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thetajj Thank you Christopher - you have said what everyone knows to be true - McCain is hot headed, inconsistent and incorrect. I know who to vote for and if this didn't make up my mind, Palin certainly did - she truly is a disgrace.
Sarah Palin, Not So 'Mavericky'
Taylor Marsh —
... Christopher Hitchens, no fan of the Democrats, weighed in on McCain-Palin on "Morning Joe" last week. Today he does so in print, joining the cavalcade of conservatives to distance themselves from McCain, but particularly Sarah Palin. ...
Christopher Hitchens Hates America
Balloon Juice —
The guy you love to hate and hate to love chimes in on the McCain/Palin ticket with his usual flair:
Last week’s so-called town-hall event showed Sen. John McCain to be someone suffering from an increasingly obvious and embarrassing deficit, both cognitive and physical. And the only public events that have so far featured his absurd choice of running mate have shown her to be a deceiving and unscrupulous woman utterly unversed in any of the needful political discourses but easily trained to utter preposterous lies and to appeal to the basest element ...
Hitch Endorses Obama
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
Welcome, old friend:
On "the issues" in these closing weeks, there really isn't a very sharp or highly noticeable distinction to be made between the two nominees, and their "debates" have been cramped and boring affairs as a result. But the difference in character and temperament has become plainer by the day, and there is no decent way of avoiding the fact. Last week's so-called town-hall event showed Sen. John McCain to be someone suffering from an increasingly obvious and embarrassing deficit, both cognitive and physical. And the only ...
Narcissists for Obama
Galley Slaves —
Andrew Sullivan, Chris Hitchens, and now Chris Buckley. Birds of a feather and all that.
Christopher Hitchens is Voting for Obama
Hoffmania! —
... Sometimes, you gotta invite your crazy uncle to the family get-together. Hitchens makes his endorsement. The most insulting thing that a politician can do is to compel you
to ask yourself: "What does he take me for?" Precisely this question is
provoked by the selection of Gov. Sarah Palin. I wrote not long ago
that it was not right to condescend to her just because of her
provincial roots or her piety, let alone her slight flirtatiousness,
but really her conduct since then has been a national disgrace. It
turns out that none of her early claims to political ...
Today in The Nation: Christophers for Obama
The Nation: Top Stories —
... finally, not to belabor it, there was the Palin nomination. What on earth can he have been thinking? Then, Christopher Hitchens, erstwhile former Nation columnist turned Iraq warrior, writes a column headlined: "Vote for Obama: McCain lacks the character and temperament to be president. And Palin is simply a disgrace." Like Buckley, Hitchens is embarrassed by McCain as a candidate and as the man who has attempted to put Sarah Palin one heartbeat away from the presidency: Hitch argues deliciously that: McCain occasionally remembers to stress matters like honor and to ...
We'll Put Hitch Down As "Undecided"
JustOneMinute —
McCain will have to work hard to swing this undecided voter : On "the issues" in these closing weeks, there really isn't a very sharp or highly noticeable distinction to be made between the two nominees, and their "debates" have been cramped and boring affairs as a result. But the difference in character and temperament has become plainer by the day, and there is no decent way of avoiding the fact. ...
Midday open thread
Daily Kos —
... Rush Limbaugh knuckle-dragging clones on radio. Re: YOU ARE SUCH A HATER HOW COME YOU ARE SUCH A HATER? YOU FAG This poor sap will never have the self-awareness to realize that he is the walking definition of "irony". Schumer and Specter get into it. Specter thinks that Republican mismanagement of the economy should be off limits in political ads. He's frackin' crazy. Crazy Ol' Hitchens: Last week's so-called town-hall event showed Sen. John McCain to ...
A Hitch In Time
Newshoggers.com —
By Cernig
Christopher Hitchens is just the latest in a line of right-of-center types to reject the McCain-Palin formula for American conservativism, but, oh boy, does he do it in no-holds-barred style. Writing in an essay simply titled "Vote For Obama", he says that "McCain lacks ...
Remainders: Hitchens backs Obama
Michael Calderone's Blog —
Others have been blogging today from the CNN/ Time conference, too: Portfolio, TVNewser, FishbowlNY.
Do we still need boys and girls on the bus?
Tina and Barry could burn through $18 million in three years.
Daily Show goes worldwide.
Obama's winning 28-11 (in newspaper endorsements).
But more important: Obama snags the Hitch endorsement. Back in 2004, he was "slightly" for Bush.
Obama steps up to the plate on the economy
Crooks and Liars —
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Well, while John McCain was busy floundering about today on the campaign trail, Barack Obama again stepped up to the plate and delivered a clear and detailed economic plan that we can quibble over, but surely demonstrates his command of the problem and his leadership. In distinct contrast to his competition.
No wonder Chris Hitchens endorsed Obama today. And Dennis Hopper is praying for Obama to win. And no wonder Obama's ...
"John McCain to be someone suffering from an increasingly obvious and embarrassing deficit, both cognitive and physical."
Althouse —
Let's hear from Christopher Hitchens: The train-wreck sentences, the whistlings in the pipes, the alarming and bewildered handhold phrases—"My friends"—to get him through the next 10 seconds. I haven't felt such pity for anyone since the late Adm. James Stockdale humiliated himself as Ross Perot's running mate. And I am sorry to have to say it, but Stockdale had also distinguished himself in America's most disastrous and shameful war, and it didn't qualify him then and it doesn't qualify McCain now. Ouch. ...
Endorsement Season Has Begun-- And It Looks Very Bad For McCain
DownWithTyranny! —
... and has been their biggest booster in Congress. I don't hear McCain or Fox denouncing Rohrabacher. Can you imagine if a Democratic congressman had been involved with Taliban fighters in Afghanistan the way Rohrabacher was! Of course, there is so much else wrong with this guy that his Taliban connection is only one of dozens of reasons McCain, devoid of the proper character or temperament to be president, should cut ties with him. Watch: ...
Hitchens Calls Palin a ‘National Disgrace’
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines —
Christopher Hitchens has reached an endorsement by process of elimination. John McCain, he writes, isn’t up to the job, while “the only public events that have so far featured his absurd choice of running mate have shown her to be a deceiving and unscrupulous woman utterly unversed in any of the needful political discourses but easily trained to utter preposterous lies and to appeal to the basest element of her audience.” ...
Quote Of The Day: Christopher Hitchens Endorses Obama
The Moderate Voice —
... Now, 8 months later, in a Slate piece, he lambastes McCain and McCain’s debate performances, calls McCain’s Vice Presidential pick Gov. Sarah Palin a “disgrace” and after almost melting his keyboard ends with this: ...
War and Piece — ... and there's truly an hysterical quality to some of the stuff. Which the saner Frums and Brooks seem to be trying to kind of talk down. And again from afar, the prospect that the next president would lead so divisively as Bush/Cheney/DeLay/Rove deliberately did is hardly something one would imagine would tempt or politically benefit whoever comes after Bush, trying to lead a union that feels pretty jittery and fragile on many fronts. Update : Just saw this Christopher Hitchens' piece : "I used to call myself a single-issue voter on the essential question of defending ...
Quote of the Day: Christopher Hitchens on the 2008 elections
The Reaction —
... There is much not to like about Hitchens's latest self-important rambling at Slate -- notably his oft-repeated assertion that, in terms of the Iraq War, withdrawal is akin to surrender -- but he is certainly right about this: ...
When You've Lost Hitchens...
Hit & Run —
The scribe who said he was "slightly for Bush" in 2004 has endorsed the man from Honolulu. Just like in the Bible, the blame comes down on a woman. The most insulting thing that a politician can do is to compel you to ask yourself: "What does he take me for?" Precisely this question is provoked by the selection of Gov. Sarah Palin. I wrote not long ago that it was not right to condescend to her just because of her provincial roots or her piety, let alone her slight flirtatiousness, but really her conduct since then has been a national disgrace. It turns out that none ...
The Liberal Media's Conservatives
Ross Douthat —
Various folks have already gone round on this subject, but I think it's worth saying something further about the way figures like Mark Levin, Mark Steyn, Victor Davis Hanson and others have responded to those right-of-center pundits who have harshly criticized the McCain-Palin ticket and/or the GOP in general lately. I think this Hanson line is worth quoting: ... with Obama now with an 6-8 point lead, some in the DC/NY corridor these
last three weeks figure it's time now to jump on, or at least sort of
jump, since the train they think is leaving the station ...
Hitch endorses Obama
Daimnation! —
Choosing Sarah Palin as a running mate was the last straw for everyone's favorite contrarian:
On "the issues" in these closing weeks, there really isn't a very sharp or highly noticeable distinction to be made between the two nominees, and their "debates" have been cramped and boring affairs as a result. But the difference in character and temperament has become plainer by the day, and there is no decent way of avoiding the fact. Last week's so-called town-hall event showed Sen. John McCain to be someone suffering from an increasingly obvious and embarrassing deficit, both cognitive and ...
The Christopher Buckley drama
Sister Toldjah —
There’s been a minor dust-up in liberal and conservative circles over the announcement by Christopher Buckley, the son of the late National Review founder William F. Buckley, that he was supporting Barack Obama for president. Or, more to the point, the dust-up is over what Buckley, who has written a few pieces for National Review, wrote about his resignation from National Review earlier today. The NYT Caucus blog describes the original post:
Mr. Buckley said he had “been effectively fatwahed by the conservative ...
Stop Making Sense
Jules Crittenden —
[image] « Of Messiahs, Mere Mortals And Great Men Stop Making Sense Christopher Hitchens, the socialist who recognized the threat to our way of life and knew who was unwilling to defend it, has capitulated. Apparently it’s the small-town gun-toting religion-clinging that got him. “Vote For Obama: McCain Lacks the Character and Temperment to Be President, and Palin Is Simply A Disgrace.” Slate : I used to call myself a single-issue voter on the essential question of defending civilization against its terrorist enemies and their totalitarian protectors, and on that “issue” I hope I can ...
10/15: It's The Same Old Song...
Blogometer —
October 15, 2008 10/15: It's The Same Old Song... Liberal bloggers are pushing back fiercely against accusations that ACORN is trying to steal the election for Barack Obama . Lefty bloggers have watched the GOP make a fuss ...
Hitchens: the rehabilitation tour
protein wisdom —
Jules Crittenden takes Christopher Hitchens to task for his recent endorsement of Barack Obama. Writes Crittenden : Christopher Hitchens, the socialist who recognized the threat to our way of life and knew who was unwilling to defend it, has capitulated [...]: I used to call myself a single-issue voter on the essential question of defending civilization against its terrorist enemies and their totalitarian protectors, and on that “issue” I hope I can continue to expose and oppose any ambiguity. Obama is greatly overrated in my opinion, but the Obama-Biden ticket is not a capitulationist one, even if it ...
Famous drunken sot: Vote for Obama
WTF Is It Now?!? —
"A low, dishonest campaign" ... Christopher Hitchens says McCain lacks the character and temperament to be president, Palin is simply a disgrace, and something about another scotch, neat. ...
Choosing Sides
The American Spectator —
It's so exciting. Colin Powell has made another hasty decision. He likes to be rolled over. Or self-rolled. A profile in courage and all the rest. And it has nothing to do with race -- human, presidential, or otherwise. Rather, it's all those board memberships that threaten to go the way of the insider economy. And he's a man of deep conscience and unrivaled integrity. Just don't try any pro-life stuff on him. He thinks he and Obama deserve each other. You'll hear no argument here. Among the good general's other honorable excuses is that the Republican Party, at whose conventions he has deigned to speak on ...
Christopher Hitchens: McCain "Losing Capacity, He's Just Not Quite The Man He Was"
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
Christopher Hitchens defended his endorsement of Obama on The O'Reilly Factor on Friday. Subbing in for O'Reilly was Laura Ingraham, and the exchange (who would have thought!) got a bit heated at times. Ingraham was rather incredulous as to how Hitchens could support Obama. Hitchens responded that everything Obama has said since his first debate with Hillary Clinton "has been getting better." Hitchens also, reluctantly, uttered rather harsh criticism of McCain:
"McCain is, in my judgment, I hate to have to say it of such a person, is losing height, losing capacity, he's just not quite the ...
Christopher Hitchens: McCain "Losing Capacity, He's Just Not Quite The Man He Was"
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
Christopher Hitchens defended his endorsement of Obama on The O'Reilly Factor on Friday. Subbing in for O'Reilly was Laura Ingraham, and the exchange (who would have thought!) got a bit heated at times. Ingraham was rather incredulous as to how Hitchens could support Obama. Hitchens responded that everything Obama has said since his first debate with Hillary Clinton "has been getting better." Hitchens also, reluctantly, uttered rather harsh criticism of McCain:
"McCain is, in my judgment, I hate to have to say it of such a person, is losing height, losing capacity, he's just not quite the ...
The War Party Embraces Obama
Antiwar.com Original —
I n the midst of a softball interview with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, New York Times reporter Deborah Solomon hurls this zinger:"For all your lofty talk about democracy, last November you shut down the opposition television station in Tbilisi." To the oily Saakashvili, however, this is water off a duck's back:"The interference with Imedi TV was an exception, not a rule. This action was taken during mass riots when Imedi TV started to incite overthrow of the democratically elected government. It should be noted that the government did pay damages." Do you suppose it would be okay if the FBI ...
The Spoiler
Real Clear Politics - TIME.com —
Obama Leaving Clinton With Debt? | The RCP Blog Home Page | Torture, Interrogation, Etc. November 11th, 2008 The Spoiler Posted by Blake Dvorak | Email This | Permalink | Email Author Ever the contrarian, something tells me Christopher Hitchens already had today's column written when he endorsed Obama. Sphere It! | [image]
