lmao, just remembered "William Bigelow" was the Breitbart pseudonym of BEN SHAPIRO'S DAD 
in this 2012 article Shapiro erroneously identified a former Gitmo detainee as the perpetrator of a suicide bombing in Israel. once this was proven false, instead of correcting the slander they changed the byline to Shapiro's dad's pseudonym instead. goddamn brain geniuses
PS: this is literally the case. "William Bigelow," author of several articles defending and valorizing Ben Shapiro, was actually David Shapiro, Ben's dad. incredible alpha move to have your dad ooh & aah over you under a fake name politico.com/blogs/on-media…
I mean I guess on some level I'm jealous. my dad never wrote pseudonymous articles about how my King of Queens episodes really came together
it's kind of sweet that his dad did all that for him! but this goes to the heart of Shapiro: he has NEVER operated in good faith. it's been smoke and mirrors and carnival barking the whole way through. there's a difference between being honest and working an "honest man" gimmick
btw, is his dad “Hank Berrien,” a pseudonymous byline on scads of “Shapiro Destroys X” paeans? no idea. could be Ben, his dad, anybody. but Ben Shapiro’s site publishes praise of Ben Shapiro under a fake name. only unserious people take him seriously dailywire.com/authors/hank-b…
case in point! this is savvy gimmick work that is getting him lots of credit, but his list includes an absurd number of lies, evasions and omissions. Ben Shapiro is not an honest person, he just plays one on the Internet
mm, yes. this argument is just DRIPPING with good faith
like Chris Hardwick, Shapiro is relying on people’s inattention. the texts Hardwick leaked didn’t contradict his accuser’s account, but some shrugged and said “who knows, there’s texts.” with Shapiro some will say “a mea culpa, classy,” when the mea culpa is actually bullshit
Shapiro defenders will tell you to broaden your outlook, but they’ll never tell you to *deepen* it... they almost never recommend his actual writing. they just want you to buy a Young Principled Conservative without opening the box. i’ve opened the box. that’s not what he is
the wrestling fan in me tips my cap to him — this was a savvy type of piece to post today. but a good hustle is just a good hustle. you can respect how the Undertaker plays his character without actually believing he’s dead
