Re: Your pitch

On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 7:38 AM, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:

For my next trick...

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From: Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 8:36 AM
Subject: Re: Your pitch
To: Bob Cohn <bcohn@theatlantic.com>

Hi, Bob-

Thanks for getting back to me. I've also been writing a series of pieces in which I go over the failures of various media figures like Thomas Friedman and Charles Krauthammer; the first two may be seen here:

http://www.vanityfair.com/online/politics/2009/08/the-trouble-with-charles-krauthammer.html

http://www.vanityfair.com/online/politics/2009/03/friedmans-follies.html

I'm doing the next one on Martin Peretz; would you be interested in taking a look when it's finished?

Thanks,

Barrett Brown
Brooklyn, NY
512-560-2302

On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 9:18 PM, Bob Cohn <bcohn@theatlantic.com> wrote:

Hi Barrett,

Ben Schwarz sent to me your story on posing as a devout Muslim. Sorry for the delay in getting back to you; Ive been on vacation for a few days.

I dont think this is quite right for us. The nonblog pieces we commission tend to be riffs on the news, which is what we find our audience wants from us.

Ill look up your book, as Im a bit fascinated by the successes of the Intelligent Design movement.

Best,
Bob

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