a long, lingering, farewell…… but is it really, “goodbye gadfly?”

April 12, 2008 at 11:15 am | In barnstable, cape cod, capeCOG, centerville, citizens for open government, cog, gadfly, gary lopez, gary lopez centerville |
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The Barnstable Patriot, one of the biggest fans of Cape Cog, made the following report in their April 4, 2008 town notes section. 

“Lopez to close cape Kog.kog
He’s said it before, but this time intends to make it stick. Centerville resident and blogger Gary Lopez said he’s made his final post to the Web site cape Kog.
The Citizens for Open Government blog started in summer 2005 as part of Cape Cod Today, later moving to its own site after disagreements over content. Lopez later changed the name to the singular “Citizen for Open Government” to reflect the nature of the posts, which were written almost exclusively by Lopez. He was prolific in his postings, most of which took aim squarely on decisions and officials at Barnstable Town Hall.
This week he said that he cannot take on every issue that comes along and that he planned to end the site. He’s said this at least five times before, but egged on by supporters and critics, he’s resumed his posts.
This time, he said it’s different. The commenting function has been turned off and he plans to take down the site completely in the coming weeks………”

During a conversation with a friend this morning, she made note that the local gadfly is still typing away and she said those who care are now talking about some sort of pool. I took a look myself, and sure enough a week or so ago he announced his departure.

(Of course this was about four or five posts ago….) 

“Citizen for Open Government is through, this is my last post.”

I wouldn’t put my money on it.
He has said it before.
Lopez won’t stop developing his conspiracy theories and posting them to incite his minions and entertain the rest.

He can’t.

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  1. and you can’t behaving like a monarch

    Comment by Anonymous — April 12, 2008 #

  2. I love butterflies

    Comment by JSJ — April 12, 2008 #

  3. Has any checked Vegas odds?

    Comment by Anonymous — April 12, 2008 #

  4. Good bye fair King of Pajamas!

    Comment by Anonymous — April 12, 2008 #

  5. King of Pajamas - I remember that

    Comment by JSJ — April 12, 2008 #

  6. There is every chance that either of the main destructive blogs could resume posting. The authors have little positive in their lives to fall back on. By choosing to engage them on this site you have increased the chances of their return. Let sleeping dogs lie.

    Comment by Anonymous — April 13, 2008 #

  7. “By choosing to engage them on this site you have increased the chances of their return.”

    I believe the point is that despite an “announcement” in the Barnstable Patriot the chances of their return are slim.

    You can’t return, when you never leave…..

    It’s disappointing that that paper still uses these guys as sources.

    The CCTimes links to that site.

    His site is still active, he still posts … despite the story in the paper. “according to their sources”
    And, he emails his post out to loads of people.

    “Let sleeping dogs lie”

    Sorry, but the dog is still barking.

    And, the newspapers keep giving him the attention he needs.. not this blog.

    Comment by JSJ — April 13, 2008 #

  8. Janet, To them this is life. This is what they do above all else. Above work and spending quality time with their child(ren). Without there hate crusade and fabricated stories and police reports searching for sympathy, there is nothing. Take 10 minutes and sit in your living room all alone, no TV, no radio and no conversation. Complete silence and loneliness is what you would be left with. This is what they would experience daily if they stopped. Not a chance. They will be in their mid 50’s (and for some this is right around the corner) and still going at it. Simply pathetic….

    Comment by Anonymous — April 14, 2008 #

  9. He is still going. He won’t ever go away, he has just set it up so he his the only one on his stage, no one can comment.

    Comment by Anonymous — April 15, 2008 #

  10. I bet u’ll b sad when you are no longer the center of his attentions. Have you given any serious thought to taking a break from the unblinking public eye yourself?

    Comment by Anonymous — April 16, 2008 #

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