Meet the New Boss; Same as the Old Boss: 911Blogger's new gatekeeper is on the board of A&E911Truth

Keenan's picture

There's nothing in the street
Looks any different to me
And the slogans are replaced, by-the-bye
And the parting on the left
Is now the parting on the right
And the beards have all grown longer overnight

I'll tip my hat to the new constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution
Smile and grin at the change all around me
Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
Then I'll get on my knees and pray
We don't get fooled again
Don't get fooled again
No, no!

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

Meet the new boss
Same as the old boss

(The Who - "Won't Get Fooled Again")

So, how many people know that the new owner...er Gatekeeper-In-Chief of 911Blogger, Justin Keogh, is also on the board of directors of Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth? Weird, huh? Especially considering that the LIHOP-esque gatekeeping that 911Blogger became notorious for under Represensor doesn't seem to have radically changed under Justin Keogh. Certain favored LIHOPper bloggers, like Jon Gold and John A are treated with kid gloves and given free passes to violate the site rules of civility and such, while their opponents are still often banned without adequate explanation. The most ridiculous and irrelevant LIHOPpy type of blog entries are often placed on the front page or the "news" section, while blog entries that run counter to the LIHOP gang's artificial (and unpopular in relation to the overall truth movement) consensus beliefs are relegated to the less read blog section.

To get a revealing look at Justin Keogh's thinking and attitude, check out this email exchange between Craig Ranke of CIT and Justin, in which Craig requests to be unbanned on 911Blogger. Reminiscent of Represensor, Justin Keogh flat out refuses to provide a justification for Craig's banning and for refusing Craigs reasonable request to be allowed to return to the discussion forum in which CIT's evidence and theories are frequently discussed on 911Blogger.

This is despite the fact that the founder of A&E for 9/11 Truth Richard Gage has endorsed CIT's latest presentation, National Security Alert.

Here is how the exchange went:



http://z3.invisionfree.com/CIT/index.php?showtopic=817

QUOTE (Craig)
On Sun, Oct 4, 2009 at 7:02 PM, Craig R wrote:

Hi Justin,

I hear that you are in charge of 911blogger now. I was banned by Reprehensor about 2 years ago and discussion of our research was forbidden. Clearly discussion of our findings is now permitted and in fact it seems to be the hottest topic of discussion as of late. Since this is the situation, and in light of the large number of endorsements that our recent presentation "National Security Alert" has received from respected members of the truth movement, I would like to respectfully request that you re-instate my account. Please feel free to give me a call if you would like to discuss this matter over the phone.

Thanks,
Craig Ranke CIT
949-xxx-xxxx

QUOTE ( Justin Keogh)
Date: Sunday, October 4, 2009, 7:33 PM

Hi Craig. We decline your request. Nothing personal.

Thanks for persuing the facts.

-Justin Keogh

QUOTE (Craig)
On Sun, Oct 4, 2009 at 7:35 PM, Craig R wrote:

I see.

If it is not personal then what is the reason?

Craig

QUOTE (Justin Keogh)
Date: Sunday, October 4, 2009, 7:36 PM

Because you were banned. We choose not to un-ban you.

QUOTE (Craig)
On Sun, Oct 4, 2009 at 7:38 PM, Craig R wrote:

I understand that but I was banned under the premise that our findings would not be allowed to be discussed. Clearly that is no longer the case. I have never broken any rules.

Craig

QUOTE (Justin Keogh)
Date: Sunday, October 4, 2009, 7:40 PM

The pentagon was never and will never be a disallowed topic on 911blogger.com.

QUOTE (Craig)
On Sun, Oct 4, 2009 at 7:47 PM, Craig R wrote:

I understand that but I was banned under the premise that the research of CIT will not be allowed to be discussed. Clearly that is no longer the case and I have never broken any rules. If you have no personal issues with me, and I have not personally engaged in activity that warrants banning, why am I not allowed to participate even though our research is heavily discussed as a hot topic on your site?

QUOTE (Justin Keogh)
You are banned. We have decided not to lift the ban. The decision is final.

QUOTE (Craig)
Since you are unable to cite a reason you have by default confirmed that your intent is to control the discussion by making sure 911blogger does not have equal and honest representation of the facts regarding this hot button issue that I can assure you won't be going away anytime soon.

I'm sorry to see that this is your agenda when it comes to this important evidence exposing the 9/11 deception.

Craig

And that was that.

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Keenan's picture

I wonder what Justin means by "we"?

Wonder if Jon Gold is included in the "we"?

Jpass's picture

at least he got a response

I'm surprised he even responded. I have sent numerous e-mails asking why I was banned from the website and I get no response each time. Same with TruthAction.org.

Adam Syed's picture

He either responds instantly or not at all

I've experienced both. He doesn't respond if you challenge him with examples of an uneven playing field over there. A friend of mine has been in the mod queue for 11 weeks; his last words to her were "post some good comments and we will approve them." Well she has submitted many good comments that have never been posted, and when she previews her comment before sending off into the mod queue memory hole, she takes a screenshot. She has recently challenged him on why those comments never went up, showing him the screenshots and pointing out that there was nothing whatsoever that could possibly be construed as violating any rule or being inherently offensive. She's being greeted with deafening silence from Keogh. Same with me when I challenge him on similar issues.

gretavo's picture

please don't post stupid crap like what I just deleted.

really--if there's one thing that will make a person unwelcome here is provocateurish behavior.

Adam Syed's picture

I thought I made it clear

in my explanation to Keenan that I was *not* trying to do that (be a provocateur).

But whatever... not worth making a deal over. I'm already insane enough as my avatar shows!

casseia's picture

Think about it for two seconds...

If someone were to take a screenshot to post elsewhere, do you suppose they would include the context in which you explain that you were just trying to "violate a taboo"? How about saving your taboo-violation efforts for taboos that actually DESERVE to be violated, instead of ones that might make people suspect you're a judaeophobe?

gretavo's picture

casseia is exactly right

not a huge deal but do please avoid writing things that are needlessly provocative or could be construed as such.