Spiceblog. I'm not convinced.
Spivak & Bice are out with Spiceblog. The point of this? As they put it, "trudge through the scores of local political blogs so you don’t have to. Here’s a peek at the good, the not-so-good, the truly offensive or the just sort of interesting"
There were positive comments around the Cheddarspehere about this. Like this, this, this and this. Frankly I am somewhat more cautious.
Why the cautious thoughts?
From the second post ever on Spiceblog we get this.
Whoever said religion and politics don't mix never spent any time in blogland. Take a look at Democratic congressional candidate Bryan Kennedy's essay dealing with his family’s conversion from Catholicism to the Mormon faith -- an odd disclosure to a heavily Catholic electorate.
On the blog response we get this.
Doesn’t matter, Kennedy’s posting has sparked not one but two attacks from the right. Kennedy countered today with a wordy response.
Let me clue you in on something, in the first 7 words of his "essay" Brian Kennedy managed to insult Christians. That might offend some people, would you not think? Brian Kennedy is running for Congress in a VERY conservative district. What he published here at the very least was monumentaly stupid, though obviously an honest reflection of his beliefs. To Spiceblog, it was just an essay with an odd disclosure.
By the way the 7 words, how is it that conservative religious zealots. I do not really care what else he had to say. My point is in 7 words he managed to insult bunches of Christians by calling them zealots. Not a great way to start an open dialouge is it?
However, when two highly respected conservative bloggers respond and offer their comments, they are not offering opinion, they are on the "attack". The Spiceblog statement also implies two responses from this post by Kennedy was somewhat excessive by saying, not one but two.
Let me clue you guys into something on this "new media", we write on what interests us and we do not talk to each other before we post. Frankly, I am surprised there were not more posts on this.
Here is my question, are you going to try to play Spiceblog down the middle, or continue with the usual left leaning writing we get from your paper?
By the way Spiceblog, by my pointing out that Kennedy insulted Christians in the first seven words in his post, am I on the attack or making an astute political observation?
One final point,we kind of like people to come around and read our blogs! So can you drop the "so you don't have to" line? ;)
There were positive comments around the Cheddarspehere about this. Like this, this, this and this. Frankly I am somewhat more cautious.
Why the cautious thoughts?
From the second post ever on Spiceblog we get this.
Whoever said religion and politics don't mix never spent any time in blogland. Take a look at Democratic congressional candidate Bryan Kennedy's essay dealing with his family’s conversion from Catholicism to the Mormon faith -- an odd disclosure to a heavily Catholic electorate.
On the blog response we get this.
Doesn’t matter, Kennedy’s posting has sparked not one but two attacks from the right. Kennedy countered today with a wordy response.
Let me clue you in on something, in the first 7 words of his "essay" Brian Kennedy managed to insult Christians. That might offend some people, would you not think? Brian Kennedy is running for Congress in a VERY conservative district. What he published here at the very least was monumentaly stupid, though obviously an honest reflection of his beliefs. To Spiceblog, it was just an essay with an odd disclosure.
By the way the 7 words, how is it that conservative religious zealots. I do not really care what else he had to say. My point is in 7 words he managed to insult bunches of Christians by calling them zealots. Not a great way to start an open dialouge is it?
However, when two highly respected conservative bloggers respond and offer their comments, they are not offering opinion, they are on the "attack". The Spiceblog statement also implies two responses from this post by Kennedy was somewhat excessive by saying, not one but two.
Let me clue you guys into something on this "new media", we write on what interests us and we do not talk to each other before we post. Frankly, I am surprised there were not more posts on this.
Here is my question, are you going to try to play Spiceblog down the middle, or continue with the usual left leaning writing we get from your paper?
By the way Spiceblog, by my pointing out that Kennedy insulted Christians in the first seven words in his post, am I on the attack or making an astute political observation?
One final point,we kind of like people to come around and read our blogs! So can you drop the "so you don't have to" line? ;)
posted by realdebate @ 11:12 PM
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