Why We Shouldn't Post About Politics On The Hubbub
And it's not just because are blog posters are alternately right-wing nut jobs or lefty, god-hating liberals, but because I get these emails:
"From: list@grabtech.net
Subject: link suggestion - blog banned by Google
Date: December 16, 2006 1:36:31 PM EST
To: poekicker@gmail.com
Reply-To: list@grabtech.net
Hi. My name is Eugene Gershin. Perhaps we have met online, but more probably you don't know me from Adam. I monitor blogs for SamsonBlinded, and came across your post.
I'd like to welcome you to look at Obadiah Shoher's blog. Obadiah - an anonymous Israeli politician - writes extremely controversial articles about Israel, the Middle East politics, and terrorism.
Shoher is equally critical of Jewish and Muslim myths, and advocates political rationalism instead of moralizing.
Google banned our site from the AdWords, Yahoo blocked most pages, and Amazon deleted all reviews of Obadiah's book, Samson Blinded: A Machiavellian Perspective on the Middle East Conflict.
Nevertheless, 170,000 people from 78 countries read the book.
Various Internet providers ban us periodically, but you can look up the site on search engines. The mirror www.terrorism-in-israel.com/blog currently works.
Please help us spread Obadiah's message, and mention the blog in one of your posts, or link to us from the-hubbub.blogspot.com. I would greatly appreciate your comments.
Best wishes,
Eugene Gershin"
Oy veh!
"From: list@grabtech.net
Subject: link suggestion - blog banned by Google
Date: December 16, 2006 1:36:31 PM EST
To: poekicker@gmail.com
Reply-To: list@grabtech.net
Hi. My name is Eugene Gershin. Perhaps we have met online, but more probably you don't know me from Adam. I monitor blogs for SamsonBlinded, and came across your post.
I'd like to welcome you to look at Obadiah Shoher's blog. Obadiah - an anonymous Israeli politician - writes extremely controversial articles about Israel, the Middle East politics, and terrorism.
Shoher is equally critical of Jewish and Muslim myths, and advocates political rationalism instead of moralizing.
Google banned our site from the AdWords, Yahoo blocked most pages, and Amazon deleted all reviews of Obadiah's book, Samson Blinded: A Machiavellian Perspective on the Middle East Conflict.
Nevertheless, 170,000 people from 78 countries read the book.
Various Internet providers ban us periodically, but you can look up the site on search engines. The mirror www.terrorism-in-israel.com/blog currently works.
Please help us spread Obadiah's message, and mention the blog in one of your posts, or link to us from the-hubbub.blogspot.com. I would greatly appreciate your comments.
Best wishes,
Eugene Gershin"
Oy veh!
posted by Slag at 10:43 PM
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3 Comments:
It's a bit like my October 3, 2006 faux "Part II, The O'Brien's" post (entirely stolen from Steve Martin's book Cruel Shoes). The totally nonsensical piece ends with this conclusion: "Grandpa died and was resurrected after three days, but no one called him the Son of God; they just said, "Hey, that's Gramps!" A woman named Katie commented with a strong bit of prostelitizing delivered sweetly. And she provided links to her two websites: here and here! She must have a similar mission, searching blog posts for the phrase "Son of God." Eugene Gershin clearly has among his search terms: Ramadan and Hannakuh! I conclude by urging you all to watch YouTube video.
That last line should have read: I conclude by urging you all to watch this YouTube video. Thank you and peace be with you.
Oops. That should read: a strong bit of proselytizing delivered sweetly. Not that anyone proselytizes about proper spelling on this blog.
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