tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80437582024-03-23T14:28:26.729-04:00Science And PoliticsThis is my local-focus blog. My main blog is <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/">A Blog Around The Clock</a> so go there for more.Bora Zivkovichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10763808287050592569noreply@blogger.comBlogger2190125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043758.post-50076711812955656472007-10-25T09:06:00.001-04:002007-10-25T09:10:33.675-04:00This Blog Is Dead!Apparently some computer geeks at Carnegie Mellon came up with a complicated mathematical formula to decide <a href="http://www.cs.cmu.edu/%7Ejure/blogs/" target="_blank" title="">which blogs should one read to be most up to date, i.e., to quickly know about important stories that propagate over the blogosphere?</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bloggersblog.com/cgi-bin/bloggersblog.pl?bblog=1024072" target="_blank" title="">Bloggersblog</a> comments.<br /><br />OK, the fact that <a href="http://blogs.dailymail.com/donsurber/2007/10/24/the-no-2-blog/" target="_blank" title="">Don Surber</a> is #2 is not too way off mark (surely in the top 100, if not exactly #2). Scienceblogs.com is in the 98th spot and should be way higher, I think.<br /><br />But what is Instapudding doing in the Top Spot? If you want disinformation, sure. Likewise for Michelle Malkin, Captains Quarters and Powerline.<br /><br />And how useful it is to read a dead blog - this one you are at right now, <a href="http://sciencepolitics.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" title="">my old blog ranked #3</a>? I abandoned it in June 2006. I occasionally use it for testing stuff or for Google-bombing ;-) If you want to read a really useful blog, go check my <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/">current blog</a>, not this one!<br /><br />How useful it is to rank blogs according to the 2006 data anyway - that is eons ago in Internet time?<br /><br />This must have been some fuzzy math. I hope the blogosphere responds with a big laugh.<br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=8043758" target="_blank" title=""></a>Bora Zivkovichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10763808287050592569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043758.post-44770342248890185832007-09-26T13:34:00.000-04:002007-09-26T13:35:27.299-04:00Last paper by Steve Irwin!Just published about an hour ago (if it was in hardcopy, it would still be hot off the presses). And it is a wonderful paper! Australian crocs can and will travel much longer distances than was previously thought and their homing instinct is strong and navigational capacity excellent, even in a case where a large obstacle (Cape York Peninsula) needed to be navigated <i>around</i>:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0000949" target="_blank" title="">Satellite Tracking Reveals Long Distance Coastal Travel and Homing by Translocated Estuarine Crocodiles, <em>Crocodylus porosus</em></a>:<br /><br /><blockquote>Crocodiles are widely distributed and can usually be found in remote areas, however very little is known about their movements on a larger scale. In this study, Read and colleagues (including the late Steve Irwin) use satellite tracking to report the movements of three large male crocodiles, which were relocated up to 411km from their capture sites in Northern Australia. The results show that each crocodile returned to its original capture site within days, indicating that homing abilities are present amongst crocodiles.</blockquote><br /><img alt="croc.jpg" src="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/croc.jpg" height="193" width="448" /><br /><br />Can you imagine anyone doing this work without Steve Irwin? Who else would be able to grab a big croc, attach a satellite tracker, load it and unload it some hundreds of miles away, then follow their movements on the computer screen? Would you dare ask your grad students to do that?<br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=8043758" target="_blank" title=""></a>Bora Zivkovichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10763808287050592569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043758.post-56582245024931110582007-09-20T20:58:00.000-04:002007-09-20T20:05:46.006-04:00Rethinking FOXP2Earlier studies have indicated that a gene called FOXP2, possibly involved in brain development, is extremely conserved in vertebrates, except for two notable mutations in humans. This finding suggested that this gene may in some way be involved in the evolution of language, and was thus dubbed by the popular press "the language gene". See, for instance, <a href="http://languageevolution.wordpress.com/2007/09/12/linguistic-tone-and-genetics/" target="_blank" title="">this</a> and <a href="http://www.ling.ed.ac.uk/%7Es0340638/tonegenes/tonegenessummary.html" target="_blank" title="">this</a> for some recent research on the geographic variation of this gene (and related genes) and its relation to types of languages humans use (e.g., tonal vs. non-tonal). Furthermore, a mutation in this gene in humans results in inability to form grammatically correct sentences.<br /><br />This week, a <a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/09/070919073014.htm" target="_blank" title="">new study</a> shows that this gene is highly diverse in one group of mammals - the bats:<br /><br /><blockquote>A new study, undertaken by a joint of team of British and Chinese scientists, has found that this gene shows unparalleled variation in echolocating bats. The results, appearing in a study published in the online, open-access journal PLoS ONE on September 19, report that FOXP2 sequence differences among bat lineages correspond well to contrasting forms of echolocation.</blockquote><br /><br />As <a href="http://sunaddict86.blogspot.com/2007/09/bats-show-diverse-mutations-in-language.html" target="_blank" title="">Anne-Marie</a> notes, this puts a monkey-wrench in the idea that FOXP2 is exclusively involved in language, but may be involved in vocalizations in general:<br /><br /><blockquote>Said gene might have a new function (sensorimotor) besides the one originally attributed to it (verbal language).</blockquote><br /><br />Jonah Lehrer notes that the same mutation that in humans eliminates ability to use or comprehend correct grammar is also found in <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/cortex/2007/09/birds_and_foxp2.php" target="_blank" title="">songbirds</a> and the gene is expressed at high levels during the periods of intense song-learning. The story is obviously getting very interesting - does this gene have something to do with vocalizations? Or with communication? Or something totally third?<br /><br />Looking forward to further responses by other blogs, hopefully <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/afarensis/2007/09/19/foxp2_and_echolocation/" target="_blank" title="">Afarensis</a>, <a href="http://johnhawks.net/weblog" target="_blank" title="">John Hawks</a> and <a href="http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/%7Emyl/languagelog/" target="_blank" title="">Language Log</a>?<br /><br />The article on FOXP2 in bats was published yesterday on <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0000900" target="_blank" title="">PLoS ONE</a> so you can access it for free, read, download, use, reuse, rate, annotate and comment on.Bora Zivkovichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10763808287050592569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043758.post-7376540421220644382007-09-13T08:40:00.001-04:002007-09-13T08:40:28.838-04:00Help make NIH-funded research findings freely available to everyone!Back in July, the House of Representatives <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2007/07/call_for_action_guaranteed_pub.php" target="_blank" title="">passed</a> a <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2007/07/great_news.php" target="_blank" title="">bill</a> that <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/scientificactivist/2007/07/house_approves_mandatory_publi.php" target="_blank" title="">requires</a> all the NIH-funded research to be made freely available to the public within at most 12 months subsequent to publication.<br /><br />The equivalent bill has passed the Senate Appropriations Committee earlier this summer and will be up for vote in the Senate very soon! In advance of this important vote, The Alliance for Taxpayer Access has issued a <a href="http://www.taxpayeraccess.org/nih/2007senatecalltoaction.html" target="_blank" title="">Call for action</a>:<br /><br /><blockquote>As the Senate considers Appropriations measures for the 2008 fiscal year this fall, please take a moment to remind your Senators of your strong support for public access to publicly funded research and - specifically - ensuring the success of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Public Access Policy by making deposit mandatory for researchers.<br /><br />Earlier this summer, the House of Representatives passed legislation with language that directs the NIH to make this change (<a href="http://www.taxpayeraccess.org/media/release07-0720.html" target="_blank" title="">http://www.taxpayeraccess.org/media/release07-0720.html</a>). The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a similar measure (<a href="http://www.taxpayeraccess.org/media/release07-0628.html" target="_blank" title="">http://www.taxpayeraccess.org/media/release07-0628.html</a>). Now, as the Appropriations process moves forward, it is critically important that our Senators are reminded of the breadth and depth of support for enhanced public access to the results of NIH-funded research. Please take a moment to weigh in with your Senator now.</blockquote><br /><br />Read the <a href="http://www.taxpayeraccess.org/nih/2007senatecalltoaction.html" target="_blank" title="">rest</a> for talking points and the contact information of your Senators, then do your part and contact them! And spread the word - by e-mail, posting on your blog or website, on forums and mailing lists. Let's get this bill passed this month and thus ensure that taxpayer-funded research is freely available to its funders - the taxpayers. <br /><br />This needs to be done <b>no later than Friday, September 28, 2007</b>, when the bill is slated to appear in the Senate.<br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=8043758" target="_blank" title=""></a>Bora Zivkovichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10763808287050592569noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043758.post-91771242889014250972007-09-01T00:01:00.001-04:002007-09-01T00:01:51.111-04:00Science Blogging Conference - Registration is now open!<img class="inset left" alt="2008NCSBClogo200.png" src="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/upload/2007/08/2008NCSBClogo200.png" width="200" height="116" />Late last night we opened the registration for the <a href="http://scienceblogging.com/" target="_blank" title="">2nd Science Blogging Conference</a>. <br /><br />To register, go to <a href="http://wiki.scienceblogging.com/scienceblogging/show/Register" target="_blank" title="">the registration form</a> and fill out the details. <br /><br />To see who is already registered, go <a href="http://mistersugar.wufoo.com/reports/science-blogging-08/" target="_blank" title="">here</a>. <br /><br />If you will be here on Friday, January 18th and want to join us for dinner, add you name to <a href="http://wiki.scienceblogging.com/scienceblogging/show/GroupDining" target="_blank" title="">this list</a>.<br /><br />If you are on Facebook, join the Conference <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=10854105596" target="_blank" title="">Event</a> and invite your friends. We will appreciate it if you could spread the word in whichever medium you are most comfortable - word of mouth, e-mail, online social networks, or your own blogs.<br /><br />I know September 1st is a holiday, but opening the registration today will save our server as thousands of interested participants will spread themselves over a few days instead of all logging on at the same time ;-) This way, those of you who are perpetually online and get your information on blogs (and Facebook, etc.) will be able to get the first dibs, while the advertising for others will start on September 4th.<br /><br />The <a href="http://wiki.scienceblogging.com/scienceblogging/" target="_blank" title="">wiki</a> is ready for you to explore. The conference <a href="http://wiki.scienceblogging.com/scienceblogging/show/Conference+Program+08" target="_blank" title="">program</a> is building up nicely - we secured some spectacular speakers and session leaders and are in negotiations with some others. Feel free to edit the bottom of that wiki page with your own ideas. Suggest a session and offer to lead it.<br /><br />Of course, as the conference promises to be much bigger than last year (due to the media coverage after the first one - see <a href="http://wiki.blogtogether.org/blogtogether/show/Conference+Links+and+Liveblogging" target="_blank" title="">this page</a> for blog and media coverage) we need to cover the increased expenses (and provide food, swag, etc.), so if you and your organization are willing to be sponsors, please <a href="http://wiki.scienceblogging.com/scienceblogging/show/Sponsorships" target="_blank" title="">let us know</a>.<br /><br />And, we are planning to have the second Science Blogging Anthology released in time for the conference, so <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2007/03/announcement_get_ready_for_the.php" target="_blank" title="">submit the best science posts</a> written by you or by your favorite bloggers for our consideration.<br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=8043758" target="_blank" title=""></a>Bora Zivkovichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10763808287050592569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043758.post-55806906111704629792007-07-09T09:14:00.000-04:002007-07-09T09:15:44.226-04:00Exclusive: Interview with Senator John Edwards on Science-Related TopicsI have just posted the <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2007/07/exclusive_interview_with_senat.php" target="_blank" title="">exclusive science interview</a> with Sen. John Edwards on <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/" target="_blank" title="">my blog</a>.<br /><br />All the questions are related to science (and yes, it was not easy to cut down the number of questions and the length of each question - there is so much to ask) and they should be of interest to the readers of this blog: science education, global warming, energy, food production, space exploration and pandemic preparedness are some of the topics covered in the interview.<br /><br />As I am not a journalist or an analyst who needs to preserve an appearance of 'balance', I have always been unabashedly open about my support for John Edwards, first in 1998 when he ran for the Senate (that was the first election I could vote in after becoming a US citizen), then in 2003/04 when he ran for President (and subsequently Vice-President), and finally now, as he is running for President again.<br /><br />Feel free to search <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/" target="_blank" title="">my main blog</a> (or my <a href="http://sciencepolitics.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" title="">old blog</a>) for his name and see what I have written in his support before.<br /><br />I have not been in the past, nor am I now, officially connected to the campaign (though I walk my dog in front of the Headquarters every day and say Hi to staffers I recognize), but I am a big fan. And hey, we are neighbors - a few months after I moved from Raleigh to Chapel Hill, John and Elizabeth did the same.<br /><br />As I'll be running to work (my brand new <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2007/05/its_official_1.php" target="_blank" title="">job</a>) in a few minutes, I will not be able to hang around and moderate comments. I hope you all stay civil and on topic - I know it is politics and trolls will come out of the woodwork, but ignore them and I will clean up the thread when I come back online tonight.<br /><br />If you are interested in more details of Edwards' policy proposals related to science, technology, medicine and environment, check them out directly on the <a href="http://johnedwards.com/" target="_blank" title="">John Edwards campaign website</a> and search the Issues and Press Releases.<br /><br />But first, go read the <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2007/07/exclusive_interview_with_senat.php" target="_blank" title="">interview</a>.<br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=8043758" target="_blank" title=""></a>Bora Zivkovichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10763808287050592569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043758.post-69214365776770032112007-07-09T01:23:00.000-04:002007-07-09T01:24:04.414-04:00My new job!As you may know, I got a new job and I <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2007/07/first_day.php" target="_blank" title="">just started</a> on Friday. Go <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2007/07/first_day_at_plos_1.php" target="_blank" title="">here</a> to see how you can help me get my work done better.Bora Zivkovichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10763808287050592569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043758.post-62890756220339048632007-05-02T22:12:00.000-04:002007-05-02T22:13:33.634-04:00Science Blogging Conference '08 and The Open Laboratory 2007<img class="inset left" alt="2008NCSBClogo200.png" src="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/upload/2007/05/2008NCSBClogo200.png" height="116" width="200" />As the 2007 <a href="http://mistersugar.stikipad.com/blogtogether/show/2007+Science+Blogging+Conference" target="_blank" title="">Science</a> <a href="http://wiki.blogtogether.org/blogtogether/show/Conference+Links+and+Liveblogging" target="_blank" title="">Blogging</a> <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2007/01/conference_blogging.php" target="_blank" title="">Conference</a> was such a great success, we are already in full swing in organizing the <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2007/03/announcement_get_ready_for_the.php" target="_blank" title="">2008</a> <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2007/03/announcing_the_2008_science_bl.php" target="_blank" title="">conference</a> and hoping to make it even bigger and better than the first one.<br /><br />Our beta-version wiki is up - check out the <a href="http://mistersugar.stikipad.com/blogtogether/show/North+Carolina+Science+Blogging+Conference" target="_blank" title="">homepage</a> and the first, rough outlines of the <a href="http://mistersugar.stikipad.com/blogtogether/show/Conference+Program+08" target="_blank" title="">program</a> (feel free to edit the page and add your idea at the bottom or in the comments). At this point we are trying to get more <a href="http://mistersugar.stikipad.com/blogtogether/show/Sponsorships" target="_blank" title="">sponsors</a> so if you and your organization/company/magazine is interested, let us know soon.<br /><br />Check out our <a href="http://blogtogether.org/" target="_blank" title="">blog</a> for updates.<br /><br /><img class="inset right" alt="Open%20Laboratory%20cover%20image.jpg" src="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/upload/2007/05/Open%20Laboratory%20cover%20image.jpg" height="119" width="79" />Last time, almost in time for the conference, we edited and published the first-ever <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2007/01/the_science_blogging_anthology.php" target="_blank" title="">science blogging anthology</a>, the <a href="http://www.lulu.com/content/631016" target="_blank" title="">Open Laboratory 2006</a>, which was an instant hit. Thus, we are already collecting nominations for the <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2007/03/have_you_nominated_a_post_for.php" target="_blank" title="">next years' edition</a>. Send us your best posts (or best posts written by others) of the year by using <a href="http://openlab.wufoo.com/forms/submission-form/" target="_blank" title="">this submission form</a> and help us spread the news by adding <a href="http://dererumnatura.us/archives/2007/03/openlab_2007.html" target="_blank" title="">this code</a> to your blog or website.Bora Zivkovichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10763808287050592569noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043758.post-61376344022884392872007-04-20T01:47:00.000-04:002007-04-20T01:48:54.088-04:00One-Stop Shopping for the Framing Science DebateYou may be aware that there is a huge discussion about framing science going on in the blogosphere. It has gotten out of hand. But, for those who want to dig in, or want to analyze the posts and comments (that is a lot of data!), here is the comprehensive list of links (excluded are links to Creationists' sites). Most of the posts also have long and interesting comment threads as well, worth reading through:<br /><br />First, the source metarial, i.e., the stuff that appeared in non-blog media, and some background resources (which, if everyone have read them, would have reduced some of the misunderstandings):<br /><br />Matthew C. Nisbet and Chris Mooney: <a href="http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/summary/316/5821/56" target="_blank" title="">Framing Science</a> (Science)<br /><a href="http://www.genengnews.com/news/bnitem.aspx?name=15299721" target="_blank" title="">Scientists Must Improve Communication Tactics, Science Article Proclaims</a> (press release)<br />Deric Bownds (MindBlog): <a href="http://dericbownds.net/2007/04/framing-science.html" target="_blank" title="">Framing Science</a> (complete text of the 'Science' article)<br />Nisbet radio interview: <a href="http://www.onthemedia.org/transcripts/2007/04/13/04" target="_blank" title="">Blinded with Science</a> (NPR, On The Media)<br />Matthew C. Nisbet and Chris Mooney: <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/13/AR2007041302064_pf.html" target="_blank" title="">Thanks for the Facts. Now Sell Them.</a> (Washington Post)<br />Matt Nisbett: <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/framing-science/about.php" target="_blank" title="">What is Framing?</a><br />Matt Nisbett: <a href="http://www.csicop.org/scienceandmedia/climate/" target="_blank" title="">A “Two Step Flow of Popularization” for Climate Change: Recruiting Opinion-Leaders for Science</a> (Skeptical Inquirer)<br />Chris Mooney and Matthew C. Nisbet<a href="http://www.cjr.org/issues/2005/5/mooney.asp" target="_blank" title="">Undoing Darwin</a> (Columbia Journalism Review)<br />Matt Nisbett: <a href="http://www.ametsoc.org/atmospolicy/documents/112806NisbetAMS.pdf" target="_blank" title="">Framing as a Tool for Engaging the Public (pdf)</a><br /><a href="http://bloggingheads.tv/video.php?id=247&cid=1325" target="_blank" title="">On Framing Science</a> (Bloggingheads.tv)<br />Christy Nicholson: <a href="http://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/getArticle.cfm?id=2118" target="_blank" title="">Framing Science</a> (APS Observer)<br /><a href="http://www.rockridgeinstitute.org/" target="_blank" title="">Rockridge Institute</a><br /><a href="http://www.rockridgenation.org/" target="_blank" title="">Rockridge Nation</a><br />Wikipedia: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Framing_%28sociology%29" target="_blank" title="">Framing - sociology</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Framing_%28communication_theory%29" target="_blank" title="">Framing(communication_theory)</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Framing_%28psychology%29" target="_blank" title="">Framing - psychology</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frame_analysis" target="_blank" title="">Frame - analysis</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Framing_effect" target="_blank" title="">Framing effect</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakoff" target="_blank" title="">Lakoff</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_politics" target="_blank" title="">Moral politics</a><br /><br /><b>Blogospheric Responses</b>:<br /><br />Matt Nisbett (Framing Science):<br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/framing-science/2007/04/at_the_journal_science_a_nisbe.php" target="_blank" title="">At the journal Science, a Nisbet/Mooney focus on framing</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/framing-science/2007/04/dont_be_a_dodo_bloggers_weigh.php" target="_blank" title="">Framing Science sparks a seismic blog debate</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/framing-science/2007/04/full_text_referral_link_for_fr.php" target="_blank" title="">Full text referral link for Framing Science article</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/framing-science/2007/04/more_on_framing_and_media_infl.php" target="_blank" title="">More on framing and media influence</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/framing-science/2007/04/what_george_will_understands_a.php" target="_blank" title="">What George Will Understands about Framing</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/framing-science/2007/04/at_nprs_on_the_media_a_focus_o.php" target="_blank" title="">At NPR's On the Media, a Focus on Framing Science</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/framing-science/2007/04/at_the_washington_post_a_nisbe.php" target="_blank" title="">At the Washington Post, a Nisbet/Mooney focus on framing</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/framing-science/2007/04/dont_be_a_dodo_olson_on_dawkin.php" target="_blank" title="">Don't be a Dodo: Olson on Dawkins & Framing</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/framing-science/2007/04/coturnix_a_candle_in_the_dark.php" target="_blank" title="">Coturnix: A Candle in the Dark</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/framing-science/2007/04/what_the_discovery_institute_u.php" target="_blank" title="">What the Discovery Institute Understood about Framing</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/framing-science/2007/04/the_un_frames_global_warming_a.php" target="_blank" title="">The UN Frames Global Warming as Really about Security</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/framing-science/2007/04/bloggingheadtv_on_framing_scie_1.php" target="_blank" title="">BloggingHeadTV on Framing Science</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/framing-science/2007/04/npr_are_we_asking_scientists_t.php" target="_blank" title="">NPR: Are we asking scientists to be advocates? To spin false information? Read the transcript.</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/framing-science/2007/04/on_framing_two_more_candles_in.php" target="_blank" title="">On Framing, Two More Candles in the Dark</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/framing-science/2007/04/steve_case_on_framing_and_dawk.php" target="_blank" title="">Steve Case on Framing and Dawkins</a><br /><br />Chris Mooney (The Intersection):<br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/intersection/2007/04/i_have_a_paper_in_science_no_t.php" target="_blank" title="">I Have a Paper in Science (And No, This is Not an April Fools Joke)</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/intersection/2007/04/framing_science_additional_res.php" target="_blank" title="">Framing Science: Additional Resources to Back Up the Argument</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/intersection/2007/04/of_intertia_ostriches_and_scie.php" target="_blank" title="">Of Inertia, Ostriches, and Science Duds--Randy Olson's Take on 'Framing Science'</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/intersection/2007/04/framing_science_some_replies_1.php" target="_blank" title="">Framing Science: Many More Posts, a Few Replies</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/intersection/2007/04/framing_science_my_response_to.php" target="_blank" title="">Framing Science: My Response to PZ</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/intersection/2007/04/framing_science_blog_overload.php" target="_blank" title="">Framing Science: Blog Overload</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/intersection/2007/04/framing_science_article_no_lon.php" target="_blank" title="">'Framing Science' Article Now Available</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/intersection/2007/04/another_great_reaction_to_fram.php" target="_blank" title="">Another Great Reaction to 'Framing Science'</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/intersection/2007/04/nisbet_on_npr_im_down_under.php" target="_blank" title="">Nisbet on NPR; I'm Down Under</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/intersection/2007/04/responding_to_pz_and_others_in.php" target="_blank" title="">Responding to PZ (and Others) in The Washington Post</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/intersection/2007/04/framing_science_round_ii.php" target="_blank" title="">'Framing Science', Round II</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/intersection/2007/04/details_details_details.php" target="_blank" title="">Details, Details, Details</a><br /><br />Bora Zivkovic (A Blog Around The Clock):<br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2007/04/framing_science_the_dialogue_o.php" target="_blank" title="">Framing Science - the Dialogue of the Deaf</a><br /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/4/8/135728/0029" target="_blank" title="">Framing Science - the Dialogue of the Deaf (on DailyKos)</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2007/04/framing_framing.php" target="_blank" title="">Framing 'framing'</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2007/04/did_i_frame_that_wrong.php" target="_blank" title="">Did I frame that wrong?</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2007/04/framing_and_truth.php" target="_blank" title="">Framing and Truth</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2007/04/just_a_quick_update_on_framing.php" target="_blank" title="">Just a quick update on 'framing science'</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2007/04/joshua_bell_and_framing_scienc.php" target="_blank" title="">Joshua Bell and Framing Science</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2007/04/framers_are_not_appeasers.php" target="_blank" title="">Framers are NOT appeasers!</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2007/04/framing_politics_based_on_scie_1.php" target="_blank" title="">Framing Politics (based on science, of course)</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2007/04/everybody_must_get_framed.php" target="_blank" title="">Everybody Must Get Framed</a><br /><br />Alonzo Fyfe (Atheist Ethicist):<br /><a href="http://atheistethicist.blogspot.com/2007/04/framing.html" target="_blank" title="">Framing</a><br /><a href="http://atheistethicist.blogspot.com/2007/04/disagreements.html" target="_blank" title="">Disagreements</a><br /><br />Chris (Mixing Memory):<br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/mixingmemory/2007/04/talkin_science.php" target="_blank" title="">Talkin' Science</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/mixingmemory/2007/04/cognition_language_culture.php" target="_blank" title="">Cognition, Language, and Culture: Components Not Levels of Analysis</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/mixingmemory/2007/04/how_bad_was_abu_ghraib_it_depe_1.php" target="_blank" title="">How Bad Was Abu Ghraib? It Depends on the Comparison</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/mixingmemory/frame_analysis/" target="_blank" title="">Frame Analysis</a><br /><br />Dietram A. Scheufele (Nanopublic):<br /><a href="http://nanopublic.blogspot.com/2007/04/nano-needs-framing-new-policy-forum.html" target="_blank" title="">Nano needs framing: new 'Policy Forum' piece in Science</a><br /><a href="http://nanopublic.blogspot.com/search?q=framing+science" target="_blank" title="">Standing on the shoulders of disciplinary dwarves? A note on the reactions to Nisbet and Mooney</a><br /><br />Amanda Marcotte (Pandagon):<br /><a href="http://pandagon.net/2007/04/19/descendents-of-apes-with-computers-for-brains-and-a-fantastical-unicorn-leader/" target="_blank" title="">Descendents of apes with computers for brains and a fantastical unicorn leader</a><br /><br />Chris Clarke (Pandagon/Creek Running North):<br /><a href="http://faultline.org/index.php/site/comments/understanding/" target="_blank" title="">Understanding</a><br /><a href="http://pandagon.net/2007/04/10/understanding/" target="_blank" title="">Understanding</a><br /><br />Revere (Effect Measure):<br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/effectmeasure/2007/04/freethinker_sunday_sermonette_42.php" target="_blank" title="">Freethinker Sunday Sermonette: Framing spinning</a><br /><br />John Fleck (Inkstain):<br /><a href="http://www.inkstain.net/fleck/?p=1994" target="_blank" title="">Scientists Can Be Dense</a><br /><a href="http://www.inkstain.net/fleck/?p=1998" target="_blank" title="">P.Z. Myers Just Doesn’t Get It</a><br /><a href="http://www.inkstain.net/fleck/?p=2002" target="_blank" title="">Framing Me</a><br /><a href="http://www.inkstain.net/fleck/?p=2009" target="_blank" title="">A Show of Hands</a><br /><a href="http://www.inkstain.net/fleck/?p=2013" target="_blank" title="">An Example of Framing</a><br /><a href="http://www.inkstain.net/fleck/?p=2014" target="_blank" title="">Another Example of Framing</a><br /><a href="http://www.inkstain.net/fleck/?p=2015" target="_blank" title="">And Yet More Framing</a><br /><a href="http://www.inkstain.net/fleck/?p=2017" target="_blank" title="">Charging at the Loading Dock</a><br /><a href="http://www.inkstain.net/fleck/?p=2018" target="_blank" title="">An Example of Framing</a><br /><a href="http://www.inkstain.net/fleck/?p=2019" target="_blank" title="">Framing: The Results</a><br /><br />Mark Chu-Carroll (Good Math, Bad Math):<br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/goodmath/2007/04/my_take_on_framing_dont_frame_1.php" target="_blank" title="">My Take on Framing: Don't Frame Framing as Spin</a><br /><br />David Roberts (Grist):<br /><a href="http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2007/4/12/123610/341" target="_blank" title="">Scientists and framing</a><br /><br />Paul Sunstone (Cafe Philos):<br /><a href="http://cafephilos.blogspot.com/2007/04/how-jim-made-me-pessimistic-about.html" target="_blank" title="">How Jim Made Me Pessimistic About Scientists Selling Evolution</a><br /><a href="http://cafephilos.blogspot.com/2007/04/public-relations-and-grand-debate-over.html" target="_blank" title="">Public Relations and the Grand Debate Over Evolution</a><br /><a href="http://cafephilos.blogspot.com/2007/04/de-mystifying-scientists.html" target="_blank" title="">De-Mystifying Scientists</a><br /><br />Mike Dunford (The Questionable Authority, and, The Panda's Thumb):<br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/authority/2007/04/strategically_communicating_sc.php" target="_blank" title="">Strategically communicating science</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/authority/2007/04/framing_its_about_the_goal.php" target="_blank" title="">Framing: It's About The Goal</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/authority/2007/04/if_we_could_extract_iron_from.php" target="_blank" title="">If we could extract iron from irony, we'd never need to mine again.</a><br /><a href="http://www.pandasthumb.org/archives/2007/04/strategically_c.html" target="_blank" title="">Strategically communicating science</a><br /><br />Greg Laden:<br /><a href="http://gregladen.com/wordpress/?p=667" target="_blank" title="">Framing Science 'Paper' Is Deeply Flawed</a><br /><a href="http://gregladen.com/wordpress/?p=669" target="_blank" title="">Framing Frames in the Service of Science</a><br /><a href="http://gregladen.com/wordpress/?p=684" target="_blank" title="">Framing Nesbit: Is He Offering Us McScience?</a><br /><a href="http://gregladen.com/wordpress/?p=701" target="_blank" title="">Can we frame something and see how it goes?</a><br /><a href="http://gregladen.com/wordpress/?p=709" target="_blank" title="">Science is the BEST!!!</a><br /><a href="http://gregladen.com/wordpress/?p=713" target="_blank" title="">Why we foam at the mouth</a><br /><a href="http://gregladen.com/wordpress/?p=729" target="_blank" title="">Richard Dawkins and Framing?</a><br /><br />Orac (Respectful Insolence):<br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2007/04/fear_of_the_frame.php" target="_blank" title="">Fear of the frame</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2007/04/fear_of_the_frame_part_2.php" target="_blank" title="">Fear of the frame, part II: A cultural divide</a><br /><br />Eclectics Anonymous:<br /><a href="http://eclecticsanonymous.wordpress.com/2007/04/10/science-a-free-exchange-of-ideas/" target="_blank" title=""> Science = A Free Exchange of Ideas?</a><br /><a href="http://eclecticsanonymous.wordpress.com/2007/04/11/science-framing-needs-a-business-plan/" target="_blank" title="">Science Framing needs a business plan</a><br /><a href="http://eclecticsanonymous.wordpress.com/2007/04/16/the-global-war-on-framing/" target="_blank" title="">The Global War on Framing</a><br /><a href="http://eclecticsanonymous.wordpress.com/2007/04/18/desperately-seeking-framing/" target="_blank" title=""> Desperately Seeking Framing</a><br /><br />Teresa Lhotka (Anomalous Data):<br /><a href="http://www.anomalousdata.com/PermaLink,guid,53129e14-391e-4201-b1e4-a4c3628cd700.aspx" target="_blank" title="">'Framing' reality</a><br /><a href="http://www.anomalousdata.com/PermaLink,guid,38e52cbc-bccd-4b3a-9d70-29b8ba3ee866.aspx" target="_blank" title="">The power of the frame</a><br /><a href="http://www.anomalousdata.com/PermaLink,guid,9801d44f-d420-495f-9f1c-f2c1f6d85647.aspx" target="_blank" title="">We've got Geckos! And How!</a><br /><a href="http://www.anomalousdata.com/PermaLink,guid,deb974a0-1043-4f05-a4b5-8d0c9689e523.aspx" target="_blank" title="">Making light of the 'framing debate'</a><br /><a href="http://www.anomalousdata.com/PermaLink,guid,af01c5bc-74ff-454c-a71a-4dbb5afe12c5.aspx" target="_blank" title="">Use the tools</a><br /><br />Steppen Wolf (The skeptical alchemist):<br /><a href="http://skeptalchemist.blogspot.com/2007/04/first-of-all-frame-your-own-frame.html" target="_blank" title="">First of all, frame your own frame</a><br /><a href="http://skeptalchemist.blogspot.com/2007/04/more-frame-madness-last-day-to-blog.html" target="_blank" title="">More frame madness + last day to blog against theocracy</a><br /><a href="http://skeptalchemist.blogspot.com/2007/04/framing-science-to-frame-or-not-to.html" target="_blank" title="">Framing science: to frame, or not to frame?</a><br /><a href="http://skeptalchemist.blogspot.com/2007/04/framing-science-debacle.html" target="_blank" title="">Framing science: the debacle</a><br /><a href="http://skeptalchemist.blogspot.com/2007/04/framing-challenge-coming-up.html" target="_blank" title="">The framing challenge - coming up</a><br /><br />Steven Novella (NeuroLogica Blog):<br /><a href="http://www.theness.com/neurologicablog/default.asp?Display=78" target="_blank" title="">Teaching Science to the Public</a><br /><br />PZ Myers (Pharyngula):<br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2007/04/what_if_the_right_role_for_sci.php" target="_blank" title="">What if the right role for science is to shatter the frame?</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2007/04/believing_and_understanding.php" target="_blank" title="">Believing and understanding</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2007/04/i_like_framing_less_and_less_w.php" target="_blank" title="">I like ‘framing’ less and less; why are scientists the targets?</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2007/04/framing_still_baffled.php" target="_blank" title="">Framing: still baffled.</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2007/04/its_all_about_the_context.php" target="_blank" title="">It's all about the context</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2007/04/whats_the_creationist_position.php" target="_blank" title="">What's the creationist position on 'framing'?</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2007/04/nisbet_and_mooney_in_the_wapo.php" target="_blank" title="">Nisbet and Mooney in the WaPo: snake oil for the snake oil salesmen</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2007/04/once_more_unto_the_frame.php" target="_blank" title="">Once more unto the frame</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2007/04/fraggin_frickin_frackin_oh_tha.php" target="_blank" title="">Fraggin' … frickin' … frackin' … oh, that f-word again</a><br /><br />Joshua Rosenau (Thoughts From Kansas):<br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/tfk/2007/04/framing_and_the_invisible_coll.php" target="_blank" title="">Framing and the invisible college</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/tfk/2007/04/an_example_of_framing.php" target="_blank" title="">An example of framing</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/tfk/2007/04/reframing_framing.php" target="_blank" title="">Reframing framing</a><br /><br />Dan Conover (Xark):<br /><a href="http://xark.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/04/science_and_med.html" target="_blank" title="">Science and media</a><br /><br />W2JIG (Jig's Old Saws):<br /><a href="http://w2jig.blogspot.com/2007/04/framing-knack.html" target="_blank" title="">Framing 'The Knack'</a><br /><br />Trinifar:<br /><a href="http://trinifar.wordpress.com/2007/04/08/195/" target="_blank" title="">Framing, er, anything</a><br /><a href="http://trinifar.wordpress.com/2007/04/09/the-pzasaurus-pee-za-sore-us/" target="_blank" title="">PZ as rebel leader</a><br /><a href="http://trinifar.wordpress.com/2007/04/09/discussion-of-framing-goes-down-a-rat-hole/" target="_blank" title="">Discussion of framing goes down a rat hole</a><br /><a href="http://trinifar.wordpress.com/2007/04/12/putting-a-good-picture-in-a-bad-frame/" target="_blank" title="">Putting a good picture in a bad frame</a><br /><a href="http://trinifar.wordpress.com/2007/04/15/great-framing-examples/" target="_blank" title="">Great framing examples</a><br /><a href="http://trinifar.wordpress.com/2007/04/17/national-security-and-richard-dawkins/" target="_blank" title="">National Security and Richard Dawkins</a><br /><a href="http://trinifar.wordpress.com/2007/04/17/new-frame-for-climate-change/" target="_blank" title="">New frame for climate change</a><br /><br />Tristero (Hullabaloo):<br /><a href="http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2007/04/framing-science-by-tristero-theres-been.html" target="_blank" title="">Framing Science</a><br /><br />FriendlyAtheist (FriendlyAtheist.com):<br /><a href="http://friendlyatheist.com/2007/04/17/framing-science/" target="_blank" title="">Framing Science</a><br /><br />Larry Moran (Sandwalk):<br /><a href="http://sandwalk.blogspot.com/2007/04/how-to-communicate-scienc.html" target="_blank" title="">How to Communicate Science</a><br /><a href="http://sandwalk.blogspot.com/2007/04/coturnix-on-framing-science.html" target="_blank" title="">Coturnix on Framing Science</a><br /><a href="http://sandwalk.blogspot.com/2007/04/science-policy-forum-framing-science.html" target="_blank" title="">Science Policy Forum: Framing Science</a><br /><a href="http://sandwalk.blogspot.com/2007/04/nisbet-mooney-reveal-their-true-colors.html" target="_blank" title="">Nisbet & Mooney Reveal Their True Colors</a><br /><a href="http://sandwalk.blogspot.com/2007/04/orzel-is-confused.html" target="_blank" title="">Orzel Is Confused</a><br /><br />Mike the Mad Biologist:<br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/mikethemadbiologist/2007/04/framing_science_and_evolution.php" target="_blank" title="">Framing Science, Evolution, and Peanut Butter</a><br /><br />Nicole Michel (The Peripatetic Naturalist):<br /><a href="http://peripateticnaturalist.blogspot.com/2007/04/framing-science.html" target="_blank" title="">Framing Science</a><br /><br />JLowe (Impact Analysis):<br /><a href="http://impact_analysis.blogspot.com/2007/04/were-right-who-cares-if-were-boring.html" target="_blank" title="">We’re Right, Who Cares if We’re Boring?</a><br /><br />Katie Kish (Liberal Debutante/Appletree):<br /><a href="http://www.liberal-debutante.com/science/i-dont-speak-chinese.html" target="_blank" title="">I don’t speak Chinese</a><br /><a href="http://www.appletreeblog.com/?p=1748" target="_blank" title="">I don’t speak Chinese</a><br /><br />Brian Switek (Laelaps):<br /><a href="http://laelaps.wordpress.com/2007/04/07/evolution-for-idiots-creator-responds/" target="_blank" title="">Evolution for IDiots Creator Responds</a><br /><a href="http://laelaps.wordpress.com/2007/04/09/mixed-signals-communicating-science/" target="_blank" title="">Mixed signals: Communicating Science</a><br /><a href="http://laelaps.wordpress.com/2007/04/09/who-are-we-trying-to-convince/" target="_blank" title="">Who are we trying to convince?</a><br /><br />Tyler DiPietro (Greedy, Greedy Algorithms):<br /><a href="http://greedygreedyalgorithms.blogspot.com/2007/04/mooney-and-nisbet-hit-rock-bottom.html" target="_blank" title="">Mooney and Nisbet Hit Rock Bottom</a><br /><a href="http://greedygreedyalgorithms.blogspot.com/2007/04/some-elaborated-thoughts-on-nisbet-and.html" target="_blank" title="">Some Elaborated Thoughts on Nisbet and Mooney's Latest</a><br /><br />John Wilkins (Evolving Thoughts):<br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/evolvingthoughts/2007/04/science_in_public_between_cons.php" target="_blank" title="">Science in public between consenting adults</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/evolvingthoughts/2007/04/framing_framing_wrong.php" target="_blank" title="">Framing framing wrong?</a><br /><br />Devo (White Souse):<br /><a href="http://whitesouse.blogspot.com/2007/04/rhetoric-and-framing.html" target="_blank" title="">Rhetoric and Framing</a><br /><br />Zeno (Halfway There):<br /><a href="http://zenoferox.blogspot.com/2007/04/framework-for-peace.html" target="_blank" title="">A framework for peace</a><br /><br />Jim Torson (Global Change):<br /><a href="http://groups.google.com/group/globalchange/browse_thread/thread/a0673d4db6b6dd9e/794868306836e7c8?#794868306836e7c8" target="_blank" title="">Denial of Reality</a><br /><br />Jason Rosenhouse (Evolutionblog):<br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/evolutionblog/2007/04/on_framing_part_one.php" target="_blank" title="">On Framing, Part One</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/evolutionblog/2007/04/on_framing_part_two.php" target="_blank" title="">On Framing, Part Two</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/evolutionblog/2007/04/on_framing_part_three.php" target="_blank" title="">On Framing, Part Three</a><br /><br />Mark Hoofnagle (Denialism.com):<br /><a href="http://www.denialism.com/2007/04/framing-science.html" target="_blank" title="">Framing science</a><br /><a href="http://www.denialism.com/2007/04/terrible-turn-for-framing-or-why.html" target="_blank" title="">A terrible turn for framing (or why everyone is wrong but me)</a><br /><br />Carl Zimmer (The Loom):<br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/loom/2007/04/06/scientists_armed_with_frames.php" target="_blank" title="">Scientists Armed With Frames</a><br /><br />Simon Donner (Maribo):<br /><a href="http://simondonner.blogspot.com/2007/04/climate-change-ipcc-and-framing-of.html" target="_blank" title="">Climate change, the IPCC and the framing of science</a><br /><br />Dave Munger (Cognitive Daily):<br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/cognitivedaily/2007/04/how_concerned_should_scientists_be_with_framing.php" target="_blank" title="">How concerned should scientists be with 'framing'?</a><br /><br />PonderingFool (... ponderings of a fool):<br /><a href="http://ponderingofafool.blogspot.com/2007/04/framing-science-part-i.html" target="_blank" title="">Framing science (Part I)...</a><br /><a href="http://ponderingofafool.blogspot.com/2007/04/framing-science-part-ii-revolution-will.html" target="_blank" title="">Framing science (Part II)-A revolution will be needed...</a><br /><a href="http://ponderingofafool.blogspot.com/2007/04/am-i-missing-something-or-am-i-just.html" target="_blank" title="">Am I missing something? Or am I just suppossed to accept the world as it is?</a><br /><br />Kristina Chew (Autism Vox):<br /><a href="http://www.autismvox.com/autism-speaks-now/" target="_blank" title="">Autism Speaks Now</a><br /><br />Joshua (The Adventures of Tobasco da Gama):<br /><a href="http://tobascodagama.com/?p=94" target="_blank" title="">Let’s Skip the Frames and Examine the Claims</a><br /><a href="http://www.tobascodagama.com/?p=96" target="_blank" title="">Comment Cross-Post: Framing Again</a><br /><a href="http://www.tobascodagama.com/?p=97" target="_blank" title="">Framing: Forget It</a><br /><a href="http://www.tobascodagama.com/?p=98" target="_blank" title="">Let’s Skip the Frames and Examine the Frames, Part II</a><br /><br />James Hrynyshyn (The Island Of Doubt):<br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/islandofdoubt/2007/04/framing_science_dumbing_it_dow.php" target="_blank" title="">Framing Science or Dumbing it Down</a><br /><br />Alan Boyle (Cosmic Log):<br /><a href="http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/04/05/113609.aspx" target="_blank" title="">Frame or be framed?</a><br /><br />S.A.Smith (ERV):<br /><a href="http://endogenousretrovirus.blogspot.com/2007/04/nisbet-mooney-cant-possibly-be-this.html" target="_blank" title="">Nisbet, Mooney cant possibly be this naive</a><br /><a href="http://endogenousretrovirus.blogspot.com/2007/04/hey-at-least-theres-dialogue-going-on.html" target="_blank" title="">Hey, at least there's a dialogue going on this issue now :P</a><br /><a href="http://endogenousretrovirus.blogspot.com/2007/04/answer-better-than-that-damn-frame.html" target="_blank" title="">An answer better than that damn 'Frame'</a><br /><a href="http://endogenousretrovirus.blogspot.com/2007/04/okay-chris-matt-stop-digging-stop-it.html" target="_blank" title="">Okay, Chris, Matt-- Stop digging. Stop it.</a><br /><a href="http://endogenousretrovirus.blogspot.com/2007/04/im-done-with-frame.html" target="_blank" title="">I'm done with the Frame</a><br /><a href="http://endogenousretrovirus.blogspot.com/2007/04/this-is-why-im-pissed-at-frame-everyone.html" target="_blank" title="">THIS IS WHY IM PISSED AT THE 'FRAME'! EVERYONE READ THIS!</a><br /><br />Jon Udell:<br /><a href="http://blog.jonudell.net/2007/04/18/talking-to-everyone-the-framing-of-science-and-technology/" target="_blank" title="">Talking to everyone: the framing of science and technology</a><br /><a href="http://blog.jonudell.net/2007/04/19/darwins-rhetorical-strategy/" target="_blank" title="">Darwin’s rhetorical strategy</a><br /><br />Chad Orzel (Uncertain Principles):<br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/principles/2007/04/framing_and_coordination_1.php" target="_blank" title="">Framing and Coordination</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/principles/2007/04/framing_and_arrogance.php" target="_blank" title="">Framing and Arrogance</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/principles/2007/04/the_final_word_on_framing.php" target="_blank" title="">The Final Word on Framing</a><br /><br />Kate (Anterior Commissure):<br /><a href="http://anteriorcommissure.blogspot.com/2007/04/framing-science-blog-chatter-tom.html" target="_blank" title="">Framing science, blog chatter, Tom Friedman, and more</a><br /><a href="http://anteriorcommissure.blogspot.com/2007/04/ok-more-framing-bits-and-pieces.html" target="_blank" title="">OK more framing bits and pieces...</a><br /><br />Buridan (Buridan's Ass):<br /><a href="http://www.buridansass.com/index.php?/buridan/science_going_hollywood/" target="_blank" title="">Science going Hollywood</a><br /><a href="http://www.buridansass.com/index.php?/buridan/clarification_on_science_going_hollywood/" target="_blank" title="">Clarification on 'Science going Hollywood'</a><br /><br />Guru: (Entertaining Research):<br /><a href="http://mogadalai.wordpress.com/2007/04/07/to-frame-or-not-to-frame/" target="_blank" title="">To frame or not to frame</a><br /><a href="http://mogadalai.wordpress.com/2007/04/18/science-affecting-politics-and-vice-versa/" target="_blank" title="">Science affecting politics and vice versa</a><br /><br />Mark Leggott (LoomWare):<br /><a href="http://loomware.typepad.com/loomware/2007/04/inform_the_publ.html" target="_blank" title="">Inform the Public About Science Issues...How?</a><br /><br />Kent (Uncommon Ground):<br /><a href="http://darwin.eeb.uconn.edu/uncommon-ground/archives/2007/04/framing_science.html" target="_blank" title="">Framing science</a><br /><a href="http://darwin.eeb.uconn.edu/uncommon-ground/archives/2007/04/fear_of_framing.html" target="_blank" title="">Fear of framing</a><br /><a href="http://darwin.eeb.uconn.edu/uncommon-ground/archives/2007/04/creationism_and.html" target="_blank" title="">Creationism and framing</a><br /><br />Knight Science Journalism Tracker:<br /><a href="http://ksjtracker.mit.edu/?p=2695" target="_blank" title="">Wash. Post: On Dawkins, 'framing' science, and the dynamics of beliefs</a><br /><br />Hank Campbell and 'Sciencesque' (Scientific Blogging):<br /><a href="http://www.scientificblogging.com/hank/scientists_must_communicate_with_the_public_more_according_to_science_article" target="_blank" title="">Do scientists need to 'frame' the debate for non-scientists?</a><br /><a href="http://www.scientificblogging.com/sciencesque/framing_science_a_new_skin_for_the_old_ceremony" target="_blank" title="">'Framing Science' - a new skin for the old ceremony?</a><br /><a href="http://sciencesque.wordpress.com/2007/04/08/framing-science-a-new-skin-for-the-old-ceremony/" target="_blank" title="">'Framing Science' - a new skin for the old ceremony?</a><br /><br />Kevin Beck (Dr. Joan Bushwell's Chimpanzee Refuge):<br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/bushwells/2007/04/incommunicado.php" target="_blank" title="">Incommunicado</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/bushwells/2007/04/the_obligatory_followup_framin.php" target="_blank" title="">The obligatory follow-up 'framing' babble-stream</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/bushwells/2007/04/commoners_discuss_id_and_evolu.php" target="_blank" title="">Commoners discuss ID and evolution</a><br /><br />Wolfrum (Shakesville):<br /><a href="http://www.shakesville.com/2007/04/npr_shows_we_are_losing_debate.php" target="_blank" title="">NPR shows we are losing debate on Global Warming</a><br /><br />Chris Rowan (Highly Allochthonous):<br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/highlyallochthonous/2007/04/the_perils_of_an_empty_frame.php" target="_blank" title="">The perils of an empty frame</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/highlyallochthonous/2007/04/science_a_victim_of_framing.php" target="_blank" title="">Science - a victim of framing?</a><br /><br />Sean Carroll (Cosmic Variance):<br /><a href="http://cosmicvariance.com/2007/04/09/scientists-talking-to-the-public/" target="_blank" title="">Scientists Talking to the Public</a><br /><br />John Hawks (John Hawks' Anthropology Blog):<br /><a href="http://johnhawks.net/weblog/topics/meta/framing_laden_mooney_nisbet_2007.html" target="_blank" title="">Framed!</a><br /><br />John Lynch (Stranger Fruit):<br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/strangerfruit/2007/04/no_more_theory.php" target="_blank" title="">No more theory!</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/strangerfruit/2007/04/dammit_it_is_our_job_to_frame.php" target="_blank" title="">Dammit! It is OUR job to frame!</a><br /><br />Kristjan Wager (Pro-science):<br /><a href="http://kriswager.blogspot.com/2007/04/framing-science.html" target="_blank" title="">Framing science</a><br /><a href="http://kriswager.blogspot.com/2007/04/has-nisbet-and-mooney-lost-it.html" target="_blank" title="">Has Nisbet and Mooney lost it?</a><br /><a href="http://kriswager.blogspot.com/2007/04/friedman-framing-global-warming.html" target="_blank" title="">Friedman framing global warming</a><br /><br />Janet D. Stemwedel (Adventures in Ethics and Science):<br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/ethicsandscience/2007/04/is_solving_the_absenteeismatte.php" target="_blank" title="">Is solving the absenteeism/attendance issue really a matter of framing?</a><br /><br />Gavin Schmidt (RealClimate):<br /><a href="http://www.realclimate.org/index.php?p=432" target="_blank" title="">A Tale of Three Interviews</a><br /><br />RPM (Evolgen):<br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/evolgen/2007/04/the_press_and_our_educational.php" target="_blank" title="">The Press and Our Educational System Suck</a><br /><br />Madhu (Reconciliation Ecology):<br /><a href="http://reconciliationecology.blogspot.com/2007/04/communication-in-science-stirs-tempest.html" target="_blank" title="">Communication in Science stirs tempest in science blogosphere teacup</a><br /><a href="http://reconciliationecology.blogspot.com/2007/04/why-dont-nisbet-and-mooney-frame.html" target="_blank" title="">Why don't Nisbet and Mooney frame Dawkins for the religious instead of slamming the closet door on him?</a><br /><br />Eric Baerren (Among The Trees):<br /><a href="http://baerrenblog.blogspot.com/2007/04/framed-science.html" target="_blank" title="">Framed science</a><br /><br />Blake Stacey (Science After Sunclipse):<br /><a href="http://www.sunclipse.org/?p=27" target="_blank" title="">I Was Framed!</a><br /><a href="http://www.sunclipse.org/?p=35" target="_blank" title="">Interlude: Framing</a><br /><a href="http://www.sunclipse.org/?p=37" target="_blank" title="">In Soviet Russia, Evidence Frames You!</a><br /><br />Sam Wise (Sorting Out Science):<br /><a href="http://sortingoutscience.net/2007/04/09/dont_fear_the_frame/" target="_blank" title="">Don’t fear the frame…</a><br /><br />Eric Berger (SciGuy):<br /><a href="http://blogs.chron.com/sciguy/archives/2007/04/heres_something_1.html" target="_blank" title="">Here's something that will make scientists sweat</a><br /><br />Brian Larnder (Primordial Blog):<br /><a href="http://primordial-blog.blogspot.com/2007/04/great-framing-debate-of-2007.html" target="_blank" title="">The Great Framing Debate of 2007</a><br /><a href="http://primordial-blog.blogspot.com/2007/04/one-last-word-about-framing.html" target="_blank" title="">One Last Word about Framing</a><br /><br />Ed Brayton (Dispatches from the Culture Wars):<br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/dispatches/2007/04/the_endless_irony_of_william_d.php" target="_blank" title="">The Endless Irony of William Dembski</a><br /><br />Susannah A. (Wanderin' Weeta):<br /><a href="http://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2007/04/my-two-cents-worth.html" target="_blank" title="">My Two Cents Worth</a><br /><br />Benjamin Cohen (The World's Fair):<br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/worldsfair/2007/04/is_pz_bad_for_science.php" target="_blank" title="">Is PZ Bad for Science?</a><br /><br />Mobjectivist:<br /><a href="http://mobjectivist.blogspot.com/2007/04/ig-nore-ad-vice.html" target="_blank" title="">Ig Nore Ad Vice</a><br /><br />Andy Fell (Egghead):<br /><a href="http://eggheadblog.ucdavis.edu/?p=349" target="_blank" title="">Framing science</a><br /><br />Samuel D. Bradley (Communication, Cognition and Arbitrary Thoughts):<br /><a href="http://commcognition.blogspot.com/2007/04/frame-your-science-or-have-it-framed.html" target="_blank" title=""> Frame Your Science or Have it Framed</a><br /><br />Robert Camp (Nightlight):<br /><a href="http://litcandle.blogspot.com/2007/04/framing-hey-thats-our-turf.html" target="_blank" title="">Framing? Hey, that's our turf!</a><br /><br />Catherine Brahic (New Scientist Environment Blog):<br /><a href="http://www.newscientist.com/blog/environment/2007/04/sex-up-climate-talk-says-arnie.html" target="_blank" title=""> 'Sex up climate talk' says Arnie</a><br /><br />Robin Engelhardt (Robin's repository):<br /><a href="http://www.robinengelhardt.info/2007/04/framing-debate.html" target="_blank" title="">The Framing Debate</a><br /><br />Daniel Morgan (Debunking Christianity/Get Busy Livin', or Get Busy Bloggin'):<br /><a href="http://debunkingchristianity.blogspot.com/2007/04/framing-science-and-atheism-for-public.html" target="_blank" title="">Framing Science and Atheism for the Public</a><br /><a href="http://blog.danielmorgan.name/2007/04/framing-science-and-atheism-for-public.html" target="_blank" title="">Framing Science and Atheism for the Public</a><br /><br />river2sea72 (Visualize Whirled Peas):<br /><a href="http://river2sea72.wordpress.com/2007/04/11/on-framing-the-message/" target="_blank" title="">On Framing the Message</a><br /><br />Brad (The Banana Peel Project):<br /><a href="http://bananapeelproject.blogspot.com/2007/04/framing-of-science.html" target="_blank" title="">The framing of science</a><br /><a href="http://bananapeelproject.blogspot.com/2007/04/more-framing-of-science.html" target="_blank" title="">More framing of science</a><br /><br />Rebecca Hartong (Fantasies, Epiphanies, Rants...):<br /><a href="http://www.rebeccahartong.net/?p=1368" target="_blank" title="">Selling Science</a><br /><br />Chris Hallquist (The Uncredible Hallq):<br /><a href="http://uncrediblehallq.blogspot.com/2007/04/college-view-obscene-jokes.html" target="_blank" title="">The college view / obscene jokes</a><br /><br />Austin Cline (About:Atheism):<br /><a href="http://atheism.about.com/b/a/259002.htm" target="_blank" title="">Facts? Bah, Spin and Spin to Appease Religious Believers</a><br /><br />Bruce Loebrich:<br /><a href="http://www.loebrich.org/2007/04/10/framing/" target="_blank" title="">Framing</a><br /><br />E.C. Nisbet (Framing Conflict):<br /><a href="http://framingconflict.blogspot.com/2007/04/framing-science-and-framing-conflict.html" target="_blank" title="">Framing Science and Framing Conflict</a><br /><br />Ebonmuse (Daylight Atheism):<br /><a href="http://www.daylightatheism.org/2007/04/et-tu-chris-mooney.html" target="_blank" title="">Et Tu, Chris Mooney?</a><br /><br />Water Words That Work:<br /><a href="http://waterwordsthatwork.com/2007/04/15/lakoff-revisited-framing-science/" target="_blank" title="">Lakoff Revisited: Framing Science</a><br /><br />jcasey (The NonSequitur):<br /><a href="http://thenonsequitur.com/?p=362" target="_blank" title="">Responsibility</a><br /><br />John Timmer (Nobel Intent):<br /><a href="http://arstechnica.com/journals/science.ars/2007/04/09/communicating-science-through-frames" target="_blank" title="">Communicating science through frames</a><br /><br />Skeptigator:<br /><a href="http://skeptigator.com/2007/04/16/are-we-being-framed/" target="_blank" title="">Are we being framed?</a><br /><br />StaceyG (Rockridge Nation):<br /><a href="http://www.rockridgenation.org/nominations/framing-science/" target="_blank" title="">Framing Science</a><br /><br />Eli Rabett (Rabett Run):<br /><a href="http://rabett.blogspot.com/2007/04/framing-matthew-nisbet-and-chris-mooney.html" target="_blank" title="">Framing</a><br /><a href="http://rabett.blogspot.com/2007/04/newt-gingrich-triangulation-dlc-and.html" target="_blank" title="">Newt Gingrich, triangulation, the DLC and Framing Climate Change</a><br /><br />Michael Tobis (Only In It For The Gold):<br /><a href="http://initforthegold.blogspot.com/2007/04/flipping-question.html" target="_blank" title="">Flipping the Question</a><br /><a href="http://initforthegold.blogspot.com/2007/04/more-on-framing-frame.html" target="_blank" title="">More on the Framing Frame [updated]</a><br /><a href="http://initforthegold.blogspot.com/2007/04/framing-trust-authority.html" target="_blank" title="">Authority and Trust</a><br /><a href="http://initforthegold.blogspot.com/2007/04/frames-and-frames.html" target="_blank" title="">Frames and Frames</a><br /><a href="http://initforthegold.blogspot.com/2007/04/invisible-audience-problem.html" target="_blank" title="">The Invisible Audience Problem</a><br /><br />Fergus Brown (Old man in a cave):<br /><a href="http://fergusbrown.wordpress.com/2007/04/13/what-is-the-public-opinion-on-climate-change/" target="_blank" title="">What is the ‘public opinion’ on climate change?</a><br /><br />LeisureGuy (Later On):<br /><a href="http://leisureguy.wordpress.com/2007/04/15/framing-is-vital/" target="_blank" title="">Framing is vital</a><br /><br />Davo (Wombat's Waffles):<br /><a href="http://wombatswaffles.blogspot.com/2007/04/langwidge-inglish.html" target="_blank" title="">The langwidge Inglish</a><br /><br />Will Von Wizzlepig (I am Jack's Smirking Revenge):<br /><a href="http://willvonwizzlepig.blogspot.com/2007/04/cafeteria-food.html" target="_blank" title="">Cafeteria Food</a><br /><br />Alethian (Heaven is not the sky):<br /><a href="http://www.alethian.org/wp/archives/206" target="_blank" title="">Framing Science–Right and Wrong</a><br /><br />Shinga (Breath Spa for Kids):<br /><a href="http://breathspakids.blogspot.com/2007/04/reporting-science-who-is-interested-who.html" target="_blank" title=""> Reporting Science: Who Is Interested, Who Is Offended?</a><br /><br />Aileen Thompson (The Blog Herald):<br /><a href="http://www.blogherald.com/2007/04/19/all-hell-breaks-loose-in-sci-blog-land/" target="_blank" title="">All Hell Breaks Loose In Sci-Blog Land!</a><br /><br />ORF On Science - in German.<br /><a href="http://science.orf.at/science/news/147809" target="_blank" title="">Wissenschaftskommunikation: 'Rahmen' statt Fakten</a><br /><br />JLT (*Evil Under the Sun*) - in German:<br /><a href="http://evilunderthesun.blogspot.com/2007/04/bullshit-bleibt-bullshit.html" target="_blank" title="">Bullshit bleibt Bullshit.</a><br /><a href="http://evilunderthesun.blogspot.com/2007/04/eins-noch-dann-ist-aber-schluss.html" target="_blank" title="">Eins noch, dann ist aber Schluss</a><br /><br />Franc (LiLoLe) - in Slovenian:<br /><a href="http://lifelong.blogspot.com/2007/04/v-znanstveni-misli.html" target="_blank" title="">'Framing' v znanstveni misli</a>Bora Zivkovichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10763808287050592569noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043758.post-56903723281103425082007-03-24T22:22:00.001-04:002007-03-24T22:22:52.702-04:00Elizabeth EdwardsThere are literally thousands of blog posts about Edwards' that have been posted over the past couple of days. I have posted a linkfest linking to the best first responses on Thursday night and the best analysis of the media as well the most informative posts about cancer tonight.<br /><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2007/03/edwards_linkfest.php" target="_blank" title="">Thursday linkfest</a><br /><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2007/03/more_on_elizabeth_edwards.php" target="_blank" title="">Saturday linkfest</a><br /><br />These are the collections of pretty much everything worth reading on the topic, outside of the official Edwards campaign blog diaries.Bora Zivkovichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10763808287050592569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043758.post-3177260262209141202007-03-20T02:04:00.000-04:002007-03-20T02:05:22.906-04:00Googlebombing for a blogfriendThis is a crosspost to effect a Googlebomb, correcting an injustice against a fellow feminist blogger. <a href="http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2005/05/12/the-new-kid-on-the-feministe-block/">Jill Filipovic</a>, who blogs at <a href="http://www.feministe.us/blog/">Feministe</a> and <a href="http://ms-jd.org/">Ms. JD</a>, is a NYU law student who has been the subject of cyber-obsession on a discussion board allegedly populated by law students. The discussions regarding <a href="http://ms-jd.org/blogs/22">Jill Filipovic</a> (and many other female law students) are sexist and sexual in nature, rating the women’s physical attractiveness and fantasising about sexual contact, both consensual and non-consensual. Neither <a href="http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2005/05/12/the-new-kid-on-the-feministe-block/">Jill Filipovic</a> or any other of these women contributed, or gave their permission to be discussed, to the discussion board in question.<p></p> <p><a href="http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2007/03/07/wapo-calls-out-law-school-pervs/">Jill Filipovic</a>’s name and class routines etc have been regularly posted to this board, and at least one of the pseudonymous board-members claims to be <a href="http://ms-jd.org/blogs/22">Jill Filipovic</a>’s classmate. Photos that <a href="http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2005/05/12/the-new-kid-on-the-feministe-block/">Jill Filipovic</a> posted (with full rights reserved) to an interent photo-storing and sharing site have also been posted to the sleazy discussion board without her permission. This is a horrendous invasion of <a href="http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2007/03/07/wapo-calls-out-law-school-pervs/">Jill Filipovic</a>’s privacy, a violation of copyright law, and calls the ethics and character of the alleged law-students participating in these discussions on the discussion board into question.</p> <p>A major side-effect of an already nasty situation is that the sexist, objectifying cyber-obsession threads come up on the first page of internet search results on <a href="http://ms-jd.org/blogs/22">Jill Filipovic</a>’s name. To an inexperienced user of the internet, it may even look as if <a href="http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2007/03/07/wapo-calls-out-law-school-pervs/">Jill Filipovic</a> and other female law students chose to compete in these Hot or Not rating competitions, instead of having their pictures posted without permission.</p> <p>This post is an attempt to balance those internet results to point to the significant writings of <a href="http://ms-jd.org/blogs/22">Jill Filipovic</a> instead, using the Googlebomb tactic and also linking this post to social networking sites (eg. del.ici.ous, Stumbleupon). Please feel free to copy any or all of what I’ve written here to your own blog in order to help change the top-ranked search engine results for <a href="http://ms-jd.org/node/174">Jill Filipovic</a>. If you don’t have your own blog then please at least link to one of Jill’s post[s] listed below at your preferred social networking site and give it the tag “<a href="http://ms-jd.org/node/174">Filipovic</a>” (as well as any others you think appropriate).</p> <p>I have linked to these sites in this post:<br /><a href="http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2005/05/12/the-new-kid-on-the-feministe-block/">Jill Filipovic</a>’s bio page at Feministe<br /><a href="http://ms-jd.org/blogs/22">Jill Filipovic</a>’s blog posts at the Ms. JD blog<br /><a href="http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2007/03/07/wapo-calls-out-law-school-pervs/">Jill Filipovic</a>’s article about these <a href="http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2007/03/07/wapo-calls-out-law-school-pervs/">scummy lawschool sleazebags</a> at Feministe<br /><a href="http://ms-jd.org/node/174">Jill Filipovic</a>’s article at Ms. JD: <a href="http://ms-jd.org/node/174">When Law Students Attack</a><br /><br /></p>Bora Zivkovichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10763808287050592569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043758.post-22571597076299190622007-03-01T10:50:00.000-05:002007-03-01T19:21:51.380-05:00ANNOUNCEMENT: Get ready for the NEXT year's Science Blogging Anthology and Conference<b>2008 Science Blogging Conference</b><br /><br />Not to be bragging, but the <a href="http://wiki.blogtogether.org/blogtogether/show/HomePage" target="_blank" title="">'07 Science Blogging Conference</a> was a great success, and most attendees voiced their approval of Chapel Hill as a permanent venue for the event, so <a href="http://mistersugar.com/" target="_blank" title="">Anton</a> and I are starting early in planning for the next one.<br /><br />There are rumors of a mid-summer equivalent event to be held on the West Coast (Seattle or somewhere there) which would be great - more the merrier - but we will also try to find some way to help a few West-Coasters make their way to North Carolina in winter as well.<br /><br />We pored over all of your <a href="http://mistersugar.wufoo.com/forms/science-blogging-conference-feedback/" target="_blank" title="">feedback forms</a> and read all the <a href="http://wiki.blogtogether.org/blogtogether/show/Conference+Links+and+Liveblogging" target="_blank" title="">blog posts</a> about the conference in order to identify the strengths and weaknesses and make the next meeting much better.<br /><br />We are already in talks with sponsors (and potential new sponsors) about the next year. Many have promised greater involvement for the second meeting than they did for the first, which will allow us to have a bigger conference - and that is what most of you asked for.<br /><br />While several attendees suggested we expand the conference to two days, we are not sure it is feasible yet. Instead, we will make a bigger, richer program for that one day. This should include sessions targeted at new or non-bloggers (e.g,. scientists, teachers), sessions for old science bloggers who want details on fancy technical stuff or questions about copyright, as well as sessions designed to bring the two groups together.<br /><br />We definitely need a bigger space so we can accomodate more sessions as well as have more space for people to just sit and chat in the hallways between the sessions - always the most important part of a conference. Thus, we will likely have to move away from the UNC campus. That also means that we will be too far away from Franklin Street to go to local eateries for dinner. Instead, we can have the program last a little longer into the afternoon and have the dinner catered (a banquet!) on the site, which will also ensure that we do not all have to break up into little groups but can all stay together (going to town for drinks afterwards will still be possible).<br /><br />We will announce the exact date shortly. We are trying to avoid conflicts with other popular science, tech, blogging, skeptical and science-fiction conferences, so the date is likely to fall somewhere in-between the SICB Annual Meeting (January 2-6, 2008 in San Antonio, TX) and the AAAS Annual Meeting (February 14-18, 2008 in Boston, MA). As soon as we set the date, we will start contacting potential speakers and session leaders and I'll keep you updated from time to time on this blog.<br /><br /><b>The Open Laboratory 2007</b><br /><br />You may all remember the <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2007/01/the_science_blogging_anthology.php" target="_blank" title="">fast and frenzied</a> way the first anthology was assembled - from the initial idea to sales in a little over three weeks! <a href="http://www.lulu.com/content/631016" target="_blank" title="">The Open Laboratory - The Best Writing on Science Blogs 2006</a> is selling quite nicely (for an online-only book with no marketing) up on Lulu.com. After the annual retreat and some initial glitches, the complimentary copies are, I hear, now travelling to their destinations to all the authors included in the anthology. Also, the book should start getting marketed and will show up in independent bookstores pretty soon, and on online booksellers (e.g., amazon) in a few weeks.<br /><br />So, we are getting ready to start thinking about the next edition. And, having ten months instead of three weeks, we do not need to rush. This way, we can do a much better job. Oh, when I say "we", it is not a Royal We - I really will not do it alone this year. Reed Cartwright and I will do it together. And we enjoy the experience, we may do it again and again and again.<br /><br />To make it easier for everyone, we have put together an automated <a href="http://openlab.wufoo.com/forms/submission-form/" target="_blank" title="">Open Laboratory Submission Form</a>. Use this form to nominate a blog post for The Open Laboratory: The Best Writing on Science Blogs 2007. You can nominate as many entries as you wish, written by you or others. Each needs to be originally published as a blog post between 12-20-06 and 12-20-07 to be elligible.<br /><br />Reed and I will place one or the other of these two cute buttons in the sidebars of a variety of blogs (e.g., on <a href="http://pandasthumb.org/" target="_blank" title="">Panda's Thumb</a>, <a href="http://dererumnatura.us/" target="_blank" title="">De Rerum Natura</a>, <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/" target="_blank" title="">A Blog Around The Clock</a>, <a href="http://blogtogether.org/" target="_blank" title="">BlogTogether</a>, <a href="http://sciencepolitics.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" title="">perhaps</a> <a href="http://circadiana.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" title="">my old</a> <a href="http://themagicschoolbus.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" title="">blogs</a> as they still get some traffic, and whoever else wants to spread the word - feel free to steal the button and use it):[Update: You can pick up the code for these buttons <a href="http://dererumnatura.us/archives/2007/03/openlab_2007.html" target="_blank" title="">here</a> as well as for the buttons declaring that you aready ARE in the 2006 book]:<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://openlab.wufoo.com/forms/submission-form/" title="Open Laboratory Submission Form"><img alt="Open Laboratory Submission Form" src="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/upload/2007/03/openlab07-100.png" height="63" width="100" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://openlab.wufoo.com/forms/submission-form/" title="Open Laboratory Submission Form"><img alt="Open Laboratory Submission Form" src="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/upload/2007/03/openlab07-200.png" height="125" width="200" /></a><br /><br />Clicking on the button will take you to the submission form. Reed and I will get e-mail notification every time there is a new entry and we will read them all and jot down some 'notes to self'. Since we have ten months to do this, we will not need a jury of 12 bloggers to help us read all the entries, but do not be surprised if we ask you to vet/factcheck/peer-review a post that is in your domain of expertise (and not ours) later in the year.<br /><br />So, go back to December 20th, 2006 and start looking through your archives as well as archives of your favourite science bloggers and look for real gems - the outstanding posts. Many have been written recently for the "Science Only Week", or for the "Basic Terms and Concepts" collection.<br /><br />Try to look for posts that cover as many areas of science blogging as posssible: mathematics, astronomy, cosmology, physics, chemistry, earth science, atmospheric/climate science, marine science, biochemistry, genetics, molecular/cellular/developmental biology, anatomy/physiology, behavior, ecology, paleontology, evolution, psychology, anthropology, archaeology, and/or history of science, philosophy of science, sociology of science, science ethics and rhetorics, science communication and education, the business of science, the Life in Academia (from undergraduate, graduate, postdoc, faculty or administrative perspective), politics of science, science and pseudoscience, science and religion, etc.<br /><br />Also, try to think of different post formats: essays, personal stories, poems, polemics, fiskings, textbook-style prose, etc. For now, let's assume that color images cannot make it into the book (I'll let you know if that changes) and certainly copyrighted (by others) material is a No-No. Posts that are too heavily reliant on multiple links are difficult to turn into hardcopy as well. Otherwise, write and submit stuff and hopefully one of your posts will make it into the Best 50 Science Posts of 2007 and get published!<br /><a href="http://www2.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=8043758" target="_blank" title=""></a>Bora Zivkovichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10763808287050592569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043758.post-4995992519729601552007-02-25T11:51:00.000-05:002007-02-25T11:52:31.108-05:00The Tar Heel Tavern #105Welcome to the 105th edition of the <a href="http://thetarheeltavern.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" title="">Tar Heel Tavern</a>, coming back home after a looong time. I've been sick all week, thus in no strength to do a very creative tavern this time around, but I got a few nominations and added a couple of "Editor's Choices", so here we go:<br /><br />David Kirk of <a href="http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/davak/" target="_blank" title="">See One, Do One, Teach One</a> asks <a href="http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/davak/2007/02/19/is-niche-blogging-a-myth-small-isnt-the-new-big/" target="_blank" title="">Is niche blogging a myth? (Small isn’t the new big.)</a> and looks at a big local industry in <a href="http://blogs.tech-recipes.com/davak/2007/02/11/north-carolina-dying-from-pork/" target="_blank" title="">North Carolina Dying from Pork</a>.<br /><br />Etbnc of <a href="http://mybluepuzzlepiece.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" title="">Another blue puzzle piece</a> wrote a philosophical piece about the <a href="http://mybluepuzzlepiece.blogspot.com/2007/02/tip-of-iceberg.html" target="_blank" title="">Tip of the iceberg</a>.<br /><br />Laura of <a href="http://mlight.typepad.com/moomin_light/" target="_blank" title="">Moomin Light</a> reports on the local school's effort to learn about the <a href="http://mlight.typepad.com/moomin_light/2007/02/greensboro_siti.html" target="_blank" title="">Greensboro sit-ins</a>. I know all about it because my daughter was in that classroom and told me all about it in the afternoon.<br /><br />Steve Emery of <a href="http://colorsweettooth.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" title="">Color Sweet Tooth</a> explores the beuaty and perfection in photographic art in <a href="http://colorsweettooth.blogspot.com/2007/02/john-rosenthal-and-composition.html" target="_blank" title="">John Rosenthal and Composition</a>.<br /><br />From Ron Hudson of <a href="http://ronhudson.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" title="">2sides2ron</a> comes <a href="http://ronhudson.blogspot.com/2007/02/tribute-to-women-in-early-days-of-aids.html" target="_blank" title="">A Tribute to Women in the Early Days of AIDS</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bloggingpoet.com/bloggingpoetcom/" target="_blank" title="">Billy</a> and his friend see albino animals: <a href="http://www.bloggingpoet.com/bloggingpoetcom/2007/2/25/ghost-deer-roams-blogsboro.html" target="_blank" title="">Ghost Deer Roams Blogsboro</a>.<br /><br />Do you have an old bottle of wine sitting around? If so, you need to <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/terrasig/2007/02/the_friday_fermentable_open_th.php" target="_blank" title="">open it right now</a>, says <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/terrasig/" target="_blank" title="">Abel PharmBoy</a>. Also: <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/terrasig/2007/02/why_dont_wellcredentialled_sci.php" target="_blank" title="">Why don't well-credentialed scientists get these TV gigs?</a><br /><br />I was uncharacteristically unproductive this week on my main blog, <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/" target="_blank" title="">A Blog Around The Clock</a>, but I noted the resolution of a mystery in <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2007/02/hairless_grey_foxes_in_north_c.php" target="_blank" title="">Hairless Grey Foxes in North Carolina</a> and a simple explanation for another non-mysterious mystery in <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2007/02/the_reducible_complexity_of_jo.php" target="_blank" title="">The Reducible Complexity of John McCain</a>.<br /><br />Next week, the Tavern goes to <a href="http://slowlysheturned.net/" target="_blank" title="">Slowly She Turned</a>. And I am going back to bed.....Bora Zivkovichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10763808287050592569noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043758.post-88569816458045352292007-02-23T15:37:00.001-05:002007-02-23T15:39:47.794-05:00The Tar Heel Tavern - last call for submissionsThe 105th edition of <a href="http://thetarheeltavern.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" title="">The Tar Heel Tavern</a> will be right here, <a href="http://sciencepolitics.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" title="">Science And Politics</a>, with no particular theme or topic. Just send your week's best by Saturday night to: Coturnix AT gmail DOT comBora Zivkovichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10763808287050592569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043758.post-8566234715176096192007-02-18T17:12:00.001-05:002007-02-18T17:14:06.456-05:00The Tar-Heel TavernThe 104th edition of The Tar Heel Tavern is up on <a href="http://www.writingfornonprofits.com/freelance/2007/02/18/the-tarheel-tavern-104-paying-tribute/" target="_blank" title="">Freelance Writing for Nonprofits</a>. The theme is 'paying tribute'.<br /><br />Next week, the carnival will be right here on <a href="http://sciencepolitics.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" title="">Science And Politics</a>, with no particular theme or topic. Just send your week's best to: <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Coturnix AT gmail DOT com</span>Bora Zivkovichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10763808287050592569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043758.post-45510080776316228692007-02-17T16:02:00.001-05:002007-02-17T16:02:59.924-05:00The Tar Heel Tavern - last call<a href="http://www.writingfornonprofits.com/freelance/" target="_blank" title="">Kivi</a> is hosting <a href="http://thetarheeltavern.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" title="">The Tar Heel Tavern</a> tomorrow, so send your entries ASAP:<br /><br /><blockquote>I am also hosting The Tarheel Tavern this weekend, the premiere carnival of North Carolina bloggers. My theme is “Paying Tribute.” Since we are close to President’s Day, and nobody I know actually honors our presidents on the day, I suggest we honor a person in our lives or history who really does deserve an extra bit of love and respect from us, via our blogs. NC bloggers can submit a post to me by Saturday night at kivi AT writingfornonprofits.com.</blockquote>Bora Zivkovichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10763808287050592569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043758.post-15207118375055344642007-02-17T00:45:00.000-05:002007-02-17T01:26:58.602-05:00My Last (I promise) on Donohue, Bloggers and EdwardsAfter writing her side of the story in <a href="http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/02/16/marcotte/" target="_blank" title="">Salon</a>, Amanda Marcotte is <a href="http://pandagon.net/2007/02/16/resigned-bloggers-media-blitz/" target="_blank" title="">quite busy in the media these days</a>, making various apperances on radio, including NPR's DayTo Day next week. She will also be joining <a href="http://tpmcafe.com/blog/housebrew/2007/feb/16/coming_to_tpmcafe_amanda_marcotte" target="_blank" title="">TPM Cafe</a> and has a post up on Huffington Post: <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amanda-marcotte/think-tanks-503s-and-rus_b_41406.html" target="_blank" title="">Think Tanks, 503s and Rush Limbaugh--What's The Real 'Soft Money'</a><br /><br />Now, <a href="http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com/2007/02/my-life-as-rightwing-target.html" target="_blank" title="">Melissa McEwen</a> published her take on the whole affair in Guardian: <a href="http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/melissa_mcewan/2007/02/my_life_as_a_rightwing_target.html" target="_blank" title="">My life as a rightwing target</a>. Check the comments and tell me that the Rightwingers are not delusional, dangerous psychopaths. And they are in the White House right now. (Oh, and if anyone thinks that Amanda and Melissa were wimps for quitting, you should read <a href="http://mimuspauly.blogspot.com/2007/02/lunatic-fringe-we-all-know-youre-out.html" target="_blank" title="">this</a>)<br /><br />I think that Donohue has jump-started their careers. And what they will do, now that they have more prominent soap boxes, is reveal to everyone how the Rightwing sliming machine works, how it is financed, and how it can be counteracted.<br /><br />What Donohue has done successfully is make the story of Amanda and Melissa be framed as Bloggers vs. Edwards. And it pains me to see how many on the Left bit that bait (and hook and sinker). It is a multi-faceted story about the Rightwing sliming machine and how it works. It is also a story about the way the Party Establishment (both Left and Right) resists the democratization of the political process (it is the old-Millennium, dinosaur, computer-illiterate campaign managers who, I guess, wanted to get rid of the bloggers in the first place until Edwards stepped in and said No). It is also a story about the way Media resents the citizen journalism and the many-to-many conversation of the new media unrestrained by the he-said-she-said tropes. It is a story about the Beltway protecting their turf against the "rubes."<br /><br />If <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2006/07/smoke_signals_blogs_and_the_fu.php" target="_blank" title="">this</a> is the future, we are now in the middle of the war between the powers of the Old-Way-Of-Doing-Things that tends to protect the old power sturucture, and the New Way that gives the little man a say and overturns the old power structure.<br /><br />Check out this <a href="http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/02/16/obama/index.html" target="_blank" title="">Salon editorial</a> as an example of this turf-protection. It is all about silencing the people. As I <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2007/02/amanda_and_shakes_rock.php" target="_blank" title="">stated before</a>, the netroots ARE the grassroots. It is the same people who knock on doors and donate money. Except, this time around, they do not just take orders and write checks, they have the means to talk back and tell the campaigns what to do (or to shove it). Of course the campaign managers used to the old way of thinking are afraid of the new world.<br /><br />Here is another example from ABC: <a href="http://www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=2875387&page=1" target="_blank" title="">Loose Lips in the Blogosphere Don't Sink Presidential Ships</a><br /><br />I hate the subtitle - what do they mean by "even Edwards" when everyone (including the techies with no political axe to grind) agrees he is the leader on the use of Internet and netroots: his website is by far the best, he announced to the bloggers first, then by video on YouTube, then by Video and post on his own website, and only the next day announced to the MSM dinosaurs down in New Orleans. He hired and (stood by in spite of calls for their heads) two of the most outspoken and popular feminist bloggers. He is prominently present and active on all social networking sites, not just MySpace, YouTube, Flickr, Del.icio.us and Facebook, but <a href="http://blog.johnedwards.com/story/2007/2/16/18755/8320" target="_blank" title="">also</a> the second-tier places, like <a href="http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474976912188" target="_blank" title="">Gather</a>.<br /><br />There are <a href="http://www.facebook.com/s.php?q=%22john%20edwards%22&k=20010" target="_blank" title="">199 Groups</a> on Facebook for Edwards. The two biggest ones have 2,126 members and 1,849 members respectively - the rest are smaller, mainly due to being geographically restricted. Barack Obama has more than <a href="http://www.facebook.com/s.php?q=%22barack+obama%22&n=0&k=20010" target="_blank" title="">500 groups</a>, with the biggest one having 5,002 members and the others being small, local chapters. So, even including the overlap (people joining more than one group), there is not such a huge advantage for Obama on Facebook as the Media likes to point out. Edwards is right behind.<br /><br />And he is the first candidate on Second Life. Yes, on Second Life! If you have no idea what that is, or if you want to know what techies and politicos think, follow the links <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/2/15/231751/662" target="_blank" title="">here</a>, <a href="http://slnn.com/article/edwards08/" target="_blank" title="">here</a>, <a href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/social/?p=91" target="_blank" title="">here</a>, <a href="http://www.gamedaily.com/second-life/pc/game-news/3409?articleID=41072" target="_blank" title="">here</a>, <a href="http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/02/16/campaign-webs-of-intrigue/" target="_blank" title="">here</a>, <a href="http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2007/02/15/john-edwards-works-the-second-life-corner" target="_blank" title="">here</a> and <a href="http://blog.johnedwards.com/story/2007/2/15/20637/6469" target="_blank" title="">here</a>.<br /><br />Also, note that in fundraising, Hillary Clinton is expected to raise $100 million from the Beltway power-mongers and Holywood, Obama somewhat less, from the same sources, while Edwards is expected to raise about $50 million mostly from small online donations. He is killing all other candidates together in such donations through <a href="http://www.actblue.com/" target="_blank" title="">ActBlue</a> ($860,861.35, compare that to Richardson's two separate funds at $284,916.57 and $10,154.85 and Obama's $16,885.56).<br /><br />Oh, and if you do not believe Edwards stood by his bloggers and does not understand the netroots, I hope you watched the Situation Room earlier today (there should be a YouTube clip of it <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kGDChkJUts" target="_blank" title="">here</a> soon). Listen to his defense of the bloggers and phrases like: "I stood by them," "new brave world with the net and the blogosphere," "a powerful world which will have a huge effect," "grassroots politics at it's best," etc. Here is the clip:<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2kGDChkJUts"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2kGDChkJUts" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br />As for the bloggers, Jude, aka Iddybud, has an excellent <a href="http://blog.johnedwards.com/story/2007/2/15/102848/616" target="_blank" title="">take on the bloggers saga</a> and Dave Neiwert takes another look at the 'Christofascists' who are <a href="http://dneiwert.blogspot.com/2007/02/unhinged-indeed.html" target="_blank" title="">Unhinged indeed</a>. Also read important posts by <a href="http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2007/02/07/the-attack-on-amanda-and-melissa-part-2-whats-at-stake-here/" target="_blank" title="">Ampersand</a>, <a href="http://jeffrey-feldman.typepad.com/frameshop/2007/02/frameshop_dnc_m.html" target="_blank" title="">Jeffrey Feldman</a> and <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/2/14/183418/170" target="_blank" title="">Richard Cranium</a>.<br /><br />And finally, let's look again at the posts for which Amanda got so much flak from Donohue and his ogre minions. They are about Plan B. Here are <a href="http://pandagon.net/2006/06/14/pandagon-goes-undercover-the-lazy-way-on-a-catholic-anti-contraception-seminar/" target="_blank" title="">Part I</a> and <a href="http://pandagon.net/2006/06/14/pandagon-goes-undercover-the-lazy-way-on-a-catholic-anti-contraception-seminar-pt-ii/" target="_blank" title="">Part II</a>.<br /><br />She is not the only blogger explaining Plan B and why the opposition to it by wingnuts (including but not only Catholics) is bad politics and bad public health. For instance, Ema of Well-Timed Period blog wrote at least two posts on it <a href="http://thewelltimedperiod.blogspot.com/2006/08/connect-dots.html" target="_blank" title="">here</a> and <a href="http://thewelltimedperiod.blogspot.com/2006/08/journalism-what-ny-post-cant-tell-us_13.html" target="_blank" title="">here</a>. PZ Myers of Pharyngula wrote about it <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2006/04/why_the_wingnuts_hate_plan_b.php" target="_blank" title="">here</a>, <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2006/04/ru486.php" target="_blank" title="">here</a> and <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2006/06/no_connection_to_reality_at_al.php" target="_blank" title="">here</a>. DarkSyde of DailyKos wrote about it <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/5/8/19183/06608" target="_blank" title="">here</a> and Bitch, PhD wrote about it <a href="http://www.technorati.com/search/%22Plan+B%22?from=http://bitchphd.blogspot.com&sub=searchlet" target="_blank" title="">many times</a>, most recently <a href="http://suicidegirls.com/news/politics/20248/page2/#post8021417" target="_blank" title="">here</a>.<br /><br />Is there any difference between these posts? They all get the facts about Plan B right. They all demonstrate that the opposition to it is hypocritical and based on mysogyny. And they are all written in typically blogospheric colorful language. Yes, those who deserved to be insulted got insulted. Now, tell me. If any campaign hired any of these bloggers to work on the technical and esthetic parts of their campaign blogs, don't you think Donohuse and his basement monsters would not come out against them? Of course they would - their goal never was to destroy the careers of Amanda Marcotte and Meilissa McEwen. Their goal is to undermine a Democrat - any Democrat - running for President because their job (for which Donohue is paid $300,000) is to go on TV and lie for Republicans. It has nothing to do with these two bloggers, it has to do with silencing the voices of the people who are actually telling the truth as it is, as opposed to The Truth as the conservatives want "to create" for themselves.MBora Zivkovichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10763808287050592569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043758.post-33167435728437892082007-02-14T08:09:00.000-05:002007-02-14T08:11:50.069-05:00The 'Bloggergate' and related linksUnder attack, <a href="http://www.pandagon.net/" target="_blank" title="">Pandagon</a> has been down all day. But you can <a href="http://punk.punkasshost.com/suspended.page/" target="_blank" title="">see here</a> (and <a href="http://ohio4edwards.blogspot.com/2007/02/warning-marcotte-shares-graphic-attacks.html" target="_blank" title="">re-posted here</a>) what scum of the Earth resides on the political Right in this country. This is a good time to read <a href="http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/welch-mccarthy.html" target="_blank" title="">this again</a>. And please find time to read all ten parts of <a href="http://dneiwert.blogspot.com/2007/02/eliminationism-in-america-x.html" target="_blank" title="">this series</a> on eliminationism in America. Sensing a long-term, if not permanent loss, the wounded beast of the Right is lashing at everything in sight and they are not shy to use physical force if needed.<br /><br />Also on the topic, three must-read posts by Liza Sabater: <a href="http://www.culturekitchen.com/liza/blog/hell_hath_no_fury_like_a_feminist_scorned" target="_blank" title="">Hell hath no fury like a feminist scorned</a>, Aldon Hynes: <a href="http://www.orient-lodge.com/node/2154" target="_blank" title="">In praise of Icarus</a>, and Kagro X on DailyKos: <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/2/13/10733/1003" target="_blank" title="">Getting separated from the herd</a>.<br /><br />Two important and thoughtful posts by Chris Bowers on MyDD: <a href="http://www.mydd.com/story/2007/2/12/2324/03559" target="_blank" title="">Politics and the Inhuman</a> and <a href="http://www.mydd.com/story/2007/2/12/15366/4515" target="_blank" title="">Why Attacks Against Bloggers Fail</a><br /><br />Interesting discussion in the comments on this post on DailyKos: <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/2/13/201530/631" target="_blank" title="">Has anyone seen Pandagon?</a>, on Ezra's blog: <a href="http://ezraklein.typepad.com/blog/2007/02/competence_matt.html" target="_blank" title="">Competence Matters</a> and on Pharyngula: <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2007/02/edwards_for_president.php" target="_blank" title="">Edwards for President!</a>. In all three cases, the comments are much more informative than the original posts.<br /><br />Dave MB: <a href="http://blog.johnedwards.com/story/2007/2/13/111751/942" target="_blank" title="">Amanda Marcotte's Departure</a>.<br /><br />And if you haven't already done so, you can read my takes on the initial response by the Edwards campaign - <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2007/02/on_edwards_bloggers_and_religi.php" target="_blank" title="">On Edwards, Bloggers, and Religion</a>, and on Amanda's resignation - <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2007/02/amanda_now_free_to_expose_the.php" target="_blank" title="">Amanda now free to expose the Donohue creature</a><br /><br />Also today, Shakespeare's Sister posted her <a href="http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com/2007/02/announcement.html" target="_blank" title="">Announcement</a>:<br /><br /><blockquote>I regret to say that I have also resigned from the Edwards campaign. In spite of what was widely reported, <strong>I was not hired as a blogger</strong>, but a part-time technical advisor, which is the role I am vacating.<br /><br />I would like to make very clear that the <strong>campaign did not push me out, nor was my resignation the back-end of some arrangement made last week</strong>. This was a decision I made, with the campaign's <strong>reluctant</strong> support, because my remaining the focus of sustained ideological attacks was inevitably making me a liability to the campaign, and making me increasingly uncomfortable with <strong>my and my family's level of exposure</strong>.<br /><br />I understand that there will be progressive bloggers who feel I am making the wrong decision, and I offer my sincerest apologies to them. One of the hardest parts of this decision was feeling as though I'm letting down my peers, who have been so supportive.<br /><br />There will be some who clamor to claim victory for my resignation, but I caution them that in doing so, they are tacitly accepting responsibility for those who have deluged my blog and my inbox with vitriol and veiled threats. It is not right-wing bloggers, nor people like Bill Donohue or Bill O'Reilly, who prompted nor deserve credit for my resignation, no matter how much they want it, but individuals who used public criticisms of me as an excuse to <strong>unleash frightening ugliness</strong>, the likes of which anyone with a modicum of respect for responsible discourse would denounce without hesitation.<br /><br />This is a win for no one.</blockquote> [bold mine]<br /><br />First reactions are by Benny on MyDD: <a href="http://www.mydd.com/story/2007/2/13/185021/818" target="_blank" title="">Shakes Decides to Be Shakes</a> and Sinister Rae on DailyKos: <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/2/13/18310/1890" target="_blank" title="">Shakespeare's Sister Resigns From Edwards Campaign</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Also:</span><br /><br />Majikthise: <a href="http://majikthise.typepad.com/majikthise_/2007/02/blogger_marcott_1.html" target="_blank" title="">Blogger Marcotte resigns from the Edwards campaign</a> and <a href="http://majikthise.typepad.com/majikthise_/2007/02/edwards_netroot.html" target="_blank" title="">Edwards' netroots coordinator Melissa McEwan resigns</a><br /><br />Donna Bogatin: <a href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/micro-markets/?p=973" target="_blank" title="">John Edwards: Be my MySpace pal!</a><br /><br />Matt Browner Hamlin: <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matt-browner-hamlin/more-potential-catholic-l_b_41166.html" target="_blank" title="">More Potential Catholic League IRS Problems</a><br /><br />Ed Cone: <a href="http://edcone.typepad.com/wordup/2007/02/talking_about_r.html" target="_blank" title="">Talking about religion</a><br /><br />This guy will run for Congress next time here in NC - Marshall Adame: <a href="http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/viewArticle.asp?articleID=20557" target="_blank" title="">Why America needs John Edwards as our next President</a><br /><br />Phoenix Woman: <a href="http://phoenixwoman.wordpress.com/2007/02/13/sow-the-wind-reap-the-whirlwind/" target="_blank" title="">Sow The Wind, Reap The Whirlwind</a>Bora Zivkovichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10763808287050592569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043758.post-46808817213458847652007-02-11T21:07:00.001-05:002007-02-09T12:04:29.250-05:00Sunday Night LinksA bunch of new links on the <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/evolvingthoughts/2007/02/basic_concepts_in_science_a_li.php" target="_blank" title="">Basic Concepts and Terms in Science</a> list.<br /><br /><a href="http://bitchphd.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" title="">Bitch PhD</a> has a new (paying!) gig at Suicide Girls News Blog and starts out with a post explaining the Plan B: <a href="http://suicidegirls.com/news/politics/20248/page2/#post8021417" target="_blank" title="">How Does This Plan Work?</a><br /><br />Revere on Effect Measure: <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/effectmeasure/2007/02/freethinker_sunday_sermonette_35.php" target="_blank" title="">Freethinker Sunday Sermonette: the Edwards blogger dust-up</a><br /><br />Ezra Klein, in an op-ed in The Guardian (online only): <a href="http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/ezra_klein/2007/02/obamania_in_check.html" target="_blank" title="">We want a divider, not a uniter</a>, and more on the topic on his own blog: <a href="http://ezraklein.typepad.com/blog/2007/02/more_shamefaced.html" target="_blank" title="">More Shamefaced Obama Skepticism</a><br /><br />Chuckles1 puts it even better: <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/2/11/151351/238" target="_blank" title="">The OTHER Abraham Lincoln</a><br /><br />A comment by Elizabeth Edwards - <a href="http://www.mydd.com/comments/2007/2/11/14512/9547/45?mode=alone;showrate=1#45" target="_blank" title="">Response to a Rhetorical Analysis</a> - on the MyDD diary: <a href="http://www.mydd.com/story/2007/2/11/14512/9547" target="_blank" title="">The Problem with John Edwards' Urban Radicalism</a> (Or you can see the <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/2/11/13247/9636" target="_blank" title="">same Diary</a> and the same <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/comments/2007/2/11/13247/9636/84#c84" target="_blank" title="">comment</a> in the context of different other commenters on DailyKos)<br /><br />Catchawave: <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/2/11/172649/129" target="_blank" title="">The Man Who Saved Bill Clinton's Ass, An Anniversary 2/12/99</a><br /><br />Kos: <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/2/11/13640/5776" target="_blank" title="">'I Was Wrong'</a><br /><br />Digital Journal: <a href="http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/111878/John_Edwards_Blog_Has_A_Very_Refreshing_Hands_Off_Policy" target="_blank" title="">John Edwards Blog Has A Very Refreshing Hands-Off Policy</a><br /><br />Neil the Ethical Werewolf: <a href="http://ezraklein.typepad.com/blog/2007/02/team_edwards_we.html" target="_blank" title="">Welcome Chris Bowers!</a><br /><br />David Neiwert on Orcinus: <a href="http://dneiwert.blogspot.com/2007/02/donohue-and-jews.html" target="_blank" title="">Donohue and the Jews</a><br /><br />Chris Bowers on MyDD is on a quest:<br /><a href="http://chris_bowers.mydd.com/story/2007/2/8/144231/5338" target="_blank" title="">This Isn't Over</a><br /><a href="http://chris_bowers.mydd.com/story/2007/2/8/17574/09512" target="_blank" title="">Keep Piling On The Pressure</a><br /><a href="http://chris_bowers.mydd.com/story/2007/2/9/143414/6671" target="_blank" title="">Donahue As An Example of a Large Problem</a><br /><a href="http://chris_bowers.mydd.com/story/2007/2/9/155738/7554" target="_blank" title="">First Democratic Campaign Disses Edwards</a>Bora Zivkovichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10763808287050592569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043758.post-54806211420590813022007-02-09T01:44:00.000-05:002007-02-08T01:39:42.183-05:00On Edwards, Bloggers, and ReligionAh, why do I have to be so busy on a news-filled day (no, not Anna Nicole Smith)? I barely saw the computer today. I'd get home, have about 5 minutes before I have to go out again and so on. NPR did not mention Edwards until 4pm or so (that I heard in the car), so when I first got home I only had time to open e-mail, scan about 50 new messages, home in to the one that had the news, open it, get the links and <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2007/02/edwards_does_the_right_thing_a.php" target="_blank" title="">quickly post</a> without more than a quick skim of the statements by Edwards and others, let alone any time to add commentary (except for what the title implied I felt at the time). And then there were comments I did not have time to respond to. And all the other blogospheric responses I was missing...Ah, well. The family is asleep so I'll try to catch up now.<br /><br />First, Lane Hudson puts the whole case as clearly and succintly as possible, so if you do not have time and patience for the rest of my post or other links, this is the one to read: <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lane-hudson/antisemite-bigot-is-lovi_b_40761.html" target="_blank" title="">Anti-Semite Bigot is Loving to Hate John Edwards</a><br /><br />Also very worth reading to understand how the campaign handles netroots, read this: <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/2/8/175434/5399" target="_blank" title="">Elizabeth Edwards on "the Sieve"</a><br /><br />I'll add a bunch more links on the bottom later on. Now I'll try to be as systematic about this as I can.<br /><br /><b>Personal History and The Disclaimer</b><br /><br />Just to put everything clearly up first before any questions arise:<br /><br />I am not working for the Edwards campaign in any capacity.<br /><br />Back in Raleigh, the Edwards' lived a few blocks away from where we lived. Soon after we moved to Chapel Hill, the Edwards' also moved to Chapel Hill. They are my neighbors. I cannot claim we are best drinking buddies, but we've met a few times. I followed John's political career since he announced his run for Senate against Lauch Faircloth. In summer 1998, when I became the US citizen, one of the questions on the "test" was to name the two current NC senators and I answered "Jesse Helms and Lauch Faircloth, but hopefully not for long". A few months later I voted in my very first US election and the first vote on the top of the ballot was for Edwards for Senate.<br /><br />After a few Usenet years in the early 1990s, battling anti-Serbian trolls, I mostly went offline for a while, focusing on grad school and my research instead. But in 2003, disgusted with the GOP rule, the 2000 electoral debacle and the Iraq war, I went back online and researched all the apparent Democratic candidates for President. I liked several of them, but I <a href="http://sciencepolitics.blogspot.com/2004/12/in-defense-of-pragmatism.html" target="_blank" title="">liked Edwards the best</a> - and by following him for a few years I knew more about him than about the others. In September 2003 I started commenting on his campaign blog. A year later I started my own blog and wrote mostly about politics until after the 2004 election when I switched my blogging focus to science.<br /><br />Again this year, I like several of the potential candidates, but still believe that Edwards is the best, for a number of reasons. So, I am openly his supporter and have never hidden that. After all these years, I know a number of people associated with the campaign and they know me. That does not mean I know anything about what is happening behind the closed doors although I live about a 100 yards from the HQ. I do not have my "spies" inside the campaign and if I get some news early, that usually means 30 minutes before it is all over CNN, not hours or days ahead.<br /><br />Would I accept a paying job with the Edwards campaign if offered (unlikely, of course)?<br /><br />No. I cherish my independence too much. I am pathologically anti-authoritarian in real life (which is not always good for me). I can't even tell myself what to do without incurring rebellion! I always found it difficult to work for others (my PhD advisor excepted, but I have such huge respect for him and he was never trying to push his authority on me, he earned it through his wisdom). The biggest mistake I make is announce here that I will blog about something. That almost guarantees I will not post about it tomorrow (bye-bye, amylase post). In six months perhaps, more likely never. After all, who am I to dictate to myself what to write about and when!? So, when I write anything on this blog, it is because I want to at the time I want to. I have the deepest admiration for people who are capable of writing on deadline, with an editor approving topics. That is also why I will never be able to work for a political campaign - while I understand the importance of campaign discipline, I am incapable of following it myself.<br /><br /><b>Why Edwards?</b><br /><br />I have opinions on many issues, as does everyone else. There is not a single person in the history of the planet with whom I agree 100% on everything. This is a truism that applies to everyone, of course. Likewise, there is not a single person in the history of the planet with whom I cannot find something, however banal, on which we agree 100%.<br /><br />We do not pick our friends and enemies by evaluating how many things we agree or disagree on, but on how we stand on a handful of issues that each one of us finds important.<br /><br />There are perhaps ten people currently considering running for President for Dems and about ten for GOP (plus probably a couple of third-party candidates). That is a very small pool to choose from who to support. Out of that pool, I find I agree with Edwards on issues that are important to me. Plus, I am <a href="http://sciencepolitics.blogspot.com/2004/12/in-defense-of-pragmatism.html" target="_blank" title="">pragmatic</a> enough to know that he has a reasonable chance to actually win.<br /><br />What is important to me is going to be biased by my own personal history. While outraged by the Iraq war, that issue is very low on my list of priorities: it is a part of an overall Republican mode of governing and not an isolated issue. Furthermore, the US foreign policy as a whole is very different from what I'd like to see and I am unlikely to see a candidate of any party coming even close to me on this issue, though I trust that any Democrat if elected would pull out of Iraq fast. So, Iraq is off the table for me. It does not incense me with any kind of strong emotional pull as it does some other people for whom the war is the one and only issue in this election.<br /><br />I guess if I was black, or a woman, or gay, the issues of race, gender and sexual orientation would be #1. I am not. I also see those as parts of general Enlightement principles that can be taken care of once conservative ideology is defeated and marginalized enough so that we can raise new generations of enlightened children. I <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2007/02/why_am_i_for_edwards_and_not_f.php" target="_blank" title="">explained recently</a> why I think Edwards is the man for this bigger-picture job.<br /><br />I am unemployed and poor, so the issue of poverty as a part of a general issue of the way economic system is set up in the USA is important to me. While I harbor no illusions that the system will be changed any time soon, the way Edwards approaches the issue of poverty and his just-announced health-care proposal, are, IMHO, the best moves in the right direction that can potentially pave the way for more systemic changes further down the line. Yet even that is just a part of the bigger picture of trying to move the country towards modernity.<br /><br />I was <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2006/06/i_coturnix_or_why_i_am_an_athe.php" target="_blank" title="">born and raised</a> an atheist. I did not have to go through the painful process of self-doubting and losing my religion. Thus, I am not a fervent atheist - it just comes naturally to me and I cannot imagine being anything else. This is why the issue of religion is lower on my list than that of many US-born atheists who had to go through such a process. As long as the wall between the church and state is kept standing and the fundamentalists are kept on the margins, I have no problem with people believing whatever myths they want to if that makes them happy or feeling more secure.<br /><br />Now, the anti-atheist sentiment in this country is the result of direct fundamentalist sliming over the centuries and can be addressed by ridiculing and marginalizing the fundamentalists. Part of this ridiculing effort also involves explaining why religious beliefs are irrational and silly. Part of this effort involves exposing all the evils perpetrated in the name of religion over the millenia, including today. But many people have a deep emotional need to believe in something bigger than themselves, and as long as such a need is channelled towards doing good, and not manipulated by Priests of various religions for their own aggrandizement or whatever other political or financial gains, I am fine with that. If the marginalization of fundamentalism happens and thus people understand what atheism is and isn't and being an atheist is not being a second-order citizen, the rest of the society will slowly secularize itself over the generations as well. More on this, in <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2007/02/amanda_and_shakes_rock.php" target="_blank" title="">the context</a> of the Edwards/Marcotte/McEwan saga, below.<br /><br /><b>Political blogging: personal vs.professional</b><br /><br />A blog is a piece of software.<br /><br />Thus, a blog can be used for various purposes. The word means different things to different people. Many erroneously lump personal political blogs together with campaign blogs and call them all "political blogs".<br /><br />Many people who call themselves political bloggers write and read only personal blogs and rarely if ever go to campaign blogs (or big blog-communities like DailyKos). This is how they understand political blogging.<br /><br />Many people who call themselves political bloggers write and read only posts and Diaries on DailyKos, almost never venturing out to personal or campaign blogs. This is what they think political blogging is.<br /><br />Many people who call themselves political bloggers write and read only a campaign blog and almost never venture out to personal or community blogs. This is what they think is meant by 'political blogging'.<br /><br />The three are very different form each other. My blog is my home - you enter and I hope you are nice to my wife and do not swear in front of my children. A frat-guy's appartment will have a different tone. A retired schoolteacher's home will have a different tone yet. DKos and such are public venues and the discourse is fast and harsh. The campaign blogs are businesses - disciplined effort to get a candidate elected.<br /><br />Many, during the recent Edwards <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2007/02/amanda_and_shakes_rock.php" target="_blank" title="">bloggers saga</a> either do not understand the distinction, or purposefully muddied the waters for their own nefarious purposes.<br /><br />Let me see if I understand the roles Amanda and Melissa are supposed to play.<br /><br /><br />The way I understand it, Amanda was not hired to move <a href="http://www.pandagon.net/" target="_blank" title="">Pandagon</a> over to JRE'08 blog. She was not hired to advise Edwards. She was not hired to be his spokesperson. She was not hired to write opinion pieces. She was not hired to <b>write</b> the campaign blog. She was hired to <b>manage</b> the campaign blog. To take care of technical and visual aspects of it. To try to somewhat control the campaign message there and steer the conversation in the direction favourable to the candidate. She will be dealing with the "campaign blog" type of political bloggers. She is supposed to write an entry every day saying something like "...our candidate gave a speech here today and here is the video of it and here are some media reports on it and links to some blogs on it. Discuss." It's a job for which she is eminently qualified.<br /><br />The way I understand it, Melissa was not hired to move <a href="http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" title="">Shakeapeare's Sister</a> to JRE'08 blog. She was not hired to advise Edwards. She was not hired to be his spokesperson. She was not hired to write opinion pieces. She was not hired to <b>write</b> the campaign blog. She was hired to serve as a communication link or liasion between the campaign and the "personal blog" type of political bloggers. Someone who can e-mail people like me with a 30-minute heads-up on the news, so if I am inclined to blog about it because the news excite me, I will, otherwise I will not. Likewise, if I have something to ask or say or suggest to the campaign, she is the person I can contact. It's a job for which she is eminently qualified.<br /><br />For either one of them, what they said on their personal blogs in the past, or even what they may still write there in the future, has nothing to do with their new jobs. I would not submit one of my blog-posts about science to <i>Nature</i> and I would not expect most of my readers to enjoy reading a dry-scientese paper on this blog. Those are two different jobs I perform - the only connection being they both have something to do with science. For Amanda and Melissa the only connection between their blogs and their new jobs is that they both have something to do with politics.<br /><br /><b>The Rumor Mill and The Wait</b><br /><br />Many have complained about the long time it took the campaign to issue any kind of statement. In the meantime, many people swallowed the Salon rumors about firings as true. We need to remind ourselves that we, the bloggers, live not on a 24-hour news cycle but on a 24-second news cycle. We want instant gratification immediatelly pronto right now. The Marcotte/McEwen issue was really big for us, for legitimate reasons (see all the links I posted yesterday for some excellent coverage), but it was not so big if you step back and look at the big picture. There wasn't barely anything in the MSM about this - after all, Anna Nicole Smith died, and there is trouble in Iraq, and there is Libby trial.... There is another year before Iowa, almost two before the General election. We reacted to a brief AP article that found itself in the NYT and WaPo - something that almost 300 million Americans did not read.<br /><br />I have no idea what went on in the campaign during the past day or two. But I can imagine, so let me indulge in it for a minute...<br /><br />I think that some people have this notion that John Edwards and all of his campaign managers and staffers sit around the HQ all day and eat pizza. I've been to his HQ a number of times during 2003/2004 bid as well as the current race. There are a few staffers there, extremely busy doing their jobs - crunching numbers, fundrasing, calling people, etc. There are preumably others doing their, somewhat different jobs up in D.C. Others are likely stationed in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina doing their jobs there. Edwards himself is travelling around the country giving speeches and attending fundrasiers a couple of times a day, with some of the staffers travelling with him.<br /><br />When the hiring of bloggers provoked the silly outrage on Right-wing blogs, they probably - and wisely - decided to ignore it. When the Pickler hit-piece and the Salon rumor provoked all the outrage on the Lefty blogosphere, they probably felt they had to respond somehow. So, I can imagine that a few people were pulled from their normal jobs and assigned to work on this. They were probably not even all in the same part of the country at the time, so they communicated by phone or e-mail. It took them some time to do all this - far longer than our impatience could stand. I can imagine internet-savvy staffers trying to explain that bloggers are not some strange animals but the core supporters who, for the first time in history, can talk back to the campaign as well as to voters, other activists etc. I can imagine the old-time campaign managers being uneasy about being talked to by the bloggers, but they bring enormous campaigning experience they accumulated over many campaigns over decades. Sometimes, this experience suggests that patience is the best course of action.<br /><br />Then, I guess at some point, they had to call Edwards and tell him what they think. He probably talked to Elizabeth, to Amanda and Shakes, and to his key campaign personnel. But this was a side-show for him today. He had a big event in South Carolina which was much more important than the question of bloggers. Who knows, perhaps some of the last-millenium types suggested firing due to ignorance of the new media landscape. But Edwards understands the Internet and the importance of bloggers/activists/supporters. I have no doubt that, at some point during the day when he had a few minutes to devote to this, he did not have to ponder too long about the decision. It was just a matter of crafting the message that will make everyone happy - excluding the Wingnuts who are irrelevant as they are not potential voters. So, he wrote a statement of support for his bloggers. And he wrote it in a way that calmed down the religious supporters who are many, and just as important for the campaign. I may not like the tone, or even the subtance of it, but that was the most politically savvy message he could make.<br /><br /><b>The Religion Question</b><br /><br />As someone who spent enormous amount of time on his campaign blog back in 03/04 I can tell you that majority of his supporters (just like majority of Americans) are religious. Hundreds of comments and diaries were posted by people who stated that they supported Edwards because his message resonated with what they consider to be their personal religious beliefs. And I respect that even if I believe their progressivism came first and religion is just parasitically riding along, i.e., they are interpreting religion through the prism of their liberal worldviews, just like fundies cherry-pick their beliefs according to their conservative worldviews. Edwards cannot diss them - that would be politically suicidal.<br /><br />It is unfortunate but true that the doctrines of organized religion (as opposed to the personal, emotional need to believe something) are still respected on this planet and this country. Atheists are the last discriminated against minroty in this country. Thirteen states have explicit laws precluding atheists from seeking elected positions.<br /><br />A hundred years ago, women were fighting for their rights. It is still not completely equal, but compared to today, situation a century ago was akin to slavery.<br /><br />Fifty years ago, the Civil Rights movement, often bloody, resulted in elimination of official seggregation. While racism and seggregation are still alive and well, the comparison between today and half-a-century ago is stark.<br /><br />The gays are fighting that fight right now, and slowly winning by winning the hearts and minds of the next generation. Even Young Republicans are not as homophobic as their parents are.<br /><br />The next fight will be over religion. Atheists will need to speak up and stand up for themselves. So many people have no idea what the word 'atheist' means except that it has something to do with eating live children. But many of the same people think the same about Liberals. I hope that in 10 or 20 years I can go to a campaign blog of an openly atheist presidential candidate who has realistic chances of winning with nobody batting an eye-lash, and not finding the word 'atheist' in scare-quotes in someone's comments, like this: "atheist".<br /><br />But that is the future. Today, <a href="http://sciencepolitics.blogspot.com/2004/12/in-defense-of-pragmatism.html" target="_blank" title="">we have to play in today's playing field</a>. And Edwards is a masterful player in this field. Moreover, he has so far been the most courageous candidate, breaking a number of taboos. Talking about poverty. Hiring feminist bloggers. Not firing them under presure from both Left and Right. That takes guts. But it does not mean being unrealistic and unpragmatic about the business of winning elections.<br /><br />Perhaps I am closer to Kucinich on issues, but Dennis has no sense of how to play to win. And we'll all have to swallow some of the rhetoric we do not agree with in order to depose the GOP and win. Then change the country and the associated rhetoric with the aid of a Democratic President and Congress. Another small step towards the ideals of Enlightement. It does not happen overnight. It does not happen by swinging at the windmills. It does not happen by foolishly attacking everything at the same time. You have to be savvy to pick your battles and change the world one generation at the time.<br /><br />(<a href="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2007/02/on_edwards_bloggers_and_religi.php" target="_blank">Cross-posted</a>)<br /><br /><b>Some more good (or important) links:</b><br /><br />MyDD:<br />Chris Bowers: <a href="http://www.mydd.com/story/2007/2/8/144231/5338" target="_blank" title="">This Isn't Over</a><br />Matt Stoller: <a href="http://www.mydd.com/story/2007/2/8/154647/9969" target="_blank" title="">Game On</a><br />Chris Bowers: <a href="http://www.mydd.com/story/2007/2/8/17574/09512" target="_blank" title="">Keep Piling On The Pressure</a><br /><br />DailyKos:<br />Chris Bowers: <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/2/8/144335/4862" target="_blank" title="">This Isn't Over</a><br /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/2/8/12330/98172" target="_blank" title="">Edwards STANDS UP UPDATE: War is declared</a><br /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/2/8/12829/46193" target="_blank" title="">Breaking: Edwards Stands Up and Keeps Amanda and Melissa</a><br /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/2/8/121214/4720" target="_blank" title="">Edwards Does The Right Thing</a><br /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/2/8/20353/38361" target="_blank" title="">The line between work and blog</a><br /><br />Ed Cone:<br /><a href="http://edcone.typepad.com/wordup/2007/02/stay_of_executi.html#comments" target="_blank" title="">Stay of execution (read the comments)</a><br /><br />The Pandagonians:<br /><a href="http://pandagon.net/2007/02/08/id-vow-to-lower-the-tone-of-the-discourse-but-you-beat-me-to-it/" target="_blank" title="">Roxanne</a><br /><a href="http://pandagon.net/2007/02/08/john-edwards-statement-on-amanda-and-melissa/" target="_blank" title="">Pam</a><br /><a href="http://pandagon.net/2007/02/08/a-chilling-effect/" target="_blank" title="">Sheelzebub</a><br /><a href="http://pandagon.net/2007/02/08/in-all-the-turmoil-a-shining-moment-of-comic-idiocy/" target="_blank" title="">Auguste</a><br /><a href="http://pandagon.net/2007/02/08/oh-the-things-i-say/" target="_blank" title="">Auguste</a><br /><a href="http://pandagon.net/2007/02/08/tolerance-for-me-and-not-for-thee/" target="_blank" title="">Chris Clarke</a><br /><a href="http://pandagon.net/2007/02/08/just-this-one-gripe-and-then-ill-move-on/" target="_blank" title="">Ilyka</a><br /><br />The Shakespearians:<br /><a href="http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com/2007/02/briefly.html" target="_blank" title="">Melissa (read the comments)</a><br /><a href="http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com/2007/02/anti-catholic-bigot.html" target="_blank" title="">Melissa (read the comments)</a><br /><a href="http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com/2007/02/betty-blogger-blues.html" target="_blank" title="">Heretik</a><br /><br />Hilzoy on Obsidian Wings:<br /><a href="http://obsidianwings.blogs.com/obsidian_wings/2007/02/double_standard.html" target="_blank" title="">Double Standards</a><br /><br />Sara Robinson on Orcinus:<br /><a href="http://dneiwert.blogspot.com/2007/02/silencing-netroots_6021.html" target="_blank" title="">Silencing the Netroots</a><br /><br />Majikthise:<br /><a href="http://majikthise.typepad.com/majikthise_/2007/02/talking_about_t.html" target="_blank" title="">Talking about the Edwards blogger brouhaha with Taylor Marsh</a><br /><a href="http://majikthise.typepad.com/majikthise_/2007/02/who_is_amandaba.html" target="_blank" title="">Who is Amanda-basher Bill Donohue?</a><br /><a href="http://majikthise.typepad.com/majikthise_/2007/02/official_statem.html" target="_blank" title="">Official statement from Edwards: Amanda and Shakes not fired!</a>Bora Zivkovichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10763808287050592569noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043758.post-89357813437512910422007-02-08T01:38:00.000-05:002007-02-07T07:20:08.152-05:00Amanda and Shakes rock![Placed on top for updates...]<br /><br />I think that the whole brouhaha that the extreme wingers are raising about <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2007/02/wingnuts_really_are_imploding.php" target="_blank" title="">new Edwards bloggers</a> will have a) no effect on Democratic primary voters a year from now, b) no effect on national voters two years from now, and c) negative effect on the wingnutosphere as they are getting more and more obviously unhinged, and thus marginalized.<br /><br />Edwards did a fantastic scoop with these hires and the outcry from the extreme Right was surely expected. He has now positioned himself as more woman-friendly and more netroots-friendly than Hillary and Obama combined. And the fact that this has touched such a raw nerve on the edge of the Right abyss just confirms that this was a brilliant move.<br /><br />I suggest not to bother actually going to myriads of inconsequential Wingnut blogs (like Malkin or Protein Wisdom) to defend the hires there (though a sharp letter of rebuke to <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/06/AR2007020601388.html" target="_blank" title="">WaPo</a>, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/07/us/politics/07edwards.html?_r=1&ex=157680000&en=2006e92be85d1ae7&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink&oref=slogin" target="_blank" title="">NYTimes</a> and <a href="http://blogs.abcnews.com/terrymoran/2007/02/does_john_edwar.html" target="_blank" title="">ABC</a> for publishing the atrocious AP hit-job by the certified nutter Nedra Pickler may be in order). Let them enjoy their own echo-chamber. Instead, join the growing chorus of smart bloggers who are coming out in support of Edwards, Marcotte and McEwen, for instance:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/2/5/222114/8873" target="_blank" title="">Major Danby on DKos</a><br /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/2/5/125229/0561" target="_blank" title="">Kagro X on DKos</a><br /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/2/7/45559/70855" target="_blank" title="">Expo on DKos</a> and on <a href="http://blog.johnedwards.com/story/2007/2/7/72859/80483" target="_blank" title="">JRE08</a><br /><a href="http://blog.johnedwards.com/story/2007/2/7/85346/64070" target="_blank" title="">EdwardsRayOfSunshine</a><br /><a href="http://pandagon.net/2007/02/06/innovative-marketing-campaign-comes-under-additional-fire/" target="_blank" title="">Chris Clarke on Pandagon</a><br /><a href="http://sadlyno.com/archives/5017.html" target="_blank" title="">Sadly No</a><br /><a href="http://majikthise.typepad.com/majikthise_/2007/02/from_michelle_m.html" target="_blank" title="">Majikthise</a><br /><a href="http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com/2007/02/ol-bill-is-ticked.html" target="_blank" title="">Misty on Shakespeare's Sister</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2007/02/i_can_only_dream.php" target="_blank" title="">Pharyngula</a><br /><a href="http://tomwatson.typepad.com/tom_watson/2007/02/woman_know_thy_.html" target="_blank" title="">Tom Watson</a><br /><br /><strong>Update:</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/02/07/edwards_bloggers/index.html" target="_blank" title="">Alex Koppelman and Rebecca Traister</a> posted another hit-job with unnamed sources and nasty speculation. The Right wing must be very worried.<br /><br />Check the <a href="http://letters.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/02/07/edwards_bloggers/view/index1.html?show=all" target="_blank" title="">comments</a>.<br /><br />Also see commentary by:<br /><br /><a href="http://atrios.blogspot.com/2007_02_04_atrios_archive.html#117086488087894194" target="_blank" title="">Atrios</a><br /><a href="http://atrios.blogspot.com/2007_02_04_atrios_archive.html#117087731267907478" target="_blank" title="">Atrios</a><br /><a href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200702070005" target="_blank" title="">Media Matters</a><br /><a href="http://www.mydd.com/story/2007/2/7/14529/59602" target="_blank" title="">Chris Bowers</a><br /><a href="http://www.mydd.com/story/2007/2/7/153255/1004" target="_blank" title="">Chris Bowers</a><br /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/2/7/152131/8594" target="_blank" title="">Wilbur on DKos</a><br /><a href="http://culturekitchen.com/liza/blog/the_swiftboating_of_john_edwards_political_courage" target="_blank" title="">Liza Sabater</a><br /><a href="http://phoenixwoman.wordpress.com/2007/02/07/rule-1-never-cave-to-bullies-and-bigots/" target="_blank" title="">Phoenix Woman</a><br /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/2/7/15552/68669" target="_blank" title="">Phoenix Woman on DKos</a><br /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/2/7/154133/7301" target="_blank" title="">Thirdestate on DKos</a><br /><a href="http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com/2007/02/anti-catholic-bigot.html" target="_blank" title="">Melissa</a><br /><a href="http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com/2007/02/polite-update.html" target="_blank" title="">The Heretik</a><br /><a href="http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com/2007/02/worst-thing-in-world.html" target="_blank" title="">Waveflux</a><br /><a href="http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com/2007/02/limbo.html" target="_blank" title="">Paul The Spud</a><br /><a href="http://allspinzone.com/wp/2007/02/07/blogswarm-request-fire-up-an-email-to-john-edwards-campaign/" target="_blank" title="">All Spin Zone</a><br /><br />...and the Diaries on the Edwards blog:<br /><a href="http://blog.johnedwards.com/story/2007/2/7/72859/80483" target="_blank" title="">Expo</a><br /><a href="http://blog.johnedwards.com/story/2007/2/7/72859/80483" target="_blank" title="">EdwardsRayOfSunshine</a><a><br /></a><a href="http://blog.johnedwards.com/story/2007/2/7/151513/2744" target="_blank" title="">EdwardsRayOfSunshine</a><br /><a href="http://blog.johnedwards.com/story/2007/2/7/154258/6912" target="_blank" title="">EdwardsRayOfSunshine</a><br /><a href="http://blog.johnedwards.com/story/2007/2/7/112545/4021" target="_blank" title="">TehipiteTom</a><br /><a href="http://blog.johnedwards.com/story/2007/2/7/135746/2867" target="_blank" title="">Rooktoven</a><br /><a href="http://blog.johnedwards.com/story/2007/2/7/145056/1793" target="_blank" title="">Suswah</a><br /><a href="http://blog.johnedwards.com/story/2007/2/7/14355/45720" target="_blank" title="">AdamMarin19</a><br /><br />There has been no message from the campaign yet so all rumors are unfounded until they say something, and they promise to say something later today. Stay tuned....I hope they do the right thing and use this opportunity to hit the slimeballs back and hit them HARD!<br /><br /><strong>And some more:</strong><br /><a href="http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2007/02/07/this-is-really-getting-out-of-hand/" target="_blank" title="">Zuzu</a><br /><a href="http://glenngreenwald.blogspot.com/2007/02/look-at-john-mccains-blogger.html" target="_blank" title="">Glenn Greenwald</a><br /><a href="http://www.pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do;jsessionid=33E22505285F613FCDC5FB6C8BC9C338?diaryId=686" target="_blank" title="">Pam's House Blend</a> (also <a href="http://pandagon.net/2007/02/07/edwards-camp-caving-in-to-the-right-wing-never-works/" target="_blank" title="">here</a>)<br /><a href="http://www.mahablog.com/2007/02/07/intimidation/" target="_blank" title="">Mahablog</a><br /><a href="http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/9854.html" target="_blank" title="">The Carpetbagger Report</a><br /><a href="http://www.correntewire.com/courage_vs_popularity" target="_blank" title="">Corrent Wire</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2007/02/this_is_one_way_to_narrow_the.php" target="_blank" title="">Pharyngula</a><br /><br /><b>Even more....</b><br /><br /><a href="http://hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com/archives/2007/02/blogometer_upda.html" target="_blank" title="">Hotline:Blogometer</a><br /><a href="http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2007_02/010701.php" target="_blank" title="">Kevin Drum</a><br /><a href="http://edcone.typepad.com/wordup/2007/02/bloging_blowbac.html" target="_blank" title="">Ed Cone</a><br /><a href="http://edcone.typepad.com/wordup/2007/02/step_up.html" target="_blank" title="">Ed Cone</a><br /><a href="http://edcone.typepad.com/wordup/2007/02/sauce_for_the_g.html" target="_blank" title="">Ed Cone</a><br /><a href="http://edcone.typepad.com/wordup/2007/02/eye_on_edwards.html" target="_blank" title="">Ed Cone</a><br /><a href="http://ezraklein.typepad.com/blog/2007/02/edwards_marcott.html" target="_blank" title="">Ezra Klein</a><br /><a href="http://ezraklein.typepad.com/blog/2007/02/if_wishes_were_.html" target="_blank" title="">Ezra Klein</a><br /><a href="http://www.boomantribune.com/story/2007/2/7/113040/1468" target="_blank" title="">BooMan</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/mikethemadbiologist/2007/02/interesting_jump_for_amanda_an_1.php" target="_blank" title="">Mike the Mad Biologist</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/mikethemadbiologist/2007/02/i_told_you_this_would_happen_t.php" target="_blank" title="">Mike the Mad Biologist</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/mikethemadbiologist/2007/02/i_told_you_this_would_happen_p.php" target="_blank" title="">Mike the Mad Biologist</a><br /><a href="http://abstractnonsense.wordpress.com/2007/02/07/candidates-should-check-which-bloggers-they-hire/" target="_blank" title="">Abstract Nonsense</a><br /><a href="http://www.mydd.com/story/2007/2/7/101919/8338" target="_blank" title="">Matt Stoller (not him, but the commenters)</a><br /><a href="http://www.deborahlipp.com/wordpress/?p=941" target="_blank" title="">Deborah Lipp</a><br /><a href="http://www.xoverboard.com/blogarchive/week_2007_02_04.html#002035" target="_blank" title="">August J. Pollak</a><br /><a href="http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/18/one-big-happy-family/" target="_blank" title="">Think Progress</a><br /><a href="http://culturekitchen.com/liza/blog/shakespeares_pandagon_mania" target="_blank" title="">Culture Kitchen</a><br /><a href="http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2007/02/07/4465/" target="_blank" title="">Jill (Feministe)</a><br /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/2/7/121926/4650" target="_blank" title="">Mcjoan on DKos</a><br /><a href="http://lefarkins.blogspot.com/2007/02/people-who-are-paid-to-use-language-of.html" target="_blank" title="">Scott Lemieux</a><br /><a href="http://lefarkins.blogspot.com/2007/02/our-national-arbiter-of-civil-discourse.html" target="_blank" title="">Scott Lemieux</a><br /><a href="http://ilykadamen.blogspot.com/2007/02/why-i-support-amanda-and-melissa.html" target="_blank" title="">Ilyka Damen</a><br /><a href="http://www.first-draft.com/2007/02/edwards_take_a_.html" target="_blank" title="">First Draft</a><br /><a href="http://sadlyno.com/archives/5038.html" target="_blank" title="">Sadly, No!</a><br /><a href="http://tbogg.blogspot.com/2007/02/waiting-on-rimshot.html" target="_blank" title="">Tbogg</a><br /><a href="http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/02/07/abcs-terry-moran-should-be-ashamed/" target="_blank" title="">Crooks and Liars</a><br /><a href="http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/02/07/the-criminally-talented-mr-nelson/" target="_blank" title="">Crooks and Liars</a><br /><a href="http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/02/07/cnn-on-the-edwardsblogger-story/" target="_blank" title="">Crooks and Liars</a><br /><a href="http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2007_02_01_digbysblog_archive.html#117088060310461766" target="_blank" title="">Digby</a><br /><a href="http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/02/07/suffer-the-fools/" target="_blank" title="">Crooks and Liars</a><br /><a href="http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/02/07/memo-to-the-edwards-camp/" target="_blank" title="">Crooks and Liars</a><br /><a href="http://punkassblog.com/2007/02/07/the-series-of-tubes-have-spoken/" target="_blank" title="">Punkass Marc</a><br /><a href="http://www.liberalavenger.com/2007/02/07/wingnuts-love-amanda/" target="_blank" title="">The Liberal Avenger</a><br /><a href="http://feministing.com/archives/006487.html" target="_blank" title="">Feministing</a><br /><a href="http://feministing.com/archives/006489.html" target="_blank" title="">Feministing</a><br /><a href="http://hugoschwyzer.net/2007/02/05/more-on-amanda-and-edwards/" target="_blank" title="">Hugo Schwyzer</a><br /><a href="http://echidneofthesnakes.blogspot.com/2007_02_01_archive.html#4440708911276665715" target="_blank" title="">Echidne of the Snakes</a><br /><a href="http://echidneofthesnakes.blogspot.com/2007_02_01_archive.html#8548383013100393327" target="_blank" title="">Echidne of the Snakes</a><br /><a href="http://rising-hegemon.blogspot.com/2007/02/dont-do-it.html" target="_blank" title="">Rising Hegemon</a><br /><a href="http://theheretik.us/2007/02/07/a-polite-update/" target="_blank" title="">The Heretic</a><br /><a href="http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/012330.php" target="_blank" title="">Josh Marshall</a><br /><a href="http://www.thenewsblog.net/2007/02/are-you-shitting-me.html" target="_blank" title="">Steve Gilliard</a><br /><a href="http://electioncentral.tpmcafe.com/blog/electioncentral/2007/feb/07/edwards_camp_under_siege_is_in_bunker_mode_over_blogger_story" target="_blank" title="">TPM Cafe</a><br /><a href="http://elayneriggs.blogspot.com/2007/02/bit-of-blogaround-as-promised-and-to.html" target="_blank" title="">Pen-Elayne</a><br /><a href="http://blog.johnedwards.com/story/2007/2/7/173753/1627" target="_blank" title="">Suswah</a><br /><a href="http://blog.johnedwards.com/story/2007/2/7/22101/37776" target="_blank" title="">JosephGarcia</a><br /><a href="http://blog.johnedwards.com/story/2007/2/7/14355/45720" target="_blank" title="">AdamMartin19</a><br /><a href="http://blog.johnedwards.com/story/2007/2/7/18270/24009" target="_blank" title="">FunLuvn1</a><br /><a href="http://www.prospect.org/weblog/2007/02/post_2727.html#comment-2332028" target="_blank" title="">Garance Franke-Ruta (not him, the commenters)</a><br /><a href="http://pandagon.net/2007/02/07/sometimes-i-almost-feel-just-like-a-human-being/" target="_blank" title="">Ilyka Damen</a><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/tfk/2007/02/on_the_noncontroversy_of_edwar.php" target="_blank" title="">Thoughts From Kansas</a><br /><a href="http://obsidianwings.blogs.com/obsidian_wings/2007/02/excitable_chris.html" target="_blank" title="">Publius</a><br /><br /><b>Addendum</b><br /><br />Ilyka (in that last link) puts in words what I've been thinking throughout this two-day saga. This is an effort of the power elites: politicians, old-timer internet-illiterate campaign managers, and MSM to eliminate bloggers from teh conversaiton and influence. Not just Amanda and Shakes but ALL bloggers, Left or Right. All the Rightwing bloggers who jumped on this story with glee are, due to partisan blindness, underminining their own cause.<br /><br />The way the MSM is framing this is as if bloggers are ALIENES!!!!<br /><br />Somebody did a quick, back-of-the-envelope calculation of the traffic of the blogs linked in this post - together they reach over 20 million people. The operative word is PEOPLE!!!!!!<br /><br />The bloggers, the commenters (some of those posts have several hundreds of comments!), and the readers.<br /><br />They are people. Flesh and blood. Every single one of them.<br /><br />Almost all of them are American citizens. Eligible to vote.<br /><br />Almost all of them are voters. People who exercise their right to vote.<br /><br />Almost all of them are Democrats. People who vote in primaries.<br /><br />Almost all of them are party activists. People who travel to Iowa in January to knock on doors.<br /><br />Almost all of them are 'influentials' - people who are hyperiformed about politics and cannot keep their mouths shut about politics when talking to everyone they meet.<br /><br />Almost all of them are internet savvy and can influence many others through their online writings, exponentialy increasing their influence.<br /><br />A concerted and persistent efforts of bloggers has before, and will in the future, force MSM to take up stories or to change their tone.<br /><br />You can't just nonchalantly dismiss all those people.<br /><br />People will not be dissed. <br /><br /><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2007/02/amanda_and_shakes_rock.php" target="_blank" title="">Cross-posted</a>Bora Zivkovichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10763808287050592569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043758.post-72497475169284010352007-02-06T11:35:00.000-05:002007-02-06T11:36:09.852-05:00Tar Heel TavernSlight changes in the hosting line-up for the <a href="http://thetarheeltavern.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" title="">Tar Heel Tavern</a>:<br /><br />Next Host: <a href="http://scrutinyhooligans.blogspot.com/">Scrutiny Hooligans</a><li>TTHT #104 (18 February 2007) Host: <a href="http://www.writingfornonprofits.com/freelance/">Writing for Nonprofits</a></li><li>TTHT #105 (25 February 2007) Host: <a href="http://sciencepolitics.blogspot.com/">Science and Politics</a> </li><li>TTHT #106 (4 March 2007) Host: <a href="http://slowlysheturned.net/">Slowly She Turned</a></li><li>TTHT #107 (11 March 2007) Host: <a href="http://scrutinyhooligans.blogspot.com/">Scrutiny Hooligans</a></li><li>TTHT #108 (18 March 2007) Host: ?</li><li>TTHT #109 (25 March 2007) Host: ?</li><li>TTHT #110 (1 April 2007) Host: <a href="http://scrutinyhooligans.blogspot.com/">Scrutiny Hooligans</a></li><li>TTHT #110 (8 April 2007) Host: ?</li><li>TTHT #111 (15 April 2007) Host: ?</li><li>TTHT #112 (22 April 2007) Host: ?</li><li>TTHT #113 (29 April 2007) Host: <a href="http://www.writingfornonprofits.com/freelance/">Writing for Nonprofits</a></li><br /><br /><br />Let me know if you want to host!Bora Zivkovichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10763808287050592569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043758.post-43322554029827398712007-02-06T11:33:00.000-05:002007-02-06T11:35:08.702-05:00Why am I for Edwards and not for Obama (or Clinton for that matter)?People ask me that question often. Many assume that it is because Obama constantly invokes God in his speeches, while Edwards never does. But I know that religiosity is important in American politics today. Hopefully one day it will not be, or even better, overt religosity will become a handicap, i.e, being viewed by voters with suspicion. But that is not the reason why I made my choice the way I did.<br /><br />My response to people who ask me this question is to explain how the GOP over the past 20-30 years systematically moved the entire political discourse in the USA to the Right. What used to be the Center is now called "Left". What used to be the Right is now called "Center" and what used to be unthinkable depths of almost-fascistic ultra-right-wing ideloogy is now called a "Respectable Right". <br /><br />Obama, by appealing to "compromise" and "purpling" and "bipartisanship" is playing straight into the conservatives' game - he is letting them shift the discourse further to the Right by redefining the new center. The Right has no intention of ever making a compromise: their definition of "compromise" is "you shut up and do as we say and smile". Obama does not understand this. He is still naively giving them a benefit of the doubt that there is a trace of human decency still somewhere to be found in them.<br /><br />This strategy is often called "triangulation" but the average person I meet does not know or understand that word, so I feel compelled to explain it the way I just did above.<br /><br />On the contrary - and this is the biggest difference between the two of them (and Hillary Clinton is similar to Obama in this regard) - Edwards is aware (by being more experienced than Obama, or due to growing up in the South, or Elizabeth's influence...) of the trick and is trying to counter it and to move the political landscape of the country back to the left, so the Left is Left, Center is Center and Right is Right again.<br /><br />I do not dislike Obama personally, and I do not dislike Clinton personally either. Most of their policy proposals are fine, and very similar to Edwards'. I am just worried about the future of the American politics if they are elected. They are liable to leave conservative ideology intact and within the domain of respectable, thus giving it a space to breath, to recuperate and, down the line, attack again.<br /><br />I don't think Edwards will let that happen (and I would have no problem with Obama for Veep - he can learn on the job - though my personal favourite for VP is Richardson). He will go as far left as he can to still be able to win. Who knows how much more left he will go if he actually wins and has a Democratic Congress to work with? Perhaps this country can join the modernity of the civilized world in a few years after all.<br /><br />(<a href="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2007/02/why_am_i_for_edwards_and_not_f.php" target="_blank" title="">cross-post</a>)Bora Zivkovichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10763808287050592569noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043758.post-31345354504875093082007-02-05T00:10:00.001-05:002007-02-05T00:10:59.193-05:00JRE links for todayJeff Jarvis in the Guardian: <a href="http://politics.guardian.co.uk/media/comment/0,,2005785,00.html" target="_blank" title="">Why YouTube gets my vote for political punditry</a><br />Letters to the Editor of N&O: <a href="http://www.newsobserver.com/580/story/539413.html" target="_blank" title="">Building a case for and against Edwards' place, page 1</a> and <a href="http://www.newsobserver.com/580/story/539413-p2.html" target="_blank" title="">page 2</a><br />Tom Watson: <a href="http://liestoppers.blogspot.com/2007/02/edwards-hires-hoax-apologist-to-run.html" target="_blank" title="">Woman, Know Thy Place</a>Bora Zivkovichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10763808287050592569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043758.post-48282667285204614492007-02-04T19:02:00.000-05:002007-02-04T19:03:38.939-05:00The Tar-Heel TavernThe very first <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog_Carnival" target="_blank" title="">blog carnival</a>, the <a href="http://www.silflayhraka.com/archives/2002/09/carnival_of_the_vanities.html" target="_blank" title="">Carnival of Vanities</a> was invented here, in Chapel Hill. <br /><br />The very first state-based blog carnival, the <a href="http://thetarheeltavern.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" title="">Tar Heel Tavern</a> was invented here, in Chapel Hill. There were about a hundred editions of this weekly carnival <a href="http://thetarheeltavern.blogspot.com/2005/06/tar-heel-tavern.html" target="_blank" title="">so far</a> and the Second Anniversary is approaching fast.<br /><br />The latest edition was posted last night on <a href="http://mlight.typepad.com/moomin_light/2007/02/tarheel_tavern__1.html" target="_blank" title="">Moomin Light</a>. Next week, the carnival comes back home, right here at <a href="http://sciencepolitics.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" title="">Science And Politics</a>. Send me permalinks to your best post (or two) of the week by Saturday night, at: <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Coturnix AT gmail DOT com</span>.<br /><br />Also, let me know if you want to host a future edition of the carnival. Let the tradition continue - meet the NC blogging friends, old and new, every week in a different virtual tavern.Bora Zivkovichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10763808287050592569noreply@blogger.com0