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| WaPo lead Opinion Piece Gratuitously slams bloggers |
| 2004-11-21 |
| Richard Morin has a few good things on his weekly column but apparently he feels bloggers are a threat (and there is an annoying registration to see the article).Surveying the Damage Exit Polls Can't Predict Winners, So Don't Expect Them To By Richard Morin Sunday, November 21, 2004; Page B01 It will be a few more weeks before we know exactly what went wrong with the 2004 exit polls. But this much we know right now: The resulting furor was the best thing that could have happened to journalism, to polling and to the bloggers who made this year's Election Day such a cheap thrill.... A few more presidential elections like this one and the public will learn to do the right thing and simply ignore news of early exit poll data. Then perhaps people will start ignoring the bloggers, who proved once more that their spectacular lack of judgment is matched only by their abundant arrogance. I've emailed him (morinr@washpost.com to let him know that, yes, Wonkette, DailyKos and Andrew Sullivan did spread the exit poll rumors but Polypundit and other knowledgeable pro Bush bloggers debunked the exit polls within minutes. |
| Posted by:mhw |
| #4 Then perhaps people will start ignoring the bloggers, who proved once more that their spectacular lack of judgment is matched only by their abundant arrogance. If Dan Rather's complete refusal to acknowledge Burkett's TANG documents as forgeries isn't the textbook definition of 'lack of judgement' and / or 'abundant arrogance', it's hard to say what it should be. |
| Posted by: Raj 2004-11-21 11:22:28 AM |
| #3 MSM: "Don't look! Don't look - over there! They're people you should ignore! Over there! Yes, them! Ignore them!" Reader: "?" Blogger: [Rubs hands, sits back in chair] |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2004-11-21 11:15:46 AM |
| #2 Article: Then perhaps people will start ignoring the bloggers, who proved once more that their spectacular lack of judgment is matched only by their abundant arrogance. No real difference from the liberal media, is there, where lack of judgment and arrogance is institutionalized? The difference is that conservative bloggers address topics the liberal media won't, in its quest to protect the liberal agenda. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2004-11-21 10:51:45 AM |
| #1 And there will never be a need for more than 5 computers. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2004-11-21 10:49:06 AM |