Pajamas Media must be desperate for traffic
YOU HAVE GOT TO BE FARKING KIDDING ME.
Here is the saddest thing about it. It’s going to work. You know what they say. “Tits equal hits.” They’ll definitely get a boost from this. Now, the question is, are they such whores that they’ll let her keep doing it?
So much for dying with dignity. You can have anything you want in this world, if you don’t care what or who you have to do to get it.
Political journalism at its finest.
Pardon me while i hurl.
And that’s to say nothing of what’s flying around the “underground blogosphere,” if you catch my drift.
Until the last couple of days, with Mary Katharine Ham hosting the Vent on Monday and Tuesday and Rightwingsparkle doing her first video-blog yesterday, I hated most “vlogging.” With. A. Passion. Those two made me think maybe it could be done without being ridiculous (I don’t really count Malkin, because she’s on teevee anyway). I’ll just put it as someone said in an email fired off to me:
If RWS and Mary Katherine’s vlogs were two steps forward for the medium of vlogging, Pamela’s latest performance is 10 steps back. Puke.
And another emailer, about the obnoxious commenters at Pamela’s and at Hot Air:
Bethany’s only crime is being a very cute girl and she has to put up with crap like that. She’s also very intelligent and seems like a very sweet girl too. It’s why Juggly Tits bothers me so much, she lets dickwads like those commenters think their comments are actually acceptable. No, not every woman wants to be treated like an object, thank you very much.
No shi’ite. You know, what the hell is that? Does Pamela–and PJ Media–NOT want to be heard? Does she NOT want to be taken seriously? She’s got stuff to say about important issues, but the message is totally LOST with this ridiculous shi’ite. Just look at the drooling farking morons in the comments! Oh, look. Glenn Reynolds endorses this boobie-blogging for traffic. Sweet. I wonder if he and Roger Simon paid her to “bikini-blog” to generate some extra traffic for PJM?
Yeah, I know–see ya. Some chick snapperhead is bikini-blogging; off you go! I know, I know, “show your pictures, Beth, you’ll get lots of traffic.” FARK THAT BULLCRAP. I like the kind of readers I have now; at least I know y’all actually read what’s written here!
I’ve farking had it with blogtards this week. This makes me not want to blog AT ALL. It’s a disgrace.
:arrow: UPDATE FOR CLARIFICATION: In NO WAY do I mean to imply that Bethany is doing the Vent at Hot Air to generate cheap traffic. Clearly she’s there because she’s good at what she does. I do not equate Hot Air to the bikini-blogging stunt at PJ Media or at Pamela’s.
Greta (Hooah Wife) says:
OMG - dying here Beth!!! Tits equals hits. How about “showing ass equals no class”!!!:roll:
Steve H. says:
Let’s take a deep breath and say it openly. Glenn Reynolds is a complete goof. He seems like a nice guy, most of the time, but it’s pretty clear some of the cubes have popped out of the tray.
Beth says:
OK, Glenn Reynolds is a complete goof.
:mrgreen:
I wonder if he’s going to do a vlog in Speedos? (GOD HELP US…)
I’ve never even really bothered taking a swing at PJM; never really cared one way or the other. This, though, is just pathetic. And of course it’s not JUST him–someone else probably made that editorial decision.
I’m like, gee thanks guys, thanks for the big sign saying “conservative men are pigs.” Like there isn’t enough of that shi’ite said already!
LindaSoG says:
Next up, she’ll be in her nightie, all tucked in bed.
Cassandra says:
Ummm…so Beth…. when do we get to see your jugs?
*running like hell*
Stacy says:
Ahhh, I feel so much better now.
Steve H. says:
I am, in fact, a pig.
tommy says:
I’ve always kinda wanted to see PJM succeed but I don’t see how this is gonna work because as T&A on the web goes it ain’t nothing. To have any long term impact they’ll have to keep pushing it a bit farther, I don’t think any of us want to see that.
Like I said, the internet T&A bar is set fairly high. I don’t think they can get there. :mrgreen:
Preston Taylor Holmes says:
where are these breasts you’re talking about? I must go and see them.
Jody says:
good post Beth, I think you’ve said a lot of what other people are thinking… and for anyone who may dismiss this as a rant from a woman who may be jealous of Pam’s attributes, since I know Beth personally, I can say that she has more beauty and class in her pinky toe than Pam’s latest bikini atrocity (just sayin’)… :mrgreen:
Dave in Texas says:
Beth likes the commenters she gets like me!
I have no idea why.
I think I remind her of a beagle puppy. A beagle puppy with bad manners.
Bane says:
Well, I think we’ve established that Beth is hideously deformed in some fashion.
Good luck with that, darlin. I hear they have treatments and stuff for that now. Maybe some nice implants.
Okay, now that’s just the wine making me talk through my ass, right there.
Sorry…
MCPO Airdale says:
Is it just me or does Pamela have the most annoying voice in the world??
Like fingernails on the chalkboard annoying.
lauraw says:
“No, not every woman wants to be treated like an object, thank you very much.”
Well, maybe just a lil’ bit.
But not on a political blog.
You can’t help being cute on camera if you are, in fact, cute.
Stripping to your skivvies to deliver a vlog entry?
Just not a way to deliver politics, IMO.
Nothing to get all het up about.
Its just bad political blogging.
Although I can’t wait for this technique to hit FOX.
Brit, Brit, you mountain of whitebread hunkiness, you.
Show mama the good news.
Mark Krauss says:
well,
It’s not like she jumped up out of the water and threw her shoulders back or somthing,what’s the deal? reading these comments makes me fell like I’ve missed something.
I wonder if I can get a speedo to fit my 44 inch waist, and drive the ladies wild.
Dan from Madison says:
I will note that Pamela never comes out of the water…that is a sure sign that tells me that she has a few extra pounds down south.
Beth says:
HA!!!!
Hey, maybe Shepard Smith…
lauraw says:
Mm, not so crazy about Shep myself. Too much ego or something.
matoko_96%evil says:
sorry, bane.
that is not a “bikini”.
50 year old skanks dont wear bikinis…its a two piece!
land’s end sale catalog. ;):twisted:
Bill from INDC says:
Ok, first, I can’t agree more on the bikini blogging. Silly. Not to mention the actual content of the Vlog is usually pretty bad (delivery, topics, conclusions, etc).
Second, you like vlog and hold her up as a shining example, yet she spends half her day getting compliments by flirting with geeky blog commenters. It’s a key element to her success. So two points subtracted for inconsistency, though you’re still ahead of the game, and to be fair, you were talking about her vlog, which was not a shameless skin fest a la beach blanket bingo, and was passably well done.
Third, I’ve always found the repetitive commentary and fawning over a female pundit’s looks really annoying (Malkin is very pretty, but I’ll be damned if the incessant and sometimes skeezy fawning over her under every blog post or video isn’t overdone), but the bethany thing even got a comment out of me.
She was that distractingly good-looking. The poise added to the effect. And fully-clothed!
I think we just have to sort of accept that good looks will always skew our judgments and popularity equations, and focus the ire on the folks that too shamelessly exploit it. Though maybe I’m weird in the fact that I’m more put off by the dorks that put female showboats on a pedestal than the showboats themselves.
Anyway, good post.
Beth says:
Bill, Bethany is gorgeous. I can’t imagine anyone wouldn’t notice that–and tellingly, she didn’t have to get undressed (much less act like a farking idiot) to get attention. She’s got class. I know good looks skew people’s opinions; research shows that even babies prefer attractive faces.
Me too, I guess. I still think GIRLS who use their bodies like Pamela does are a disgrace, though. I guess if she didn’t do it, she knows nobody would ever read her blog. :roll:
It’s not just video blogging, either–the ones who plaster their pics everywhere to get traffic, the whores that sleep with the boss at work, all that shi’ite. I respect common whores more than them, because at least they’re honest about what they’re doing. And at least they get paid for selling their bodies–these girls just give it away.
John says:
While I’m all about showboating, I gotta say that my puppy-dog-like affection for Bethany comes not from her hotnicity, but because I like her poise. I’m all over them Cotillion babes for that very same reason. I love the staircase, but if there’s nothing on the top floor, I just don’t bother sticking around.
What I find most interesting is that Bethany’s debut on Hot Air was with her wearing that Titans shirt over her striped shirt. That’s because she filmed something else in that same shirt. Saving the best stuff for her own site, I guess.
You’d just be stunned how much people love videos. When I started posting videos at the old blog, I got something like 1000% more visitors. They just came by to watch the video and took off, but a couple (like, 2) stuck around. Imagine what would happen if you had interactive content? The Show and Rocketboom are swimming in traffic, mainly since they got a human talking to the screen.
I don’t begrudge anybody vlogging and begging for traffic. I have no idea why anybody wouldn’t use whatever they got to get the mouseclicks. Maybe we loose situational awareness because we don’t realize the effect it will have on people (like lighting up at a cancer seminar). That’s really all I could fault a person for on their video, their blog, or their life.
Plus, I remember something about some sort of contest held ’round these parts shilling the man-candy. It was that very thing that got women saying this guy was good-lookin. I use that to prove that anybody can get fawning praise for their appearance.
Anyways, I wait, with eager anticipation, for the comments when Goldstein shows up. I sense backlash in the making.
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[...] [Yes, I am nipple-blogging for the first time in Zero Boss history. Hey, if "tits for hits" works for chicks, just imagine what it can do for ME!] [...]
Dawnsblood says:
I hardly ever watch Atlas’s Vblogs because they just seem soooo shrill and sex-oriented, but I did like her interview with Bolton.
Just-Raven » Blog Archive » No bikini blogging here. says:
[...] So is Beth. Does Pamela–and PJ Media–NOT want to be heard? Does she NOT want to be taken seriously? She’s got stuff to say about important issues, but the message is totally LOST with this ridiculous shi’ite. Just look at the drooling farking morons in the comments! Oh, look. Glenn Reynolds endorses this boobie-blogging for traffic. Sweet. I wonder if he and Roger Simon paid her to “bikini-blog” to generate some extra traffic for PJM? [...]
Merri Musings says:
I don’t find Pam credible at all, which is a shame since it seems like she has found herself in the right place at the right time to speak with some fairly high profile political figures or to travel to places to speak about events. It’s a waste when you think about how she pisses it down the toilet with her ridiculously shrill blogging in bikinis, in front of shark tanks and the like.
Fortunately there are many other credible, yet entertaining bloggers out there to read that don’t have to flaunt skin to get hits.
Although, now that I think of it, that Vinnie guy could sure put up a few vlogs for us. I hear he’s got sexy legs!
Atlas Juggs says:
[...] See? It’s nawt just my lovahs at PJM! Some people aw just totally jealous, dammit! atlasjuggs @ 3:21 pm [filed under My Juggs [...]
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Vie de Malchance says:
[...] Beth took Glenn Reynolds to task for pimping Pamela’s bizarre, off-putting display at Instapundit. And rightly so. I guess the Clark Kent/mild-mannered law professor thing had me fooled, but I thought there was something to this guy, even if he was silly at times. Now I think the truth is obvious. He’s just another clueless attention whore with a big audience. You can excuse a strange bored woman with sort-of-okay looks for prancing around in a wet bathing suit while pretending to comment on the news. But there is no excuse for a free ad from a person bright enough to teach law. Almost all law professors are crazy, but they’re generally not dumb. [...]
BogDog says:
I doubt any of the critics here are prettier than the women you denigrate. Particularly after 4 kids.
Beth says:
Bog Dog:
Women? Learn to read, fucktard. There’s only one that people are criticizing. But then I don’t expect the kind of farking mouth-breather that only hits her blog for the T&A to have figured that out–much less make any kind of substantive comment, either.
For you morons, all you can say is “you’re jealous” or “she’s prettier.” HA! Guess what: nobody is jealous, no matter what they look like. And more to the point, I would make sure I weren’t talking out of my ass, if I were you.
Do you mouth-breathers realize how pathetic you look? Sorry, “Bog Dog,” but I’d rather have the intelligent readers I have. I could make this a T&A blog, but I don’t want retards like you to pollute the atmosphere here with your drool.
Cheers,
Beth
BigDog says:
I understand completely, Beth. Your jealousy is perfectly understandable, even if ugly.
Rightwingsparkle says:
BETH!
ACK! I’m afraid Bigdog was talking about me not Pam!
Beth says:
I still say BigDog shows himself to be a low-rent pig, if that’s what he thinks about women. BTW, Pamela has four kids too, so either way…what’s the point in the childish comment “you’re jealous” and “you’re not as pretty?” (I really don’t think he meant you, RWS, because nobody’s criticizing you.) :wink:
Anyway, why should I give a shi’ite if he approves of my appearance or not, and wtf does that have to do with my opinion of “tits for hits?”
Oh, I get it, BigDog. Only someone who is prettier than Pam can say anything about it, otherwise it’s jealousy. Heh. You don’t know the first thing about ethics or morals or standards, do you? Only ugly chicks have them, right? How about your mother? What is she: ugly, or unprincipled/amoral? :roll:
Sorry, RWS, if he’s your friend. (Are you sure that’s the same “BigDog?” No blog URL?) I just don’t like boneheaded BOYS like that. (See also: Bane.) They sound like a couple of 7th graders.
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