Maxi-zing!

The Grey Lady has finally "found her voice" in the ongoing slugfest that is the primary race between Old Media and New Media!  Her campaign has gone negative, and it may change the face of the race for good!  But is it too late to matter?

In a gambit of thrilling uppitiness, the lead article in the Sunday Styles covers the Washington D.C. phenomenon of "blogger houses."  Now, I'm not convinced these so-called "blogger houses" exist, but negative campaigning isn't always about what's necessarily "true."  By placing an article about schlumpy, self-absorbed D.C. wonks in a section meant to highlight attractive people and their expensive clothing and accessorizing habits, the NYT has shone the light on the REAL DARK SECRET on this insurgency known as "the blogosphere."  See, this "blogosphere" may be a Change from the old media that has reigned supreme for four hundred thousand years, but is it really Change You Can Believe In?  Is it Ready To Govern on Day One?  Do you really want to trust your news to young fatties with laptops sitting in comfy chairs in depressing houses?  Or would you rather trust your news to middle-aged fatties with desktops sitting in uncomfy chairs in Renzo Piano buildings in midtown?  An example:

"I usually prefer the blue chair," Mr. Yglesias said, describing where he likes to work when he's not at his office or a local coffee shop.
"I prefer posting up on the yellow couch," said Kriston Capps, 28, a Flophouse resident and freelance art critic who keeps a personal blog and until recently also blogged for the Smithsonian American Art Museum. 

Well played, NYT.  Count this delegate IN PLAY.