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Senator Webb Attacks Bloggers for Their Role in Spying Bill

theseminal.com — Audio recording and transcript of a conversation between a liberal blogger and Senator James Webb of Virginia.

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  • cedelson, on 07/15/2008, -0/+6have been a Webb fan but am no longer so disappointed that he seems to have removed himself from the VP stakes. I am now hoping to see Chris Dodd on the ticket--he was able to understand the complexity involved in giving amnesty to lawbreakers and giving a lawbreaking president more power to spy on Americans, and voted against the FISA amendments.
  • fatbyjhnsn, on 07/15/2008, -0/+6People online can't understand FISA? People like constitutional scholar Glenn Greenwald, or the ACLU? Come on Jim, you really expect us to believe that?
  • pentupentropy, on 07/16/2008, -0/+2it seems like (and I'm sure this has never happened before) they have proven that politicians CAN be bought
  • mwilliherb, on 07/16/2008, -0/+1While I am sympathetic to the point the author aims to get across, the title is an unnecessary hyperbole. Nowhere in his statement does he "attack" blogs. He does criticize what he perceives to be pitfalls of the greater blogging community (while heaping a good bit of praise). The pitfalls he raises are quite reasonable too. As a fan (and participant) of the blogosphere, I can say with confidence that a majority of the blogging community do not delve into policy minutiae, which is not a bad thing (those who have unrelated jobs have only so much time in their life). But this large bloc of people, who do not have expertise on an issue, can develop a herd mentality... much like talk radio listeners. Now blogs are different (and better) because it involves and encourages participation, but this does not mean that herd mentality and a possible misunderstanding of an issue are completely washed away.

    Should we be labeling an honest critique as an "attack?" Note that these criticisms deserved to be challenged fully, but I would like to think those in the blogosphere would take it as an opportunity for introspection, rather than a chance for O'Reilly like bluster.
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