Where's the Blog?
Hugh Hewitt seems, both on his blog and during his show yesterday, to be concerned about the blogosphere’s ignoring the "whitewash" report on Rathergate. And rightly so. It isn’t the only story that’s missing the intense review needed.
There is the Armstrong Williams and No Child Left Behind story. This one will get oodles of MSM attention, and yet seems absent from the blogs. As Glenn Reynolds notes by quoting a couple of middle paragraphs in a NY Times piece on Williams, it isn’t the first time its been done, and it isn’t the largest. But why aren’t we making sure those middle paragraphs get attention, just as the headlines do. And further more, making it clear that Mr. Williams was wrong.
And of course, there is the "Salvador Option" from last weeks Newsweek. The left leaning blogs, much of the MSM, and the Arab press are giddy with this news. Yet the center right blogs seem to be vacationing on the issue and haven’t shown any fault or bias in the column. And there is much in it to question.
Or even the simple AP report that describes the potential changes in the Vice President’s role during a second term. It’s replete with quotes from pompous elites that relish the chance to put the big hat on Dick and have George be seen as the little man behind the desk. But no news, and unfortunately, not challenged by bloggers in the know on how things work in the White House.
Opportunities to challenge the MSM for their unabashed, yet un-confessed bias are everywhere, and blogs, including this one, either make a decision to hold the MSM to the fire, or we don’t. Frankly, I hope Hugh is wrong and there aren’t any effects of the Heisenberg Principle at work. It would be much better if we were just too busy with our vacations, work and daily responsibilities.
