Subject: Re: Experienced Political Blog Writer
From: William Ryan <dotcomer@optonline.net>
Date: 5/9/08, 02:30
To: Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com>

Hi Barrett...I must say I'm rather surprised by the number of accomplished writers who have answered my post...I was expecting people who "wanted to try their hand at writing"...I'm pleasantly surprised...as I stated I have a popular picture blog...much of it humor...but I need to branch out to make my site a place where people come on a daily basis for news and commentary peppered by my toons...but I'm not sure where I'm going with this...I'm just in the planning stages...the format etc are being considered...I'm including a few examples of my work...it's not the usual cheap photoshopping you see everywhere...so I've been told...I don't do things like put Bush' head on a playboy model...all my work tries have a message...I abhor photshopping for just plain silliness...I'm a regular contributor to bartcop and AllHatNoCattle...as well as others...you might be familiar with them...I'm looking to take the best parts of their sites...among others...and give the liberal crowd a sort of information/entertainment site...and you would be a part of a fledgling site...in fact...I must confess...the responses I've received from people like you intimidates me a bit...that I might be reaching outside my league...I'm interested in commentary on issues of a particular day but also essays of issues that appeal to a liberal crowd of a more enduring time frame and continuing debate...eg. intelligent design....I would like to have you do assigments to which I could add the visual...and of course...it would work the other way also...I do visuals to accompany essays of your choosing...if you're still interested...I'd be interested in hearing your ideas and having your help in getting this off the ground...hope to hear from you...Bill Ryan


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On May 8, 2008, at 6:30 PM, Barrett Brown wrote:

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Hi-

I understand that you're looking for someone to contribute left-of-center political commentary to your picture blog, and I'd like to be considered. I've served as a contributing writer for Politicalbase.com as well as some lesser-known online political outlets, and my other work has appeared in dozens of publications including National Lampoon, The Onion A.V. Club, McSweeney's, American Atheist, and Alternet. My first book, Flock of Dodos: Behind Modern Creationism, Intelligent Design, and the Easter Bunny, was released last year to praise from Alan Dershowitz, Rolling Stone, Air America Radio, and The Huffington Post, among other sources.

I've pasted a couple of links to some recent work below; please take a look and let me know if you'd like to discuss this further.

Thanks,

Barrett Brown
Brooklyn, NY
512-560-2302

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/2/8/133235/4406/841/452751

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/3/10/12304/7961/381/473559

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/3/7/113813/6689/531/471351

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