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Mark Lipsky looks towards Don Sorchych of the Sonoran News as he speaks during Call to the Public on Monday evening at the Cave Creek Town Council meeting.  Lipsky spoke in regard to a column written about him by Sorchych last week.
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Don Sorchych, publisher of the Sonoran News, sits in on the Cave Creek Town Council meeting Monday evening.
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Lipsky takes on Sonoran News
Internet search brings to light the wrong Lipsky
by Brian DiTullio

CAVE CREEK – Mark Lipsky responded to a story and an editorial about himself by Sonoran News publisher Don Sorchych at Monday night’s town council meeting.

Sorchych made several allegations in his weekly column about Lipsky’s finances and past business practices as a documentary filmmaker in Hollywood. He states the Web site Wikipedia is the source for some of the information.

But that is where the problems with accuracy began, as the Mark Lipsky referred to on the Web site is not the Mark Lipsky living in Cave Creek who has spoken out against Sorchych and his recent anonymous “Your View” column statement about “... low IQ black people, namely rappers, living in Cave Creek ... I’d like to see them hung from a tree.”

Lipsky subsequently stood outside the offices of Sonoran News, holding a sign that stated: “Tell Don Sorchych it’s not OK to lynch black people.”

At the meeting Lipsky read from a prepared statement about Sorchych’s response to his protest and the factual errors in the column.

“I have a niece who attends the journalism and communications school at Syracuse University,” said Lipsky at Call to the Public. “She called to say that the first thing they’re taught is never to accept anything that they read on the Internet as fact–especially if it’s from Wikipedia. Well, like the greenest cub reporter, Jimmy Olsen (referring to Sorchych) apparently does all his research on the Internet, doesn’t check his sources and he’s especially partial to the notoriously inaccurate Wikipedia.”

On Wikipedia’s front page, right below its welcome banner, the site states it is an encyclopedia “anyone can edit.” Further exploration of how to use the Web site contains numerous warnings about using the site as a sole source of research.

Lipsky continued with his response to Sorchych’s allegations, especially in regard to the Internet research and the assumption the two Lipskys were one and the same.
 

“Now, while one can hope that when little Donny Sorchych was born someone had the foresight to break that mold, there’s actually more than one Mark Lipsky in the world. But the Sonoran News can’t be bothered with facts when there’s someone’s reputation to drag through the mud.”

Lipsky then produced an en‑larged reproduction of Sorchych’s column with the inaccurate parts highlighted. He also pointed out what was fact, that being Lipsky’s collection of unemployment insurance and subsequent bankruptcy filing in 2006.

“By the way, I’m single, I have dyslexia, I’m circumcised, I have inhaled, I dropped out of Hebrew school, I got a speeding ticket when I was 17 and my favorite color is green,” said Lipsky, turning directly to Sorchych. “Is that enough for next week’s column?”

In addition, he alleged that Sorchych has been spreading rumors that Lipsky is a homosexual.

“I happen not to be gay,” said Lipsky. “But it wouldn’t have worked out, Don. I never would have dated you anyway. You’re not my type. But thanks for your interest in my sexual orientation.”

Lipsky continued by chastising Sonoran News for its “ugliness” and “arrogance” when it comes to certain issues, and added: “There’s no hiding Don Sorchych’s anti‑American ravings or his white hood–the one that he loans out to every crank and crackpot who wants to hide beneath it.”

Lipsky concluded his comments with a plea to the town to stand up to Sorchych, calling him a “bully.”

“He’s not a little man with great power and authority. He’s just a pathetic little man who thrives on other’s pain and discomfort,” he said.

Sorchych offered no response to Lipsky during the meeting.

 
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