I Am The Medium, You Are The Message

Hillary Clinton’s online guru, Peter Daou, writes in HuffPo about the ways in which online commenters, which he calls the “commentariat,” are transforming the national dialog. An excerpt: Virtually every online venue that played a role in the ’08 race provided a platform for public dialogue. Blogs, boards, news sites, YouTube, Twitter, and social networks [...]

The Left v. Obama Aide, Not Yet A Flamewar

Steve Hildebrand’s piece in Huffington Post is just the sort of thing to get the blogging juices going. As a former deputy director of the Obama campaign, he delivers a blunt message to the left: Sit tight. Everything will be alright. This is not a time for the left wing of our Party to draw [...]

Gates of Hell

This isn’t news to many of you commentators, but, apparently, TIME constitutes part of the Gates of Hell. Don’t worry, I won’t be going after your souls… yet.

Top Ten Everything of 2008

Time.com is out with its annual top 10 of everything lists. My favorite so far is “Top 10 Open Mic Moments,” featuring the unexpectedly picked up musings of Jesse Jackson, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and Swampland contributor Mike Murphy, among others. (Warning: Sometimes they use language not allowed on Swampland.) Also see the top 10 [...]