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YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS UP.
Erick Erickson at Redstate comments on the news that the Washington Post has hired former TPM reporter Greg Sargent:
I’m sure Greg Sargent is good at what he does, but I’m also sure the Washington Post would not even consider hiring someone directly from the right-of-center blogosphere.
Of course the Washington Post is connected to both Newsweek and Slate, so its biases are pretty well established and no doubt considers TPM to be right in line with the mainstream.
From the Washington Post's now defunct Red America blog, which began in March of 2006, in the about the author post:
Ben Domenech is a co-founder of RedState, the web's leading Republican community blog.
Just in case you don't remember how that ended:
In the past 24 hours, we learned of allegations that Ben Domenech plagiarized material that appeared under his byline in various publications prior to washingtonpost.com contracting with him to write a blog that launched Tuesday.
So, just to reiterate, the publication that Erickson said would never even consider hiring someone directly from the right-of-center blogosphere actually hired one of the original founders of the blog he currently writes for, more than two years ago.
Just to put the icing on the cake, that left-wing rag Newsweek profiled Mr. Erickson the week after the election. Go ahead and try to find any profiles of Josh Marshall, Greg Sargent, or articles specifically devoted to TPM's content or fawning at their political influence within Newsweek's archive. You won't find any.
Of course, all of this just proves how biased the liberal media is.
-- A. Serwer
COMMENTS (7)
The US is a right of center nation, an observation which I believe is true and needs no real proof. Its therefore the burden of conservatives to prove someone is not right of center.
Posted by: Allan Hughes | January 2, 2009 4:48 PM
Stupidity?
Lies?
Both at once?
It's a mystery.
Posted by: Monica Wolf | January 2, 2009 9:52 PM
Domenech never recovered from that fiasco. He has resorted to calling himself the "Editor" of a christian newsletter at HBU. He probably acts with the same level of cynicism as Eric Cartman and his christian rock band.
Posted by: Anonymous | January 3, 2009 9:36 AM
Of course, all of this just proves how biased the liberal media is
Posted by: sohbet | January 4, 2009 4:50 PM
Ben Domenech is kind of the response that proves the rule: pushed to have some sort of "left/right" balance, the Post hired a talented, but unproven blogger better known for rightwing snark than actual depth, and then he flamed out. There are any number of serious, better writers (indeed, Erickson is one of them) who could have had roles at the Post, and don't. I'm not suggesting Sargent doesn't deserve the job or that Erickson's call for some sort of parity makes sense; but still, in this Obama-driven era, it's going to be very easy to marginalize conservative and rightwing writers as "out of step" or irrelevant. And that, I think, would be a mistake. It leads, very easily, to a simple conversation in which everyone is expected to agree, and dissent seems unthinkable. I like reading Erick - and you, Adam - because it keeps me honest: there are a lot of different ways of seeing the issues we face, and there are actual reasons why we disagree. We need to be reminded what they are. And listen to them.
Posted by: weboy | January 5, 2009 8:26 AM
That self-awareness train rolls by and the clowns at Red State refuse to hop on.
Posted by: Randy Paul | January 5, 2009 12:00 PM
"still, in this Obama-driven era, it's going to be very easy to marginalize conservative and rightwing writers as "out of step" or irrelevant. And that, I think, would be a mistake."
Quite right. They should instead be marginalised for being wrong all the time, and also - where appropriate - for being plagiarists, bigots, fools or maniacs.
Posted by: ajay | January 5, 2009 12:14 PM