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By: Cao's Blog

Cao's Blog — Wed, 10 May 2006 05:44:49 +0000

Where the hell are the big bloggers for Terri Schiavo?

Superhawk raises some very important questions over at Rightwingnuthouse. The big one being:
Where the hell are the big bloggers???
Well here’s Michelle Malkin’s little blurb today, but…as Superhawk said in comments here:
This is …

By: Heart of Canada

Heart of Canada — Thu, 03 Mar 2005 09:28:29 +0000

Blogging In Spidey’s Shoes
I don’t really care about what happened to Eason Jordan. It’s good that bloggers were able to do something about a situation that mainstream media wouldn’t touch, but it wasn’t something I was going to blog about myself. Rathergate? Yeah,

By: Paul Deignan

Paul Deignan — Thu, 03 Mar 2005 01:41:08 +0000

There is a central point to the Terri Schiavo situation that has not been articulated well.

In a sentence: “Our government may not be allowed to murder us.”

It really is as simple as that.

Yes, the big blogs have been irresponsible, but only to the degree that they have not invested time to think of what is going on before our eyes. They have become what they despise — unthinking and reflexive. This is not a fault with them as individuals; rather it is a demonstration of the systemic aspect of our entertainment culture.

It is always easier to ridicule – there is little risk in that venture. However, the Terri Schiavo situation is fundamentally different. It demands risk. To address the issue productively, the blogger must risk doing something that they have not done before. They must request action and stake their credibility on the propriety of their cause.

This is life in a microcosm.

By: Belief Seeking Understanding

Belief Seeking Understanding — Wed, 02 Mar 2005 20:58:42 +0000

128th Carnival Of The Vanities
Thanks to the good people at Silfray Hraka for letting me host. Thanks to those who submitted a veritable cornucopia of posts of every size and kind imaginable. Without further ado, I give you the 128th Carnival of the Vanities!…

By: Brian B

Brian B — Sat, 26 Feb 2005 00:56:27 +0000

Yup, the trackback URL for this post is broken.

By: Cao

Cao — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 00:39:32 +0000

I linked and tracked back but nothing happened. Hmmmm.

By: Cao

Cao — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 23:46:12 +0000

This is not about rightwing religious fanatics, and I’m am finding more and more bias that covers what the real issues are. It is very troubling. And thanks for publishing my comment; this is not only about Terri’s life, this is politicking over an innocent woman’s life, this is about judicial power, and promoting a right to die book. Disgusting.

By: kimberly

kimberly — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 23:20:30 +0000

It appalls me at the lack of concern for life in this country. Why are we so apathetic towards those who are weaker and unable to speak for themselves? Life is the ultimate right and yet we will blather on incessantly about a politician or newsperson that has stepped over a line, yet don’t seem remotely concerned about those issues that truly are a matter of life and death. Great post and you are very correct.

By: MY Vast Right Wing Conspiracy

MY Vast Right Wing Conspiracy — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 22:30:47 +0000

More thoughts on the Blogs For Terri effort
…from Superhawk at Right Wing Nut House:

The Eason Jordan story was driven to the fore of mainstream media coverage as the direct result of the excellent work and tireless efforts of many of the larger blogs.

The Terri Schiavo tragedy has playe…

By: Beth

Beth — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 22:07:44 +0000

*clap* *clap* *clap* BRAVO! Well said! And obviously not written in the heat of passionate fury as my two posts about this idea were…
I’ll add one point–they do actually write about social issues to an extent; i.e. Michelle Malkin’s writings about Kid Rock’s supposed invitation to perform at the Bush twins’ inauguration party, about the oversexualization of the culture, etc. Hugh Hewitt writes about social issues as well–or at least he used to. Those are just a couple of examples off the top of my head, without even looking for more–and it further begs the question, why not this social issue?
I’m linking this post at my site to spread the word (for what it’s worth, with my non-mainstream traffic).

Mainstream blogs, by the way, is exactly what I’ve thought for quite some time. In the ice cream analogy, they’d be the Breyer’s or Edy’s that you can get anywhere. WE are the Ben & Jerry’s, or more as I prefer, the Godiva ice cream. High quality, selected by a few, and not known to everyone. I don’t mind that, either, as a smaller scale keeps one closer to the readers who make blogging enjoyable.