I predicted/discussed that here a long time ago. I have experienced first hand the nasty tactics of at least one member of the Clarke campaign. Yassky's people tend not to be so nasty, but more supercillious, which irritates the hell out of me and matches Yassky's own famous arrogance. But they are not terribly nasty.

Many of those who lead the meanness strike me as being either Yvette supporters or fitting a pattern that matches the old Norman machine, and hence possibly Andrews supporters. But I am not sure.

Three things, really.

First are the lies. That has been covered extensively. That includes things Yvette has said as well as things said on her behalf by supporters.

Second, one of her top staff memebers several times pressured me to write nasty articles about Yassky. I opted not to. The same individual threatened another blogger, Gatemouth. Later he also attacked me online. That is one individual, but he was high up in the CLarke campaign. I THINK he is no longer with her campaign.

Third, and most vaguely, I notice that each time someone posts something negative about Yvette (here or elsewhere) there is a slew of very similar, very nasty comments about whoever wrote the article. Rock Hackshaw, for example, got that kind of treatment. The comments are about as nasty as can come and usually try to discredit other candidates, but present no facts, merely sound bites. These appear mostly in diaries about Yvette, hence my suspicion they are from her campaign (and they match the kind of nastiness the guy in point 2 above pressured me to do). However, I also think they match a pattern that the old Clarence Norman machine used to do, so MAYBE is from the Andrews campaign. However, since they are usually in defense of Yvette, I still think they originate from her people.

Does that clarify?

I refer to threats against another blogger named Gatemouth who writes for Room Eight and with whom I seldom agree. He wrote about it fairly extensively and stopped writing for Room Eight for a bit afterwards. It's his story, not mine, but he wrote about it publically.

I was merely pressured by the same individual WHILE he was at an event AS a representative of Yvette. He in no way threatened me and if I implied otherwise it was not intended. I found his suggestions distasteful because he was essentially telling me what to write and to smear Yassky. Later someone who was expressing that individual's exact rather unique view of DRE machines attacked me in comments to a diary I wrote supporting PB/OS. He did not threaten. He verbally attacked. I suspect it was him and when I fingered him he stopped commenting.

So I have had unpleasant encounters with him, but he was never threatening and originally saw me as an ally. Gatemouth is the one who was threatened and responded very angrily and publically on Room Eight.

You are either not reading carefully or you are being intentionally disingenuous. Go back and read more carefully. I never used the word "viciously" nor did I ever say that I was threatened. If you can't keep up then drop out. I already explained this in great detail the last time you made this kind of comment. Stop, go back and reread.

What are you talking about??? Seriously. Go back and read the whole discussion. No one mentioned Rock in this thread. Do you mean Gatemouth? That's his story but it was discussed extensively on Room Eight. Do some research.