« Follow the Leader | Main | Tragically, Some White Men Are Jewish » The Table20 Dec 2007 09:25 am Earlier this week, we recorded a discussion between myself, Ross Douthat, and Marc Ambinder talking horse race stuff. Thanks to the mad skills of Jenny Rothernberg and Terrence Henry it has a higher quality of production values than you may have seen on BHTV. We're presenting it in three parts, of which this is part one: Incidentally, it's been decided that vlogging with three or more people is a vlorgy.
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This is *hilarious*! You guys look like a prep school debate team reunion, or something. The absolute best part, though, is the "Channel 9 Action News" style intro, where each of you swivels your head and looks meaningfully into the camera. ". . . although we may verge into a discussion of positivism . . ." Too funny! 
Finally, a forum where well-heeled Harvard grads can bypass the media filter and get their views heard!
"Vlorgy." Speaking of political nightmare fodder...
Aspect of the Democratic primary race that pretty much every pundit is missing, include Matt in the slickster vlog: While Obama has the wine track slot to himself, Edwards and Clinton are in competition for the beer track slot. That's why the Iowa results are so important. If Edwards wins Iowa, especially if Clinton finishes third, a lot of union and other beer track institutional support that has been standing on the sidelines will come out strongly for Edwards. To take one isolated example, why do you think the all-powerful Culinary union in Nevada is currently on the sidelines? Edwards has viability concerns among a lot of folks who want to support him. Success in the 1/3 - 1/8 time period will answer those viability concerns.
Do all of you really go to work dressed like that every day?
This is interesting, but would be more convenient as a podcast.
is this ironical or just ridiculously cheesy? yes, the edgy internet new media commentariat, so different from what came before. or not at all.
I think I beat up Ambinder once or twice in high school. And my god Douhat looks as creepy as he writes.
NERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRDS!!!!!!
What makes the "intro, then head-swivel" cheese just perfect is the moment where Matt's head-swivel misses and lands somewhere off to the right.
You probably could have also titled this post, "Tragically, Some White Men Are Jewish." While Obama has the wine track slot to himself, Edwards and Clinton are in competition for the beer track slot. I'm a beer drinker for Obama.
Styrofoam cups?! This is a job for LiberalFascistMan!
"I'm a beer drinker for Obama." I'm a wine, beer, and whisky drinker for Edwards.
Matt, Matt, Matt. Did you watch Jonah and Beinart humiliate themselves before turning the cameras on yourselves? I lasted ten seconds and I never miss your bhtv work. All those books in the background. There's a connection, right? You work for a magazine? Yes? And folks read. Right? So, like there would be books in a library. Right? And maybe magazines, yes? But can you drink coffee in library? See where this is going? Can you? You can? Can you tell me? Cause...cause...cause, the only thing this 'table' is missing is a guest appearance by Andrew Sullivan flogging his book.
k-stones: There are still two installments to go.
Q: Which one of you guys is angling to win the James Lipton Lookalike contest? A; Matt. Got to do something about that manicured beard. Go rugged.
Do you guys make fun of Ambinder for not having a beard?
Hilarious. You guys need professional makeup, wardrobe, and personal trainers to make you look like real blow-dried content-free commentariat jockies.
I agrees. That was dorky. This is supposed to be the internet--the superhighway to the future, That looked like public access TV You guys should drop the suits, drop the horse race, drop the book shelves, say something that actually needs saying. What do you guys want to be on TV for anyway. Are there any TV news shows that you find valuable?
Given the music and the setting, next time Ambinder should open by saying "Good evening. Me Alasdair Cookie."
cw: "What do you want to be on TV for anyway." Duthat: "It's all about the ladies, my friend. All about the ladies."
When the format changes from text to video, most of the comments are about style (looks, production values, etc.) rather than content. I think that's a little odd, but it more or less mirrors what's happened to politics over the years, not to mention so much else in our culture.
The PDR behind Ross Douthat's head is way out of date.
heh, Matt has a high-rising terminal habit.
I usually take some comfort from how rarely I agree with Petey, but the truth is that apart for his consuming passion for his candidate we'd probably agree more than not. Certainly, the proper response to this post is probably to nominate funny videos. In that spirit, here's an (old, British) panel discussion with a bit more, ah, humour.
The video is stuck at 9'38'' for me. Did this happen to anyone else?
Spare us parts two and three, puh-leeze.
You couldn't pay me to watch this. So I didn't.
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