I get the idea, but what's the point? This guy was a terrible (I mean, TERRIBLE) writer, not funny, not insightful, and seemed to hate Chicago. Life is too short to waste on that.
It reminds me of a Daily Show episode where they got a Hillary supporter and a Trump supporter together and the reporter asked each to name something good about…
I get the idea, but what's the point? This guy was a terrible (I mean, TERRIBLE) writer, not funny, not insightful, and seemed to hate Chicago. Life is too short to waste on that.
It reminds me of a Daily Show episode where they got a Hillary supporter and a Trump supporter together and the reporter asked each to name something good about the other candidate. The woman who supported Hillary said something about how Trump seems to like his family. (Maybe too much when it comes to Ivanka, but let's let that go.) The man who liked Trump? He said he didn't have one good thing to say.
Similarly, you think Kass is reading Zorn or, say, The New Republic and saying, "Hmmmm, interesting thoughts here"? Of course not. So why should I try to understand someone who has no interest in anything other than perpetuating bigoted, ill-conceived, fear-mongering bullshit?
i'm not sure why i'm replying to this post, but the post reminds me of the old saying: opinions are like a**holes - everybody's got one, and they all stink.
so that's my opinion.😉
PS - i used to read kass regularly, and listened to his podcast. his insights on Chgo politics were, IMO, superior to those of any other commentator , print or braodcast, in Chgo. he was also a loyal, lifelong White Sox fan. haven't read or listened to him in 3 or more yrs.
I get the idea, but what's the point? This guy was a terrible (I mean, TERRIBLE) writer, not funny, not insightful, and seemed to hate Chicago. Life is too short to waste on that.
It reminds me of a Daily Show episode where they got a Hillary supporter and a Trump supporter together and the reporter asked each to name something good about the other candidate. The woman who supported Hillary said something about how Trump seems to like his family. (Maybe too much when it comes to Ivanka, but let's let that go.) The man who liked Trump? He said he didn't have one good thing to say.
Similarly, you think Kass is reading Zorn or, say, The New Republic and saying, "Hmmmm, interesting thoughts here"? Of course not. So why should I try to understand someone who has no interest in anything other than perpetuating bigoted, ill-conceived, fear-mongering bullshit?
i'm not sure why i'm replying to this post, but the post reminds me of the old saying: opinions are like a**holes - everybody's got one, and they all stink.
so that's my opinion.😉
PS - i used to read kass regularly, and listened to his podcast. his insights on Chgo politics were, IMO, superior to those of any other commentator , print or braodcast, in Chgo. he was also a loyal, lifelong White Sox fan. haven't read or listened to him in 3 or more yrs.