#1 2009-07-14 19:02:17
Why would bobo think that his lawyer told him not to post on this site, but that it was ok to keep constant vigil here and run back to his own site/paper to distort. demean and ridicule everything that is posted here and then claim that he and his lawyers are looking for ways to sue the people on this site.
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#2 2009-07-14 19:15:15
Because he's lost his mind, and he threatens to sue/charge EVERYONE that dare challenge his point of view. It's too predictable at this point.
Rather than ignore this site, he continues to bring attention to it. He's actually killing his papers own value in doing so. If it had any. He's actually forcing his readers to come here, and probably losing some along the way.
He can't make the bad people go away because he only reports speculation, so in his mind he thinks the only way to do it is to punishish them monitarily. Too bad he has no verifiable truth when it comes to crunch time.
SLAPP applies here too. It's blaitantly obvious you and the BOS have been trying to shut down Bill. You know what's really pathetic...
They think that if they were to shut down Bill it would all go away. Sorry, the lies have caught up to bobo and the BOS. If this site was gone, another one just like it would pop up next week.
Welcome to America! Welcome to politics! Welcome to freedom of speech...it's here to stay!
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#3 2009-07-14 19:54:23
Commonsense,
Wouldn't Slager's actions be considered stalking? He has now threatened Bill with a lawsuit and he is keeping a vigil on every word posted on this site? If he can sue bill for harrassment, why can't Bill sue Slager for stalking?
What a wonderful world we live in...lawyers just keep getting richer!
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#4 2009-07-14 20:05:24
Sadly in this country you can sue for anything. Getting a judgement is a whole different story. It's all about who can drain who's bank account first. The only winners are the lawyers.
I would venture to say that based on Bobo reasons as to why he feels Bill is harassing him...bobo is just as guilty for how he's harassed Bill. Was "the delusion of bill whitehouse" a news story or opinion piece? Was it not a story that took shots at bill?Was it not meant to discredit Bill? Was it not to paint him in a horrible light? Wasn't it a huge stretch to link Pizzalato to bill?
Bobo has been harassing people for years with his news stories. At least the subjects of his wrath were man enough to take him on with their words, facts, or by simply ignoring him. A coward hides behind his lawyer.
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#5 2009-07-14 20:05:42
Here is the Mass. statute on anti-SLAPP ..
There are summaries of some cases HERE
See if you think it applies to what Mr. Slager is attempting to do.
Stalking is a criminal offense in Massachusetts. There does not seem to be a civil stalking law.
I don't think any parties involved in any of the Wareham controversy have broken the stalking law.
Here's more information
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#6 2009-07-14 20:09:19
commonsense wrote:
Sadly in this country you can sue for anything. Getting a judgement is a whole different story. It's all about who can drain who's bank account first. The only winners are the lawyers.
I would venture to say that based on Bobo reasons as to why he feels Bill is harassing him...bobo is just as guilty for how he's harassed Bill. Was "the delusion of bill whitehouse" a news story or opinion piece? Was it not a story that took shots at bill?Was it not meant to discredit Bill? Was it not to paint him in a horrible light? Wasn't it a huge stretch to link Pizzalato to bill?
Bobo has been harassing people for years with his news stories. At least the subjects of his wrath were man enough to take him on with their words, facts, or by simply ignoring him. A coward hides behind his lawyer.
Cross-posting here. This is why there are anti-Slapp laws. This is from Wikipedia:
A Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation ("SLAPP") is a lawsuit that is intended to intimidate and silence critics by burdening them with the cost of a legal defense until they abandon their criticism or opposition. Winning the lawsuit is not necessarily the intent of the person filing the SLAPP. The plaintiff's goals are accomplished if the defendant succumbs to fear, intimidation, mounting legal costs or simple exhaustion and abandons the criticism. A SLAPP may also intimidate others from participating in the debate.
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#7 2009-07-14 22:17:37
Breaking news ragman takes out charges on billw during a town wide computer audit of town computers
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#8 2009-07-14 22:37:02
IHATESLAGER wrote:
Breaking news ragman takes out charges on billw during a town wide computer audit of town computers
When reached for comment, I think, sweet brucie said that he was in complete support of the ragman's actions as after wasting a considerable amount of the tax payers money, the BOS did not find any computers will blogger information. It has long been their goal to shut down and hurt the hatebloggers for not supporting the BOS agenda.
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#9 2009-07-14 22:45:44
It's interesting that he's updated the "Slager files harassment charge" article at least twice - once was to correct a spelling mistake (he used "council" when he should've used "counsel"), and, more interestingly, he changed "We have been building a harassment case" to "We have been building a potential harassment case". I wonder if his "council" told him to make that change...
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#10 2009-07-14 22:59:58
acasualobserver wrote:
I wonder if his "council" told him to make that change...
Do you mean the sweet brucie lovers' council ?
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#11 2009-07-15 09:10:23
I don't quite understand what Robert Slager means by his claim he has been working some kind of harassment case. He's running a newspaper where he writes opinion.
He's criticized, sometimes rudely, sometimes with mockery, and sometimes with the utmost courtesy, by posters here.
It only took me a week or so reading this site before I understood that Bill had a twisted and barbed sense of humor which he employs as he moderates and posts.
Why is any of this harassment?
Perhaps Slager has a defamation case if somebody knowingly lied about him.
This latest legal seems like an attempt on his part to silence critics.
I rather doubt Slager's allegations will ever end up going anywhere in the legal arena, let alone end up in court. In the unlikely event that there is an actual trial I expect many of the nameless and/or faceless posters here will be meeting each other. 
Let's do lunch....
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#12 2009-07-15 09:33:30
Wareham has become the ultimate "pissin" contest. It's not longer about the residents or taxpayers, it's a struggle for power. Same thing with the Slager harrassment claim. But let's be honest here, they (Selectmen, ITA, Slager, et al) read this site and do NOT want the negative publicity to affect what they are trying to accomplish. It appears more and more citizens and taxpayers are taking up bashing the Selectmen and they are progressively losing whatever support they may have had. People come to this site to get information because the Slager edition does nothing but sling propaganda.
To make a long story short, Slager has been found to be lacking in ability, humor, and fiscal management skills. The main propaganda format for the Selectmen wants to destroy this site so he can continue to operate his one page Selectmen glory sheet.
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#13 2009-07-15 10:09:26
To add to the long short story, Robert Slager has given amazing publicity to this website. While he didn't put an active link on his own online version, he keeps writing about the other Wareham Observer and all anybody who is curious about it has to do is Google Wareham Observer where his paper's site is number one and this is number two.
If you Google Bill Whitehouse Wareham THIS site is number one.
The more he writes about Bill and this site and how "evil" they are, the more new readers will check it out.
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#14 2009-07-15 10:29:13
Excellent point urneighbor! His whining has created more buzz for this site. I recently talked with a resident who swore never to go to this site after reading Slager's nonsense. She has since been to this site and laughs at the animations and has a different perspective on the politics of Wareham. I guess we should actually thank Slager for being a wimpering baby!
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#15 2009-07-15 12:45:59
If I may, and I'm certainly no expert, talking about Bobo (I love that name) only justifies him. If you feel as I have for sereral years now that he and his "journalism" is the poison in Wareham, then ignore him. By engaging with him and talking about his useless reporting, you give him credibility. Ignore him and he will eventually go away, which will turn our community around overnight. The BOS will no longer have a mouthpiece to TRY to justify their actions. You don't see any other media vehicles crediting their actions. Why do you think that is ?
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#16 2009-07-15 13:53:27
Thanks bbrady. I have been saying the same thing since July 4th--Independence Day---from Bobo (I prefer Ragboy) and his fish wrap rag of a tabloid. I think quite a few people from this site signed on to independence day and since Ragboy wasn't getting many hits, he came back with this latest against the bloggers and Bill W. His narcissistic need to be front and center is laughable. I for one, won't be looking at that site ever again. To do so, gives him credibility, and I can't do that. Of course, all of this is just my opinion, and as we all know, there is a big difference between an opinion and a factual statement.
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#17 2009-07-16 02:17:43
Molly wrote:
Thanks bbrady. I have been saying the same thing since July 4th--Independence Day---from Bobo (I prefer Ragboy)
How about, the loathing that dare not speak its name or read its thoughts?
The noodge noob formerly known as swirly and purple nurple?
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