Ann Althouse is a shit.
And, by the way, I've gotten some pushback in email and on the web, saying that it was "shameful" and "appalling" for me to tie Clinton's health problems to a possible intent to avoid testifying about Benghazi. Let me tell you that a core motivation to my blogging — and I've been going at this for 9 years now — is to stand tough against people who try to cut off debate with this kind of shaming.
It actually is shameful to pop off with nonsense in the absence of evidence, and that is why Ann Althouse is a despicable person.
And yes, I know exactly how long Ann Althouse has been a despicable shit on the internet.
ADDED: Here's something I would dearly love to do with this blog: I want to make it so that emotive, intimidating outrage like that backfires. I want people to learn that they can't get away with empty assertions like "I am aghast" or "You are despicable." You have to give reasons for what you think. Even if you really feel those feelings. And, of course, many of these hack writers don't actually feel the feelings they scribble about. They just don't want to have to talk about the actual issue. They want to make it something that everyone feels they'd better not talk about. But that should be a loud signal: We need to talk about it!
Ann Althouse once called GWPDA a sexist.
I have a suggestion for something I would dearly like to see Ann Althouse do with her blog.
More to come.
MAS. Do you know, I am sort of thinking that I might like to go long-form on Ann Althouse, with all the apparatus. And all the nine years.
If I can catch him once upon the hip,
I will feed fat the ancient grudge I bear him.