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10. "Our side"

Wed Jan 28, 2015, 10:46 AM

Jan 2015

Keep it up, someone might actually buy it.

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Punch-Drunk Jonathan Chait Takes On the Entire Internet [View all] Starry Messenger Jan 2015 OP

I read it; I don't think that's a hatchet job. Spider Jerusalem Jan 2015 #2

Exactly. Sheldon Cooper Jan 2015 #3

I agree, at the very least it raises issues that need further dialogue. Pacifist Patriot Jan 2015 #5

I've read Chait for years. Starry Messenger Jan 2015 #7

I did, and I can't call that a hatchet job Recursion Jan 2015 #8

excellent article, never could stand Chait OR the New Republic(an). nt m-lekktor Jan 2015 #4

Interesting zeal. Darb Jan 2015 #13

Chait tore that annoying segment of our side apart. Ykcutnek Jan 2015 #9

"Our side" Starry Messenger Jan 2015 #10

Things have happened recently in my life that made me realize Ykcutnek Jan 2015 #11

Things can seem trivial when they will never affect you. Starry Messenger Jan 2015 #12

When People RobinA Jan 2015 #16

Thanks for chiming in, I guess. Starry Messenger Jan 2015 #22

Read this also: JaneyVee Jan 2015 #14

Good piece. It captures Chait's whiny man-baby act perfectly. Starry Messenger Jan 2015 #15

I miss the Unrec button. NuclearDem Jan 2015 #25

"His people" means "smug and condescending white faux-liberals". Spider Jerusalem Jan 2015 #18

lol Starry Messenger Jan 2015 #21

I knew you'd remember him too. Starry Messenger Jan 2015 #20

Oh yeah. madfloridian Jan 2015 #23

Good lord, what side was he on? Starry Messenger Jan 2015 #27

His own side. madfloridian Jan 2015 #29

Chait was for the Iraq War...he is, put plainly, a stupid asshole alcibiades_mystery Jan 2015 #26

I know, but he's fun to abuse. He's so think-skinned in his righteousness. Starry Messenger Jan 2015 #28