Columbuzz: Web Tabloid

From http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/tabloid.htm/printable:

"The key to tabloid story writing is that something doesn't have to be true to print -- someone just has to have said that it was true. Writers can bring in sources and experts to confirm just about anything. They will use leading questions to get a 'money quote' from a source, or offer up the quote themselves and use it as long as the source agrees with them."

Bob vs. The Internet

Bob/Jeremy/Herman wrote on columbuzz:
"Sorry 'Ann', you're outta here....
projecthoneypot.org
192.251.226.205
The Project Honey Pot system has detected behavior from the IP address consistent with that of a comment spammer.
We've reported some other data associated with this IP. This interrelated data helps map spammers' networks and aids in law enforcement efforts."

Obviously, the stooges at columbuzz don't understand anonymous internet communication.

Bob vs Bob 3.0

Bob #1:
"And I believe Fred (Barkes) has a good heart and loves his family."

Bob #2:
"Fred Barkes is an incompetent turd. repeat, an INCOMPETENT TURD."
"And I will not leave Barkes alone. He is a crook"
"Oh no, I believe he (Fred Barkes) IS an idiot and they ARE monsters."
"Why don't they simply stop being rude, condescending monsters?"
"And these monsters are in charge of our system?"
"What an idiot."

Bob's Thanksgiving Message

"Bob, Jeremy, Herman, Cindy, Leon, and the entire staff at Columbuzz.net would like to wish each and every one of you a Happy Thanksgiving.  We're thankful for your visits here and your participation in our discussions.  We are building a small community of people who want their views expressed and that has been our goal from the beginning.  We hope that you have a safe and joyous holiday weekend...."

They are not thankful for my visits and participation in their discussions, I can tell you that. And they are definitely building a small community, that's for sure. Tiny, minuscule, mostly consisting of Bob-o-bots.

Bob is Now Faking Comments on Columbuzz

Comment on columbuzz:

"Kim on 24 November, 2010 10:03:01
Columbuzz is great! I love this website."

I submitted this comment and this is not what I wrote.  I would guess that all of the positive comments on columbuzz are faked, but that's just my opinion.

Columbuzz is Still a Total Joke

http://columbus1.ath.cx/index.php?news=5176

I think they need to get new informants.  It's probably the same informant that gave them bogus info on the trustee.

Bob vs Bob 2.0

Bob #1: "It's only posted for discussion, not to cut anyone down."

Bob #2: "A convicted child molester could have run as a Republican and got elected this time. I would bet several were, nationwide. Like being a Republican, you don't need to know anything about what you worship in order to call yourself a member. Raise your right hand and say you believe. "Hal le lu yah Brother, I is a memba!!! Thank God Almighty!" One reason why so many Republicans are Christians and why so many Christians are Republicans; it's easy to belong. No hard work studying who you worship and vote for. No knowledge of the person is needed. Simply vote as your masters tell you to vote. Blindly belong and blindly follow. 'Time to vote? Where's that thar votin' lever?' Cha ching! 'Oops, I left my readin' glasses at home. Oh, I just need that thar lever. I don't need to read who I'm votin' fer.' Cha ching! I think this is one reason the KKK got so popular back in the day; the days before proper education. And I am a caring, giving, understanding person who is a bit bitter over stupid, lazy people. Meaning people too stupid to vote for the person instead of the party, and others who are too lazy to go vote. Fred Barkes is an incompetent turd. repeat, and INCOMPETENT TURD. I was calling people who vote for people simply because of their party stupid, and those who sit on their *** and don't vote, lazy. Idiots like that are why our country is like it is."

Translation: No, I'm not cutting anyone down, except for Republicans, Christians, and Fred Barkes.

Bob is Still Delusional Part 2

More delusions from Bob:

"And I am a caring, giving, understanding person who is a bit bitter over stupid, lazy people. Meaning people too stupid to vote for the person instead of the party, and others who are too lazy to go vote."

Caring and understanding!?! Maybe towards a select few, but not towards Christians, Republicans, Barkes family members, anyone in the Trustee office, firefighters, EMS workers, etc. And yet another attack on the "stupid, lazy" voters. Bob, you just don't get it. You are the stupid one, not the voters. I just don't understand why you think you are so smart. If you were half as smart as you think you are, you would have won a Nobel Prize in physics by now.

Bob is Still Delusional

Bob is still at it on columbuzz:

"It seems that around Columbus, stating facts and truth about someone is attacking that someone. We all learned that during my campaign."

What facts and truth did you state during the campaign? We're still waiting for any facts or truth. And when I state facts and truth about columbuzz, you think I'm attacking columbuzz. So why doesn't it work both ways?

"I would guess that half of my opponent's votes were sympathy votes because I was said to be running a 'mudslinging' campaign by simply posting truth and facts."

I would guess you have absolutely no idea what you're talking about.

"The real problem is, some people have secrets they don't want revealed; that's why they are secrets."

People like you.

"Then you have others who cherish the results produced by keeping those secrets. Be it a job or anything. So they get upset when someone, like us here at Columbuzz, try to show the world what is really going on."

I think you mean you try and fail to show the "world" what is really going on. You have no idea what is really going on. And is Columbus really the entire world?

"And you have others who go to the polls and vote all Republican, no matter what. As long as a good ole boy Republican gets in, who he is or what he is doing wrong to us doesn't matter. A convicted child molester could have run as a Republican and got elected this time. I would bet several were, nationwide. Like being a Republican, you don't need to know anything about what you worship in order to call yourself a member."

I see you're still bitter about the election. Time to bash all Republicans.

"Raise your right hand and say you believe. "Hal le lu yah Brother, I is a memba!!! Thank God Almighty!" One reason why so many Republicans are Christians and why so many Christians are Republicans; it's easy to belong. No hard work studying who you worship and vote for. No knowledge of the person is needed. Simply vote as your masters tell you to vote. Blindly belong and blindly follow."

You really shouldn't attack others for being hypocritical when you are one of the most hypocritical people in the world.

"I think this is one reason the KKK got so popular back in the day; the days before proper education. Now THAT might be considered an attack. Not on all Republicans or Christians, but on ignorant people that vote for people for all the wrong reasons."

Time to bash all the voters too. Sorry, but the voters knew exactly what they were doing by denying you public office for the FIFTH time. That's where you and I disagree, Bob. You think the voters are all idiots. I think the people of Columbus are very smart to keep you out of public office.

"I'm only stating my opinion, but the intention of an attack is there."

You mean your uninformed opinion, as usual.

Bob's Delusions

Bob wrote on columbuzz: "A public servant is just that; a servant. The bad ones will change or the bad ones will be gone. Apparently our Trustee condones and encourages this. I think the next step is to line up some of the victims and have them tell their experiences to the county commissioners. Then we'll see what can and needs to be changed. I have a couple of people willing to describe a funeral a few years ago as well. Maybe the commissioners and the newspapers, radio stations, and tv stations would like to see and hear that testimony first hand."

Bob is so delusional that he thinks the newspapers, radio stations, and TV stations would actually care about something that didn't happen a few years ago.  They all have ignored him up to this point.  I guess he's just forever the optimist.

Blast From the Past

I found this article and the comments on Columbuzz to be very interesting:
http://columbus1.ath.cx/index.php?news=4304

More blasts from the past:
http://columbus1.ath.cx/index.php?news=3876
http://columbus1.ath.cx/index.php?news=3169
http://columbus1.ath.cx/index.php?news=2687

Junior High School Math Lesson For Bob

Bob, I know math is difficult, so I thought I would help you out. Here's an example of calculating percentage increase:

Question:
The trustee was paid $8,000 per year for 20 hours per week 25 years ago. The trustee is now paid $43,260 for around 40 hours per week. What is the percentage increase?

Answer:
$43,260 (current pay) - $16,000 (original pay * 2) = $27,260

$27,260 / $16,000 (original pay) = 1.70

1.70 * 100 = 170% over 25 years

It is NOT 500%!  Either you are lying, or you don't understand junior high school math.  Which is it?

By the way, the average percentage increase per year is 4%. This is a little more difficult to calculate, so once you master percentage increase, let me know and then we can tackle the average per year problem.  As always Bob, I'm here for you to answer any math questions you may have.

Bob the Slanderer

Bob on Facebook:
"I did sign everything I wrote. It was important to my campaign, so I thought.  But now, with threats of slander lawsuits and the like, I will be signing a lot less; probably nothing. Let them try to figure out who wrote what."

What?!  Bob's afraid of a slander lawsuit?!? I thought everything he wrote was TRUTH! By the way Bob, I believe when it's defamation by the written word, it's technically libel, not slander.  And there's an easy way around the problem of figuring out who wrote what. Someone can sue columbuzz, not just you.

"I wrote truth. And when it was verifiable truth, I said so. When it was something I heard, I said it was something I heard."

Bob, is something wrong with your caps lock?  It's TRUTH, remember.  It's not TRUTH unless it's in all caps!

"People don't like the messenger when they don't like the message. So now they can try to figure out who that messenger is." 

Bob, most people wouldn't like you regardless of your message.

"We allow anyone to post on Columbuzz.(until they act like buttholes) It is an OPINION website. Everyone has a right to their opinion."

I see Bob is still obsessed with buttholes and still a hypocrite.  Bob's definition of a butthole is someone who disagrees with him and points out his hypocrisy.  So sorry, but columbuzz is NOT an OPINION website.

And can someone explain to me why Pamela Sample still associates with Bob?  She still advertises her insurance agency on columbuzz.net and on columbuzz's Facebook page.  Is she unaware of Bob's disgusting comments on this blog?

Registration Closed on Columbuzz

Have you tried to create an account on columbuzz lately?  You get the following message:

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED ON COLUMBUZZ.NET

I think something is wrong with registration anyway, since for some strange reason, right after I submit an article, my account is disabled and my article is never posted.  Since they claim that they want people to contribute articles and opinions, it must be a system glitch.  I hope they get it fixed soon!

Columbuzz Blows the Whistle: On a Dog

Columbuzz (on Facebook) has blown the whistle on a rogue St. Bernard that is menacing Columbus by pooping in people's yards!

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=128610240530712&set=a.118804204844649.18331.118776748180728

Of course, every time I read one of Bob's "articles" on columbuzz, I feel like Bob has pooped in my yard.

Dude's Blog Pageview Chart for the Past 30 Days

Bob vs Bob

Bob #1:  "George W. Bush is a dangerous war criminal and should be treated as such."

Bob #2:  "Watching Bush talk about his presidency has impressed me a bit.  When asked how he thinks Obama is doing as president, he said Obama had enough critics and he wasn't going to critique him. I was surprised.  He talked about some regrets too. I might just have to get one of his books."

Or is Bob just pandering to Republican voters for his next pointless run for public office?

Bob and Charlie

Bob better hope Charlie Townsend is Mercman.  Otherwise, Bob could be in a lot of trouble.

Bob wrote:  "I think anyone that has a good revenge trick they want to try out, they should try it out on old Charlie Townsend.  Rat in a box, change his mail to a new address, drive by his house real slow and take pictures, any prank phone calls you've wanted to try, go up to him when he is out to dinner with his wife and say 'hello Mercman', etc....  Now I'm not enciting violence against Charlie or any other woman. I just want you all to think of some fun you can have with him.  You get the idea.  Have fun........  LOL"

Does Bob realize that changing someone's mail to a new address is illegal?  Or is it OK under Bob's Law?  And how exactly is "driving by his house real slow and taking pictures" revenge?  Prank phone calls?  Really?  Is Bob still in elementary school?  Although, I do like the rat in a box idea, but you would need a pretty big box for Bob the rat.

Bob's Daily Rant From Nov. 10

"Congratulations, Republicans, you got another one of your own into office for four more years. You won! Whoopie! Now we all lose again."

No Bob, YOU lose again! For the fifth time! 0-5! cero-cinco!

Out of respect for her husband and her family, I will be sure to be as civil as possible, but the truth will come out.

I guess we'll see how long that lasts, Bob being civil. That's like Randy Moss being humble.

I will report it as I learn it. That’s what Columbuzz is all about.

Really? I thought Columbuzz was all about lies, exaggerations, name calling, censorship, incompetence, paranoia, hypocrisy, delusions, mental illness, poor English, mudslinging, libel, offending voters, narcissism, whining, ignorance, grandstanding, deception, Bob-o-bots, cronyism, intimidation, and math errors. Did I forget anything?

Columbuzz Hacked?

Jeremy wrote on his Facebook page:
"Website was hacked and it has to be rebuilt. It should be back up Thursday night."

Bob wrote on this blog:
"Someone hacked the site and shut it down."

Then Jeremy wrote on Facebook:
"...we was not hacked but rather had a data error in our database."

We was?  I'm glad they didn't jump to conclusions that their website was hacked! Anyone else think Jeremy has no clue what he's doing?