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I was going to say something, but I've changed my mind. So just ignore this.
Posted by: Jeff G | June 8, 2004 10:22 PM
It's you,but that's why we love you.
Posted by: mbruce | June 8, 2004 10:32 PM
Jealous of what? Malkin is successful as well as a complete knockout.
Then again, Cutler is a lot better than a poke in the eye...
Posted by: Britton | June 8, 2004 10:36 PM
Cuz everyone already knows Steve is a bitter old hag.
The man hangs out with parrots. That's just not right (unless you're a pirate).
As for Malkin, the deal is simply that both you and her were making a socially conservative point (I know it's sad that not being a cheap and attention-hungry slut is now "socially conservative," but there it is...).
Malkin's columns do that all the time. People (I think) tend to see you as more socially liberal, so they expect you to be on board with these groovy chicks' "empowerment."
At least, that's my take.
Posted by: Russell Wardlow | June 8, 2004 10:42 PM
If nothing else, I find it reassuring that after a few days of relatively low-key coverage, the mainstream media grew tired of Ms. Cutler and moved on. For awhile there, I was getting a bad feeling that we'd be seeing quite a bit of Washingtonienne (and, of course, Wonkette) this summer.
Posted by: Jess | June 8, 2004 10:45 PM
I was going to make the "Steve is already a bitter, old hag" comment, but I want to keep my options open in case I'm ever in his neighborhood and need a good meal.
And I think you do have a point, Russell.
About the socially liberal thing, not about Steve being a hag.
Posted by: michele | June 8, 2004 10:45 PM
I'll say something: those two skanks sure got a lot of attention. There are so many lessons in that, but only the bad ones seem to get learned.
There are many ways to jumpstart a career, but the easiest ways--lying, cheating, being a slut--usually have more pitfalls than promise. Your jealousy isn't a bad thing: it's anger that others have the lowered standards to do what they did and the sinking feeling that they are going to be well-rewarded.
If you can sleep well at night, you win. It's a hollow feeling victory right now, but don't let the "popular" girls get you down. You have better cleavage than them, anyway.
Posted by: jon | June 8, 2004 10:49 PM
Amen to that.
Taking the blogosphere seriously is much more difficult when a large number of supposedly serious bloggers can get sidetracked by a couple of Washington trollops. Those two are walking definitions for the term "attention whores."
Posted by: Jay Reding | June 8, 2004 10:59 PM
I'm with Jess--Cutler who? She'd better get her book published by tomorrow (a distinct possibility given the subject matter) or her ship will have sailed without her.
But I'm with Michele on Wonkette. After the initial deluge of gushing press, I checked out that blog once or twice. What's with the vaguely "Vogue-ish" or Mademoisellian cutesy logo? Smacks to me of the NY glossy scene, not the beltway sensible-suitland. I mean, how corporate and bereft of originality can you get? Wasn't she hired to blog (can you be HIRED to blog? what a concept). Doesn't that mean she didn't even think of the name, which is all the site has going for it? Now there are blogging IMPRESSARIOS? This isn't the "Spice Girls." Get a job Wonkette. And your Svengali figure--where's the glory here? Is a puzzlement, I admit.
Oh, and while we're on the subject of overblown--what's with the wind-tunnel lip-glossed photo of Malkin? Sure, she writes like a bleached blond harpy from FOX, but she's ASIAN, dude! Hot! Right-wing! And ASIAN! It doesn't get any better. Well, I guess it does--she's not slutty, like Cutler and Wonkette. Oh well, three out of four ain't bad, right?
Posted by: Kelli | June 8, 2004 10:59 PM
Being somewhat new to the blogosphere, I added Wonkette to my LINKS section of my blog because the first few visits to her blog resulted in some humerous reading. However, after a while, the humor became repetitive (mentioning anal sex holds my attention only so long) and the reading then became tedious (for the same reasons). I removed her from my LINKS list after about, I'd say, two weeks and haven't visited since. Trust me, Michelle, you'll still be here long after she's gone. And Jessica Cutler? Why, she's gone already.
PS: You only scored 99.99. You spelled Bronx as Bronk's, which is what it used to be.
Posted by: Mark in Mexico | June 8, 2004 10:59 PM
You're jealous because I can make butt sex jokes to millions of people, and you can't!
Huh huh, check it out, Jess. I said "butt sex!" Huh huh huh.
Yeah, heh heh heh, butt sex is cool! Heh heh heh!
Butt sex got me a job with Gawker! Huh huh huh.
Heh heh heh, you said butt sex again, Ana, heh heh heh.
Huh huh huh, we're pretty cool, Jess! Huh huh huh
Posted by: Ana Marie Cox | June 8, 2004 11:01 PM
I predict a very quick downward trajectory for Ms. Cutler's career - ending in pron movies with titles like "Senator Bender" and "Capital Hill Hijinx." On the other hand, your trajectory has been upward all the way. You are one of the top 10 blogs, started Command Post and have been in the center of the blog universe for some time.
Like the metal guy earlier today in the interview: "How old are you?" 24? That's some serious experience there! Yeah, whatever, wonkette.
Posted by: bryan | June 8, 2004 11:07 PM
What else can you say about what's basically a $2 whore and her willing accomplice?
Posted by: Steve of Norway | June 8, 2004 11:09 PM
Wait...which is which? snerk
Posted by: Sekimori | June 8, 2004 11:23 PM
I think you're being far too hard on Mdms. Cox and Cutler.
I think both of these women have a punchy writing style and lots of interesting things to say. I think we should all be trying to emulate their success, not condemning them for it.
By the way, I will be posting all this week with colorful balloons up my ass.
I'm hoping to get noticed by CNN.
Posted by: aceofspadeshq | June 8, 2004 11:24 PM
Michele, why are you doing this?
Your better than this nonsense and I don't for a minute think you really care about these bloggers. Yeah, your better and work harder. Yeah, you've been at it longer. Yeah, you write better. But this, and them, and that other guy I really like to read but can't remember his name are just weblogs. This isn't surgery and nobody dies if you make a mistake.
Just keep doing the voodoo that you do best and we'll keep coming back. It's a big playground and Denton can't have the swings and those silly little bobbing ducks.
Posted by: Al | June 8, 2004 11:26 PM
I can't believe people even care about this shit.
Posted by: Matt | June 8, 2004 11:44 PM
I'd just like to say that 'Ana Marie Cox' sounds like a request for sex spoken in French.
Posted by: Kevin Parrott | June 8, 2004 11:45 PM
I must take issue with the following line:
wait until you see her five years from now. Hard-looking...
She's already got that "I've been in Eastern European Porn for too long" look about her...no need to wait 5 years.
Posted by: Christopher Cross | June 9, 2004 12:02 AM
I had at the two whores myself. Am I bitter and jealous because no one pays attention to my breasts and pays me to open my orifices to them?
Then again, my breasts are misshapen and hairy...*sigh* I'm going to die homeless and penniless and 20 pounds overweight and no one will ever love me unless I fuck them for money and write a blog about it.
Posted by: JimK | June 9, 2004 12:31 AM
How much you asking,Jim?
Posted by: mbruce | June 9, 2004 01:09 AM
Could someone tell me if I'm better or worse for having no clue what this entry is talking about?
Posted by: PatrickH | June 9, 2004 01:13 AM
Better by far, Patrick. Unless you get all hot and bothered by average looking chicks who know who the HUD Secretary is.
Posted by: Matt | June 9, 2004 01:42 AM
How come no one ever calls me a bitter hag? [snuffle]
Posted by: Dean Esmay | June 9, 2004 06:16 AM
I'm not so sure either Beavis or Bumfuck know who the HUD Secretary is, Matt.
Posted by: Hei Lun Chan | June 9, 2004 07:38 AM
Then again, my breasts are misshapen and hairy...*sigh* I'm going to die homeless and penniless and 20 pounds overweight and no one will ever love me unless I fuck them for money and write a blog about it.
Dang, JimK just wrote a new Morrissey song...
Posted by: Skillzy | June 9, 2004 08:27 AM
Rather than just jump in with a pathetic 'dittos, dude' I think my contribution will be:
Dean - yer a bitter old hag, man. See ya Friday!
Posted by: John of Argghhh! | June 9, 2004 10:05 AM
that article was great. thanks for pointing us to it, michele.
re: cutler. writing skills? what writing skills? i glanced at a few entries and was bored to tears. puh-lease!
i think i know where you are coming from, michele. you work your ass off & some fly-by-night bitch comes by and the media has a new darling. it won't last. your steady upward rise will have much more staying power than that.
chin up!
becky
Posted by: becky | June 9, 2004 10:51 AM
Bleh, Michele. Take heart -- this sort of fame is generally quite ephemeral, as Malkin says. It's sort of like a get-rich-quick scheme, I guess, perhaps get-famous-quick. Although their fame does bug me a bit too, I must admit. More self-respect all the way around would be a good thing here, I guess.
Posted by: Oddly Normal | June 9, 2004 12:24 PM
"But I'm wondering, when is everyone going to pile on Malkin and call her bitter and jealous for writing such horrible things about the sainted blog darling Wonkette?"
Actually, I've seen several blogs do so, I don't remember which ones. I was irritated at the way they attacked her for simply making an observation.
Posted by: Ken Summers | June 9, 2004 03:28 PM
My guess is that Denton plans to replace the Pimp with the Ho. (I understand the Pimp's hubby just got a job in NYC.)
Think of it as a post-feminist career path.
Posted by: Mark Poling | June 9, 2004 03:40 PM
As much as it pains me to agree with Malkin, I do.
However I can't leave without saying that Malkin is cut of the same cloth as Ann Coulter. Well, without as much of the boldface lying.
Good night now.
Posted by: glenn | June 9, 2004 06:21 PM
Oh bullcrap, Glenn, how 'bout some perspective, Malkin's pieces don't even come close to the vitrol of Coulter's writings. The "boldface lying" accusation is also over-the-top hyperbole (Unless you can cite some examples).
Jeez, to think I used to respect your point of view.
Posted by: JFH | June 9, 2004 06:58 PM
Again, why fight it?
I've changed my format to nothing but butt-sex, weiners, and gay-rumors and my traffic is skyrocketing.
Posted by: ace | June 9, 2004 08:14 PM
JFH,
Let me do a little bit further damage to my rep with you then.
I only need one example. "Treason." Saying that Sen. McCarthy was a true patriot and that his name has been sullied by liberals and above all that there WAS a communist conspiracy in the Gov. Complete and utter bullcocky.
Posted by: glenn | June 9, 2004 09:15 PM
Glenn, the opening of the Soviet archives proved that McCarthy was right.
He was also a blustering, bullying coward and hardly a true patriot. But his name has been sullied by liberals (even more than he did himself) and there was a communist conspiracy in the government.
The lasting damage done by McCarthy is that his self-serving crap damaged the anti-communist cause.
Posted by: Ken Summers | June 9, 2004 10:46 PM
Hey! I'm the only one who's the Bitter Hag around here! I've branded it. So all you meme-jumpers get off my lawn! (Brandishes shotgun and jumps up and down like Granny Clampett.)
Posted by: Andrea Harris | June 10, 2004 12:16 AM