But Matt has held his current position on Assange for awhile now. The jealousy he describes comes from an earlier time. That kind of self-deprecating candor is typical of him. It's one of his strengths.
I came late to this post of Matt's...was celebrating my 81st birthday for way too long😜
Noticed that out of the 441 current comments 201 of them were to you(74) and (126) to JenniferP. How is it that 126 (over 25%) of Matt's readers apparently do not grasp his candor, rather self-deprecating or satirical humor❔
Well, i’ve been a fan of Taibbi’s for years and have heard him interviewed many times. Maybe I derived my sense of his personality through both his journalism and his speech. He’s truly funny, or subtly sardonic, even when the topic is serious. And often the jokes are on him.
I don’t think Matt has a disingenuous bone in his body. He’s one of the good guys.
Well, I could not agree more with everything you've said in both of these posts❗
There was no disparagement of anything you said, or most of the 74 responses to it.
The question I posited addressed the comments at the time of my writing (126 of them) that replied to the same comment you kindly and correctly addressed✔🤷♂️.
I also am a long time patron of Matt Taiibi's extraordinary writing; from his journalistic education and adventures in Moscow, his journalism and editing at The Rolling Stone, his many incredible published books from The Exile* Cir. 2000>Spanking the Donkey* Cir. 2005>Smells Like Dead Elephant* Cir. 2007>The Great Derangement* Cir. 2008> Griftopia* Cir. 2010> The Divide: American Injustice* Cir. 2014> Insane Clown President* Cir. 2017 > HATE Inc.* Cir. 2019 {* signifies personally initialed by the author} and all of his recent work since publishing on SubStack❗
Thom aka EA -- I understood your comment, "Well said." I was just embellishing my first comment a bit, because it occurred to me that maybe I have more exposure than some other folks to the "real Matt Taibbi" as a result of time-in and listening.
I don't feel you were disparaging me. However, I have noticed that reading and responding to comments on these sites can sometimes produce misunderstandings. In fact, maybe I'm misunderstanding you right now. But trust me, I'm delighted to meet another Mattophile.
Perhaps.
But Matt has held his current position on Assange for awhile now. The jealousy he describes comes from an earlier time. That kind of self-deprecating candor is typical of him. It's one of his strengths.
@ Beeswax🎯
Well said🙌
I came late to this post of Matt's...was celebrating my 81st birthday for way too long😜
Noticed that out of the 441 current comments 201 of them were to you(74) and (126) to JenniferP. How is it that 126 (over 25%) of Matt's readers apparently do not grasp his candor, rather self-deprecating or satirical humor❔
Well, i’ve been a fan of Taibbi’s for years and have heard him interviewed many times. Maybe I derived my sense of his personality through both his journalism and his speech. He’s truly funny, or subtly sardonic, even when the topic is serious. And often the jokes are on him.
I don’t think Matt has a disingenuous bone in his body. He’s one of the good guys.
@ Beeswax👀💡
Well, I could not agree more with everything you've said in both of these posts❗
There was no disparagement of anything you said, or most of the 74 responses to it.
The question I posited addressed the comments at the time of my writing (126 of them) that replied to the same comment you kindly and correctly addressed✔🤷♂️.
I also am a long time patron of Matt Taiibi's extraordinary writing; from his journalistic education and adventures in Moscow, his journalism and editing at The Rolling Stone, his many incredible published books from The Exile* Cir. 2000>Spanking the Donkey* Cir. 2005>Smells Like Dead Elephant* Cir. 2007>The Great Derangement* Cir. 2008> Griftopia* Cir. 2010> The Divide: American Injustice* Cir. 2014> Insane Clown President* Cir. 2017 > HATE Inc.* Cir. 2019 {* signifies personally initialed by the author} and all of his recent work since publishing on SubStack❗
What did you not understand about "Well said🙌"❔
Thom aka EA -- I understood your comment, "Well said." I was just embellishing my first comment a bit, because it occurred to me that maybe I have more exposure than some other folks to the "real Matt Taibbi" as a result of time-in and listening.
I don't feel you were disparaging me. However, I have noticed that reading and responding to comments on these sites can sometimes produce misunderstandings. In fact, maybe I'm misunderstanding you right now. But trust me, I'm delighted to meet another Mattophile.