Comments on: The Examiner gets its own Georgetown column

By: Nasser

Nasser — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 23:14:53 +0000

Charity, I had the exact same reaction regarding “unaccountably impressed”. It’s direct evidence of this kid’s writing for the sake of prestige rather than substance. But even more laughable is the fact that he’s actually impressed his fellow students at this blog. Is this what passes as high standards at Georgetown?

By: Charity

Charity — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:18:19 +0000

The hook-up piece is a good example; would be 500 times better if you deleted the words: “indisputably,” “what qualifies as,” “nevertheless,” [the entire sentence that accompanies the "nevertheless"], “seems to lack the ability to suffocate,” “plausibly justified”…I’m only two paragraphs in. This is too much.

By: Charity

Charity — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:04:09 +0000

Yeah, reading the part where he diagnoses writers was funny to me because for the rest of the article, I couldn’t stop thinking that this guy couldn’t write to save his life. “I am unaccountably impressed?” No you aren’t; you spend the rest of that paragraph detailing why/how you are impressed. “For three anachronistic decades and one plausible decade?” “…articulates daily the opinions and beliefs of the popular majority under its esoteric masthead?” He’s parodying either himself or the Philodemic — I hope.

By: Mary

Mary — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:10:47 +0000

He’s as impressed with himself as you are–he already re-used “lunatic dithyrambs” in his column:

http://www.examiner.com/x-12075-Georgetown-University-Examiner~y2009m6d13-Top-tier-Vox-Populi

How that description applies to his constipated writing is beyond me.

By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 06:15:09 +0000

Seriously. Anyone who can use “dithyrambs” in a coherent sentence deserves my respect and admiration. I also appreciate “ambit” and “non compis mentis”.

We’ve got a true William F. Buckley ahead of us.

By: Will Sommer

Will Sommer — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:38:21 +0000

Lunatic dithyrambs? Sign me. up. But seriously, “Professor Feith depends on our vigilance. “