An Update On Luke Ford

I’ve received a number of emails asking me for details about what happened to Luke Ford. As many of you know, I wrote a post yesterday questioning the wisdom of Pajamas Media bringing Ford on as a contributor given his associations with the pornography industry. Well, I can confirm the fact that Luke is no longer part of Pajamas Media. And as I don’t want speculation to rule the day on this particular subject, I’m going to share what I know.

Upon getting back to my office this afternoon, I fired up Typepad and found, much to my surprise, that I was getting a number of hits from lukeisback.com. I was even more surprised, upon arrival at said site, to find that Ford had linked to my post without invective (or even commentary). The act struck me as an impressive display of a person’s sense of humor about themselves, to say the least.

I then noticed a comment at my Luke Ford post, supposedly from Ford himself, stating that he had withdrawn from Pajamas Media and was no longer a contributor. This threw me for a bit of a loop, to put it mildly, so after a moment’s consideration I emailed Ford and asked if he could confirm that he had posted the comment on my site. I received a very polite confirmation of the fact almost immediately.

Given the circumstance, I felt it appropriate to apologize for my error (and blame it on the Pajamas site, of course) and ask if he would prefer it if I either corrected or removed the post. Ford accepted my apology in quite nice a fashion and politely replied that neither correction nor removal of the post was necessary as far as he was concerned. He also stated that he considered the matter closed.

That’s where we stand. Ford did not offer any explanation as to what happened with Pajamas Media, and I certainly didn’t feel it appropriate to ask. If he considers the matter closed, then so do I. What he did tell me is that lukeford.net will be his primary site for blogging about things non-pornographic. I’ve given it a closer look than I did yesterday, and it is worthy of your attention. The man is funny and he writes very, very well.

Now you know as much as I do... other than the fact that you would have to read his emails to get an idea of just how gracious and witty he really is.

Luke Ford (via lukeford.net) will be placed in on the blogroll when I get around to updating my blogroll.

Update to the Update: More here.

Comments

[Luther McLeod]

Good on ya both, Dennis and 'Luke.' Though it will detract from forthcoming witty posts. Gracious is as gracious does. Perhaps a future 'real' member of LINGERE!

[Luther McLeod]

Just perused his blog. You're right. Who woulda thunk? Wait a minute, does that mean someone at PJM 'did' make a good, though radical, choice? Albeit an odd one. On the other hand, and OT, I heard David Corn on Hugh Hewitt tonight, what a maroon. I think he and Galloway would get along well.

[richard mcenroe]

Civility and wit on the internet.

I don't trust it.

[Luke Ford]

Like President Bush, I just want to get back to serving the American people.

[Luke Ford]

Correction: Make that "servicing the American people."

[Gallifinakis Katzenjammerakis]

David Corn? More like David Corn-holer.