Just as websites like Palmetto Scoop and Wolfe Reports have done their best to imitate FITS content and style in recent months, other websites are beginning to mimic our special reports – like the Palmetto Power 100 list, for example.
It’s like the “mimic game” we play with our five-year-old from time to time, although he’s typically much better at it than these Sic Willie wanna-bes.
Anyway, we stumbled upon another example of this trend of imitation-as-flattery (as opposed to plain old flattery) in a list of “most powerful S.C. legislators” published by Voting Under the Influence blogger Brian McCarty.
In compiling his list, McCarty referred to ours as a “urinating contest,” which hit a little close to home considering our founding editor’s … you know what? Never mind.
In fairness, we’ve always liked McCarty and enjoyed reading his blog … although we know that here in the “awww, bless her little heart” state of South Carolina, that usually means that we think he’s a complete and total douchebag who can’t write his way out of a paper bag.
Seriously, though, McCarty is good peeps, a good writer and his list is worth checking out …
By sid January 6, 2010 at 12:39 pm
FITS,
Don’t take this the wrong way, as I do enjoy y’all’s work, but I’m pretty sure you were not the first website to rank the influence of those involved in politics. Perhaps in South Carolina (or perhaps not), but implying others are imitating you for doing what has been done since Al Gore invented the Internet is a little silly. By your reasoning, everyone who creates a ranking list is just imitating The Book of Lists, which was just imitating all other list makers that came before, dating back to the Ten Commandments. And I’m sure there were lists before that. Now, others may imitate you in other ways, but list making? Come on.
By Wes Wolfe January 6, 2010 at 12:45 pm
Um, hey, kid — I don’t want to be you, have no intention of being you, and that wasn’t the point of starting my site. But if you want to engage in your little bit of masturbatory writing, I’m not going to stop you.
By fitsnews January 6, 2010 at 1:06 pm
Pee fetish? Masturbation? A sphincter says what?
-FITS
By The Douche January 6, 2010 at 1:55 pm
This has given me a great idea! I’m making a Douche Bag 100 list.
By Todd January 6, 2010 at 2:04 pm
Some writers at The State newspaper (La Socialista) tried to do a list like yours, Sic, years ago, but it turned out to be too much work.
By ohay January 6, 2010 at 6:50 pm
Wes, you should probably add a couple more pounds to your avatar. just sayin’.