Matt Yglesias

12 Responses to “Me, Talking About Stuff . . . On The Internet!”

1. modified mutton chops Says:
   June 6th, 2009 at 9:27 am

   While I find James to be a thoughtful writer, this talking stuff gave me pause. He seemed able to divine from a single miscue in her acceptance speech (aspiration/inspiration) that she was a lightweight. He called her transposition a “tic” or “quirky faux pas.” What does that even mean? He also flubbed or spouted the 60% overturned case talking point. So I am disappointed to realize that by talking he proved himself to be less thoughtful than I imagined. And the further benefit of knowing him only in print mode was that I was able to avoid gazing at his suspect facial hair and ironic eye-wear (sorry Matt). Oh well… Another young conservative beacon dims and disappoints.

2. Just Dropping By Says:
   June 6th, 2009 at 9:29 am

   No offense, but the still shot from the video looks like some kind of “Before and After” picture.

3. paul h. Says:
   June 6th, 2009 at 10:58 am

   Yeah, what is it with these extremely wonky DC nerds trying to look like hipsters … anyway, I’m now going to find it even harder to take “Postmodern Conservative” seriously

4. bdbd Says:
   June 6th, 2009 at 11:24 am

   why’s everybody all dressed up?

5. Myles SG Says:
   June 6th, 2009 at 11:55 am

   No offense, but the still shot from the video looks like some kind of “Before and After” picture.

   Must admit, I thought the same.

   Yeah, what is it with these extremely wonky DC nerds trying to look like hipsters … anyway, I’m now going to find it even harder to take “Postmodern Conservative” seriously

   Poulos is wearing a light (summer-weight) grey jacket. Given the instincts of the DC summer, unsurprising, even despite the aircon.

6. D H Lawrence Says:
   June 6th, 2009 at 12:17 pm

   Will never ever watch or listen and suffer through the painfully untelegenic Yglesias character as no doubt he again afflicted the audience with his nuts making YOU KNOWs. A college graduate who cannot talk! Get him a muzzle or speech therapy. Ya know!? Duhh

7. Max424 Says:
   June 6th, 2009 at 1:32 pm

   There is untapped gravitas in the Yglesias persona. With trail and effort and a proper tutor, a dangerous man will emerge.

8. fumphis Says:
   June 6th, 2009 at 8:42 pm

   I’m going to have to start using headphones to watch these bloggingheads, since at the moment they seem to be causing my dog a lot of stress. Matt’s voice goes incredibly high at times.

   Also Poulos didn’t seem to have much to say, he just stuck to asking interview-style questions and letting Matt natter on. And what was all that wacky religious shit he was spouting about gay marriage? That whole thread of the conversation was way too abstracted.

9. Brahma Says:
   June 7th, 2009 at 12:54 am

   ‘listen and suffer through the painfully untelegenic Yglesias character as no doubt he again afflicted the audience with his nuts making YOU KNOWs. A college graduate who cannot talk! Get him a muzzle or speech therapy. Ya know!?

   Not at all uncommon, unfortunately. Try listening to Slate Supreme Court and legal affairs reporter Emily Bazelon, for example.

   She not only has an undergraduate degree from Yale, and a law degree from Yale Law School, but now she’s a member of the faculty of Yale Law School. And although she doesn’t quite use the “you know” construction as often as Yglesias, she still sounds strangely unintelligent, because of the frequency with which she precedes it with “ummm” and “uh” and her odd intonation changes during a sentence. Which is weird, because she’s obviously a very smart woman and a first rate scholar.

10. Stiv Bator Says:
    June 7th, 2009 at 3:12 am

    That dude is exactly what I thought a PoMoCon would look like.

11. PoMoCon Poseur Says:
    June 7th, 2009 at 9:13 am

    Re :”I’m going to have to start using headphones to watch these bloggingheads, since at the moment they seem to be causing my dog a lot of stress. Matt’s voice goes incredibly high at times.”
    High rising terminal English, not Valley Girl(boy)
    I hate rising intonation?
    I mean, it really bothers me?
    It sounds like you are asking questions?

    Neither Ivy League education or speech therapy will rid us of this scourge. Matt or Emily are fated to annoy for life…

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_rising_terminal

12. rea Says:
    June 7th, 2009 at 9:52 am

    It’s wierd that the two of them are wearing identical glasses. Matt has better facial hair, though.