Yes, That Digby

I’ve been reading Hullabaloo By Digby since I first became aware of the blogosphere. Digby’s posts have been so insightful, so right on, and so well written that I check several times a day, every day, to see if there is something new up there. Now Digby has revealed herself in a speech given at the Take Back America Gala Dinner surrounded by all the heroes of the progressive blogosphere.

Yes, it’s really Digby, and what a wonderful rousing speech she gives.

“In the blogosphere nobody cares if you’re a 70 year-old Chinese immigrant, or a 22 year-old Harvard student, or a stay-at-home blogger Dad. If you have something to say you can say it, and if it touches a chord people will return time and again to read what you’ve written and discuss the issues of the day with others who are reading the same thing.”

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“I’m a ‘blogger/pundit’, a role for which I am eminently qualified since, exactly like pundits on television and in newspapers, I have opinions. I write them down. And a lot of people read them. Yes, that’s all there is to it. Sorry Mr Broder.”

It’s perfect.

Update: There’s a revealing interview with Digby on the TBA site here.

Digby had amassed a large following and deep respect in the progressive blogosphere for insightful, passionate writing on political issues, but before Tuesday no one knew the person behind Digby. That night, Digby revealed herself to the world and gave a rousing speech about what progressive bloggers have contributed to the movement as she accepted, on behalf of progressive bloggers, the Paul Wellstone Citizen Leadership Award. Earlier in the day, I was able to spend a few moments chatting with Digby. Here are excerpts.

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