There are tons of political blogs on the Internet but not everyone is reading them according to a new study from Harris Interactive. Half of the Americans (56%) surveyed said they never read blogs that discuss politics. About one-quarter (23%) say that they read them several times a year and just 22% of Americans read political blogs regularly (several times a month or more). One interesting part of the study is that political blog readers tend to be older than the typical blog reader – past blog studies have shown blogs are read more by young people. This study found that a higher percentage of baby boomers and seniors read political blogs than in the younger demographics. This is somewhat logical because many people don’t become interested until politics they are older. While it could be said that blogs are just a younger person’s folly, in our study this is not the case. Just one in ten (19%) Echo Boomers (those aged 18-31) regularly read a political blog and only 17 percent of Gen Xers (those aged 32-43) say the same. Matures (those aged 63 and older) are actually the generation most likely to be political blog readers as just over one-quarter (26%) say they regularly do so followed by 23 percent of Baby Boomers (those aged 44-62). Also, one hears of the rabid blogs on both sides of the political aisle, but just 22 percent of Republicans and 20 percent of Democrats regularly read blogs. Independents are the ones slightly more likely to read these, as just over one-quarter (26%) say they regularly read political blogs. Looking at those who regularly do read political blogs, over half (54%) read one or two at least once a week with an additional 22 percent reading 3-4 at least once a week. And, while they may read these, they do not comment on them. Over two-thirds (69%) of those who regularly read blogs did not comment on one in the previous week. Republicans are slightly more likely than Democrats to comment. One-third of Republicans (34%) commented in the previous week compared to 28 percent of Democrats. Here is a chart showing this age group breakdown of political blog readership. (via Hot Air) Permalink | Recent Headlines | Twitter | WWFeeds.com

Britney Spears had dinner with Mel Gibson Saturday night
The troubled singer met the Braveheart actor at Los Angeles Romanov restaurant where they ate fillet mignon steak as they talked for two hours.

Governor's Girl Already Went Wild (E! Online)
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Marley Biopic: No music No Cry?
Is this love? From the looks of it, maybe not. The late Bob Marleys heirs are jamming the Weinstein Company from licensing the music of the reggae icon for an upcoming movie about his

Quincy Jones to speak at graduation, get honorary doctorate
Quincy Jones will receive an honorary doctorate at the University of Washington commencement, where the musician-composer-producer-arranger will speak on June 14.

Spitzer’s Call Girl Had a Blog
By now everyone has heard that New York Governor Eliot Spitzer was caught in a prostitution sting. The New York Times reports that the prostitute Spitzer was having the secret rendezvous with is 22-year-old Ashley Alexandra Dupre. In addition to being a hooker, Ashley is also a wannabee singer and as nearly all 20-somethings do these days she has a MySpace page. The MySpace page includes a single from one of her songs called “What We Want.” There is also a blog on her MySpace page. She has not been a very dedicated blogger. Her blog contains just one entry over a priod of several months. Ironically she offers some relationship advice in her only post. If you are in a relationship, and it is “doing absolutly nothing” for you, makes you feel bad about yourself or situations, just causing unessesary drama, and ruining things that you may actually care about…why would you want that in your life?? you need to surround yourself with the people that make you feel good, and that will help you get to that next step in your life. that is what a relationship is all about…growing and moving forward. Surround yourself around people that are making moves, and doing what “they want and love” with their lives, positive energy…thats what life is all about…living. Because if you dont, misery loves company, they will only try to bring you down with them…but the question is, are you strong enough, to not let that happen? Its hard to see if you let it get to that point… …and then from all those answers you have to decide if that person is worthy of being a part of “your” life….because it is your life, your show…you decide who you want the characters to be…not the other way around. Every person is different, every person has their voice…can you recognize your voice, listen to it, and stick up for it?? Now that she has been identified and she has a blog is she going to blog anymore? There is some curiousity about who clients #1 through #8 are. Some of the blogs and sites discussing Ashley Alexandra Dupre’s MySpace pages include Wonkette, The Blotter, Americablog, JammieWearingFool, Gothamist, Politico, Village Voice, Power Line, PoliBlog, A Blog For All, Radar, Huffington Post, BuzzFeed and Memeorandum. Permalink | Recent Headlines | Twitter | WWFeeds.com

Just a Minute With: Woody Harrelson on life and poker (Reuters)
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Texas beach rap concert ends in fights
Police say officers were overwhelmed trying to restore order as a spring break rap concert ended in multiple fights on the beach at Galveston, Texas.

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