My love of Slate, and the President that just wouldn’t go away.
September 11, 2006I never considered myself a gourmand of blogging and Internet journalism, but I realized I’m more savvy than I thought, thanks to this school. One of my favorite sites is Slate.com. The style of writing is witty, entertaining, and a bit on the liberal side, but I’m not complaining. The topics range from why the democrats are losing religious votes to that hilarious car commercial with the divorced parents.
Now on to what I came here for: 9/11 and Bush: Part 2, ‘lectric boogaloo.
In a New York Times article about Bush’s 9/11 tribute in NYC, he said “there’s still an enemy out there that would like to inflict the same kind of damage again.” He said that. At a memorial. I thought he’d have some class but, surprise surpise, it’s business as usual: fear mongering and politicizing.
And people say the protesters have no tact.
—-And he said it again in the middle of “the path to 9-11,” which was fitfully interrupted for a NON-POLITCAL speech by our real-life president. I was so incensed I stole your topic for a sec on my blog.
[...] Danny points to Slate as an example of good journalism online. I have to agree — Jacob Weisberg and company are very good at what they do. But isn’t it a little ironic that a publication so concerned with elite opinion is distributed in what’s supposed to be the most democratic medium? Sure they have blogs, slide shows, podcasts, and a message board. And they even allow comments — kind of. Otherwise, you’re talking about The New Republic. True or false? [...]