This post is disappointing. Why didn't you just ask why Automattic is so awesome and get it over with? It would be more honest than suggesting that people who don't have WordPress-certified knee pads are big meanies who think Mullenweg is evil.

And the response, of course, is predictable. Rather than honest discussion about what Automattic is doing right or wrong, people have been led (quite well) to just label the company as "good", which is some jim dandy positive buzz for Mullenweg and his crew. I suppose that's what happens when 95% of your posts are WordPress-centric.

Personally, I think WordPress is a great product. I'm not a fan of putting all my security eggs in one basket, so I stay clear of Akismet, and I have no use for most of the other properties. I use Disqus rather than Intense Debate mostly because of personal preference, but a little bit of the original decision was because I'd rather encourage Disqussion than the flame war evoked by Intense Debate's logo.

Anyway, I hope you'll approach future posts with a bit more honesty.

I think you hit the nail on the head. Almost invariably, the comments lead back to "But that's not how we did it when..."

I'm not interested in fighting state-by-state. You know why? Because it'll take another hundred years to get to Arkansas and Idaho and that's certainly a less than reasonable strategy. And I don't want to minimize all the work that's been done on a state-by-state strategy. It was vital.

State-by-state was necessary for a long time because Republicans controlled Congress. Then it was necessary when they controlled the White House.

But now we have both congressional chambers and a 'fierce advocate' in the White House. This is the time to push for national civil rights so that people in Arkansas and Idaho don't have to suffer because of where they were born.

Even if our LGBT Betters (like Barney Frank this afternoon) think it's a waste of time.

I don't think this would bother me as much if someone had checked the spelling on the damn thing.

Also, I hope they keep printing these. The expense of black ink alone will bankrupt them.

I'm working on a blog response to the rest of it, but with due respect, comments sections from news sites are hardly representative. You might as well quote youtube comments.

I am pretty awesome now that you mention it. ;-)

I'm with you right up till the last bit.

I don't think the battle needs to continue for decades, and I don't think we should be spending all this time and effort on state recognition. As I said yesterday on my blog (--> blog whore!!! <--), I'm starting to wonder if President Obama isn't defending DOMA with such unbridled enthusiasm to force the Supreme Court to step in and declare the obvious: What's being done is blatantly unconstitutional, makes plainly clear that lesbians and gays should be a protected class, and violates the suspect classification doctrine.

My understanding was that the headline was only changed after the debate was closed. That is to say, NOBODY was answering the question they're now posing.

I was so impressed by Sen. Gill yesterday as she made several points that I honestly wouldn't have considered. Her input was a great example illustration of the importance of diversity in decision making.

Can't wait to see the video (blocked at work)! One correction: Lt. Choi isn't quite discharged yet. Still waiting for the final decision from the Commander of the First Army and the chief of the National Guard Bureau.

For once, I'm thankful for red tape!

Be very very careful linking yourself to EI. All else aside, there are many survivors of the Ex-Gay Industry who attest to the psychological abuse trained and meted out in Exodus programs. The entire goal of their program is to take money and psychologically cripple people. (Not to mention that their 'science' is debunked from beginning to end.)