Monday, June 15, 2009

The Blogger Whom Allah Hateth
Gets No Credit for His Scoop

Allah hates me -- I own that Google-bomb -- and the complex algorithm of Allahpundit non-linkage contributes enormously to situations like this:
In October, a truck driver traveling through a low-income district of Jacksonville, Fla., saw a billboard advertising a program that offered free cell-phones for the poor. The truck driver tipped me, and I reported it on my blog.
Sunday, the New York Times finally did a feature story about Lifeline, a federally-subsidized, federally-mandated program.
The blogosphere is excited about this story. Do I get any credit for my scoop? Of course not. Because I suck.
People have asked me why I keep pointing out how much I suck, but it is Allah who -- by his eternal non-linkage -- continuously points this out. I merely note the fact, so that when my friends behold with sadness my poverty and obscurity, they need not wonder why.

UPDATE: Woe unto ye, Ed Driscoll, for it is a proverb among the wise that there is hatred sufficient to encompass all who link the blogger whom Allah hateth.

2 comments:

  1. Yeah, but doesn't incurring the whiny rage of Andrew Sullivan negate the suckage? Granted, he's ANDREW SULLIVAN, but still....

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  2. Hmpf. Prolly you're just begging for compliments, but the truth is the truth, and here it is: YOU are on my 'daily read' list. If Allah didn't show up on _Hot Air_, I'd never ever waste a click on him if I could help it. Now stop whining and focus on what you do best.

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