{"id":4071,"date":"2010-02-10T23:55:07","date_gmt":"2010-02-11T07:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.godammit.com\/?p=4071"},"modified":"2010-02-10T23:55:07","modified_gmt":"2010-02-11T07:55:07","slug":"literary-feuds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/godammit.com\/literary-feuds\/","title":{"rendered":"Literary Feuds"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve always loved literary feuds, and now there’s a new one, between Andrew Sullivan<\/a><\/strong> and Leon Wieseltier<\/a><\/strong>. \u00a0 Because the two men were once very close friends, their rift seems especially bitter.<\/p>\n

I love Andrew Sullivan \u00a0 because he was a vocal detractor of Mrs. Palin from the very beginning. He is also a Trig Truther<\/strong>, and has taken a lot of shit for it. \u00a0 Leon Wieseltier, his former mentor, has accused him of being anti-Semitic.<\/p>\n

I hope their feud goes on for a while longer, but I hope they make up in the end. \u00a0 If their feud is too dry and political for you, you might like the Fax Feud<\/a> between Camille Paglia<\/strong> and Julie Burchill<\/strong>, which degenerates quickly into hilarious name calling. It’s probably my all-time favorite.<\/p>\n

Luckily, some literary feuds have been preserved on YouTube, like this one<\/a> between William Buckley<\/strong> and Gore<\/strong> Vidal<\/strong>, where Buckley flips out and calls Vidal a “queer.”<\/p>\n

Years ago, I enjoyed starting feuds in newsgroups, posting under the name “Latasha’P.” They area still search-able via Google groups. I managed to turn the men against the women by constantly referring to My Period. Ah, those were the days.<\/p>\n

I’m glad that Feuding hasn’t become a lost art. A good feud is so bracing! I’ve noticed that no matter how provoking or obnoxious Sister Wolf is, no worthwhile feuds have developed. They are not for the timid, I guess. Or maybe \u00a0 it’s because \u00a0 everyone knows that deep down, I’m the nicest person on earth!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"