Friday April 25, 2008
Memo to WorldNetDaily’s Joseph Farah – You need to grow up!
By Chuck Adkins
Owner and Publisher
Political Byline – http://politicalbyline.blogspot.com/
The American Nationalist News Service: http://cnationalist.wordpress.com/
It greatly pains me, that I am forced to write an editorial of this nature. Nothing saddens me more to have to publicly rebuke someone, who, not only is a brother in the Lord Jesus Christ, but is someone whom I share similar political and moral values.
In the interest of full disclosure, I am, and will continue to be, an avid reader of WorldNetDaily.com. I do not, and will not, judge an entire organization by the actions of one man. Regardless if that man happens to own said company or not.
However, recent events insist that something be said about the actions of this said person, of whom I hold the highest regard and respect for the profession that he practices.
Yesterday I happened to be over reading Joe’s daily column, where he was asking for advice as to what to do about CAIR smearing him in the press. I, being someone who has been smeared by various people in the past, wrote him a short, but quite courteous e-mail showing my support for Mr. Farah and his work that he does at WorldNetDaily. Here is that E-mail:
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Hi Joe,
I read your site everyday. You're doing the Lord's Work. I wish I could come
to Oregon and Work for you. Anyhow... I would:
1. Sue the living daylights out of CAIR
2. Sue the living daylights out of New York Daily News
Now, I'm currently unemployed, Well, to be honest, I want to be a full time
writer. I do own a few Blogs, Anyhow, I would help money-wise, but I just
don't have it.
Anyhow, I will be praying for you. Don't let the bastards get you down. Keep
your chin up, Keep Jesus close to your heart, and above all, keep fighting!
God Bless,
-Chuck
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-Chuck Adkins
http://chucksplace.wordpress.com/
http://politicalbyline.blogspot.com/
http://cnationalist.wordpress.com/
http://christpersuit.wordpress.com/
http://cpa313.townhall.com/Default.aspx
A few hours later, I received the following reply from Joseph Farah, Now I won’t be sharing the header information, because as much as Joe angered and disappointed me with his terse response later in this exchange, I will not broadcast his personal information in regards to email address and internet providers. I, unlike some Liberals and some conservatives I know, do have standards. Anyhow, here is the reply I received from Joe Farah:
Give me some more background. We’re developing a new sub-site that is essentially a blog portal. Maybe you can help with it.
Joseph Farah
Editor and CEO
WorldNetDaily.com
Now at this point, I was pretty much bouncing off the walls. Well, not literally, but I was feeling mighty excited at the prospect of writing and whatever else for a website that I read daily, just as a bystander, and so, I replied back with the following, parts of this I will be omitting, but the majority of it, I will be including here.
Anyhow, I sent back my reply:
You want a resume? Here it is:
I sent over my resume, I did not include it here for space considerations. However, I did include it, with some other remarks to Joe. Those remarks were:
Other than that, what else? Been a Christian for 25 years, I’m 35. Single, Never Married, No Kids, I live with my Parents. (How lame is that?) I’ve never made enough to afford to live out on my own. I’m no rock star, but I enjoy writing.
I’ve been Blogging since February of 2007.
I don’t program, as far as Blog design, But I do know my way around WordPress. What I want, is a syndicated column!
I’m a “Right of Center” type, Like an Ann Coulter, but less offensive.
Mind if I ask you a question or two? Newswithviews.com? Are you and that guy friends or something, sites are very similar. You do know, that you could use Worldpress MU (Multi User) for your site, to basically have multi Blogs, for your columns and to create your pages. What do you use now? If I may ask. Reason why I ask about News With Views, he has no RSS feed, which drives me bananas!
If you’d like to chew the fat on the telephone, I’d be more than happy to swap lies and talk about people! *grinning* I can call you, I get free long distance.
I have no day job, in case your wondering… and yes, I have no had a full time, long term job since 2005. If it were not for my parents, I’d be living under an overpass. Basically, without getting into the gore and the bore, I attempted a career change and because of our messed up insurance laws, that are in massive need of reform, I can’t get a job, driving truck, unless I want to live like a hermit and make less than $400.00 a week, for two years… I choose not to do that. too old, when I was 19 I might could have done it, but 35 is a bit old for that sort of life. I like my bed too much.
Anyhow, if you need anything else, let me know…
I would like to get paid for my little talent, that I do have. Which ain’t much, I am a high school drop out, I have A.D.H.D. (and no, it’s not a myth, like Michael Savage says it is….I do take meds…)
anyhow, there you go!
-Chuck
Therefore, there it was, my resume and an off the cuff sales pitch for my service to WorldNetDaily, no harm done, no offensive remarks, or so I thought. Shortly after that, back comes Mr. Farah’s tersely written reply to me:
If you perceive any similarity between WND and NewswithViews, I think you miss the point.
Joseph Farah
Editor and CEO
WorldNetDaily.com
Now did he try to explain what point HE was trying to make? No. He just wrote a very tersely written remark.
I tried, in vain, twice to explain myself, see below:
OK… Well, I didn’t mean to insult you. I hope I didn’t. I wasn’t aware that you were not friendly.
And again:
I was referring more about design and layout, not content… anyhow, hope that wasn’t a sore spot.
Well, seeing I was not going to get reply out of the man, I fired up good old Microsoft Word and wrote Mr. Farah a more formal reply. I expressed my dismay for his lack of professionalism and immaturity towards someone, who, frankly, is somewhat new to the political writing world, heck; I ha
ve only been doing this since February of 2007. Here is my reply:
Mr. Farah,
When I contacted you and offered my support, I thought I was dealing with a professional person, who, with his experience and maturity, would not mind a question, such as the one that I asked. I am very highly disappointed to know that I was not dealing with mature person, but rather someone who, frankly, needs to grow up.
As to your statement:
“If you perceive any similarity between WND and NewswithViews, I think you miss the point.”
This entire statement, exhibits a very poor attitude sir. Further more, content wise, I do know the difference between WND and NewsWithViews. NewsWithViews deals with non-Mainstream Writers and those whose opinions are not considered within, what is known in the Media and Blogging World, as “Not ready for Primetime.” Alan Stang is a prime example.
However, your publication, I thought, was more of a Mainstream conservative online Publication that prided itself in journalistic integrity, and tended to stay away from the more Conspiracy theory related content.
Now as to your tersely written reply, if I upset you, I apologize, but you should not be so quick to dismiss someone like that, it looks bad on you, as a professional, and as a Christian. I do not make it my business to keep up with who is friendly and who is not, among such publishers.
I trust that I will hear from you again. If not, my life will not end. I will still write, with or without the support of WorldNetDaily.
Take Care and God Bless,
-Chuck Adkins
Owner and Publisher
The American Nationalist News Service
Political Byline
I have not received any reply, nor do I expect to ever hear from him again.
Why am I writing this? Because it needs to be written, Joseph Farah claims to be a Christian. My question is, what Christ does he serve? Does he serve the same Jesus Christ as I do? Does he serve the same Jesus Christ, who by the way, is the Son of the Living God, as Jesus did say the following:
I and my Father are one. (John 10:30 KJV)
Has Joseph Farah ever read the Bible where it says the following?
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. (John 13:34-35 KJV)
Has Joseph Farah ever read the following?
Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you. (Ephesians 4:29-32 KJV)
It truly does make me wonder, very greatly of the condition of Joe Farah’s heart. I sometimes wonder, is he that eaten up with bitterness, that he was the editor of Sacramento Union and within 15 months he ended up leaving? I am beginning to believe so. I frankly believe that Joe Farah’s god is not Jesus Christ, but rather his business, that being WorldNetDaily. Because why else would someone of Joe’s stature and respect within Conservative Journalism make a terse statement like that?
I will simply end this, with the only thing that I know, that is, the Word of the living God. Joe, if you happen to read this, I published this upon the authority of the Word of God, which says the following:
I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry. (2 Timothy 4:1-5 KJV)
Joe, I am praying for you.
Cross-Posted @ The American Nationalist News Service