I like how the author of the article you linked to describes some guy who writes for Slate.com as the "most famous" of the people dancing on Breitbart's grave. What level of fame do we give the slate guy? Z List sounds about right.
I agree with Mr. Torvik that Mr. Yglesias is a prominent blogger (although I think blogs more about economics--at least at Slate). That said, I also agree with the first comment. Mr. Yglesias isn't famous in the conventional sense of the word. I suspect that Mr. Torvik is conceding the point as he uses the word "prominent" and then limits it to political blogger. Neither the comment nor the Washington Examiner link used that phrase, they used "famous."
Not to be to picky (though I am a lawyer) but where does the Examiner piece say Yglesias is "famous"? All I see is that it says his tweet was the "most influential" of the liberal death celebrations. If you follow Yglesias on twitter, as I do, you'll see that that tweet generated quite a bit of discussion, and thus could reasonably be called influential.
Also, even if the piece does call Yglesias the "most famous" it is certainly correct, as within any given group of people there is at least one "most famous" person.
I like how the author of the article you linked to describes some guy who writes for Slate.com as the "most famous" of the people dancing on Breitbart's grave. What level of fame do we give the slate guy? Z List sounds about right.
ReplyDeleteMatthew Yglesias? He's no "anonymous," but certainly a pretty prominent political blogger.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Mr. Torvik that Mr. Yglesias is a prominent blogger (although I think blogs more about economics--at least at Slate). That said, I also agree with the first comment. Mr. Yglesias isn't famous in the conventional sense of the word. I suspect that Mr. Torvik is conceding the point as he uses the word "prominent" and then limits it to political blogger. Neither the comment nor the Washington Examiner link used that phrase, they used "famous."
ReplyDeleteNot to be to picky (though I am a lawyer) but where does the Examiner piece say Yglesias is "famous"? All I see is that it says his tweet was the "most influential" of the liberal death celebrations. If you follow Yglesias on twitter, as I do, you'll see that that tweet generated quite a bit of discussion, and thus could reasonably be called influential.
ReplyDeleteAlso, even if the piece does call Yglesias the "most famous" it is certainly correct, as within any given group of people there is at least one "most famous" person.
ReplyDeleteLawyer'd.