@emptywheel if he weren't male could he even manage to be such a pos?
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@Kirkdify Yes, but people would consider him a silly POS like MoDo. -
@emptywheel http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=modo … top definition = coolest thing ever so i was glad to see 4 - End of conversation
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@emptywheel male is definitely necessary, but not sufficient. Chait et al. come from a very small, white, elite school world -
@DikaiosLogos So do I, but no one would ever call me a wonk! (Not like Chait's place should be taken by me--it shouldn't.) -
@emptywheel I'm from that world, too & grew up around some of his old TNR buddies. But within those demos, a certain personality is favored - End of conversation
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@emptywheel Read his healthcare stuff. It's seriously top notch. -
@brianhurn No. It's not. I've read it. It's propaganda. -
@emptywheel I have no idea for whom he would be propagandizing. His work is thoroughly sourced, and the analysis and perspective are solid. -
@brianhurn Today is not the day for me to talk about how wrong he has been bc I'm ready to burn US health care down to the ground.
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@emptywheel Based on Laura Ingraham and Maureen Dowd I think once you're in the serious commendator club they can't kick you out -
@JakeLaperruque But aren't they validated on a slightly different stage? I mean, sure, Chait is marginally more serious than Brooks. But NYT -
@emptywheel Yeah, I guess Dowd isn't a "wonk" (Ingram probably?). It's a good point, but I think a lot of these guys are just invulnerable -
@emptywheel Also when you talk that much some things will be silly. To me Richard Cohen and Bill Krystol are in their own always-wrong spot -
@JakeLaperruque Agree. But I think Chait is the Cohen in waiting.
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@emptywheel isn't this kind of true for [insert every male described as a "wonk"]? -
@juliacarriew I don't think so. I disagree with Ezra, but he would still be, deservedly so. Jonathan Cohn absolutely merits it.
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@emptywheel we'd either never hear from her or "shrill wonk" would be in heavy rotationThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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