Little Green Footballs

Little Green Footballs (often abbreviated as LGF) is a weblog run by California web designer Charles Johnson. Much like neo-conservative icon Irving Kristol, Johnson claims that he was "a liberal who was mugged by history" — in this case, by the September 11, 2001 attacks.

History

Before September 11, Johnson's blog had been geared towards the discussion of bicycle racing, programming, web design, and the occasional humorous news item. After September 11 it became a very active warblog, focusing on the War on Terror and partisan commentary on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Related Topics:
September 11 - Bicycle racing - Programming - Web design - Warblog - War on Terror - Israeli-Palestinian conflict

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LGF features extensive coverage of sometimes under-reported news stories, particularly those featuring examples of European anti-Semitism and Islamist terrorism. LGF is also known for its irreverent (or, according to detractors, juvenile and distasteful) spin on hot-button issues, featuring Photoshopped treatments of Rachel Corrie as "Saint Pancake," Yasser Arafat as "Arafish" and jailed Palestinian terrorists as Elvis and Bob Dobbs.

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European - Anti-Semitism - Islamist terrorism - Spin - Photoshop - Rachel Corrie - Arafat - Palestinian - Elvis - Bob Dobbs

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LGF was one of four sources, along with the Power Line and AllahPundit blogs and the Free Republic discussion forum, responsible for the initial stages of the 60 Minutes Killian memos investigation.

Related Topics:
Power Line - AllahPundit - Free Republic - 60 Minutes - Killian memos

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LGF was voted "Best International Blog" in an online poll by the Washington Post in November 2004.

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Washington Post - November - 2004

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LGF won first place in IsraellyCool's 2004 Jewish and Israeli Blog Awards for "Best Overall Mega Blog" and "Best Israel Advocacy Blog" http://www.israellycool.com/blog/_archives/2005/2/15/324028.html

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Little Green Footballs supporters have helped raise thousands of dollars for such military public relations and charity organizations as Spirit of America and Pizza for the IDF.

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In late 2005, Johnson launched a news site called the Pajamas Media in Transition - Information Site with writers as diverse as Tammy Bruce, David Corn, W. T. Quick and Eric Umansky, to name a few.

Related Topics:
2005 - Tammy Bruce - David Corn - W. T. Quick - Eric Umansky

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