"As you know, Marty censors his blog which means everything which is published there has been approved by him. I used to be a bit annoyed about that but have come to realise now its actually a valuable reflection of his thinking. Unless your comment is neutral or supports his position, it will either be deleted or offered up as a tasty morsel for orchestrated contempt."
Here's what else I discovered. I saved some of my comments (that never appeared) and the exact wording I had used was quoted back to me on another blog in a post accusing me of not being me, saying I couldn't be the person who was worried about my info being "splashed" on the Internet. This was posted anonymously. Only Rathbun or whoever is working with him would have seen that wording. So my comment, which never appeared, was being used against me, anonymously, to question my credibility. Keeping with your food analogy, your comment might be rejected but later served up against you when useful.
Thanks for the welcome wishes. I don't intend to be here much.