Four meta items in one diary! There’s so much meta here that baby MetaJesus will weep.
- I notice some of you are following the new Official Booman Tribune Rules about as well as you followed the old, vague rules. Shape up people.
- The pushback on The Martinsburg (W.Va.) Journal was a success in more ways than one. Here’s to quote from Sunday’s Carnacki on the counter-attack diary for background:
“The logic of Martinsburg Journal editor Maria Lorensen’s latest “Community Fabric” column unravels quickly in her latest: “My two cents: Don’t do it, Senator.” Lorensen writes that if state Sen. John Unger decides to run, he’ll “get whipped” either in the primary or by Shelley Moore Capito. (There’s a clear dominatrix subtheme in Lorensen’s writing. The matronly Lorensen uses “whipped” at least four times in this one short column. She’s revealing waaaaaay too much of her twisted subconscious in her writing.)”
While I don’t know this for certain, I strongly suspect that the post on West Virginia Blue prompted this from the West Virginia Democrats:
CHARLESTON, WV – The Chairman of the West Virginia Democratic Party said today that recent media accounts are more proof that Rep. Shelley Moore Capito’s (R-WV-2) vulnerabilities are continuing to pile up as the 2008 election campaign season nears. Both the Martinsburg Journal and the Charleston Gazette printed opinion pieces Sunday with regards to potential Democratic challengers to Capito in the 2008 race.
“Opinion pieces by media types are always entertaining to read, but it’s the opinions of the voters of the Second Congressional District that really matter,” said Nick Casey, Chairman of the West Virginia Democratic Party. “Democrats at the national, state, and grassroots levels are looking at the race in a different way than years past, and know that there is a strong likelihood of winning back the Second Congressional District in 2008.”
Casey said more too. While I’ve never met Mr. Casey, I have heard that people in the state party do read our site and I can’t remember them responding so quickly and strongly to negative media coverage.
Blog partner Clem followed up with tonight’s post highlighting some of the Journal Junction calls criticizing Maria Lorensen. I strongly suspect the newspaper didn’t publish dozens of others. Thanks to all of you that did call.
- I’m a draft dodger in the Democratic candidate primary wars on Daily Kos. I suspect there’s many of us staying out of those particular frays. My position is this: we’ve got a great group of candidates and the weakest of our Democratic candidates is 100 times better than the strongest Republican candidate (whoever that is today). I’m not going to write or say anything negative about a Democratic candidate that I’m going to be volunteering my time and energy and money to help elect a few short months from now. Besides, most of my focus is on WV-02. And considering Rule No. 1 of the new Official Booman Tribune Rules (see item 1 above), that’s where your attention should be too.
- The 3rd Annual Yearly Carnacki is going to happen on Saturday, May 26. This year we’re visiting the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., followed by seeing other touristy destinations in the nation’s Capital and, of course, the traditional drinking. Like previous years, it will be the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend. The first Yearly Carnacki was in Harpers Ferry. The second was in Baltimore. Both were a great deal of fun. Details are coming as to the time. But save the date for a meetup that will be the best* of all other meetups.