Another awkward disclosure by Slate media something-or-other Jack Shafer: "[Mark] Feldstein is a friend -- not as good a friend as David Corn , but a lot better than Michael Isikoff."
Which inspired FishbowlDC to rank Jack's friends. David Corn comes out on top, but there are a couple other Shafer friends left off the list. Here's a start:
Gregg Easterbrook (friend for 20 years )
Ana Marie Cox (friend as of 2004 )
Michael Isikoff, circa 2003 (" sometime friend ")
Alex Star (Friend, " not such a good friend " that Shafer wouldn't trash him)
Jeff Riggenbach ( "old friend" )
Eric Boehlert ( friend for 15 years , despite having met a couple weeks ago)
Mary Jordan and...
...Kevin Sullivan
NOT A FRIEND
Jack Shafer's Friend Ranking, Version 1.0 [FishbowlDC]
Full disclosure: Patrick Gavin is a friend. We don't really consider Jack Shafer a friend (though we once did call him a friend ), but he did invite us to crash Michael Isikoff's upcoming wedding with him.