No New York Times columnist handles criticism less well, which is saying quite a lot.
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I could celebrate having fewer belligerent nitwits in my mentions, but the reality is, it's sad. Bouie's a smart guy who reads a lot. He could contribute to a serious debate, or he could sell snake oil to people who don't know better. He has chosen the latter path.
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The first time I heard of Bouie was back in 2010, when he panned Markos Moulitsas' book "American Taliban." It was actually a sensible review! Hard to imagine him writing this today.https://www.redstate.com/dan_mclaughlin/2010/09/03/rave-reviews-for-american-taliban/ …
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Anyway, "I dare you to look through my Tweets" followed by a block is...not exactly a vote of confidence in how your archives will bear scrutiny.
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18. Just to (hopefully) put a bow on this, since Bouie keeps claiming nobody has receipts, the fastest way to collect examples of him calling conservative writers racists on the thinnest of evidence is to search his feed for "uppity":pic.twitter.com/z9NVFJg7J0
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19. A few more, including one that quotes a tweet he's since deleted. But hey, keep calling me a liar for noticing.pic.twitter.com/pE96LYMHWR
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20. Anyway, as usual, I invite you all to read the whole thread & his responses; this is a public platform & I'm quite confident that my side of the argument can withstand the scrutiny. Also, I may inadvertently have failed to link this upthreadhttps://www.nationalreview.com/2019/08/1619-project-new-york-times-king-cotton-thesis/ …
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That is, if you consider Coates a good writer. I've spent 30-plus years in editing and publishing, and I find his writing appalling. The praise he gets from so many speaks more about them than him.
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Coates is actually a victim of his own writing gifts; he gets carried away with prose that reads beautifully but says nothing concrete. He was a better writer before he got Too Big To Edit.
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