The other day I learned that Portsmouth Pastor Scott Rawlings was publishing a weekly newspaper in the Portsmouth area and that myself and other internet writers were the target of one of his stories. It seems that Pastor Rawlings had a problem with local felons such as myself, Lee Scott (now owner of the Columbia Music Hall), and Danny Baker leading the charge for change in the Portsmouth City Government. Pastor Rawlings (and I use the term Pastor with serious reservation) believes that it was our purpose to somehow take over the City of Portsmouth when in fact our goal was to simply bring out the facts as to why Portsmouth remains in the terrible financial condition because of some local mafiaosa type individuals.
Then I find out that under the article where Pastor Rawlings is attacking us, in his own newspaper, titled "Battle Strategies, How to Win The Culture War", authored by a man named Charles Colson. How many of you remember "Chuckie" Colson? If you forgot let me remind you. (A copy of his story is at the left of the screen.)
HE IS A CONVICTED FELON THAT HELPED PRESIDENT RICHARD NIXON COVERUP THE CRIME CONCERNING WATERGATE!
Oh my, Pastor Rawlings newspaper supporting a convicted felon. Now how hypocritical is that? Or, is the fact that Chuckie Colson is a fellow "Republican", right wing moral majority believer, that gives him special favors of Pastor Scott Rawlings? Once again we have a so called pastor speaking out of both sides of his mouth. What Rawlings and his newspaper are all about is the continuation of the Right Wing Moral Majority Cause. Rawlings wants to become a force in that movement. The movement has some just causes but many of the leaders of that group are pure loony tunes! What better example of how crazy many of the leaders in that group are than to see Rawlings yapping about felons yet publishing stories by a national felon.
Look around Portsmouth. The SOGP gangsters are a mixture of both Democrats and Republicans. Both groups are stealing the citizens blind, not just one of the parties, both are doing it. They have joined forces to keep Portsmouth and Scioto County in a blight condition so they can control multi million dollars in federal grant money which ends up in their collective pockets. There really is a mafia group in the City of Portsmouth and its name is the Southern Ohio Growth Partnership. The majority of the loans are to members of the gang. They make you swear an oath of silence to keep membership business quiet. If that's not the MOB, then what is? Now we learn Scott Rawlings is a mouthpiece for the mob. What better cover than having a pastor in the pulpit doing your bidding? A fox in sheep's clothing, Scott Rawlings. Read his paper with this in mind and it comes into a clear picture. Rawlings is trying to pollute the public through his religious affiliation but in reality it is just another political plot.
It appears that Rawlings believes that it is okay to support a "national felon" who happens to find religion in prison. I'm not doubting Colson's claim to finding the Lord in prison. Many people inside the prison walls do find their way to Christ in prison. That's about the only rehabilitation that goes on inside the walls of most prisons inside this country. The problem is that just because a man claims he has found the Lord doesn't clean his slate from being a convicted felon. Chuckie Colson is still and will always remain a convicted felon.
Colson's crime involved helping the President of the United States Richard M. Nixon attempt to cover up the crimes of the Watergate breakin. Colson worked closely with the Watergate burglars such as G. Gordon Liddy and helped facilitate illegal cash payments to these men to keep them quiet. Colson was involved in a situation that went to the core values of this country. Colson obstructed the law at the highest levels of government which eventually led to the demise of a sitting U.S. President.
Rawlings seems to overlook these facts and helps publicize Colson's attempt to tell others how to win future battles. I find this amazing coming from a supposed man of God like Rawlings.
A felon is a felon, no matter what type of new wrapper you put around him. So where does Rawlings come off attacking us claiming that because we are prior felons that we don't have a right to expose corruption in the City of Portsmouth and Scioto County? Is Rawlings afraid that sometime the path of corruption may lead us to the doors of his church???? Usually those that come out and yap about us believe we are getting very close to uncovering something about them. I expect to start receiving more emails about Rawlings church and Rawlings the man once my readers see he is now on our radar screen.
Well, another hypocrite exposed. Does it really surprise you?
John Welton (DD)
