A return to blogging (sort of)
(WARNING: This is going to sound a lot more like a LiveJournal entry than my usual posts, but you should read anyways).
It has been MONTHS since I’ve posted on AverageJoeLE. I will admit, like most of my projects, I had very high hopes for what this site could be. I envisioned it being a haven for distinctly “young conservatives” who were recent college grads, caught somewhere between students and professionals.
So what went wrong? The biggest part of it was the lack of content, obviously. Even with a number of writers on staff, people get busy, and you know the drill.
Second, I was creating a niche for a market that didn’t exist. Although we did have one big scoop (the Obama gear at the NBC Store) it wasn’t enough to pull us over the top without a steady stream of news.
Finally, I should have been more realistic and been able to recognize that I couldn’t run a full-fledged News and Opinion website while in my second year of law school. I bought the lie that second year was supposed to be easier. ONE HUNDRED PERCENT NOT TRUE. Toughest year of school at any level ever.
For the upcoming year, I hoped that maybe I could revive the idea, but the inherent problems still exist. On top of that, add on the fact that I am Editor in Chief for the Circuit Review at Seton Hall, will likely be volunteering for a campaign this summer and fall, need to earn some sort of income, traveling back and forth to DC to visit the lovely Ms. Yasenchak, searching for a permanent job, prepping for the bar exam, and O YEH, I’m getting married in a year.
Where does this leave AverageJoeLE? Well, for starters, it’s staying around for a little while longer, at least. It’s going to be slightly more “personal” but not in that creepy online diary way. It will be more like extended Facebook and Twitter posts, more like casual commentary on politics and news as the feeling strikes me. Some things will be more ranty, others will be more eloquent. Depends on my mood, really.
Although I’m not banning any old writers from the site (if you guys still have your passwords, feel free to contribute anytime!) I don’t expect them to write that much on here again. In fact, I’d be surprised if even half of them even read this post (but go ahead and surprise me in the comments, Tim Ryder et al.) I haven’t decided exactly what to do with the old content, but I’ll likely just leave it up for now.
Bottom Line: Please check back when you can to see what this Average Joe L-E, all on his own, thinks about the world. Hopefully, You’ll find it interesting.
Sincerely,
Joe
Welcome to Average Joe L-E!
Average Joe L-E started in Spring 2009 as an outlet for young conservatives who are recent college graduates and are not part of the establishment “Republicans” or Capitol Hill staffers. We are conservatives that otherwise do not have a home. Ultimately, we are some pretty bright “Average Joes” who have opted to stay out of the political world, but still have plenty to contribute to it.
The issues discussed here will be a wide array, including both national and local politics, based on the locations of our writers. But within this broad range is also a focus on the “Millenials” and how these issues affect us. It is a perspective that is almost always forgotten, by both sides of the aisle. When it is mentioned, there usually someone else saying what they think we should think. That is not enough.
Recent college graduates from ages 22-30 are a critical demographic that only get mentions when we get sympathy for current job market woes. There is so much more we care about and can share. Many people, no matter what era they are from, will be encouraged by the conservative spirit of the writers here, giving an edge to the news and a bite to the commentary. You will find all this and more at Average Joe L-E.
Joe Luppino-Esposito (Joe L-E) is the website’s founder and editor. Joe is a 2008 graduate of the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia and is currently a second year student at Seton Hall Law School in Newark, New Jersey.
CONTACT
The best way to contact any of the writers is at averagejoele@gmail.com.
