top ten most influential lefty blogs

[hamsterhuey]

Howdy all! I am making a list of the top ten most influential blogs on the left for my boss ... would like your thoughts. thanks!!

[liberalmuse]

1. Here's a few...

http://atrios.blogspot.com/
http://www.dailykos.com/
http://www.thismodernworld.com/
http://www.garyhartnews.com/hart/blog/

On Edit: I suppose Bartcop is a blog, too:
http://www.bartcop.com

[morningglory]

2. www.buzzflash.com, mediawhores are 2 faves.

nt

[newsguyatl]

3. i second

buzzflash.... best on the web

[liberalmuse]

6. smacking my head!

Of course, Buzzflash!

[Ress1]

24. I like buzzflash,

but have a hard time sifting out the new news. It gets frustrating for an average mind like mine. :-)

[sham]

30. I'm with you on that.

I love Buzzflash. I would be lost without it. But I wish they would lump all the stuff from the same date together.

[americanstranger]

5. A few more -

Hesiod: http://counterspin.blogspot.com/
Busy, Busy, Busy: http://www.busybusybusy.com/
Hoffmania!: http://hoffmania.blogspot.com/
MaxSpeak: http://www.maxspeak.org/gm/index.htm
Oliver Willis (Kryptonite to Stupid): http://www.oliverwillis.com/
Roger Ailes (no, not that Roger Ailes): http://rogerailes.blogspot.com/
Neal Pollack: http://www.nealpollack.com/

And over here in the shameless plug department, Blah3!: http://www.blah3.com/graymatter/ :)

-as

And Digby!!! http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/

[FauxNewsBlues]

8. Josh marshall too

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com

[NashVegas]

14. Big Time

Marshall was partially responsible for the Trent Lott -> Frist transition.

[charlie]

4. Some of my picks

Alicublog
Atrios
DailyKos
Ethel the Blog
Hullabaloo
Steve Gilliard
MaxSpeak
Shadow of the Hegemon
The Sideshow
Ugga Bugga
http://billmon.org/">Whiskey Bar

[KAZ]

7. Seldom miss Josh Marshall.

He helped take Lott down. Talking Points Memo

[KC21304]

9. Josh Marshall's Talking Points Memo

is always my first stop. He may not be as far left as some like but he has the inside scoop on everything. He has more connections than anyone and really gives it to the misadministration.

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/

[Snellius]

10. A few more assorted blogs worth a look:

http://www.msnbc.com/news/752664.asp
http://counterspin.blogspot.com/
http://www.barrycrimmins.com/
http://mahablog.com/
http://hnn.us/articles/900.html
http://wampum.blogspot.com/
http://wyethwire.blogspot.com/

[HFishbine]

11. Well

Since your measure is most influental (and not most left) and since you need ten, maybe http://www.edcone.com should be on your list. His topics very widely, but he's very influential on the blogging phenomenon itself.

[eek]

12. who's your boss and why does she wanna know?

n/t

[SuffragetteSal]

21. excellent question Eek

I thought the very same thing except I used the word 'he'....

Whose your boss and why does he need to know?

'Howdy all' puts some doubts in my head...yes sirreee...

[Don_G]

13. Maybe Compile A List And Ask Skinner To Include Links?

Just a thought, but I haven't seen Blogs in the DU Links yet.

[americanstranger]

16. Probably because there are so damn many of 'em.

For example, here's a list of blogs who participated in the 'Fair and Balanced' day that Neal Pollack and Atrios started, and I catalogued:

http://www.blah3.com/graymatter/archives/00000420.html

A good place to look to see the most popular blogs is The Ecosystem:

http://www.truthlaidbear.com/ecosystem.php

Just looking at the Top 100 blogs, I can see yet another handful that I would recommend.

-as

[starroute]

15. Two more good ones no one else has mentioned

http://xymphora.blogspot.com/

http://www.slacktivist.blogspot.com/

If you really want to know which are the most influential (as opposed to most interesting), you might try Google to see how many other websites link to them. link:http://URL will get you everything that links to that particular URL.

[w4rma]

17. Don't forget the two biggest Democratic blogs

http://www.blogforamerica.com/
http://blog.johnkerry.com/

[Scaramouche]

18. Destined to be an influential blog...among beer drinkers everywhere..

http://www.beerblog.com/

[pop goes the weasel]

19. Cursor

Cursor does a good job of hitting all the biggies, if you are pressed for time (and who isn't?)

[Isome]

20. Some were left out:

http://www.alternet.org

http://www.inthesetimes.com

http://www.tompaine.com

http://truemajority.com

http://salon.com

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info

Of course, they're not blogs, they're actual sites... sorry, I'll learn to be slower on the draw next time.

[KAZ]

22. Jeez! I almost forgot Eric Alterman

Altercation

[DealsGapRider]

23. Calpundit is my favorite.

Kevin Drum is extremely smart and his interests are extremely diverse.

[Eloriel]

25. My favorite, bar none

http://blog.deanforamerica.com/

:evilgrin:

And there's a list of blogs on that site --

Has anyone mentioned Liberal Oasis? Daily Kos? They're linked to above.

Eloriel

[KAZ]

29. Here, Here on Liberal Oasis!

I can sleep in on Sunday, and find out exactly what happened on MTP, FNS, FTN, and TW on Monday. Can't beleive I forgot them.

[Zolok]

26. You forgot "The Chimes at Midnight"....

the most wondrous blog of them all, informative, witty, kewl, sentimental, courteous,kind,obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent.
Also bitterly contemptuous of George Bush Jr. and his henchmen that chronic onanist Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney.


:)
www.chimesatmidnight.blogspot.com

[TexasEditor]

27. Hoffmania & Scott Rosenberg (of Salon)

http://hoffmania.blogspot.com/

Scott Rosenberg-- http://blogs.salon.com/0000014/

[chiburb]

28. mahablog.com

Not only is it thoroughly researched and intelligent, she's a member of DU!!! (With a gold star...)

http://www.mahablog.com/