Don Ayotte Gets Called Out By Fellow Contributor At Delaware Politics
I was beginning to wonder when this was going to happen. Mr. Ayotte’s M.O. is to delete comments that he simply doesn’t like and make him look bad… and it happens a lot! This time it appears that he deleted a comment that showed his “Bull Roast” was benefiting a PAC (The 35th District Conservative Committee) that some commenters claim have (and will) primaried sitting Republican office holders.
25Tennessee Walker
Based on what I have determined Don Ayotte has engaged and continues to engage in censorship. He deleted a post that only had links to public Campaign Finance sites.
Sadly, this is all too typical of Don Ayotte. He gets his butt kicked by a commenter so he deletes the post. Don insults commenters and engages in personal insults and name calling and if anyone responds he deletes the post as a personal attack. He has abused his authority on way too many occasions.
Don you need to reinstate the deleted post forthwith or I will post what you have deleted and thereby expose you for the blatant hypocrisy that you are.
Say something about Don or someone he likes? You’re censored. Don says the equivalent to you? Comment stands.
Perhaps, David Anderson should run a blog contributor refresher course… but, hey, it’s his blog, so it’s his call.
Since writing this Mr. Ayotte posted saying that David told him to shut down the comments. Somebody might be getting a time-out!
Tags: Delaware Blogosphere
I went there and read the stream of nonsense. Now I have to take a shower.
I’ve been banned and I’ve banned myself from that vortex of stupidity. I’m not sure which state of banning I am in presently, but it doesn’t really matter.
Don’t forget to wash behind your ears! Believe it, or not, this is how Don Ayotte operates – it’s hard to find a thread in which he’s commenting that he hasn’t behaved this way. He’s simply awful, and usually unable to defend his positions, ergo… deleting comments is his only defense.
With any luck they will hit the ban button simultaneously and ban each other.
Ayotte is an asshat of the highest degree. The toothless wonder of Sussex.
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We don’t not out bloggers here at Delaware Liberal.
MJ
“Ayotte is an asshat of the highest degree. The toothless wonder of Sussex.”
Thanks MJ, that’s a real honor, coming from you. I must be doing everything right to earn that honor.
It’s about time.
It’s not an honor, Don, especially when you see who was named the asshat of the day today. If you want to compare yourself with Sam Burke, then go right ahead. Shows how shallow, selfish, and mean you are.
MJ
“Shows how shallow, selfish, and mean you are.”
Actually MJ, you’re not lacking in that category either. The difference is that I know what the ideology that I believe in is, and you and I are diametrically opposed in our beliefs. I don’t care who asshat of the day is. I responded simply because pandora mentioned me in her post.
TW might as well be contributor on your site because he is one of you.
Oh Don, please stop. You’re going to make me split a seam with my laughing. You’re a fool, Don, face it. You’re the town idiot who doesn’t know how to take criticism, and when called on your shit, you hit the delete button.
No go back to St. Bodie Girl, I hear he needs someone to polish his car and lick his boots (which I understand, you’re very good at).
Burn.
ouch!
Take Back Our State Bull Roast? More like BULL SHIT!
Don, just tell me who is running for what office on the R ticket? How can you take back anything when you don’t have anyone to run?
Who in thier right mind would pay 25 bucks to go hear Rich Collins?
Rich Collins, the only person (living in Sussex – not from Sussex, their is a difference) that is a bigger asshole than Don A.
Anon, there is a bigger asshole, by weight, down here, and Rich Collins is on his show every Monday afternoon spewing his bullshit.
TW is not “one” of us, nor would he want to be… or would we want him! 😉
Keep purging your party (and the comment section of DP), Don. By the time you crown the purity king the Sussex GOP will have only one member, but he’ll be very, very pure.
HAAAHAAAAHAAAA – couldn’t happen to a nicer guy – he has been so ugly and petulant – my way or the highway!
what a dork – thinks he’s someone – of course we should THANK him – hes driving the moderates to the D side!!
He cannot think, cannot write, is a puffed up self-important pseudo-intellectual who cannot put 2 original thought together. There is more but Im trying to be nioe (for me)
Maybe he and Jon Mosely can start a blog, where they can write/opine (read masturbate) together about our favorite witch
stock in KLEENEX would definately go up!
And did you all see where he openly confronted/asked Charlie Copeland on his blog if he would support WHOEVER THE R NOMMINEE WAS? – talk about buying a pig in a poke – I see COD’s possible return in that one LOL
I wonder how the COD fans are dealing with the fact that Queen Sarah is calling Princess Christine a liar?
That’s right folks, winner of Politifact’s “Lie of the Year” is calling Christine O’Donnell a liar.
Ironically, DL goes further than Mr. Ayotes deletions. DL simply bans you. Especially when you get under a Liberal’s skin using logic, reason, facts and the requisite pointing out of straw-men and other flawed thinking.
That said, I’m very similar to TW over at DP (we are both equal opportunity critcizers (both parties). On a related note, Don should attempt to start his own blog if he isn’t too keen on opposing points of view. However, that is a very risky endeavor. A managing editor pal of mine from another national blog got so fed up with the vitriol, deletions, and sockpuppetry that he created a NEW blog. He even recruited some of the former contributors to his new site. It failed miserably. Just like Oprah’s lame attempt to garner viewers by signing on flame-thrower, lib Rosie O’Donnell.
Bat. Shit. Crazy.
If he wants to delete comments from his blog, he should. A blogger is under no obligation to have other’s comments trash his work. He should have total ownership of his blog…
But he should be prepared not to have anyone visit to read him… for, what would be the point?
I have evolved to find that the most effective method to handle someone who’s views are not the same as mine, is to use facts, and make them look silly.
true kavips – however,as was once famoulsy said – “you have a right to your own opinions, but not your own facts” Don Ayotte makes up the facts because he cant stand the truth, then tries to twist anything and anyone to make it look good. He is psychotic and down right dangerous, and based on his writing has some serious mental defects.
If no one has noticed, as the day wears on, his vitrolic gets worse and worse, as does his grammar and spelling. I have long thought this an indicator of:
1. his meds wearing off
2. he drinks or self-medicates some other way
Quite frankly, I see a diagnosis of sociopath/borderline personality disorder/with delusions of granduer/self-importance.
Don Ayotte is a repugnant, lying bastard that denigrates and lies out of both sides of his mouth, and feels entitled to besmirch and besmear anyone who doesn’t dance to his tune.
Of course he is also one of COD’s biggest supporters – birds of a feather and all that
lay down with dogs, you get up with fleas – I suppose the same goes for a bitch too…..
The first time I saw this character in action, was when he wanted to censure Tom Ross for how Mr. Ross treated COD. Who looks like a fool now? I was concerned about my personal safety in the manner in which Don Ayotte was conducting himself in a public meeting. He has further confirmed since then, he is entirely out of touch with reality and rational thinking. I hope he gets the help he needs.
Don Knots:
You are no longer a RD Chair because you are irrelevant. TW and Don Ayotte are opposed because TW is liberal Republican that should be a Democrat and Don is a Conservative Republican that speaks his mind and enforces the rules. I’ve heard that TW has a very bad drinking problem and needs help.
Don has done much for the party and continues to serve the party in various positions.
Don Knots; you are a bitter person and somebody told me who you are and why you are bitter. Sad for you
Pandora
I read Don’s comment on why he deleted the comment on DP. He actually listed this one poster’s evidence of being a sock puppet. It seemed to me that Don was well within his rights to delete this person’s comment. I read back on some other post and this banned person also does nothing but attack; never adds to the topic being discussed.
Your post may be good for comments but it’s not the truth.
MJ
I don’t know why you hate Don. If he wrote for you and just enforced the rules that you asked him to, you would stick up for him. I really don’t know him well but I’ve read some of his stuff and he has put up with his fill of idiots. He just decided to enforce the rules like David asked him to.
Pandora, I don’t know about you, Write something that’s true and I’ll read it.
Sure it’s the truth. The post in question said nothing; it merely held links proving something Don didn’t like.
The question isn’t whether Don was “within his rights.” It’s about whether Don is a quick-tempered imbecile. All evidence points to “yes.”
Geezer
I have read your comments also. You don’t like Don and that is clear. I think that he answers your comments but does not agree with your view.
Don is many things but he is not an imbecile. I like his take on many things that he writes.
Yes Don, you are a Sitcom.
I like his take on many things that he writes.
Which is why you won’t find your comments deleted. I lurk at DP several times a week – always good for a laugh. Don is a major offender of censoring comments – off topic, personal attack, and now sock puppetry. Fine, it’s his blog, but when people point out this behavior – and they do quite often – don’t point fingers at the messengers.
And as far as me writing something true… Fact: Don regularly censors comments. Fact: TW called him out.
You, on the other hand, are a petty gossip who wallows in filthy rumors (comment at 12:30) while pretending to be morally superior… which you’re not.
Sitcom – I don’t hate Don, I just hate stupid, and he fits that description to a T. I have many friends who are conservatives, but they aren’t as hateful as Don is. They actually listen to political arguments and we have great discussions. Can’t do that with Ayotte. If he doesn’t like what you say or write, he deletes your comments.
JackN
Sorry you got the wrong guy
Frank Knotts is fighting back: http://www.delawarepolitics.net/freedom-of-speech/
^ LOL. Liberty? It was just a fucking comment on a fucking blog post.
I’m dying over Frank’s post. Best laugh I’ve had in weeks. Was speaking with LiberalGeek yesterday… what does it say about DP when David Anderson is considered the voice of reason? Oh yeah, I’m dying.
As the boy/girl from the DelawarePolitics.net that questioned Don authority to continue to delete comments that he did not like, agree with or understand, I feel obligated to thank all the peeps who support an open and free debate.
Late this afternoon I was able to catch some of the Bill Colley show on WGMD. I now have a better understanding of the “way they act” after listening. I am one for a good Obama joke, a backhanded comment, however, I respect the office of the President of the United States. I did not vote for him, and never will, but I didn’t vote for JFK or Jimmy Carter or Bill Clinton, but I did recognize them as OUR President.
I didn’t vote for Chris Coons, but he is MY Senator, or Tom Carper, or Beau Biden, but they represent me as an AMERICAN and DELAWAREAN.
(I did vote for Markell).
The dislike is of the policies of my opposition, not the opposition. I have been involved in campaigns since the early 60’s, and I have been friends with some of the people I tried to defeat. It’s called respect, and that is something you earn.
I have raised millions of dollars for non profit organizations, school board elections, town council, referendums, campaigns and PACs. I have stood in the same location in the pouring rain for a candidate I supported. I have traveled to New Hampshire for a Presidential Candidate. I have donated thousands of hours and thousands of dollars, and with that work ethic and commitment of time over the years, you get respect.
Don Ayotte gets no respect, since he has done none of those things. I am proud of my conservatism, and most importantly, I am a proud Republican, but above all else…I AM AN AMERICAN and I will forever carry myself when representing our way of life and government, respect those who have gained their power thru elections not violence.
Who wants to argue?
Mr. or Ms. ABBA
thanks for that, I was inspired. -G
I’d take a drunk TW over a medicated Don Ayotte all the time. I know TW, i am friends with TW, I have worked with TW, Don Ayotte, you are NO Tennessee Walker, and even if you did what he has done over the past 40 years, you would never be anything close to him !
Respect goes to TW for his efforts, win or lose, it’s what he does in between election days.
just sayin’
Sitcome said “Don has done much for the party and continues to serve the party in various positions.”
…..nevermind…
LOl – yes he’s “done much for the party” – the issue is WHICH party – certainly not the Republican party…
all he has done for the Republicans in DE is to damage them
but thats OK – it makes the oppostition stronger
Thanks Don Ayotte – keep up the good work!!
I couldn’t really believe what I have read here. I never have gone to Delaware Politics as I tend to be more liberal. I wanted to see what the whole thing was about. It took me a while to realize that TW was in fact Tennessee Walker. I had to refer to Mr. Oxlong to figure this out. At any rate It appears that TW is in fact very conservative but he/she tends to just tell it the way it is.
TW posted a story about Christine O’Donnell being disinvited to an event in Iowa. It was very factual but Tennessee Walker was totally abused for simply repeating what was a news story. Don Ayotte was really nasty. I am glad I never have to deal with Don Ayotte. He sounds like a very mean person to me.
I do have respect for Mr./Ms Walker. He/she says what he/she thinks in a hostile environment.
TW is a well thought out, well educated individual while Don Ayotte is a moron.
When I use “moron” to describe Ayotte, I am using it literally, seriously and according to the definition of “moron” found in the dictionary.
It would be almost sad if he wasn’t such a POS.
I just got banned from the site for pointing out that Fay Voshell is even less able to take criticism than Don Ayotte is. They really are a perfect example of what happens when people who treat politics as faith are left to run an asylum — or, in this case, a blog that has lacked adult supervision ever since Dave Burris left.
Wear it like a badge of honor, Geezer.
I would, MJ, but I get such a kick out of showing what phony Christians so many of those poseurs are. Fay had written a piece for American Thinker taking the bold stance — are you ready? — that pedophiles are evil. After saluting her courage, I pointed out that Dr. Earl Bradley’s case had nothing to do with the ACLU representing sex offenders in a safe house in Wilmington that’s being forced to move because someone opened a day care center nearby.
They really are a reprehensible lot, with the exception of David Anderson, who is merely a religion-addled fool who seems to actually mean well.
Well, you may disagree but there is some very valuable information there done by Frank Knotts.
Tom Carper’s total campaign dollars are broken down as being $431,200 from individual donations and $668,231 from Political Action Committees…
Out of three hundred and forty-three P A C donations, only one is listed as a Delaware P A C . That would be Zeneca Employee P A C which donated $5,000 on 1/25/2011.
On the private side, of that $431,200, only $114,084 came from Delaware.
Which means that Senator Tom Carper only has to represent us, $114,084/ $1,101,418 or only 10% of the time… The other 90% of his time, he represents others….
I find it interesting that real meat got published on this “other” blog long before being “outed” on this progressive tract who’s main writers would love to see a progressive challenger go up against Tom Carper.
I don’t deny that’s a great political attack line, but if 100% of Tom Carper’s donations came from Delaware I would still want him out of the Senate.
And you’ll notice that this parochial argument works no matter what political views you espouse. If Pete du Pont or Michelle Rollins spent only their own money, you’d have a 100% Delaware candidate. Would that serve your interest? If Michael Moore moved here and ran for Senate and got most of his money from elsewhere, would you vote against him?
I thought Carpers money came from big pharma, bankers, credit card companies etc. I wonder how many donations he got from the “boys scouts”?
That is where Carper’s money comes from. But because many of the banks are headquartered out-of-state, Frank (and kavips) think it has nothing to do with Delaware. It’s a pointless, absurd way of looking at the situation.
His biggest contributor category is insurance companies.
Geezer, your last comment made no sense. Elaborate please.
medicated or not? Don Ayotte wrote on DE Politics…
“While on a morning walk in Rehoboth, I stopped at Browseabout Book Store and inquired of the regular clerk as to how O’Donnell’s book sales were doing. Her reply, “although not brisk, they are really steady. I also noted to the right of the counter that O’Donnell’s “Troublemaker,” was listed as #15 on the New York Times’ best seller list.
Just an observation.”
WRONG AGAIN
It’s not hard to get data on where Carper gets his money from — Open Secrets keeps tabs of everybody.
“While on a morning walk in Rehoboth, I stopped at Browseabout Book Store and inquired of the regular clerk as to how O’Donnell’s book sales were doing.”
Ayotte: Pardon me Maddam, but could I trouble you inform me of the sales ranking, per se, of that fabulous new book entitled “Troublemaker” penned by the estimable young firebrand, Ms. Christine O’Donnell?
Clerk: What?
Ayotte: I’m dreadfully sorry. this salt air must have rendered my vocal tone a few notes below the typical. I said, could I trouble you inform me of the sales ranking, per se, of that fabulous new book entitled “Troublemaker” penned by…
Clerk: Yeah, I heard you… We’ve sold three.
I told you people – he’s frickin” nuts
you can see it in his eyes…….
Fact check:
http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2011-09-04/hardcover-nonfiction/list.html
O’Donnell has never made the list.
“Geezer, your last comment made no sense. Elaborate please.”
Determining where PAC money came from by where the headquarters are located is pointless. The industries that donate most are more important than where they locate their PACs.
An analysis of Carper’s funding sources would indeed be a journalistic service. Claiming that all his money comes from out-of-state because banking and insurance PACs are located elsewhere isn’t analysis; it’s a lazy way of buttressing an already pointless talking point.