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Tue Jun 01, 2010 at 09:09:22 PM EDT
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Wow!
On Saturday, I posted an article complaining that BP is not being held criminally liable for their actions. Today, Attorney General Holder announced that he is opening up a criminal investigation.
Coincidence? I think not!
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Sat Oct 25, 2008 at 11:10:05 PM EDT
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Except that they do:
The national survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press found 27 percent of registered voters have read political or campaign blogs.
The study also found Democrats outpace Republicans when it comes to reading blogs, visiting social networking sites and using social netorking sites to get their campaign information.
The study said:
Though the overall numbers are small, significantly more Democrats (12%) than Republicans (7%) or independents (5%) have gotten campaign information from social networking sites. All of these differences are driven by the behavior of liberal Democrats, 58% of whom have visited any websites or blogs about the campaign; by comparison, fewer than 40% of other partisan groups have done so (conservative and moderate Democrats at 35%, moderate and liberal Republicans at 37% and conservative Republicans at 32%).
Not surprisingly, younger voters are more likely to be reading blogs and going online for their campaign information. The study says:
Nearly two-thirds of voters under age 30 (65%) have watched a campaign-related video online, and almost as many (59%) have read blogs, visited candidate websites, or used social networking sites. About half of young voters report having watched speeches (48%), interviews (47%) or the debates (47%) online; slightly fewer (36%) have watched campaign commercials on the web. More than one-third of older voters, including 41% of those ages 30 to 49 and 34% of those ages 50 to 64, have watched some type of video.
Political and campaign blogs have emerged as a popular internet destination for young voters, but significant minorities of older voters report reading them as well. Among those under age 30, 42% have visited blogs, as have 30% of voters ages 30 to 49 and 24% of Baby Boomers ages 50 to 64. About one-in-ten older voters (9%) have read political or campaign blogs.
Do you live in your parents' basement? /snark. This is an open thread.
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Mon Jun 02, 2008 at 10:01:35 PM EDT
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Some of you've heard me affectionately refer to the Blue Jersey community as "the Blogsteins." Dunno where it came from, but it's a little easier to say than "the Blue Jersey community." You're reading this, so chances are you're a Blogstein. This rule-of-thumb can apply to front pagers, alums ( JRBlogstein, anyone?) and diarists alike (Steven Goldstein-Blogstein, Dennis McBlogstein, et al.) Congressman Rob Andrews is definitely a Blogstein. I am biased of course. But I wanted to take a minute to explain why. Rewind I discoved the Jersey blogosphere about three years ago, a bit about our state's smoking ban. Since then there've been twists and turns + some real progressive victories (and demi-victories) along the way. All the while the struggle for legitimacy -- as bloggers in an increasingly blog friendly world --was made easier by politicians like Rob Andrews giving a little boost. (Frankly we're lucky in New Jersey since many of our legislators have been generous with their time and access. I dare say none more so than Rob Andrews, especially back in the beginning.) Some people write letters to their Congressman. The Blogsteins do podcasts with 'em! It's satisfying when Governors and Congressmen grant access, but this is a little deeper than that: becoming a Blogstein meant amplifying my liberal voice and ensuing more agency to fight for ending the death penalty (check); family leave insurance (check) and gay marriage (stay tuned.) It's all because of blogging. Who knew? I was more than just a guy at a protest with a sign. And whenever I reached out, Rob Andrews was around to talk about stuff like Iraq to GLBT rights. Everything was on the table. And in retrospect that access lent some legitimacy to what I was trying to get done over at Casa Blogstein. New Jersey votes June 3 Fast forward to April 2oo8 when Rob Andrews announced his run for US Senate. One of the first decisions the campaign made was to embrace New Media like blogging, vlogging and (to a lesser extent) facebook and Myspace. Suddenly the Andrews for US Senate campaign became a perfect place for a Blogstein or two.
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Thu Dec 21, 2006 at 12:12:00 PM EST
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Tom DeLay, aka "The Hammer," has joined the blogosphere--at least, by proxy, since he admits he can't "type well." Previously he had started a blog but took it down almost immediately. Now what he says is that he writes his stuff out in longhand and has someone else type it up and post it--presumably a ghostwriter.
Today's NY Times carries an extensive article on it--here's the link, and I don't think I've done this right:
NY Times link
Here's an excerpt we all ought to find interesting:
Mr. DeLay was long one of the Republican Party's most successful fund-raisers, and his blog links to an application for paid membership to Mr. DeLay's new political organization, known as the Grassroots Action and Information Network.
The group's promotional material bills it as a "new force for change inside the American conservative movement, and a staunch opponent of secular progressive pressure groups and radical leftist agendas wherever they may be found in the United States."
For an annual fee of $52, members are promised "insider information" on Congress and "updates on the ways of combating the plans of the radical left and their associates in the left-wing media elite."
A spokeswoman for Mr. DeLay, Shannon Flaherty, said the group was sorting hundreds of applications and would withhold approving anyone's membership until "we've checked the references." She said the group was concerned that liberals would try to "infiltrate" the group.
His 2008 electoral prediction is a Clinton-Obama ticket which he thinks will win. And he is still saying he'll be exonerated of all charges.
So with "his" new blog, he's giving us all a Christmas present. My comment, in the spirit of the season, and to the tune of "Jingle Bells":
Tom DeLay, go away,
You just make me sick!
All you've done in Washington
Proves you're just a pr**k!
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Sun Dec 03, 2006 at 05:28:53 PM EST
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Just as my faith in newspapers is on its deathbed, the New York Times manages to pump new lead life into it. They have tracked down our very own Scott Shields and identified his threat to our safety - or at least our blogginess. Or something.
The op-ed by K. Daniel Glover starts off with: THE Netroots." "People Power." "Crashing the Gate." The lingo of liberal Web bloggers bespeaks contempt for the political establishment. The same disdain is apparent among many bloggers on the right, who argued passionately for a change in the slate of House Republican leaders - and who wallowed in woe-is-the-party pity when the establishment ignored them.
You might think that with the kind of rhetoric bloggers regularly muster against politicians, they would never work for them. But you would be wrong.
"Lingo"? Hey, I'm from Texas and I don't use that word. Join me below the fold and I'll look at why Scott Shields is no threat to blogs, the political establishment, or our freedom - but possibly IS a threat to K. Daniel Glover.
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Fri Aug 11, 2006 at 02:33:42 PM EDT
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I'm feeling inspired by both huntsu's call to action and a bit of confusion, as evidenced by my title.
When I first became increasingly in tune with state politics, PoliticsNJ.com was always the first site I turned to; for some time, it was the only site I referenced for insights, updates, etc. about the happenings of New Jersey politics. Suffice it to say that that I was upset when Steve Kornacki departed for greener pastures at Roll Call. I always felt like I was a step ahead of the masses after reading his columns, and that I had my metaphorical finger on the pulse of all things political occurring between Ramsey and Pennsville.
Despite my concerns, I continued my readership of PoliticsNJ.com unabated as Bill Albers took the helm. While I mixed in BlueJersey in equal measure, I never failed to return to what was tried and true for me. At first, there wasn't a significant difference between Albers and Kornacki, but at this point, readers are lucky to get one original column a week. Recently, the site has posted spinning press releases from both the Kean and Menendez campaigns right up on the front page where those columns used to be, and right now, you can find the text of some remarks Bob Menendez made at the 2000 convention in praise of Joe Lieberman. I almost wish to take over the job, even if it were pro bono - my interest and passion for state politics is that great.
I was hoping that perhaps someone could shed light on the recent inactivity of PoliticsNJ.com? While the weekly posts of David Rebovich and daily (but only occasionaly relevant) entries of Wally Edge are informative, they always leave me wanting for the glory days of the past. I welcome empathetic comments, as well as potential insights.
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