[Speed Gibson,
Tuesday October 3, 2006 at 10:49pm]
Money isn't everything
It seems that $4,500 is the going rate for hired bloggers. I think this is another manifestation of a larger belief among our friends on the left, that whatever the need, they can hire it done.
Air America is a great example of this. They hired dozens of producers and writers to support the famous names they placed behind the microphone. Al Franken wanted for nothing as he sought to show Rush Limbaugh how it's done. We all know what happened, that nothing really happened. But I'm not sure that the left still understands why.
It takes more than money; it takes talent and experience, too. National syndication was but the final step for Rush Limbaugh as he worked in and out of radio for years prior. Even his experience promoting the Kansas City Royals proved valuable in winning and holding affliates. Radio was his dream and he got there, but it took 20 years.
Bill O'Reilly is another dues payer whose fame and fortune didn't just happen. From teaching school to "Hard Copy" Bill worked hard to develop his "Factor" that Franken couldn't even parody effectively.
Whatever your opinion of his writing skills, Al Franken's resume doesn't begin to compare with Limbaugh's and O'Reilly's. He tried to jump from summer stock to leading man in a few months, something even Limbaugh and O'Reilly probably couldn't have done, either.
Closer to home, we had Matt Entenza buying elections and opposition research, and who knows what else rather than just doing the hard work of campaigning. If anything, his substitution of money for effort is what has him all but out of political office.
And if the left leaning blogs somehow can't compete with the NARN and other MOB notables on the right, once again, let's just buy our way to the dais. This obviously isn't working either; some are reportedly just copying the others, in fact.
It takes talent, insight, and experience: more Flash, less cash.
Air America is a great example of this. They hired dozens of producers and writers to support the famous names they placed behind the microphone. Al Franken wanted for nothing as he sought to show Rush Limbaugh how it's done. We all know what happened, that nothing really happened. But I'm not sure that the left still understands why.
It takes more than money; it takes talent and experience, too. National syndication was but the final step for Rush Limbaugh as he worked in and out of radio for years prior. Even his experience promoting the Kansas City Royals proved valuable in winning and holding affliates. Radio was his dream and he got there, but it took 20 years.
Bill O'Reilly is another dues payer whose fame and fortune didn't just happen. From teaching school to "Hard Copy" Bill worked hard to develop his "Factor" that Franken couldn't even parody effectively.
Whatever your opinion of his writing skills, Al Franken's resume doesn't begin to compare with Limbaugh's and O'Reilly's. He tried to jump from summer stock to leading man in a few months, something even Limbaugh and O'Reilly probably couldn't have done, either.
Closer to home, we had Matt Entenza buying elections and opposition research, and who knows what else rather than just doing the hard work of campaigning. If anything, his substitution of money for effort is what has him all but out of political office.
And if the left leaning blogs somehow can't compete with the NARN and other MOB notables on the right, once again, let's just buy our way to the dais. This obviously isn't working either; some are reportedly just copying the others, in fact.
It takes talent, insight, and experience: more Flash, less cash.