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This Talking Points Memo covers the story, “Enraged bloggers took to the streets and information superhighways today to protest ABC News’s lack of substance in yesterday’s [April 18, 2008] debate.”

A humorous post pokes a bit of fun at reactions of bloggers to mainstream media.

Since most bloggers already boycott Fox News, CBS News, NBC News, CNN, and most other major news outlets for various infractions, they risk suffering from severe news deprivation. A real medical doctor, who specializes in the news-related pathologies, expressed concern:

‘Addicted bloggers can survive for weeks without news, but it takes a toll on their nervous systems. Their posts begin to take on incestuous qualities, as they start to write about nothing but other blogs. They lose their friends, their spouses, and their pets, until their only social interactions come from similarly afflicted victims. Often, they try to escape and write anguished farewell posts, only to return a few days later with disturbing new avatars.’

Asked if there was any cure, the doctor responded:

Turn off the computer.

If you suffer from angry blogging, take 5 deep breaths and open up another tab on that browser, because I’m sure you have something to say.

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