Salon, farewell, to D.C. chief (Sid Blumenthal)

[kskiska]

(Snarky writing by Lloyd Grove)

It looks as if "Sid Vicious" is out of a job.

Liberal lightning rod Sidney Blumenthal, who earned the nickname when he worked in attack-dog mode at Bill Clinton's White House, has been relieved of his duties as Washington bureau chief of the online magazine Salon.

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"We're still very fond of Sidney and very appreciative of his talents and deeply want him to continue to have a relationship with Salon," Talbot said, declining to give a reason for Blumenthal's departure.

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Blumenthal, who was equally vague, said he's at work on a study of U.S. Presidents and race for Farrar, Straus & Giroux.

"I continue to serve as U.S. columnist for The Guardian of London, which syndicates my column internationally, and which Salon publishes as well," he told me.

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[UTUSN]

1. He Stood Up to Matt PUDGE and HITCHENS

If nothing else, those acts should be his honorable epithaph. We need his voice. What's it about?

[Isere]

2. This is TERRIBLE news!

Sidney Blumenthal is my hero!

If you haven't read "The Clinton Wars," do yourself a favor and get a copy now.

He was one of the few loyalists who understood what was happening during the dark days of impeachment. Plus, he is an excellent writer.

I subscribe to Salon partly because of him.

[Tempest]

3. It's not bad news at all

His columns will still be available for those of us who look forward to them.

Salon's readership has been in a free fall for a couple of years now.

I'm surprised they're still in business.

[Kolesar]

4. I have a salon.com membership

I like their writing and want to keep them going. Of late, the "war room" column is the best part.

[Isere]

5. Where will they be available?

I'd like to keep up with him.

My understanding has been that Salon is doing much better in recent months. I certainly hope they stay in business because they carry some invaluable reporting, in particular, Eric Boehlert and his reports on the media.

[imenja]

6. kick

[proudbluestater]

7. I'll catch him in the Guardian like I always do. It's a FAR superior news

source anyway than anything in this hell hole.