Andrew Sullivan?

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<p>Anyone out there read Andrew Sullivan’s blog? I’ve been reading it for years (hey, I was reading it when her was still a REPUBLICAN!) I especially like his discussions about religion but he’s been going a little nuts lately over the Palin nomination.</p>

<p>Anyway - any comment on the mysterious goings-on for the past 24 hours? He suddenly quit posting for over a day (an eternity for him), and his new posts are very cryptic, to say the least. His quote for the day: Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muß man schweigen, from Wittgenstein.</p>

<p>Rumors are flying that the Atlantic (where his site is hosted) is putting the screws to him for his Palin rants. Very strange…</p>

<p>(Moderators: if you want to move this to the politics sub-forum because of Sullivan’s views, that’s okay, but I was really more curious about what had happened to him!)</p>

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<p>So you don’t think MSNBC has hired him? hehehe. Andrew and Dan Abrams.</p>

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<p>He and Abrams? Hmmm - don’t think so. I just hope he’s healthy and he explains himself soon!</p>

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<p>Yeah I don’t think so either. Keep us posted.</p>

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<p>I’ve been having the same reaction to AS as you have, Scout.</p>

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<p>I’ve never read him.</p>

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<p>Makes me want to go back and read his “rants”. Google translated it as:
What one can not speak, thereof one must be silent (for those of us who need to polish our Deutsch-sprecken!)</p>

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<p>wasnt he on SNL?
I thought I saw him in a skit with Natalie Portman.
;)</p>

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<p>Hmm. The quote from Wittgenstein could be interepreted (in this situation) that something is happening right now that Sullivan can’t (or won’t) fully discuss. And last night he posted a clip from “Desperate Housewives” where a child is made to apologize to a neighbor against his will (don’t know the show so I don’t know the context).</p>

<p>So, thinking like a conspiracy theorist, maybe he was off-line because of a dispute over his recent political remarks and he’s been made to apologize? Then again, maybe I’m reading too much into his choice of Austrian philosophers and network TV comedies.</p>

<p>He appears to be back posting this morning, albeit slowly. I’m glad. Even when he gets a little kooky, he’s still interesting to read.</p>

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<p>Did they take down the blog entries which might be in dispute?</p>

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<p>Nope - it’s all still there, but it’s a LOT to wade through. He’s pretty prolific.</p>

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<p>I read Andrew multiple times a day. He’s already put up a post that he was just taking a break and relaxing. Which is good, because he was beginning to hyperventilate about Palin. I don’t think there’s anything more sinister going on.</p>

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<p>He’s back and seems a little more circumspect this morning (for whatever reason). However, he is breathing fire over the whole lipstick/pig tempest-in-a-teacup!</p>

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<p>The Atlantic is a good magazine for a liberal point of view. The smartest guy there is James Fallows. If you want to know about China, his blog is a must read. His articles about China are some of the most interesting things I’ve ever read.</p>