Blog Intimidation: Mr. John Gray threatens lawsuit unjustly

[Sliverofhope]

WELL, SOMEONE'S FROM MARS, ANYWAY....Here's a little break from nonstop political blogging. You all know Dr. John Gray, don't you? The author of Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus? Sure you do.

Well, it turns out that Dr. Gray is a bit, um, thin skinned. Gavin Sheridan, who runs a blog that gets about 500 hits a day, wrote a post last November in which he opined that Dr. Gray was a "fraud." Why? Because according to a post on buzz.weblogs, "The relationship guru who constantly promotes himself as 'Dr. John Gray' and lists a 'Ph.D.' has only one accredited degree, a high school diploma. Neither his BA nor his MA is from an accredited institution of higher education."

As with all blog posts, this one soon slipped into the archives never to be seen again. Except by Dr. John Gray, that is, who a few days ago had his lawyer send Gavin an email demanding a correction. "Dr. Gray received his Ph.D. from Columbia Pacific University ("CPU") in 1982. The school then, and continued to be for the next 15 years, a State of California-approved university."

Indeed. Do you see the bait and switch? Gavin's post says none of his degrees are from accredited universities. The lawyer's letter says only that Columbia Pacific was an approved university.

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2004_03/003504.php