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Remember All Those Nice Things I Said About Dave Weigel?

Posted on | July 12, 2010 | 45 Comments

Yeah, I’m looking like a total chump, now that he’s guestblogging for Andrew Sullivan.

No word on what Weigel will have to add to the usual Sarah Palin obstetric conspiracy theories and Israel-bashing at Sully’s.

What next for Weigel? Guest-hosting the Alex Jones show?

UPDATE: Note Ace’s reaction, including the not-gonna-link-Sully-no-matter-what standard. Very few sites qualify for that extreme ostracism by Ace. Meanwhile, Weigel explains his Sully past. NTTAWWT.

Category: Andrew Sullivan, Dave Weigel

Comments

45 Responses to “Remember All Those Nice Things I Said About Dave Weigel?”

  1. datechguy
    July 12th, 2010 @ 4:15 pm

    In fairness Sullivan like yourself was one of the few people who defended him.

  2. datechguy
    July 12th, 2010 @ 12:15 pm

    In fairness Sullivan like yourself was one of the few people who defended him.

  3. John S
    July 12th, 2010 @ 4:18 pm

    Maybe he should guestblog here 😉

  4. John S
    July 12th, 2010 @ 12:18 pm

    Maybe he should guestblog here 😉

  5. David Weigel
    July 12th, 2010 @ 4:19 pm

    Will you still feel this way when I link to you from there?

  6. republicanmother
    July 12th, 2010 @ 4:19 pm

    I don’t think Alex would have him as he’s a tool for corporate media. He might qualify for a 2am spot at Air America.

  7. David Weigel
    July 12th, 2010 @ 12:19 pm

    Will you still feel this way when I link to you from there?

  8. republicanmother
    July 12th, 2010 @ 12:19 pm

    I don’t think Alex would have him as he’s a tool for corporate media. He might qualify for a 2am spot at Air America.

  9. Robert Stacy McCain
    July 12th, 2010 @ 4:37 pm

    In fairness Sullivan like yourself was one of the few people who defended him.

    Yeah, I know, but . . . the Trig-Truther-in-Chief? Maybe Dave doesn’t “get” how much that stuff reeks.

  10. Robert Stacy McCain
    July 12th, 2010 @ 12:37 pm

    In fairness Sullivan like yourself was one of the few people who defended him.

    Yeah, I know, but . . . the Trig-Truther-in-Chief? Maybe Dave doesn’t “get” how much that stuff reeks.

  11. Sissy Willis
    July 12th, 2010 @ 5:08 pm

    With the Olympia Dukakis character in “Moonstruck” in mind, What Dave doesn’t get is a lot.

  12. Sissy Willis
    July 12th, 2010 @ 1:08 pm

    With the Olympia Dukakis character in “Moonstruck” in mind, What Dave doesn’t get is a lot.

  13. Danby
    July 12th, 2010 @ 5:17 pm

    Guess who else is posting at the Dish. Ace has the screen cap so you don’t have to send Sully clickies.

    Are we going to see Charles Johnson there for a trifecta of totally useless pseudo-conservatives?

  14. Danby
    July 12th, 2010 @ 1:17 pm

    Guess who else is posting at the Dish. Ace has the screen cap so you don’t have to send Sully clickies.

    Are we going to see Charles Johnson there for a trifecta of totally useless pseudo-conservatives?

  15. Danby
    July 12th, 2010 @ 5:19 pm

    And it would help to get the right link:
    http://minx.cc/?post=303540

  16. Danby
    July 12th, 2010 @ 1:19 pm

    And it would help to get the right link:
    http://minx.cc/?post=303540

  17. Adobe Walls
    July 12th, 2010 @ 1:32 pm

    Learn something new every day, amazing.

  18. Adobe Walls
    July 12th, 2010 @ 5:32 pm

    Learn something new every day, amazing.

  19. Michael Adams
    July 12th, 2010 @ 5:57 pm

    You tried to be nice. It’s one of the great things about being Southern, and, I might add, Minnesotan, et al.Really, now, wouldn’t you rather be you, and do the nice thing, even if you seem a little foolish later?

  20. Michael Adams
    July 12th, 2010 @ 1:57 pm

    You tried to be nice. It’s one of the great things about being Southern, and, I might add, Minnesotan, et al.Really, now, wouldn’t you rather be you, and do the nice thing, even if you seem a little foolish later?

  21. Jeff Weimer
    July 12th, 2010 @ 6:15 pm

    Don’t worry about it so much. It would be a complete chump moment if Dave began guest blogging at LGF.

  22. Jeff Weimer
    July 12th, 2010 @ 2:15 pm

    Don’t worry about it so much. It would be a complete chump moment if Dave began guest blogging at LGF.

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  24. Americaneocon
    July 12th, 2010 @ 6:52 pm

    American Power tracked-back with, ‘Charles Johnson Now Guestblogging at Andrew Sullivan’s!’.

  25. Americaneocon
    July 12th, 2010 @ 2:52 pm

    American Power tracked-back with, ‘Charles Johnson Now Guestblogging at Andrew Sullivan’s!’.

  26. Ben (The Tiger)
    July 12th, 2010 @ 7:08 pm

    Actually, Wiegel seems to have written some pretty good stuff since he was turfed.

    So your defense probably was not in vain.

    (Still needed to be turfed.)

  27. Ben (The Tiger)
    July 12th, 2010 @ 3:08 pm

    Actually, Wiegel seems to have written some pretty good stuff since he was turfed.

    So your defense probably was not in vain.

    (Still needed to be turfed.)

  28. Estragon
    July 12th, 2010 @ 7:12 pm

    This is how we learn.

    Just because a guy realizes he is vastly overpaid, and even if it embarrasses him enough to pick up a bar or restaurant tab now and then, it doesn’t make him a good guy or a good reporter.

  29. Estragon
    July 12th, 2010 @ 3:12 pm

    This is how we learn.

    Just because a guy realizes he is vastly overpaid, and even if it embarrasses him enough to pick up a bar or restaurant tab now and then, it doesn’t make him a good guy or a good reporter.

  30. Andrew Sullivan
    July 12th, 2010 @ 8:07 pm

    I also have David Frum guest hosting too. That should tell you something.

    Now excuse me, time for cocktails and…other enjoyments to be had when one is on holiday! Cheerio!

  31. Andrew Sullivan
    July 12th, 2010 @ 4:07 pm

    I also have David Frum guest hosting too. That should tell you something.

    Now excuse me, time for cocktails and…other enjoyments to be had when one is on holiday! Cheerio!

  32. KingShamus
    July 12th, 2010 @ 8:55 pm

    Yeah, once you skitter over to guest-post at Andrew Sullivan’s (three people = one person named Andi Sullypants) blog, it’s pretty much over.

    On the bright side, Weigel and Powerglutes can have amazing conversations about female reproductive anatomy, a subject neither one is much of an expert on.

  33. KingShamus
    July 12th, 2010 @ 4:55 pm

    Yeah, once you skitter over to guest-post at Andrew Sullivan’s (three people = one person named Andi Sullypants) blog, it’s pretty much over.

    On the bright side, Weigel and Powerglutes can have amazing conversations about female reproductive anatomy, a subject neither one is much of an expert on.

  34. Red
    July 12th, 2010 @ 9:35 pm

    “In fairness Sullivan like yourself was one of the few people who defended him.” Oh man. Now you’re getting lumped into the same group as Sully. HAHAHAHAHA!

  35. Red
    July 12th, 2010 @ 5:35 pm

    “In fairness Sullivan like yourself was one of the few people who defended him.” Oh man. Now you’re getting lumped into the same group as Sully. HAHAHAHAHA!

  36. Dave C
    July 13th, 2010 @ 12:05 am

    Something about that strange new respect that Weigel is yearning for?

  37. Dave C
    July 12th, 2010 @ 8:05 pm

    Something about that strange new respect that Weigel is yearning for?

  38. Dave C
    July 13th, 2010 @ 12:07 am

    As an aside..

    I haven’t seen any comments from the troll I dare not utter it’s initials.

  39. Dave C
    July 12th, 2010 @ 8:07 pm

    As an aside..

    I haven’t seen any comments from the troll I dare not utter it’s initials.

  40. Dave C
    July 13th, 2010 @ 12:08 am

    Maybe the Monday thing wasn’t a bluff after all.

    Small blessings.

  41. Dave C
    July 12th, 2010 @ 8:08 pm

    Maybe the Monday thing wasn’t a bluff after all.

    Small blessings.

  42. fellow chump
    July 13th, 2010 @ 12:30 am

    My (permanent and fixed) ID at WaPo is longtimeweigelreader. After the “bear hug” incident he came over to H&R to insult everybody there.

  43. fellow chump
    July 12th, 2010 @ 8:30 pm

    My (permanent and fixed) ID at WaPo is longtimeweigelreader. After the “bear hug” incident he came over to H&R to insult everybody there.

  44. Estragon
    July 13th, 2010 @ 6:46 am

    Dave C @ #s 19-20: My guess is they had to cut back on allowing the patients to use the internet because it wasn’t promoting their therapies.

  45. Estragon
    July 13th, 2010 @ 2:46 am

    Dave C @ #s 19-20: My guess is they had to cut back on allowing the patients to use the internet because it wasn’t promoting their therapies.