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Webdiary’s latest financial report is in:
Income in September was $120 in donations, versus expenditure of $582.71.
Stick to the plan, lefties! Noam wasn’t built in a day. Successful Webdiary graduate Antony Loewenstein’s My Stupid Israel Book has meanwhile received a negative review from Tamas Pataki:
The writing is often slack and hasty, and wobbles under the effort of holding its citations together; there are sixty dense pages of footnotes. It wants careful editing: whole pages are chaotic mysteries. More seriously, the sympathy so evident for the Palestinians and their Arab neighbours is entirely withheld from the Israelis, who are (still) also victims: of history, of their own blind actions, of Palestinian hatred. Loewenstein barely mentions Palestinian atrocities, the suicide bombings targeting children, the mass murders and so on. He seems oblivious of the dynamics of fear and of the exigent obligations of a state to defend its citizens. He does not distinguish between those state measures that are intentionally oppressive of Palestinians and those that defend against terrorism. He swiftly passes over the vengeful Jew-hatred that has taken on a destructive and obstructive life of its own. There is no serious consideration of what a just, feasible solution to the wretched state of affairs in Israel and Palestine could look like: it may be too late for there to be one. Loewenstein has cast his story as the first act of a simple David (Palestine) and Goliath (Israel) morality tale, when really what it tells of is an unrelieved tragedy.
Intriguingly, despite the massive media attention paid to Loewenstein’s book, hits at his site have fallen to just 263 per day. Stop silencing him, you terrible people!
Intriguingly, despite the massive media attention paid to Loewenstein’s book, hits at his site have fallen to just 263 per day.
Since most of Loewe’s visitors come from here to gawk at his insanity, I’d bet Tim hasn’t linked to him as often this month.
Posted by Art Vandelay on 2006 10 04 at 10:36 AM • permalinkIf a kid did a paper round 5 mornings a week, would he/she get more than $120 for the month? Surely!
Maybe Margo needs a new job.
Posted by Effing & Blinding on 2006 10 04 at 10:41 AM • permalinkIf you want to see the Tim Blair effect, check here. Ant’s traffic for the last hour is running about 70% higher than his longer term average.
But the future looks grim for Ant - in fact, he appears to be falling off a cliff...
#6 - Art, you beat me to it. Loewy is dependent upon Tim’s links for traffic. Otherwise it’s just his regular anti-Semite cheer squad.
Me, I won’t even clink Tim’s links to him - why give this asswipe the traffic when all he does is delete our comments? Hey, Loewy, I know you’re reading this - if you want the traffic count, stop being such a colossal comment-deleting pussy.
No 8. Maybe Margo needs a new job.
No! What Margo really needs is a new ideology - one based on facts and truth.
Well.... we can still hope can’t we?Posted by DropDeadUgly on 2006 10 04 at 05:05 PM • permalinkWebdiary’s deplorable state of affairs on the financial side of things can be explained by their obvious hopelessness in simple matematics.
In this comment Fiona attempts to explain that 11 into 22 is nowhere near approaching a half.
Anyway, congrats to Geoff Pahoff, I only had one comment “moderated”.Posted by Hank Reardon on 2006 10 04 at 05:19 PM • permalinkWhat do they mean there were no cheques in the PO Box? I sent them one for $10,000.
Maybe if Roffey spent a little less time in Europe and a little more time checking his mail, it wouldn’t have gone missing.
Posted by Margos Maid on 2006 10 04 at 06:33 PM • permalinkDid you know that ANTONY LOEWENSTEIN is an anagram of
SEEN A LOW NONENTITY
Yes, it’s a slow day.
Posted by pommygranate on 2006 10 04 at 08:00 PM • permalinkSomeone doing a Masters degree is reporting at crikey that websites known as “blogs” are becoming increasingly important.
Apparently there is a high quality and most-established blog called lard-arse rodeo that achieved 42 comments on just one frantic day during the last election, and yet politicians are ignoring this phenomenon!
Thank goodness our academia are keeping us up to date.
Posted by Margos Maid on 2006 10 04 at 08:17 PM • permalinkStop the presses! Thanks to these new website things called “blogs” (don’t ask me about this techno stuff - look it up yourselves) Hillary can win the election!
Posted by Margos Maid on 2006 10 04 at 08:26 PM • permalinkStart the presses so you can stop them again. The mastermind behind the blog propelled election of Hillary is Norwegian communication expert Espen Skoland
Posted by Margos Maid on 2006 10 04 at 08:40 PM • permalink#21 MM, did you post that story under a pseudonym as a joke?
C’mon! “Espen Skoland”? Sounds like one of Detective Paco’s enemies from the Cold War days. I love this line: “Since 2004, blogs have been used both by the Democrats and the Republican (sic) to generate candidate visibility, to float stories, and to trigger discussions for political activists.” How about that? The Lone Republican uses a blog!
Sadly, I am not that intelligent or good looking…
Nevertheless, all hail the blogosphere’s scandanavian version of Borat.
Posted by Margos Maid on 2006 10 04 at 08:52 PM • permalinkNews just in.
Do not take Espen lightly. He is currently studying a Master of Arts with Houners in Journalism
I don’t know who Houners is, but this duo and their new technology could be all that Hillary needs to propel her back into the White House.
Posted by Margos Maid on 2006 10 04 at 09:15 PM • permalinkI’ve always feared the day that the left would bring out the big guns or look to the brains trusts.
Be buggered though if I’m going hand back the keys to my black helicopter.Posted by Hank Reardon on 2006 10 04 at 09:20 PM • permalinkThe news only gets worse for conservative types.
Espen is an accomplished musician with the highly respected Norwegian combo Gravmar and the Gravediggers.
Hillary could easily get an election winning campaign theme from this group. (Look ‘em up yourselves, lazy bastards).
Posted by Margos Maid on 2006 10 04 at 09:36 PM • permalink#17 #19
I don’t get. Phil Kendall is a dickhead, isn’t he? Or should I say Phil Kendall is a dickhead. How is this “opinion” and not “fact”? What am I missing here? He’s hardly the only one over there. I thought I was being mild and restrained. Almost polite.As I tried to explain, if you described a suspect to the police as a dickhead who posts at Webdiary, they could be forgiven for suspending the investigation pending further information.
They haven’t published that, of course.
Why do I bother, I hear you ask?
Beat’s me. Any ideas?
Webdiary’s financial report reminded me of a line from one of Josephine Tey’s mystery novels; I think it was The Daughter of Time. One character, Actress Marta Hallard, tells another one, Detective Inspector Grant, that she saw someone they both know lunching with a large party at a very expensive restaurant, with magnums of champagne galore. “How do you suppose he keeps going?”
“Lack of evidence,” Grant replies.
Posted by Michael Lonie on 2006 10 04 at 10:26 PM • permalink#17, 19, 31
well, strangely enough, Geoff, calling other Webdiarists “dickhead” IS a breach of WD guidelines. So, this “achievement” is a testament to you not being able to tell a fact from an opinion.
If you call someone a dickhead at webdiary your comment can be deleted, it’s against the rules. La la la la la, not listening.
I think they are all dickheads, but that’s just my opinion.
Geoff,
If you logged the comments under the name of Hamish Alcorn and dropped the “F” bomb a little more all would be fine for publication.
Roffey has censored a post of mine already today where I simply stated that your Most Foul-Mouthed Webdiarist title had been lifted from the grasp of Hamish. Not fit for publication it seems.Posted by Hank Reardon on 2006 10 04 at 11:38 PM • permalinkHere is the explanation for the Norwegian dental hygiene:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snus
Posted by Espen Skoland on 2006 10 05 at 12:17 AM • permalinkJust trying to learn more about political blogging as a part of my master dissertation.
Posted by Espen Skoland on 2006 10 05 at 12:19 AM • permalinkEspen,
Do you think you can get Hilary into the Whitehouse?
Posted by Hank Reardon on 2006 10 05 at 12:25 AM • permalinkWelcome, Espen!
Say, is Gravmar still with the Gravediggers?
Posted by Margos Maid on 2006 10 05 at 12:27 AM • permalinkHehe. Yes, Gravmar is still with the Gravediggers.
Posted by Espen Skoland on 2006 10 05 at 12:41 AM • permalinkIt wouldn’t be the same without Gravmar.
Some might disagree, but I’m thinking “Smells like a rich bitch” and “Welcome to Pussyland” would not be suitable for Hillary’s campaign,
Posted by Margos Maid on 2006 10 05 at 12:45 AM • permalinkWell do I have to answer that question Hank? I just think from a strategically perspective that it might be wise for Hillary to have the left bloggers on her side.
I think Margos Maid just answered the question Hank.
Posted by Espen Skoland on 2006 10 05 at 12:50 AM • permalinkEspen
If you don’t mind me asking, what is penaltyfuckin’?
I’m guessing it’s not good
Posted by Margos Maid on 2006 10 05 at 12:55 AM • permalinkHehe, I guess not. It’s a very serious band as you can see.
Posted by Espen Skoland on 2006 10 05 at 01:01 AM • permalinkEspen
Do you have any advice for the Republican or are you saving your advice for Hillary only?
Posted by Margos Maid on 2006 10 05 at 01:13 AM • permalinkI think I’ll save my advice to Hillary as I was commenting the article in USA today.
Posted by Espen Skoland on 2006 10 05 at 01:21 AM • permalinkIt’s a shame - I heard the Republicans were offering a load of money for a blog adviser based in Honolulu. Experts are hard to find in this new area of communications.
I guess I’ll just have to recommend someone else.
Posted by Margos Maid on 2006 10 05 at 01:28 AM • permalinkBTW
Espen’s fine article appears to have dropped off the main page of crikey in the last few hours.
I think they are afraid the Republican might find out about the strategy!
Posted by Margos Maid on 2006 10 05 at 01:34 AM • permalinkNo, I am just trying to gather information about political blogging. The reference to Larvatus Prodeo (42 comments) referred to posts discussing the election campaign by the way.
Posted by Espen Skoland on 2006 10 05 at 01:39 AM • permalinkImpressive numbers Espen.
Many readers may wish to check out this well established blog you speak of.
Posted by Margos Maid on 2006 10 05 at 01:45 AM • permalinkEspen
I see you have been working on the Indy 300 on the Gold Coast. Sounds like fun.
While Tim Blair is well known for his dislike of motor racing, there are a number of commenters here who wouldn’t mind tickets…
Posted by Margos Maid on 2006 10 05 at 01:56 AM • permalinkJust referring to the “impressive” numbers you mentioned Margos. Did this blog discuss the Queensland state election often? I know it’s a higher ranked blog on Technorati. But i did not many posts linked to the election.
Posted by Espen Skoland on 2006 10 05 at 02:13 AM • permalinkWhat - no tickets?
To answer your question - I don’t think this site discussed the Queensland election very much, which is probably just as well, as the commenters here are notoriously unreliable.
Are we ever going to see the Gravediggers in Australia?
Posted by Margos Maid on 2006 10 05 at 02:23 AM • permalinkWhen you start selling ‘snus’ in Australia
Posted by Espen Skoland on 2006 10 05 at 02:30 AM • permalinkWe can order it in
Tell the boys to get down here.
Posted by Margos Maid on 2006 10 05 at 02:37 AM • permalinkI think thisis as close as you will ever come to see Gravmar and the Gravediggers.
Posted by Espen Skoland on 2006 10 05 at 02:57 AM • permalinkJust popped over to webdiary for refresher look at what all the fuss is about.
Yep. Nothing to see here folks!
I know blogs attract their rusted-on fans but even the most rabid, lunatic, frontal-lobotomised, head tilting, trollop, foaming, wild eyed looney leftie moonbat could’nt cop that shit.
Frankly, I don’t think they received that $120 in donations. I reckon it came from Margo’s mum so that the tart had a job to go to and gets her out of the house.
#34, Paco: Speaking of The Daughter of Time, what did you think of the basic theme, i.e., that Richard III wasn’t really a bad egg after all? I found it all pretty persuasive.
I’m with you, Paco - some years ago, I actually visited the Battlefield of Bosworth to pay my respects.
Posted by Bruce Lagasse on 2006 10 06 at 09:42 PM • permalink
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Income in September was $120 in donations, versus expenditure of $582.71.
This looks like a trade deficit thing. In theory, whatever currency they’re using ought to fall on world markets, unless they’re hoarding gold.