Young conservative book panel becomes awkward confrontation between exes

[devilgrrl]

DUer's you must see this!

A C-SPAN2 discussion spiraled into one man's angry tirade against his National Review-contributor ex-girlfriend


When the audience gathered for a Book TV discussion of Jonah Goldberg’s new book, “Proud to be Right,” they got more than your average CSPAN fare.

It turns out panelists Todd Seavey and Helen Rittelmeyer, both contributors to Goldberg’s collection of essays by the next generation of conservatives, had dated at some point before appearing on this panel together. Seavey clearly had some unresolved issues with the break-up and decided to take them out on Rittelmeyer during the event, which was being televised on CSPAN2. The result is the wonkiest, nerdiest Internet revenge ever. Here is Seavey’s bizarre soliloquy, punctuated by a surprised Rittelmeyer’s short responses. Seavey’s attack starts in earnest at about 1:45.

http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2010/10/18/cspan_book_discussion_awkward

Here, from the Daily Caller, is a partial transcript:

Seavey: I probably should confess that Helen and I dated for two years, so we’ve sparred about many things. It might come as a surprise to some of you that we dated for two years, not just because we have ideological differences, but because there are probably some people in this room who also dated Helen during those two years, given how tumultuous it got. It was sort of on again, off again.

Rittelmeyer: “I’m in favor of combativeness.”

Seavey: “And, at at times her gamesmanship would include even coldly saying that she was gonna play matchmaker and set up a couple and then seduce the man away to play with his mind and hurt the woman, which when you think about it is pretty creepy. Kinda disturbing.

Rittelmeyer: “Is all this going on CSPAN?”



Ladies! Check out http://toddseavey.com/seavey-personal-ad/">this great "personal ad" Seavey wrote in 2007. He's available!!!!

[Erose999]

1. Seavey's "personal ad" is probably the most desperate and CREEPY thing I have ever read. I mean shit

The good news, at least is that if creepers like him and James O' Queefe are "future of conservatism" or whatever... then I don't see conservatism going anywhere after the boomers die off.

[whathehell]

3. Yes...The reproductive possibilities for quite a few of them would seem limited, Lol. n/t

[whathehell]

2. Love "The rules for dating Todd"....He seems to thinks he's "hot", LOL

....Good Gawd.:eyes:

[kenny blankenship]

4. They sound perfect for each other!

Widen that dude's lapels, and that photo could be from ca. 1955. Freaky!

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

5. What a lovely looking couple

I'm sure they'd produce beautiful Repuke sprogs.

[Radical Activist]

6. It's satisfying on so many levels.

First, because it takes a real ass to say that on national television. Second, because he's probably right that she's a hateful person at heart.

[Vinnie From Indy]

7. What a douchebag!

Seavey seemed an inch away from asking all in the room that nailed Helen to put their hands up. After reading his "personal ad", it is quite clear that Seavey has some very deep emotional problems. The responses to his ad are hilarious.

These two reminded me of the skit played on Saturday Night Live by Bill Murray and Gilda Radner. I believe Murray's character was named "Todd" as well.

Here is the full quote of Seaveys that started it all:

"Seavey: “I think you’ll find a lot of Helen’s positions are guided by the desire to increase suffering.”

Rittelmeyer: “I’m Catholic.”

Seavey: “That might explain it. Although, you start connecting the dots and you realize that, though she sounds like an old-timey, old-fashioned Catholic moralist, she’s almost always defending something that most of us you find horrific, whether it’s corrupt politicians over reformers, bar brawlers. She’ll defend Catholic moralists one moment, but defend prostitutes and bad girls the next. She says she’s sort of like a libertarian, but the first thing she wants to repeal, she once said, was the law against assault, so that men get into more fistfights or at least live under the threat of constant fistfights…I probably should confess that Helen and I dated for two years, so we’ve sparred about many things. It might come as a surprise to some of you that we dated for two years, not just because we have ideological differences, but because there are probably some people in this room who also dated Helen during those two years, given how tumultuous it got. It was sort of on again, off again.