Comments on: The Evolution of Blogging: An Interview with John Cole http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/2009/11/the-evolution-of-blogging-an-interview-with-john-cole/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:43:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Long Live the Fifth Column « FIFTH COLUMN http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/2009/11/the-evolution-of-blogging-an-interview-with-john-cole/#comment-32293 Long Live the Fifth Column « FIFTH COLUMN Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:43:48 +0000 http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/?p=11001#comment-32293 [...] read an interview with John Cole of popular (and great) Balloon Juice recently, where he said “One thing is for [...] [...] read an interview with John Cole of popular (and great) Balloon Juice recently, where he said “One thing is for [...]

]]> By: greginak http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/2009/11/the-evolution-of-blogging-an-interview-with-john-cole/#comment-30917 greginak Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:10:38 +0000 http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/?p=11001#comment-30917 balloon juice is great. one of the highlights of the blogospehere. come on koz, you think anybody who disagrees with you is low information since you have all the answers. You are far better then us mere mortals. balloon juice is great. one of the highlights of the blogospehere.

come on koz, you think anybody who disagrees with you is low information since you have all the answers. You are far better then us mere mortals.

]]> By: Koz http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/2009/11/the-evolution-of-blogging-an-interview-with-john-cole/#comment-30909 Koz Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:21:48 +0000 http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/?p=11001#comment-30909 I love Balloon Juice. The commenters there are AFAIK the largest collection of low-information liberals anywhere on the internet. A mainstream conservative can contribute there and be nearly certain that he's not preaching to the choir. I love Balloon Juice. The commenters there are AFAIK the largest collection of low-information liberals anywhere on the internet. A mainstream conservative can contribute there and be nearly certain that he’s not preaching to the choir.

]]> By: Reason60 http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/2009/11/the-evolution-of-blogging-an-interview-with-john-cole/#comment-30904 Reason60 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:41:08 +0000 http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/?p=11001#comment-30904 Like others, I have Balloon Juice on my daily read; I only began reading it this year, so I missed his conversion experience. But I also was a former Republican, and had my own a few years earlier. It is an odd experience to be outside the conservative compound now, looking in and wondering whether the fence moved, or if I did. Like others, I have Balloon Juice on my daily read; I only began reading it this year, so I missed his conversion experience. But I also was a former Republican, and had my own a few years earlier. It is an odd experience to be outside the conservative compound now, looking in and wondering whether the fence moved, or if I did.

]]> By: Bob http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/2009/11/the-evolution-of-blogging-an-interview-with-john-cole/#comment-30866 Bob Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:16:08 +0000 http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/?p=11001#comment-30866 It's a tie. LOOG/BJ one day, BJ/LOOG the next. It’s a tie. LOOG/BJ one day, BJ/LOOG the next.

]]> By: Tony J http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/2009/11/the-evolution-of-blogging-an-interview-with-john-cole/#comment-30863 Tony J Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:06:37 +0000 http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/?p=11001#comment-30863 I stumbled into Balloon Juice just around the time John Cole was having his 'Road to Damascus' moment, and found it to be the best run blog out there for anyone genuinely interested in American politics. Whatever the topic, it's always guaranteed to be, A) informative (links a'plenty, facts carefully presented, because you won't last a single thread if you haven't done your homework), B) confrontational (you have never seen a troll from the left or the right flayed to the bone so quickly in your life, and it's relentless) , and C) very, very funny. So funny that it has its own Lexicon of Political Terminology. Come for the politics, stay for the jokes. It's like a therapy group for the terminally smart-arsed. I stumbled into Balloon Juice just around the time John Cole was having his ‘Road to Damascus’ moment, and found it to be the best run blog out there for anyone genuinely interested in American politics. Whatever the topic, it’s always guaranteed to be, A) informative (links a’plenty, facts carefully presented, because you won’t last a single thread if you haven’t done your homework), B) confrontational (you have never seen a troll from the left or the right flayed to the bone so quickly in your life, and it’s relentless) , and C) very, very funny. So funny that it has its own Lexicon of Political Terminology.

Come for the politics, stay for the jokes. It’s like a therapy group for the terminally smart-arsed.

]]> By: MMM http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/2009/11/the-evolution-of-blogging-an-interview-with-john-cole/#comment-30850 MMM Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:33:24 +0000 http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/?p=11001#comment-30850 John Cole is full of hot air John Cole is full of hot air

]]> By: Ben http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/2009/11/the-evolution-of-blogging-an-interview-with-john-cole/#comment-30845 Ben Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:24:35 +0000 http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/?p=11001#comment-30845 I'm sure this is a fine interview, but like other forms of media, blogging is much more interesting when not talking about itself. Less naval gazing, please. I’m sure this is a fine interview, but like other forms of media, blogging is much more interesting when not talking about itself. Less naval gazing, please.

]]> By: montysano http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/2009/11/the-evolution-of-blogging-an-interview-with-john-cole/#comment-30844 montysano Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:15:32 +0000 http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/?p=11001#comment-30844 Balloon Juice is certainly my favorite blog, and I try to make worthwhile contributions in the comments. Yes, it's very funny and very profane, but there's also this: more than anywhere else, I've learned about a wide range of issues by reading the BJ comments section. The commenters are very smart and very informed and completely open minded. Also: bullshit, spin, and partisan hackery do not survive in a BJ comments thread. No matter how inconvenient the truth may be, the truth is valued. It's simply the best commenting community that I'm aware of. Balloon Juice is certainly my favorite blog, and I try to make worthwhile contributions in the comments.

Yes, it’s very funny and very profane, but there’s also this: more than anywhere else, I’ve learned about a wide range of issues by reading the BJ comments section. The commenters are very smart and very informed and completely open minded.

Also: bullshit, spin, and partisan hackery do not survive in a BJ comments thread. No matter how inconvenient the truth may be, the truth is valued. It’s simply the best commenting community that I’m aware of.

]]> By: Herb http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/2009/11/the-evolution-of-blogging-an-interview-with-john-cole/#comment-30841 Herb Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:30:25 +0000 http://www.ordinary-gentlemen.com/?p=11001#comment-30841 Good call on interviewing John Cole, E.D. He's the guy who initially turned me onto the League, so it's nice to see some blog love thrown his way. Good call on interviewing John Cole, E.D. He’s the guy who initially turned me onto the League, so it’s nice to see some blog love thrown his way.

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