In a World Where...
(first posted at dailykos.com)
In a world where one small group from one political party holds power following a second suspect election, this one filled with paperless ballots now cleared from their machines, we need the honest blogger.
In a world full of spineless Democrats who roll over time and time again, protecting inbcumbency at all costs, further empowering the ReThuglican wing of the Repuglican Party, we need the honest blogger.
In a world where the mainstream press, broadcast, and cable snews networks suckle on the rancid teat of the conglomerate that owns them, steering clear of the tough questions in favor of ratings and happy sponsors, we need the honest blogger.
A one-dimensional Party in power.
A rotten, impotent opposition Party.
A failed, corrupt, "Fourth Estate" acting in collusion with the Party in power.
The honest blogger has become one of the few tools left to challenge them all. Anyone who rides the Web long enough can find and test the opinions, sources, and news provided by bloggers. A few minutes of googling is all it takes to determine a blogger's reputation. A few visits to a blogger's site will reveal its bias, its passion for the truth (or lack thereof) concerning any issue, and its ability and/or willingness to check the pulse of today's MonsterPolitic, today's RobberBarons, and today's CluelessNews. Once you've found the bloggers you trust, it's up to you to decide whether or not you'll:
Take their word for it.
Check the facts for yourself.
Debate the issue with others.
Examine your own biases, your own knowledge base, your own need to know.
The Web is the least regulated avenue of information right now. Here's hoping it stays that way. The honest blogger doesn't claim to be a news service. Let's hope it stays that way. The PowersThatBe may be in charge, but in a world where the Web acts as a kind of global grapevine, it is literally impossible for them to "manage the truth." Let's hope it stays that way.
Just as Lenny Bruce claimed that "You need the deviant," we need the honest blogger. And if Bill Hicks were alive today, I'll bet he'd be reading and quoting from Kos and other honest bloggers as he strafed O'Reilly and Scarborough from a comedy club in AnyTown, USA.
In a world where ethics drown in a sea of sound bites, the honest bloggers are easy to spot. You found them, didn't you?
In a world where one small group from one political party holds power following a second suspect election, this one filled with paperless ballots now cleared from their machines, we need the honest blogger.
In a world full of spineless Democrats who roll over time and time again, protecting inbcumbency at all costs, further empowering the ReThuglican wing of the Repuglican Party, we need the honest blogger.
In a world where the mainstream press, broadcast, and cable snews networks suckle on the rancid teat of the conglomerate that owns them, steering clear of the tough questions in favor of ratings and happy sponsors, we need the honest blogger.
A one-dimensional Party in power.
A rotten, impotent opposition Party.
A failed, corrupt, "Fourth Estate" acting in collusion with the Party in power.
The honest blogger has become one of the few tools left to challenge them all. Anyone who rides the Web long enough can find and test the opinions, sources, and news provided by bloggers. A few minutes of googling is all it takes to determine a blogger's reputation. A few visits to a blogger's site will reveal its bias, its passion for the truth (or lack thereof) concerning any issue, and its ability and/or willingness to check the pulse of today's MonsterPolitic, today's RobberBarons, and today's CluelessNews. Once you've found the bloggers you trust, it's up to you to decide whether or not you'll:
Take their word for it.
Check the facts for yourself.
Debate the issue with others.
Examine your own biases, your own knowledge base, your own need to know.
The Web is the least regulated avenue of information right now. Here's hoping it stays that way. The honest blogger doesn't claim to be a news service. Let's hope it stays that way. The PowersThatBe may be in charge, but in a world where the Web acts as a kind of global grapevine, it is literally impossible for them to "manage the truth." Let's hope it stays that way.
Just as Lenny Bruce claimed that "You need the deviant," we need the honest blogger. And if Bill Hicks were alive today, I'll bet he'd be reading and quoting from Kos and other honest bloggers as he strafed O'Reilly and Scarborough from a comedy club in AnyTown, USA.
In a world where ethics drown in a sea of sound bites, the honest bloggers are easy to spot. You found them, didn't you?
posted by The Heathen Monk | 3:23 AM
1 Comments:
Gregory, the "honest blogger" comment referred to Kos at dailykos.com, who took a Roveian beating that claimed Kos hadn't disclosed his former status as a paid consultant to the Dean campaign. He had, time and time again, to ABC news, Salon.com, and on his own blogsite. Most likely, the smear campaign was initiated in order to divert attention away from the criminal payola of Armstrong Williams and his acceptance of taxpayer money in order to shill for Bush's "No Child Left Behind." As far as Iran goes, I've been there - Iran, Texas that is - and it's just too small a town for me. But thanks for the suggestion!
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