Journalistic ethics gone astray *OR* This is the greatest blog of all time!

Cathy Young has written an interesting piece about a journalist at The New Republic who was sacked and erased after using a "sock puppet" on his blog.  Don't know what a sock puppet is?  Then read this.

UPDATE:  The comments section of this post are unusally good for THC -- be sure to check them out and add your $0.02!

Comments

[not pedro]

You are a genius!

[anna]

And SOOOOO good looking!

[shamalamadingdong]

Damn, pedro, you are the best blogger I have ever read. All the others pale next to you. Your take on the issues of the day is always so inciteful, and embetters me to the misunderestimation of the evil doers.

[yawp]

Methinks you are brilliant
Shining star of the
Galaxy
BLOGOSPHERE

[Whoa]

My Mom thinks your cool.

[[email protected]]

I always get suck a kick out of your blog. you are great. I always start my day with you, Pedro. Keep us the good work.

[yogi]

You are best blogger in Amerika.

[Sharon]

That is in very bad taste, ROTFL.

[you can't fool me]

I think you're pulling our legs, jerk. You can't fool me.
ps -- LOVE The Happy Carpenter!

[this is getting boring]

Sure, you're the BEST, but can't we talk about something else? How about, why did we go into Iraq, and was it the right thing to do?
I for one want to spend the rest of the Bush Admnistration's time talking about that and nothing else. Ever. That's what I like.

[reneeee]

you are a beautiful man. Be the father of my children.

[pedro]

Thank you, thank you all. You are far too kind. Keep it coming, I've been waiting for this for 2 years!

[MIkey]

How fortunate I am to be so far away. That way I'm not blinded by your brilliance.

[pedro]

Yes, you are indeed blessed to be safe among the wicked of Maryland. What a bunch of pansies, to name their state after a girl. They should rename it... after me!

[Mikey]

I raise my arm, in order to protect the watch. My boots and wallet seem to be covered in bovine excrement.

[pedro]

Puteth thy arm downeth, Michael. The stench eth putrideth.

[wRitErsbLock]

BRILLIANT!

[Sharon]

I still say that's in bad taste (my email address, that is ROTFL) but I cannot deny the incandescent nature of the dialogue you have engendered for the bembetterment of all of us here.
But today is another day in which I shall not wake up but you must carry forth the torch of human freedom and dignity ... errr, scratch the dignity part -- I've seen what you pass of as humor. Funny yes, dignified no.
Definitely not.
At all.
Not even a little.
In fact, you are a retard, humor wise.
How many times a week do you use your whoopee cushion? Tell me, do you do it to yourself, and of course you do but when you do, do you laugh out loud?
Even if no one else is with you?
You're a retard.
But I can't stop reading your excellent blog!

[Rob Salkowitz]

Hellooooo? Anyone in here? What's that echo?

Seriously, HC has been my blog of choice for right-wing talking points for the past 3 years now. If not for you, I never would have heard of the Swift Boat Veterans!

[pedro]

I don't echo the right wing talking points, mon frere, I right 'em. That's why I get my check every month from Halliburton.
Speaking of which, what ever happened to Halliburton, media-wise?
Still getting' my checks, though, and well earned if I do say so myself.

[protectyournuts]

And you earn every penny, Pedro. KUTGW (keep up the good work) dude.
You rock!