Thursday, January 02, 2003

What's wrong with the left on the internet?

Simple:

Newsmax? Gets money.

Townhall.com? Gets money. (do you think think they actually pay the Virgin Ben? Jeebus - someone call Barbra Streisand and get her to write checks to Jesse and Matthew Yglesias and Eric)

WorldnetDaily? Gets money.

Buzzflash? Reader Donations.

Smirking Chimp? Reader Donations.

The Hamster? Reader Donations.

MediaWhoresOnline? Presumably self-financed, but admitttedly unknown.

Bartcop? Reader donations.

Atrios? Reader donations.


That isn't a plea for money, believe it or not. I'm just saying that the Left on the internet is an all volunteer effort. That isn't all bad, but a corollary to the no money is no coordination. No secret messages from Sidney Blumenthal.