August 26, 2007
Jamie Kirchick has had a rough debut at the Daily Dish. Now, Scott Horton and Dish co-blogger Steve Clemons have rebuked him for his out-of-the-blue attack on me. Horton and Clemons are leading experts in foreign policy and human rights, and more than that, they are real mensches. I hope Kirchick learns something from them.
Horton has a theory about Kirchick’s motivation:
One other thing really sticks in my mind. Max Blumenthal has been out there busily defending The New Republic from the onslaughts of Bill Kristol and the Weekly Standard over the last two weeks. It looks like Kirchick is giving him repayment in kind. Remind me please: which of these publications is Kirchick actually working for? I think we just found out.
August 26th, 2007 at 12:55 pm
Poor, poor Kirchick. After getting debunked so thoroughly by folks who are undisputedly smarter than him, I wonder if Sullivan will invite him back to his blog after the mess he’s causing. You must be doing something right, Max, if people like Kirchick is attacking you with such fervency. David Sirota said it best (who has written a great new book by the way): pissing people off is a sign that he is doing his job accurately.