Palin-bots presssure ADN to stop linking to this blog and others who dare to stand up and question Sarah Palin.

Just an update - a couple of weeks ago, we pointed out that Mark Dent of the Alaska Newsreader, a product of the Anchorage Daily News, was providing links to screwball blogs that espouse loony Trig Truther conspiracy theories and engage in vile personal attacks on the Palin children.

At that time, I put together a complaint to Pat Dougherty, executive editor of the ADN, pointing out the problems at the Newsreader and providing evidence of this behavior for two blogs in particular - "Palingates" and "Immoral Minority". I also pointed out the propensity of the Newsreader to provide links to primarily anti-Palin sites, with little balance in the way of pro-Palin commentary.

I heard back from Mr. Dougherty today - he told me that the complaint had been discussed internally and that he agreed with its substance. So it appears there will be no more ADN link-love for the fringe tinfoil-hat wearers, and hopefully a little more balance at the Newsreader.

It looks like our local liberal blogs have hit a little close to home and Sarah Palin's minions are tired of not having the ability to control the information or the message. So of course it is time to use the favorite fall back of the conservatives, censorship.

I am ashamed of Mr. Dougherty for allowing himself to be bullied (If indeed that is the case, we only have this blurb from this wacko Palin blog to go on so far), but I certainly hope he does not lump all of our local blogs together.

Anderew Halcro, Mudflats, Progressive Alaska, Alaska Real, Celtic Diva, Alaska News, and Shannyn Moore, are very serious and informative blogs that do our state a great service. If Mr. Dougherty wants to demonstrate deference to these conservative bullies then I encourage him to stop linking to THIS site.

Out of all of my fellow bloggers I can more honestly be described as dancing on the fringe. I was the one who kept bringing up "babygate". I am the one who is reading the book "Trailblazer: An Intimate Biography of Sarah Palin", posting portions from the book, and then adding snarky comments. I am the one who constantly refers to Governor Palin as "Caribou Barbie". I admit it I am not exactly a member of the Palin fan club.

So rather than depriving the online ADN readers the opportunity to be exposed to the amazing writing of AKM, or the pithy commentary of Shannyn Moore, or the intellectually powerful in depth reporting of Andrew Halcro, just announce that you are turning away from the more inflammatory blogs for input and cut me loose.

Because let's face it, I am not going to stop doing what I do, regardless of whether I get an ADN link or not. And besides I did not get that much extra traffic from you guys anyhow.

(Oh by the way my title links to the site where this little tidbit originated. If you don't want to increase their traffic don't click it. But if you would like to visit and perhaps leave a comment for them I would not discourage it. After all I am certainly not one to advocate censorship.)