Newsweek on bloggers and United Seniors

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Sunday February 27, 2005 · 7:46 PM PST

2005/02/27 · 19:46

Tomorrow's Howard Fineman Newsweek article is already getting a lot of attention. In fact, MSNBC sent out a press release that included this:

But a well-funded conservative group called USA Next posted a Web page with two pictures: a camouflage-clad American GI with an X painted on him; two men in tuxedos kissing, with a checkmark on them. The caption: "The REAL AARP Agenda." The ad was justified, the group argued, because the Ohio branch of AARP had opposed an anti-gay-marriage referendum in the state. But the real reason, said USA Next's CEO Charlie Jarvis, was pure political provocation. The ad was a "test," Jarvis said, to see whether "left-wing bloggers" would "focus entirely on one image and explode about it. My guess was right."

(emphasis mine)

A couple of points:

Next time Mr. Finneman writes about an action designed to cause a reaction, he might try contacting the reaction for a quote. Maybe an Editor could make such a suggestion. He said/she said is bad enough, but this is comical.
Sorry Mr. Jarvis. Yup, we kicked around the picture, but then we escalated. With Jeff Gannon, once we knocked him down we started kicking and stomping...same with United Seniors, we'll have a full report to fact check your ass coming out in the morning.

For everyone else reading this, get ready to pile on. If you're looking for inspiration, talk to Bateman.

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