tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post3548335875062187852..comments2008-05-02T08:07:37.760-04:00DanShanoff.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08126386161198401693noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-23548782342580290572008-05-01T16:34:00.000-04:002008-05-01T16:34:00.000-04:00While there are really grating aspects to this whole mess, what's truly unfortunate is the idea that bloggers are folks who are envious of where vetted journalists get to stand, with whom they rub shoulders, etc. The folks who are taking potshots are the same ones who could be (and have been) labeled as jock-sniffers, ie the MSM types. It's like the geek who finally got in with the cool crowd, only to be the most vociferous in hazing his once-peers.Gingham Paisley Houndstooth, IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13524044710749378903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-2024506313500508692008-04-30T16:13:00.000-04:002008-04-30T16:13:00.000-04:00I wonder if some of the bigger name blogger will be able to accept that their opinion isn't worth a whole lot either.<BR/><BR/>It's also interesting to watch those bloggers become the mainstream. Simmons is a perfect example. His writing is clearly tainted by the fact he has much greater access to the subjects he covers than several years ago.carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18329397218859712011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-10173862927722254162008-04-30T14:49:00.000-04:002008-04-30T14:49:00.000-04:00It amazes me to see how out of touch mainstream media is with new media. It's like they have no ability to grasp that their opinions aren't really anymore important than a random sports fan who actually watches all the games and follows their teams.<BR/><BR/>I don't know, I guess more realistically they don't want to accept that they aren't that important.Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03914758963177267247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-49356436812499648992008-04-30T12:48:00.000-04:002008-04-30T12:48:00.000-04:00I want to hear Thomas Friedman's take on all of this.Erotic Tangerineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06287397506869039366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-21639385728008473562008-04-30T11:52:00.000-04:002008-04-30T11:52:00.000-04:00Dan,<BR/><BR/>Have you realized that if you and your friends would respond like bloggers (make a joke out of it) instead of high school drama queens than you would win this epically trivial "battle"?<BR/><BR/>The title of your post alone is offensive--you're escalating a buzz bissinger meltdown into World War One. Update 1!! Update 2!! <BR/><BR/>I can't stand MSM's attack of blogs--it's unoriginal and repetitive. But I despise just the same, the retaliation/retort from bloggers. The solidarity, banding together baloney is annoying and superfluous.<BR/><BR/>Ignore it, and everything will be just okay. Nothing's worse than when a blogger gets called out and the rest of the "big name blogs" write masturbatory posts defending that blog.<BR/><BR/>Christ, get a life, write about sports, not some contrived drama. You're a drama queen.Jarshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11477280921365714130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-75956664644847329802008-04-30T11:49:00.000-04:002008-04-30T11:49:00.000-04:00Buzz that is. Sorry, I forgot to elaborateDr. Oh No Romohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01808204418371076813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-35669271908145407972008-04-30T10:49:00.000-04:002008-04-30T10:49:00.000-04:00Well, he got the attention that he wantedDr. Oh No Romohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01808204418371076813noreply@blogger.com