Dear Readers:
Now that the election is over, I want to apologize for dragging any political controversy into my blog. My job here is to provide you with usable information on living green and frugally. While I’d like to be able to tie topics into something timely that’s going on in the news, my preference is to do so without showing too much of a bias.
I’m afraid that in my recent post on frugal shopping, I may have crossed a line, and for that, I’m sorry. John McCain’s humble and gracious concession speech last night left me thinking that I owed it to you, my 10,000+ monthly readers, to stick to my blog’s path and keep politics out of things. I should have been more like Stephanie, the Crock Pot Lady, who did an excellent job of being non partisan while still being timely–by printing Crock-Pot recipes for John McCain ribs and Barack Obama chili.
With that in mind, I have edited the 5 Ways to be a Frugal Shopper thread, the one that raised so much ire and controversy, to include basic shopping information only–no political jabs. I hope that any readers who may have considered quitting my blog will consider staying instead. And to those who unsubscribed, I hope one day you will come back. Thank you for your continued readership and support.
Leah Ingram
November 5, 2008
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I was not offended at all.
Thanks, Leah. I don’t support government mandated environmentalism, but I do believe in being responsible with the day-to-day choices put before me.
Your blog helps all of us, conservative and liberal, do that.
Well, I agreed with you, so it was okay by me. I don’t do the non-partisan thing so well anyway, sometimes to my great disadvantage.
I am a new reader as of a couple days ago LOL so I missed the post in question but I will say that I’m impressed with THIS one and it makes me glad I subscribed! It’s hard to be realistic about missteps – and harder to admit them.