Presidential election and blogosphere

Ppopular blogs opened up a special page dedicated to the presidential election where people can update their opinions on candidate, election pledges, or campaign and so forth.

One of the biggest blogs is Allblog, which has recently opened the election page (http://ch.allblog.net/politics/election2007/#candidate10). On the site, you can read bloggers’ opinions on presidential candidates. The site automatically scraps famous postings from various blog sites, as its name ‘all blog’ implies.

On Dec 17, Grand National Party attacked the site for slandering its candidate because anti-LMB articles are posted on the front page. But in it official announcement regarding the matter, the site said the arrangement is not on purpose but the system automatically arranges which postings appear on the front page.

Chung Dong-young, on Nov 13, has actually given out ‘press card’ to a few famous bloggers to allow them to officially report him. They can attend press briefing at UNDP’s headquarters, and are entitled to the same treatment just as other reporters.

LMB also opened a blog (http://www.nmaru.com/front/index.jsp), but it is just one tool of his election campaign activities, so is full of articles saying why it should be LMB, not Chung Dong-young.

On the main blogs, there aren’t many articles as to why LMB should be elected or supportive writings about him and his allegations related to the BBK scandal. The general idea is it should be LMB because there is no alternative, or he seems to be the only one who is competent enough to ‘save the economy.’

Here are some examples from hit postings

ID: MATIO?
I don’t want a criminal president who betrays and lies to people. I don’t want a Korea where innocent people get punished and honest people get ill-treated.

ID: Look into the world
This year-end is really irritating and depressing. It is just one day ahead of the election but there is no ‘chap’ to vote for..I am really torn between vote or not vote. But I know I should not give up. That is the only means I have to punish them.

ID: Tistory Studio
If you do support Chung Dong-young, go for it. But if you don’t support him but vote for him just because of ‘some other reasons,’ you have to stand Chung’s boasting of his support ratings after the election. You will only give the acquittal to Chung and UNDP who don’t reflect on their past errors. Do you want that?

ID: 복분자주
Why am I saying that LMB will definitely become the president? That is because people who speaks badly about him and dislike him say they won’t vote at all. They say even if they vote, the consequence is the same: Lee becomes president, so why bother? I think even if your vote becomes useless, shouldn’t we vote? If you are not going to vote, don’t even try to say how rotten Korean politics is, or thing like that.

ID: windi
I hate Chung Dong-young. First, he doesn’t prove his quality and capability to lead this country as a leader.. Second, he looks funny for not taking responsibility and being opportunistic.. Third, he is arrogant and seems to only think of none but himself.

ID: Backstreet internet world
What do LMB, prosecutors, and psychopath have in common? That’s they lie all the time and don’t feel guilty about it.

ID: Road begins where it ends
LMB is not an economic expert but a fraud expert. But what’s more shocking is his fraud is helped by faithful prosecutors, old-style press, and some established interested in this society.

ID: Lefinion Post
Why people support for LMB is obvious. It is because people just follow the general trend.