A special announcement at Hot Air

By Michelle Malkin  •  February 25, 2008 10:15 AM

Over at my other blog, we’ve got an exciting new addition: Ed Morrissey of the excellent Captain’s Quarters will be joining us full-time (his CQ archives are here). As I wrote in my announcement:

Ed has been a friend and kindred spirit since I entered the blogosphere. He brings keen political insights, boundless energy and optimism, and invaluable investigative skills/enterprise reporting to the team. His pioneering citizen journalism helped expose government corruption in Canada and brought down a rotten Canadian Liberal Party administration. He’s been the subject of moonbat cartoonist Ted Rall’s class bigotry and a target of Vanity Fair jerk James Wolcott’s snobbery. Ever the gentleman, Ed joked in response: “Success is when all the right people hate you.”

Hot Air now has two of the hardest working men in the blogosphere on board full-time– and one very lucky boss. As has been the case from launch, we’ll agree on many issues. But not all. We have an eclectic mix of conservative-to-libertarian perspectives, distinctive interests, life experiences, and styles. What unites Allah, Ed, and me: Hot Air’s company goal of informing, entertaining, and keeping you plugged in with piping hot blog commentary, headlines, political analysis, original reporting, video and other multimedia offerings all day, every day.

Blogging has been the adventure of a lifetime. I feel very blessed to work with such creative, committed talents among the Hot Air gang. Be sure to stop by.

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  1. #253241
    On February 25th, 2008 at 10:16 am, The Raging Republican said:

    Never heard of him….. But I’ll give it a look.

  2. #253250
    On February 25th, 2008 at 10:24 am, Old Tanker said:

    Captains Quarters was great! You’re lucky to have him Michelle.

  3. #253251
    On February 25th, 2008 at 10:25 am, Snooper said:

    OUTSTANDING!

    Uh, er, Raging Republican…you jest, yes?

  4. #253255
    On February 25th, 2008 at 10:26 am, unclemonkey said:

    This the blogging equivalent of adding Babe Ruth to a lineup that already includes Gehrig & Dimaggio.(Not sure why I had baseball on the brain this morning). I didn’t realize it was possible, but the addition of Captain Ed will raise Hot Air to an even higher level. Congrats.

  5. #253271
    On February 25th, 2008 at 10:32 am, Patterico said:

    Great addition. He will be a nice addition to the team.

    Allahpundit is still the best blogger working, though. IMO.

  6. #253275
    On February 25th, 2008 at 10:36 am, BetsyinAmerica said:

    Excellent news!

  7. #253280
    On February 25th, 2008 at 10:38 am, Subsunk said:

    Excellent choice. Welcome aboard Capn Ed.

    Subsunk

  8. #253284
    On February 25th, 2008 at 10:41 am, backwoods conservative said:

    An excellent choice! Ed Morrissey has been running a fine blog for quite some time now. I look forward to seeing his contributions to HA.

  9. #253285
    On February 25th, 2008 at 10:41 am, Barry F. said:

    Are you serious, RR?

    Michelle and Ed had quite a few trackbacks to one another’s blogs on issues and commentary for some time now.

  10. #253286
    On February 25th, 2008 at 10:42 am, Old Tanker said:

    Great excuse for finally getting registered over there!!

  11. #253287
    On February 25th, 2008 at 10:42 am, Barry F. said:

    On February 25th, 2008 at 10:32 am, Patterico said:

    Great addition. He will be a nice addition to the team.

    Allahpundit is still the best blogger working, though. IMO.

    Except for Michelle Malkin. ;-)

  12. #253296
    On February 25th, 2008 at 10:47 am, tomk59 said:

    Wow! Losing Bryan is huge, but signing up Captain Ed is like landing the top guy in NFL free agency. Great job.

  13. #253311
    On February 25th, 2008 at 10:59 am, JammieWearingFool said:

    Fantastic addition to the Hot Air team, Michelle.

    Sorry to see Bryan go, but best wishes with his new job.

  14. #253316
    On February 25th, 2008 at 11:00 am, graysonret said:

    Welcome aboard, Ed!

  15. #253325
    On February 25th, 2008 at 11:05 am, evilned said:

    So Admiral Malkin has a new fleet captain. Well as long as the helmsman isn’t named Kennedy, I’m sure her voyages will be safe and smooth. ;)

    I can’t wait to see if Mishelle will be a regular on Blog Talk Radio now.

  16. #253327
    On February 25th, 2008 at 11:06 am, zorro said:

    Nice catch Michelle! Welcome Captain Ed and all the mates at Captain’s Quarters

  17. #253330
    On February 25th, 2008 at 11:08 am, dakine said:

    Very good addition to HA. Ed is a talented and entertaining blogger. Nothing personal against Bryan, but I found him to be a pretty pedestrian and predictable writer. Allah remains the best short form blogger on the web IMHO…he shoots it the way he sees it, and he’s funnier than hell.

  18. #253334
    On February 25th, 2008 at 11:11 am, letget said:

    Wonderful news. I enjoy HA, MM, and CQ everyday. It is great to get news on what is happening in the world from these sites. News we won’t get with the MSM.
    L

  19. #253355
    On February 25th, 2008 at 11:24 am, d1carter said:

    Michelle,
    HotAir is the best blog on the market and it’s stock just got better. I do believe you now have the three best bloggers on the net.
    Thanks for your hard work and dedication. I do enjoy it so!

  20. #253392
    On February 25th, 2008 at 11:51 am, Boomer said:

    Welcome aboard Captain Ed! A great addition to Hot Air. I view his site on a daily basis (thanks to many past links from Michelle).

  21. #253393
    On February 25th, 2008 at 11:51 am, Regulus said:

    Excellent addition. Well done!

  22. #253497
    On February 25th, 2008 at 1:00 pm, kwbrownie2003 said:

    Hot Air = an embarassment of riches?

  23. #253535
    On February 25th, 2008 at 1:31 pm, Al in St. Lou said:

    This site works fine for me. However, Hot Air displays as if it thinks it’s connecting to a cell phone or a text-only browser. The same thing happens on both Firefox and IE. So, I’ve stopped reading Hot Air. I will miss CQ even if Hot Air gets fixed and they add DBD!

  24. #253601
    On February 25th, 2008 at 2:24 pm, Laree said:

    Thanks, I am in the Balloon- Hot Air. Captain Quarters too it is a good to be the Captain.

  25. #253691
    On February 25th, 2008 at 3:22 pm, Radiopatriot said:

    Wonderful news! I’ve worked with Ed on Blog Talk Radio and interviewed him a couple of times on my terrestrial radio show, and he’s always been a terrific guest. Had the opportunity to get to know him at last October’s Conservative Leadership Conference in Reno when Ed was honored with the CLC “Blogger of the Year” award. I also saw up-close Ed’s absolute mania for blogging!

    Ed will be a terrific asset to Hot Air and a huge benefit to the New Media overall. Congratulations — we’ll be reading with avid interest!

    Andrea Shea King, host
    “The Andrea Shea King Show”
    Blog Talk Radio & WDBO AM 580 – Orlando

  26. #253798
    On February 25th, 2008 at 5:23 pm, hadsil said:

    I hope he doesn’t stop his own blog.

    Does he sing? :D

  27. #253836
    On February 25th, 2008 at 6:12 pm, Al in St. Lou said:

    He’s announced the closing of his blog.

  28. #253859
    On February 25th, 2008 at 6:59 pm, almeehan said:

    When do we see a photo of Allah? :-)

  29. #253948
    On February 25th, 2008 at 9:39 pm, katieanne said:

    I have always been a huge fan of Captain’s Quarters. This is wonderful. Welcome Captain Ed. It is wonderful to have you here.

    Thanks Michelle! :)

  30. #254184
    On February 26th, 2008 at 9:15 am, itzWicks said:

    This corner of the blogosphere just keeps getting better and better.

    I look forward to more first class submissions by you guys over at Hot Air, and wish nothing but the best to Bryan as he moves on to other challenges.

    I hope the Captain keeps his old site available for retrieval purposes should people need to revisit old battles won by his efforts in citizenship journalism.

  31. #254998
    On February 27th, 2008 at 9:16 am, old trooper said:

    Ed brings a lot to the table here.
    His ability to provide facts and cut through the Liberal BS is unique and refreshing.

    It is a wise choice to circle the wagons for the next four years.
    It looks like is may be a very bumpy ride!

    Welcome Aboard Captain!

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