Friday, January 5th, 2007...6:03 am
Greg, I Love You, Really
One of the things that makes blogging different than actual journalism is that our biases, conflicts and even personal relationships are right out there. If people read this blog, they pretty much know that they are reading a Democratic curmudgeon who was worked for, paid and unpaid, for various campaigns. That’s why I found it so amusing earlier this year when I heard from some supporters of candidates, Democratic and Republican, claiming that I had some sort of “bias” against one candidate or another. Well, duh. That’s why y’all read me.
Given this, I have seen something interesting over at Espresso Pundit. I don’t always like what I read over there, but heck, I am not supposed to. But, I still read it on a daily basis. If nothing else, it gives me something I can respond to over here when I can’t think of anything else to write.
As I said, I saw something interesting. I don’t say “disturbing,” but just goofy. Greg Patterson has an entry praising a novel by Clint Bolick, who he calls a “local attorney.” Then, right next to that is an ad for the Alliance for School Choice, a group headed up by…Clint Bolick. Is this the same Clint Bolick?
Look, as conflicts of interest go, this is pretty much low on the scale. It probably ranks with, I dunno, my giving away free baklava to female friends when I worked at Tork’s Cafe. It is just a little strange, that’s all. It is probably more a product of the main characteristic of his blog: the man is a consumate insider who is close to the Republican Intelegensia (gawd, I will never put those two words together again, I assure you!) in Maricopa county. It is a strength of his blog, but occasionally a weakness as well. Sometimes, his stuff is so insiderish that it can come off as a mash note to Republican operatives.
As I said, I was struck by the juxtaposition of the ad and the entry (especially since I haven’t seen Patterson review a novel before). Obviously, the fact that the Alliance for School Choice advertises at EP is probably more because Patterson was already a supporter of their cause, rather than Patterson changing his views to support them. Still, putting up the review of the novel, and not noting that the man that wrote it was an advertiser doesn’t sit entirely well with me. It isn’t something that I would do when I finally figure out how to get real ads up on this blog (the “Blogads” service you see above has netted me around thirty cents).
2 Comments
January 5th, 2007 at 6:39 pm
Nicki’s otherworldly beauty, sweet disposition, and ardent lovemaking seem almost too good to be true. Even after she reveals alarming personality traits, Kevin marries her.
I suspect we’re not going to blame Kevin for making a rather shallow choice for a life mate.
January 5th, 2007 at 8:14 pm
Okay there is boredom and then there is doing this post.
Leave a Reply