Can't say I ever found Palin to give a good speach, maybe she did for Republicans
What I meant to say was he was fairly candid, obviously the fact he has kids has no bearing on anything, just saying that at this event he didnt seem to have any air or graces, his kid was running about making noise, much to the horror of his wife, but he just made jokes about it lifting her up to podium to finish his speach etc. I'm just saying he made a good impression on me, and answered the questions after extremly well, Ill have a look at the links you've posted etc when ive sobered up from last night. I was actually shocked that it was the same bloke that was involved with lobbygate etc. Seem like two completly different blokes.
It would maybe do him good to try and put some of that candidness accross in his blogging? During his speach he mentioned that during his training in America he was advised to be carefull by a fellow student who'd been googling because he "shared his name with a total asshole".
Anyway ill check out more of what youve posted when ive got rid of this drunkeness/hangover
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Jorvic, Thu 15 Jan 2009, 13:04,
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appreciated
thanks
"It would maybe do him good to try and put some of that candidness accross in his blogging?"
I doubt he knows enough about blogging to realise the value this would have. (Make that would've had; it's probably too late now.)
His research into blogs appears spotty at best. He's sniffed around the weblogs of a few people who *claim* to be the best, but that's about it.
edit - You might want to add this comment of mine to your reading list. Draper appears to be faking contributions or using material without credit.
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Manic can teach you the secret of fire, Thu 15 Jan 2009, 13:26,
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Thats a good comment, If thats the one he refused to answer, its a bit idiotic of him
I'm doing a module about web 2.0 and blogging etc. so I should probably learn a bit more, if not just to get involved with this project.
He mentioned this was all in the works in his speach, I think he's mainly be concerned with the right wing twunts that post comments on BBC articles etc so he wants us Labour lot to get more involved. But Labour use of thew web is quite poor in my opinion, which is shocking really given Tory attempts to use it, they're getting better but you kind of expect the spin machine to be a bit slicker than this ;)
The Labour membersnet site is piss poor hopefull this labourlist one will be better, still havn't checked it out properly yet. theres a few MPs on Facebook Hazel Blears has her son update hers sometimes, which seems fairly pointless as far as publicity etc goes, because your not going to add her as a friend unless your a Labour member really?
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Jorvic, Thu 15 Jan 2009, 13:49,
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he's ignored it so far
but it's early days
the comment I discussed above was about his use of the law firm Schillings
edit - and I should add that the 'popular' Tory bloggers have used vastly inflated traffic figures, spin and PR to earn their reputations. Comments on these 'popular' sites are also ruthlessly censored (using a variety of techniques beyond simple deletion) and they would not have survived the past few years without this. One of these people is a bankrupt drink driver who had an ill-advised dalliance with the BNP in his youth. Little wonder that he forbids all mention of his real name on his website... while campaigning for transparency in politics.
(this chap has not been mentioned by name here, because it's not my site, and he likes to throw lawyers around when he's not bragging/claiming that he's beyond the reach of libel laywers himself)
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Manic can teach you the secret of fire, Thu 15 Jan 2009, 14:01,
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Had a look at that
I definatly need to learn more about this kind of thing! Definatly wrong to dismiss your concerns, as far as the 60 million people rather than 60 bloggers, that comes accross as fairly arrogant, I would hope he didn't mean it to. But i gues he wouldnt be in the business if he wasn't sure of what he was saying..
Interesting though, good /linkage ill be looking into this a bit more!
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Jorvic, Thu 15 Jan 2009, 14:09,
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