Discussion: Twitterverse Reacts To Andrew Sullivan's Departure From Blogging

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hey look, the Earth is still turning, imagine that…

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Oh come on. No one quits. I give it a year, max.

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The Media World Reacts To Andrew Sullivan’s Departure From Blogging: “Andrew who?”

Bloggers Reacts To Andrew Sullivan’s Departure From Blogging: “More clicks for me!”

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Was wondering what that loud, collective yawn I heard earlier meant.

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What’s the over on this? Brett Favre or Jay-Z?

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It wasn’t primarily Sully’s written screeds that caused me to make his blog the only subscription I have on this intertubes thingy. It was mostly the links he found interesting elsewhere and posted on his blog, the wide variety of topics he covered that (strangely) I was also interested in as well, the off-beat stuff, the voices he captured around the Net on important topics, and the people he brought in to fill in for him when he was out, although, okay, on most subjects he had some interesting points to make. Even his Sunday blogs, that many readers voiced their displeasure on the religious aspect, he covered other thoughts, and, lately, much of it was anti-theology, in a good way. I didn’t care for his knee-jerk passionate reactions, although his coverage of the Green Revolution in Iran was the best. He could find things i didn’t care to spend too much time looking for. The voices on subjects like abortion that he invited into his blog were exquisite, and caused him to reconsider his previously staunch stance. The Sully Staff was incredible. I wondered all the time how they could sleep and still do what they did, and do it so well. I hope that he keeps it going with someone who is as good an editor as he is in the future. His assistant Patrick would be a great choice as editor for the future of the blog. As long as it can keep doing what it has done for the past ten years I’ve been reading it, I’ll keep my subscription.

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Regular Dish reader. I’ll miss his voice, and I only agreed with him half the time.

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Even the people that liked him seem to disagree with him at least half of the time so whatever kept people clinging on is still a need. I would say that there is a big opportunity out there right now.
I’m all for a full on liberal site with a getting involved, pro-active bent.

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I like Alex Pareene’s tweet best.
I did like Sullivan’s ‘view from my window’ thingy…aside from that…eh.

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“Andrew Sullivan started in the days when old people would ask, “What’s a blog?” and ends in the days when young people ask, “What’s a blog?””

Can’t wait for the days when we get to hear “what’s Twitter?”

Vapid howling at the moon for self-important narcissists who feel the need to track the number of their followers and how often their supposedly brilliant 140 character observations get repeated by said followers…pay them no mind, dear…

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I am curious why you think Sullivan readers really want to flock to another full-on liberal site? We have quite a few of them already, including TPM, and I see the tendency is for them to be increasingly sensationalistic and polarizing as they seek out the eyeballs of true believers. What was great about Sullivan’s blog is that he’d zero in on the issues of the day and would give his take – but always followed up by posting dissent. I often agreed with his dissenters, but I might never have heard them if he hadn’t been LIBERAL (in the classical sense) enough to post them. And it was a relief that he did not have the open comments section. There is really nothing to learn from hit and run nasty remarks that don’t advance anything except contempt. And although I do appreciate and take advantage of the open forum here, I often get very depressed at the tone – especially when I consider that most of the people here are fellow liberal/progressive democrats. I think Josh is one of the most astute voices out there – his editorials are great. But even with his rational hand at the helm, this site can get bilious. I have wanted to join Prime and wonder if the paywall helps create has a more thoughtful culture – or is it just another echo chamber? If there is an opportunity with Sullivan’s departure, I hope who ever embraces the challenge will appreciate and learn from what he created.

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I react: Erin and Jessica who?

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I like this site, spend a lot of time here.

But this ain’t no full-on liberal site.

There are several, though…

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Naval Gazing Much? Self-Absorbed Media Finds Story in Story About Self. Wants to Tell The World Why It Is Important.

Sort of like board members who give all the awards to fellow board members.

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Unlike TPM posters, who are contributing to the intellectual wealth of the world.

And yes, I know I’m one of them. ;)

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Hey, I resemble that remark.

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You can sure pass blame, I’ll give you that. Earlier you called all of us mirror images of the tea partiers doing hateful things in a world full of groupthink. Now you are ragging on liberal sites with some pretty wild accusations that only have come from you. Basically you are projecting and doing a hit and run one ridiculous claim after the other but blaming others. You are what you claim to despise.
Josh says that this is not a liberal site and that was never the intention despite the almost total Democrat participation. The echo is in your feathered head and you don’t mask it well.

And I never said that Sullivan’s readers would flock anywhere. You are trying to create something that isn’t there, why.
This is not a fully liberal site and that is by Josh’s own words, in fact it isn’t even a left leaning site according to him. That is what I said that I hoped might spring from Sullivan’s departure. You sure seem against or afarid of that happening, again why?

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As a decadent coastal fifth-columnist who would undermine his country in a time of Glorious War, I feel I am not worthy of commenting on this crushing loss to journalistic excellence. I am comforted only by the fact that I can still read his writing in the Craigslist “casual encounters” section.

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