MONTOYA AND BROWNSVILLE PUSHING BACK AGAINST TROLLING, OUT-OF-TOWN BLOGGER

Trolling Blogger

Much like dung around the cow barn or that pesky fly falling into your tea cup, the troll blogger sullies its environment with unsanitary, unhealthy shit.

Popular local blogger Juan Montoya refers to one such nasty pest in yesterday's El Rrun Rrun as a "blogger from McAllen," but also as an "out-of town blogger," additionally a purveyor of "fake news."  Juan does not actually name the nasty pest or give his current pseudonym, we suspect, so as not to promote filth.

Tony Chapa

Half a dozen years ago, in an effort to gain traction in the Harlingen blogosphere, the troll's articles spewed withering criticism of Tony Chapa, editor of My Harlingen News, referring to him as Tony "The Turd" Chapa and Jerry Deal of My Leader News, whom he characterized as "excitable."  His blog articles were reinforced by fake comments agreeing with his fake stories.

In 2014-15, the troll was back online with yet another blog, attacking two Brownsville blogs, Mean Mister Brownsville(this blog's former name) and the Brownsville Voice by Bobby Wightman-Cervantes. His attacks reached a crescendo in April 2015 with six or seven straight articles attacking me, my wife, Nena, and son, Diego. When I shared this information with Google, his blog was removed within the hour. The very next day, my blogger comment box was filled with three dozen obscene comments, primarily directed at my wife Nena. This continued daily for one year.

Of course, bloggers do quarrel occasionally, but personal attacks are rare and the Brownsville blogosphere is generally welcoming and supportive.

We welcomed Sergio Cavazos a few years ago with a new blog and subsequently Juan Fidencio Trevino and his blog, Brownsville Bright.  Over the years, we've encouraged several solid citizens to state their views clearly in this forum without commentary from us.

But, we draw the line at inflammatory personal attacks, innuendo and juvenile "my writing is better than your writing" braggadocio.  

More recently the trolling blogger has discovered the Cameron County Appraisal District website, using the information gleaned like a pyromaniac who just discovered fire.

"Look who didn't pay their taxes!" he shouts, not a bad or even original shtick, but hollow-sounding from someone who likely doesn't pay property tax in ANY county in the U.S., much like draft-ducking Trump talking tough to the military.

Local blog readers have also pushed back against the McAllen troller, who routinely berates Brownsville and its bloggers.  Note this comment:

"To kill for. I remember reading his "gems" when he was working for the cosmopolitan Port Isabel Press until he got canned (as he usually was wherever he went) for not helping cart some of the press run from the San Benito News because he thought it was below hi station. Anyway, it was a charity hire on someone else's recommendation and he wasn't missed.

I commend you on giving the down-and-out a hand. Maybe he'll donate a few bucks to the Good Neighbor Settlement Home before he gets his free meal. Don't expect a tip."

Or, this comment:

"I don't know who's worse. This dude who's obsessed with Brownsville and is doing his best to trash it (like we need McAllen's help) for who knows what reason, or you, Barton, for yanking his chain again and dragging this delinquent tax-sniffing gumshoe out of his miserable motel room. 

This, of course, means you can't bitch about him jumping on you and Nena, or maybe he's still fucking with you and that's why you dragged him out in the open for an anonymous spanking. 

Something wrong with that old dude. All the shit that comes out of him is anger and hate. Maybe you got it right Barton, little Eddie Martinez, the butcher's stepson, is just an awkward, lonely boy who longs to join but nobody wants to play with him, certainly not in McAllen, otherwise he'd be doing all his writing about what a great place McAllen is and what great many friends and family he's got there. 

Nobody wants or needs this bitter, solitary drifter who sooner or later will fuck over Capt. Bob (2nd time?) just like he's done with a long line of people he initially charms with his "I'm a published writer" bullshit... 

Go away, DPM or whatever rap name you hide behind, go somewhere where they want you. 

Get Capt. Bob to throw you another Lonely Hearts Club party for two. 

We certainly don't have room for another nagging psycho joining the "Brownsville is a shit town" cheering squad. We got more than enough homegrown cagapalos who do that already. 

SAD LONELY BOY!! PONTE ALALBA CAPT BOB, ESTE GUEY TA MAS CHISKEAO QUE TU!!!"

Or, this comment from Juan's blog:

"This clown has nothing to offer but criticism. He is a blight on our community with his failed reporting skills. 

How he kisses up to captain Bob and his supermodel girlfriend is repulsive. 

The fact that Jerry McHale gives him air time is just sad. 

It's obvious that he can't work as a journalist because he doesn't have a job. As if he was retired. 

It has been well documented by Jerry that he can't keep a job as a reporter. Now your story is proof Beyond doubt. 

For some reason he is obsessed with Brownsville. Yet, he offers nothing. 

It's either to compete with you and his hero Bobby or he's being paid to spew out his hatred. 

It appears, that he believes he is some kind of Playboy. His pandering to border bitches and fake trips is nothing short of adolescent."

EDITOR'S NOTE:  We don't pretend to understand this troll blogger's need for an audience in the city he claims to despise, Brownsville or his obsessive drive for relevance here.  Perhaps, it has something to do with manner of his separation after a short stint with the Brownsville Herald years ago, rejection by a lover or other inadequacies.  

We don't really know or care.  We're not Dr. Phil.