tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48961852969707427852024-02-08T09:21:05.703-08:00Watching Olbermann Watchprotecting the world from the belligerently uninformedthe watcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890233522652022251noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896185296970742785.post-65771661665814128902008-06-18T17:06:00.000-07:002008-06-18T17:09:17.259-07:00Cox Now Thinks He Rules The Internetsomeone out there appears to have wized up to the evil one.<br /><br />A great site called Making Light has <a href="http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/010354.html">a great roundup</a> on Cox.the watcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890233522652022251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896185296970742785.post-15240401043942672502008-06-14T15:17:00.000-07:002008-06-14T15:19:21.506-07:00Now's Our Chance!Olbermann Watch has opened up the comments section and supposedly the evil one will allow pro-KO commenters to register.<br /><br />I don't know if I have the stomach for becoming a commenter but I am going to think about.<br /><br />I hate to say it but <a href="http://www.olbermannwatch.com/archives/2008/06/become_an_olber.php">GO HERE</a> to register if can take it.the watcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890233522652022251noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896185296970742785.post-41039914236355361122008-06-12T06:18:00.000-07:002008-06-12T06:23:17.930-07:00Olbermann Watch Shows True Colors with Commenter BanIf you listed to the inmates running the asylum over at ow they will well you that they put in their new comment registration system to weed out trolls but the reality is quite obvious - they've only allowed ONE commenter to register who will dare criticize them and even that commenter "MikeH" is so inept at making an argument that it raises the very real possibility that MikeH is not even a real person but just a sock puppet created by ow to create the appearance of a progressive point of view on the site probably taking their cue from Alan Colmes on foxnoise. Here at wow we have REAL freedom of speech where the fascists are free to spout their nonsense, all the better to show just what kind of people these wingnuts really are.the watcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890233522652022251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896185296970742785.post-70309814569323237542008-06-02T15:46:00.000-07:002008-06-02T15:49:11.705-07:00Tip Jar Time: Daily Kos Exposes Olbermann Watch!Kevin Holsinger at Daily Kos has <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/6/2/13546/49086/417/527400">a brilliant diary</a> which warns Keith of something we've known for a long time - that Cox is like Captain Ahab stalking Keith like an obsessive maniac. Great piece!the watcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890233522652022251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896185296970742785.post-87317136569876547542008-06-02T15:38:00.000-07:002008-06-02T15:42:59.364-07:00OW Flogs Bogus Tax StoryThe disgraceful Rupert Murdoch has joined forces with the jerks at Olbermann Watch to go after Keith on <a href="http://www.olbermannwatch.com/archives/2008/06/msnbc_issues_no.php">a ridiculous "tax warrant" story</a> because Keith owes $2,000 for an old tax bill. Give me a break. And they managed to dupe Huffington Post to running the story too. Good grief.the watcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890233522652022251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896185296970742785.post-89235895056708144562008-02-29T06:07:00.000-08:002008-02-29T06:14:47.347-08:00What could NPR be thinking?NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!<br /><br />I was listening to NPR yesterday as I often do and could hardly believe my ears. For some unfathomable reason NPR put Cox on the air as a so-called "blog expert" on Talk of the Nation. I can only hope that Neil Conan was not aware of just who Cox really is when his producers decided to put Cox on his show otherwise I will have lost all respect for Neil, a man I have come to admire over the years for his insightful, polite yet probing interview style.<br /><br />Unsurprisingly Cox is gloating about his NPR appearance on OW and being quoted in some online news sites. Pathetic.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=87767864">NPR's Talk of the Nation</a><br /><a href="http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/web20/61882.html">Mac News World</a><br /><a href="http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2008/02/digging_deeperdistinction_betw.html">PBS Media Shift</a><br /><br />Supposedly PBS and NPR are LIBERAL????? Give me a break!!!the watcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890233522652022251noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896185296970742785.post-8452781813135206532008-02-22T07:22:00.000-08:002008-02-22T07:39:20.167-08:00New Colors!After <a href="http://bloggingolbermann.com/">Becky at ERT</a> graciously linked us we got two new comments and decided it was time to pay attention to the site again.<br /><br />We've added some cool elements to the site including a random collection of Keith Special Comments on YouTube and other doo dads. There is a poll where you can vote on the new color. If everyone hates it I might consider green.<br /><br />I have not looked at Olbermann Watch in a while but reading through the comments it sounds like Cox is back to his fascist ways. He has been banning anyone who criticizes the usual suspects and then bans anyone who complains about the banning. Sound familiar?<br /><br /><blockquote>I have not lost a wink of sleep deleting over 10,000 troll comments so you can imagine that I won't be terribly bothered to wipe out every comment you ever made on this site and banning any IP addresses you've ever used on this site</blockquote>.<br /><br />What has to be really driving the wingnuts at OW crazy is that our beloved Keith is now <a href="http://keith-olbermann.dailykos.com/">blogging at Daily Kos</a> and getting more comments in one post then Olbermann Watch gets in a week. Keep it up Keith.<br /><br />Tip of the Day: <a href="http://thank-you-keith-olbermann.blogspot.com/">Colorado Bob</a> has a link t<a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8132577/">o Countdown Podcasts</a> for PC, iTunes or Zune. Cool!the watcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890233522652022251noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896185296970742785.post-3478536349068979832008-01-19T20:08:00.000-08:002008-01-19T20:11:38.497-08:00Thanks to Becky over at BloggingOlbermannWe noticed a nice surge in traffic the other day thanks to Becky over at bloggingolbermann.com.<br /><br />Seems she got a bit of notoriety when Playboy asked her to write a letter about Keith's wonderful interview in the magazine a few months ago. Those clowns over at Olbermann Watch are now denying it but there is no doubt they were behind the letter writing campaign to Playboy just to make Keith look bad. Becky called them on it. Good for her. You go girl!!!the watcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890233522652022251noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896185296970742785.post-73790683316740396762007-03-13T07:56:00.000-07:002007-03-13T08:49:31.284-07:00Insight into the Mind of Robert CoxA reader sent in this copy of an email exchange with Robert Cox. It gives a glimpse into the warped mind of the proprietor of Olbermann Watch.<br /><br />Cox spams anyone who has the nerve to disagree with him and publishes their emails WITH THEIR EMAIL ADDRESSES on his site. If what is good for the goose is good for the gander then surely Robert Cox will not mind my publishing this exchange WITH THIS PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS here.<br /><br />Still not convinced that Cox is a sick, twisted individual?<br /><br />Cox writes:<br /><br /><blockquote>Monitoring the un-American activities of Keith Olbermann is the highest calling of any patriotic American.</blockquote><br /><br />The sad part is that he and his followers actually believe this.<br /><br />Enjoy the ENTIRE email with the name of my reader redacted to protect the innocent.<br /><br /><br /><blockquote>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br />From: J<br />Date: Mar 10, 2007 1:26 PM<br />Subject: Re: poor wittow baby<br />To: Robert Cox <robertcox@optonline.net><br /><br />so... I'm confused, which one of us is the loon?<br /><br />I have no doubt that you have received a flood of emails supporting your decision to open your site back up, but please keep in mind, it only takes a few seconds to bang out an email, but you're the one dedicating your life to this. I have no doubt that your heart is in the right place, but certainly there are activities that you could be railing against that are truly un-American and not merely the activities of an American whom you disagree with who is exercising his constitutionally protected right to free speech.<br /><br />A true patriot would support the first amendment, even when it is being used in a way that you disagree with.<br /><br />suggested reading:<br />http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0142437239/ref=sib_dp_pt/102-7858891-2468938#reader-link<br /><br />Good luck, buddy.<br /><br /><br />On 3/10/07, Robert Cox < robertcox@optonline.net> wrote:<br /><br /> Monitoring the un-American activities of Keith Olbermann is the highest calling of any patriotic American.<br /><br /> God Bless America<br /><br /><br /> On Mar 9, 2007, at 11:36 AM, J wrote:<br /><br />> Dude.<br />><br />> You're kidding me right? When you were a kid, and someone asked you what you want to be when you grow up, was this really it? "I want to spend my life rebutting a TV pundit!" "I wanna be a hater!"<br />><br />> I had never even heard of your site till I heard it was shut down. I never watch Olbermann except when he tries to channel Murrow with one of his 'special comments'. So I don't think I qualify as any sort of 'loon'. I just enjoy it when angry right-wingers fail.<br />><br />> So here's to four more years of me not giving a crap about what you do.<br />><br />> Maybe I'll stop by for a visit next time you throw in the towel. Have fun wasting your life, I have a real job to get to.<br />><br />> On 3/8/07, Robert Cox <robertcox@optonline.net > wrote:<br />><br />> Dear OlbyLoon,<br />><br />> Thank you for your concerns about Olbermann Watch. After seeing the<br />> celebratory reaction to our admittedly hasty decision to shut down<br />> Olbermann Watch we have reconsidered.<br />><br />> Enjoy the NEW Olbermann Watch! http://www.olbermannwatch.com/<br />><br />> Sincerely,<br />><br />> Robert Cox<br />> Managing Editor<br />> OlbermannWatch.com<br />> http://www.olbermannwatch.com/<br />><br />> Olbermann Watch, STILL the #1 Keith Olbermann blog in the world<br />><br />> On Mar 2, 2007, at 5:06 PM, J wrote:<br />><br />> > hahahahahaha<br />> ><br />> > now you can do something useful with your life.<br />> ><br />> > theoretically.<br />> > but I doubt it.</blockquote>the watcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890233522652022251noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896185296970742785.post-4292623933683791312007-03-10T11:17:00.000-08:002007-03-10T11:56:58.369-08:00Far-right double standard revealedIn an interview with <a href="http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/news/state/070308blogger.html">The Portland Press-Herald</a>, Robert Cox again reveals clear right-wing partisan bias in blogger coverage of the Libby trial.<br /><br />From the interview:<br /><br /><blockquote>"There was a concern from the professional journalists that somehow some offhand comment would wind up going up on a blog and go worldwide and embarrass someone," Cox said. "This touches on one of the major issues that got raised for the bloggers, which is: How do we function when part of what we're there to cover is the media's coverage of the event?"</blockquote><br /><br />So, which journalists would the far-right Cox be willing to embarrass?<br /><br />Journalists like <a href="http://watchingolbermannwatch.blogspot.com/2007/02/extreme-right-wing-bias-already-evident.html">MSNBC's Davis Shuster</a> who just so happens to be a correspondent for Keith Olbermann on MSNBC.<br /><br />No surprise from the right-wing Media Bloggers Association.<br /><br />A Portland Press-Herald reader who has had their own experiences with Cox and his far-right outfit commented on the story with a link to a blog documenting threats Cox has made against innocent people in Maine. Why are we not surprised?<br /><br /><a href="http://coxstuff.blogspot.com ">http://coxstuff.blogspot.com</a><br /><br />We are going to test commenting by allow comments on this post. If you have your own experiences with Cox please post a comment (with links).the watcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890233522652022251noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896185296970742785.post-45159955019759633812007-03-09T09:06:00.000-08:002007-03-09T09:20:36.269-08:00Looks Like We're Back in BusinessIn yet another example of irresponsible blogging, Robert Cox has <a href="http://www.olbermannwatch.com/archives/2007/03/four_more_years.php">re-launched OlbermannWatch</a>.<br /><br />As we suspected all along, and <a href="http://watchingolbermannwatch.blogspot.com/2007/03/victory.html">as I said last week</a>, Cox could not be trusted to tell the truth.<br /><br /><blockquote><span style="font-style:italic;">I'd like to think that Bob Cox and his gang saw the proverbial light - that they realized bullying, misinformation, name-calling, etc. was not only wrong, but a shining example of the most irresponsible misuse of the blogosphere as a conduit of information and creator of community.</span></blockquote><br /><br />Does Cox think he is humorous pretending to quote Winston Churchill. Is it a lame attempt to mock our use of a photo of Winston Churchill in our Victory post?<br /><br />We have a simple solution. Go right back to what we announced on January 30th when we l<a href="http://watchingolbermannwatch.blogspot.com/2007/01/welcome-to-watching-olbermannwatch.html">aunched Watching OlbermannWatch</a>:<br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><br />In a recent article from the <a href="http://www.ajr.org/Article.asp?id=4268">American Journalism Review</a>, Mark Lisheron wrote:<br /><br /> <blockquote>It's all right there for everybody to see at olbermannwatch, he says. It certainly appears from examining the site that anything Olbermann has ever said or done is reproduced there. The problem is that no one yet has started a watchingcoxwatcholbermann.com to sift the wheat of his truth from the chaff of his opinion. Like many bloggers, Cox laments the demise of objective journalism while offering up opinion, in this instance right-wing, along with fact.</blockquote><br /><br />Bob Cox and his minions do not worry themselves with little details like "facts." They traffic in anti-Olbermann marketing.<br /><br />It's time that someone stepped up and called them out on it.<br /><br />That time is now.</span><br /><br />All we have to say to Cox and his minions is "Game On!"the watcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890233522652022251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896185296970742785.post-13626192722686437192007-03-05T15:42:00.000-08:002007-03-10T11:50:03.964-08:00Has Robert Cox Finally Lost His Mind?First, there was nothing.<br /><br />Then came a long-winded, tediously arrogant message.<br /><br />Now there's a picture of a dead animal on the front page of OlbermannWatch.<br /><br />Here's a screenshot:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_KRA5IcChNi0/Reys3EO2KlI/AAAAAAAAAAk/oNaQJwgAQP8/s400/Snapshot+2007-03-05+18-45-22.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_KRA5IcChNi0/Reys3EO2KlI/AAAAAAAAAAk/oNaQJwgAQP8/s400/Snapshot+2007-03-05+18-45-22.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />And for those curious as to what preceded this most recent example of the right-wing spectacle that was OlbermannWatch, here is Cox's farewell letter to his acolytes:<br /><br /><blockquote>"There is no disguising the fact that we have been extremely unhappy with the recent decision of NBC Universal to not only retain Keith Olbermann for four more years but to elevate him in an unprecedented fashion. We had held out hope that MSNBC would allow Olbermann's contract to expire even up until the last few weeks. But the deal is done and our Countdown Clock expired at midnight on March 1, 2007.<br /><br /> "Given this, we have come to the conclusion that we have done more harm than good over the past 2+ years in keeping Olbermann in the public eye at a time when few were watching his show and even less cared about his assault on the journalistic standards we hold dear. So, after careful consideration and consultation with the entire staff, we have decided the time has come to retire OlbermannWatch.com.<br /><br /> "It's been a great run. We certainly had a lot of fun running the site but it's just been increasingly difficult to maintain our enthusiasm as Olbermann's ratings have increased and a compliant media has done everything to boost Olbermann and his show.<br /><br /> "We wish all of you the best over the next four, painful years."<br /><br /> Sincerely,<br /> Robert A. Cox<br /> Managing Editor<br /> OlbermannWatch.com</blockquote><br /><br />One more thing... Bob, we can't miss you if you don't go away.the watcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890233522652022251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896185296970742785.post-79230926172762690422007-03-03T14:26:00.000-08:002007-03-10T11:50:29.115-08:00remembering OlbermannWatchThe site may be down, but the memory lives on. For those of you who are wondering about the (now inaccessible) content of OlbermannWatch, here’s a sampling of a few representative posts.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">June 2, 2006 on Countdown reporting that the Bush administration boasted of foiling a terror plot against the Brooklyn Bridge, then took the bridge off the official list of national iconic possible terror targets</span><br /><br /> <blockquote>Get the hint? There was no plot against the Brooklyn Bridge. The guy who was found guilty must have been framed by the evil US government. And just in case that was too subtle for the gullible viewers of Countdown, KO reinforced the insinuation by resuscitating his Krazy Keith Konspiracy: terror threats are phony, and are just for political manipulation. There followed more recycled video from the network mothership about Homeland Security grant allocations.</blockquote><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">June 7, 2006 on the resignation of MSNBC President Rick Kaplan</span><br /><br /> <blockquote>There is no doubt this is a day long pined for at OlbermannWatch. Clinton pal and uber-liberal Kaplan was never going to dump Keith no matter how low his ratings went. Now all those "conditions" KO laid on Kaplan when he was brought back to MSNBC are out the window. I think we are looking at KO going pretty soon. I don't see him staying on air until his contract is up next February.</blockquote><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">June 16, 2006</span><br /><br /> <blockquote>Welcome Michele Malkin readers to OlbermannWatch, where we watch the "obscene, abusive, unhinged jerk" so you don't have to!</blockquote><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">June 22, 2006 on reports that the “weapons of mass destruction” found in Iraq were, at worst, likely to give those exposed to the threats a minor skin rash</span><br /><br /> <blockquote>The infamous, deplorable Keith Olbermann (skin a bright orange, hair oddly less gray) was desperate to do damage control. How to paper over John Kerry's humiliating loss in the Senate? Simple. Ridicule the WMD news, attack Rick Santorum, and kill three birds with one stone. Santorum isn't to be believed because he is behind in the polls. Hoekstra didn't announce, he "foamed". The degraded gas is virtually harmless. All it will do is hurt your skin. They're "weapons of minimal discomfort". All this despite the fact that the declassified document plainly states that they remain potentially "lethal".</blockquote><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">June 26, 2006 on Rush Limbaugh (currently appearing on Fox’s Half Hour Comedy Hour) being stopped at customs for possessing Viagra without a prescription…</span><br /><br /> <blockquote>After oddball, a bit about "comedian Rush Limbaugh" being stopped at customs for possessing prescription medicine in someone else's name. Olby made it a point to state that "the office would not identify the prescription drug", but the only report available (filed at 7:52 pm) not only does so, but also includes the caveat that he was detained for "possible" possession of the drug(s). KO then added, "No comment from comedian Rush Limbaugh".</blockquote><br /><br />I could go on (and on and on), but I think you get the idea.<br /><br />I’ve got to wonder… If Bob Cox was so proud of his work there, why is the content gone?the watcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890233522652022251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896185296970742785.post-74628015948207815632007-03-02T14:51:00.000-08:002007-03-09T08:07:42.212-08:00what people are saying about OlbermannWatch's demiseLooks like I'm not the only one who busted out the champagne yesterday - the recent closure of OlbermannWatch appears to be echoing throughout the blogosphere and the celebration is loud.<br /><br />Here are some highlights from the comment sections.<br /><br />From <a href="http://www.rawstory.com/news/2007/AntiOlbermann_website_quits_after_MSNBC_hosts_0302.html">The Raw Story</a>...<br /><br /> "his assault on the journalistic standards we hold dear,"<br /><br /> <blockquote>What "journalistic standards?" Mud-slinging, wingnut propaganda, half-truths, full lies and anti-democratic proto-fascist drumbeating?<br /><br /> Keith Olbermann speaks truth to power. The right can try and vilify him as some kind of leftist kook if they wish, but the fact is that he has demonstrated fealty to the Constitution (which neocons seem to disdain), accountability and excels in calling out these cretins on their lies. There is a very good reason why his viewership is up, up, up and that Countdown is the most frequently 'TiVo'ed program of all.<br /><br /> This country is NOT as inherently 'conservative' the the right would have you believe; we never have been.<br /><br /> Congratulations, Keith on your 4 year renewal. To Robert Cox, STFU.<br /><br /> ***<br /><br /> "Journalistics standards that we all hold so dear?" That is EXACTLY what Keith - AND ONLY KEITH - has been doing. I am sorry that Mr. Cocks believes that the heads at Fox Noise Channel are journalists but Olbermann is the new and much-needed Edward R. Murrow of our times. Now if we can just get Fox Noise to shut down we can bring back journalistic integrity for good!<br /><br /> ***<br /><br /> Olbermann Watch - now that's a laugh - What is with these right wing nut jobs. I mean they really just don't get it.<br /><br /> Olbermann is speaking truth to power like nobodies business. The only reason he's a threat is because he exposes their lies and distortions in the context of reality which they can not stand to have pointed out to them because they are disingenuous retarded snobs.<br /><br /> The "right" thinks they are fighting for something when the very thing they claim to be against is what they are.<br /><br /> The only real explanation for their thuggery is that in their denial they are simply projecting that which about themselves they can not face head on.<br /><br /> What else can account for the tragedy of opposites that seem to flow from their mouths like a river of ineptitude and lack of moral accountability.<br /><br /> Cox closed down his sight because it was irrelevant. His fake crusade to hold up the pillar of journalistic integrity is and always was a huge joke.<br /><br /> ***<br /><br /> These are the same morons who think that FOX isn't a propaganda machine. Listening to Olbermann is like getting much needed oxygen.<br /><br /> ***<br /><br /> I used to post on the site, but quit after the elections. I felt the site was irrelevant at that point. The analyses by Johnny Dollar and Robert Cox were so moronic, even a three year old could rebut their arguments. No offense to three year olds.<br /><br /> ***<br /><br /> Hey Robert Cox...listen up...<br /><br /> FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</blockquote><br /><br />From <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/3/1/16514/80581">Daily Kos</a>...<br /><br /> <blockquote>And their parting shot is that they take credit for the increase in ratings. Long may their egos wave.<br /><br /> ***<br /><br /> I think it was actually one lonely dude in his parents' basement.<br /><br /> In fact, I visited the blog once, and after reading one particularly odious posting, I left a comment that said something like, "I bet your parents are so proud of you. In fact, I bet your mother is upstairs baking you cookies right now."<br /> ***<br /><br /> So does this guy live, like, in an alternate reality? One where Olberman's ratings are tanking? One where Bush's approval ratings are 85%, and where the Republicans have routed Congress, due to our breathtaking success in Iraq?<br /><br /> In other words, do he and Dick Cheney share the same dimension?<br /> ***<br /><br /> Notice that the OlbermannWatch had nothing to recommend itself, it wasn't sharp and witty, no sense of humor, etc., it fell down trying to fight truth, just the way it should be. I'm pleased that Olbermann's numbers are increasing.<br /><br /> ***<br /><br /> screw you guys... Eric Cartman ... webmaster at OlbermannWatch.com ... who knew?<br /><br /> ***<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_KRA5IcChNi0/Reiu1jO5VjI/AAAAAAAAAAY/CCBjKinFvG0/s400/daily+kos.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_KRA5IcChNi0/Reiu1jO5VjI/AAAAAAAAAAY/CCBjKinFvG0/s400/daily+kos.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /> ***<br /><br /> How I love this kind of transparent shit.<br /><br /> Oh, my, yes!<br /><br /> Some defunct right-wing fucking-nutjob website is ENTIRELY RESPONSIBLE for Keith's success, and all hundredfortyleventhousand of the site's contributers (read "one guy") have decided to pull the plug.<br /><br /> This reminds me of every troll who ever got caught being a troll and said "Thank you all who wrote me off-site with your letters of support."<br /><br /> May I reiterate ... HA@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@<br /><br /> ***<br /><br /> How I will miss jonnydollar and robert cox<br /><br /> I used olbermannwatch as a form of political pornography on occasion.<br /><br /> What will they do with themselves, or each other, now?<br /> ***<br /><br /> They (he?) really thinks that this website caused Olbermann's ratings to rise? I don't think I've ever witnessed such blatant self-aggrandizement and delusions of grandeur...<br /><br /> ***<br /><br /> Well, for me it's been about 30 seconds - the time it took me to read this diary. Never heard of the site or its "entire staff" (of thousands, no doubt), and to be honest, I'm glad I hadn't.<br /><br /> Perhaps - going out on a limb here - their site wasn't really the driving force behind Olbermann's popularity? It might have been the content of the TV show itself?<br /><br /> What an entire staff of wankers.</blockquote>the watcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890233522652022251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896185296970742785.post-64197258238203027182007-03-01T09:11:00.000-08:002007-03-09T08:09:48.932-08:00Victory!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_KRA5IcChNi0/RecJXFLCBlI/AAAAAAAAAAM/k9po3RpMajw/s400/churchill.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_KRA5IcChNi0/RecJXFLCBlI/AAAAAAAAAAM/k9po3RpMajw/s400/churchill.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />At midnight on March 1, 2007, OlbermannWatch shut its doors.<br /><br />I'd like to think that Bob Cox and his gang saw the proverbial light - that they realized bullying, misinformation, name-calling, etc. was not only wrong, but a shining example of the most irresponsible misuse of the blogosphere as a conduit of information and creator of community.<br /><br />I'd like to think that, but I'd probably be wrong.<br /><br />Cox was uncharacteristically brief in <a href="http://www.olbermannwatch.com/archives/2007/02/countdown_clock.php">his parting post</a>:<br /><br /> <blockquote>We are an hour away from the final ticks off the OlbermannWatch Countdown Clock and we hear at OlbyWatch are still wrestling with our big decision.<br /><br /> I think this may be farewell.</blockquote><br /><br />Overlook the misspellings for a moment to consider what was not said.<br /><br />No thanks. In yet another supreme act of arrogance, there was no expression of appreciation for the regular readers who (sadly) made his blog what it was.<br /><br />No apologies. No expression of regret or the slightest sign of any acknowledgment that<br />words, however self-righteously justified, do indeed have an impact.<br /><br />Bob ended as he began - in a flurry of arrogance and obfuscation.<br /><br />Are he and his cohorts off to greener pastures? I doubt it. I'm sure that he and his gang would tell you otherwise. I'm sure they would argue that the need for OlbermannWatch is no longer as pressing and, besides, Cox's megalomania is certainly better served elsewhere.<br /><br />At the moment that Countdown with Keith Olbermann is at its strongest, most powerful, most popular, Cox chooses to close OlbermannWatch.<br /><br />The timing is telling.<br /><br />Cox has never been a watchdog. If he were, OlbermannWatch would still exist.<br /><br />He's a bully - an ad-man who seized upon a marketing opportunity. Not an opportunity to promote a particular brand of truth or policy stance, but an opportunity to traffic in vitriol because it is that sort of poison which he discovered would be the most effective route to his own personal success.<br /><br />Goodbye, Bob. Don't let the door hit you...the watcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890233522652022251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896185296970742785.post-72913025014471022622007-02-28T19:47:00.000-08:002007-03-09T08:11:56.219-08:00more spinFrom <a http://www2.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifhref="http://www.olbermannwatch.com/archives/2007/02/countdown_with_226.php">OlbermannWatch</a>:<br /><br /> <blockquote>The following perfectly encapsulates the bias of "Man on Fan" Olbermann. While he has avoided reporting the decrease in killings since the Baghdad crackdown commenced, liberal Olby has eagerly trumpeted every piece of bad news he could scrape up.</blockquote><br /><br />From the <a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/special_packages/iraq/16789110.htm">Mercury News</a>:<br /><br /> <blockquote>Nearly two weeks into the newest Baghdad security plan, the daily count of murder victims dumped on the city's streets has declined significantly, a likely sign that Shiite Muslim militia groups aligned with the Iraqi government have reined in their members or sent them out of the capital.<br /><br /> But deaths from bombings and mortar attacks, after an initial decline, have returned to the levels of the previous two months, suggesting that the plan's initial measures have had little impact on the Sunni insurgent groups believed to be responsible for most of that violence.</blockquote><br /><br /><br />Maybe Olbermann isn't reporting on the decrease in deaths in Iraq because there hasn't been a decrease?the watcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890233522652022251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896185296970742785.post-37951160659517728402007-02-24T09:47:00.000-08:002007-03-09T08:13:03.282-08:00OlbermannWatch & MeFrom my inbox:<br /><br /> <blockquote>Has anyone told you lately that you one pathetic loser? I would be willing<br /> to bet you thousands of e-mails like this daily. It is obvious you are<br /> ditching the Habeas Corpus story, what I want to know is why were you all<br /> over it in the weeks and months before the ruling? Truley cowardess, to say<br /> the least. Another thing, the olbermannwatch site won't be closing, you can<br /> get that thought out of your mind. If it does close farther down the road,<br /> bet your ass I will start another one. P.S. Wasn't it great when the Great<br /> Bill O' mispronounced your name last week? That is your new name now,<br /> Ulbermahn, it fits your sorry fat ass much better, Osama Bin Ulbermahn. Do<br /> you look up and down the street before you get out of your car? You<br /> should...............</blockquote><br /><br />One word: classy.the watcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890233522652022251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896185296970742785.post-39676514586287681972007-02-20T11:16:00.000-08:002007-03-10T11:50:51.257-08:00can someone re-send the memo?The New York Times ran a correction to their story on blogger access to the Libby trial stating that Bob Cox had only negotiated access for his organization. Someone at Cox's right-wing Media Bloggers Association doesn't seem to have gotten the memo.<br /><br />From the right-wing <a href="http://www.mediabloggers.org/mba-news/bloggers-cover-libby-trial">Media Bloggers Association</a> earlier today:<br /><br /> <blockquote>For blogs, the Libby trial marks a courthouse coming of age. It is the first federal case for which independent bloggers have been given official credentials, said Robert A. Cox, president of the Media Bloggers Association. Cox negotiated access for the bloggers.</blockquote><br /><br />That's funny. It's as if the Times correction never existed.<br /><br />Maybe the right-wing Media Bloggers Association has the same devotion to truth and accuracy that Bob Cox does?the watcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890233522652022251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896185296970742785.post-47847677954784625132007-02-19T13:33:00.000-08:002007-03-10T11:51:07.394-08:00Adios Bob!Bob Cox is exploring the possibility of shutting down OlbermannWatch.<br /><br />Why?<br /><br />From <a href="http://www.olbermannwatch.com/archives/2007/02/special_alert_h.php">OlbermannWatch</a>:<br /><br /> <blockquote>With the recent announcement that NBC Universal has signed Keith Olbermann to a new multi-million dollar, multi-year contract, the time has come to consider whether Olbermann Watch continues to serve a valuable role as a watchdog site.</blockquote><br /><br />One would think that a multi-million dollar, multi-year contract would only increase the need for a "watchdog" site, but OlbermannWatch has never had a particularly close relationship to the demands of impartial logic.<br /><br />What's the real reason Bob is considering closing OlbermannWatch?<br /><br />From Bob's farewell post at the <a href="http://www.thenationaldebate.com/blog/archives/2006/05/closing_down_th.html">National Debate</a>:<br /><br /> <blockquote><span style="font-weight:bold;">It's clear to me that TND has too much right-of-center baggage to be an effective platform</span> from which to advance the non-partisan agenda of the Media Bloggers Association. I believe I can be a far more effective advocate for the MBA - and establish myself as a thought-leader on blogging and citizen media - by creating an entirely new blog. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Maybe folks will see this as somewhat pointless in that I am still the same person and I am still going to have the same opinions.</span> Maybe they're right but I feel that that the time has come to break with my TND-self and start a new chapter in my blogging career. What better way than with a new personal blog with a new more constructive tone; a blog devoted to my work as President of the Media Bloggers Association.</blockquote><br /><br />Like the National Debate, OlbermannWatch has become a handicap for Bob's career aspirations.<br /><br />Bob has a long history of fostering a venomous internet culture based on bullying, intimidation, and irresponsible interpretations of fact. He's attempting to transform that particular brand of poison into a career as an advocate for the blogging community as a whole.<br /><br />Good luck with that, Bob.the watcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890233522652022251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896185296970742785.post-59444581470979938312007-02-17T13:06:00.000-08:002007-03-10T11:51:44.592-08:00Bob Cox Getting Greedy?From <a href="http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/02/15/my-right-hand/">Fire Dog Lake</a>:<br /><br /> <blockquote>And I'm curious how Shane's article [in the New York Times] made the mistake of saying Robert Cox of Media Bloggers Association had "negotiated access" for all of the bloggers at the trial. I made very clear in my interview that there were two distrinct groups of bloggers, and I'm certain Jane and Marcy were explicit on that point as well. Did Cox make some sort of sweeping (and misleading) claim of credit late in the process that Shane neglected to double-check with Team FDL? Did a confused copyeditor try to "clarify" a poorly worded sentence? Hopefully, Siun or Jane or someone is hounding Shane for an explanation.</blockquote><br /><br />From the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/15/washington/15bloggers.html?bl&ex=1171774800&en=037fe25cd15276c5&ei=5087%0A">NY Times</a>:<br /><br /> <blockquote>Correction: February 15, 2007<br /> A front-page article on Thursday about bloggers covering the perjury trial of I. Lewis Libby Jr. referred imprecisely to the role of Robert A. Cox, president of the Media Bloggers Association, in securing credentials. Mr. Cox negotiated access for his association, which was the first blogger group to be granted credentials to cover the trial. He did not negotiate on behalf of firedoglake.com and other blogs that received their credentials later.</blockquote>the watcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890233522652022251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896185296970742785.post-83952277754176273922007-02-07T12:54:00.000-08:002007-03-10T11:51:29.793-08:00Bob Cox's History of Online Terrorism, Example #4Following up yesterday’s post detailing Bob Cox’s decision to reveal personal information about one of his critics… it actually gets worse.<br /><br />What could be worse than publishing the height, weight, phone number, education, etc. of an individual posting comments under a pseudonym?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.olbermannwatch.com/archives/2005/03/countdown_to_ob_1.php">Bringing in Dad</a>.<br /><br /> M<blockquote>y purpose in posting as much information as I could find about [name of Cox’s critic] was simply to make the point that she is not as ‘anonymous’ as she thinks and that her behavior may also come with a cost. Just as she made her hate speech about me a part of the ‘permanent’ record of the internet via Google, so to is information about the actual person who wrote all that stuff. My hope is that someday, somehow she will be held accountable for her behavior. In the meantime, that she does not like is reason enough. It's called getting a taste of your own medicine, something [name of Cox’s critic] father knows something about.<br /><br /> Dr. [name of the father of one of Cox’s critics]<br /><br /> BTW, there is no mystery to how I know what I know. My web hosting account comes with some basic web stats software which includes features like displaying where visitors are coming from (so I know what sites/forums have linked to OW) and the IP addresses of visitors/comments (so I can sort by IP address). I can match the IP addresses with what pages were visited including the comment form page; this allows me to do a quick sort and see all the comments coming from one person regardless of what fake name they use. This is how I know when someone is using multiple ‘handles’ to post.”</blockquote>the watcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890233522652022251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896185296970742785.post-78399662825944423682007-02-06T08:20:00.000-08:002007-03-09T09:05:54.741-08:00Bob Cox's History of Online Terrorism, Example #3The mother of all examples of irresponsible blogging.<br /><br />The following is <a href="http://www.olbermannwatch.com/archives/2005/03/countdown_to_ob_1.php">a comment Bob Cox made on OlbermannWatch</a>. Note that it not only provides detailed personal information on the OW critic, but an interesting color commentary. I think it says far more about Bob Cox than it does the critic he is responding to.<br /><br /> <blockquote>[Initial of OW critic] is the sad story of a smart girl with way too much time on her hands and a bit of narcissism disorder. She is originally from Northern California. Her father is a doctor and her sister is also [initial]. She is athletic, an avid soccer player who went to high school near [city] and went to college at [university] where she studied history. She was a very good student at [university] and worked part-time as a "TA" in the history department among other things.<br /><br /> She is 5'3", weighs about 110 pounds and wears a size 4. She was married but is now divorced. She drives up a pick up truck and claims to have worked as a detective once. She describes herself as "not so well endowed--big big big fuckin' brains-- and a lot a balls."<br /><br /> [Initial of OW critic] is your classic "professional" student. She has never held a real job but rather spent her last few years jumping from school to internships and back. She was an intern at the [organization] which allowed her to live at home while working for low pay in [city]. While there she wrote an Op-Ed piece lobbying a professional organization. Last summer she again lived at home while she spent time working for the [organization].<br /><br /> Today she is holed up as a graduate student living off daddy's money at the [university]. She was originally pursuing a Masters in [field] and would have graduated this spring but decided to add a degree in [field] and so has put of her graduation plans off until 2006 (see what I mean about "professional" student). In the meantime, she is looking for a summer internship, possibly entailing a move to the East Coast (I won't say where exactly). She is also considering participating in programs in Central America (possibly Guatamala) and maybe even Cuba. Her dream, of course, would be work with/for Keith Olbermann at MSNBC. My money is on her taking a good look at the real world next year, gulping and opting to for a Ph.D. program, preferably someplace warm.<br /><br /> <span style="font-weight:bold;">[Initial of OW critic] currently lives about a block off the main [university] campus in [city] where she is at liberty to stroll to class and her part time job in a school office. I have her exact home and work address, phone numbers and a satellite photo but I am not going to publish any of that here. The last four digits of her home phone are [xxxx]; her work phone is [xxxx].</span><br /><br /> While at [university], [Initial of OW critic] has been very active in a number of campus organizations ranging from a pro-Kerry group to a poker club. She is not very good at cards but the stakes are small so she can't lose too much.<br /><br /> Today [Initial of OW critic] writes "I'm fairly confident that my want for privacy is perfectly valid, not nefarious in the least, and just plain smart." What she fails to mention is that she has posted to OlbermannWatch.com on a variety other names as well (and apparently, even to this day, still believes that I don't know this).<br /><br /> When you compare [Initial of OW critic] public persona to the online incarnation you can begin to understand her reason for not wanting to be associated with her internet alter ego - a horrendously foul-mouthed, bossy, raving loon. If a potential employer were to run a google search and match up her name with her various psuedonyms like [names] and the many others it might be awkward for her.<br /><br /> …<br /><br /> You see, if you put together the pieces – [state], School, [field] - (and Google is pretty good and putting together such pieces) you will find that there are not that many Universities, in [state], that offer graduate degrees in [field] - and even less than have students named [first name of OW critic].</blockquote>the watcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890233522652022251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896185296970742785.post-30093353726342035562007-02-05T08:14:00.000-08:002007-03-09T08:39:11.927-08:00Bob Cox's History of Online Terrorism, Example #2Let's pick another example of Robert Cox's commitment to the principle that bloggers "act responsibly and with personal integrity."<br /><br />In<a href="http://www.olbermannwatch.com/archives/2005/03/countdown_to_ob_1.php"> a discussion thread on OlbermannWatch</a>, right-wing MBA president Robert Cox stated that he had sent the following email to one of his critics (all caps in the original):<br /><br /> "I DO AND IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO WORK AT NBC OR MSNBC YOU WOULD DO WELL TO KEEP THAT IN MIND. DON'T KID YOURSELF THAT MESSING WITH ME IS A COST-FREE EXERCISE FOR YOU."the watcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890233522652022251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896185296970742785.post-9071562012235140232007-02-04T12:41:00.000-08:002007-03-09T08:27:41.035-08:00Robert Cox attempting to professionalize blogging and create a (right-wing) blogging elite?In the words of <a href="http://sethf.com/infothought/blog/archives/cat_mba.html">a MBA member</a>:<br /><br /> <blockquote>“… a few days ago, MBA President Robert Cox had a very interesting detailed blog post describing the strategy used [in the lawsuit against a Maine blogger]:<br /><br /> The real story behind the ‘Maine Blogger’ story is that this blogstorm did not just ‘happen’. I personally spent several weeks developing a media strategy which we launched last Thursday morning. The original goal was to get the story in front of 3-4 mm people by Friday night. We easily surpassed that figure and the number continues to grow.<br /><br /> Once we were ready to drop the story, I reached out to the Members of the Media Bloggers Association with an ‘MBA Legal Alert’ and they responded in force. Hundreds of bloggers responded to the MBA’s request to post this story and make their readership aware of what was happening in Maine. We also sent out a traditional press release to our ‘press list’ and added in about 100 Maine/Travel media outlets – that’s how the Globe got the story. Once the ball was rolling lots of other folks got behind the effort and Lance was a full-fledged bloglebrity.<br /><br /> This kind of blog/MSM media strategy is part of the two-pronged approach we take as part of our Legal Defense Initiative. I think the real story is that this strategy can be – and has been – so effective.<br /><br /><br /> And I agree – it can be, and has been, so effective. <span style="font-weight:bold;">But… it’s important to realize just how old-school top-down this is structurally. In fact, scarily so. Work with people who have big megaphones, get them to echo the story, then go up the media pyramid. It’s extremely traditional. Now, the powers here were used for good instead of evil. But, still, what if it were the reverse?"</span></blockquote><br /><br />The extreme right requires a culture war. Doesn’t it sound as if the right-wing MBA were providing that culture war against the mainstream media?<br /><br />The right-wing Media Bloggers Association did not rely on the U.S. justice system alone to prove the legitimacy of its case. It orchestrated a carefully planned media campaign. Is this professional? Is this elitist as only MBA members have access to these legal and PR resources?<br /><br />What does it mean for bloggers to be professionalized? What does it mean to have an elite tier of bloggers covering national events?<br /><br />According to the right-wing <a href="http://www.mediabloggers.org/mba-announcement/membership-dues-not-activated">Media Bloggers Association</a>, “The big day has finally arrived. We have gotten all the members into the new database and are finally ready to begin the long journey towards putting the Media Bloggers Association on a paying basis.”<br /><br />To become a credentialed member of the MBA, one must now pay membership dues. This sounds pretty professional.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediabloggers.org/mba-announcement/next-mba-board-meeting-wednesday-february-21-8-00-pm-et">In addition</a>:<br /><br /> <blockquote>“The next MBA Board meeting will take place via teleconference at 8:00 PM ET on Wednesday February 21st. Note: We have yet to schedule the work but we will be developing a blog for the MBA Board which will list all the Board members, provide contact information, provide the public agenda for the meeting, a public summary of the board meeting (as is standard practice for boards, we will not publish minutes of the board meetings so that all members feel comfortable speaking freely).”</blockquote><br /><br />The MBA has board meetings. This sounds pretty professional. Much like the board meetings of large corporations, the board meetings provide public records – creating a distinction between those who are “in” the group and those who are “out” of the group.<br /><br />Isn’t this in-group/out-group mentality a characteristic of fascist/authoritarian social systems?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediabloggers.org/mba-announcement/wgbh-frontline-mba-partner-on-news-war-special">Further</a>:<br /><br /> <blockquote>“The MBA has created a unique opportunity for MBA members to participate in a fascinating discussion of the upcoming FRONTLINE special "News War". FRONTLINE is hosting an online forum for media bloggers and other electronic journalism professionals, whom they are asking to weigh in on the themes presented in "News War," the four-part FRONTLINE special coming Feb, 13, 20, & 27, and March 27 to PBS. They are most interested in MBA member bloggers answers to the questions, ‘What are the business models of the future?’ and ‘How will we get news?’”</blockquote><br /><br />In addition to having two seats reserved for member bloggers at the Libby trial, the MBA also has access to exclusive events reserved for “electronic journalism professionals.” This sounds pretty professional. PBS is apparently interested in the thoughts of MBA bloggers on business models and how those bloggers will be providing the news. This is not how citizen journalists will provide news, but rather how MBA members will provide the news. Elitist?<br /><br />Is the right-wing Media Bloggers Association elitist? Is it attempting to professionalize a medium that has grown as a direct result of its egalitarian basis?the watcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890233522652022251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896185296970742785.post-61449439519111056312007-02-03T09:31:00.000-08:002007-03-09T08:37:55.793-08:00Bob Cox's History of Online Terrorism, Example #1According to the <a href="http://www.mediabloggers.org/about">Media Bloggers Association's Statement of Principles</a>, "When we blog, each of us is accountable for our own actions, and we own our own words."<br /><br />The following comments - made by Bob Cox on his website, OlbermannWatch - reflect Bob's commitment to the principle that bloggers "act responsibly and with personal integrity."<br /><br />Excerpts from an online conversation in <a href="http://www.olbermannwatch.com/archives/2006/04/olbermann_watch.php">April 2006</a>:<br /><br /> <blockquote>"Having already demonstrated what you ... are all about - lying, liberal, loons who all seem to think you might someday be the future Mrs. Olbermann - I don't see any further value in showing you all for the loons you are. You've done that suffeciently [sic.] for yourselves.<br /><br /> If anyone else wants to bother with [the name of a Cox critic] here, she's in New York, she connects to the internet via a cable modem from Cablevision, she has an optonline.net email account and can found most days smoking her hash pipe and starting out the window looking for black helicopters. Drop me a line if you want the details necessary to chase [the name of a Cox critic] down the rabbit hole."<br /></blockquote><br />This is abominable behavior. This is online terrorism. This is threatening. This is bullying. This is intimidation.<br /><br />Cox identifies the location of a person who has commented on OlbermannWatch based on the IP address. He makes a defamatory comment by stating that the individual has a drug problem. He invites OlbermannWatch readers to terrorize the individual by stating he has the requisite information.<br /><br />More examples from the same online discussion on OlbermannWatch:<br /><br /> <blockquote>"I have been building my career showing up OlbyLoons like you and that is probably not fair - it's like bringing a gun to a knife fight."</blockquote><br /><br />Here Cox unambiguously states that he is leveraging the recognition he has gained through OlbermannWatch to promote his "career" - which I assume to mean his career at the Media Bloggers Association.<br /><br /> <blockquote>"If you are going to lie try to cover your tracks a little better or it take the fun out of my favorite sport - showing up Olby Loons for the fools they are."</blockquote><br /><br />Cox admits that he thrives on instigating conflict. His "favorite sport" is to insult and belittle those who hold contrary opinions.<br /><br />Is this the type of person that you would trust to campaign for a code of blogger ethics? Is this the type of person you would trust to be the president of an ostensibly non-partisan organization?the watcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08890233522652022251noreply@blogger.com