Enough harassment already.
I can brush off behavior like Eugene Krasnoff's (but I did talk to a lawyer this morning about his recent behavior), but the harassment I'm tired of receiving is political backlash from something I wasn't even a part of. Last week a client I designed a web site for made a comment about purchasing or selling hunting tags for President Obama. (Read the whole story here) He then refused to apologize for making such a crude statement.
When the story went national his email box was FLOODED with hate mail in a matter of minutes. I've never seen anything like it. He also said that his voice mail was filled up rather quickly. I can understand why! You just don't say things like that about ANYONE, let alone the President of the United States.
The harassment towards me started when a few people decided they would find out who owned the domain name for his web site. I normally purchase all domains for my clients because it saves a lot of head ache with renewals and site setup.
I'm keeping names out of this story to protect the identities of those involved (Something I wish could be done for me). First I received this email from someone who is a domain lawyer and holds a Ph. D.:
Then the next e-mail came:
Then the phone calls started coming in because you legally have to list your phone number with a purchased domain name. I pick up the phone and just get an ear full of cuss words. I immediately hung up.
The next call came in and went along the lines of this:
Caller: Since your name is listed as the domain owner, that makes you a racist pig.
Me: (I couldn't just hold my tongue.) Do you shop at Wal-mart.
Caller: Yes.
Me: I guess that makes you a communist then. Wal-mart buys products from China and since you support Wal-mart, you support communism. Just because someone purchased a web site from me, does not mean I support them or there political aspirations. I've done plenty of sites for politicians that I did not vote for."
Caller: (Dead silence.....)
Lastly, someone decided they would go through my entire web design portfolio and contact all of my clients asking if I would like for me to post something on their web sites about the "Obama" tags. So Saturday night I stayed up late sending out emails to all my clients explaining that I did not send the e-mails. I also explained the Eugene situation to them as well.
So after receiving all of this political backlash for something I did not do I'm left wondering, "Should I run for Governor of Idaho?" At least then the backlash I'll receive is for stuff I've done.
CLOSING NOTE: I DO NOT support Rex Rammell nor his views towards President Obama. I first met Rex when I did a web site for his elk business before he was ever labelled as having any of these, what I call, "Radical Issues". When he decided to run for office he had me develop him a campaign web site. I have personally contacted him and asked him to apologize for his statements.
I can brush off behavior like Eugene Krasnoff's (but I did talk to a lawyer this morning about his recent behavior), but the harassment I'm tired of receiving is political backlash from something I wasn't even a part of. Last week a client I designed a web site for made a comment about purchasing or selling hunting tags for President Obama. (Read the whole story here) He then refused to apologize for making such a crude statement.
When the story went national his email box was FLOODED with hate mail in a matter of minutes. I've never seen anything like it. He also said that his voice mail was filled up rather quickly. I can understand why! You just don't say things like that about ANYONE, let alone the President of the United States.
The harassment towards me started when a few people decided they would find out who owned the domain name for his web site. I normally purchase all domains for my clients because it saves a lot of head ache with renewals and site setup.
I'm keeping names out of this story to protect the identities of those involved (Something I wish could be done for me). First I received this email from someone who is a domain lawyer and holds a Ph. D.:
At this point I was thinking, "Wow, I would think someone with a Ph. D. would be able to express their opinion without using cuss words, but this shouldn't go to far for me"Hey that Rex is a real funny guy.
That joke about "Obama tags" for killing the #!&%$ president was just a side-splitting funny thing to say.
I hope your kind stays the $@(# in Idaho.
Then the next e-mail came:
A few of them were a little more threatening than this, but after receiving these e-mails, I do not know if I believe any longer that democrats are peace promoting people. (OK, so really I do, and I understand that there are "Radicals" - the likes of Rex Rammell - in both parties.)"How come the Rex Rammell web site you made isn't selling the Obama tags? Shouldn't all you @%!@#& be in the same mudpit together?
I think it would be funny if we started selling 'Rammell' tags and tags for people like you that help him promote his message. Now that would be funny..."
Then the phone calls started coming in because you legally have to list your phone number with a purchased domain name. I pick up the phone and just get an ear full of cuss words. I immediately hung up.
The next call came in and went along the lines of this:
Caller: Since your name is listed as the domain owner, that makes you a racist pig.
Me: (I couldn't just hold my tongue.) Do you shop at Wal-mart.
Caller: Yes.
Me: I guess that makes you a communist then. Wal-mart buys products from China and since you support Wal-mart, you support communism. Just because someone purchased a web site from me, does not mean I support them or there political aspirations. I've done plenty of sites for politicians that I did not vote for."
Caller: (Dead silence.....)
Lastly, someone decided they would go through my entire web design portfolio and contact all of my clients asking if I would like for me to post something on their web sites about the "Obama" tags. So Saturday night I stayed up late sending out emails to all my clients explaining that I did not send the e-mails. I also explained the Eugene situation to them as well.
So after receiving all of this political backlash for something I did not do I'm left wondering, "Should I run for Governor of Idaho?" At least then the backlash I'll receive is for stuff I've done.
CLOSING NOTE: I DO NOT support Rex Rammell nor his views towards President Obama. I first met Rex when I did a web site for his elk business before he was ever labelled as having any of these, what I call, "Radical Issues". When he decided to run for office he had me develop him a campaign web site. I have personally contacted him and asked him to apologize for his statements.
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