This morning while waiting for my car to get repaired and reading the Minneapolis Star Tribune...there on the Op/Ed page was America Blog:
....The news was a surprise; most saw Clinton's future as being in the Senate, where she could serve as both a surrogate for Obama and a thorn in his side.
The liberal blogosphere didn't know what to make of the offer.
John Aravosis at AMERICAblog (5) wondered about the message being sent to those who worked to get Democrats elected.
Maybe we don't need those extra Senate seats in Alaska, Minnesota and Georgia. I mean, I'd love for [Mark] Begich, [Al] Franken and [Jim] Martin to win, but what's the point? Why bust our asses for these guys, for the party, when people like Lieberman, who actually campaigned AGAINST some of these guys, are rewarded for their betrayal? It's becoming increasingly clear that the current crop of Democrats are genetically incapable of showing, or growing, a spine.
That's funny. Yeah, they like to include us in their blogger roundup, it's an interesting idea have a print paper story about what's going on in the blogs.
grandma
· 1 year ago
Oops...I left out a part of the Op ed above:
While the liberal blogosphere embraced (for the most part) the prospect of Secretary Clinton, it roundly condemned Senate Democrats for not throwing the John McCain-supporting Sen. Joe Lieberman out of their caucus.
houstonray
· 1 year ago
Survey was fun! Some interesting questions (Segway's? Piercings? Tattoos?) It's all anonymous so I recommend everyone go take it and have fun, and help out the best blog on the net! IMHO of course.
! I hope John will post the stats when it's all done. It's fascinating reading about how diverse readers are....
Darn John, I didn't think to remember to look at Question 46 to see what gave you pause?? Inquiring minds! :-)
John Aravosis
· 1 year ago
I'll post the results, and question 46 was the one about piercings and tatoos, dying to know the results on that one!
Soundboy_jeff_meanie
· 1 year ago
3 & N/A....
remember, everything's about me.
;-)
houstonray
· 1 year ago
I wonder what kind of advertisers you can get if it turns out alot of us have tattoos and/or piercings?? ha
And for the record, 1 & N/A...oh wait, was it tattos and piercings or piercings and tattoos? I revise my answer to 1 & N/A or N/A & 1...
and yeah, I suppose it can be about you too... you're in a different state so... 100 mile rule applies. ;-)
somnambule
· 1 year ago
Please do post that one! (Nerdy, but) I'm quite covered in tattoos (half sleeves, both arms, 1/2 of my chest, down my left side)--it's always fun to know who else is out there...
Heather
· 1 year ago
Funny you mention that as I wasn't sure how to answer the piercing question. I have seven holes in my EARS. I would never tell anyone I had seven PIERCINGS even though I literally do. I hope I don't throw off the poll. :-)
Older_Wiser
· 1 year ago
Well, they found out I'm not much of a consumer...or adherent of the MSM.
And I have 2 piercings...you know, the traditional, one in each earlobe. One only in each earlobe. : )
grandma
· 1 year ago
lol...I have my ears pierced too...only one in each...I counted the ear piercing as one :)
elRey
· 1 year ago
I filled out that WHOLE Thing, then I find out that SOME blogs are offering a PRIZE for filling out the survey.. John?.... um.... what's the PRIZE??? from AMericablog?
John Aravosis
· 1 year ago
LOL that's news to me.
Steve_in_CNJ
· 1 year ago
It stopped being fun watching the MN recount. It's in a holding pattern because Coleman is challenging increasing numbers of ballots in Mpls. I guess he wants to claim some kind of moral victory if the result has to be decided by the canvassing board.
grandma
· 1 year ago
Norm's landlord/fundraiser gets involved in the recount by: Jeff Rosenberg
I keep thinking that the Coleman campaign couldn't get any sleazier, but it always manages to surprise me. Rachel Stassen-Berger reports on a new bit of shadiness:
Republican consultant Jeff Larson, the man who was the Republican National Convention Host Committee Chief Executive Officer and rents Republican Sen. Norm Coleman a bedroom in his Washington town home, is helping Coleman out with the recount.
"Jeff is playing the role he's always played, which is adviser," said Coleman campaign manager Cullen Sheehan
Rethugs are such whiny losers...or completely disappear, like Marilyn Musgrave.
elRey
· 1 year ago
no piercings no tattoos... nobody gets at me with a sharp object unless its a necessary medical procedure.
Every time I see someone go by on a segway, I'm like... Dude, why don't you just WALK?
Soundboy_jeff_meanie
· 1 year ago
walking involves exercise... and techies tend to shun exercise.
so, they get to feel 'green' by using a segway... and they like the statement it makes about being able to afford one in the first place.
If I'm going electric... I'm waiting to be able to afford a Tesla.
Robert
· 1 year ago
John, you really should use a different graphic. For the life of me, I can't understand why self-respecting gay men have followed the herd and freely use the words "suck" and "blow" as if there were something wrong with fellatio. It only serves to reinforce the popular notion that there is something wrong with gay sex. I put it in the category of terms such as "sexual preference", as if sexual orientation were nothing more casual than choosing which shirt to wear, and in so doing, reinforce the mad claims of religious maniacs who would prefer to see us in ovens.
Soundboy_jeff_meanie
· 1 year ago
That's right... every time I use the phrase "you suck!" when yelling it at someone, I usually follow it with "in a bad way! with teeth!"
:-)
when someone says it in a gay bar I usually point out that if they don't, they're in the minority.
Indigo
· 1 year ago
Besides, it sounds dorky to say "You fellatio!"
elRey
· 1 year ago
huh?
fostert
· 1 year ago
I had a problem with the survey. When I clicked the "next" button on page 1, I was returned to page 1. I couldn't do the other six pages. I'll try again, but this is the last time.
fostert
· 1 year ago
Okay, I guess I can't try again. Now I'm blocked.
John Aravosis
· 1 year ago
That was why in the post I told you that on page one you had to answer every single question or it would throw you back to the first page. They never listen to you.... ;-)
fostert
· 1 year ago
But I did answer every question. I did listen, but it didn't help.
Older_Wiser
· 1 year ago
Oil closed under $50/bbl. Unemployment at its highest since 1982. Dow is worth half of its 10/07 value.
And they call it "deflation." Call it what you will...
iansage
· 1 year ago
46 was my favorite question!
BroD
· 1 year ago
Sorry, John, but based on my responses, you're going to lose all ad revenue (unless a ton of young, with-it free-spenders get on that survey right away.)
managizzle
· 1 year ago
I'm going to guess I'm the only one who checked 'yes' to both American Idol and Battlestar Galactica....
houstonray
· 1 year ago
Not by a longshot....LOL!
Dumbo
· 1 year ago
Same here.
dacnova
· 1 year ago
I would have if I'd gotten that far.
Soundboy_jeff_meanie
· 1 year ago
neither to both.
annoyed
· 1 year ago
John, I saw your warning about the survey getting bitchy, but the survey directions themselves say to feel free to skip a question. I did skip, and the survey would not let me continue. What kind of survey tells you to feel free to skip a question, but then won't let you proceed? A pretty half-assed one, that's what. They better get their programmers on the ball to fix things if they expect to be able to have believable results.
Dumbo
· 1 year ago
Done. Whew. John, you fucking owe me for this.
ndtovent
· 1 year ago
Ok... I did the damn survey, but it ended after question 27.. i didn't get the rest, just the 'thank you' page. oh well. It got *some* answers....
joshmo
· 1 year ago
Geez, that was brutal! A small price to pay. If this is the only other thing John asks me to do besides donate to candidates and support worthy causes, then it is done.
naschkatzehussein
· 1 year ago
I filled out what I could but when I hit the "next" button, nothing happened. I don't know if the comment about what I liked about AmericaBlog was the end of the poll.
rwarrengill3
· 1 year ago
John,
you're survey sucks. I haven't made it past question 5 and I'm already pissed.
Sex: Male Female -- come on -- that binary is so 20th Century. I _could_ deal with it. I put male. BUT then I got to question 5 as a transgendered homosexual which do I put -- transgendered or homosexual? That's lame. The survey suggests that you can't be both.
I know you're likely not the one who wrote it yet you surely carry some influence. This shows a clear lack of understanding of the LGBTQ community.
EdNSted
· 1 year ago
Just took the survey. I look forward to see the compiled results.
JT
· 1 year ago
That was much longer than I anticipated - I'm pissed that I didn't get to say that Rachel Maddow is my TV wife!
ms elyse
· 1 year ago
I put her in as "other" for tv show. You prob could have fit "wife". :)
debbietee
· 1 year ago
Wouldn't let me past page 1. Guess I'll try later.
SteveRI
· 1 year ago
I started taking the survey when you first posted this. I got through a few of the questions and then it refused to go to the next page with no explanation. Now as I try to go back in it says I have done it already. Any way to remedy this so that I can try to complete the survey for real? Thanks.
Soundboy_jeff_meanie
· 1 year ago
umm... I think I'm experiencing Deja Vu.
question 46: 3 and n/a?
dad
· 1 year ago
ok. i did it. i want a cookie.
dacnova
· 1 year ago
It's just too long and too complicated to expect a majority to finish it. 7 plus or minus 2: rule of thumb for lists and surveys (between 5 to 9 list items or survey questions). I rarely complete any online survey that requires more than a few minutes after very quick demographic questions.
Soundboy_jeff_meanie
· 1 year ago
that's because a majority of us on here have very short attention spa..... nice cat picture!
dacnova
· 1 year ago
Heinlein thanks you. (that's the cat)
But it's not just the majority here. I do web design professionally and usability is one of my specialties. You have 10 seconds or less to get your message across before the typical user clicks away. Long surveys are doomed and almost never show an accurate cross section of a site's real users since most of the users won't finish.
Based on the comments, I think I'm being fairly accurate.
Indigo
· 1 year ago
Segway? Seriously? It's a Palo Alto thing, in't it? Like we're all really, like, you know, there and all . . . and so yeah, like the advertisers? those people that like, are renting web space from your corporation to, you know, like tell about where to get the good tats and other adverts and all? Wow! That is so Beverly! Hills, you know.
debbietee
· 1 year ago
Tried later after it blocked me after page 1, now it says I already completed it! John, if you come up with a solution to the problem, please advise. Thanks much!
DarkCloud
· 1 year ago
Whew! That was hard, and some of it was a bit silly, but if it makes this place stronger, it was a worthy cause.
DarkCloud
· 1 year ago
Whew, that was long and some of the questions lacked subtilty, but if it makes AmericaBlog stronger, it was well worth it. This is no time for progressives to be meek! My hat's off to you all!
DarkCloud
· 1 year ago
Whoops - rooky mistake, looked for my post at the bottom, not the top. I'll get my coat =)
monitor
· 1 year ago
:>)
And easy mistake for all of us, DarkCloud.
At the top of the comments, click the + sign next to Expand Options and you can chose how you want the comments to appear for you - newest first or oldest first.
All Comments
....The news was a surprise; most saw Clinton's future as being in the Senate, where she could serve as both a surrogate for Obama and a thorn in his side.
The liberal blogosphere didn't know what to make of the offer.
John Aravosis at AMERICAblog (5) wondered about the message being sent to those who worked to get Democrats elected.
Maybe we don't need those extra Senate seats in Alaska, Minnesota and Georgia. I mean, I'd love for [Mark] Begich, [Al] Franken and [Jim] Martin to win, but what's the point? Why bust our asses for these guys, for the party, when people like Lieberman, who actually campaigned AGAINST some of these guys, are rewarded for their betrayal? It's becoming increasingly clear that the current crop of Democrats are genetically incapable of showing, or growing, a spine.
http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentary/3...
Okay...taking the survey you posted.
While the liberal blogosphere embraced (for the most part) the prospect of Secretary Clinton, it roundly condemned Senate Democrats for not throwing the John McCain-supporting Sen. Joe Lieberman out of their caucus.
! I hope John will post the stats when it's all done. It's fascinating reading about how diverse readers are....
Darn John, I didn't think to remember to look at Question 46 to see what gave you pause?? Inquiring minds! :-)
remember, everything's about me.
;-)
And for the record, 1 & N/A...oh wait, was it tattos and piercings or piercings and tattoos? I revise my answer to 1 & N/A or N/A & 1...
It can be about me too, SJM ;-)
and yeah, I suppose it can be about you too... you're in a different state so... 100 mile rule applies. ;-)
And I have 2 piercings...you know, the traditional, one in each earlobe. One only in each earlobe. : )
by: Jeff Rosenberg
I keep thinking that the Coleman campaign couldn't get any sleazier, but it always manages to surprise me. Rachel Stassen-Berger reports on a new bit of shadiness:
Republican consultant Jeff Larson, the man who was the Republican National Convention Host Committee Chief Executive Officer and rents Republican Sen. Norm Coleman a bedroom in his Washington town home, is helping Coleman out with the recount.
"Jeff is playing the role he's always played, which is adviser," said Coleman campaign manager Cullen Sheehan
http://www.mncampaignreport.com/showDiary.do?di...
Every time I see someone go by on a segway, I'm like... Dude, why don't you just WALK?
so, they get to feel 'green' by using a segway... and they like the statement it makes about being able to afford one in the first place.
If I'm going electric... I'm waiting to be able to afford a Tesla.
:-)
when someone says it in a gay bar I usually point out that if they don't, they're in the minority.
And they call it "deflation." Call it what you will...
you're survey sucks. I haven't made it past question 5 and I'm already pissed.
Sex: Male Female -- come on -- that binary is so 20th Century. I _could_ deal with it. I put male. BUT then I got to question 5 as a transgendered homosexual which do I put -- transgendered or homosexual? That's lame. The survey suggests that you can't be both.
I know you're likely not the one who wrote it yet you surely carry some influence. This shows a clear lack of understanding of the LGBTQ community.
question 46: 3 and n/a?
But it's not just the majority here. I do web design professionally and usability is one of my specialties. You have 10 seconds or less to get your message across before the typical user clicks away. Long surveys are doomed and almost never show an accurate cross section of a site's real users since most of the users won't finish.
Based on the comments, I think I'm being fairly accurate.
And easy mistake for all of us, DarkCloud.
At the top of the comments, click the + sign next to Expand Options and you can chose how you want the comments to appear for you - newest first or oldest first.