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December 19, 2004
TIME: Bush "Man of the Year"; Powerline "Blog of the Year"
TIME Magazine has named G. W. Bush "Man of the Year"
For sharpening the debate until the choices bled, for reframing reality to match his design, for gambling his fortunes—and ours—on his faith in the power of leadership.
Of note: For the first time TIME also selected a "Blog of the Year," naming the extremely deserving Powerline.
“Before this year, blogs were a curiosity, a cult phenomenon, a faintly embarrassing hobby on the order of ham radio and stamp collecting. But in 2004, blogs unexpectedly vaulted into the pantheon of major media, alongside TV, radio and, yes, magazines, and it was Power Line, more than any other blog, that got them there,” writes TIME’s Lev Grossman.
Well, not quite before this year ... we'd point Lev to this site going mainstream back in the dark days of March, 2003 as just one example of pre-2004 blog media legitimacy. Regardless, great work John and Scott ... you've done us proud!

Posted by Alan at December 19, 2004 08:29 AM | TrackBack
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Time, Shmime!

Wizbang! already beat them to the punch re: Powerline, as did cerdipity...

Posted by: CERDIP [TypeKey Profile Page] at December 20, 2004 09:10 PM

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