On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 10:28 PM, Barrett Brown <
barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:
> I think I'm falling for this girl. Her name is Catalina. Our romance has
> been extraordinarily debauched. I got rid of the other girlfriend by making
> out with this one in front of her. She constantly gets drunk and passes out
> partly just out of total disregard for social convention, which is
> fascinating to me. I'm telling you because I don't know anyone else who is
> in love, it occurs to me, and at any rate I know you enjoy amusing,
> nonsensical anecdotes.
>
> Did you guys happen to see that Charles Johnson, the friend of mine who was
> the darling of the conservative blogosphere back in the day, formally broke
> with the conservative movement last night?
>
>
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/35243_Why_I_Parted_Ways_With_The_Right
>
> Caused kind of a kerfluffle. At any rate, I mentioned to him last week that
> I might possibly be writing for a pilot (without giving any details or your
> names or anything), and he offered to assist with that and whatever series
> into whichh it develops in any capacity we'd like. There's a NYT profile on
> him coming out this Sunday, I believe. He could be very useful, even just
> insomuch as that it would be rather attention-grabbing to have him working
> directly with progressives. Give it some thought; it would be worth
> mentioning him to any execs you encounter - adds value to the product, as
> they say in publishing.
>
> Incidentally, I'm chewing khat.
>
> On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 3:37 PM, <
jamiekilstein@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Nope. The guy is being a totaly tool bag. Ill keep ya posted
>>
>> Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Barrett Brown <
barriticus@gmail.com>
>> Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:35:58 -0500
>> To: <
jamiekilstein@gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: lol
>> Have you guys had any further meetings regarding the pilot?
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 3:30 PM, <
jamiekilstein@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Cool! I am not funny on page. That was horrible.
>>>
>>> Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
>>>
>>> ________________________________
>>> From: Barrett Brown <
barriticus@gmail.com>
>>> Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:29:43 -0500
>>> To: jamie kilstein<
jamiekilstein@gmail.com>
>>> Subject: Re: lol
>>> Yeah, that second one will work; I'll just shorten it a bit. Thanks.
>>>
>>> On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 3:28 PM, jamie kilstein <
jamiekilstein@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> What about either of these
>>>>
>>>> I'm waiting for us to go all in with the war and combine our foreign
>>>> policy with our glutenous capitalism and start shipping McDonald's
>>>> over to Iraq. You could call it "operation kill the terrorists
>>>> slowly". "Hey how'd they finally get Bin Ladon?" "Diabetes."
>>>>
>>>> Or People aren't criticizing Obama because our last President was so
>>>> bad. It's kinda like we just got out of an abusive relationship, where
>>>> our last boyfriend was so batshit crazy anything the new guy does is
>>>> amazing by comparison. "How's the new boyfriend?" Well he doesn't
>>>> water board me. "Hm put a ring on that finger girlfriend!"
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 3:21 PM, Barrett Brown <
barriticus@gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> > Okay, actually can you think of some jokey criticism of U.S. policy
>>>> > that
>>>> > your European audiences tend to go for? Basically, I'm going to stick
>>>> > it in
>>>> > this paragraph:
>>>> >
>>>> > What does the accelerating success of this progressive young couple
>>>> > tell us
>>>> > about the here and now and perhaps even the little bit later?
>>>> > Kilstein,
>>>> > whose act draws heavily on politics and religion, has won particular
>>>> > acclaim
>>>> > in Europe, the denizens of which are hungry for reassurance that
>>>> > Americans
>>>> > still understand irony. SHORT FUNNY LINE ABOUT HOW AMERICA SUCKS ZOMG
>>>> > LOL
>>>> > That he is far better known internationally than he is in the U.S. may
>>>> > probably be explained by this desire for an America that can once
>>>> > again
>>>> > evoke laughter of the intentional sort.
>>>> >
>>>> > On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 2:39 PM, <
jamiekilstein@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Cool. In my head I didn't say anything funny so let me know. I also
>>>> >> just
>>>> >> posted new standup on my myspace so feel free to pull from it
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
>>>> >>
>>>> >>________________________________
>>>> >> From: Barrett Brown <
barriticus@gmail.com>
>>>> >> Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:37:38 -0500
>>>> >> To: <
jamiekilstein@gmail.com>
>>>> >> Subject: Re: lol
>>>> >> Actually, I'll just go ahead and use one of the lines here and
>>>> >> integrate
>>>> >> them into one of the existing paragraphs; otherwise, I'll get back to
>>>> >> you.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 2:15 PM, <
jamiekilstein@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Oh god. Topic?
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>________________________________
>>>> >>> From: Barrett Brown <
barriticus@gmail.com>
>>>> >>> Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:13:48 -0500
>>>> >>> To: <
jamiekilstein@gmail.com>
>>>> >>> Subject: Re: lol
>>>> >>> Oops, forgot the reason for e-mailing you - he wants me to throw in
>>>> >>> one
>>>> >>> of your jokes. I was thinking of just using one of your joke-y
>>>> >>> answers, but
>>>> >>> it might be better if you provide me with your best one. It would
>>>> >>> need to be
>>>> >>> pretty short
>>>> >>> as the piece is supposed to be kept under 800 words. Let me know
>>>> >>> what you
>>>> >>> can do.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 2:03 PM, Barrett Brown
>>>> >>> <
barriticus@gmail.com>
>>>> >>> wrote:
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> The editor just approved the article on you guys so it should be
>>>> >>>> running
>>>> >>>> sometime in the next two months, perhaps earlier.
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 3:06 PM, <
jamiekilstein@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> >>>>>
>>>> >>>>> I am never proud of anything I say but was pretty thrilled about
>>>> >>>>> that
>>>> >>>>>
>>>> >>>>> Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
>>>> >>>>>
>>>> >>>>>________________________________
>>>> >>>>> From: Barrett Brown <
barriticus@gmail.com>
>>>> >>>>> Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:05:28 -0500
>>>> >>>>> To: jamie kilstein<
jamiekilstein@gmail.com>
>>>> >>>>> Subject: lol
>>>> >>>>> "The smoke spelled out 'read Harpers'"
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>
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