Most of us have heard or, perhaps, used the term “loose cannon on the deck.” Meant to describe an individual prone to bounce around firing at will – a threat to friend and foe alike – it is also an apt term for some of our opponents from Luzerne County who seem determined to misrepresent what happened in Dimock and now what’s happening (actually, not happening) in Franklin Forks. Remember when you visited one of those historic forts as a child and they fired a cannon for you? It was only much later you learned the truth – that they were only firing wads and no real cannon balls. It’s a lot like that.

First, there was that “through the looking glass” tour of Susquehanna County, which turned the truth inside out to reflect back the distorted views of the videographer Scott Cannon. That so angered local residents they decided to organize Dimock Proud and do their own video. We also did our own tour showing what he left out while firing those shots. Shots which always fall short of their intended target. Now, he’s at it again, firing a bunch of poorly aimed wads demonstrating he’s an especially loose cannon when it comes to the facts. He’s rolling around the deck, scaring the heck out of everyone, but hitting no one with anything stronger than some crumpled up rags and paper, a bunch of distortions, misstatements and untruths.

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