I like to check in on left-wing blogs and right-wing blogs and see what the big issues are for both periodically, especially in the run up to elections. Gives me a taste for where things are at.
If LGF has moved out of right-wing discussion, I wonder who the go to places are these days besides Red State. Anyone know? Cheers, Judah On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 12:38 PM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm not familiar with the site. I find that most ideological blogs to > be very tiresome - much worse than here frequently in terms of > political ranting and assertions without evidence. > > On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 2:19 PM, Judah McAuley <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Actually, it was a question. I went and looked at the LGF site and >> didn't see anything. Looked at Wikipedia and they seem to indicate >> some sort of change in perception but it isn't quite clear. Something >> about being more issue advocacy rather than ideological site. So it >> very well may have changed since I last checked it regularly. The >> wording just surprised me. >> >> Judah >> >> On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 11:15 AM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> you can comment about that at >>> http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0212/72615.html >>> >>> On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 2:11 PM, Judah McAuley <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Wait... littlegreenfootballs is a "progressive" blog? When the hell >>>> did that happen? I mean, I haven't been reading that site in a couple >>>> years, but they used to be considered one of the classic right wing >>>> blogs, along with Red State, and used as a counter example to Daily >>>> Kos on the left. Wasn't LGF behind the creation of Pajamas Media? >>>> >>>> Is Politico off its rocker or did something massively change? >>>> >>>> Judah >>>> >>>> On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 11:03 AM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0212/72615.html >>>>> Left blogs rip Handel for attacks on PP >>>>> By: Tim Mak >>>>> February 8, 2012 01:46 PM EST >>>>> >>>>> Liberal bloggers are savaging former Susan G. Komen for the Cure >>>>> executive Karen Handel not only for her role in the past weeks >>>>> controversy over funding for Planned Parenthood, but for the way she >>>>> handled her resignation. >>>>> >>>>> Handel resigned Tuesday with issued a strongly-worded letter before >>>>> appearing on cable television to defend herself and trash Planned >>>>> Parenthood for vicious attacks and coercion. >>>>> >>>>> Progressive blog LittleGreenFootballs described her exit and >>>>> resignation letter as angry, while BlueMassGroup characterized her >>>>> as a far-right GOP extremist. >>>>> >>>>> Her resignation letter, liberals said, would not calm the fires that >>>>> threatened the cancer organizations image over the past week. >>>>> >>>>> The resignation letter is an indignant defense of the decision to >>>>> defund, and her associated martyrdom I dont believe anyone thinks >>>>> this will mollify those who see the Planned Parenthood situation as >>>>> one where Susan G. Komen showed their true colors, wrote David Dayden >>>>> at FireDogLake. >>>>> >>>>> Handel resigns, and in doing so, calls the CEO a liar on the way out >>>>> the door You see, when you tell the truth about them, they call it a >>>>> vicious attack. Theyre simply used to doing what they want and to >>>>> hell with everyone else, so when someone pushes back, it shocks them, >>>>> added John Cole at Balloon Juice. >>>>> >>>>> Many in the blogosphere also questioned Handels motives for quitting, >>>>> arguing that she did so in order to make herself a martyr for the >>>>> pro-life cause, and to cash in on her newfound reputation. >>>>> >>>>> Expect a big Facebook post from Sarah Palin, who endorsed Handel in >>>>> 2010 and who never passes up a good culture war, wrote Chris Bodenner >>>>> at the Daily Beast. No surprise that Handel refused a severance >>>>> package, which would have kept her from talking about the controversy >>>>> in public. >>>>> >>>>> In particular, a writer at The Nation had back-handed praise for >>>>> Handel, saying that her exit strategy was reflective of evil >>>>> brilliance. >>>>> >>>>> Handels very public resignation letter shows a political acumen and >>>>> sophisticated grasp of cultural narrative, wrote Ilyse Hogue. Weve >>>>> not heard the last of Karen Handel. And when she surfaces to tell her >>>>> story, people should remember: shes not the victim, shes a >>>>> sophisticated political operator who may have g >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:346554 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
