Allen C. Olson, losing bidder for the development of the Ruston School property and co-conspirator with Ruston Clown Councilmember Charlotte Jane Krock Hunt, showed once again this evening that he is still a loser as he made an attack on free speech in Ruston.
The folks from the Point Ruston development hosted a very nice reception for Ruston residents this evening on their boat. It was a very pleasant evening with good food and good conversation, until Mr. Olson approached Karen as she was sitting at a table eating. With complete lack of class, he told Karen that he had talked with her only two or three times but she had written unpleasant things about him in her blog. He told her that if she writes about him again without consulting with him, "we're going to have a problem."
To her credit, Karen kept her composure. She rose to her feet and thanked him for his comments, then dismissed him. She sat back down. In a show of of cowardice, before he could be confronted further, Mr. Olson left he boat.
In spite of an appearance of stupidity, Mr. Olson is no idiot. His resume includes such titles as partner, CEO and broker for Axiom Commercial Real Estate; vice president of marketing and owner of Rockmann Development Group; and agent for Grand Prairie Plaza LLC and Emerson Courtyard LLC. It seems by now that he should have had enough social experience to know that there's a time and a place for these kinds of things. This was a social event that was designed for everyone to have a good time. But Mr. Olson's idea of breaking the ice was to issue a threat. You be the judge of how much class he displayed.
Friends, these folks are dangerous. They don't take kindly to opposing points of view and they don't mind threatening anyone who gets in their way.