So all this reading of political blogs has made me wonder…how many people read political blogs anyway. Apparently, quite a few. While the headline of this Harris Poll press release states in a very negative tone that “More Than Half of Americans Never Read Political Blogs” I would say that it could go the other way and state that a large percentage of Americans DO read political blogs on a regular basis. You can read the numbers and decide for yourself. The Harris Poll was conducted at the beginning of this year tells an interesting story. And, much like everything else that shouts numbers and percentages, it is also up for interpretation.
Deciding for yourself is definitely not one of the key themes What I have seen so far in both left and right wing blogs is that they digest the “news” for their readers. The take of the story is right there, with sometimes rambling, off the top of the head, gut reaction, very biased ranting! The bloggers tell you exactly what they think about every issue they post. I guess that is the point. To tell your version of events/your take on an issue to others that believe the same as you do. Just the headlines in some of these blogs tell it all…
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Obama: Don’t Bring the Troops Home
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Obama Wants Higher Gas Prices
Very subtle. Gee? Who do you think this blogger is supporting?
I would guess that these political blogs rarely ever change people’s minds. That if you are visiting a site like ankle biting pundits, http://www.anklebitingpundits.com/ you know exactly what you are in for. Otherwise, you would not visit the site, you would not subject yourself to the criticism and arguments. Some of these bloggers are VERY angry and very good writers. Luckily there is enough humor woven into most of the blogs I have read recently to make it entertaining. And even more luckily, I am not easily offended.
Ha! My spell check just tried to recommend flog for blog. There has to be a joke in there somewhere!
