The obligatory “Time names the top 25 blogs” post
posted at 2:05 pm on February 17, 2009 by Allahpundit
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Commenters in Headlines are miffed that no conservative sites were included this year. Huh? Sullivan’s right here.
Seriously, though, any list with Lileks on it — and dKos in the overrated file — can’t be all bad. My feeling here is the same as my feeling about Shuster’s new nightly “over to you, nutroots” segment: Why shouldn’t a lefty outlet skew towards lefty blogs? Tossing in a righty site in a conspicuous act of tokenism wouldn’t please anyone. And in fairness, TPM and HuffPo are defensible picks not only for their influence within big media but because they emphasize original reporting, a rarity among megasites on our side.
Still, though — no blogger embeds? Yon? Totten? Roggio? Hello?
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Ummm it is the Media, they run the world remember.
upinak on February 17, 2009 at 2:07 PM
I’m sorry, have they dedicated their lives to bashing Bush and railing against the war? They’ve just reported the situation from the ground? Pfft.
amerpundit on February 17, 2009 at 2:07 PM
Read the entry on Sullivan:
amerpundit on February 17, 2009 at 2:08 PM
So how does a conservative-free Top-25 list (of anything, really) gel with the logic pushing the Fairness Doctrine?
BobMbx on February 17, 2009 at 2:08 PM
Funny.
I like how they describe him as “reliably conservative” on military matters. It’s so astonishingly false.
Splunge on February 17, 2009 at 2:08 PM
If Time acknowledged that it was a left leaning magazine, I could accept your notion that we should allow the left to value the lefties. But Time presents this list in a non-political light. For instnace, it talks about Talking Points Memo as distinguished based on its tendency to engage its readers on fact finding missions.
RedSoxNation on February 17, 2009 at 2:09 PM
I am happy about the inclusion of James Lilek’s The Bleat.
Otherwise? Eh, not so much. I was pleased to see Kos as overrated. Like that’s some new relevation.
Andrew Sullivan being on the list? That makes my head explode.
Athena on February 17, 2009 at 2:09 PM
Overall, a rather predictable list. Except for the inclusion of Lileks, which was a pleasant surprise.
Slublog on February 17, 2009 at 2:10 PM
Time is ridiculous. Yaoni Sanchez of Generacion Y is actually a woman, so whoever researched these blogs didn’t do a very good job as they kept referring to the author as “he”. Sanchez’s blog is quite good, she exposes the real Cuba, not the left’s general version of the island as a paradise.
dagny on February 17, 2009 at 2:10 PM
I remember when Time was a fairly objective and interesting mag.
That was a very long time ago.
Now, not so much.
Jenfidel on February 17, 2009 at 2:10 PM
That’s GREAT. Let them think we don’t matter. They didn’t think FreeRepublic or LittleGreenFootballs mattered much in September of 2004 either.
rockmom on February 17, 2009 at 2:11 PM
I found, through another site, http://failblog.org this morning. I may never visit another site again. Dude after Dude after Dude.
Marcus on February 17, 2009 at 2:11 PM
Deadspin. Good choice.
Oh, politics? Meh.
Abby Adams on February 17, 2009 at 2:12 PM
Can’t believe Rate My Poo didn’t make it.
The Ugly American on February 17, 2009 at 2:12 PM
Top Ten Blogs
1. I hate Bush
2. Bush is Evil
3. Bush is Hitler
4. Bush causes global warming
5. Bush is a war criminal
6. Bush is a terrorist
7. Bush lied kids died
8. Bush is stupid
9. Bush cause athletes foot
10. Blame Bush for everything
MDWNJ on February 17, 2009 at 2:13 PM
Isn’t that
Joke Line’sJoe Klein’s rag?Patrick S on February 17, 2009 at 2:13 PM
Me thinks they just didn’t want to give the obviously popular (and awesome) MM and HA any press. Yeah, I’m biased, but there’s no way “Pioneer Woman” or whatever is better than our beloved MM and HA.
Pasalubong on February 17, 2009 at 2:13 PM
There is no blog but Hot Air, and all…wait…nevermind.
:)
Who knew Time was still in business? pfft. paper is so 1898.
OwlorNothing on February 17, 2009 at 2:14 PM
Time magazine? It still exists? I thought only in dentist & dr’s offices-old back issues donated from the deceased estates of former patients.
Well, I’m sure it will go under soon.
Magazine sales are tanking anyway, like newspapers.
Good riddance.
Badger40 on February 17, 2009 at 2:15 PM
LMAO!
Badger40 on February 17, 2009 at 2:16 PM
“Time” IS a left wing blog.
rplat on February 17, 2009 at 2:17 PM
We don’t matter.
Allahpundit on February 17, 2009 at 2:17 PM
That is a pretty weird place.
Badger40 on February 17, 2009 at 2:17 PM
As I have said to my gay conservative friend, I no longer read Sullivan because he’s too gay for me in every stereotypical sense of the word. Emotions over reason etc. His obsession with Obama is also quite interesting.
I do think though that he’s no less conservative than many people here who supported the Patriot Act and other government abuses.
There’s something ironic though about a magazine rating blogs. Somehow I get the feeling that a dinosaur has decided to offer his expert opinion on which modern mammal has a better chance of surviving.
radiofreevillage on February 17, 2009 at 2:18 PM
11. http://www.MeLoveObama.com
12. http://www.ObamaMakesTheWorldGoRound.com
13. http://www.MakeObamaRulerForLife.com
14. http://www.ObamaIsCoolAndGroovy.com
15. http://www.IfObamaDontFixItThenItWasntBroke.com
MB4 on February 17, 2009 at 2:19 PM
Speak for yourself, I matter a lot in my own world.
MDWNJ on February 17, 2009 at 2:20 PM
TPM and Marshall is a superb blog albeit one with a liberal/left perspective that colors too much of their content. Some of the stuff Marshall says is just absurd.
But he’s been able to combine the best internet reporting with analysis of any other blog out there.
Conservatives need to emulate him if they could.
SteveMG on February 17, 2009 at 2:20 PM
I live in the real world.
Allahpundit on February 17, 2009 at 2:21 PM
Reminds me of the local leftist group. The one that ‘embraces diversity of thought’. They proudly proclaim that conservatives would not feel at home at their annual awards function. They are sooooooo intelligent, they fail to see the contradiction.
GarandFan on February 17, 2009 at 2:22 PM
Life is a journey not a destination.
Tav on February 17, 2009 at 2:22 PM
It’s attitudes like that that win republicans elections in NY.
Oh.
lorien1973 on February 17, 2009 at 2:22 PM
Convince me I’m wrong.
Allahpundit on February 17, 2009 at 2:23 PM
they should do a Kook list for sites like Prison Planet and LRC
jp on February 17, 2009 at 2:23 PM
On a serious note, how do you figure that HA doesn’t matter. If that’s the case why do what you do?
MDWNJ on February 17, 2009 at 2:23 PM
LOL-Since when did the posts on that hideos freedom-hating, created by a communist for communists blog, not sound like DNC talking points?
-Dave
Dave R. on February 17, 2009 at 2:25 PM
So how does a conservative-free Top-25 list (of anything, really) gel with the logic pushing the Fairness Doctrine?
BobMbx on February 17, 2009 at 2:08 PM
——-
Some blogs are more equal than others.
-Orwell’s Cat
Mew
acat on February 17, 2009 at 2:25 PM
Note to Allah: Even if HA doesn’t matter, since you made need some investors behind it, may not be so wise to claim you are impotent
jp on February 17, 2009 at 2:26 PM
To do is to be.
- Descartes
To be is to do.
- Voltaire
Do be do be do.
- Frank Sinatra
MB4 on February 17, 2009 at 2:26 PM
You’re not wrong, but watching “Rudy”, “Hoosiers”, “Rocky IV”, and the beginnging of “Patton” never hurt a flea. Carpe Diem, HA!
Pasalubong on February 17, 2009 at 2:26 PM
Because it’s fun, and because it pays the bill. Why does anyone do what they do?
Allahpundit on February 17, 2009 at 2:27 PM
Um…then why are you here? Why is Michelle still doing what she is doing? I know it isn’t just a paycheck for her.
Why is Fox News so successful? Why does it enrage the left so much? Why did Axelrod send his paid trolls here and to other conservative blogs all through the campaign? Because we don’t matter?
rockmom on February 17, 2009 at 2:27 PM
Er, bills. I have more than one.
Allahpundit on February 17, 2009 at 2:27 PM
If you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.
Tav on February 17, 2009 at 2:29 PM
move to the south with the rest of the Yankees and cut the cost of those bills alot, but keep your NY based salary.
jp on February 17, 2009 at 2:30 PM
Convince AP he’s wrong?!? HA!
Better chance of converting him to Christianity…
Hoodlumman on February 17, 2009 at 2:30 PM
Top Ten Blogs
1. I hate Bush
2. Bush is Evil
3. Bush is Hitler
4. Bush causes global warming
5. Bush is a war criminal
6. Bush is a terrorist
7. Bush lied kids died
8. Bush is stupid
9. Bush cause athletes foot
10. Blame Bush for everything
MDWNJ on February 17, 2009 at 2:13 PM
#11 Bill Clinton’s “Bush ain’t so bad” blog
marklmail on February 17, 2009 at 2:32 PM
Was there a single conservative blog listed?
cannonball on February 17, 2009 at 2:32 PM
The Republican Party is all but a permanent minority party today. We have totally lost all representation in the Upper Midwest and New England, and demographic trends are decidedly NOT going in our direction. On top of it, we have the Messiah in office, poised to change the relationship of the citizen to the state in a way not done since the New Deal. Need I remind you that the Democrats controlled the House for 60 years following the New Deal. It’s over, and we have Bush — who completely abandoned fiscal conservatism — to thank for it. So yes, we don’t matter.
In more pleasant news… Those of you who like Red Eye will recognize Natali Del Conte, who initially became famous for reporting for TechCrunch for a few weeks, until she got a better job and bailed on them. Part of why she bailed was the mistreatment she suffered on their comment threads. I see TechCrunch is on the 5 overrated list. Oohrah Natali. :)
Outlander on February 17, 2009 at 2:32 PM
The obligatory “i’m not reading something that makes me click through 25 pages” comment.
clearbluesky on February 17, 2009 at 2:32 PM
Nothing really matters,
Anyone can see,
Nothing really matters-,nothing really matters to me…
TheUnrepentantGeek on February 17, 2009 at 2:32 PM
A person’s actions are just as determined as that of a billiard ball, planet or star. Human beings in their thinking, feeling and acting are not free but are as causally bound as the stars in their motions.
- Albert Einstein
MB4 on February 17, 2009 at 2:33 PM
You guys don’t get Allah. A bit of cynicism is good for balance and he is very good at it.
genso on February 17, 2009 at 2:33 PM
I thought you lived in New York City.
Oldnuke on February 17, 2009 at 2:33 PM
I have heard HotAir referenced on talk radio quite a bit, and apparently it matters since Obama is doing his best to silence it.
Also, quite often FOX covers a story not too long after it hits HotAir, so they are obviously reading HotAir, even if they aren’t giving it credit.
Sometimes you don’t realize the effect you are having.
Wasn’t that the point of It’s a Wonderful Life?
Disturb the Universe on February 17, 2009 at 2:34 PM
This is not the Time Magazine I knew…
cannonball on February 17, 2009 at 2:34 PM
Now that is funny
bladegripp on February 17, 2009 at 2:34 PM
It’s like RedSoxNation said – if they were open and honest about their liberal bias that’d be one thing, but since they present themselves as a “centrist” magazine with “no political affiliation” then they should have equal right and left sites on there.
What’s really infuriating is (once again) the liberal tendancy to assume that everyone is a liberal. Since they think their outlook actually is centrist, they feel these are centrist blogs.
crazy_legs on February 17, 2009 at 2:35 PM
Another reason why we have Obama.
Let’s all just give up & curl up into a miserable ball & die.
Pessimism & apathy-the death of all that really does matter.
Badger40 on February 17, 2009 at 2:36 PM
The one that really hurts is Crooks & Liars. I can see TPM and HuffPo, but Crooks & Liars?
Allahpundit on February 17, 2009 at 2:36 PM
Just more of the MSM setting the agenda.
Show the public what a ‘blog’ is, set the parameters about what a ‘blog’ is by showing (obviously leftist) examples, then the public begins to think of these as more mainstream and thinks automatically ‘left’ when the hear the word ‘blog’.
When a conservative blog makes waves, they are ridiculed as ‘marginal’ or ‘fringe’, even though the lefty blogs given the publicity are the ‘fringe’ sites.
catmman on February 17, 2009 at 2:37 PM
Surely, AP, Obama didn’t run to just “pay the bills”.
Entelechy on February 17, 2009 at 2:37 PM
Ummm.
Wait a minute…TIME? As in the Liberal Rag Mag?
And uhh, conservatives care what TIME say…since…when?
What next? We lobby for honorable mention from the Obama Ministry of Truth?
Montana on February 17, 2009 at 2:38 PM
I know what you mean. It doesn’t hurt me at all, though, as that’s what I think most media of today are, crooks and liars, and O-lovers.
Entelechy on February 17, 2009 at 2:38 PM
Well, you’ve gotten historically uninvolved folks like me involved. I rest my ass, your honor.
Patrick S on February 17, 2009 at 2:38 PM
AP, tell me, in your previous function, you didn’t matter in getting old Dan’s ars fried.
Entelechy on February 17, 2009 at 2:39 PM
Allah didn’t the 60 mins producer blame you for debunking the national guard story? If that’s true, isn’t that mattering?
MDWNJ on February 17, 2009 at 2:40 PM
Allah is just trying to fire up the natives… heh.
Hog Wild on February 17, 2009 at 2:41 PM
The question dear AP, is not whether or not we matter….but what we need to do to make sure we matter.
Humorous posts aside, we really do need to try and matter, at least. Don’t you agree? Or is H.A. just “entertainment?” Is that your point?
Perhaps I’m just a little too optimistic for my own good?
I think of H.A. as a giant magnifying glass into the heart and soul of leftist corruption, with a side of deep fried humor. Correct me if I’m wrong.
OwlorNothing on February 17, 2009 at 2:42 PM
Why don’t conservative megasites emphasize original reporting then?
Disturb the Universe on February 17, 2009 at 2:45 PM
Exactly.
By the way you do matter. HA brings a lot of awareness. Both directly and through conduits like other bloggers who take what you’ve done to different audiences and even just readers like myself who spread the information and discussion to other people via message boards and forums.
I dont have the time knowledge or energy to parse through all the news and issues. HA is invaluable to me in that regard. It provides me a lot of ammunition to fight ideological battles or provide convincing evidence of my beliefs. When I do that, I might not convince all the time, but I do know for a fact that it inspires others. I’ve gotten many messages along the lines of “I’m so glad you said that!” “I feel the same but I’m afraid to say anything!”
Dash on February 17, 2009 at 2:47 PM
Because we have real jobs? Although, I may need to pick up a second job here soon.
OwlorNothing on February 17, 2009 at 2:48 PM
Because their mission isn’t to engage in any fact finding – it’s to push conservative talking points that are established elsewhere in the GOP hierarchy.
starfleet_dude on February 17, 2009 at 2:49 PM
I have toejam in greater need of my attention than anything written by Sullivan.
Life is entirely too short to waste time on anything that tool composes.
BuckeyeSam on February 17, 2009 at 2:51 PM
Maybe it’s a good thing to be off of the radar screen for awhile. A lot of good can come from being stealthy. And knock off all of the fatalistic garbage, y’all! Now is not the time to give up. We are in a fight for our Republic. Stir yourselves up and press on! But then I’m a “sheepdog.”
This comes naturally for me.
Driefromseattle on February 17, 2009 at 2:55 PM
Or maybe they just don’t have a sugar daddy like Soros to fund original reporting.
clearbluesky on February 17, 2009 at 2:55 PM
Funny most of the blogs I’ve never heard of.
roux on February 17, 2009 at 2:55 PM
Starfleet dude: You do know that is only a sci fi franchise, right? You do know that there is no Enterprise out there flitting from solar system to solar system, right? I like the franchise, mind you, but I’m an actress. I know when something is real and make believe. Somehow I find the comments made by someone with the moniker of “starfleet dude” a little dubious.
Driefromseattle on February 17, 2009 at 2:58 PM
Then you need to stay in more often. :|
Patrick S on February 17, 2009 at 2:59 PM
Btw, didn’t Kos sign on with Newsweek a while back? so maybe Time’s overrated listing is just about driving the competition down.
clearbluesky on February 17, 2009 at 3:00 PM
FWIW, Fox News provides all the factiness the GOP needs to propagate on conservative blogs.
Lileks on the other hand is genuinely funny when reporting live from Target about the latest chic fashions. On politics, eh, not so much.
starfleet_dude on February 17, 2009 at 3:03 PM
That freak Markos was the backward baby boy that the left-wing network media adopted as THEIR blogger.
RobCon on February 17, 2009 at 3:04 PM
Beta male, beta male, beta male, beta male, beta male. I think that fills the daily quota.
Jim Treacher on February 17, 2009 at 3:05 PM
This just in from the insulated world of the Liberal Bubble. We see nothing We hear nothing We report nothing of any consequence. Way to make your self irrelevant. That’s the problem with new media instant feedback.
Dr Evil on February 17, 2009 at 3:06 PM
James Lilek of “The Bleat” is a conservative and a brilliant writer, unlike the rest of those clowns.
TexasJew on February 17, 2009 at 3:11 PM
http://www.iloveObama.com
http://www.iwouldsototallyhaveObama’sChildren.com
http://www.iwantObamatobemyman.com
http://www.Obamaissodreamy.com
http://www.Obamaistheman.com
http://www.weloveyoulongerthanthedayislong.com
http://www.wesurrendertoyourawesomenessObama.com
http://www.ObamaforPOTUSforlife.com
http://www.serveObamaordie.com
http://www.gaymenwholoveObamainatotallygayway.com
sabbott on February 17, 2009 at 3:18 PM
Sullivan has become, obviously, an absolute joke. I wonder what date in time they will stop referring to him as Conservative?
Papa_P on February 17, 2009 at 3:22 PM
What’s almost as funny as this list is their list of the Top 25 villians in the current economic problem. Only 1 elected Democrat politician on the entire list, and they seemed reluctant to even include him. That would be Billy Jeff. Of course they then list the evil Chimpy next up.
But there is absolutely no mention of Chris Dodd or Barney Frank. Also no mention of Jaime Gorelick.
Del Dolemonte on February 17, 2009 at 3:23 PM
Hey, I wonder what date in time they’ll stop referring to allahP as a Conservative?
Oh, wait…
starfleet_dude on February 17, 2009 at 3:25 PM
I came in late…what’s Jon Cryer doing on Meet the Press with a really bad haircut?
Snowed In on February 17, 2009 at 3:28 PM
Besides Time Magazine’s 2008 Person of the Year how many covers were of Obama?? They suckle the KoolAid in concentrated form and it’s spilling by the bucketfull on their glossy pages.
Hey Allah, you just can’t teach an OLD dog new tricks. Let’s start our own Top 25 Blog Awards….
TN Mom on February 17, 2009 at 3:30 PM
“Top X” lists are stupid, and only exist to generate clicks, hence the insulting and obnoxious 1-item-per-page format.
DaveS on February 17, 2009 at 3:33 PM
Have you ever read Pioneer Woman? Read this and tell me you don’t love her. Those pictures make me drool, and I don’t even eat meat.
Tanya on February 17, 2009 at 3:34 PM
Like Darwinian evolution my friend — give us time, just give us more time.
Au contraire, mon frère.
The truth is that every single decision that we make in life matters. It matters a great deal.
My collie says:
CyberCipher on February 17, 2009 at 3:35 PM
This is hilarious!
Jenfidel on February 17, 2009 at 3:37 PM
What?
Allahpundit on February 17, 2009 at 3:41 PM
Time Magazine love lefty blogs? No!
Breaking News: Osama Bin Laden hates George Bush! Developing…
RMR on February 17, 2009 at 3:43 PM
I know, I know. It’s not a moral decision, it’s just not my thing.
Tanya on February 17, 2009 at 3:55 PM
Even seeing Kos in a picture tends to give me the beginnings of a headache. He’s so hyper.
jeanie on February 17, 2009 at 4:04 PM
They got the name wrong – it should be “The Bleat”, not “bleat”.
I’m surprised they chose it at all. Guess they never stumbled across the Screedblog.
CherokeeJack on February 17, 2009 at 4:09 PM
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