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by: Matt Stoller

Wed Sep 03, 2008 at 10:35


We've been noticing something really weird on our site recently.  For the past month, our traffic has been spiking to near record levels, but there have been no blogads.  We have lots of readers, but no advertisers.  I don't know exactly why, but I have a theory.  Lots of ad purchasing on blogs is done in packages put together by progressive groups that fetishize Obama.  We are critical of progressive groups that fetishize Obama, therefore they don't buy on us.  This isn't true of all groups, but it's true of enough so that we are left off of lists or just never added.

So anyway, I'm hoping that you will make up some of the difference by contributing a few bucks.  Think of it as buying a more skeptical media rather than one that lies to you.  We've got some neat things in store.

If you want to give recurring monthly donations, you can give here.

If you give, we'll set up a security perimeter to protect you from this sleeper cell.

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Update:  Ok, the
contribution page is fixed.  You can now give non-recurring donations.  

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count me in for a monthly donation (0.00 / 0)
I've long felt that Bleeding Heartland was the last bastion of Obamaskepticism in the Iowa Democratic blogosphere, so I am happy to support progressive voices willing to challenge Obama when warranted.

Join the Iowa progressive community at Bleeding Heartland.

First Link is Wrong (0.00 / 0)
Matt,

The both links go to the recurring donation form.  The first link will not let me make a one time donation.


Let me just add that you can buy a 'classie' (0.00 / 0)
add on OpenLeft for a month for $225. And for a week, for $75. I might do that instead of donating. Kinda more fun.

Just Contributed (0.00 / 0)
Thanks for the fix.

Your critical of Obama? (0.00 / 0)
No offense but I don't really consider this a site that goes hard on Obama. Not sycophantic to be sure, but it's not like this is MyDD or somthing.

Odd.

Maybe you should stick the words penis enlargement at the end of every blog post, you'd make a fortune off google ads.  


They are - when it is merited (4.00 / 1)
The difference between here and MyDD is here they don't beat up on Obama just because he is not Hillary.

When Obama changed positions on FISA he got pummeled here and rightfully so.  


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Ah very true. (0.00 / 0)
I'd forgotten about all of the "you can't criticize him you GOP PLANTS!!!!" silliness.  

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Mwa ha ha haaaaah (4.00 / 2)
Just threw in some bucks.  Now you're in my pocket, Stoller!  Dance, puppet, dance!

Republicans can't fix our country; they're too busy saddlebacking.

now (4.00 / 2)
I'm owned by 'Big Commenter'.

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How about a campaign? (0.00 / 0)
How about a campaign to get progressive advertisers to spread their dollars around a little bit more. Who should I write to and tell them I would love to see their ads on OpenLeft?  

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