Placing Ace of Spades within the Blogosphere Naturally, alternative streams of information will play a large role in that process. We have, he reminded us, not simply an opportunity to inform ourselves about politics, but a 'duty' to do so. AoS gave a rather thoughtful set of remarks on why the New Media is an important part of policy-making, and drew a straight line between the history of policy debate in a town-hall setting and the Reagan Revolution, which rejected the notion-now so prevalent in Europe and elsewhere-that the political class can consider itself our superiors, and simply make policy decisions on our behalf. McCann, of, wrote this about the same ceremony: "In accepting the award today, he gave an incisive speech on the death of democracy and the rise of tyranny, accompanied by an analysis of how Ronald Reagan re-invigorated the two-party system.īlogger Joy W. His speech at that event indicated that he felt all Americans have an obligation to maintain political awareness, rather than relying upon elites ("their betters," he said, in a slightly mocking tone with an almost-British cast to it) to make decisions for them.īrian Faughnan of the Standard summarized the event this way: "Ace has a gift for cutting through political BS, for dissecting the fatal flaws behind liberal arguments, and for doing so with humor." "Ace" was honored as the "Blogger of the Year" at the Conservative Political Union's prestigious Conservative Political Action Conference in March of 2008, where he was introduced by Robert Bluey of the Heritage Foundation, according to. The site's leading Blogger, "Ace," has also appeared as a guest expert on Fox News, though it is rare for him to make media appearances. ] Apart from mentions in the "Washington Times," Ace of Spades has been quoted, mentioned, or referenced on the Wall Street Journal's website ], Fox News, CNN ], National Review, The Weekly Standard, and many notable online magazines. ] It has maintained for years a position as a top-100 blog, within the "Blogging Ecosystem" maintained at The Truth Laid Bear.
] Created in 2003, Ace of Spades has had over 22 million hits as of May 19, 2008. Awards = CPAC Blogger of the Year, 2008 huge cult followingĪce of Spades HQ, Ace of Spades, or AoS is a conservative and humor-driven U.S.-based weblog, described by Washington Times editorial page editor Tony Blankley as a "very smart military blog".
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