http://www.bloggerheads.com/archives/2007/02/a_reader_writes/ Tim Ireland on tabloids, media, blogs and politics Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:32:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.bloggerheads.com/archives/2007/02/a_reader_writes/comment-page-1/#comment-25041 Jherad Sun, 18 Feb 2007 11:55:34 +0000 http://www.bloggerheads.com/wp/2007/02/a_reader_writes/#comment-25041 Heh, fun stuff. Sign me up for some of that 'leftist porn' right away please. I'm intrigued!I may be categorised as a 'leftie' in political viewpoint, but I have always appreciated that this blog has appealed to people with undecided, or 'neutral' party political allegiance. You wouldn't catch me voting for either of the two major parties right now unless they were to do some serious rebuilding from the ground up (and I've voted for both Tory and Labour in years past), but along with other sites, this one has managed to point out hypocrisy and inconsistencies on both sides.Of course Bloggerheads has a (fairly obvious) poltical slant, but most of us (with an IQ above the average Sun/Mail reader) managed to learn how to filter that back in school.As for the points made by Mr 'A', I'd be more inclined to agree with him that this kind of polling setup should be taken seriously if:s) It wasn't painfully obvious that these polls (or all kinds of expression of public opinion) are only taken seriously when results match current government viewpoint. See the road-charging scheme poll (or indeed prior to that, the anti-war demonstration).b) He didn't try to cover his identity to the point that his motives come under question. Ridiculous excuses (leftist porn, please), suggest he's an astro-turfing 'blogger' and do nothing for his 'concerns'.Meh. Troll. Heh, fun stuff. Sign me up for some of that 'leftist porn' right away please. I'm intrigued!I may be categorised as a 'leftie' in political viewpoint, but I have always appreciated that this blog has appealed to people with undecided, or 'neutral' party political allegiance. You wouldn't catch me voting for either of the two major parties right now unless they were to do some serious rebuilding from the ground up (and I've voted for both Tory and Labour in years past), but along with other sites, this one has managed to point out hypocrisy and inconsistencies on both sides.Of course Bloggerheads has a (fairly obvious) poltical slant, but most of us (with an IQ above the average Sun/Mail reader) managed to learn how to filter that back in school.As for the points made by Mr 'A', I'd be more inclined to agree with him that this kind of polling setup should be taken seriously if:s) It wasn't painfully obvious that these polls (or all kinds of expression of public opinion) are only taken seriously when results match current government viewpoint. See the road-charging scheme poll (or indeed prior to that, the anti-war demonstration).b) He didn't try to cover his identity to the point that his motives come under question. Ridiculous excuses (leftist porn, please), suggest he's an astro-turfing 'blogger' and do nothing for his 'concerns'.Meh. Troll.

]]> http://www.bloggerheads.com/archives/2007/02/a_reader_writes/comment-page-1/#comment-25040 RickB Thu, 15 Feb 2007 23:25:00 +0000 http://www.bloggerheads.com/wp/2007/02/a_reader_writes/#comment-25040 What's 'leftist porn'? I've signed in, I never get any, damn. What's 'leftist porn'? I've signed in, I never get any, damn.

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