When "Newshounds" Attack

This must be what it feels like to be "Trouble" or Guarino.

Minding my own business this afternoon . . . doing mental gymnastics over the possible purchase of the perfect "red Ford truck" that just dropped out of the sky . . . I just took a very nasty anonymous unsolicited phone call from someone who only identified herself as "one of the local newshounds" (the phone number was 336-465-4636). She said that since I was so "into everybody's business" that the Bradsaw lawsuit against the city of Asheboro has been moved/re-filed in Federal Court in Greensboro.

I suppose my anonymous source does not get that lawsuits are public record . . . or that people can have opinions about them . . . or that given what I've been through at the hands of all the "right people", I actually enthusiastically SUPPORT any effort to STICK IT to the City of Asheboro right now.

Before she hung up, I told my anonymous source to go back and read my original post on the subject - in its entirety. I'm on her side. At least I think I am.

Lady, nobody's laughing at you. They're laughing because one of the "little people" is doing something to stick it to the city that has stuck it to so many.

I just love it when people take things out of context . . . just like Randolph Hospital did with the "Shalala complaint" in their despicable little "libel" lawsuit.

My anonymous informant was talking so fast I did not get all the particulars of the move to Federal Court.

But if it's true, that should be VERY interesting.

I actually did a follow-up post . . . and really did intend to try and get a copy of the lawsuit - in order to understand who/what was involved and its premise. But I work out-of-town (for reasons we've well-established), and if the lady with the snotty attitude wants me to do more on this blog to get her word out, she's or her lawyers are gonna have to send me the information (in other words, if people don't understand what you're doing, try explaining it to them).

Copies of (or links to) the filed complaints would be nice.

And keep in mind that the way I present things usually depends on how people treat me.

(Addendum/Translation: Lie to/about, cheat, steal from and/or slander me, and I will chase you to hell and back - eat a sandwich - and chase you some more. But show courtesy, kindness and compassion - don't take me for granted - tell me the truth - treat me fairly/appreciate what I do - and I'm your friend forever. It's something Bob Morrison and Steven Eblin - and several other players in the Asheboro epic - never understood.)

And I'd wager my anonymous source is probably calling me because she's learned the hard way that the newshounds at the Courier could take weeks to report/spin it. In fact the original link on the Courier's website has been killed.

If a story embarrasses the big guns in this town, it gets buried and it gets buried quick. Been there, done that - had my closet full of scrubs stolen.

Lady, it's not my fault the newspaper here sucks up.

Actually, it just sucks.

If she's lucky the N&R will pick it up. They have such a great history down here.

My "source" ended with the jab that the lawyers (?her lawyers?) involved could probably do something for me.

Well, if she's got my number (and I don't know how that happened), then so do they. But given past experience with the oh-so-noble legal profession, I won't be holding my breath.

3/19 Update: A reader and I were conversing earlier today about my "source" gloating over the move to Federal court.

Yeah, it's good to get it out of Randolph County. No argument there.

But (as I have been told by every doctor who has ever tried to go that route with a complaint like mine), doing the dance in Federal Court can suck (1) the life - YEARS of your life - out of you, and (2) all of the money out of your bank account. And barring a settlement, you could very well "win" initially, but then be crushed by the very conservative/establishment-loving appellate Court. So the only people who usually win on that deal are the lawyers. I cannot imagine any "damage" the Bradshaws suffered being worth the cost.

Likewise, the local press coverage will likely be nil (of course, if JR reads this, he'll probably pick up the guantlet just to prove me wrong;): "It's not hot enough for the N&R, and the CT only wants good news to come forth" (ergo, the reason we in dying "wet" Asheboro are not hearing about all the bar brawls).

But good luck to these folks. If they are angry at me, they're angry at the wrong person.

And again, if the "source" ever wants to forward me a copy of the complaint(s), I'll look. But I'm not a journalist, and I won't be doing any legwork for them now.