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Something ludicrous that Jon Podhoretz said. What starts off as a strained read of a quote Joe Klein gave to Politico’s Ben Smith about Charles Krauthammer ("Is it conceivable that Joe Klein is saying a man in a wheelchair is incapable of understanding the nuances of Iraq and the war on terror because he can’t get on a plane and go there like Joe Klein can?") becomes something taken for granted by the end of Podhoretz’s post. Look, John, we get it. You and Joe have differences about policy. That animates everything you write about Klein. No one is going to believe you are reading Klein’s quote in good faith. Let’s give the whole thing a rest.
Update: Imagine if I read Podhoretz’s headline, "A Small Man," and concluded, "Aha! Podhoretz is clearly making a snide remark about Klein’s height, thereby exposing his petty biases against short people! We should cease listening to him about matters of import as a result!" That would be pretty transparently stupid.
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“Podhoretz’s headline, “A Small Man,”
Penis joke in 3, 2, 1…
I’m short myself, and I know Klein is about my height because I once saw him on the street — and I think Podhoretz absolutely is taking a shot at Klein for his stature.
Like you’re any better! Aren’t you just picking on Podhoretz because he’s fat and stupid? (and petty and whiny and intolerant and vindictive and unprincipled)
“He became ground zero among the neo-cons, but he’s vastly smarter than most of them,” said Time’s Joe Klein, an admirer and critic who praised Krauthammer’s “writing skills and polemical skills” as “so far above almost anybody writing columns today.”
“There’s something tragic about him, too,” Klein said, referring to Krauthammer’s confinement to a wheelchair, the result of a diving accident during his first year of medical school. “His work would have a lot more nuance if he were able to see the situations he’s writing about.”
Is it your contention that Klein wasn’t putting down Krauthammer because of his disability? Klein seems to be implying that if only Charles could walk, he could visit the places he writes about and realize how wrong he has been. i.e. Krauthammer isn’t smart; its sad because he could be if he weren’t cripple. That seems pretty insulting.
Also, nice hack job with Podhoretz. You allege a claim from Podhoretz and then provide a link where he writes no such thing. Podhoretz’s attack was of the personal nature, but you portray Klein’s offensive comment as merely a partisan debate.
Your post is dumber than Podhoretz. It’s so dumb that you are probably one of the morons writing in the asswipe blog.
And, by the way, Podhoretz keeps deleting the comments that disagree with his stupidity. The silly sucker IS a hack job.
So, c’mon which of the Commentoadies are you? Abe, Noah, or Jamie?