As in front page of the Washington Post big:
Illegal immigrant ice cream vendors might be spreading leprosy in Manassas. Prince William County has been infiltrated by “unassimilated marxist radicals.” Manassas Park police covered up the predations of five Hispanic men who gang-raped a woman in the street in June.
These claims, among others, have been made in recent months by Greg Letiecq, whose popular blog, Black Velvet Bruce Li, offers “Blog-Fu for Prince William, Manassas and Manassas Park politics” — often making up in passion what it lacks in proof.
But Letiecq (pronounced LUH-teek) is not some mouse-pushing crackpot with a keyboard and an Internet connection. In the past 18 months, Letiecq has leveraged his blog to help elect allies, kill off opponents’ campaigns and shape local public policy. Peers call his site the most influential local blog in Virginia.
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When Letiecq isn’t helping write county policy in Prince William, he can be found writing material of a different sort as Black Velvet Bruce Li. Among the ranks of the online martial artists who spin and strike across the so-called blogosphere, Letiecq is a virtual ninja, practicing character assassination, innuendo and exhortation with the skill of a black belt.
“He has by far the most well-trafficked local blog in the state and, as far as influencing public policy, one of the most influential blogs in the country,” said Ben Tribbett, whose Not Larry Sabato blog covers Virginia politics.
David Mastio, who tracks 200 Virginia political blogs on his Blognetnews.com, ranks Letiecq “the most influential conservative blogger in Northern Virginia” and among the top three most-influential political blogs in the state. Letiecq’s site tallies about 47,000 distinct page views a day and counts 5,000 unique visitors, although he said he earns only about $1.50 a day from the operation because he doesn’t have time to sell much advertising.
“He’s a hard-hitting, blunt, tough commentator on politics, and people like that,” said Mastio, who is also an editorial writer for the Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk.
I don’t always agree with what Greg says, or how he says it, but if you want to know what’s going on in Prince William County politics, there are few better places to go.
July 22nd, 2007 at 10:30 am
Oh oh. Poor DC.