Alas, Red Scare blogger, we hardly knew ye
Ben Domenech, the "Red State" blogger, is out at the Washington Post. Not because he falsely labeled Coretta Scott King a "communist," which we wrote about at length earlier today, but because of a plagiarism problem (the guy was a veritable kleptomaniac for words).
The issues raised by Domenech's commie hysteria -- maybe the blog should have been called "Red Scare"? -- still hold.
From backwards-looking cultural mores to McCarthy apologetics, the 50s revival is in full swing (it was even the theme of this week's American Idol, a sure sign of the zeitgeist). Domenech was just a particularly visible and pathetic specimen.
The issues raised by Domenech's commie hysteria -- maybe the blog should have been called "Red Scare"? -- still hold.
From backwards-looking cultural mores to McCarthy apologetics, the 50s revival is in full swing (it was even the theme of this week's American Idol, a sure sign of the zeitgeist). Domenech was just a particularly visible and pathetic specimen.
1 Comments:
Of course Bill Hobbs had something to say on WaPo's Blog entry about this:
Mr. Brady,
For four-plus years I wrote a weblog of center-right opinion, news analysis, media crit and original journalism, at my own eponymous blog site, www.billhobbs.com
Center-right may not quite describe me accurately. Pragmatic libertarian conservative is more like it.
I am a redstate resident (Tennessee) and a journalist by training, and more than a decade of experience, and I would love to replace Ben Domenech on the WashingtonPost.com site. I've never committed plagiarism. And because I'm not located "inside the Beltway" and have never worked for a Republican political campaign, I'm not likely to just repeat GOP talking points.
Bill Hobbs
Nashville, TN
www.billhobbs.com
Posted by: Bill Hobbs |
I like the "Center-right may not quite describe me accurately." Uhh, no it doesn't. "Conservative wingnut and Bush ass kisser" may be more appropriate.
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