It’s Coming Down

Regular readers know that I’m not a Jane Hamsher fan. There are still people blogging at FDL whose work I admire, but now there is one less: Marcy Wheeler, better known as @emptywheel, is moving her blog to a new server. Wheeler and her husband remain complementary of Jane. They haven’t revealed the cause for […]

When Commitment To Jane Hamsher Supersedes Critical Thinking

Outrage gets page loads. I settled for obscurity long ago because I had no wish to become an outrage-blog. Nevertheless, yesterday’s post on Jane Hamsher brought plenty of reaction; over at FDL, Kevin Gosztola answered me directly. (Full disclosure: Kevin’s got posting privileges here. He’s also at Op Ed News. He’s everywhere.) [Osborne] goes after […]

Nixon Had A Word For People Like Jane Hamsher (UPDATE)

Jane the Hamsher is one of the cool kids, I realize; her front page status at Arianna’s place helps maintain her illusion of intellect and relevance. Yet she wouldn’t recognize progress if it smacked her in the face, and so far has achieved nothing resembling progress on any front. Indeed, I have been waiting for […]

Jane the Hamsher Strikes Again

Go here, scroll to the bottom of the page, and you’ll find out that the woman who gave us the Fire of the Dog and the Lake also heads an ad provider called “Common Sense Media.” Among the customers of the latter is BP, which pulled ads from ThinkProgress sites (which use Common Sense Media […]