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STOP THE ACLU Interviews GLENN

Jay @ Stop The ACLU has interviewed Glenn. Let's have a look.

JAY::1. What inspired you to start blogging? When did you start?

GLENN: I started blogging when you were just an infant Jay. So no, you had nothing to do with it. Neither did the ACLU.

JAY:: 2. How long did it take to become successful at it, and build up your loyal readership?

GLENN: About a week. But I blog about all sorts of things, and I have an open opinion about most stuff. Success came after I learned to stop link whoring, to stop leaving comments at others sites-comments that were promoting my blog. My readers came back after they realized I wasn't looking for JUST SITE HITS.
Indeed.

JAY:: 3. What advice would you give to us smaller blogs in our efforts to become more successful and gain more readership?

GLENN: Heh...See above. Stop link whoring. AND link up to other bloggers for a change...stop insisting they all trackback to YOU. Post often, and keep your writing original and fresh. Write about other things now and again. Most of all, stop being annoying with the constant site promotion. It gets old.

JAY::4. How many other blogs do you read each day? Which ones are your favorites?
GLENN: Not your site Jay. Not any of the far right radical sites you tend to gravitate too.

JAY:: 5. In one of your post in which we had some disagreements, you stated:

BOOKS LIKE THIS ONE ON THE ACLU, which I just got in the mail, are probably no worse than the myriad of hatchet jobs done in the past on, say, the NRA or (more recently) the Federalist Society. But I think that demonizing the ACLU is a bit silly. I do feel that they’ve become overly partisan in recent years, but they still do good work (I’ve worked with them in the past, on the New Orleans rave case for example, and will probably do so again.)

Did you ever take the time to read this book? Did you conclude that it was a hatchet job? Do you think it was fair to assume such a conclusion on this book without reading it?

GLENN: But of course I read the book, idiot, I wouldn't have posted about it had I not. Indeed. Thats a stupid question Jay. Just because I didn't walk away with the same opinion as you did (and you're totally obsessed with hating the ACLU) doesn't mean I didn't read it.

JAY:: 6. How would you define demonizing the ACLU? Do you think they should be criticized?

GLENN: The ACLU is not a bad organization, but some of the issues it takes on are worthless. Some are not though. Face it Jay...we don't agree on this. Get over it.

JAY::7. I’m not sure what faith you are, but you mention that demonizing the ACLU is a bit silly. Many, many people out there feel that the ACLU are overly zealous in its crusade of “separation of Church and State”, especially towards Christianity. Are these people silly for thinking this?

GLENN: Jay, stop fretting over this. The ACLU isn't going to take away anyone's religious freedoms, to practice their faith as they chose. My faith is none of your business Jay.

JAY:: 8. In October of 2004, the ACLU turned down $1.15 million in funding from two of it’s most generous and loyal contributors, the Ford and Rockefeller foundations, saying new anti-terrorism restrictions demanded by the institutions make it unable to accept their funds.

GLENN: And your point??

JAY:: 9. In 1982, the ACLU, in an amicus role, lost in a unanimous decision in the Supreme Court to legalize the sale and distribution of child pornography.”

GLENN: Jay do you honestly believe that I don't think YOU look at porn with 17 years old in it? Heh.

JAY:: 10. One would think that an organization that claims it’s purpose is to protect our Constitutional rights would readily defend our second amendment. However, the ACLU believe that the second amendment does not apply to individuals, only militias.

GLENN: Had you read my site, my archives, done a search, you would have seen my opinion on this. But you didn't do your homework. Shame on you.

JAY::11. When I de-linked you, I got a lot of criticism, and surprisingly, a lot of praise. Many, even some of the more successful blogs, feel that some of the bigger blogs have become what they promised to save us from, MSM. Hoping to get mentioned by the MSM, etc. Some think that the bigger blogs swap links back and forth, and feel lost in the shuffle. Many included you in this list. How would you respond to this? What would you suggest to smaller blogs to get noticed?

GLENN: Like I said, stop it already with the link whoring. Stop worrying about the number of site hits. A thousand 1 second hits are worthless vs. 20 hits that suggest readers stay and READ what is put up. I have worked hard to gain a loyal readership. It takes effort and time. And patience.

JAY:: 12. . I have to ask, many want to know. Will you ever consider adding a trackback feature on your blog?

GLENN: JAY, STOP it with the trackback link whoring stuff! Haven't I told you at least twice in this interview???

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