Conor Friedersdorf

Conor Friedersdorf @conor64

@adamdavidson @Hammbear2024 All the more so because neither the public nor for that matter Lorne Michaels seem to see him that way, but lots of people in journalism, an industry where he used to be able to do no wrong while being very transgressive, seem to think it is now obvious that he is beyond the pale — PolitiTweet.org

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@adamdavidson @Hammbear2024 Anyway, I did not intend a hostile attack, just a probing question that might lead to an interesting rather than a fraught back and forth. I am a big consumer of standup comedy, and the treatment of Chappelle as some kind of beyond the pale outlier genuinely puzzles me. — PolitiTweet.org

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@adamdavidson @Hammbear2024 I realize you said it made you sick to your stomach, while the other person said how could they even have him on, but it was more the "among other things* follow-up that I was asking about, which maybe had nothing to do with why you felt sick to your stomach? — PolitiTweet.org

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@adamdavidson @Hammbear2024 In other words, my question was aimed at probing something more subtle and nuanced than FREE SPEECH but everything these days gets flattened into dumb false binaries — PolitiTweet.org

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@adamdavidson @Hammbear2024 ...are you guys actually saying those should be the standards for SNL monologues, or upon reflection is it just that you specifically disagree strongly with Chappelle's monolog but not because you want to apply the aforementioned standards? — PolitiTweet.org

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@adamdavidson @Hammbear2024 a history of transgressiveness and a less than journalistic rigor in characterizing controversies. Like, George Carlin was often transgressive and took many liberties in characterizing things he disagreed with. Eddie Murphy too. So I sought to clarify... — PolitiTweet.org

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@adamdavidson @Hammbear2024 we are talking about a standup comedian in a late night comedy sketch show monologue, and it's striking to me that he's being criticized as if having him on was a mistake for things that would have long been expected of standup comedians on SNL, which is to say, — PolitiTweet.org

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@adamdavidson @Hammbear2024 Your originally Tweet pointed out (correctly) that Chappelle's characterization of Kyrie criticism lacked rigor. And Clean Observer followed up by questioning whether a comedian who'd been transgressive before should have been platformed. I found both takes worth probing because — PolitiTweet.org

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@adamdavidson @Hammbear2024 That question was directed at Clean Observer and did not assert or imply that any answer would constitute a transgression against free speech. But even if it had, isn't criticizing others for unduly infringing on free speech also free speech? Regardless I'm happy to say more: — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @DouthatNYT: Noah Millman (@BloggerGideon) on SBF is worth your time: https://t.co/9hu5XA18KF — PolitiTweet.org

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I assumed @kausmickey had stopped Tweeting because I never see him in my timeline but nope, he's just one of many people whose Tweets I'd like to see but don't for reasons I don't understand. — PolitiTweet.org

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@Hammbear2024 @adamdavidson What about asking you to clarify your views suggests it is a "big concern" to me? I like to understand how and what others think, even when, like you, they are not especially influential, because my job is to understand a wide variety of viewpoints — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @justinamash: If neither party has the votes to elect a speaker of the House, I’d be happy to serve as a nonpartisan speaker who ensures… — PolitiTweet.org

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@Hammbear2024 @adamdavidson But your opinion about whether it was funny is totally subjective, not an objective assessment that the show's producers share — PolitiTweet.org

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@Hammbear2024 @adamdavidson So your view is that comedians who are transgressive should not appear on late night comedy shows? — PolitiTweet.org

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@adamdavidson Obviously the monologue was not rigorous in the way you suggest and many others, but did you find it less so than other SNL monologues and/or standup comedy more generally? — PolitiTweet.org

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Dissent. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @misstessowen: Wendy Rogers : "We wonder now if we were in an echo chamber" — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @SamBendett: A DIY copter made in Yemen from sticks and a simple motor. Talk about drone proliferation - this is about as simple as it g… — PolitiTweet.org

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@Noahpinion The thing itself is unprofitable, so... — PolitiTweet.org

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Magic did this once https://t.co/iF5OuEnZoo — PolitiTweet.org

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Q. How much would it cost to insure against a Trump victory in 2024? A. At what price would he rent out a Mar-a-Lago ballroom for a drag queen story hour? — PolitiTweet.org

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When the copy desk starts playing Truth or Dare at work... https://t.co/YoFBEGVWvb — PolitiTweet.org

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@sewellchan It's not illegal to raise the money for a campaign, drop out, then give that money to your son's campaign for any political office, which he can use for "campaign travel" and renting out space in Trump properties for "campaign headquarters" and "campaign events" — PolitiTweet.org

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@ijbailey If he's way ahead, but in a close race his ego's interest in not losing again could push him in the other direction — PolitiTweet.org

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Good thread. — PolitiTweet.org

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It seems like the incentive for Donald Trump is to pretend to run for president, rake in lots of money from the overcredulous people who still like him, then drop out at the last minute, screwing the GOP while finding ways to use the war chest for his personal benefit or his kids — PolitiTweet.org

Conor Friedersdorf @conor64

"When you're a star they let you do it. You can do anything." — PolitiTweet.org

Conor Friedersdorf @conor64

I'm curious, @BFriedmanDC -- do you think that Floridians and Texans are more or less free than they were in 2002, 1992, 1982, 1972, and 1962? Were they always living in an authoritarian theocracy, as you see it, and if not, when did that begin? — PolitiTweet.org

Conor Friedersdorf @conor64

@JeffreyASachs They truly believe "experts" can and should decide with something akin to The Science -- the technocratic instinct runs deep in progressives. — PolitiTweet.org