Posted on 03/26/2005 7:59:43 AM PST by rhema
As a conservative blogger, I must take exception to Tamara Baker's assertion that the conservative blogosphere and the liberal blogosphere have different agendas (Counterpoint, March 19).
Baker's take appears to be that liberal bloggers like Kos (Markos Moulitsas Zúniga) are honest and trustworthy heroes while conservative bloggers like Charles Johnson are vicious villains. Baker goes so far as to use quotes that suggest conservatives attack free and independent press and aim for the destruction of all objective reporting. Baker herself refers to Joseph Stalin and Adolf Hitler in describing the conservative blogosphere's attempt to discredit independent journalism.
I will be the first to admit that I often take issue with Star Tribune editorials. I have on several occasions offered a counterpoint on my blog to a Star Tribune editorial, complete with quotes and a link to the original editorial. These are nothing more than my personal disagreement with a stated opinion or the interpretation of facts. I offer the opportunity for my readers to add their comments to further the dialogue. Some will agree with me and some will agree with the original editorial. This in no manner, shape or form is an attempt to shut down or discredit the Star Tribune, only an attempt to counter a specific argument made by specific individuals.
Now is this any different from Kos constantly offering his criticism of Fox News (or Faux News, as he dubs it) and the various Fox News players? A quick search of the DailyKos website will provide you pages of references to Fox News, and none of them is complimentary.
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Don't waste your breath on the Strib. Its the Daily Worker of Mpls.
Stalin and Hitler didn't seek to discredit independent journalism; they used the police state to ban it altogether.
The tragedy is that modern brains are apparently operating on the new 1.6 gallons per flush model.
FMCDH(BITS)
SUPER TAGLINE ALERT!!!!
Yep, that's a keeper....
I'm glad you like it. I had just read a funny Dave Barry column about low-flush toilets in which he referred to "acts of Congress," and how difficult they were to flush with the new models.
Baker's take appears to be that liberal bloggers like Kos (Markos Moulitsas Zúniga) are honest and trustworthy heroes while conservative bloggers like Charles Johnson are vicious villains.
You mean they're not vicious villains, that maim and murder, pillage and plunder, and don't recycle?
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