[mahmud]

Mr McClure's defensive, arrogant, immature rant indicates that a sore spot has been touched.

No it doesn't. That's how McClure always comes off in writing. Arrogant and immature, but never defensive. Probably not just in writing ..

Don't take my word for it, just navigate to another page on his blog and you will see the same thing.

IMO, McClure is to Arrington what Ali G is to Darth Vader. One of them is nasty but fun, the other ..

[juliamae]

Fair enough. Can't say I read his blog. However, he does come across as incredibly manic in writing, which makes it difficult for me to trust him. But I don't know the man at all. Bad blog first impressions.

[GBond]

This is just his writing style. He is actually quite normal and super-knowledgeable (especially about lean startup principles) when he presents in person though peppered with the occasional explicits and blunt talk.