We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2007 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/hi_fires_30_apr.html Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:55:14 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2008 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Open post for those with something to share, updated through the day. New, complete posts come in below this one. Note: If trackbacking, please acknowledge this post in your post. That's only polite. You're advertising here, we should get an ad at your place... Time to add a new caveat, because from email it's not clear to some folks (mind you, if you don't read this it won't matter...) Being an open post, people (collectively, the Denizens) other than I post in the H&I. They sign their work (most of the time) - keep that in mind when you want... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/hi_fires_30_apr.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/hi_fires_30_apr.html Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:33:36 -0600 Bloodspite - just like *any* brand, you have to establish it, and your bona-fides, and meet your audience expectations. People can draw what conclusions they like from that. I'm never going to be the NYT (nor, in truth, do I want to be). But I value my reputation, and work to preserve that. And one thing blogs have to come to grips with is the potty-mouth vitriol that shows up. Because it affects your brand, and you can't just go, like Will did, "Those are *commenters*, not me!" and expect that defense to stand up. You are identified with what you tolerate, like it or not. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/hi_fires_30_apr.html#comment-72645 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/hi_fires_30_apr.html#comment-72645 Thu, 01 May 2008 11:57:22 -0600 62 Million. Thats the total of all the voters who voted Republican in the last Presidential Election. 59 Million. Thats the total number who voted Democratic. Total of 121 Million and change. 97.5 Million. Thats the nuber of people who watched last years SuperBowl. The biggest difference lies in the fact that major elections happen every 4 years and we hear constantly how they want more people to actively vote in the smaller elections. Sporting events happen every year, the contestants (ie teams) rarely change, the players last 6 to 10 years on average and build a hollywoodesque fan base. Sports blogging has both sides of any political aspect, to meet in the middle to discuss things related to, nothing but sports. The end result is, because of the, whats a good word? Active? No thats not right either. But basically because the nature of the sports world is a constant eb and flow of stats, gambling, money, and action I think you end up with a wider readership. Things that happen slowly in the political or military relm, like the roundtable discussions that happen in the last year, are things that have been happening for a good bit in the sporting arena. Essentially I'm agreeing with Canoneer. If you want to see a herald of things to come, start watching the reactions of sports writers versus blogs, analyse sporting venues vs blogs and take a look at sports blogs to military blogs for example. From my perspective, having entered the college football blogging world the last 2 years, the parralels are eerily similar. And I think we may start seeing more and more folks like Buzz in our own realm of blogging in the near future. Which leads me to orson Swindle. He makes a very excellent point. They don't know who is behind the keyboard, and the stereotype that is placed on us thanks to MySpace, Geocities, Twitter, Facebook, etc makes it difficult for the more mainstream blogs like our own (I'm probably giving myself more credit than credit is due by lumping my puny blog with yours ;) ) to rise above the masses as being intellectual, and thought provoking. Hrmph. Looking at my comment I think I need to get more sleep. These late nights are making my brain hurt heh! ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/hi_fires_30_apr.html#comment-72639 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/hi_fires_30_apr.html#comment-72639 Thu, 01 May 2008 09:02:53 -0600 TV Networks Remain Mum on 'NYT' Pentagon/Media 'Propaganda' Story -- Critics Keep Firing Probable replacement for "OPSEC violation" as the Next Great Cause. ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/hi_fires_30_apr.html#comment-72637 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/hi_fires_30_apr.html#comment-72637 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:26:03 -0600 action hero sock puppetry during your panel discussion. The Guild is desperate. Too many computer-literate ex-consumers of their "product" have seen the man behind the curtain. Not just sports but all reporting and punditry can be done over the Internet by anybody who wants to do it. Their hit counters tell them how well they are received. That's a meritocracy that doesn't care about Bissinger's Pulitzer. Old Media is dying off. I say kick 'em while they're down. But I can say that, because my real name is not Cannoneer No. 4. ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/hi_fires_30_apr.html#comment-72635 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/hi_fires_30_apr.html#comment-72635 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:55:45 -0600 I think a bunch of those A-10 models flying around jihadi land would spook 'em real good. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/hi_fires_30_apr.html#comment-72627 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/hi_fires_30_apr.html#comment-72627 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:40:01 -0600 We do. There have been two oil leases (neither actually drilled) on this property before we bought it. We hold all rights to the land. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/hi_fires_30_apr.html#comment-72621 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/hi_fires_30_apr.html#comment-72621 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:04:02 -0600 John - I hope you own the mineral rights to The Castle. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/hi_fires_30_apr.html#comment-72620 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/hi_fires_30_apr.html#comment-72620 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:51:13 -0600