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Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Also: Why is the sky blue?

Can someone please explain to me why Lee Bandy, who is nominally retired according to his own byline, is still filing columns that do not have even one scintilla of news in them?

I mean, I understand if you write meaning columns when you're under deadline—hey, we all have to mail it in sometimes—but why now, when you have nothing to say and no editor breathing down your neck?

Saying nothing is actually an improvement on the lies, petty and grand, I read day after day in The State every day.

Posted by Bill Smith at 2:55 PM | 24 comments

Comments:
Yes. The explanation is simple, but it is unlikely this site cares. As always the criticism here is politically motivated and not logical. This childish site is like a knife fight with no one holding a blade or a war of wits with an unarmed blogger.

Actually, the public really owes this site a debt of gratitude for bringing this excellent and informative article into focus for other like minded (and, close minded) extremists. Read and enjoy Lee’s articles knowing that he has never been fired or arrested for anything.
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 4/25/2007 05:18:00 PM
 
Talk about damning with faint praise...sheesh! The best endorsement you can muster for Bandy is that he's never been arrested or fired for anything? Many can say that, and it doesn't make 'em good writers. It surely did not in Lees' case. I never really understood what people saw and liked so much in Lee Bandys' stuff. He always seemed to me to enjoy this aura of 'veteran columnist' status that folks attributed to him, but I found his writing to be pretty much exactly what the host of this site called it: Generally un-newsworthy and seemingly "mailed in." He was a below average guy doing a sometimes average job, and I suppose that makes him a bit of an overachiever, given his weak talent. Again I think the host here nailed it...why is Bandy bothering now?
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 4/25/2007 09:03:00 PM
 
Read the last post for an example of weak talent and logic from a below average guy enjoying the aura of paid political hack.

As stated, it was an "excellent and informative article," and that's certainly not "faint praise."

Folks rightly do attribute to Lee the honored status of a "veteran columnist" who's respected by reasonable people on both sides.

It's the unreasonable people who read his articles and get sic. Will'e continue to write now that he's retired? Folks who respect him sure hope so. Will folks keep reading his articles? Sure will!
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 4/26/2007 03:26:00 PM
 
Will Folks will keep reading his articles?
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 4/26/2007 08:55:00 PM
 
I've never been arrested or fired for anything, so I suppose that makes me a great writer by your silly standards. I don't get it, but then the truth is you really don't either. Anyway, I've heard we should try only to say good things about people. Lee is retired, and that's good. The less we hear from him, the better.
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 4/26/2007 08:59:00 PM
 
It is as clear as the nose on your face: Will folks keep reading his articles? Sure, folks will!
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 4/27/2007 03:17:00 PM
 
Gosh, someone seems to be trying to tell us something here, and from the deafening silence from the host it must be true.
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 4/29/2007 03:07:00 PM
 
After reading this thread a few questions come to mind. What will folks think about this childish site when they visit the first time? Will folks think the host is a crackpot? Probably. Will folks keep coming back here? Not a chance. Will folks totally lose respect for the host? No, that was lost a long time ago.
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 4/30/2007 04:44:00 PM
 
Could Will Folks possibly be responsible for this?
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 5/06/2007 06:58:00 PM
 
It's him. No doubt about it.
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 5/08/2007 12:52:00 PM
 
But now that he has been exposed he will get someone else to take over.
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 5/08/2007 12:53:00 PM
 
I've been trying to think of an appropriate contribution I might make to this discourse and I think one has finally occurred to me:

“I know you are but what am I?”
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 5/08/2007 12:59:00 PM
 
And the answer is: Will Folks
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 5/08/2007 02:21:00 PM
 
You can always cancel the subscription, dude.
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 5/10/2007 08:50:00 AM
 
This is a politically motivated site and the name has been around on bumper stickers before. The usual suspects are probably behind it and someone probably has gotten it right about Folks because this is exactly the kind of childish rants he is famous for.
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 5/10/2007 05:18:00 PM
 
Somebody must have quit paying him. He does't post here much. Or maybe he got spoooked off by being outed.
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 5/12/2007 02:25:00 PM
 
Somebody may have quit paying him but he probably did not get spooked. If you look back you will notice that Will has only been posting here lately about every 4 or 5 weeks. There is no telling what is going on in his warped little mind.
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 5/19/2007 08:40:00 AM
 
NEWS FLASH – BELDAR RETURNS!

May 21, 2007 – Beldar of Remulak has returned! And, he’s assimilated the body of the half-human creature formerly known as sic(k) williefolks. He can be recognized by his total lack of ethics, his constant rumormongering, his fat shiny head and his pudgy bloated face.

Beldar has never been known for being fashion conscious and may be wearing a crew neck white t-shirt when a vee neck would make more fashion sense.

BELIEVEITNOT.NEWS located Beldar recently in the Vista consuming mass quantities of fermented beverages in his attempt to build up his empty beer can collection for a duel with Boss Hogg. He invited us to join him as he drank a six pack – all at once.

In an exclusive to BELIEVEITNOT.NEWS Beldar said, “My return to Earth was prompted by U.S. immigration reform. In light of my previous illegal status I will apply for a Z Visa. I desire Temporary Worker status so I can continue to spread slimy false rumors, sling mud and attack those who do not believe in the Remulak Platform.”

When asked about other family members who came here with him in 1993 for world domination, he responded, “They are “Remulakians In Name Only!” True Remulakians, like me, never give up on world domination. True Remulakians never stop spreading gossip and lies and attacking those who don’t agree with the Remulakian Platform!”

Beldar has started his own Midland’s area political consulting firm, ViewRemulak. He is pictured here holding a list of his paying clients as he sucks on a lemon seed.

-BELIEVEITNOT.NEWS EXCLUSIVE

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# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 5/21/2007 03:10:00 PM
 
NEWS FLASH
-BELIEVEITNOT.NEWS

May 22, 2006 – In his second exclusive interview since his return to Earth in the assimilated body of the former half-human sic(k) williefolks, Beldar of Remulak has announced he is a candidate for S.C. Supreme Court Justice.

Making the announcement from his Red Bank pig farm, Beldar told BELIEVEITNOT.NEWS that he was inspired to announce after reading there are no minority judges on the Court.

When asked what his qualifications are Beldar said, “I am a real Remulakian! You will elect me! The other candidates are Remulakians In Name Only.” When told there are no other Remulakian candidates, Beldar belched and seemed confused and angry.

“I am starting late and have a lot of catching up to do,” he explained, “and, I have to overcome the stigma of deceit, deception and moral corruption earned over the years by my half-human former self, sic(k) willie.”

When asked how he would overcome that he responded, “It is impossible! So, the staff of my imaginary political consulting firm, ViewRemulak, is working hard to spread slimy rumors about the other candidates and to buy as many votes as possible.”

Beldar plans to visit the State House Wednesday. When asked about his plans after the vote Beldar responded, “I will consume mass quantities of fermented beverage in the Vista until I make an even bigger fool of myself, puke or pass out. Developing…

-BELIEVEITNOT.NEWS
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 5/22/2007 04:37:00 PM
 
BELIEVEITNOT.NEWS
Editor's Note
May 22, 2007

Earl Capps -Thank you for your comment. The staff of BELIEVEITNOT deeply regret the recent interruption to our service and any inconvience to some very respectable blogs when we found it necessary to share our posts in order to get our message out.

The recent troubles were the result of a shameful and un-American attempt at censorship by sic(k) willie - aka Beldar of Remulak.

On at least two occasions recently our timely and incredibly funny, entertaining and informative posts were intentionally deleted by sic(k) willie. Everyone who knows him knows he has a very bad temper and "can't stand the heat."

This censorship is particularly outrageous since we go to great lengths here at BELIEVEITNOT.NEWS to stay well within the sleazy boundaries set by weewillie himself for his posts.

We hope this crisis has passed. Please let sic(k) willie know that censorship is un-American. We will get out message out.

And thank you for reading BELIEVEITNOT.NEWS.

-BELIEVEITNOT.NEWS
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 5/23/2007 07:15:00 AM
 
May 23, 2007
Censored by Will Folks on his other blog:

This string started off about judicial integrity, but I agree with the comment about Will’s integrity. Rather, his lack of.

Over and over and over he has shown a total lack of integrity in almost everything he does. From the scandals when he was with the governors office to his felony conviction.

Some of his most recent boondoggles include his fake story that some unnamed midlands elected official has a “Strom problem.” Boy, everybody jumped on that for a day.

It turned out to be untrue. Did Will check it out before he spread it all over several blogs including his own? No. He put it out as truth and promised details. Lier or fool? You judge.

Another of his foolish stunts is the recent FOI request he claims to have made for the governor’s laptop. Even if what he says is true there is no way he will ever get his hands on a single bit of data from that computer. And, he knows it.

The worst part of that stunt is his total lack of integrity and loyalty to his former boss. If there was something illegal or unethical about it why didn’t Will bring it up long ago?

Over the last week he has manufactured more gossip and rumors over the Supreme Court issue than The National Enquirer has made up in 20 years. All because he did not like the fact that the leading candidate is black - and to make things even worse - many Republicans voted for him!

So, Judge Beatty is elected. And the monsters under Will’s bed are still eating his dust bunnies. We can only wonder what new fictional crisis he will dream up next.

Whatever it is he will be sure to have plenty of anonymous emails and unnamed reliable sources to back him up.
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 5/24/2007 12:38:00 AM
 
Lee Bandy has always been a political hack for the the left/democrats.

That assumption being made and then proven by his biased views as in his elementary writings leads a person to ignore most of his rambling prose.
# posted by Blogger Ernest : 6/02/2007 11:36:00 AM
 
News Flash
June 3, 2007

It a brief ceremony today at his imaginary political consulting firm's office Will Folks welcomed a new reader to his other web site, www.idontbelievethestate.com.

Asked what this means for the site Will stated, "This is an exciting day. Having Mr. Ernest on board doubles our readership and proves this site is making a difference."

Watch for more mindless political rhetoric from Ernest if he ever posts again under that name.

-believeitnot.news
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 6/03/2007 05:30:00 PM
 
News Update
June 6, 2007

The Governor's office has responded to will folks' FOI request for the governors lapto.! Guess what?

Told you so!! There was never a chance will would ever get his hands on that laptop – even if it did ever exist as he described. Sadly all we have is will’s word.

Let’s see, will's word against the governor's word? Hold on while we flip a coin.

Darn, the coin rolled under the bed. And guess what we saw under the bed?

No monsters! No laptop! But, our dust bunnies are gone. We would like to believe will, but we called his anonymous sources and they would not even take our calls.

So Filemaker goes on the scrapheap along with the list of will's other hollow scams – like the rumor he started that some Midlands elected official has a "Str@m problem."
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 6/06/2007 04:19:00 PM
 
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