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| − | '''Power Line''' is a popular and award winning [[conservative]] [[blog]]. The website was founded by two [[Minneapolis]] based lawyers John Hineraker and Scott Johnson and [[Washington, D.C.]] based lawyer Paul Mirengoof<ref>http://www.powerlineblog.com/aboutus.php</ref> | + | '''Power Line''' is a popular and award-winning [[conservative]] [[blog]]. The website was founded by two [[Minneapolis]] based lawyers John Hineraker and Scott Johnson and [[Washington, D.C.]] based lawyer Paul Mirengoof.<ref>http://www.powerlineblog.com/aboutus.php</ref> Power Lines founders stated that the blog was created to counter [[mainstream media]] “obscurity”.<ref>http://www.time.com/time/press_releases/article/0,8599,1009851,00.html</ref> |
| − | It rose to national public attention in September 2004, when it questioned the validity of the [[60 Minutes]] and [[CBS News]] documents that claimed that [[George W. Bush]] had gone Absent Without Official Leave during his years in the military. The documents were later shown to be forged and the controversy is now infamously known as [[Dan Rather| “Rathergate”]]<ref>http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/007760.php</ref> | + | It rose to national public attention in September 2004, when it questioned the validity of the [[60 Minutes]] and [[CBS News]] documents that claimed that [[George W. Bush]] had gone Absent Without Official Leave during his years in the military. The documents were later shown to be forged and the controversy is now infamously known as [[Dan Rather|“Rathergate”]].<ref>http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/007760.php</ref> |
| − | The site receives an estimated average of 51,000 visitors a day<ref>http://www.sitemeter.com/?a=stats&s=s15rocketman</ref>., and received over half million visits on election day<ref>http://www.time.com/time/press_releases/article/0,8599,1009851,00.html</ref> | + | The site receives an estimated average of 51,000 visitors a day<ref>http://www.sitemeter.com/?a=stats&s=s15rocketman</ref>., and received over half million visits on election day.<ref>http://www.time.com/time/press_releases/article/0,8599,1009851,00.html</ref> |
| − | In 2004, [[Time Magazine]] named Power Line the ''Blog of the Year''<ref>http://www.time.com/time/press_releases/article/0,8599,1009851,00.html</ref> | + | In 2004, [[Time Magazine]] named Power Line the ''Blog of the Year''.<ref>http://www.time.com/time/press_releases/article/0,8599,1009851,00.html</ref> |
| − | ==See | + | ==See also== |
* [[Conservative blogs]] | * [[Conservative blogs]] | ||
| − | ==External | + | ==External links== |
*[http://powerlineblog.com/ Official Website] | *[http://powerlineblog.com/ Official Website] | ||
*[http://www.powerlineblog.com/aboutus.php Founders Biography] | *[http://www.powerlineblog.com/aboutus.php Founders Biography] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | + | {{Reflist}} | |
[[Category:Websites]] | [[Category:Websites]] | ||
[[Category:Blogs]] | [[Category:Blogs]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:39, April 21, 2017
Power Line is a popular and award-winning conservative blog. The website was founded by two Minneapolis based lawyers John Hineraker and Scott Johnson and Washington, D.C. based lawyer Paul Mirengoof.[1] Power Lines founders stated that the blog was created to counter mainstream media “obscurity”.[2]
It rose to national public attention in September 2004, when it questioned the validity of the 60 Minutes and CBS News documents that claimed that George W. Bush had gone Absent Without Official Leave during his years in the military. The documents were later shown to be forged and the controversy is now infamously known as “Rathergate”.[3]
The site receives an estimated average of 51,000 visitors a day[4]., and received over half million visits on election day.[5]
In 2004, Time Magazine named Power Line the Blog of the Year.[6]
See also
External links
References
- ↑ http://www.powerlineblog.com/aboutus.php
- ↑ http://www.time.com/time/press_releases/article/0,8599,1009851,00.html
- ↑ http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/007760.php
- ↑ http://www.sitemeter.com/?a=stats&s=s15rocketman
- ↑ http://www.time.com/time/press_releases/article/0,8599,1009851,00.html
- ↑ http://www.time.com/time/press_releases/article/0,8599,1009851,00.html
