Twitter fights are always good, especially when they involve people we've come to know and love (or, as is the case with one of the participants in the following exchange, know and troll). Apparently, our "pal" David Cay Johnston decided he didn't like a Tax Girl article and wanted to make his dissatisfaction known. Which article is anyone's guess as he failed to link to said article (come on, bro, Internet 101).
Grab the popcorn and let's see what's happening here...
@taxgirl Forbes piece fail! -- taxpayers can't connect to IRS to file taxes, must use licensed agent - cited problem does not exist
— David Cay Johnston (@DavidCayJ) April 10, 2014
@taxgirl Ur piece=bad journalism. Scares people on e-returns. Quoting website not enuf. Ur words show u not understand issue.
— David Cay Johnston (@DavidCayJ) April 10, 2014
@taxgirl Still no correction/clarification despite post promising updates. Honest journalists correct forthrightly and promptly.
— David Cay Johnston (@DavidCayJ) April 10, 2014
@DavidCayJ There are several taxpayer related online services that *do* go through the IRS web site and IRS apps.
— Kelly Phillips Erb (@taxgirl) April 10, 2014
@taxgirl"not restricted" is lame. You need to correct/clarify
— David Cay Johnston (@DavidCayJ) April 10, 2014
@DavidCayJ Feel free to shake your virtual fist all you want for your read of my piece but I am not dishonest. Beat on someone else.
— Kelly Phillips Erb (@taxgirl) April 10, 2014
It seems this guy got the last word:
@DavidCayJ@taxgirl Journos, sure. But what about people in Forbes'"contributor network?" They aren't bound by your fusty, old-media ideas.
— Dan Mitchell (@TheFoodEconomy) April 10, 2014
Honestly, I'm sure if that last comment is an insult to people who write for Forbes or old media codgers. Either way, someone got burned.