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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mr. Metzler, you have an unusual idea of
(among other things) what constitutes libel. You create content on your blog for
public consumption and consideration. A member of your fan club picks it up
and trots it over to the Viz where I express my personnel
opinion based on it. If you think this is what a winning libel case is
based on I suggest that you consult with your crack legal team and get back
to me. In the mean time I'm sure that you'll forgive me if I go back to ignoring
your dire warnings for the downfall of civilization at the hands of a maniacal
</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>Presbyterian, along with your preposterous
threats. Sorry to be the pea under your mattress. Friday good for that beer,
Caroline?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>g</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=michaelmetzler@email.com
href="mailto:michaelmetzler@email.com">Michael Metzler</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, December 27, 2006 10:30
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] Gary Crabtree:
Please Leave Me Alone</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Crabtree Writes:</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">“What's surprising is that he
didn't imagine that he saw the four horsemen of the apocalypse ride up to
drop off whatever he thought would make for more breathless outrage in the
"wood."” </P></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">It seems to me that the only
vandalism going on at the immediate moment is to my personal blog and my own
good name.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Once again, Gary, you
have intentionally lied about the nature of my writing. This is called
‘libel.’ As I hope you understand, libel is a bad thing, morally and socially.
Libel typically causes damages to a person psychologically, emotionally, and
generally to a person’s good name and a person’s ability to pursuit liberty
and happiness; further, libelous activity damages a person’s ability to pursue
a career and maintain the kind of reputation a person needs in a small
community in order to enter into contracts and earn a living for himself and
his family. This is why we have a judicial system and laws about intentionally
lying about somebody else in order to cause them harm. In other words, you do
not have to stab someone with a knife or rape them or break into their house
and steal from them to illegally cause them harm.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Gary</st1:place></st1:City>, please cease from this activity and
leave me alone; if you leave me alone I will leave you alone. Outside of
protecting myself from your initiated libel, I have nothing to say to you or
about you outside of the fact that I hear you are a good locksmith.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The only person under discussion here
who actually has a problem initiating harmful and libelous attacks with no
rational motivation or justification is you.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Please cease this activity
immediately. If you have criticism for me that does not include intentionally
lying about me in order to damage my reputation, however, I’m all ears and
would love to sit down with you over a beer to hear your concerns. If your
schedule is too busy for this, then please just draft up a short essay
criticizing me and I will post it to Pooh’s Think.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">As for <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Wilson</st1:place></st1:City>’s mailbox:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Three indisputable facts: 1)
<st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Wilson</st1:place></st1:City>’s
inclusion of my name on a police report was both scary and hilarious; Wilson
has known me and my family for over a decade. 2) The post J Ford just linked
to and the post Crabtree is commenting to was nothing more than a
light-hearted, short email from myself to Doug Wilson.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The email is funny and there is no
outrage found in the post at all, as <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Gary</st1:place></st1:City> would know if he did in fact read the
short post. 3) I wish J Ford would stop writing about Doug Wilson on Vision
2020. I do not know J Ford and I have no association with her; any statements
that imply otherwise reveal only that <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Wilson</st1:place></st1:City> has successfully manipulated certain
writers here.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If J Ford is Jackie
(which she denies) then I do believe Douglas Wilson would have the right to
offer concern and include her name on a police report; and I will be the first
to stand up and defend <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Wilson</st1:place></st1:City> from any local lynch mob that would
seek to unjustly cause him harm.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">I did see very suspicious
behavior in front of <st1:City w:st="on">Wilson</st1:City>’s mailbox, and I
will continue to notify <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Wilson</st1:place></st1:City> of anymore I see in the future.
<st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Wilson</st1:place></st1:City> has
lied about me and attacked me numerous times, and has a history of intending
to cause me harm. I do not personally believe there is any real boundary to
what Wilson would be willing to do in order to payback or silence an opponent;
this is now the sincere assumption I act according to. If anyone does not
want to read any possible future notifications of suspicious behavior in front
of Wilson’s mailbox, please do not read my web site. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Tom: thanks for posting “My
Town” to your web site; this is a great way to further inform the public about
some of the strange things going on here in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Thank You</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Michael Metzler </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A
href="http://www.poohsthink.com/">www.poohsthink.com</A> </P>
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