tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post8078393356096972457..comments2023-11-03T04:39:50.760-05:00Comments on Galley Slaves: Andrew Sullivan and The Atlantic, cont. and Updated!Jonathan V. Lasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17426165197358366129noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-67884864290503430652008-09-09T22:30:00.000-05:002008-09-09T22:30:00.000-05:00All Caps All Star is not Matt Labash. How do I kno...All Caps All Star is not Matt Labash. How do I know? Because I'm All Caps All Star, and I'm ALL MAN! Yeah, that's right, pretty boy!!! YOU HEARD ME!!!<BR/><BR/><B>YOU MAY BE THE BETTER WRITER, LABASH, BUT TIM GOEGLEIN CALLED ME HIS LITERARY MUSE!!!</B>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-46280442515955617482008-09-09T17:34:00.000-05:002008-09-09T17:34:00.000-05:00Sullivan must have been suspended.He has a Wittgen...Sullivan must have been suspended.<BR/><BR/>He has a Wittgenstein quote on his website: "Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent."Drew80https://www.blogger.com/profile/17848576924497372868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-90787293984600580442008-09-09T15:15:00.000-05:002008-09-09T15:15:00.000-05:00How awesome is it that the ALL CAPS ALL STAR is ba...How awesome is it that the ALL CAPS ALL STAR is back. BTW, I'm convinced it's Matt Labash.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-9185137795422458662008-09-09T15:12:00.000-05:002008-09-09T15:12:00.000-05:00"You will all be sorry when McCain and Palin BOTH ..."You will all be sorry when McCain and Palin BOTH quit the Republican ticket in a full double Eagleton."<BR/><BR/>Thank you for dropping by our lovely planet, Anonymous.<BR/><BR/>We hope you enjoy your brief stay here, and are able to learn a little about our customs before you return to your native solar system.Drew80https://www.blogger.com/profile/17848576924497372868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-46083131557205132642008-09-09T14:43:00.000-05:002008-09-09T14:43:00.000-05:00You will all be sorry when McCain and Palin BOTH q...You will all be sorry when McCain and Palin BOTH quit the Republican ticket in a full double Eagleton. <BR/><BR/>Andrew Sullivan will then be vindicated as the most prescient political analyst of his generation. <BR/><BR/>Haters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-87618476532294617852008-09-09T14:26:00.000-05:002008-09-09T14:26:00.000-05:00Sullivan would be able to post at AndrewSullivan.c...Sullivan would be able to post at AndrewSullivan.com, if that url didn't redirect to his Atlantic site. Theoretically he could break the redirect, but does he even have a hosting service right now? I'm guessing that he's getting this all set up right now so he can move the site soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-28267572978364522932008-09-09T13:26:00.000-05:002008-09-09T13:26:00.000-05:00Dude's quoting Pynchon now... He's getting ready f...Dude's quoting Pynchon now... <BR/><BR/>He's getting ready for an epic paranoid/schizo wig-out if Obama loses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-23200033664421395522008-09-09T12:07:00.000-05:002008-09-09T12:07:00.000-05:00Heh. Iowahawk is getting in on the action:http://i...Heh. Iowahawk is getting in on the action:<BR/><BR/>http://iowahawk.typepad.com/iowahawk/2008/09/america-speaks.htmlMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05500183382693034426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-15930382956479616012008-09-09T10:44:00.000-05:002008-09-09T10:44:00.000-05:00I see that Jonathan is obsessing yet again over th...I see that Jonathan is obsessing yet again over the fate of a <I>liberal</I> publication. How typical. How sad.<BR/><BR/>When will he acknowledge that the Dumb-O-Crats will never publish his writing? You CANNOT negotiate with the liberal media, Jonathan! THEY WILL NOT LISTEN TO REASON!!! <BR/><BR/>THEY MUST BE CRUSHED LIKE THE INSECTS THEY ARE!!! <BR/><BR/><B>IF ANDREW SULLIVAN IS THE ONLY CONSERVATIVE BRAVE ENOUGH TO TAKE THEM DOWN FROM THE INSIDE, THEN I SAY: GOOD WORK, POWERGLUTES!!!</B>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-61801891538909758542008-09-09T10:34:00.001-05:002008-09-09T10:34:00.001-05:00Not to take anything away from Ambinder, but I'm n...Not to take anything away from Ambinder, but I'm not trusting Andrew's account of anything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-28136356430901221752008-09-09T10:34:00.000-05:002008-09-09T10:34:00.000-05:00He was suspended, apparently. He has never gone a...He was suspended, apparently. He has never gone away before without advance notice, and he has always had someone fill in for him during his previous absences.<BR/><BR/>When he returns, I expect him to keep a VERY low profile, and to offer little more than milquetoast posts between now and the election.<BR/><BR/>Between the election and December 31, I expect to see him leave The Atlantic.Drew80https://www.blogger.com/profile/17848576924497372868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-79831159761553048002008-09-09T10:12:00.000-05:002008-09-09T10:12:00.000-05:00Ambinder's blog on The Atlantic states as follows ...Ambinder's blog on The Atlantic states as follows this morning: "Lots of e-mails asking about Andrew's whereabouts. I checked in with him; he's fine. He's taking a few days off. Worry not, fans."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-843219224579520072008-09-09T09:59:00.000-05:002008-09-09T09:59:00.000-05:00http://ta-nehisicoates.theatlantic.com/archives/20...http://ta-nehisicoates.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/09/make_you_say_go_barry_and_do_the_whop.php<BR/><BR/>Coates is royally pissed that Sullivan rumors are spreading on his comments section. <BR/><BR/>Something is up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-81924606202320424032008-09-09T08:49:00.000-05:002008-09-09T08:49:00.000-05:00Satirical take on Sullivan?http://theamericanscene...Satirical take on Sullivan?<BR/><BR/>http://theamericanscene.com/2008/09/08/barack-obamas-cross-in-the-sandMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05500183382693034426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-7815446531394535942008-09-09T08:30:00.000-05:002008-09-09T08:30:00.000-05:00I have to admit, it does sound a little pathetic. ...I have to admit, it does sound a little pathetic. But now that you have brought up the subject, I'll be curious to see if there's anything important behind it. Not that I ever read Andrew Sullivan. He just sounds too insane to bother with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-5393483955945748702008-09-09T06:46:00.000-05:002008-09-09T06:46:00.000-05:00kcom-Hilarious Bill Burkett reference. Perhaps we'...kcom-<BR/>Hilarious Bill Burkett reference. Perhaps we'll get a 60 minutes interview with Kilkenny where she has a mental breakdown. <BR/>BTW, we're now into hour 32 of Sullivan Watch.<BR/>I've submitted a Drudge tip-line question about Andy's whereabouts and emailed Howie Kurtz to inquire as to what the story is. <BR/>Yes, this is a pathetic obsession. I swear I'm a totally normal guy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-29263693678838706652008-09-09T01:42:00.000-05:002008-09-09T01:42:00.000-05:00"Sullivan posted this touting a blog run by Anne K...<I>"Sullivan posted this touting a blog run by Anne Kilkenny"</I><BR/><BR/>Anne Kilkenny is surely an "unimpeachable source". I hear she has lunch with <A HREF="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36908-2004Sep20.html" REL="nofollow">Bill Burkett</A> all the time and I'm certain Dan Rather* can vouch for her.<BR/><BR/>* Speaking of Dan Rather, isn't it nice not to have him to kick around any more. I haven't heard a peep from him this election cycle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-48022099890471586672008-09-09T01:09:00.000-05:002008-09-09T01:09:00.000-05:00The NYT just ran a story about Trig which included...The NYT just ran a story about Trig which included ear-witnesses who were in the room next to Sarah Palin when she was in labor.<BR/><BR/>Or maybe you think she was hiding out on the grassy knoll? Feh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-70842628792570861952008-09-08T23:22:00.000-05:002008-09-08T23:22:00.000-05:00Sorry to spoil the party, but I think Andrew Sull...Sorry to spoil the party, but I think Andrew Sullivan is correct about Palin. I just don't buy her story of Trig's birth. It defies logic. Evidently the "respectable" MSM has decided that this topic is totally off-limits. <BR/><BR/>I don't know if Sullivan is under some kind of strain or pressure because of his recent postings. But even when I vehemently disagree with him, I respect him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-40008675374981058242008-09-08T23:15:00.000-05:002008-09-08T23:15:00.000-05:00I judge what Sullivan says and does very harshly, ...I judge what Sullivan says and does very harshly, but Sullivan fascinates me, not for his politics--which are pretty feeble, and all over the board, and at base very unsophisticated--but for his human shortcomings.<BR/><BR/>And the reason I read Sullivan is to marvel at his human failings. This is what makes Sullivan worth reading, at least for me. Can anyone possibly read Sullivan for the actual content? I doubt it.<BR/><BR/>I suspect that a huge portion of his current readership is fascinated by his psychology more than his politics.<BR/><BR/>And, with a psychiatrist in the family, who is also fascinated by him (but not interested at all in politics, his or anyone else's), it is hard for me not to take swipes at Sullivan.<BR/><BR/>As I said, I guess I am one of those persons who cannot pass by a car wreck without gawking.Drew80https://www.blogger.com/profile/17848576924497372868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-82522160052951984012008-09-08T22:30:00.000-05:002008-09-08T22:30:00.000-05:00Trying to psychiatrically analyze political oppone...Trying to psychiatrically analyze political opponents is something that the lefties do. I should know; I've been the target of that kind of thing many times.<BR/><BR/>Let's not be like them. Judge what Sullivan says and how he acts, but leave diagnosis to his doctors. It's none of our business.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-83597120202558086072008-09-08T21:27:00.000-05:002008-09-08T21:27:00.000-05:00I guess I am like one of those persons who stops a...I guess I am like one of those persons who stops and stares at car wrecks.Drew80https://www.blogger.com/profile/17848576924497372868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-6391458431848332512008-09-08T21:19:00.000-05:002008-09-08T21:19:00.000-05:00Drew,Sullivan always looks homeless, it's his thin...Drew,<BR/><BR/>Sullivan always looks homeless, it's his thing.<BR/><BR/>I found this bit of awesomeness just now while watching MNF:<BR/><BR/>Sullivan posted this touting a blog run by Anne Kilkenny:<BR/>http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/09/an-wasillan-on.html#more<BR/><BR/>Who is Kilkenny?<BR/><BR/>According to factcheck.org (not a conservative site by any means) Kilkenny is responsible for sliming Palin in a completely and totally factually incorrect spam email. She does not seem stable and has some axe to grind with Palin:<BR/><BR/>http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/sliming_palin.html<BR/><BR/>And this is Sullivan's source for much of his hysteria. <BR/><BR/>I won't comment on Sullivan's mental state. If I had to guess I would say he's spent much of the past 18 months emotionally invested in Obama. Remember his posts about waking up from a nightmare that Hillary had somehow stolen the nomination from Obama? That is how emotionally invested in the Obama presidency he is. <BR/>So now McCain has picked the ONE person who could win McCain the election and Sullivan is completely destroyed. He was so close, and now he can see it slipping away. That has to weigh very heavily on him. It has certainly clouded his opinions and his writing ability.<BR/><BR/>Anyways, we're now close to 24 hours since his last post and I think it is safe to say something is up. I've emailed Drudge (his tip line) to ask him to investigate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-43630438899606428612008-09-08T20:58:00.000-05:002008-09-08T20:58:00.000-05:00PG:I think that Sullivan has either been (or is in...PG:<BR/><BR/>I think that Sullivan has either been (or is in the process of being) fired, or he has been placed on effective detention by The Atlantic.<BR/><BR/>If not, would not Sullivan be posting, at the very least, a few innocuous posts about something or other, like the weather?<BR/><BR/>His complete disappearance, and not a mere ratcheting down of his rhetoric, is what tells me that something is going on.<BR/><BR/>When he travels, he tends to write about his trips in advance, does he not?<BR/><BR/>I have been following Sullivan, daily, since January, with utter fascination--and ONLY because he is offering daily evidence of ongoing mental deterioration, publicly, noticeably, measurably. It is clear as a bell, and fascinating in a morbid sort of way. Month by month, week by week, his continuing deterioration is frightening.<BR/><BR/>My sister-in-law is a psychiatrist (and also British, for what it's worth), and she has become totally captivated observing his mental deterioration, too.<BR/><BR/>She says that Sullivan will shortly be non-functional--and that his innate meanness is the quality coming most to the fore right now, which she says is fairly typical in cases of onset of mental debilitation.<BR/><BR/>I found two recent photographs of Sullivan online today. I was shocked. He looks God-awful. He no longer looks like a normal human being. He looks like a demented, homeless person--and his eyes have a demented, inhuman glaze.<BR/><BR/>I sent the photos to my sister-in-law. Her response: "someone who knows him needs to get him some help as soon as possible".<BR/><BR/>AndrewDrew80https://www.blogger.com/profile/17848576924497372868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-24400301764135154682008-09-08T20:15:00.000-05:002008-09-08T20:15:00.000-05:00I had a terrifying thought: What else could preven...I had a terrifying thought: What else could prevent Sullivan from posting all day:<BR/><BR/>A plane flight to Alaska...<BR/><BR/>I'm just sayin.<BR/><BR/>PGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com