That partisan Vote Vets

If any of you have been following VetsVoice, the blog of VoteVets, you’ll know that hardly a day goes by that dicksmith doesn’t mention someone who is either “for” or “against” the repeal of the military policy known as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”. For example, yesterday he ran a quote from the superintendent of the Naval Academy.

But you know what? When the military bloggers released a joint letter the other day, even though the Huffington Post thought it was worth a mention, Vets’ Voice remained silent. I suspect more people paid attention to that letter than paid attention to the superintendent of the Naval Academy.

Why would VoteVets ignore the military blogs? Well, because VoteVets is trying to remain the sole voice of veterans – regardless of the fact that they speak for no one but themselves.

Take their stupid Clean Energy Bill ad that tries (and fails) to tie the President’s Clean Energy Bill to the war against terror. It’s pure partisan politics, conceived in that tiny brain rattling around in Jon Soltz otherwise empty head.

Admitting that the independent Military Blogs have a larger voice and more influence in the community hurts their feelings over there at VoteVets, so they keep quiet when the blogs make a media splash.

dicksmith wants to maintain the image that the blogs are hawkish, pro-war, anti-troops and conservative.

I remember when Rick Strandlof was busted and it was discovered that he was a member and diarist of VoteVets and they were being counseled by their readers to make a statement. Brandon “Beeker” Friedman resisted issuing an explanation and their readership and membership fell off proportionately because of his cowardice.

dicksmith ignores the military blogs at his own editorial peril.

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