Posted on 02/21/2005 10:55:09 AM PST by SmithL
Move over, Moonbeam -- Moonblog has arrived.
With a click of the mouse, Jerry Brown -- Oakland's mayor turned aspiring law-and-order attorney general candidate -- kicked off his very own blog this week with a slam at critics of his city's new 10 p.m. curfew for parolees.
"These zealots can't accept the fact that strategic police work is saving lives in our city,'' Brown wrote in a barbed, 245-word stream of consciousness that was beamed to the world at www.jerrybrown.typepad.com.
The blog was picked up on the popular "Instapundit'' site. Within 24 hours, the mayor's missive had logged more than 7,000 hits, and dozens of comments ... some flattering, some not, and some just plain funny.
Among them:
"Why are you wasting time with a blog when you have a city falling apart around you?'' asked fellow blogosphere traveler Tman. "I sold my house in Oakland last year to escape your horrid administration.''
On the other hand, Joe S. wrote, "Wow, I thought you were a nut and off the map. After reading these comments, I think I will erase that part of my brain and re-evaluate.''
And then there was Celeste F., who wrote, "Hey Jerry, have you tried pot yet? ... Never had the pleasure of meeting you, but if you want to hang and chill, I always have great herb and excellent trips trips on politics.''
Blogger Flap advised: "Make this blog 'real' and people will read it. Keep on sounding like a press release and it (soon) will be ignored.''
(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...
...too bad that he's still here!
Moonbeam is back!
Unless he's got the scoop (with pics!) on Linda Ronstadt I'm not interested....
C'mon in Jerry! The water's great!
Linda can't be "scooped" anymore. She has to be rolled.
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