Hey Kos, get ready for an influx of readers of the Middle East edition of Stars and Stripes!
Please forgive me for not linking; I got this directly from my paper edition.
I transcribe from a printed story under the heading "Blog It" on page 2 of the Friday Jan. 13th Middle East edition of Stars and Stripes.
Take a look.............
After introducing the readers to the basics of Daily Kos (Markos military background and education, blog hits per month-20 MILLION, etc.)the author goes on to describe some of the recent diarys.
Ford Mo.Co.'s support of what she calls "gay organization", A ScAlito is an Extermist diary, and "Mr. Bush, Your Coalition Is Shrinking"
Wendy Zang's synopsis in her Knight Ridder/Tribune article:
THE BEST: Posts are very intellectual and informative, and I feel like I actually learned something from reading them. Not always the case in blog-land.
THE WORST: The site is overwhelming, and I don't think the double left-hand rail(HUH?)is helping matters. Tons of posts, tons of links, tons of comments add to the confusion. I always say "Nobody likes to eat in an empty restaurant".......
ULTIMATELY: If you're a political junkie of a particular persuasion(too difficult to say LIBERAL?) and have time to sort through the many posts and comments, dive on in.
Hey, I'm thrilled to see Kos widely written about, especially deep in the war zone. It can only help to spread the word about what is happenin' here and to show that we really are supporting the troops!
All in all a thumbs up rating of the Daily Kos and hopefully the S&S readers 95% Military will come over and see for themselves what's going on in this little ol' corner of BLOG LAND.
And may I be the first to welcome you, my fellow Soldiers and Sailors, to the Reality Based Community !
"rickeagle"
Camp Patriot Kuwait
[Update 2006-1-13 2119 PST by rickeagle] Thanks for all the recommends and the MOJO! I have officially crossed the border for the first time into Recommended Diaries Land! I am honored and humbled....