Friday clip show

[David Brown]

Almost a month had passed since Tim Bolen made his last post about
Barrett v. DDI. I was beginning to wonder if he had finally taken a
hint and stopped reporting about it. But then, just when I was ready
to credit the Bolenator with good sense, he came out with another post
Friday. So here it is, in full glory...
“Federal Court cases tend to drag on.  So that we don't lose track of
what's happening in the Doctor's Data v Stephen Barrett Federal Court
case I'm going to summarize the case for you to date, by outlining
what has already happened.  Then I'll give you an idea of what is
going to happen next.”
An idea? Here's an idea: When it comes to “reporting” about this or
any other legal proceeding, Bolen is as trustworthy as a sports writer
who says to bet against the Harlem Globetrotters.

“In short, we are all waiting for the Discovery Schedules due December
6th, 2010.  With that we'll be able to predict what will happen, and
when it will happen.  Discovery will be the key to breaking up the
quackbuster conspiracy and impoverishing its members.  With luck,
enough information may be gathered to convert this case into a full-
blown RICO action with all of the likely consequences.”
Bolen conveniently omits a key phrase: PROPOSED discovery schedules.
Any request DDI makes can be QUASHED, and if a judge is sufficiently
annoyed by their requests, there could be SANCTIONS to boot. Thus, an
attempt to subpoena (let alone add as defendants) everyone Tim Bolen
imagines to be part of a “quackbuster conspiracy” would be about as
effective as trying to catch a barrel of bricks with a butterfly net.

“Discovery in this case, however, isn't going to be a piece of cake. 
It is going to be a knock-down, drag-out, fight.  I suspect, for
instance, that Barrett, and his minions and masters, have been running
the paper and electronic shredders night and day, trying to get rid of
the evidence tying their operation together.  But will that do them
any good?  Nope.  Everything is right there for all to see - no matter
how many hard drives `suddenly fail' getting rid of information.”
Tim Bolen is right about one thing: DDI will not have an easy time
conducting discovery. In fact, they can expect to get NOTHING out of
it. Not because anyone would be hiding evidence, but because i)
simply gathering massive amounts of unsorted, unanalyzed information
is NOT an effective way to investigate (see US intelligence on Al-
Quaida!), ii) even by DDI's allegations, Barrett has done nothing he
does not have an arguable RIGHT to do, and iii) thanks to BOLEN'S
incessant chattering about “added defendants”, anyone they DO summon
to testify can plausibly PLEAD THE FIFTH unless DDI promises NOT to
add them as defendants. The last problem will especially apply for
Liz Ditz, Dave Gorski, myself and others whom Bolen has threatened
merely for critical reporting about the suit. So, too bad if DDI
actually NEEDS our help.

“Why do I say that? Because that old adage `Give them enough rope and
they will hang themselves...' turned out to be a very good strategy.
Barrett's minions and masters walked right into the trap, arrogantly
brandishing their operation as though it was invincible. It is almost
as though each of them was born with a ring in their nose that
virtually anyone could attach a leash to.”
A conundrum: If DDI is planning such a perfect “trap”, why haven't
they made Tim SHUT UP about it?

“Simply speaking, the entire conspiracy has already been identified
completely, with details of how they operate. All that's necessary, at
this point, is to sit Barrett, and a few other scumbags, down in front
of a video camera and tape their answers to some very PERTINENT
questions.”
Really? Then why didn't DDI and/or lawyers add any of those supposed
“conspirators” in the second amended complaint?

“It's too late for Barrett do kneel down and beg for forgiveness.  He,
and his minions and masters, I predict, are going to be taken all the
way down.”
No, it's too late for DDI to do anything but bail out.

“All of us in the North American Health Freedom Movement are going to
want to keep up on what is happening, constantly, in this case.  Just
to keep things organized, below, I have put a chronological list of
the articles I wrote so far, about the case.  They will give you an
idea of how a Federal case actually works, as well as documenting
Barrett, et al's, difficulties in weakly trying to Defend.  Each of
the titles below is a hyperlink to the original article.”
If “an idea of how a federal case actually works” can include
“something else Tim Bolen is clueless about”, then yes, these will do
the trick. And what exactly are these “difficulties” Bolen is
referring to? DDI's purchase of a debt to seize his defense fund from
the NCAHF? The NCAHF never HAD the fund, and it appears BOLEN KNEW
that the debt was not for sale. Default judgments for failing to
reply by July 12/ August 30/ September 30? Never happened- three
times. Then Barrett filed an affirmative defense. His inability to
pay for a single lawyer? As it turns out, he got three. His lead
attorney's inability to appear in court? Turns out, the judge let him
in. The only difficulty in evidence seems to be Tim Bolen's inability
to predict or report events that actually happens.

“On a personal note - I am holding off, intentionally, the expose of
the current quackbuster operation.  I have a good reason.”
Sure he does. There is no “quackbuster” operation, he has no evidence
of any wrongdoing by anyone (except DDI), and his threats have been
reported to law enforcement.

Now, here's some facts for Mr. Bolen to consider:
1. Where about 13 sites were regular reposting your “reports” at the
start of the suit, only ONE (http://www.orbisvitae.com/ , run by Russ
Tanner of Aurora, Maine) continues to do so.

2. An additional 4 people, Ron Kennedy, Jeffrey Dach, Ralph Fucetola
and DGS Wilson, have maintained links to bolenreport.com on their
sites. However, Dach's site does not appear to be working currently.

3. According to websiteworthchecker.com, the value of bolenreport.com
was worth $3704 as of August 14, had dropped to $1,426.60 by Nov. 3,
and is currently worth only $944.80. The reported values for
quackwatch.org were $44,372.50, $32,349.40 and $32,447.95.

4. “Website Worth Checker” also indicates that your daily ad revenue
went from $3.02 to $0.96 to $0.63 (which would come out as less than
my ebook store has been earning lately). Barret's went from $48.60 to
$35.42 to $35.53.

5. siteanalytics.compete.com gave the following figures for your
visitors (left) and visits (right) per month:
05/10: 6,022 7,887
06/10: 5,321 7,450
07/10: 3,027 5,252
08/10: 3,707 6,612
09/10: 765 1,770
10/10: 1,667 1,667

In summary, in the time you have been making lies and threats about
DDI v. Barrett, the value and conceivable influence of your site have
dwindled so much that, by pure cost/benefit analysis, you would seem
too pitiful for even an Evil Possum to waste more time on. But then
again, the articles in which you threaten reporters are still up at
bolenreport.com, and what's to stop others from committing similar
abuses, if a suitable example is not made of you? So, until those
posts disappear, I will as a matter of principle continue to seek at
least to wipe out more links to “Bolen Report”, and if possible to
have you charged with a criminal offense and present the charge as
cause for your ISP to take your entire site down.

So, why not make things easier on both of us, and just delete your
worthless “reports” on this doomed suit?