[lbo-talk] Blogosphere [was Re: Karl Rove Beats The Rap]

[Carl Remick]

>From: Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com>
>
>What a splendid column - it's like the Ace of old. I love this bit:
>
>>...In political terms the blogosphere is like white noise, insistent  and 
>>meaningless.

I think Lear's phrase nails it better:  "full of sound and fury, signifying 
nothing."  I suppose the same thing could be said of listservs, but I think 
they're productive in a way blogs aren't -- being less onanistic, more 
democratic and more dialectical.

Carl