Comments on: The Ability of the Press to Define Acceptable Consensus http://deanesmay.com/2009/01/12/the-ability-of-the-press-to-define-acceptable-consensus/ Defending the liberal tradition in history, science, and philosophy. Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Kevin D. http://deanesmay.com/2009/01/12/the-ability-of-the-press-to-define-acceptable-consensus/#comment-167475 Kevin D. Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:49:28 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/2009/01/12/the-ability-of-the-press-to-define-acceptable-consensus/#comment-167475 I like you in my camp, Dean.  You bring marshmallows. I like you in my camp, Dean.  You bring marshmallows.

]]> By: Dean Esmay http://deanesmay.com/2009/01/12/the-ability-of-the-press-to-define-acceptable-consensus/#comment-167436 Dean Esmay Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:44:33 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/2009/01/12/the-ability-of-the-press-to-define-acceptable-consensus/#comment-167436 Oh, I should add, the fact that I found their influence sickening and disheartening doesn't change their obvious impact. I'd been aching for a sensible rational and decent-minded left, and these are the folks we got instead. So it goes, I'm philosophical about it now. It's just how politics works. We got Glenn Greenwald, Markos, Ariana Huffington, Atrios, and that lot. Oh well. No getting around it. The fact that I despise their brand of politics as much as I deplore the far right's brand of politics may make me a "right winger" in some eyes, but if so, well, there are an awful lot of right wingers who aren't exactly happy to have me in their camp either. So it goes. Oh, I should add, the fact that I found their influence sickening and disheartening doesn’t change their obvious impact. I’d been aching for a sensible rational and decent-minded left, and these are the folks we got instead. So it goes, I’m philosophical about it now. It’s just how politics works. We got Glenn Greenwald, Markos, Ariana Huffington, Atrios, and that lot. Oh well. No getting around it. The fact that I despise their brand of politics as much as I deplore the far right’s brand of politics may make me a "right winger" in some eyes, but if so, well, there are an awful lot of right wingers who aren’t exactly happy to have me in their camp either. So it goes.

]]> By: Dean Esmay http://deanesmay.com/2009/01/12/the-ability-of-the-press-to-define-acceptable-consensus/#comment-167435 Dean Esmay Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:41:39 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/2009/01/12/the-ability-of-the-press-to-define-acceptable-consensus/#comment-167435 The leftish blogosphere kicked into high gear right around 2003-2004, and were a major influence on the party and on the press. Daily Kos and Huffington Post were arguably extremely influential on the press and major drivers of the press's attitude toward the Bush administration. The leftish blogosphere kicked into high gear right around 2003-2004, and were a major influence on the party and on the press. Daily Kos and Huffington Post were arguably extremely influential on the press and major drivers of the press’s attitude toward the Bush administration.

]]> By: Kevin D. http://deanesmay.com/2009/01/12/the-ability-of-the-press-to-define-acceptable-consensus/#comment-167398 Kevin D. Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:24:59 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/2009/01/12/the-ability-of-the-press-to-define-acceptable-consensus/#comment-167398 Correct me if I'm wrong, but the author of this piece is clearly left-leaning, and seems to miss the fact that, by-in-large, the impact of the blogosphere on the MSM is from the right to one degree or another. For example, this very blog:  Dean's World.  Compared to the MSM, Dean's World is right-leaning, even if Dean protests the label. I dunno... it just seems to me the author seems to think the impact of the blogosphere is coming from one side of the political spectrum when, in my experience, it's coming from the other. But, hey, I can admit that maybe I'm speaking from my own bias... Correct me if I’m wrong, but the author of this piece is clearly left-leaning, and seems to miss the fact that, by-in-large, the impact of the blogosphere on the MSM is from the right to one degree or another.

For example, this very blog:  Dean’s World.  Compared to the MSM, Dean’s World is right-leaning, even if Dean protests the label.

I dunno… it just seems to me the author seems to think the impact of the blogosphere is coming from one side of the political spectrum when, in my experience, it’s coming from the other.

But, hey, I can admit that maybe I’m speaking from my own bias…

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