Christopher Hitchens Endorses Whoever's Running Against John McCain
Christopher Hitchens — intellectual curmudgeon and Iraq War-supporter — is throwing his vitriol-soaked weight behind Barack Obama.
Or, more correctly, behind the guy who's not John McCain…
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 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…
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 courage was founded in fact, and it further turns out that some of the untested rumors about her — her vindictiveness in local quarrels, her bizarre religious and political affiliations — were very well-founded, indeed…
Obama is greatly overrated in my opinion, but the Obama-Biden ticket is not a capitulationist one, even if it does accept the support of the surrender faction, and it does show some signs of being able and willing to profit from experience. With McCain, the "experience" is subject to sharply diminishing returns, as is the rest of him, and with Palin the very word itself is a sick joke.
He's such a bitch!
Every once in a while I agree with something Christopher Hitchens says. But I always enjoy hearing him say it.
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Now Hitchens can join Chris Buckley and Kathleen Parker in their new magazine venture – TRUE Conservative.
Looks like McCain lost the drunken unbeliever vote. But what can you say, atheists are wrong about the existence of God, I mean if God doesn't exist don't you think the Bible would say something about it? So how can you trust atheists to be right about Obama?
>scaper
>No matter what Obama's opponent says or does, the pundits shoot >him down because it's already been decided by the people who are >selling out America that Obama must get elected. It hasn't a thing >to do with Republican or Democrat. There's an ongoing agenda of >deceit and corruption. He certainly isn't the one who will change it.
>Obama has never anything for this country. He doesn't stand for >anything. Has never accomplished anything. He's just a puppet.
>Barack, your strings are showing.
>by Nobama October 13th at 6:21PM
Nobama,
I disagree. (obviously) I do not judge either candidate by what he has done for America. I consider what they can do for America. I don't believe "experience" is paramount…especially for president. Bush had presidential experience…did that make him a better president in his second term?
To me what matters most is intelligence, personality, stance on ISSUES …and the ability to inspire others. That is what is most important in a leader; be it in the military, the work place or government. This will be critical when dealing with foreign leaders or American citizens. Bush had a little of this at first…unfortunately then his actions/experience turned people off…all over the world.
Obama is criticized by the right for his ability to inspire people. He was mocked as a "celebrity"…bashed for his big crowds around the world. Media was ripped for covering him over the McCain Po-dunk town hall meetings with 41 people.
This ability to inspire others… young people to vote, political apathetics to talk politics, or tightwad people like me to donate to a campaign for the first time is "change we need." To denigrate this critical leadership quality is illogical. We will NEED this more than experience in today's world.
McCain completely lacks this ability. He exudes disdain for ordinary people. Unfortunately, his platform and supporting casts are (now) the same as the last administration. This and his barely concealed anger and bitterness at people for not supporting him makes him exactly the wrong person to lead the country.
Oh ya, weren't you going to tell me what makes him a maverick?
Starving artist….see amazing future vision Sarah Palin art piece…voted best in Minnontonka, Fall 2008.
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I love Hitchins logic
Unfortunately, the basest of Pailn's audience, as he calls it, is a large audience indeed. The republican party seemingly attracts people of half wit and dull senses. How is it such a large number of people can not see right through the rhetoric?
You don't have to read the NYT to see how American politics on both sides has diminished a persons ability to run for office in an upfront and genial manner. It's just getting uglier out there.
Christopher Hitchens always makes me so happy. Even if I disagree with his position, his snarky British brattiness makes me fall over from both amusement and brilliance.
i think i want to have hitchens baby…
i detest Palin so much my teeth hurt.
Hitchins doesn't understand McCain. Per McCain, he now has the Obama campaign just where he wants him.