Jane Hamsher: Says John Linder, member of the House GOP Steering Committee: "I really don't pay much attention to blogs," he said. &quo
May 20, 2007

Jane Hamsher:

Says John Linder, member of the House GOP Steering Committee: "I really don't pay much attention to blogs," he said. "You can say anything on those blogs without any attribution and get away with it."

Liberal blogs have been influential, the Georgia lawmaker acknowledged. But he dismissed their conservative counterparts, saying, "I don't pay any attention to them."

I know the right wingers are trying to rally the GOP to get on board with them, but I think their dominance on talk radio hurts their chances. The WaPo has an article posted "by Jose Antonio Vargas about how the GOP lags well behind the Dems when it comes to an online presenceit," but I wonder if this is just another call to arms for the right. Jane has more...

Can you help us out?

For nearly 20 years we have been exposing Washington lies and untangling media deceit, but now Facebook is drowning us in an ocean of right wing lies. Please give a one-time or recurring donation, or buy a year's subscription for an ad-free experience. Thank you.

Discussion

We welcome relevant, respectful comments. Any comments that are sexist or in any other way deemed hateful by our staff will be deleted and constitute grounds for a ban from posting on the site. Please refer to our Terms of Service for information on our posting policy.
Mastodon