If Boehlert’s comments regarding Malkin, below, were written about someone from the left, undoubtedly we’d see the kinds of dismissal that we did with Marcotte: namely, that any sniping was simply a matter of jealousy, rather than any principled disagreement. Ridiculous. So I hope that you won’t feel that I’m just jealous of Jim Treacher.
Although I’d run into Treacher’s writings once or twice while surfing, before, it was his seminal Dan Rather as Queen of the Space Unicorns post that made me blow coffee out of my nose and acknowledge that we were dealing with some kind of mad genius. I visited his site, and caught up with the Puce Saga, and had many chuckles, guffaws, chortles and snorts along the way. Then Treacher suddenly abandoned his own blog for the site dedicated to advertizing Blowing Smoke, the Movie. I only visited occasionally, and found the format made it difficult to get at the pure, the quintessential Treacher. Oh, yeah, sure . . . every once in a while he’d go post at his own site to remind people that he was posting elsewhere, and I’d run across his comments over at Patterico’s, but it was hard not to reach the conclusion that he’d sold out.
So, it was with resigned sadness rather than surprise that I learned that not only was he spending his considerable talents pitching a movie, but that he’d gone over to Greg Gutfeld’s site, The Daily Gut. Sure, you can sell out. Go ahead. It’s your credibility, Jim. But to sell out twice? I’m afraid that you’re a blogger of easy virtue.
More to the point: how come Jeff can’t get one of these gigs? Is it because he’s “controversial”? At least he’s got his integrity, Jim Treacher–you media slut. Admittedly, you still make me laugh–and it disgusts me.
I guess the rumor that Treacher died when Pat Dollard’s home meth lab exploded is false then? That’s good, whatever happened to Ken Layne?
HumorIST!!!
Layne works for Wonkette.
Wow, thanks Jeff. I am old enough to remember all the way back to the days when Reynolds etc. linked to Ken. I’m thinking that was during the Tyler administration?
You know what they say: A slut is just a whore who works for free! (And by “they” I mean Mother and Father.)
But is it work, then, or volunteerism?
Well, Layne doesn’t post much over there. If he did, he’d probably get linked more.
He went off the rails over his fear of godbotherers, but he’s a funny and talented guy.
I didn’t know where he was until I asked somebody about him the other day. So if he isn’t being linked its probably because he’s not as available as he was before.
Little known Jim Treacher trivia; he also posts at Pandagon under the name “Treachina”. No one has caught on.
More to the point: how come Jeff can’t get one of these gigs?
Well, to be honest, I think Jeff’s split-personality limits his paid blogging opportunities. On the one hand he churns out those thoughtful eye-glazers (which are far too larded with academic prose for my tastes), and on the other hand he emits the goofy dancing-armadillo, talking-pharmaceuticals nuggets.
People who might respect him for the former may be put off by the latter; and people who enjoy the latter are stunned into insensibility by the former. That is, looking at it from a paying, general-audience sort of perspective. It doesn’t apply to us, of course.
I think Michele Catalano identified this phenomenon first: a chick can lure readers with sex, but they won’t respect her political analysis in the morning. (Or something. My Metaphor-matic is in the shop.)
So you gotta choose. And if you want the dough, you choose the sex.
Onya, Treach, for taking the cash.
You little trollop.
I can’t quite tell if you are being ‘tongue and cheek’ in this post, Mr Collins. Treacher does excellent work wherever he is, and can go wherever he wants, yet you appear to be acting like he left the priesthood, tore off his vestments, and went to work as a DJ in a strip club.
Tsk.
Yeah, that sounds like Treach.
Huh. I left a comment and then it was gone. Well, it stank anyway.
Probably for the best. Angie might have found her eyes glazing over.
Probably for the best. Angie might have found her eyes glazing over.
No, no, that’s you, Jeff. You make my eyes glaze over, Jim makes me shake my head sadly.
I stand corrected.
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