Alarming News: I like Morgan Freeberg. A lot.
American Digest: And I like this from "The Blog That Nobody Reads", because it is -- mostly -- about me. What can I say? I'm on an ego trip today. It won't last.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: We were following a trackback and thinking "hmmm... this is a bloody excellent post!", and then we realized that it was just part III of, well, three...Damn. I wish I'd written those.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: ...I just remembered that I found a new blog a short while ago, House of Eratosthenes, that I really like. I like his common sense approach and his curiosity when it comes to why people believe what they believe rather than just what they believe.
Brutally Honest: Morgan Freeberg is brilliant.
Dr. Melissa Clouthier: Morgan Freeberg at House of Eratosthenes (pftthats a mouthful) honors big boned women in skimpy clothing. The picture there is priceless--keep scrolling down.
Exile in Portales: Via Gerard: Morgan Freeberg, a guy with a lot to say. And he speaks The Truth...and it's fascinating stuff. Worth a read, or three. Or six.
Just Muttering: Two nice pieces at House of Eratosthenes, one about a perhaps unintended effect of the Enron mess, and one on the Gore-y environ-movie.
Mein Blogovault: Make "the Blog that No One Reads" one of your daily reads.
The Virginian: I know this post will offend some people, but the author makes some good points.
Poetic Justice: Cletus! Ah gots a laiv one fer yew...
Now, this is interesting:
On Twitter, Republicans are absolutely dominant, according to a recent study by a prominent Washington policy analyst. The study found that Republican politicians have far more followers and influence on the micro-blogging site than do their Democratic counterparts.
GOP prominence on online social networks heralds a markedly different trend from the technologically dominant Obama presidential campaign, which outmatched its opponents in virtually every area of online communications. But necessity is the mother of invention, and having been relegated to the minority both in popular opinion and electoral prominence, Republicans have had to turn to alternative ways to get their messages out.
According to Forbes, the report shows that
in the House of Representatives, Republicans are far more prolific, sending out 29,162 Tweets through early January, five times as many micro messages as their Democratic counterparts. In the Senate, Republicans’ 6,310 tweets outnumber Democrats’ by a far smaller 35% margin.
Because Republican Congressmen tweet more often, more people subscribe, or “follow,” their Twitter feeds. Thanks in part to lots of Twitter activity from groups like Top Conservatives On Twitter (TCOT), Republicans occupy 18 of the top 20 spots in terms of followers on Twitter. Republicans “follow” people back, too–or at least more than Democrats. The study says they subscribe to more people’s feeds by a factor of 10.
“Mother of invention” theory. I find this to be an intriguing explanation. It implies this isn’t quite so much a Republican groundswell as a democrat retreat. Like, as soon as they’re done beating that opposition they don’t have a whole lot to say to us.
True of both sides, I suppose.
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Morgan, this is unrelated but I would like your thoughts on it:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Lets-Hope-These-4-Things-Dont-usnews-2604707770.html?x=0&.v=1
These lines are what jumped out at me:
There will be careful efforts to make sure that no deserving American feels any pain (the rich don’t count as deserving) and that Congress passes no unpopular measures that would get anybody unelected.
Bullshit! The “rich” include a lot of small business owners, you know, the ones that provide most of the jobs?
Next up, we’ve got:
Assuming the economy stabilizes, this is also the year that President Obama will start to talk tough about reducing America’s $8 trillion public debt, which amounts to more than half of our total economic output.
No comment. I’m laughing too hard.
And finally, this gem:
Given the painful transformation of the U.S. economy, Americans ought to be saving like crazy and buying nothing they don’t need.
Funny…I thought we WANTED people to spend money. Isn’t that what’s going to put retail and factory workers, service providers, etc…back to work? Besides, it’s funny advice considering how the government has been throwing money around this year at Obama’s behest.
You got any comments to add, Morgan?
- cylarz | 01/15/2010 @ 21:05Twitter. You know, I’ve gotten to thinking – in a way, being thrown out of power once in awhile may be what keeps conservatives lean and mean and resourceful. I have noticed that when our guys are in there too long, they have a way of getting complacent. They get to thinking, “Oh, hmm…the base GOP voters you say. Ah, hell with them. Where else are they gonna go?”
We can stay away from the polls entirely on Election Day, or show up and then write in “Mickey Mouse.” That’s where.
I’m hoping that the drubbing our party received in 06 and 08 will put this misbegotten thinking to rest for good, or at least for a generation.
- cylarz | 01/15/2010 @ 23:05