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Friday, June 06, 2003

# Posted 4:31 PM by Ariel David Adesnik  

PRIDE COMETH AFTER THE FALL: I agree with Kevin Drum that it is extremely premature for the blogosphere to take credit for bringing down Howell Raines. It was fair to take credit for bringing down Trent Lott because no one other than Josh Marshall & Co. kept Lott's racial gaffe in the spotlight.

In contrast, the NYT scandals have been front page news from day one. As such, I think the devastating combination of public embarrassment and newsroom pressure would have done Raines in even if the blogosphere didn't exist.
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