| From: Mirna Hariz <mirnahariz@gmail.com> |
11:20 AM me: so
I'm working on this here book
Mirna: yessssssss
me: including a chapter about Martin Peretz, who's the editor of New Republic
11:21 AM bought the mag with his rich wife's money
and he's the biggest zionist ever
and he can't write worth a shit
like, seriously
I'm not just saying that because I don'
t like him
here are a couple of quotes from his column
talking about a bombing done by evil Arabs
11:22 AM "More than 50 injured were carted away to hospitals. Maybe the casualties will go up. They certainly won't go down."
Mirna: hhahahaha
me: "I count as authoritative someone who hasn't misled me too much.
Well, I sat with one of these authoritatives last night and she was giving me news, future news about the news.
Mirna: well yes, they certainly wont
og
omg
me: FUTURE NEWS ABOUT THE NEWS
Mirna: hahahahaha
me: FUTURE NEWS ABOUT THE NEWS
FUTURE NEWS ABOUT THE NEWS
FUTURE NEWS ABOUT THE NEWS
Mirna: HAHAHAHA
11:23 AM does he own any other mags?
me: no, but he's contributor editor at a lot of them
11:24 AM Mirna: ugh
how
11:53 AM me: "I was talking with my oldest and best friend Ian, cheering each other up about the state of the markets. "Others are doing worse," I said, trying to pep us both up. And Ian retorted: "Do you know that old Hebrew proverb? 'A consolation is really only half a consolation.'" Which is true. "
11:54 AM Mirna: WHAT
what
hahaha
is this in the magazine?
in a book he wrote?
me: his blog at The New Republic
11:55 AM I have to read this all day
11:57 AM Mirna: omg that is awful