The Most Andrew Sullivanish thing Andrew Sullivan has said in very a long time.
I hope Dish readers realize that what matters is not what I have to say but what the Dish itself slowly unearths after my sundry provocations.
-- Andrew Sullivan, 09/25/14, regarding the push-back he received from readers
on his "Worse Than Boosh!!!" freak-out.
So isochronal bouts of hysterical overreaction aren't a bug; they're a business plan.
Good information!
And how inspiring to see that Tina Brown's Asparagus Blowjob theory of "journalism"
has been successfully transmitted to the next generation of aging hipster provocapreneurs™
Like hemophilia.
Or Libertarianism.
Also, and unrelated, Mr. Sullivan has now sunk to reaching elbow deep into the Kristol Neoconservative Crime Family whelping box --
[Matthew] Continetti was born in Alexandria, Virginia. ... In summer 2002 he did a Collegiate Network internship at the National Review, where he worked as a research assistant for Rich Lowry. He joined The Weekly Standard as an editorial assistant, and later became associate editor....He lives in Arlington, Virginia. He is married to Anne Elizabeth Kristol, the daughter of neo-conservative writer William Kristol...
-- to find a wingman for his weekly Clinton tantrum:
Matthew Continetti is tired of the Clintons’ “passive-aggressive, push-pull tactic of complaining about and condemning supposedly harsh media coverage even as she and her husband and their minions use access and connections to advance their preferred narratives, bullying reporters and outlets who do not conform, and responding to press inquiries with snark and insults and flip and mendacious retorts”...
The Clintons are indeed a target-rich environment, but going Dutch with the author of "The Persecution of Sarah Palin: How the Elite Media Tried to Bring Down a Rising Star" for your afternoon drive-by Clinton and Media bashing is taking lazy, incestuous Beltway slumming to a different level.
3 comments:
"Matthew Continetti is tired of the Clintons’ “passive-aggressive, push-pull tactic of complaining about and condemning supposedly harsh media coverage even as she and her husband and their minions use access and connections to advance their preferred narratives ..."
Yeah! Don't they know they're Democrats? The only response Democrats and liberals can have to unfair treatment is to withdraw completely (so they can be called wimps)! Only Republicans can simultaneously complain about a situation and work to make it more favorable - that's just math.
OT but proof that the law of Karma can be a bee-yatch - commenter at BJ said ratings for Bleat The Mess with Chuckles have been worst than they were with Gregory! Of course that doesn't mean Toddles will suffer any loss of income or status - but his ego may be stung. I hold hope that Brooks, Sullivan, Kristol, etc etc etc get to experience their own visits with karmaic justice. I think Brooks already is, judging from what he's written lately.
I sent Sully an email making fun of his funny-if-it-wasn't-so-embarrassing meltdown about Obama/ISIS and I'm surprised to say the post you culled from almost directly addresses many of the points I made, albeit not in much depth.
Then he dropped the "my meltdowns are for the purpose of baiting you and getting clicks" bomb.
And I was like oh, dammit. Pwned by Sully. I need to lie down.
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