Wonkette, the site that has inspired a generation of political bloggers, has jumped the shark? Maybe. Maybe not. With Ana Marie Cox leaving for a book deal, the reigns are taken over by a 'health care specialist' and before that a homophobe. The 'voice' of Wonkette wasn't just funny jokes about ass-fucking, it was the voice of a good writer that engaged us in politics and made us laugh.
Now, you could say that as PD approaches its first year (tomorrow, and yes...you should buy me something) we look back at where we totally sucked. Sheepishly, we've been on our knees a lot lately is what it looks like. This blogging about politics is hard stuff, really. While we enjoy a good suck, a bad suck is a different story.
So, we'd ask our readers to give us tips. IM us when you see us online, and point us to hilarity in politics we're missing. Don't 'call us out' when the post is weak. Uhm, cause we already know that. If you have to ask, "Was it good for you?" it probably wasn't.
Uhm, obviously I was busy! If I admit I have a problem then I'd have to work on it and then...quite frankly...we'd ALL suffer.
Wait. Wonkette has not been taken over by the health care specialist. Here's the scoop from Eric Pfeiffer, who I actually thought did a great job (but I guess I didn't key on the homophobia?):
"Well, that’s it for us. On January 30th, the permanent Wonketeers David Lat and Alex Pareene take the helm full-time. Until then, there are still six publishing days to be filled. In what must surely be a Wonkette fantasy realized, six steady hands will take turns on this dirty bitch, one day each. First up, tomorrow: Low Culture’s Jean-Paul Tremblay."
So anyway, we'll see. But don't go all Republican on us and eat your own! Any blog criticizing his shrubness is OK w/ me.
That's "reins."
Sheesh.
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You missed group therapy last night, PD. How do you ever expect to heal when you won't admit you have a problem?