LGF Not Like Tammany Hall?
Charles Johnson
Sun Mar 2, 2008 at 8:44 am PST • Views: 196
Since I didn’t know that anyone had compared Little Green Footballs to Tammany Hall, I’m not too crushed by Dick Meyer’s CBS column saying they’re not doing it any more: The Decline of Blogs And Gaffes, CBS’ Dick Meyer Takes Heart In The Dithering Of Two Traditional Campaign Weapons.
Two things seem to be less important in the campaign of 2008 than recent campaigns: blogs and gaffes. These are signs of political maturity, otherwise known as good news.
First, blogs: 2004 was the Year of the Blogger - supposedly. They built up Howard Dean, devoured John Kerry and anointed themselves kingmakers and queenbreakers of the left and right. They weren’t that.
In 2008, no one is pretending they are. The Daily Kos is [sic] being treated like the Oracle of Delphi. Little Green Footballs isn’t compared to Tammany Hall anymore.
On the other hand, people also used to compare CBS to a reputable news organization.
Frank says: