Uh oh! Bev's pissed: This from FR.

[goodboy]

his from FR:

To: Notforprophet
OK. I'm going public with this.

Out of the blue yesterday morning, I was called by a person who identified herself as "Beth Ferrari" (sp?). She informed me that Andy's diagnosis had come back and that he was unlikely to survive. She had a scary-sounding name for it. She urged me to avoid any criticism of him "because I'd regret it."

Andy Stephenson's very first post after supposedly hearing this dire report was to urge DUers to investigate my children.

(You heard me.) If you had just received a scary-sounding prognosis and were told you are likely to die, would you gather your family around you and focus on priorities, or would you run over to the Internet and urge people to violate the privacy of someone else's children, who have done NOTHING to you?

This, more than anything else, has convinced me that Andy does not have cancer, and I seriously doubt that he has received any scary prognosis.

By the way, Democratic Underground appears to be sanctioning this use of their message board, and the discussion has now gleefully degenerated into "investigating" my son, to the point that they named the town he lives in, where he works, and his hobbies. Currently they are busy trying to find dirt on our youngest, my husband's son. I suppose they'll go after my grandchildren next?

The "investigate Bev Harris's children" thread has remained up for 8 hours so far.

Andy Stephenson has an 84 year-old mother. You don't see ANYONE posting on the Internet where she lives, or urging that she be investigated. Skinner has family too, and no one is going after them, nor should they.

I find this behavior surprising, even considering the source.

I wasn't going to post this, because I was hoping the thread would be deleted. I am stunned to learn that DU-- after letters from two board members of BBV, and an alert to the mods -- has decided not to delete the thread.

I will therefore notify my children that their privacy is being violated on Democratic Underground, and this is being done with the blessing of the mods, and I will try to help them take the appropriate security measures, given the sensitivity of the story we are working on right now.

That's all I have to say on this matter. Judge for yourself whether this guy deserves to be spared from criticism.

Bev Harris

no link I'll look.

[benburch]

1. She needs to butt out of what is not her damned business.

That is just appalling.

[goodboy]

4. imagine those people talking about "privacy" what have they been doing?

why they've been working overtime to invade others' privacy.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

2. Bev's a Freeper, huh?

And how many people here swore by her?

[benburch]

6. About as many as swore AT her.

She has SO "jumped the shark."

[Maat]

3. What is THIS all about?

[suziedemocrat]

12. Really? I haven't seen any investigate Bev's children posts.

And I've been here a lot lately.

The world has gotten so vile! Why is Bev so obsessed with DU? If she doesn't like us - just don't come here.

[skypilot]

5. The Andy Stephenson thing, I know about but...

...what the fuck is going on with Bev Harris. Is this post really from her? Where the hell are these "investigate Bev Harris's children" threads". What the hell?

[lateo]

7. Bev is on FR now?

Lame

[deutsey]

8. I haven't been following this soap opera very closely at all

Can someone explain to me how Bev Harris came to be a Freeper?

Was she always a Freeper, just undercover? Was she lured to the dork, I mean, dark side?

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

10. Well she did sell Clinton cigars, and anyone could have found that out

if they simply went looking for it.

[Jo March]

11. apparently she needs a new stream of cash

I have read that she went over there after she was banned here but folks have found out that she was registered there for 2 years.

It's getting a bit disgusting, really.

[Jo March]

9. What? Can't this all just end?

Why in the world does Bev care about Andy? Is it because he's getting attention and she's not?

I just don't understand how a person can be so vindictive. And what thread is she talking about?

[seabeyond]

13. this is feeling too gradeschool. there is so much work to be done

and this board provides access and ability to accomplish things. we all love and suppport andi. let him heal. or not. this is his experience, not du's. we are talking a person, in process of healing. a human.

who cares about all this outside drama crap

hey goodboy

[WilliamPitt]

14. Where is this DU thread?

[in_cog_ni_to]

15. She's truly deranged. n/t

[EarlG]

16. Im sorry

We really don't want people to use the DU message board to continue this feud. I'm locking this.