In an otherwise reasonable Daily Standard piece analyzing the blogosphere’s role in affecting an “information reformation,†Hugh Hewitt accuses yours truly of peddling “vulgar†and “profane†humor “pretty much every dayâ€Ââ€â€an observation that, well…it just stings.
But, as a CITIZEN JOURNALIST on an endless search for TRUTH, I can’t afford to let personal feelings cloud my objectivityâ€â€which is why I’m going to leave it up to you, dear readers, to decide if Hewitt’s criticism is apposite:
Thanks for the feedback!
BINGO!
No problem.
Three cocks weren’t enough so here are two more:
COCK COCK!
Please add that to my vote.
Poopy!
I can’t see the photos. It’s probably because WebSense (I’m at the office) is blocking them. WebSense has a shitty sense of humor, obviously.
There are photos? I can’t see them either. And I don’t have screening software.
My office also uses WebSense, but is not blocking the poll. Not that that necessarily proves anything.
Hmmm… Judging by the comments so far, I think you’ll first need to define “apposite” for the lowing herd.
My considered response: Hewitt’s a humorless poopy-head. There, I said it!
Related, somehow:
“The purpose of cavalry is to lend tone to what would otherwise be a mere vulgar brawl.”
— Anon.
(whinny)
SB: south
Rise up!
I’m guessing Hugh wouldn’t appreciate the way I dressed up a penis in a bathrobe and shower cap.
But then, I’m not addicted to cock, so maybe I’m not that bad.
What’s Hewitt hiding? Is he afraid of seeming to support JEFF GANNON’S COCK OF LIES!
You know, becuse of the hypocrisy, or some such.
SCIENCE??? Looks more like ID to me.
And I give you a hearty AMEN!
Hubris, I’ve not enjoyed Colin Farrel’s penis that much since the election.
I was thinking “obscene” myself.
Is this some kind of trick poll?
Hmm…and I thought Hewitt was praising you for not being “profane” and “vulgar” and for being funnier than the “snarling left”.
Perhaps Hugh wasn’t following Martha’s diary closely enough.
I HAVE BE SMEARED. SMEARMERCHANDIZED!
As a dear friend of mine is wont to say, ROCK OUT WITH THE COCK OUT!!!
I’m just throwing this out there—is Day by Day really that funny? It’s cool to have a right of center alternative to Doonesbury and Muir has some wry statements at times, but it just doesn’t set my funny bone off.
Ditto for Scrappleface—I hardly even check it out anymore.
The day I let Hugh Hewitt judge my humor is the day I give my truck keys to Ted Kennedy.
Well, I think Hugh was just giving a warning to those who contract the vapors immediately upon spying certain signifiers. I don’t blame him for that.
I took the whole thing as a compliment.
LOL @ “the vapors”.
My take on his statements is that he was complimenting you.
I vote yes, you are vulgar and obscene, but that doesn’t mean I don’t like you.
You twisted freak!
Yeah, he kind of has to give folks a heads up in case he accidentally sends grandpa tight-ass over in the middle of something like the gay porn cock of lies. Congratulations on the coverage, Jeff.
Besides, the vulgarity is not always Jeff’s fault, I mean, look at the fucking disgusting commenters he’s got!
Point taken regarding Hugh’s statement (a warning to tight-ass readers versus chastizing you). Looks like you are going places, Jefe. Cool.
Yeah! What HE said!
Buncha fuckin’ vulgar animalistic assholes.
Oh, wait…
Ignore that.
Pretty much? What’s with this “pretty much” shit?
I tell you, there’s obscenity and vulgarity on this God damned site every single fucking day!
That’s a load of god damn horseshit, Phinn! You speak for yourself, but we’re not all sewer-mouthed cocksuckers like you! Fucker.
(there. it’s out of my system now.)
That tears it. What we need is a full-blown statistical vulgarity analysis.
I’ll concede that it’s possible, however unlikely, that on the days that I visit and do not find sufficient vulgarity, I leave and my time here leaves no impression on my mind. I’m willing to admit that there could be an element of subjectivity here.
But I, for one, will not stand idly by while Goldstein’s Herculean efforts at full-time obscenity and vulgarity are damned with faint praise, I tell you!
Well one thing is clear…Hugh thinks you’re a member of Globetrotters. Would that be Meadowlark or Curley? Was there a vulgar and obscene Globetrotter? You know….THAT would be funny.
Well, if by “profane,” Mr., Hewitt means “witty, irreverent and brilliantly snarky,” then yeah, Jeff, you’re about as profane as it gets. Which is most assuredly NOT a bad thing, mind you…
Some stats for Hugh.
In this post/comment section alone…
Shit: 3 uses
Fuck:4
Ass: 3
Cock: 11
PG-13 at worst.
I fucking hate it when you people can’t make a decent argument without fucking resorting to cursing. You fucking cock-knockers!
Well, Hewitt only said vulgar and profane, but left off snarling, which here would be more appropriately identified as “snarking”.
As much as I like the COCKCOCKCOCK!! choice, I would have preferred to vote for GAYPORNCOCKOFLIES.
I voted for “Cock Cock Cock” and accidentally clicked my heals together at the same time, and Al Gore appeared!
So I kicked that cock’s ass.
Jeff, your 12:21 respose says it all.
Keep up the good work, humor and all.
Gosh.
Maybe you can get a NEA grant.
COCK! COCK! COCK! is leading with 80% of the vote. We may be observing the birth of a nationally viable third party.
It is obvious from his writings that Hugh Hewitt doesn’t have a humorous BONE in his body. He must have heard someone else speaking about Jeff’s vulgar and profane humor, because he wouldn’t recognize a humorous PIECE if it bit him on the COCK. If exposing the humor embedded in the mundane things of politics and culture can ever be perceived as vulgar or profane, then all I have to say is POO-POO Mr. Hewitt!
A direct quote from Hewitt on his radio show about 15 minutes ago:
Shut up. What was the context?
I AM NOT AN ANIMAL!
He had Lileks on to talk about his (Lileks’s) article on the Presby Church, and somewhere in there went back to his Harlem Globetrotters/Washington Generals analogy of right/left blogosphere humor. He hit his starting five for the Globetrotters, and after listing Protein Wisdom, said in an aside, “Jeff Goldstein is deranged”. Ten-to-one, he read this post and was fanning the flames a bit.
Either that or he simply thinks you’re an animal.
More LIBEL.
By the time I’m through with Hewitt, I’m going to own royalties from BLOG!
I seem to recall having read somewhere that, on certain occasions, the profane word is the best, most concise form of expression and cannot be improved upon.
I am also frequently told that I am full of shit.
YMMV.
Well shit, with that kind of income you’ll finally be able to meet Karl Rove’s breakfast burrito’s asking price for a full-length interview!
Well shit, with that kind of income you’ll finally be able to meet Karl Rove’s breakfast burrito’s asking price for a full-length interview.
Goddam liberals. Goddam liberal polls.
Jeff: Not only are you the most intelligent and thoughtful blogger out there right now, but you’re about the only one left who can make me laugh. And that goes a long way towards helping me stay sane. You’re doing good.
Whatever else you do, I hope you’ll keep on being yourself. Thanks. (And I have PW on my blogroll. And will keep it there.)
Shit, all you goddamned dickheads need to watch your fucking language.
All right all you assholes knock it off right now. Holy shit, I’m so sick and tired of you fuckwads cussin up a storm on that prickmeister Jeff Goldstein’s blog. Enough already or I’ll shove my fist up your ass so far you’ll be my personal meat puppet.