Politics Redux: Leading Candidates, War Protesters....and a Dead Spammer
Let the politicking begin? It already has, judging by blog activity today. Leading all blog posts is Patricl Ruffini's 2008 Straw Poll for the GOP nominee best suited to replace the current resident of the White House. The results show Virginia Sen. George Allen leading the way.
And just to remind us she's not disappeared completely, actress/activist/author Jane Fonda jumps to No. 19 among today's bursty people for announcing an upcoming cross-country bus tour to protest U.S. military involvement in Iraq. "Bagdhad Jane" is the (oh-so-70s) nickname already resurrected by conservative blogger Michelle Malkin (today's No. 2 blog post) and others, while one LiveJournal blogger notes simply: "Jane Fonda is my hero: Clinton/Obama '08." Let the campaigning begin...
Passings....
Today's burstiest person is, well, dead. Vardin Kushnir was found murdered in his Moscow apartment. His claim to fame: he was one of Russia's most prolific and seemingly unapologetic spammers. In not-so-reverent postings, bloggers react, including Nick Lewis, who describes the tactic as a "spam control method" the rest of the world should consider. "Momma told you not to spam," chastises Sandhill Trek.
Fun-lovin' ancestors...
Don't' read this if you're a prude (today's No. 16 link).
Konfabulous?
There's excitement in the air over Yahoo!'s purchase of Konfabulator as reported (curiously) in today's 7th top news story at Macworld News. Desktop widgets are now free and available to computer users not running OSX Tiger. Those who purchased the Konfabulator software in the last two months will receive a refund.
Posted by Sue MacDonald at July 26, 2005 10:45 AM
