I completely agree with you that, if they’re just posting an MSM article, they should link to the direct source and not take credit. Absolutely. That’s stealing.
But if it’s original material, they don’t have to. If they wrote original content, they have every right to get the hit as a big publication does. People don’t like it, they don’t click. There’s no reason to tear them down.
Here at FR, we reference blogs all the time. These are *all* conservative blogs.
20) Althouse
19) Vox Popoli
18) Atlas Shrugs
17) IMAO
16) Rachel Lucas
15) Legal Insurrection
14) Moonbattery
12) Michelle Malkin
11) Liberal Logic 101
10) Redstate
9) Naked DC
8) The Campaign Spot
7) Newsbusters
6) Twitchy
5) Ace Of Spades HQ
4) Breitbart
3) Gateway Pundit
2) Instapundit
1) Hot Air
We link to them, click on them, support them, help their advertising. There no reason that we shouldn’t support the little guys, too.
In all honesty, I think that FR should have an ad column and rake in the cash. And we’ll all use Adblock Plus, block it so it doesn’t bother us, and everyone will be happy. It’s capitalism and I love it! :)
I don’t recall having commented about any of those twenty.
You don’t see those authors pimping their own stuff here either.
Not every blogger is equal.