Comments on: (not quite) BREAKING NEWS: REPUBLICAN BLOGGER DISTORTS OBAMA RALLY TURNOUT

By: DJ Danielson

DJ Danielson — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 23:08:08 +0000

No, that wasn’t your mistake. Reporting the information without the context was.

By: Michael B. Brodkorb

Michael B. Brodkorb — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 23:05:55 +0000

DJ: I guess my mistake was reporting on information from your blog. I won’t make that mistake twice. Once again, I had Zach from MN Publius on the radio and he reported that the Target Center was full. The entire show was wasn’t dedicated to tracking the attendance at the Target Center. I wanted an update on the Obama event and I appreciated Zach coming on the show to report on the attendance.

By: DJ Danielson

DJ Danielson — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 22:47:01 +0000

Michael, that was how long, 75 minutes later you had Zach on?

The context in which you presented these “blog reports” was that of “Oh, golly gee, Obama was only able to fill the Target Center 1/3rd full when it was supposed to be sold out. That Obama crowd, what a bunch of hype-mongering carnies!” when in reality the context should have been “After the doors have been open 35 minutes, the lower bowl is about 1/3rd full with huge lines outside waiting to pack the place”

I argue your choice to not elaborate on why the place was 1/3rd when you mentioned it is attributed to sloppiness.

By: Michael B. Brodkorb

Michael B. Brodkorb — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:37:01 +0000

I’m really confused by your post, as I had Zach from MN Publius on as a guest to report on Obama’s event. He reported on my show that the event was packed and that over 20,000 people attended. I wasn’t at the event, so during the first portion of the show, I was limited to blog reports and emails from readers of Minnesota Democrats Exposed.