Damian Garde, a former editor of the Daily Lobo, revealed on Saturday that he’s the no-longer-anonymous voice behind the NMDefamationSuit blog. Garde outer himself during a panel discussion at the University of New Mexico’s annual Journalism Boot Camp. Garde also worked on The gubernatorial campaign of Republican Allen Weh.
Garde said he hopes his audience is made up of people less-involved in politics than Joe Monahan’s alligators (whom he described as “old and awful”).
Garde also emphasized the satirical nature of the site, saying: “I would hope that I’m not a primary source for anyone, because it’s like 60 percent made up.”
The Santa Fe New Mexican’s Steve Terrell, speaking on the same panel with Garde, said he thinks there’s definitely a place for humor in the political landscape.
