Tuesday, January 24, 2006

Bedwetters Media

This is a couple of days old, whic is like generations in blog time, but Bérubé sez:

So, folks, now you know the real reason I didn’t sign up with Bedwetters Media when I was given the chance last November. Who wants to write parodies of wingnuttery for an outfit headed by a guy who throws the very meaning of “parodies of wingnuttery” into semiotic crisis? I mean, think of the position I’d be in. One week I’d be making up batshit crazy stuff like “I used to consider myself a Democrat, but thanks to 9/11, I’m outraged by Chappaquiddick,” and the next week Roger would be writing, “I used to consider myself a Democrat, but thanks to 9/11, I’m outraged by Chappaquiddick.” Before too long, Roger would be charging me with proleptic plagiarism or unauthorized time travel or something. I just don’t need the hassle.

However, even though I didn’t sign up with the jammies crowd, I really could use the advertising revenue—especially since my little experiment with BlogAds has generated so little interest in its first month. So I’ll tell you what. I’ll offer my potential advertisers a special deal: if you buy blog ads on this site, I promise to let you know what Roger Simon is going to say at least 48 hours before he says it. No other blogger—nay, not even Roger Simon himself—can make this amazing guarantee.

Michael Bérubé Online: your best—and first!—source for blogging by Roger Simon.