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Senator Brownback's Blog...

By The Armorer on March 2, 2007 | | Comments (11)

Senator Brownback, presidential hopeful, has a blog.

It's pretty new... it's Google PageRank is still Zero. By contrast, the Castle's is 6, National Review Online is 7.

The most amazing thing is that the Castle is one of the biggest blogs in Kansas (which says a lot about how few bloggers there are in Kansas) but we aren't on the good Senator's blogroll.

Tsk. My ego is bruised.

I would also note that the Senator has *never* linked to us. *Ever*.

More tsk.

I would also note that thus far, the Senator's blog doesn't have a voice, really. It's more a series of news releases, and puff, making the classic mistake that pols seem to make when they start up a blog.

Note for the Senator's bloggers - blogging is actually pretty tough to do at all well. You have to figure out ways to catch and hold people's interest, give them a reason to come back. If what you want to be is mostly a news aggregator for the candidate, study Drudge. If you want to be a serious blog... study the successful poli-blogs.

I suspect the Senator's handlers will cringe at the thought of opening up that kind of give and take. Good luck, sir. Though I will not forgive you if your run for President ends up getting us a Senator Sebelius. Just sayin'.

We at the Castle are available to consult. Listen to our advice, then do the opposite.

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By BloodSpite on March 2, 2007 8:29 AM
I was going to comment. But my comment gut hugely long so I just posted my response at my site instead. [Click on Bloodspite's name and you'll go to his site -the Armorer]
   
By John of Argghhh! on March 2, 2007 8:41 AM
Snerk - I was modding your comment as you added your second one...
 
By JimC on March 2, 2007 8:57 AM
I thought Senator Sam was not your cup of tea so to speak. So, why worry that he doesn't link to you?
 
By John of Argghhh! on March 2, 2007 9:19 AM
I don't mind the good Senator as our Senator. As I said, if his run for the Prez gives us Senator Sebelius, I'll egg his car. I don't care he doesn't link to me - but I do care when my representation has such a (currently) lame product. And, the secret of success in blogging - especially as a start-up... is linkage linkage linkage.
 
By BloodSpite on March 2, 2007 9:34 AM
You can lead a horse to water, sir ....... You know the rest heh :)
 
By Beth on March 2, 2007 12:46 PM
I don't like Brownback. He is all for letting every illegal alien in that he can. He is owned by the corporations so much that he won't lead a horse to water, he will lead it to slaughter for human consumption. (long story - ask John)
 
By John of Argghhh! on March 2, 2007 12:58 PM
When it comes to horses, SWWBO *is* a one issue voter...
 
By ry on March 3, 2007 5:26 AM
He voted against bills to block using horses for meat did he? Beth can't live in Wackifornia. She'd get busted and thrown in prison for saying a nasty word to someone eating a horseburger(which are okay with horseradish). (Owwwww! Owwww! Don't rip the ear off! Owww!)
 
By BloodSpite on March 3, 2007 9:15 AM
Don't get me started on illegal immigration, Sanger and I have been swapping E-mails to the point I think he's tired of me :) But horses? What does he think the citizenry of Kansas is going to reenact Donner Pass? Is food really that scarce up there? I mean I side with Chris Rock when I say that we have so much food in America we're allergic to it (ever heard of someone in Rowanda being lactose intolerant?) (by the way Sanger and Fellow Denizens, before I forget ,your all plus our host are, of course, invited to the 3rd Annual Techography St Patrick's Day Party ) *shameless plug and invitation complete our hero hides quickly to avoid being thumped. Which is to say he doesn't make it...* :)
 
By Harvey on March 4, 2007 1:07 PM
Is it just me, or does Brownback bear a passing resemblance to William H. Macy?