Is Glenn making nice-nice for the sake of popularity? I know he's got to be more intelligent than to actually think the ACLU is good for anything, or that their goals have anything to do with what conservatives believe in. How can any conservative worth his or her salt see the ACLU as anything besides what it is - a lions' den of leftist thought that makes it a point to attack anything good and true and right. They are anti-American, anti-truth, anti-good. They are, quite literally, an evil organization. They support child molesters, approve of the "homosexualization" of the United States, and fight for everything sane people with morals are against. They support CAIR, the American version of al Qaeda. (If that's not enough to tell you there's a problem here, then you need to read this blog more.) In almost any court case that makes conservatives want to bang their heads against a wall, chances are good that the ACLU was involved.Reynolds, when informed by one boycotter of the effort, shrugged.
"That's okay -- there are plenty of blogs out there, and this guy would clearly be happier somewhere else."
Now this boycott is not to be mixed up with The Alliance of Free Blogs, whose efforts are directed at spreading "filthy lies" about Glenn Reynolds. No, this is an honest attempt to boycott, so let's check the results.The boycott was called on August 30th. As we can see from the graph to the left Instapundit took a brief hit for the month prior to the boycott getting declared. After the boycott was declared on August 30th, traffic for Instapundit actually went up to the highest levels since February.
So, the boycott was a complete bust. I wish they would boycott me next.
But what this really shows is how ineffective most boycotts really are, especially in the news and entertainment media. If anyone really wanted to take traffic away from Instapundit, then the solution is to create a better blog.
Conservatives should apply this lesson to Hollywood as well. Michael Moore was going to find an audience for Fahrenheit 911, but look what Mel Gibson was able to draw with The Passion. It's not enough to oppose what Hollywood is creating, but to engage Hollywood on it's own terms - at the box office.
(In the meantime, if Glenn Reynolds wants to send me some linky-love for my complete butt-kissing performance here, I'm willing to put on the chap stick.)
