboredom, and you'll be deleted again.””””

So!! What we have here folks is an admission of being a liar OR an admission to being an idiot. But I like ‘countsy’…and since ‘Liar’ is a very strong word, I’ll just say it’s an admission to being an idiot. But the facts are the facts. He DID delete posts. (said he NEVER did, but did. AND then admitted to it).

Although, I didn’t have any idea that I was BANNED entirely from that blog. Ha-ha! So that was news.

'Countsy' is like many lefties…a little bit on the crazy side. His rant of:

“””Yes, you were banned from storyboredom. Why? Because your "critiques" became personal grudge rants where you imagined us talking like this:

'countsy and robo' say::::

'countsy'::""""How's it going, John?""

'robo"::::"""Pretty good. I'll call you, we gotta do lunch again!"""

IN LEFTY SPEAK THAT TRANSLATES TO:

'countsy': Hows it goin?

robo': “Pretty good, I'll call you and we can jump into our cars and go to “Spagos” for lunch, and bitch about how much this country sucks for not conserving by carpooling. OR about how commercial this country is. Consume, consume, consume.”

'countsy': “Sounds good. Meet you at “Spagos” then?”

robo': “Yes master.”

‘countsy’: “g’boy.”””””……

Don’t be fooled. Yes I said that.. Still makes me giggle. Only because it’s so true. But my posts BACK THEN on his ‘story’ blog, consisted of me making some very pointed crits. And then defending them against some very bruised, overly sheltered egos. That were too used to being ‘petted’. This little ditty I wrote of ‘countsy’ and ‘robo’ talking to each other was the FIRST time I ever did something like that. ‘Countsy’ makes it seem like its all I EVER did. But….he knows the truth. And so does ‘robo’. It’s just that they don’t LIKE the truth. So they try and bend and twist it.

‘Counsty’ says::::

“”You clearly have it in for me more than anyone, so welcome, you "holier-than-thou" frustrated, Bush loving weirdo. Yes, I called you a weirdo. you're weird. Who else sits around making up people having conversations like that one above except an attention craving weirdo like you”””.

Whoooooooooooooooo hoooo! Wow. Looky here ‘countsy’..I don’t ‘have it in for you’…don’t be overly paranoid. Let not your iddy biddy heart be twubled! You said it yourself. I am your ‘political bizarro’. (I like that).

The typical thing about you lefties is that you are so apt to ‘dish it out’. On YOUR blog, you felt as if it were your duty to trash Bush and conservatives to the very max. And now…you whine and blubber “YOU HAVE IT IN FOR ME, YOU SCARY MAN YOU”! Crumpling like a paper tiger the moment anyone challenges you. Typical lefty. No wonder people don’t trust you guys with national security. They know it’s like giving the car keys to a 6 year old.

As far as the “attention craving weirdo,” Comment. Um….for the record, WHO has three blogs? (Three that I know of anyway).

WHO needs to have nothing but nonstop praise and adoration from his workmates?

Your ‘comments’ section is nothing of the kind. It’s a ‘compliments’ section. Just admit it and let’s move on. I’ll respect you more for it.

“countsy” says::::

“”””Here I am wasting my blog space answering you, because you're too big of a pussy to have comments”””

I’m answering you toots. Right here! What difference does it make if I have the ‘comments’ section open? I’m answering you and ANYONE else that wants to debate right here in the open…right on the BLOG ITSELF. Not in a comments section that may or may not even be seen. And I am quoting YOU word for word. You’re a nutty chick ‘countsy’.

Hope you had a grand time visiting family. Now for ‘robo’.

You said a lot ‘robo’. And I hesitate to quote it all just because it will take up a lot of space. But I want people to see what you wrote, because I feel a lot of it is very thoughtful. So here it is.

‘robo’ says::::

“””Every now and then I think "Handel ain't so bad. He's even had a good suggestion or 5 concerning my strip" and so I not only tolerated his comments on his blog, I welcomed them because they made life interesting. This is something I learned from a buddy of mine named Dean DeBlois. Dean hangs out with some of the most fucked up people you will ever meet. Why? Because they are interesting and thus they make his life interesting. And Look at my hero Howard Stern. He has crazies on his show all the time, even people that berate him like Elliot Often or Eric the Midget or even Daniel Carver. He does this because he finds them interesting and funny, and thus they help make his show funny. This is the reason why I let Handel have free reign on my blog, because after they read the little cartoon, they can pop in and check out whatever hi-jinx Handel is up to in the comments section.”””

First off, I thank you for the kind words. I do. But understand….I am not a random ‘throw away’ character on the howard stern show. Solely for ‘entertainment’ value. Artistically I have been in a lot of different things and have things to say. I have done so and have been met with both anger (‘countsy’), and with thoughtful debate and consideration (people on your blog). You don’t always agree with me, and that’s fine.

There are POLITICS in the arts as well as government. And I fight in both those fields. As ‘countsy’ does. The difference is, YOU are politically on ‘countsy’s’ side. So his ‘screeds’ are more…..palatable, to you.

‘robo’ says:::

“”””However, that little imagined conversation where we plan a lunch at Spago's revealed something else, a side of Handel I don't think about very often. This is a frustrated, bitter, lonely man. He attacks us because we are obviously friends and obviously having a great time. This seems to really burn his ass.””””

‘robo’….please. I don’t care if you and ‘countsy’ are friends. Not in the least! In fact I’ve said it many times before, that I am sure that he (and you) are probably very sweet people.(especially if one believes in the same things as you both do). You KNOW that I’ve said that. In fact I could probably hang out and have a beer with you two (who knows…maybe I have.> :)

And why not. I have many lefty friends. How could I not in this field?

That’s not the issue, never has been. The issue is the hypocrisy of your thought process, the groupthink of you and your mates. I’ve watched a few times someone give a good crit, and then swerve to accommodate your egos, because he didn’t wanna be the ‘odd man out’. And you just accept it. Ick.

I’ve found it fascinating to watch YOU be loud on some issues and yet oddly silent on other issues. “Why?” I wondered….I pressed you on it and came to the conclusion that you just might have differing opinions than the rest of your crew….yet chose to be silent. Because you maybe what?....felt uncomfortable being…the ‘odd man out’ as well?

THAT is what ‘burns my ass’. NOT that your friends with stalin jr, but at the lack of conviction. It makes me wonder what it IS that you DO believe in. And how much would it take to make you ‘change’ to accommodate others? You asked me once, in a serious way, “ dude, do you really like everyone hating you? Is that really what you want?”

Well my answer is this: It is not my goal to have people hate me, but dude…sometimes that’s just the way it is….IF you have values and you hold to your beliefs. And if that means you don’t go out for beers with the director, or a story pal. So be it. People are just going to not like you sometimes because of what you believe in. Dont overcompensate to 'fit in'.

‘robo’ says:::

“””This is a frustrated, bitter, lonely man….He's like the guy who goes to the senior prm by himself and grinds his teeth and mutters obscenities under his breath as he watches all the happy couples dancing together. That's no way to live. “”

Haha…well I’ll have to tell that to my love for the past 22 years. She may get a giggle out of that.

Truthfully…I did NOT go to the senior prom though. Just didn’t seem to have the want to.:(

Did YOU go to the snr prom? If so,,,what did I miss?? Did you get your girl/date a big ole pink flower to tack on her dress and was it awkward like in the movie ‘valley girl’? Do tell!

‘robo’ says:::

“”””So Handel! Come on man! Life isn't that bad! Don't be bitter!.... . It ain't worth it, man.”””

Ha-ha!! Well thanks ‘robo’. I appreciate the concern. I do. I think that you might actually mean that. Ha-ha! But believe me; I’m not bitter, really. I have had a truly incredible, blessed and happy life thus far. But it has been a life of not ‘going with the flow’. Whatever the cost. And sticking to my beliefs and values even if that means clashing heads with a lot of the people around me. And I’m glad to say that it’s made me a stronger and happier person for it! I might suggest you try it…who knows…..YOU too might be a stronger, happier person for it.