Monday, June 03, 2002

Digby sez:

Frankly, I don't think any liberal should expend one moment worrying about whether they are being uncivil or bad mannered when criticising the press. Compared to Freep or Lucianne, MWO is St. Francis of Assisi.

The vitriol on those sites is unequaled. And that makes me believe that they are likely the ones who send out the violent or threatening e-mails in MWO's name.

Furthermore, the accountability issue is a red herring. Who is the Washington Post accountable to? Shareholders. They care superficially about accuracy or truth, but they are held accountable only to a corporate board or a stock price. The fact that we know the name of Len Downie and can talk to him or about him is irrelevant as to whether he cares or will be moved by accusations of innacuracy or political bias. MWO has proved that.

There is no accountablity in the American press at all. Our libel laws are a joke. Anyone can print lies with impunity. Who are they kidding? Mwo is no less or no more accountable than the mainstream press so it's anonymity is irrelevant.

The reason people want to know who is behind MWO is because they want to judge their "social status." Are they "insiders." Where did they go to school. What are their credentials? Are they "somebody" we should worry about? If it's some flyover nobody, then who cares what they say.

They are scared because they can't peg this site as either "in" or "out" of their rarified little world and it's driving them crazy.

hehhehheh.