Anonymous and pseudonymous bloggers beware:
An anonymous Minnesota blogger, who took pains to poke fun at Democrats and question their qualifications for elected office, has been unmasked as a — gasp! — Republican political operative.
Michael Brodkorb ‘fessed up in a post this week to his blog, Minnesota Democrats Exposed. Brodkorb is a former state Republican Party spokesman.
‘My identity is being unveiled today because of lawsuit filed against me by a prominent Democrat consultant.’ he wrote.
Until now, guessing the identity of the anonymous Republican blogger had become something of a popular sport for Minnesota Democrats.
Reminds anyone of the NLS speculation amongst Virginia bloggers, eh?
Of course, the only reason why parallels can be drawn between NLS and this is the political tabloid that anonymous and pseudonymous bloggers allow Ben Tribbett’s site to become. It’s not isolated — pick any website and the nastiest, most virulent comments come from either the anonymous or pseudonymous bench.
Can ’em all, I say. If there was one thing I would change about the blogosphere, it would be the elimination of pseudonyms and anonymous comments. It’s road rage syndrome — you’d be amazed what people would do if given just a little bit of anonymity… and the blogosphere isn’t immune.