than these are largely irrelevant!


-----Original Message-----
From: Barrett Brown [mailto:barriticus@gmail.com]
Sent: Mon 28/06/2010 2:52 PM
To: Emran Qureshi
Subject: Re: hello

Understood. The main purpose of the book was to concentrate mostly on the
more prominent columnists, the ones who have inexplicably been given direct
and extraordinary influence over the national conversation.

On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 2:45 PM, Emran Qureshi <equreshi@law.harvard.edu>wrote:

>  I hate to mention them but I think of Paul Berman and to a lesser extent
> George Packer but here I go both ways (sometimes I cut him some slack since
> he's a redsox fan in NYC). I guess the category would be establishment
> liberal internationalist who made common cause with the neooons.
>
> Thanks!
>
> E
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Barrett Brown [mailto:barriticus@gmail.com <barriticus@gmail.com>]
> Sent: Mon 28/06/2010 2:45 PM
> To: Emran Qureshi
> Subject: Re: hello
>
> Emran-
>
> To some extent, yes; in addition to the chapter on Friedman, there is
> another chapter on Richard Cohen of the Washington Post. Other than that, I
> mostly go after Krauthammer, William Bennett, and a fellow named Robert
> Stacy McCain, with a few others thrown in here and there but to much lesser
> extents.
>
> Incidentally, I was not able to use all of my notes on Friedman due to
> length. I will have to write another book, I guess.
>
> On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 2:39 PM, Emran Qureshi <equreshi@law.harvard.edu
> >wrote:
>
> >  Thanks Barrett,
> > I am sorry for not following your blog carefully and hence the somewhat
> > naive query;
> > Do you also examine apart from Friedman other 'liberals' in the leadup to
> > the Iraq
> > war?
> >
> > Best,
> > Emran
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Barrett Brown [mailto:barriticus@gmail.com <barriticus@gmail.com><
> barriticus@gmail.com>]
> > Sent: Mon 28/06/2010 2:14 PM
> > To: Emran Qureshi
> > Subject: Re: hello
> >
> > Hi, Emran-
> >
> > Thanks for getting in touch. I've forwarded your e-mail to the publisher
> so
> > they'll get you a review copy. It should be out in August. Let me know if
> > you have any other questions.
> >
> > On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 1:06 PM, Emran Qureshi <equreshi@law.harvard.edu
> > >wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Hi Barrett,
> > > I loved your Hastings review for Vanity Fair. I wanted to also know
> when
> > > your book is due and whether you can pass on the name of a publicist
> for
> > it.
> > > I sometimes write reviews and the title and subject has struck a chord.
> I
> > > stopped reading the Times and switched to the FT and Economist (not
> > perfect
> > > but not as bad as those writing for the Times etc.), while the Iraq war
> > was
> > > in full swing. I heard all the pundits speak on campus - George Packer
> > and
> > > Dexter Filkins and many others.
> > >
> > > I am also intrigued by Hastings. He has clearly not internalized
> > deference
> > > to publishing power (aka the chattering class) - a very admirable
> trait!
> > >
> > > Best wishes,
> > > Emran Qureshi
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> >
> > Barrett Brown
> > Brooklyn, NY
> > 512-560-2302
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Barrett Brown
> Brooklyn, NY
> 512-560-2302
>
>


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Regards,

Barrett Brown
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512-560-2302