Spice Boys take a dig at blogs

After reading this post I get the impression that Spivak and Bice are somehow trying to discount the value of bloggers by saying we're slower on the take than, say, the "old media."

What they're truly saying is that they still don't get it.

When Spiceblog first came about it claimed it would trudge through "scores of political blogs." Those of us sitting around in our pajamas doing this when we aren't working at our regular jobs, doing it simply because we wish to have a voice in happenings both big and small and feeling we might have something to add outside the scope of mainstream media, appreciated the recognition both the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Cary Spivak and Dan Bice were offering. Unfortunately, it didn't take very long before we realized that what they were really doing was asserting their roles as the gatekeepers of information to a broader audience.

The post cited above exemplifies this to a tee. While the MSM, OM, what have you, may have scooped the story on Scott Gunderson years ago, the blogosphere aspires to keep it topical. It would seem the Spiceboys are more concerned with the scoop than they are with facts past and present pertinent to today's events.

Or maybe they're just trying to say, "Nyah nyah...we said it first."

And saying blogs "breath new life into old issues" is, at best, a backhanded compliment once you read the entire post.

Whatever it may be, let's never forget the second part of the Spiceblog's mission: "...so you don't have to." Be wary of those who wish to monitor the information, facts and opinions anyone and everyone have to offer.

And watch out for bloggers who aren't that keen on blogging.