Strange Juxaposition: Indicted DeLay and Giant Squid
If the blogging world is a mirror into the world of news, it's impossible to ignore the obvious: a giant, 25-foot squid discovered in Japan, and the indictment of Sen. Majority Leader Tom Delay. Those two stories dominate the blogosphere today.
First, the giant sea creature
Among today's top links, 10 of the top 40 refer to the giant squid discovered by Japanese scientist Tsunemi Kubodera (today's second burstiest person). Loaded Mouth blogger is amazed...and suspiciously hungry.
Secondly, the out-of-power senator
In addition, 8 of today's top 40 links mention the Texas indictment of DeLay (today's most-shared news story) for allegedly funneling corporate contributions, in violation of state campaign finance laws, to Republican Party candidates and organizations. Reaction ranges from protectionary to, well, overjoyed. Travis County DA Ronnie Earle, the indict-er, is today's burstiest person.
Oh, lordy...
Couldn't help but notice this British study of the effect of religion on socieities, which popped into blogger consciousness on Wednesday. It didn't take long for astute readers to question the science behind the "research." Speaking of religion, remember Ashley Smith, the Atlanta woman who said she gave a killer on the run a taste of her religious faith to convince him to surrender to police? That's not all she gave him, according to her recently published book (today's No. 13 top blog post).
Posted by Sue MacDonald at September 29, 2005 10:56 AM
