Writer V. Writer

Read the Taibbi thread on Tom Friedman and then came across this piece from The Atlantic. Seems nothing gets a writer's blood boiling than the exploits and excesses of another writer. And since we're "pen is mightier than the sword" types we don't go all Burr v. Hamilton. Instead, we take it to the 'nets, the message boards or perhaps (if cache is involved) even in print.
Here's Matthew Scully's rip-job of former boss and chief White House speechwriter Michael Gerson. Anyone have any other classic ripjobs of other writers?

http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200709/michael-gerson

 

Wolfe vs. Irving, Updike, Mailer

http://archive.salon.com/books/log/2000/01/21/wolfe/index.html

 

I do love The Executioner's Song, but shit Tom Wolfe can't hold John Irving's jock.

 

When I was on a political opinion Web site, one of the columns wrote a pure attack job bitching out the Dixie Chicks. I wrote a response to his column in which I attacked his *arguments*, not him.

He responded with an ad homenim attack column. I got one or two people who wrote me saying I should learn to write. I didn't respond to that, nor did I respond to his response.

The guy who ran the Web site (a Republican, BTW) suggested the D.C. area columnists get together for coffee or drinks. The funny thing was, he suggested not inviting the guy who blasted the Dixie Chicks. Even though he probably was more ideologically aligned to him than he was to me, he described said columnist as a piece of work.

And, said Web site organizer also pointed out getting e-mails that agreed with me instead of the other guy.

 

Michael Gerson?
"A first-rate mind"?
The great lake of Fail sees another boat push away from the dock.

 

This comment is insane.

 

Roger Ebert vs. Rob Schneider (who is a screenwriter):

http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050811/REVIEWS/50725001

 

You just linked to the post directly above yours.

 

I think that's the joke.