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| '''Little Green Footballs''' is a ], pro-], political ] edited by a ] ] named ]. |
'''Little Green Footballs''' is a ], pro-], political ] edited by a ] ] named ]. Little Green Footballs mostly concerns ] affairs and ] (with an emphasis on ] terrorism), with occasional mention of ] sports and space news. | ||
| Little Green Footballs, |
Little Green Footballs, evolved over the years. Originally, it was blog on computing with some humorous news items. After the ], LGF became a became a warblog. Johnson was a professional guitarist who accompanied top jazz artists like ] both onstage and in the studio for many years. In the 1980s, he was one of the first computer programmers to code for the ]. | ||
| On Thursday, ], ], Little Green Footballs was subjected to a ] attack along with other sites on the Hosting Matters system |
On Thursday, ], ], Little Green Footballs was subjected to a ] attack along with other sites on the Hosting Matters system for a few hours. | ||
| Although the blog has been called conservative, some say that Johnson was "a leftist until he got mugged by ]." | |||
| Charles Johnson writes: | |||
| ⚫ | Charles Johnson coined the term "idiotarian." | ||
| :The ] attack that hit the Hosting Matters system last night and took down LGF, Instapundit, and many other blogs, was directed at Aaron Weisburd's ] by a group of Al Qaeda-affiliated web sites. Here is Weisburd's explanation of what happened and why: ] Internet attack . | |||
| Although Little Green Footballs has a very dedicated following, it is often accused of fascism and racism (see external links). This charge is disputed by the blog's extremely loyal supporters. | |||
| Registered user Weisburd says that the attacks were carried out by supporters of a number of Al Qaida-affiliated forums registered to ] and running in ] who declared an online "]" against the Haganah ]. The result was that the sites dropped offline, and four of them remain offline. | |||
| Although the blog has been called conservative, some say that Johnson was "a leftist until he got mugged by ]." Blog poster "Bleeding heart conservative" says that LGF reflects "reality and pragmatism to bend to the occasional aspiration to idealism, and protects us simultaneously from utopian fruitlessness," and asks why such an approach should have no place on the left. | |||
| ⚫ | Charles Johnson coined the term "idiotarian." | ||
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Little Green Footballs is a conservative, pro-Israel, political weblog edited by a California graphic designer named Charles Johnson. Little Green Footballs mostly concerns Middle Eastern affairs and terrorism (with an emphasis on Palestinian terrorism), with occasional mention of bicycle sports and space news.
Little Green Footballs, evolved over the years. Originally, it was blog on computing with some humorous news items. After the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks, LGF became a became a warblog. Johnson was a professional guitarist who accompanied top jazz artists like Al Jarreau both onstage and in the studio for many years. In the 1980s, he was one of the first computer programmers to code for the Atari.
On Thursday, October 16, 2003, Little Green Footballs was subjected to a Denial of Service attack along with other sites on the Hosting Matters system for a few hours.
Although the blog has been called conservative, some say that Johnson was "a leftist until he got mugged by September 11."
Charles Johnson coined the term "idiotarian."
Although Little Green Footballs has a very dedicated following, it is often accused of fascism and racism (see external links). This charge is disputed by the blog's extremely loyal supporters.