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February 12, 2010
Eff Politico
As a part of its ongoing effort to retain exclusive brand licensing rights to a word that’s been a part of the English language since the early seventeenth century, Politico has ordered a British website called Tory Politico to stop using the word “politico,” because—who knows? Maybe you might accidentally end up at the latter site and become confused as to why your favorite Beltway press-release mill has suddenly become obsessed with Parliament and Gordon Brown and Torchwood or something?
John Cole adds via Twitter that we should all boycott linking to Politico until they cut the shit. As if we needed another reason to ignore Politico.
I'll go one further. Stand by for a new logo here.
UPDATE: Political Party Pooper has joined the logo campaign.
UPDATE 2: Jim in Michigan has changed his logo, too.
UPDATE 3: Skippy joins the Politico bandwagon.
Filed under: Politico
Posted By Bob Cesca | February 12, 2010 11:26 AM
Comments
I guess with The NEW York Times having a website no one can use New in their name.
Posted by: eve ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.bobcesca.com/nav-commenters.gif)
at February 12, 2010 11:47 AM
Someone needs to tell the jerks you cannot copyright a word that's in the dictionary.
Posted by: eve at February 12, 2010 11:49 AM
You know Gordon Brown has sold us out, Bob! You continue to carry water for him!
I say, Kill the Bill now that the right honorable cockfrumpet has put before this Parliament!
Posted by: Nanotyrannus at February 12, 2010 11:56 AM
That new logo is Goddamn Awesome!!
Politico!
Posted by: Phydeaux Speaks at February 12, 2010 11:58 AM
That gives me an idea! I'm changing my name to Politicopartypooper!
Posted by: Political Party Pooper at February 12, 2010 12:11 PM
There...it's done.
I'm with you Bob!!!
Tallyho!!
Posted by: Political Party Pooper at February 12, 2010 12:14 PM
Good lord, the establishment press inviting these hacks into the fold has really went to their heads, hasn't it?
I say it's the Cheney influence.
Posted by: Lexaburn at February 12, 2010 1:08 PM
Hahaha! Awesome new logo, Bob!
Posted by: SensesFail at February 12, 2010 1:09 PM
I changed mine too, I'm a follower.
http://extremeliberal.wordpress.com/
Posted by: Jim in Michigan at February 12, 2010 1:21 PM
Excellent Jim!
They can't sue all of us...can they?
Posted by: Political Party Pooper at February 12, 2010 2:43 PM
Fuck these fucking fucks and their fucking entitlement. I'm reaching the end of my rope, so these fuckers had better watch out or I'll make a fucking noose.
Posted by: pea at February 12, 2010 2:51 PM
I visited Politico one time back during the Presidential campaign. It only took me about 10 minutes to realize it was filled with phony garbage writing, devoid of any sense of perspective.
Posted by: J M Ashby at February 12, 2010 5:26 PM
I'm in. What idiocy. :(
http://obamaproject.windonwater.net/2010/02/about-politico/
QT
Posted by: QueenTiye at February 13, 2010 12:20 AM
Bob, my PC's in need of maintenance or I'd change my logo. I've already boycotted Politico links.
Posted by: Matt Osborne at February 13, 2010 3:19 AM
can Democrat.com go after the entire Republican party?
Posted by: ceu at February 13, 2010 1:19 PM
