Oh, URLs don't work on your site. OK to find the Powerline posts to verify for yourself, google "Nick Coleman homelessness site:powerlineblog.com".

Eva

Coleman is annoying on so many levels, but his nose needs to be blown. Perhaps his sad wife can do so some morning.

Eva: I also was listening to Nick, but I pulled up to work at the bottom the hour, so I never heard if Nick got around to talking about the abuse that finally put Hindrocket over the top. To wit:

1. Hundreds of profanity laden emails presenting exactly the same point.
2. Flooding his office phone with obscene calls
3. The "gay reporter from LA" Trying to get a comment on a malicious rumour.

I was dissapointed with H. to be sure, but I have never been in his shoes, either. I think he made a decent apology in the end.

What's odd about this, is Hindrocket wrote the email on Saturday. His appology said the call from the person pretending to be a reporter was on Monday. So is he kind of like the White Queen in Alice through the looking class - living backwards?

I've gotten grief from people for things I've posted on lists. I guess I have more self control than Mr Rocket.... I've also gotten people calling me at work pretending to be reporters.

Nick did mention Hindrocket's appology. He also said that the "Powerstooges" did to him the same thing they complained about MinnPolitics doing to them.

Ew. I can't believe you guys actually listen to Coleman. I tried that once and immediately felt like I needed a shower. The guy's voice is like dirt on my eardrums.

Nick invited me to come on his show and be a guest - back when he did the Sunday afternoon stint at KSTP AM.

I also very much appreciated being given the opportunity to debate Tom Prichard about Minnesota Sodomy Laws on Nick's show.

He's definitely beating the partisan Democrat drum on this show... Jason Lewis used to beat the partisan Republican drum when he was on. I really miss Jason's show. He also invited me on his show to rebut his views.

I find it kind of funny how guys called "Powerstooges" can make the cover of Time mag, be interviewed on TV news show (today MSNBC-live), etc. How about Coleman? Is anyone beating down the doors to get that brilliant man on Time or for an interview? And Eva, you sound like you want attention..have they called you yet?

I appreciate the opportunity to get on the radio when I can to talk about and promote Log Cabin Republicans.

From looking through the Powerline blog entries, I'm surprised that Time Magazine gave that blog the blog of the year award. I've seen much more interesting and informative blogs. That one just seems to be spin.... A right wing Crooked Timber.

Did you happen to read "The 61st Minute?"

There has never been a blog post that has had that kind of impact. The Powerguys could have written recipes for the past three years, and that post would have made them the most influential blog in the world.

"It's Just Spin" is a phrase that is losing all meaning from overuse. All *opinion* is, by definition, "spin" - trying to impart a partisan interpretation of events, facts or beliefs. Saying that Powerline is "spin" but [fill in any other blog, anywhere, ever] is not is disingenuous at best.

Yes, I know Powerline got alot of attention for their post about Dan Rather - and they kept beating on that story. They also don't allow comments (which help keep a blogger honest) and don't retract stories that are clearly false. (The Ripped Sign Gate story about the union thugs tearing a Bush sign from a little girl at a Kerry was one example, where you acknowledged there was a problem with the story, Powerline did not).

I've been following them lately. The debate between them and Biologist Paul Meyers at Pharyngula is quite interesting. Meyers reports a denial of service attack and two late night threatening phone calls at home since Powerline picked up his post that criticized them.

"Yes, I know Powerline got alot of attention for their post about Dan Rather - and they kept beating on that story."

In the same sense that Robert Woodward and Carl Bernstein "kept beating" Watergate. Why on earth would they NOT "beat" it? It's a GREAT story!"

" They also don't allow comments (which help keep a blogger honest)"

It's a judgement call, and there are many other things that keep blogs honest. They don't want to spend the time maintaining a comment section, nor do they want to preside over a freak show like Kos', Atrios' or Little Green Footballs' comment zoos. None of the three are technically inclined; seeing the technical acumen one needs just to stay ahead of comment spam alone, that's a non-trival factor. I completely respect that decision.

" and don't retract stories that are clearly false. (The Ripped Sign Gate story about the union thugs tearing a Bush sign from a little girl at a Kerry was one example, where you acknowledged there was a problem with the story, Powerline did not)."

That, actually, is not entirely clear.

http://michellemalkin.com/archives/000535.htm

As of the end of that story's arc - the time when anybody cared about it - there were questions. Mr. Parlock had allegedly a strange history in such areas, but according to Malkin, that isn't necessarily the whole story.

http://michellemalkin.com/archives/000558.htm

Can't say as it's a major issue to anyone these days. And in the spirit of all of Dan Rather's defenders, at worst the story was "fake but accurate" :-)

"I've been following them lately. The debate between them and Biologist Paul Meyers at Pharyngula is quite interesting. Meyers reports a denial of service attack and two late night threatening phone calls at home since Powerline picked up his post that criticized them. "

News flash: There are wierd people out there. Please show us a link between those attacks and Powerline.

DOS is a fact of life; HostingMatters, which hosts Instapundit, Powerline, Captain's Quarters and, incidentally, Shot In The Dark, is a constant target.

Alright Mitch, what'd you do to re-attract Eva Young? She's been over at POD again too.

Jeeze, I'd thought she had sunk back into the fever swamp.

Everyone be really quiet and hopefully she'll go a-way again.

The calls came soon after the post appeared on Powerline and linked to Pharyngula. By the way, I don't hold Powerline responsible for what some crazed fans do - but just wanted to make the case that many of these blogs seem to have crazed fans.

What's POD?

I heard Nick give you the award this morning: that was Wingnut of the week.

What's pretty hilarious is you and David Strom are promoting his show by discussing it.

"What's pretty hilarious is you and David Strom are promoting his show by discussing it."

That's only true if my blog is bigger than his show. Which wouldn't surprise me, actually. Also, I sincerely doubt that I've turned anyone on to the Coleman show.

THe REALLY funny part is that Coleman - the big media figure (haha) - is CONSTANTLY promoting Powerline, the other NA blogs, and the NARN show on HIS radio show - which is a Radio 101 no-no. Carefully note that we have never mentioned Coleman's show on our show, and never will.

If I thought there was a considered plan behind Coleman's show, I'd think it was like the plan of every small blog that wants to move up - rip on bigger blogs to generate traffic. That would imply that I, Fraters, Strom's blog and the NARN are all bigger than Coleman's show. Of course, there is no such considered plan, because there seems to be nobody in the building who knows anything about radio.