Comments on: Real Scandal, Fake Blog

By: What’s So Difficult About a Hat Tip? at Blog P.I.

What’s So Difficult About a Hat Tip? at Blog P.I. — Thu, 22 May 2008 00:25:03 +0000

[...] noted this phenomenon more than once: Radar is a serial offender, failing to credit numerous blogs (including this one) for reporting on the “fake” blog that exposed the Mark Foley scandal, while claiming [...]

By: You Jackin’ It? at Blog P.I.

You Jackin’ It? at Blog P.I. — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 02:53:50 +0000

[...] Of course, so had Blog P.I., but I’m not about to cite myself as an authority… at least not yet. To read the column in full, just click here. [...]

By: The Hunt For Blog October at Blog P.I.

The Hunt For Blog October at Blog P.I. — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 21:36:14 +0000

[...] Stop me if you’ve heard this one: Previously unknown, weeks-old blog makes waves by posting the results of e-mails ultimately leading the blog’s target to vacate office. [...]

By: Wonkette

Wonkette — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 19:26:43 +0000

Your Crybaby Ethics Can't Help You Now...

The serious professional journalism professors over at Poynter.org (the website with the Romenesko guy) have posted a serious investigation about the crybaby excuses editors are giving for not running the Foley e-mails. Everybody had these things. And ...

By: Hooah Wife and friends » Kos something stinks

Hooah Wife and friends » Kos something stinks — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 21:46:12 +0000

[...] I heard something about it on Rush, then inquired about it to the Cotillion and then Little Miss Atilla gave me this link (PLEASE READ). Let’s put it this way…there is something amiss with the whole scandal timing. Nodbody is condoning those nasty messeages (makes my skin crawl), but why now??? I wish I could blog and research more – but this dang mom thing gets in the way. Yep, something truly ain’t Kosher here!!! Be back later to update. [...]

By: Hat Tips Are For Losers at Blog P.I.

Hat Tips Are For Losers at Blog P.I. — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 11:59:38 +0000

[...] Nice reporting there, Radar, though I’m not too clear on why you consider your story an “exclusive”: [...]

By: jason

jason — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 18:02:34 +0000

Say what you will, but the Reps’ leadership KNEW their guy was diddling underage boys and they let it slide cuz they don’t want to lose a house seat. It’s shameful.

By: Hey (Hey) You (You) Get Off Of My Comment Board! at Blog P.I.

Hey (Hey) You (You) Get Off Of My Comment Board! at Blog P.I. — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 16:49:26 +0000

[...] Some in the rightosphere see potential conspiracy in the fact that Rogers showed up early in the comment section (since removed) at the fake-but-accurate Stop Sex Predators blog. They shouldn’t; Rogers was only too glad to help get the word out, but by all appearances, he got scooped. Otherwise, it would have appeared first on his own blog, instead of an anonymous black ops blog. Here is a Rogers post at his own site, on Oct. 1: Well the good news is that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is finally getting it. I called their Director of Communications, Bill Burton, before the Foley story broke to let him know about Foley (and another case) were coming down the pike. While Burton promised to have someone email or return my call and didn’t, I am glad he followed up on my call and was ready on Friday to come out of the gate running. [...]

By: chsw

chsw — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 03:16:13 +0000

“Observer…” is correct that “donks” is not an acceptable term for Democrats, even though I heard it from then Congressman Gore when I worked in DC some 30 years back. The better term for Democrats also derives from their symbol, but has a tie-in to Hollywood. From now on, call a Democrat, especially those with pretentious noms de ‘net like “observer…”, a Jackass.

Right now, the Jackass Party still has no solutions for America’s problems abroad. The Jackass Party wants to abort the present economic recovery through higher taxes. The Jackass Party is truly the party of special interests such as tort lawyers and union bureaucrats. The Jackass Party now wants the electorate to focus on one congressman’s disgusting sex scandal where there has been no perjury and no one below DC’s age of consent (16) and not focus on the Jackasses’ utter paucity of ideas.

By: The Anchoress » Torture, dorm blessings, terrorists and rosaries

The Anchoress » Torture, dorm blessings, terrorists and rosaries — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 20:15:07 +0000

[...] On the other hand, why should we talk about terrorism and national security when we can just talk about sex? That’ll certainly keep us safe! I never really follow these sexcapade stories. I didnt’ follow Clinton/Lewinsky much, either, but I do recall that Newsweek tried to spike that story, didn’t it, and Dan Rather said he didn’t want to cover it because it was “salacious” or something? Somehow I think the press won’t find this story as distasteful to cover. Foley is a creep and the story is disgusting (and if Denny Hastert knew about it, he should resign; he’s an embarrassment) but Clarice Feldman has looked into its genesis and that’s pretty interesting. Apparently a fake blog was used to set up the Foley story’s well-timed release. [...]