He would say that wouldn’t he?

Yer too full of yerself Gonzo-san, besides it’s all been said before.

Now on the only serious plane I’ll ever occupy on Slugger, commenters are the only evidence to the outside world that bloggers are not just members of the nerd patrol but are sometimes read.

Give me any more of your lip and I’ll make you dissapear.

It’s early days yet to assess the political impact of ‘blogging’ or of the internet generally.

For years most of us have been screaming back at the telly and radios just wishing we had the chance to jam our boot heels down the throats of the feckless chosen few, like Mr. Tubridy, who the establishment has chosen to grace public the airwaves. The blog affords those of us in the great unwashed that chance to respond..

A second point missing from Mick’s discussion is the fact checking aspect of blog commenting. Take the issue raised by Mr. Turbidity about the anonymity of blogging and anonymous commenters such as myself. The checking of facts exposes the fact that the “government” or “security service” or ‘highly placed source in NIO” reported in Mr. Tubridy’s straight media has played a much larger part in the media blitz than any anonymous blogger ever could. Christ, it’s not rocket science, Sluggiepoos.

As for the rest of Mr. Tubridy’s misgivings, most were spot on as he, should he ever become computer literate, would soon find that for the most part bloggers are people with nothing to say writing for those with nothing to do.

Well done in getting your points across the on Tubridy show:)

As regards Tubridy’s doubts about the impact of blogging in the real political world I’m reminded of the comment of an engineer at the the Advanced computing Systems Division of IBM in 1968 commenting on the micro chip .

‘But what is it good for ‘?

or the memorable comment in the age of silent movies

‘Who the heck wants to hear actors talk ‘

H.M Warner , Warner Brothers 1927.

The Brazen Head a good choice for a brazen bunch