The whole Iranian situation occured while I was working and unable to cover it as it happened. By the time I made it to a computer, there was so much of it already written about, I was hesitant to write anything about it. But, after talking with top blogger Ed Morrissey (a conversation you can listen to this Friday at 5 pm EST on RFC Radio), it’s clear I have to say something about it, even if it is just linking to what others have already said.
First off, it was Twitter that carried the story, and is still carrying the story. You want news breaking from Iran. Go here and enter #iranelection into the search bar. After you are done with that, look up #cnnfail.
Twitterers were so outraged at CNN’s lack of coverage that even non-political website Mashable noticed:
Twitter has proven a powerful tool for spreading news of developing events in the country, but it has also taken on the role of media watchdog: thousands of Twitter users adopted the hashtag #CNNfail to highlight a lack of Iran coverage from the news organization.
So far, my favorite headline on the Iran election and the following protests was written by Jimmie Bise, Jr. at The Sundries Shack, who wrote “President Obama Votes “Present” as the Blood Flows in Iran.”
Some other headlines from around the blogosphere:
- Sweetnes & Light: 7 Iranians Dead, No Election Annulment
- Gateway Pundit: George Bush Stood With Democracy Activists– Obama Stands With Dictators
- Power Line: Recount!
- Pirate’s Cove: Narcissist In Chief Comments On Iran In A Cautious Way
- Outside the Beltway: Revolution is Not a Spectator Sport
- Neal’s Nuze: WHAT DO YOU SAY, MR. PRESIDENT?
- Little Green Footballs: Iran: The Big Picture
- American Thinker: Iran Election: The Beginning of the End
- Blackfive: Reality Bites- Iranian regime not an honest broker
- Sister Toldjah: Idiotic quote of the day – from Jimmy Carter
- Weasel Zippers: Iran Counts 40 Million Handwritten Ballots in a few Hours…WaPo Defends Claims Ahmadinejad was the Winner…..
- Gateway Pundit: Shame! Obama’s Response to Iranian Violence– Mush (Video)
- Rachel Lucas: “God help the people of Iran. We sure won’t.”
- baldilocks: The Second Revolution
- The Corner: Ali Alfoneh’s Prescience on Iran
Does America have a role to play in this? What do you think?
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