BWAHAHAHA! The BBC says that bloggers were behind the “no” votes on the European Constitution. Well, sort of:

Despite overwhelming support for the constitution by the governments of both France and the Netherlands and a huge media campaign by political leaders in both countries, voters have rejected the constitution.

And just as the media and political establishment in the US found during last year’s presidential election, European elites have now felt the sting of these online upstarts, the bloggers. . . .

The “Yes” campaigners argued that the blogs were perpetuating myths and half-truths, French internet consultant Stanislas Magniant told the BBC.

But those opposed to the constitution found the internet in general and blogs in particular as one of the ways to get their message out, he said.

“Proponents of ‘No’ have said the mainstream media have been shamelessly in favour of the ‘Yes’. They said the internet was the main area where the democratic debate can take place,” he added.

Another Goliath, brought down by an army of Davids? Well, perhaps a bit. (Via USS Neverdock, which observes: “I’d like to see more UK bloggers take on the British media.”)