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Huffington Post Blocks Whistleblower

Markos Moulitsas isn’t the only moonbat blogger on the spot tonight, as one of the Huffington Post bloggers charges that the Post’s technology manager was trolling his own site: Huffington Post blogger blocked. (Hat tip: ben_nur.) link: 344 comments

KOs KOverup Exposure Makes KOs Go BERSERK!!!

The KOs volcano has just EXPLODED over the EXPOSURE by The New Republic's Jason Zengerle that Markos Moulitsas sent out a secret e-mail to fellow "progressives" to help him STONEWALL the Blogola SCANDAL that has engulfed him. Here is the text of the secret Stonewall "Townhouse" e-mail...

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Dirk Diggler 6/23/2006 12:49AM PDT

James Lileks on our friend Kos...

Hugh Hewitt: (laughing) That's what it...what did you make of that post today, and what do you make of Kos?

James Lileks: I don't make very much of him at all. I have no idea what he stands for, except for undisciplined, omni-directional rage. There doesn't seem to be any platform there. There doesn't seem to be any desire to do anything except to win. And that's fine. You need people like that on your side, if that's your side. But what I've found about the site so unpalatable is the sort of rhetoric he used. Can't write one or two graphs without slipping into gutter language. And look, I like a nice sailor's oath as much as the next guy. And every once in a while, once or twice a year, I'll judiciously sprinkle the blog with a good curse. But the constant level of it, it's infantile, and it just makes you think that they're motivated more by some chronic, institutional dyspepsia than anything else. It's not a pleasant place to be. It's like sticking your head in a popcorn popper. After a while, the noise is just deafening, and that's all it is.

Quite a stinging rebuke.

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zombie 6/22/2006 10:37PM PDT

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Would you agree I shouldn't openly film the 'interview'? My concern is I don't have the ultra stealth technology of Zombie. Maybe I should just say I'm doing a report for college and "would they mind doing a quick interview?"... throw some softball questions and hit em then your list above.

The key is this: you've got to coordinate your "persona" with your "surreptitiousness level."

The questions you and everyone are suggesting may not be right for what you are trying to do.

To wit:

Option 1:

Film them openly. Ask their permission. If you do this, do NOT ask overtly hostile questions, or questions that indicate you have any knowledge of Islam's darker side. Act innocent. Act friendly. Depending on how the interview goes, you can then ask some cutting "faux-naive" questions that expose them. (Stuff like [after they give you a rosy picture of the Koran], "But doesn't it say in the Koran to kill the unbelievers?") But only do that after you've set them up.

Option 2:

Film them secretly. In this case, yes, you can try some incisive or hostile questioning, to get them to drop the mask and show how nasty and threatening they can really get.

Each option has it serious issues, and will require major preparation.

For Option 1, you will need to concoct an entirely fake identity. A "cover story" so to speak. Maybe even make a few fake business cards, just in case they ask for one. Say, for example, "Hi, I'm Bill Smith from Foothill College, doing a film project about people who work in malls...(etc.)." Then let them think they're manipulating you into talking about Islam. Act innocent and interested in what they have to offer, etc. Further preparation: have a few "faux-naive" questions pre-thought-up, so you won't be caught unprepared.

For Option 2, you will need to get a video camera and set up a hidden camera technique.

Not easy to do with a video camera. And you must try it out in practice runs ahead of time. And then of course you must be prepared for a public confrontation that may get ugly.