by publius
Steve Benen continues to expand his media empire, with a flattering profile today in the Politico. I particularly enjoyed this:
His wife nudged him, too [to start blogging]. "I would frequently bother (her) with hours of political diatribes. She ultimately encouraged me to take it online."
Some say Iraq, but I'm convinced that the liberal blogosphere owes its existence to unwilling audience members (e.g., friends/spouses/dogs) who were forced to become indentured listeners.
Haha. There's a kernel of truth there!
(Seriously, I didn't talk politics nearly as often until 2002, when it became pretty clear where things were headed.)
That is a pretty nice write-up for Steve. But then, he does some pretty nice work.
Posted by: Batocchio | June 19, 2007 at 03:13 PM
Yup. Those who had to endure my serial email rants finally got fed up. One guy approached me on behalf of the group and opened the world of blogs to me. Then I found this guy calling himself "publius" on Legal Fiction and I thought, "What a better way to use my time and energy."
Posted by: Eric Martin | June 19, 2007 at 05:00 PM
that's guy's overrated, though his indie rock sensibilities are spot on
Posted by: publius | June 19, 2007 at 05:38 PM
Hmm. I thought that the Politico was being tarred as rightwing and joined at the hip to Drudge?
Posted by: OCSteve | June 19, 2007 at 06:37 PM
You got that one bassackwards p-diddy.
OCSteve,
I was thinking the same thing...and I would fathom that the answer can be found in some combination of these two things:
1. The "joinder" was a bit overstated, even if true in essence.
2. Even partisan outlets will throw bones around to create the appearance of non-partisanship. I mean, there is a "Colmes" (though I in absolutely no way want to imply that Benen is anything like Alan Colmes).
Posted by: Eric Martin | June 19, 2007 at 07:48 PM
Eric: I’m sure you are correct. I don’t read them regularly, and I have not seen any concrete “outings” of bias. But the few (<10) articles I have read there just smell like it. Hard to describe, but it is like a vibe that stimulates a certain part of my rightwing brain…
Posted by: OCSteve | June 19, 2007 at 09:21 PM
Yeah, gets my spidey senses tingling too...
Posted by: Eric Martin | June 20, 2007 at 11:29 AM