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How The Punk Policy Wonk Rolls

By Michael Scherer | @michaelscherer | October 18, 2010 | +

It’s not unusual to break up with someone and still hold a grudge. The bad feelings can even be acted upon in age-old ways: Throw out the ex’s favorite stuff left, throw a drink in his face in a bar, write something nasty on a Facebook page, get your friends to stop talking to her, etc. But that’s not how this policy wonk rolls: He went on C-Span, with his ex sitting nearby. The following clip stars Todd Seavy, an essayist and author of a blog called Conservatism for Punks, and his ex, Helen Rittelmeyer, a writer for a number of conservative outlets.

This video cuts off Rittelmeyer’s full response: “Off the top of my head, spilling your heart on CSPAN?”

It all seems very punk rock to me. More on their tiff can be found at the Daily Caller, where Rittelmeyer previously worked. The full video is online at C-Spanarchives.org.

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  • lizziefromcanada

    Pathetic.

  • apr2563

    Never post a video that starts with the image of Jonah “Lucianne” Goldberg.
    Do these people procreate?

  • jbk123

    Yikes, that’s a seriously unattractive group of people in one panel. I believe the term fugly was coined for such a gathering.

  • herby002

    She writes for one of Breitbart’s sites, so we can assume that she is a hypocritical rabid rightwing liar.

    He seems to be less rabid, but it’s hard to tell. His blog is heavy on what you might call “a conservative about town” list of appearances, and personal news. Seems fairly light on policy.

    He’s pretty emotional, though, when talking about the breakout with the heartless Ms. Rittelmeyer.

    I suppose I should “feel his pain”, but I can’t. As Repubs would say to a poor beggar, he made his bed, let him sleep in it.
    Alone.

  • liberalmeltdown

    This is what happens when you take yourself too seriously. I’m thinking that the talker has seriously reduced his odds for a makeup session. Unless he is still the masochist and she is still a sadist. In that case they are a perfect match. For everything there is a time and a purpose…

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