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Blogging Politicos
Yesterday’s Daily Herald had a page 1 story about two blogging legislators: Steve Urquhart and John Dougall. John, in response to a question about whether or not blogging will become the norm said:
Dougall said even when it becomes the norm, there will be some legislators who resist.
“Some legislators, I think, will never blog,” he said. “It’s not in their nature or they’re not comfortable with the technology.”
Or, some might be uncomfortable with creating a permanent record of their thoughts or opinions on an issue.
“The thing you have to remember is what you publish in a blog pretty much becomes a permanent record,” Dougall said.From Lawmakers reach out to voters by blogging :: The Daily Herald, Provo Utah
Referenced Mon Jul 11 2005 09:42:13 GMT-0600 (MDT)
Having a long record of a legislator’s thoughts on the Net is might be a liability for some politicians, but I think it’s a help to voters. The danger is that the “new guy” always looks clean because he or she hasn’t done anything yet. Maybe having a blog ought to be a condition of getting elected, not just re-elected.
And speaking of Steve Urquhart, Pignanelli and Webb had a column on his potential as a Senate candidate in yesterday’s Deseret News. Both looked like supporters of a race and the idea that Hatch isn’t unbeatable.
Update: Both John and Steve were interviewed last Friday on Midday Metro at KCPW. You can listen to it here (MP3).
Posted by windley on July 11, 2005 09:40 AM
