me: how's everything? Dan: Fine, I guess. How are you? me: very well for once. me: have you thought any more about the RS McCain thing? Dan: I've not really very much. I do know that he responded to the Politico thing, as did William Jacobson, and he claims that he didn't write the stuff that is attributed to him from that Holocaust article. Dan: From the White Supremacist site. me: I see me: he had already admitted to having the user name me: anyway, just wanted to see if you were planning on writing anything about the subject me: I haven't been following any blogs at all for the past month, has anything of note gone down at PW or anything? Dan: I may. I'd have to really take a closer look at all the relevant information, including visiting this whitey website, but that's not something I relish at the moment. me: I understand Dan: I guess that I want the skirmishes between Charles and Stacy to stop before I dig any deeper, to be quite frank about it. me: well, it's going to stop one way or the other me: it's really just a matter of time before the evidence on Stacy reaches critical mass me: also me: the reason I wanted to talk to, mainly me: I've been asked to serve as head writer for a pilot that's got some good backing Dan: Cool. me: a sort of investigative journalism/political humor format me: with a couple of people i've worked with in the past Dan: That's an interesting combo. Sounds like black humor, though. me: and we may be doing the pilot on a story I've been working on involving Vanderbilt that also happens to relate to Stacy Dan: Okay. You mean Vanderbilt U? me: insomuch as that I found out something else he did that's frankly unethical in a journalistic sense as opposed to just racist sentiment or what have you me: yeah, the university, got a cousin there me: the vanderbilt angle itself is the main thing because there's been some wrongdoing uncovered on the part of the provost, whom I interviewed the other day and caught in a fib me: but Stacy does play a significant part because of an article he wrote on the subject in 2002 coupled with the things he's now known to have been doing at the same time Dan: Hmmmmm. me: so, basically, even if the series is not picked up, we'd still be distributing the pilot under a different setup me: and the fellows I'm working with are moderately prominent and have some fairly decent backing me: so McCain really is probably going to be exposed on all of this to a greater extent at some point in the next six months or so Dan: I'm trying to figure out . . . you mean a pilot for a show, but one that doesn't fictionalize the events, right? It really is straight ahead journalism with commentary. me: yeah, sort of akin to a documentary Dan: Oh, okay. me: with various formatting me: thematic sketches, interviews, etc all interspersed Dan: LOL, hope you don't have Sullivan on to talk Trig me: that'd be something me: did you see that deal me: where he wrote about how he had to shut down the blog for a couple of days in the interests of the republic Dan: Yeah, I saw that. me: because he needed to fully review Going Rogue before writing on it? me: ah me: anyway Dan: I would tease him more, but I honestly do think he's mentally ill. me: that was pretty flamboyant even for him me: I'm sure you do Dan: Yeah . . . Dan: *eye roll* me: THEATRICAL EYE ROLL me: anyway me: I'll let you go now me: but again, you really should consider finishing up taking a look at McCain and all of this Dan: Sounds like a great show. I've already told Stacy that these are serious accusations and that he needs really to answer them point by point, but that's all I can do on that end. me: Understoodd Dan: But I guess I'll look into it. Dan: I have a piece on Oprah's advocacy of the lunatic who got those people killed in that Arizona sweat lodge that I'm working on. Dan: But one of the victims was a friend, and a very close friend of my brother, so it's very depressing work. me: yeah, I can imagine me: Obama advocated on the fellow's behalf? Dan: No, Oprah sent this guy into prominence in a series she did called, "The Secret" me: oh, sorry me: I'm stoned me: and was up all night working me: read that wrong Dan: That's all right. me: anyway, I better get back to work Dan: Anyway, I don't want to harsh your mellow. Dan: Thanks for dropping in. me: have you read neuromancer? Dan: Yeah, but it's been a long time. me: wait, I already rambled to you about cyberpunk Dan: Only a little. me: okay, I'd probably better go then, I'm totally losing it me: take it easy, adios Dan: LOL, ciao for now.