Commentary on the commentary on the commentary

Ever read comments at the bottom of a youtube video or a popular blog post? Usually pretty lame, huh?

Since last week, there’s been lots of swirl in the political blogging world, over comments left by anonymous users. Are these website operators responsible for what random people say?

Bill O’Reilly’s rant here.
DailyKos’s response here.
More backlash here and here.

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