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We should commend her for not taking herself too seriously. But even so, she gave him way too many softballs.
by kafkaesq 10y ago
We should commend her for not taking herself too seriously. But even so, she gave him way too many softballs.
- nostromo 10y agoThis context can get lost online easier than in print -- but this is in the "Style & Fashion" section of the paper. It's not intended as hard-hitting journalism.
- kafkaesq 10y agoIt's not intended as hard-hitting journalism. Yeah, I get that part. But even considering that, she's letting him off way too easy. She should have given him a few softballs to get his guard down... then sunk her claws into him.
- oh_sigh 10y agoYes, that would make perfect sense in the Fashion & Style section. Why don't you share with us some of the hardballs you would throw at Thiel, given the chance?
- kafkaesq 10y agoIt wouldn't be the same. I could never match her savagery and gusto. The more basic point is -- if I were running a major newspaper, I wouldn't invite fascist collaborators to do innocent puff pieces in the Fashion & Style section, or any other section of my paper to begin with. Other than as a ruse to lure them into a well-deserved public grilling, that is.
- oh_sigh 10y agoAh yes, "Peter Thiel - fascist collaborator". That would go great on a business card! Feel free to post some good questions, even if they lack savagery and gusto. I'm curious what you think about Thiel.
- kafkaesq 10y agoHe'd prefer that you think of him as "That Zany Libertarian Guy." That's how trojan horses and fellow travelers always roll (i.e. via misdirection). I prefer not to think too much about Thiel, actually. But if you're terribly interested, the HN search engine will turn up various things I've posted about him, already.