Blogs of War

Hit TJ’s Anti-Contrarian Blog interviews SFC Thomas Nichols:

Here’s something I would do if I were king for a day: I’d make myself the official blogger for MNCI. I’d travel around the theater of operations and interview troops and observe first hand all the things we are doing and report on them with a military man’s eye for detail. Would it all be good news? Not if I could blog the way I want to. I want to tell the story of Iraq as it is, not as I want it to be. It would mostly be good news, though, because that is what is mostly going on: infrastructure projects, new schools and medical clinics, humanitarian programs, security operations, etc. If I could go home for a couple of weeks every four months or so, this would be my dream job and I’d like to think I’d do a great service to the Army and MNCI. Press releases are great and all, but that’s old school. Blogging is the new media and we (the military) need to get our message out in the blogosphere as well as the traditional media venues.

 
What a cheap fraud.

Update:
She’s at it again.

 
Coulter knows how to get attention when she wants it. Britney and Paris are the only women who consistently do it better. Obviouslly, she’s going to have to shave something and/or release a sex tape if she really wants to take it to the next level. Dont laugh. It could happen.

She doesn’t really do the conservative movement any favors with her somewhat clever twist on grade-school humor. But then are there any conservatives doing anything that actually advances the cause these days?

 
I haven’t been very active here lately. Tech projects like Ubuntu Video have kept me pretty occupied. I’m also a little burnt out on news and politics to be honest. I haven’t turned on the television for a couple of weeks now. That’s two weeks without the sound of a phony Fox News alert. I could get used to this.

Collaboration with a bunch of idealistic geeks on a project that benefits people around the world is a bit more rewarding than turning on the news and wading through the sickest parts of our rapidly deteroriating culture. Thanks to Ubuntu I have an incredibly secure, stable, and hassle free workstation (screenshots) so there are plenty of selfish reasons for working on the project as well.

Anyway, I’ll be back to politics soon. The burnout never lasts.