Allahpundit
Nick Catoggio, who previously used the
Hot Air
The persona of Allahpundit first appeared through a parody blog, Allah Is In the House, which rose in popularity circa 2003 by being referenced throughout the conservative and anti-jihadist blogosphere. In March and April 2006,[3][4] Allahpundit guest-blogged for Michelle Malkin before becoming the most active contributor to Malkin's Hot Air.
Hot Air is widely referenced by political bloggers and news reporters
Viewpoints
Allahpundit's prominence on Hot Air has been a contentious issue for some of the site's ardent
In September 2004, Allahpundit was key to debunking of the
Allahpundit's moniker harkens back to his original blog, Allah Is In The House, which was a highly irreverent parody of "a jihadist's version of Allah" and a way to vent frustration about
In October 2021, Allahpundit expressed agreement with
Allah Is In The House blog
Allah Is In the House began on August 27, 2003. The author wrote using the name of
The blog's approach and humor caused it to become mocked days after its inception, though it was cited by many of the top conservative bloggers[16][17][18][19] and many blog-sympathetic writers [20][21] of the time including Roger L. Simon, who wrote, "These days I learn more from Allahpundit, where I found this link, than I ever do from Meet the Press."[22] Posts from Allahpundit's old Allah Is In The House blog are archived at the Internet Archive, although the image files are not.[23]
Ranking
"Hot Air is one of the biggest, most influential conservative sites on the Web" and has been since its 2006 founding.[24] In 2007, Michelle Malkin credited AllahPundit with "turn[ing] the site into a must-read," thus causing it to rise in popularity "from nowhere to a top-30 site on Technorati's Top 100 list."[25] Hot Air would regularly places in the top ten rankings of politically conservative commentary websites.[26]
References
- ^ "About". Hot Air. Archived from the original on 2017-01-12.
- ^ "The Morning Dispatch: Big News!". The Dispatch. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ michellemalkin.com (March 2006 archives) Archived July 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ michellemalkin.com (April 2006 archives) Archived October 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ James Taranto, "Best of the Web Today Archived April 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine", The Wall Street Journal Opinion Journal (October 17, 2006).
- ^ "Why the Worst of Times for Politics and Media Has Been the Best of Times for Jon Stewart and 'The Daily Show' -- New York Magazine". 10 September 2010. Archived from the original on 2016-11-10. Retrieved 2014-01-03.
- ^ "Exclusive: Hot Air Acquired By Salem Communications". Mediaite. 2010-02-17.
- ^ "Pelosi: Prop 8 supporters might have been too dumb to grasp what they were doing". Hot Air. November 8, 2008. Archived from the original on September 9, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ "Even 'candy-ass RINO' Allahpundit is disgusted by GOP amnesty sellouts". Twitchy. June 21, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ "Who's up for a new Republican amnesty push?". Hot Air. October 24, 2013. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ "The Donald Keeps Getting Stronger". The Weekly Standard. September 10, 2015. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ISBN 978-0312354114.
- ^ Blogpulse Campaign Radar 2004.
- ^ "Mediaite Presents: 25 Need-To-Know Bloggers You May Not Know Already". Mediaite. October 21, 2009. Archived from the original on December 11, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^ Stelter, Brian (October 11, 2021). "Bill Maher is right about Trump's 'slow-moving coup.' Here are 6 reasons to take it seriously". CNN Business. Archived from the original on 2021-10-11. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
- ^ instapundit.com Archived January 4, 2014, at the Wayback Machine (September 17, 2004).
- ^ "Called To Ministry?" [dead link], hughhewitt.com (April 21, 2008).
- ^ "New York Times vs. News York Sun" Archived October 16, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, michellemalkin.com (September 13, 2004).
- ^ "Allah Has Got the Pictures" Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, captainsquartersblog.com (December 11, 2003).
- ^ James Taranto "Best of the Web Today Archived October 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine", The Wall Street Journal Opinion Journal (March 22, 2004).
- ^ Jim Geraghty, "Interesting Suspects of who gave CBS the memos Archived April 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine", National Review Online (September 14. 2004).
- ^ rogerlsimon.com Archived September 8, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Archives of Allah Is in the House.
- ^ "Sale of 'Hot Air' Shakes up Conservative Blogosphere - the Wire". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-01-03.
- ^ Michelle Malkin, "Drudge disses Hot Air Archived December 20, 2016, at the Wayback Machine", hotair.com (March 19, 2007).
- ^ "The 40 Best Conservative Websites of 2013 | John Hawkins' Right Wing News". 11 December 2013. Archived from the original on 2016-06-12. Retrieved 2014-01-03.