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Christopher Hitchens Is a Horrible Excuse for a Human Being [Dan Collins]
protein wisdom —
What a terrible man Christopher Hitchens is , to throw this in the face of the O! celebration: But, on the last day of his presidency, I want to say why I still do not wish that Al Gore had beaten George W. Bush in 2000 or that John Kerry had emerged the victor in 2004. In Oliver Stone’s not very good but surprisingly well-received film W., there is an unnoticed omission, or rather there is an event that does not occur on-screen. The crashing of two airliners into two large skyscrapers isn’t shown (and is only once and very indirectly referred to). This cannot be ...
Around The Sphere
The Moderate Voice —
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“No Regrets” that Bush beat Al Gore and John Kerry…so says Christopher Hitchens in Slate.
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Torture & Hobbes
Whiskey Fire —
... Christopher Hitchens: nasty, British, and drunk. Gotta love this one, Hitch, you pompous fuck: The events of Sept. 11, 2001, that explain the transformation of George
Bush from a rather lazy small-government conservative into an
interventionist, in almost ...
No Regrets
The New Editor —
Christopher Hitchens:
I wouldn't reconsider my vote for Barack Hussein Obama, in other words, and when he takes the oath, I hope to have a ringside seat. I already know something about "the speech" and its Lincolnian tropes. ... But, on the last day of his presidency, I want to say why I still do not wish that Al Gore had beaten George W. Bush in 2000 or that John Kerry had emerged the victor in 2004.
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The obvious failures—in particular the increasing arrogance and insanity of the dictatorships of Iran and North Korea—are at least ...
Your Abbreviated Pundit Round-up
Daily Kos —
... Christopher Hitchens: This incoherent non-defense defense of Bush is really just a way toy say I'm sure Gore and Kerry would have been worse. Based on what? Well, at least with Bush we know what we have. With the other guys, the uncertainty would have been... worse, or something. ...
Farewell, President Bush
The Anchoress —
... and I’ll always be
I’ve got a dream
They can change their minds but they can’t change me
I’ve got a dream
I know I could share it if you want me to
if your going my way I’ll go with you
Moving me down the highway
rolling me down the highway
moving ahead so life won’t pass me by
If you missed Christopher Hitchens explaining why he has no regrets that Bush won in 2000 and 2004, read it here.
Peres: If only you’d been around to do ...
New Dawn Of American Gaga-Eyed Idol Worship
Jules Crittenden —
[image] « Bad Test Tube? New Dawn Of American Gaga-Eyed Idol Worship Only 100 more days of fawning suckupitude before the pandering excuse-making kicks in. But don’t worry, there’s still is plenty of slack-jawed wonderment to look forward to. WPost : Unchained of the bonds of tradition, on Day One, he dives into foreign policy. Last Thursday, in an interview with Washington Post editors and reporters, Obama criticized Bush for treating Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan as “discrete” problems. Under his watch, Obama said, policy in that region will be treated as a single, unified ...
Christopher Hitchens
small dead animals —
... he takes the oath, I hope to have a ringside seat. I already know something about "the speech" and its Lincolnian tropes. (If you want your own understated preview, take a look at what he said to the crowd in Baltimore Saturday, as his whistle-stop train made its way from Philadelphia to D.C.'s Union Station.) But, on the last day of his presidency, I want to say why I still do not wish that Al Gore had beaten George W. Bush in 2000 or that John Kerry had emerged the victor in 2004. The rest is here . Posted by Kate at January 20, 2009 10:35 AM
So the days float through my eyes
The Reaction —
By Carl I find myself in agreement with Christopher Hitchens of Slate. Thank you, President George W. Bush. Thank you for your eight years of service to this great and proud nation. Now, ...
CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS: Despite voting for Obama, “I want to say why I still do not wish that Al Gore…
Instapundit —
... CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS: Despite voting for Obama, “I want to say why I still do not wish that Al Gore had beaten George W. Bush in 2000 or that John Kerry had emerged the victor in 2004. . . . It’s just that there’s an element of hubris in all this current hope-mongering and that I am beginning to be a little bit afraid to think of what Wednesday morning will feel like.” ...
