While presidential candidates praise the Internet as a democratic means of reaching the masses, some candidates are experiencing the downside of this method of campaigning.
Blogs 4 Brownback, a website that is supposedly authored by a supporter of Senator Brownback's bid for the presidency, is drawing criticism for a series of inflammatory blog posts. The author of the blog, who goes by the username of Sisyphus, claims to not believe in heliocentrism, evolution, or abortion.
Heliocentrism is the idea that the sun, not the earth, is the center of the solar system. It also states that the earth along with other planets revolves around the sun.
Blogs 4 Brownback remained largely unnoticed until the liberal blog One Good Move mentioned the site in passing. Now the post titled "Heliocentrism is an Atheist Doctrine" boasts nearly one thousand comments.
To make his point Sisyphus cites 1 Chronicles 16:30, "He has fixed the earth firm, immovable." Sisyphus goes on to question the appropriateness of teaching heliocentrism in public schools.
"I support the Bible, and I don't want my children learning about Heliocentrism in school," writes Sisyphus, "I think this doctrine encourages atheism, Darwinism, and anti-Americanism. I don't want my tax dollars going to finance this kind of false science."
However the extreme nature of the post has many conservatives and liberals alike doubting the true motivation behind the post. Instead, many believe that the post and the entire blog is a parody written in an attempt to discredit Brownback.
Many of the people who commented on Blogs 4 Brownback applauded the post as an excellent piece of satire. However, these comments just earned heated retorts from the blog's writer, who insists his posts are in earnest.
Intentionally or not, Blogs 4 Brownback highlights what could be a liability to Senator Brownback's campaign. While many voters are expected to respond favorably to his emphasis on traditional conservative values, others may be concerned with Brownback's rejection of common scientific theories, such as evolution.
Blogs 4 Brownback, a website that is supposedly authored by a supporter of Senator Brownback's bid for the presidency, is drawing criticism for a series of inflammatory blog posts. The author of the blog, who goes by the username of Sisyphus, claims to not believe in heliocentrism, evolution, or abortion.
Heliocentrism is the idea that the sun, not the earth, is the center of the solar system. It also states that the earth along with other planets revolves around the sun.
Blogs 4 Brownback remained largely unnoticed until the liberal blog One Good Move mentioned the site in passing. Now the post titled "Heliocentrism is an Atheist Doctrine" boasts nearly one thousand comments.
To make his point Sisyphus cites 1 Chronicles 16:30, "He has fixed the earth firm, immovable." Sisyphus goes on to question the appropriateness of teaching heliocentrism in public schools.
"I support the Bible, and I don't want my children learning about Heliocentrism in school," writes Sisyphus, "I think this doctrine encourages atheism, Darwinism, and anti-Americanism. I don't want my tax dollars going to finance this kind of false science."
However the extreme nature of the post has many conservatives and liberals alike doubting the true motivation behind the post. Instead, many believe that the post and the entire blog is a parody written in an attempt to discredit Brownback.
Many of the people who commented on Blogs 4 Brownback applauded the post as an excellent piece of satire. However, these comments just earned heated retorts from the blog's writer, who insists his posts are in earnest.
Intentionally or not, Blogs 4 Brownback highlights what could be a liability to Senator Brownback's campaign. While many voters are expected to respond favorably to his emphasis on traditional conservative values, others may be concerned with Brownback's rejection of common scientific theories, such as evolution.
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Paul
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06/11/2008
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Bob
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12/11/2007
Psycheout, I've got an idea! You can go to a nice place with padded walls! You might even get to put on a special jacket!
Sarcasm aside, it's hard to see why Brownback has the slightest chance of winning. Certainly the only votes will be from idiots like you.
And I wasted *another* five minutes of my life.
Psycheout
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(Guest)
07/10/2007
Thanks for the slander. Blogs 4 Brownback is a website whose stated goal is to get Senator Sam Brownback nominated as the GOP candidate for President. Blog posts reflect the opinions of the author unless otherwise stated. We are Blogs 4 (FOR) Brownback, not Blogs OF Brownback. That people cannot seem to understand this basic difference is a condemnation of the educational system.
Thanks to the internet, citizen journalists and citizen advocates are bypassing the outdated media monolith, collectively know as the MSM. That they are losing their power is why the MSM constantly attacks blogs and online news sources.
I find it distressing that the Denver Post chose to attack B4B without bothering to contact us for comment. Now you have done the same. Why we're singled out, I don't really know. I find it almost as amusing as I find it infuriating.
-- Psycheout, B4B Contributor
Patricia
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06/14/2007
One does have to wonder about the Agenda of someone who would dismiss a Presidential Candidate simply for not subscribing to a "Common" scientific theory. The whole reason the scientists call them "theories" is because they can't prove them right, and that includes the Evolutionists' sacred cow Darwin. Men like Brownback are more concerned with what's actually True than the latest science fad, and that's what will matter long after Darwinism, like Insulin Shock Therapy and radioactive Fiestaware before it, has fallen by the wayside.
Biff
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(Guest)
06/11/2007
The mere fact that you're even covering the intricacies of Brownback's chances in the primary run as if it's a serious issue shows how supremely out-of-touch you are--or how low on the media totem pole you must be. Seriously, who is going to vote for Brownback *besides* some incredibly tiny, nutty slice of America that's against abortion, evolution, yea even heliocentrism? (Go look up the religious roots of the Flat Earth Society and then tell me if you're still surprised...) That's why this is both plausible and utterly insignificant. But on the plus side, it won't 'hurt' Brownback's 'chances', because he hasn't got any. Now you can thank me for freeing you of this worthless task and go on to write about Ron Paul or something (*snicker*).
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