're conducting a vendetta and using county resources to do it. That's illegal and a violation of my constitutional rights."

"Vendetta?" he scowls. "Why would I have a vendetta against you? You're nobody."

I reply, "Because my dirty tricks cost you the 2008 election and you can't let it go," I say. "I interrupted your mayor-for-life ambition for one term. Even though you retook the office, you still seethe with rage. You're a sore loser. You can't forgive and forget. You have no sense of humor. Most people thought my prank was hilarious. But now I'm broke, permanently injured and always in pain. All because of you."

The mayor clenched his jaw and his fists, closed his eyes and shook his head. "Calling me your secret gay lover days before the election was not funny. It was way over the top. How do you think it made my wife and teenage daughter feel, even though they knew it wasn't true? My girl was so embarrassed she wanted to quit school."

I reply, "My motto is, dirty tricks for clean government. Explain that to her. And discuss the question whether the end justifies the means. It's a good civics lesson. Anyway, I wouldn't do that kind of stuff if you guys weren't so filthy. How do you think your family will feel when the corruption is exposed? Will that embarrass them?"

He resumes his rant: "Waving signs all over town that say I'm your queer lover is as filthy as it gets. It's outrageous that it worked. It swung a couple thousand votes, enough to cost me that very close election.

"But you know all this, and I'm sure you're very proud of yourself. It's disgusting to me, but that doesn't mean I would conduct a vendetta against you. I'm a Christian. I'm not quite ready to forgive and forget, but I'm not after revenge and I'll listen to you. Let's talk about whatever is bugging you now."

I say, "I've emailed you links to all my blogs that expose in detail the crimes you and the county have committed against me. Two hundred pages of hard facts. You already know what's bugging me because you orchestrated most of it, you bastard."

He retorts, "That's not true. I've been meaning to
're conducting a vendetta and using county resources to do it. That's illegal and a irreverence of my built-in rights. " 

 " Vendetta? " he scowls. " Why would I have a vendetta against you? You're nobody. " 

 I answer, " Because my dirty tricks cost you the 2008 election and you can't let it travel, " I say. " I interrupted your mayor - for - life ambition for one term. Even though you retook the position, you still seethe with fury. You're a sore loser. You can't forgive and forget. You have no sense of humor. Most citizenry thought my prank was hilarious. But now I'm break, permanently injured and always in pain. All because of you. " 

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"VenDeTTa?" he SCoWls. "WhY would I HAvE A VenDeTtA agAiNSt You? YoU're Nobody."

I Reply, "BecauSe mY dIrty tricks coST yOu the 2008 electIon And you can't leT it Go," I say. "i iNteRRupteD yoUr mayOr-for-lIFe ambiTion for onE tERm. Even THough yoU REtOok tHe office, you still sEEtHE with rage. You're A sore lOsER. YOU Can'T foRgive and foRgEt. You HAve no seNSe OF HUmoR. most people thoUght my prank WAs hIlarioUs. but NOw I'm brOke, peRmANenTly injured aNd alWays in paiN. All beCAuse of yOU."

The mayOr clenCheD hiS jaw ANd HiS fiStS, CloSEd His EYes And shook HiS hEad. "CaLlinG ME YOur sEcrEt gaY loveR days before thE elEctiON waS not fUnny. IT was WaY over The top. how do YoU think it made my wIfe aNd teenage DauGhTer FeEl, eveN Though TheY knEw it wasN't true? MY GirL wAS SO eMbarrassed she wanteD tO QUiT school."

I Reply, "MY MoTtO Is, dirty tRiCks For cLEAn govErnmENt. explain tHat to hER. ANd Discuss ThE questIoN whEthEr the ENd juStifieS the meanS. It's a GOod civics lessoN. anyway, I wouldn'T Do THAt KInd oF stUff if you guyS werEN't so FiltHY. HOw dO You thInk yoUr FAmILy will feel when the coRrUption Is expOsed? Will that eMbarrass thEM?"

hE resumes His rANt: "wAving signs all oVer toWn that say I'M Your queeR loveR is as filThy as it geTS. it's outraGeoUs tHat It wORKeD. It swung a coupLE ThouSaNd votes, EnoUgh to coSt mE thAt vEry ClOse electiOn.

"But you KnOw AlL tHis, And I'm SUre you're VeRy pRoUd oF yourSElf. It's DisguStinG tO mE, But That doeSN't MEAn I wOuLd CondUct A vEndetTa agAInsT you. I'm a christian. i'm nOT quiTe ReAdy to foRgive and forgeT, bUt I'm not aftEr RevEnge anD i'Ll listen To you. Let's talk about whateVEr is bugGinG you nOw."

I sAy, "I've emaiLed You linKs tO All my bLogs thAt expOsE in DETail tHE CrImeS yOu and the coUNTy hAve coMmItteD againsT me. Two hundred pages OF haRd facts. You alrEadY knoW WHaT's bUGgINg mE bECauSE You orchestrated Most of it, yoU bAStArd."

He retorTS, "ThAt'S not truE. I've beeN meanINg to
're conducting a vendettaand usingcount y r eso ur cesto d o it. That's i l lega l and a violation of m y con st i tuti o na l rig hts."
" Ve n d ett a? "hesc o wl s. "W hywould I  have a ve nde tt a against yo u ?You're nob ody ."

I reply,  "B ecause  m y d i rty t ric ks co st you the 20 08 electi on and yo u  can'tl e tit g o," I say. "I int e rr u pted your mayo r-for- li f ea m bit ion  for one t er m. Ev e n thoug h  y o u ret o ok the office , you still see the wi th  ra g e. You 're a  s o reloser. Youcan' t forgive  and f o rget. Y o u haveno sen seofhumo r .Mo stpe o ple th oug h t m y prankwa shilar ious . B u t no w I 'm b roke,  permanentlyinj ured and  alwa ys in  pai n.  Allbecaus e ofyo u."

The mayorclen ched hisjaw  a ndhi s fis t s, clo sed  hi s eyesand sho o k h is h e ad . "Calling me your  s e c re t gay lo ver da y sbe f ore theel ect ionw a s not  fun n y.  It wasway ov e rth e top.Ho w do y ou  th ink  it m a de m y wife  and tee naged aughter feel,e ven though th e yk n ew it w asn 't true? My  gir l  was  soe mb arr a ssedshe w an t ed to quit school."

I  r eply,"My m otto is, dirt y tricks f o r clean go vern m en t . Explain that  to h er. And di s cuss the  ques tion whe ther thee n d justif ies  th e m ean s .  I t's a good ci v i cs l es son. An ywa y, I wo uld n't  do  th at  kind ofstuff if  y ou  g uy s w eren' t  so filt hy . H ow  do  yout hink y our f amil ywi l l f eel whe n  t h e  cor ru pt ionisex posed ? Wi l l t hat emb arrass th em? " 

He  r es umes hi s rant: "Wavi ng  signs all  o ver  townt h at say I 'm your queer lover isa s filth y a s itgets . It's ou tra geoustha t  it wo rked.It sw un g a c ouple t ho usa nd  votes, en o u ghto co st  methat ve ry close election. 
"B ut you know a llthis , an d I ' ms ure  y o u'r e very proud of y ourself. I t' s  d isgustingt o m e,  but th at does n't m e an I wo uld condu ct a vend et ta a g a ins t you. I'm  a Chris tian. I'm not q u it e rea dyto for gi veand f orget, but  I'mnot af te r reve nge a nd  I'll li sten to you. Let's talk  about  what eve r is bugg ing you  now."

I  say , "I've em ail edyou l ink s  to a ll m y  b log s  that  exp o se in det a il  th e cr imes you an d t hecount y h a ve com mitt ed against me. Tw o  hundred pages  ofh a rdfac t s. Y ou  already knowwha t' s buggingme  because yo u orches tr a ted m ost of  it, y ou bast a r d. " 

He r etor ts,  "That'snot  t r ue. I'v ebe e n mean ingto 
're conducting_a vendetta_and using county resources_to do_it._That's illegal_and_a violation of_my constitutional rights."

"Vendetta?"_he scowls. "Why would_I have a_vendetta_against you? You're nobody."

I reply, "Because my dirty tricks cost you the 2008 election_and_you can't_let_it_go," I say. "I interrupted_your mayor-for-life ambition for one_term. Even_though you retook the office, you still seethe_with_rage. You're a_sore loser. You can't forgive and forget. You have_no sense of humor. Most people_thought my prank_was_hilarious._But now I'm broke,_permanently injured and always in pain._All because of you."

The mayor clenched_his jaw and his fists, closed his_eyes and shook his head. "Calling_me your secret gay lover_days before_the election was not funny._It was way_over the_top. How do_you think it made my wife_and teenage daughter_feel, even though they knew it_wasn't_true? My girl_was_so_embarrassed she_wanted to quit_school."

I_reply, "My_motto_is, dirty tricks for clean government._Explain_that to her. And discuss the question_whether the end justifies_the_means. It's a good_civics lesson. Anyway, I wouldn't_do that kind of stuff if_you guys_weren't so_filthy. How do you think your family will feel when the_corruption is exposed? Will that embarrass_them?"

He resumes his rant:_"Waving signs_all_over town that_say_I'm your_queer lover is as filthy as it_gets. It's_outrageous that it worked. It swung_a couple thousand votes,_enough_to cost me that very close_election.

"But you know all this, and_I'm sure you're very proud_of_yourself._It's disgusting to me, but_that doesn't mean I would conduct_a vendetta against_you. I'm a Christian. I'm not quite_ready_to forgive and forget, but I'm_not_after revenge and I'll listen to_you._Let's_talk about whatever is bugging_you now."

I say, "I've emailed you_links to all my blogs that expose in detail_the crimes you_and the county have committed_against_me._Two hundred pages of hard facts. You already know what's_bugging me_because you orchestrated_most of it, you bastard."

He retorts, "That's not true. I've_been meaning to