Willis Hart's Lying Lester Blog Hostile Takeover

Hi, my name is Willis Hart. Awhile ago the proprietor of this blog, Lying Lester (note: I prefer to call him "Les" and will do so henceforth in this commentary), allowed me to comment here. As a condition of me bringing my considerable talents to this blog I negotiated for partial ownership in LLIN.

Initially my ownership in LLIN only amounted to about 20 percent. Much of the other shares of stock in LLIN Les sold to some investors in order to keep the blog going...

But if I'm going to tell this story I should start from the beginning... My friend Les began this blog as a sole proprietorship (he owned 100 percent of the shares). After he decided to shut down LLIN at the insistence of Octopus, LLIN was briefly transferred over to some friend of Les' named Lyle. When Lyle died in an unfortunate skydiving accident, ownership in LLIN reverted to Les.

But when Les became the owner of LLIN again he discovered the blog finances had been badly mismanaged. Long story short, LLIN was deeply in the red. Les thought he could earn the cash to keep LLIN by building up readership. In pursuit of this, Les brought me on (and signed 20 percent of LLIN over to me). He figured that my skill at authoring commentaries from the Libertarian perspective would attract new readers as well as advertisers.

He was right, of course. After I joined this blog as a contributor revenues went up. But it wasn't enough. The bill collectors demanded to be paid, but the money coming in was just not enough. That is when I agreed to purchase additional shares of stock in LLIN. That way Les could pay the bills and LLIN would not be forced into bankruptcy.

Eventually I ended up owning more shares in LLIN then anyone else when Les sold me the shares that increased my ownership to 49 percent. I told him I would support him staying on as proprietor, and I would remain a contributor. I already have my own blog (Contra O'Reilly), and was content with running things there.

But then I thought, Les has another blog (rAtional nAtion uSA), so he's already in charge there. If he were not in charge here? Well, it would not be that big a deal. I mean, he does not post that much here anyway. Clearly, lying to his readers on RNUSA is his priority.

That is when I got to thinking that this blog needed a new direction under new management. So I went to the other shareholders and convinced them to vote for me as the new proprietor of LLIN. This is what is known as a "hostile takeover". Hostile in that Les blew a gasket and security had to remove him from the building.

Now that I'm in charge the blog will henceforth be known as Willis "I Love Strawmen" Hart's Lying Lester's Irrational Nation. Although I admit this title is a bit clunky, so I think we will go still go by LLIN for short.

Make no mistake, however... Les is out as proprietor and I am in. In charge as the new blog proprietor. Les will no longer author commentaries for this blog. No hard feelings, buddy. Hopefully we can still be friends. This was strictly a business decision. And LLIN, I suspect, will prosper under my superior leadership.

No insult to Les, as he still has RNUSA, and it is, from the appearance of thing, doing quite well. The problem here, I think, is that Les' heart just wasn't in it. Telling people the truth here on LLIN, that is. Turns out he prefers lying. Even though he professed to like having a blog he could be honest on.

But frankly it is my opinion that he lied about that.

Byline: This excellenter commentary was authored by Willis Hart. Purveyor of hostile blog takeovers. LLIN-162.

Lester Nation Returns!!!!

Greetings, Parasites! It is I, Lester Nation, the original proprietor of this blog. The reason for this commentary is that I am pleased to announce my return to LLIN. What, did you not just turn over control of this blog to another person, you might ask? Yes, I did. But now I'm back.

The reason? Well, I noticed the lack of activity here and asked the new proprietor, Lyle Lester what the deal-e-o was. I thought he was serious about taking up the "Lying Lester" mantle and continuing on as I had. That is to say, by posting regularly to this blog.

But the posting had been light. Very light. And the last commentary was one authored by me that Lyle decided to add his comments to (and therefore does not count as NEW content in my book). That was when Lyle admitted to me that blogging isn't really his thing. "I thought it sounded like fun" he said, "but it turned out to be a chore and not something I see myself keeping up for a long period of time".

Well, that was disappointing to here, because, when I first started LLIN, I envisioned it going on for some time. Much like my other blog, "rAtional" nAtion uSA, which has been around for several years, I thought LLIN would also be around for a long time to come. But now it might whither and die? That I found unacceptable.

That is why I offered to come back and contribute some commentaries... and my buddy Lyle said he liked that idea. Which is why we've decided to team up and become co-contributors to LLIN. I will, of course, reclaim the "Lying Lester" mantle. From now on, whenever you read a commentary by "Lying Lester", it will again be ME, Lester Nation, and not my friend Lyle (who took over the "Lying Lester" ID briefly).

Lyle will go back to being himself (to facilitate this I created a blogger account for him and added him to the Admin list). But I'm not sure how involved Lyle really wants to be. Right now I think he'll only be doing an occasional post. Most of the commentaries will again be authored by me, Lester Nation AKA Lying Lester.

Check the byline to see who authored any specific post. Anyway, I'm sure my fans will be overjoyed with my return. Lyle did a decent job filling in for me during my hiatus, but I'm positive they were disappointed when I announced my departure. Well, now my following can once again rejoice that Lying Lester (the first, and once again ONLY, Lying Lester) is back.

Am I back to stay? Only time will tell. But I can assure you of this... LLIN will continue on no matter what. If Lyle decides to reclaim the mantle sometime in the future? Well, if he promises to keep this blog going by authoring new posts on a regular basis? Well, then I might just retire from this blog again. All I'm saying is that it's POSSIBLE. For now I'm back and will resume blogging as Lying Lester shortly.

Right now, however, I've got some issues to deal with concerning my business as a personal fitness trainer. But, as soon as those issues are dealt with I'm resume blogging here on LLIN. Stay tuned... and for now... toodles.

Byline: This superbly excellent commentary was authored by Lord Lying Lester: Man of Reason (AKA The First AND BEST Lying Lester, AKA Lester Nation). Purveyor of untruth. LLIN-097.

Welcome To The New & Improved Lying Lester Blog

Or it may not be "improved"... only time will tell. Surely it will be hard to top the outstanding job my predecessor, Lester Nation did.

I will surely try, however. In any case, I, Lyle Lester, this blog's new proprietor, welcome you to "my" blog. Mine, in that it now belongs to me. Not "mine", in that I started it or posted that many commentaries.

I am, truth be told, new to blogging. I am not, however, new to fanatically worshipping the great philosopher Ayn Rand. I have been doing that for many years. That is, actually, how I meet this blog's former owner, the esteemed Mr. Nation. It was at one of the legendary Ayn Rand conventions, the latest of which just recently wrapped up.

That is where I reconnected with my old friend. It was a hot July 3rd in Los Vegas where I bumped into Mr. Nation. "Where have you been all these years?" my old friend asked. "I, unfortunately, have not been attending the conferences regularly", I responded.

As to why, that is a personal matter that I may go into with a future commentary. Suffice to say it had been awhile since I had attended a conference. Anyway, our lengthy discussion eventually turned to Lester's problems regarding this blog.

"I am not sure why, exactly", Lester said, "but there are a number of other bloggers that take offense at my blog Lying Lester's Irrational Nation". Then he explained to me that the opinions of some of these other bloggers mattered to him, which was why he was looking for someone to take over the aforementioned blog.

Now, I cannot say I understand why the opinions of some Liberal blogger calling himself "Octopus" matter so much to my old buddy... Lester did stress the fact that he will continue to blog over on rAtional nAtion uSA, his other (first/older) blog... so maybe he has his hands full and overextended himself with a second sight?

I don't know, but perhaps Mr. Nation will stop by and post a comment explaining why, exactly, he decided he could not continue blogging here? I mean, I *did* read the past commentaries here concerning this "Octopus" and his STRONG disapproval of this blog, but yet...

Anyway, I suppose none of that matters any longer, seeing as this sight is now under new management. Lester Nation is no longer the owner of this blog. I, Lyle Lester, am now the one in charge. The similarity between our names, by the way, is purely coincidental.

What is not a coincident, however, is that we both go by the nickname/alias "Lying Lester". It isn't a coincident because nobody ever called me that. I did, however, decide to adopt the "Lying Lester" alias/persona when I took over this blog.

I mention this just so nobody is confused when I refer to myself as "Lying Lester". For the purposes of writing on this blog *I* am now "Lying Lester". Lester Nation USED to be "Lying Lester". Got it?

As for what I'll be lying about... it will actually be very little. As established by the former proprietor, this blog will be one where I tell the truth about Objectivism and Libertarianism, which is that it is an ideology that was/is designed to help achieve the worthy goal of concentrating wealth at the top.

The LYING comes into play when us Objectivist Libertarians go out into the world and try to sell our ideology to the ignorant masses. Most people simply do not get it, or agree that worshipping wealth is a positive.

This is why us Libertarians (those of us not dumb enough to actually believe the BS about bowing to the wealthy helping everybody) must lie to the public in order to get them to accept our policies (in so much as they do).

That is why my friend Lester Nation does on his blog rAtional nAtion uSA, and that is why he called himself "Lying Lester". Because he lied (and continues to lie) to his RNUSA readers.

Me, SURE, I've lied to people in regards to Libertarianism... and my (last) name IS Lester. So, me calling myself "Lying Lester" works. Although on this blog I'll be (largely) telling the truth. Why? As the former proprietor explained to me, it's an experiment to see how many people out there realize what the TRUTH is, and how many are on board with Libertarianism for the RIGHT reasons.

The RIGHT reasons being that we genuinely believe that the path we're traveling down to Oligarchy will result in the right people having all the power and most of the money. In the end, when American throws off the yoke of Democracy, that is.

Then the wealthy will rule, and will rule outright. They won't have to bribe the politicians to do their bidding because government will be small and ineffectual. Ineffectual when it comes to representing "the people" (i.e. the rAbble).

When that glorious day comes "the pEople" will no longer have ANY representation... because THE PEOPLE (the rich/important ones) will be running the show. And that, my fRiends, is a day that Lying Lester (and, in using that ID, I refer to myself/Lyle Lester) looks forward to with great anticipation.

THAT is the glorious day when the Atlases will *indeed* shrug.

Author: Lord Lying Lester: Man of Reason (AKA Lyle Lester). Purveyor of purveying. LLIN-093.

Welcome To Lying Lester's Irrational Nation: Now Under New Management

Greetings parasites (as most of you most assuredly are), my name is Lyle Lester, the new proprietor of this blog. As with the former proprietor, you can also call me Lying Lester. Lester Nation, the former proprietor gave me his blessing to take over both this blog and his "Lying Lester" persona when he turned this sight over to me.

If you like reading the idiotic and hypocritical ramblings of a devoted Ayn Rand worshiper, this is STILL the blog for you. In that respect nothing has changed. I, exactly like this blog's former proprietor, am a fanatical devotee of the Great philosopher Ayn Rand. I also happen to agree with the former proprietor's desire to see Libertarian Gary Johnson elected POTUS, although I might just vote for Lester Nation if Gary declines to run a third time.

Speaking of Gary Johnson, some people say I resemble him. Now, while that would be a great compliment (due to the fact that Gary Johnson is a very attractive man), I frankly do not see it. I did, however, work as a Gary Johnson impersonator at the last Ayn Rand convention. The event planners tried to get the real Gary, but he unfortunately could not attend.

In any case, as with the last proprietor, I also suspect that many of you who stumble upon this blog are worthless Takers, and may be offended by the stark truths I plan on continuing to reveal here. The other Lester said that was of no consequence to him, and I must agree. It is of no consequence to me either, given the fact that you are nought but lice in the eyes of the great philosopher.

Don't like it? Then you can get lost. If, however, you are an enlightened individual who recognizes that greed and rational self interest are indeed virtues, then I suggest you stick around, as the new proprietor of this blog is another deluded fool who believes just that.

OK, so that about does it for this reintroductory post, the first one under the management of me, Lyle Lester. For the record I should note that this is still not a parody blog. Like Mr. Nation before me, however, it is possible that I might be lying about that. You'll have to use your best judgement and decide for yourself.

For now... toodles.

Byline: This welcome to the new LLIN was authored by Lord Lying Lester: Man of Reason (AKA Lyle Lester). Purveyor of purveying. LLIN-092.

Welcome to Lying Lester's Irrational Nation

Greetings parasites (as most of you most assuredly are), my name is Lester Nation, but you can call me Lying Lester. If you like reading the idiotic and hypocritical ramblings of a devoted Ayn Rand worshiper, this is the blog for you.

Undoubtedly most of you who stumble upon this blog are worthless Takers, and may be offended by the stark truths I plan to reveal here. That is of no consequence to me, as you are nought but lice in the eyes of the great philosopher. So you can move on.

If, however, you are an enlightened individual who recognizes that greed and rational self interest are indeed virtues, then I suggest you stick around, as the proprietor of this blog is a deluded fool who believes just that.

OK, so that about does it for this introductory posting, although, for the record I should note that this is NOT a parody blog. It is possible, however, that I might be lying about that. You'll have to use your best judgement and decide for yourself.

For now... toodles.

Byline: This 1st LLIN commentary was authored by Lord Lying Lester: Man of Reason (AKA Lester Nation). Purveyor of Untruth. LLIN-001.