Bloggers United
The Kos Kidz gathered in Las Vegas this weekend in their first annual conference. The first day of the convention was marred with the news of Abu Musab al Zarqawi's death, which didn't sit well with the Kidz.
As the news broke "bloggers on Daily Kos were busy emphasizing the negative, and readers were expressing extreme displeasure with an American victory in the War on Terror. "Has anyone mentioned that the President could have killed Zarqawi before the Iraq War but chose not to? Or that he was caught and then released to kill again by an incompetent Iraqi government?" a blogger on the site wrote."
Then the commenters chimed in. In the words of Michelle Malkin....UNHINGED!
""My God, doesn't anyone remember that Zarqawi was largely a creation of US military psy-ops aimed at the American public?" one commenter wrote. "Bush's idea of justice is bombs falling out of the sky?" another wrote. "Why is he dead again just now? I wonder if Karl's getting indicted tomorrow," yet another wrote." (gotta love the obligatory mention of that evil genius Karl Rove!)
The good news is that the Kidz recognize that they have a problem....if they react negatively to the news, the right will question their patriotism, but they can't acknowledge that this is a win for the administration for they so desperatly want the administration to fail. Solution...
"One blogger suggested trying to paint the killing of Zarqawi as being a victory, but having nothing to do with Iraq. "Zarqawi is not about Iraq," he said. Zarqawi was on our radar because of the USS Cole bombing, and we didn't have to invade Iraq to kill him.
This was rejected by others, however, because, in the words of one: "We're talking to the 98% of the unwashed who don't know what the Cole is." (emphasis added)
So they are admitting that their readers don't know what the Cole is? Do they really have that little respect for their readers????
Meanwhile power players from the Democratic Party flocked to Vegas to pay homage to the ones that they hope will help them regain the majority in November and regain the White House in November. Senators and Presidental candidates courted the Kidz in hopes of getting favorable metion in the blogosphere! Some feel that the lefty blogs are a way to counter "right wing radio". HELLO....ever heard of a website called PowerLine??? Captains Quarters???? NRO???? The "vast right wing conspiracy" has it's blogs as well folks! That is the joy of blogging - anyone with a computer and internet access can get his/her opinion out for anyone to read!
I will give Markos credit for this. He accurately describes why many of us bloggers have gotten into this game to begin with.
"The media elite has failed us," he says. "The political elite has failed us. Both parties. Republicans failed us because they can't govern. Democrats failed us because they can't get elected."
Yep - the media is failing us all and the politicians are failing us. It is up to the people of this country to keep the media and the politicians accountable for their actions! Blog on Markos.....for as long as there are politicians and reporters out there, you and I will have plenty to write about...including each other!
As the news broke "bloggers on Daily Kos were busy emphasizing the negative, and readers were expressing extreme displeasure with an American victory in the War on Terror. "Has anyone mentioned that the President could have killed Zarqawi before the Iraq War but chose not to? Or that he was caught and then released to kill again by an incompetent Iraqi government?" a blogger on the site wrote."
Then the commenters chimed in. In the words of Michelle Malkin....UNHINGED!
""My God, doesn't anyone remember that Zarqawi was largely a creation of US military psy-ops aimed at the American public?" one commenter wrote. "Bush's idea of justice is bombs falling out of the sky?" another wrote. "Why is he dead again just now? I wonder if Karl's getting indicted tomorrow," yet another wrote." (gotta love the obligatory mention of that evil genius Karl Rove!)
The good news is that the Kidz recognize that they have a problem....if they react negatively to the news, the right will question their patriotism, but they can't acknowledge that this is a win for the administration for they so desperatly want the administration to fail. Solution...
"One blogger suggested trying to paint the killing of Zarqawi as being a victory, but having nothing to do with Iraq. "Zarqawi is not about Iraq," he said. Zarqawi was on our radar because of the USS Cole bombing, and we didn't have to invade Iraq to kill him.
This was rejected by others, however, because, in the words of one: "We're talking to the 98% of the unwashed who don't know what the Cole is." (emphasis added)
So they are admitting that their readers don't know what the Cole is? Do they really have that little respect for their readers????
Meanwhile power players from the Democratic Party flocked to Vegas to pay homage to the ones that they hope will help them regain the majority in November and regain the White House in November. Senators and Presidental candidates courted the Kidz in hopes of getting favorable metion in the blogosphere! Some feel that the lefty blogs are a way to counter "right wing radio". HELLO....ever heard of a website called PowerLine??? Captains Quarters???? NRO???? The "vast right wing conspiracy" has it's blogs as well folks! That is the joy of blogging - anyone with a computer and internet access can get his/her opinion out for anyone to read!
I will give Markos credit for this. He accurately describes why many of us bloggers have gotten into this game to begin with.
"The media elite has failed us," he says. "The political elite has failed us. Both parties. Republicans failed us because they can't govern. Democrats failed us because they can't get elected."
Yep - the media is failing us all and the politicians are failing us. It is up to the people of this country to keep the media and the politicians accountable for their actions! Blog on Markos.....for as long as there are politicians and reporters out there, you and I will have plenty to write about...including each other!
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