And the Band Played On...

Instapundit linked this study by the Kennedy School of Government on the anatomy of the blogosphere's revolt against Trent Lott. Compare the way that the internet pushed a story that the mainstream press has given up on, with the way everyone has dropped the ball on Corrine Brown. The left-wingers have stuck their fingers in their ears, excusing it away, while the right-wingers made a show of outrage and then moved on to further bouts of exigesis over the Passion and/or gay marriage. What is everyone thinking? "What the hell, it's just a black politician saying dumb things. What do you expect?"


No, I haven't let it go. And I'm not gonna.