Via Kevin Drum, I came across a short (less than 7 minute) documentary about Steve Benen, who writes The Carpetbagger Report political blog and subs quite often on Crooks & Liars and Talking Points Memo. Steve is perhaps my favorite political blogger and one of the biggest reasons that I got into blogging myself: he convinced me (through his posts) that the internet(s) are a place where you can have reasoned, intelligent discussions and learn a lot about the world.

Anyway, a friend of Steve’s made a short documentary about him. Steve mentions it himself here, and I’ve put the YouTube video below the fold…

Several things jumped out at me about this video. First, oddly enough, Steve Benen looks pretty much exactly like I would’ve imagined (which is to say, when I saw him, I didn’t say, “Wow; I never would have thought he looked like that.”). I think this is one of the rare cases where the writing conveys an incredibly clear picture of the writer himself. Second, one glance at the number of sites he reads per day is a clear demonstration to me of why I could never be a political blogger!

Finally, and I know it’s just wrong to say it, but he really seems like someone I’d like to have a beer with! 😛

Update: Now that I’ve been linked to by the director of the short film, I realize that I didn’t say anything at all about the quality of the film! In short, it’s well put together and very professional!