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douche-bag (n.) – see Whelan, Ed
ABOVE: M. Edward Whelan III
Cornerite and legal blowhard Ed Whelan outs Obsidian Wings blogger publius. Here’s the rejoinder, enjoyable but unfortunate in its necessity.
h/t: Righteous Bubba
Tintin adds: Picture (above) and a link to Tbogg who points out the irony of Whelan claiming that he outed publius because publius couldn’t write quality posts, a skill that Whelan himself has yet to perfect. And Steve Benen has this to say about Whelan’s ass-holery.
Spiny Norman said,
June 7, 2009 at 5:44
Unfortunately, it is my solemn duty to out Ed Whelan as… Frank Burns.
Anonymous said,
June 7, 2009 at 6:05
I thought you meant a different kind of outing…
Righteous Bubba said,
June 7, 2009 at 6:11
Johnny Pez said,
June 7, 2009 at 6:16
So, Ed has both an initial initial and a trailing number. Yup, pure wingnut.
Arky Schadenfreude said,
June 7, 2009 at 6:23
Does that mean I can release these photos of MEW during a midnight … uh … tour of a petting zoo?
Sprinkle On The Zesty Goodness said,
June 7, 2009 at 6:26
I guess it’s time to come clean before somebody outs me… I’m Climson Murridge, inventor of the tin harp.
noen said,
June 7, 2009 at 6:31
One wonders just what sensitive questions those were? Torture? Illegal wiretaps? The possible t is rather long as the White House had it’s dirty little fingers everywhere.
Hoosier X said,
June 7, 2009 at 6:31
Who?
noen said,
June 7, 2009 at 6:31
List, possible list. I blame WordPress.
Some Guy said,
June 7, 2009 at 6:31
“and a former law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia,”
Pretty much all you need to know about Eddy to know he’s a worthless hack jobber. Scalia is in-fucking-pants-on-head-SANE.
Also, this reminds me of
http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=128895&title=Bloggers
J— said,
June 7, 2009 at 6:40
One wonders just what sensitive questions those were?
The bio blurb attached his recent Washington Post op-ed piece, which Tintin shortered, notes he worked for the OLC and then adds the following: “His portfolio did not include national security matters.”
PeeJ said,
June 7, 2009 at 6:44
Why does it not surprise me that Mr. Ed runs the Ethics policy center?
M. Bouffant said,
June 7, 2009 at 6:48
El Boggo has also recently noted some of Mr. Whelan’s other assholery.
Hoosier X said,
June 7, 2009 at 6:50
I found another GOP non-entity saying stupid things we can make fun of.
(It’s not hard. I heard Sarah Palin was overflowing with tasty gibberish all week.)
SomeNYGuy said,
June 7, 2009 at 7:00
So now we know who outed Valerie Plame.
M. Bouffant said,
June 7, 2009 at 7:00
No, no, no. They surround us!!
Snorghagen said,
June 7, 2009 at 7:03
The man himself. If his legal career ever fizzles, he’d make a fine undertaker.
J— said,
June 7, 2009 at 7:18
Did someone mention Glenn Beck?
Hoosier X said,
June 7, 2009 at 7:21
How did Glenn Beck’s movie do? I hear it did as well as “Expelled” and “American Carol” COMBINED!
PeeJ said,
June 7, 2009 at 7:24
Meanwhile, back OTville, I’m shocked, SHOCKED I SAY, to hear that Lindsey “Drama Queen” Graham is is in the closet.
When did go in the closet?
Grace Nearing said,
June 7, 2009 at 7:29
Tsk. Tsk. And Whelan is such the petulant bitch that he happily admits that exasperation was the motivation for outing Publius. That’s some intellectual rigor he’s got there.
Brendan said,
June 7, 2009 at 8:35
Be advised that Ed Whelan’s email address is visible in the images of the email exchange on publius’s post. Make use of that information how you will.
justme said,
June 7, 2009 at 8:38
Frank Burns Eats Worms
How can you tell that it’s him in that fursuit?
Oh.
Ewww.
Brendan said,
June 7, 2009 at 9:02
Same email address for Whelan appears on his page at his wingnut welfare gig: Ethics and Public Policy Center. Those Republicans and their Orwellianisms, huh?
Big Bad Bald Bastard said,
June 7, 2009 at 9:48
“In that capacity, he advised the White House [...] on difficult and sensitive legal questions.”
He’s probably the guy who obtained the press credentials for the male hooker.
cowalker said,
June 7, 2009 at 11:52
So, Publius has open comments and Whelan doesn’t allow comments, yet Publius is the coward? And a logical argument has no impact unless it’s attached to a proper name and job title?
How quaint.
Outing a blogger because he/she makes effective arguments?
Disgusting.
Batocchio said,
June 7, 2009 at 12:22
That post by Whelan is amazingly snotty.
Arky Schadenfreude said,
June 7, 2009 at 12:26
The fReichtardus Motherfucki view this as the harshest punishment evar because their worst fears involve public disclosure of their private lives.
Of course, 85% of their private lives involve behavior likely to damage livestock and they spend a lot of time calling for the condemning 6% of what they get up to with consenting human adults.
By their projections ye shall know them.
Dennis-SGMM said,
June 7, 2009 at 13:36
The Ethics and Public Policy Center.
“I’ll take Oxymorons for two hundred, Alex.”
Willy said,
June 7, 2009 at 13:37
So outing a pseudonym wins an argument? I wonder what class in law school prepares you for that.
And that MEW3 works for the Ethics and Public Policy Center only proves his point when he outs a pseudonymous blogger.
Irony gets it on the head like a baby fur seal.
Scott said,
June 7, 2009 at 13:59
Ed Whelan sounds like the kind of guy who’s been googling the price of fertilizer and fuel oil.
Looch said,
June 7, 2009 at 14:09
The “Ed Whelan blows goats” rumor: So not true.
Till said,
June 7, 2009 at 14:38
Oooh, colbertkilledapanda.com is available again. That’s tempting.
DAS said,
June 7, 2009 at 14:49
The man himself. – snorghagen
So Spiny Norman is correct — he is Frank Burns!
*
Actually his behavior reminds me a bit of a coworker who will start to do something completely uncollegial. Then when you call him on it (indirectly) and say “if anybody were to do [uncollegial thing Y which coworker X is about to do], that would be horribly uncollegial” (note that this quote nowhere says that X was going to do Y), he’ll say “I never said I was going to do [Y], how dare you be so unethical to accuse me of such”.
Suffice it to say that X has already been sued by former female employees for creating a hostile workplace. Our employer is using the same sort of defense Madeline Kahn (playing Pat Nixon) gave of Dick “he’s not anti-semitic, he hates all minorities” Nixon: X is not sexist, he’s mean toward everyone!
J— said,
June 7, 2009 at 15:10
Check out the EPPC’s list of fellows and scholars. Many of them served in the George W. Bush administration in some capacity. Whelan, Levin, and Kurtz, in addition to their important work with the EPPC, contribute to the National Review. Arkes is an uberschmuck. Also, Rick Santorum.
MzNicky said,
June 7, 2009 at 15:16
In a word: Douchebag.
ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®© said,
June 7, 2009 at 15:28
I’m shocked, shocked I say!, to learn that yet another right-winger is an unprincipled whiny asshole at heart.
DrDick said,
June 7, 2009 at 15:56
It can now be revealed that Ed Whelan is in fact a cancerous pustule on Jonah Goldberg’s asshole.
Disemvoweled troll: Does GM have 535 Bosses? said,
June 7, 2009 at 16:14
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Disemvoweled troll: Does GM have 535 Bosses? said,
June 7, 2009 at 16:28
S th bmmssh sd h dsn’t wnt t rn GM nd Chrysr. h rlly? Thn why r cngrsmn lrdy prssrng thm t kp plnts nd wrhss pn fr pltcl (nt cnmc) rsns? lrdy Bwny Fwnk hs prssrd GM nt kpng pn prts wrhs n hs dstrct. S gss Bwny Fwnk cn nw d t GM wht h dd t Fnn nd Frdd.
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Disemvoweled troll: Does GM have 535 Bosses? said,
June 7, 2009 at 16:33
Gvrmnt Mtrs wll wrk t s wll s th SSR. Th SS wll crsh nd brn s wll.
laym said,
June 7, 2009 at 16:34
“Now who’s the hitman” … dear gawd, I love it. The lack of self-awareness, the ass-backwardness of it. It’s a nugget of pure wingnutty petulance.
| said,
June 7, 2009 at 16:41
Fuck you, asswipes.
| said,
June 7, 2009 at 16:44
Tintin is a big, shaggy cunt.
Arky Schadenfreude said,
June 7, 2009 at 16:45
I love the fact that this schmuck is 50, that’s half a fucking century, and he’s still acts like the petty little shit who ran around screaming “I’m gonna tell on yooooou!” if he didn’t get his way.
Oh wait … He’s a Republican.
Never mind.
| said,
June 7, 2009 at 16:46
Notice the left wing can’t debate issues. They just censor people and shut them down.
No wonder you support the “fainress doctrine”, your ideas just don’t hold up in a real marketplace of ideas.
The Democrat Party said,
June 7, 2009 at 16:52
We’re the Party of the unsuccessful, the lazy, union parasites, welfare cheats, racist minorities, Muslims, anti-semites, pussies, lesbian feminazis, and queers.
Whats the Matter? said,
June 7, 2009 at 16:56
Do all the ops have sand up their pussies again?
Spiny Norman said,
June 7, 2009 at 16:57
“No wonder you support the “fainress doctrine””
It’s not endearing to post things that are counterfactual, twirp.
Arky Schadenfreude said,
June 7, 2009 at 16:58
If you feed the troll you have to take it home with you.
I did it once and found they’re impossible to potty train.
Our Dead Selves said,
June 7, 2009 at 16:59
| said,
June 7, 2009 at 16:41
Fuck you, asswipes.
Now, that’s a real example of debating the issues! Oh, how I wish I had the rhetorical skillz of the great and mighty |!
laym said,
June 7, 2009 at 17:01
the lazy, union parasites, welfare cheats, racist minorities, Muslims, anti-semites, pussies, lesbian feminazis, and queers.
That sounds like a hell of a party, apart from the anti-Semites. I’ll bring the chips and dip.
Disemvoweled troll: | said,
June 7, 2009 at 17:04
nly sd tht, r dd slvs, bcs my pst bt Bwny Fwnk trnng th GM blt nt slsh fnd ws cnsrd.
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gocart mozart said,
June 7, 2009 at 17:08
| said,
June 7, 2009 at 16:44
“Tintin is a big, shaggy cunt.”
Ed Whelan, is that you?
Event Horizon said,
June 7, 2009 at 17:09
Why are Republicans so angry?
It wouldn’t have anything to do with the perpetual ass-kicking delivered to them by their BLACK president, would it?
Scott said,
June 7, 2009 at 17:09
Don’t the trolls realize that every time they post anywhere, Obama’s FBI, gifted with almost infinite power by the Treasonous Obama Patriot Act that Obama and Clinton both signed back in ‘01, forges yet another document claiming that said troll engages in acts of badger buggery and ham rape?
Quick! Look out the window! You may yet catch them spying on you! (There’s a listening device hidden behind the toilet.)
The Patriot Act said,
June 7, 2009 at 17:13
Why doesn’t the left tolerate dissent? Why there always trying to cruch their opponents?
The Watergate Burglars said,
June 7, 2009 at 17:14
The left is always using underhanded schemes to defeat their opponents because they know they can’t beat them in fair fight!
General Pinochet said,
June 7, 2009 at 17:16
Liberals can’t debate their opponents, so they just try and censor them.
Oh look, an unused car battery!
The Patriot Act said,
June 7, 2009 at 17:17
Is Obama going to repeal me?
General Franco said,
June 7, 2009 at 17:17
Why can’t the left just hear the right out? Why do they always have to resort to authoritarianism, I’ll tell you why, because they hate freedom.
Salavodoran Junta said,
June 7, 2009 at 17:19
The left just censors opponents becuase they know that conservatives have all the answers. That’s why we cut liberals’ tongues out – to teach them about the importance of freedom of speech.
Yeah, Ronald Reagan sent us some more napalm!
Botha said,
June 7, 2009 at 17:20
Here in South Africa, the left is always trying to censor us. Even when we put them in jail, they still won’t hear out conservative arguments fairly.
Now, where did I put Jack Abramoff’s bank number?
Gary Rupert said,
June 7, 2009 at 17:22
The fact is, General Motors is now going to become just another….
…oh wait, this thread is about Ed Whelan. Sorry! I’ll go post at a more appropriate venue.
Robt Ludlum's The Szslakian Szyzygy said,
June 7, 2009 at 17:29
What does Scalia need clerks for anyway? He just pulls his decisions out of his ass. (see DC handgun ban.)
N__B said,
June 7, 2009 at 17:34
He just pulls his decisions out of his ass. (see DC handgun ban.)
He pulled a handgun out of his ass in DC? I didn’t realize he has a concealed carry permit.
Some Guy said,
June 7, 2009 at 17:36
Ohhhh, he’s just grumpy cause the feminazis never invite him to watch their wild lesbian orgies. He has to go to those lame-ass boring orgies, where the women just lay there, making stupid half-interested noises and thinking up ways to spend their husbands’ money, and there’s no lavender-scented KY jelly on tap.
Ever see an eight-ended vibrating dildo in action, buddy boy? Yeah, I thought not.
Oh, and for you, Eddy
http://www.failhorn.com/
Nom de Plume said,
June 7, 2009 at 17:42
douche \’düsh\ n [It.] 1: a Whelan. 2: oft. paired with cannon, nozzle and geyser.
gocart mozart said,
June 7, 2009 at 17:50
Isn’t it cute when the [insert name of troll, wingnut, Gov. of Alaska etc.] tries to argue [insert any topic]? Its like getting fashion advice from a circus clown. “One should never wear big red floppy shoes after labor day!” “Your rubber nose should always match your belt buckle!”
kc said,
June 7, 2009 at 18:07
I wonder why Whelan blogs as “Ed Whelan,” but his professional bio gives his name as “M. Edward Whelan, III,” while the District of Columbia Bar Assn lists him as “Martin E. Whelan, III.”
N.C. said,
June 7, 2009 at 18:35
“Martin E. Whelan” is his given name, “M. Edward Whelan III” is the name he uses to feel fancy, and “Ed Whelan” is his down-home folksy name. A name for all situations.
tigrismus said,
June 7, 2009 at 19:18
“In that capacity, he advised the White House [...] on difficult and sensitive legal questions.”
And the Bush administration is so well-known for its strict adherence to the spirit as well as the letter of the law, never twisting it to their own purposes or ignoring it entirely to do the blatantly, outrageously illegal and unconstitutional when expedient, and NEVER relying on amoral douchebag lawyers for ostensible coverage of those acts.
N__B said,
June 7, 2009 at 19:28
“Martin E. Whelan” is his
givenstripper name, “M. Edward Whelan III” is the name he usesto feel fancyduring drag performances, and “Ed Whelan” is his down-home folksy name. A name for all situations.Fiqqsd.
Lesley said,
June 7, 2009 at 19:48
“bayville” at TBogg’s pointed out this Dan Riehl condemnation.
DrDick said,
June 7, 2009 at 20:27
I did it once and found they’re impossible to potty train.
Boy do I know about that! Happened to me with Troofy. Little fucker shit all over everything. Had to take him to the ASPCA. This one looks like it has even less sphincter control.
Euripides said,
June 7, 2009 at 20:41
To be fair DrDick, you did put quite a large amount of castor oil in his food just for shits and giggles didn’t you?
‘Purge this Troofy!’
Mohammed Reza Pahlavi said,
June 7, 2009 at 21:51
The left hates democracy because conservatives love it. That’s why I needed the CIA to overthrow my elected prime minister.
Sorry, I’ve got SAVAK on line two…
Arky Schadenfreude said,
June 7, 2009 at 22:04
With castor oil you get a lot of the former but not many of the latter.
Arky Schadenfreude said,
June 7, 2009 at 22:04
Or so I’ve heard.
gocart mozart said,
June 7, 2009 at 22:22
Good thing you didn’t put Castro oil on his ass Arky or you would have nationalized his shit.
ckc (not kc) said,
June 8, 2009 at 1:15
…The fact that Volokh’s post did not embarrass me is amply attested by my promptly linking to, and praising, Volokh’s “characteristically thoughtful critique.” The fact that I saw no reason to be embarrassed by his post is amply explained by the closing paragraphs of my post exposing publius.
…what IS that sucking noise????
Euripides said,
June 8, 2009 at 2:01
Good point Arky, but now gocart mozart has inspired me.
Troofy + Castro oil = nationalized shit = filling for shitmoats = profit!
DrDick said,
June 8, 2009 at 2:54
Euripides -
I think you have just come up with a plan to eliminate the national debt! Here, Troofie, here, boy…..
The Tragically Flip said,
June 8, 2009 at 5:25
I can’t help but note that for all of Whelan’s ire at anonymity, he does not name the person who told him who publius was. Using an anonymous source to out a pseudononymous blogger.
roseyv said,
June 8, 2009 at 19:41
“In an email to publius, he asked, “Now who’s the hitman”?”
I don’t even get this. Isn’t the obvious answer, “still you, douchelicker?”
I mean, it doesn’t even make sense.