February 23, 2005
Life In The Rall World
As gifted a writer...
"Bloggers are ordinary people, many of them uneducated and with nothing interesting to say. They're sitting in their rec rooms, regurgitating and spinning what real journalists have dug up through hard work. They don't have sources, they don't report, and no one holds them accountable when they make mistakes or flat out lie. Yeah, there's a new sheriff in town. Unfortunately he's drunk, he's mean, and he works for the bad guy."
as he is a cartoonist.
Posted by Kate at February 23, 2005 10:09 AM
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New McCarthyism? from Dust my Broom
Ted Rall states he is a fan of free speech in this article called Bloggers and the New McCarthyism.
He steps into the progressive mainstream by dubbing bloggers as part of the New McCarthyism and calls for a responsible mainstream Republican to sp... [Read More]
Tracked on February 23, 2005 1:34 PM
Ted Rall senses his own declining celebrity, lashes out at blogs from protein wisdom
Sensing his own declining celebrity, serial smirker Ted Rall pokes his limp little stick at a new target: blogs:blockquote> Bloggers are ordinary people, many of them uneducated and with nothing interesting to say. They're sitting in their r...
[Read More]Tracked on February 23, 2005 5:43 PM
My, what a talent he is.
Posted by: Jay at February 23, 2005 8:30 PMHere we go again. This sounds like the swift-boat veterans all over again. Attack the messenger and not the facts. Powerline attacked the documents Dan Rather and CBS news used as an example of their lack of credibility. Not attacking their credibility as an example of untrue facts.
Posted by: bryan at February 23, 2005 10:24 PMRall raises the question of his own "education". I suspect this was somewhat of a Freudian creation. Not that I need to know, since the proof is in the pudding. But.
Posted by: J. Peden at February 24, 2005 4:12 AMRall is just being a precious snob when he talks about "real journalists" (a coded expression meaning "journalists I agree with").
He's deliberately choosing to ignore the fact that "real journalism" is no better or worse in overall quality than "blog journalism."
"Real journalism" runs the gamut from the National Enquirer to the National Review...
Posted by: JJM at February 24, 2005 4:36 AMWell I'm about to work on my daily opinion once I finish scratching myself and finish off a six pack
Brent
Posted by: Brent Colbert at February 24, 2005 11:49 AM