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Some L.A. Observed commenters were concerned last week by the ideological makeup of Saturday's L.A. Press Club panel on bloggers and politics. Panel organizer Cathy Seipp heard the cries and invited Kevin Drum of the Washington Monthly's Political Animal, who accepted even though he lives in Irvine. The event co-hosted by the American Cinema Foundation is way up at the AFI campus near Los Feliz. Also: Security has been increased due to the presence on the panel of Charles Johnson, whose high-traffic Little Green Footballs blog is militant about most Arabs, Muslims and U.S. journalists being enemies of Israel and America. LGF has a legion of strident fans—and is considered a hate-mongering site by many bloggers on the left. So bags may be checked, and the organizers are stressing that RSVPs really are necessary. Names will be checked at the door, they promise.
Wednesday update: Look what happens when you invite over the kids from Little Green Footballs. The comment count on the original post has shot up to 145. They all seem to be arguing about the same stuff they argue about over there.
Previously on L.A. Observed: Little Green Footballs, pro and con