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Wednesday, February 16, 2005

Recognizing the Regional Progressive Blogosphere

I just wanted to note to that there's a letter to the editor in the Seattle Times this morning from Carl Ballard of the Washington State Political Report.

The letter was written in response to one of the most ridiculous and stupid columns the Seattle Times has ever published - Urge to rant propelling blogs to status of mainstream media - written by James J. Na, who is is a senior fellow in foreign policy at the conservative Discovery Institute in Seattle.

In his column (which he wrote based on experience at a "blogger conference"), Na wrote:
Even in hyper-liberal Seattle, bloggers tend to be a decidedly conservative lot. Despite my effort to find liberal bloggers at the event (several were invited), I encountered none. The one blogger who harangued me for what seemed an eternity for "associating with Discovery Institute" turned out to be a conservative.
Well, that's one of the most ridiculous and phony statements NPI has ever heard. There are plenty of progressive/liberal bloggers in Seattle and in Washington State. Why does Na think left wing bloggers would show up at a blogging conference organized by conservatives?

Carl responds in kind with his letter, which not only mentions this blog, but also Pacific Northwest Portal, which is your ticket to the regional progressive blogopshere. In fact, in the portal's Blogs & Websites directory, you can find several dozen progressive blogs from Washington State.

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