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Right wing blogs expose former page
October 5, 2006 |
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Think Progress reports that an obscure right wing blogger revealed the identity of a former congressional page who was abused by Mark Foley. The original expose was reprehensible in its own right. Then, two major right wing bloggers linked to the post, splashing the victim's identity and picture across hundreds of thousands of computer screens around the world:
First, Roger L. Simon, co-founder and CEO of Pajamas Media — a portal and advertising broker for nearly every major right-wing blog — posted a link to Wild Bill on his personal site. (The Pajamas Media portal also linked to Wild Bill.) Glenn Reynolds of Instapundit — probably the most highly-trafficked right-wing blog — followed suit by linking to Simon’s post and the Pajamas Media post.
The right wing blogosphere should be ashamed of itself for compromising an innocent victim's privacy for political gain.
Lindsay Beyerstein a New York writer blogging at Majikthise.
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