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Re: Playing political wack-a-mole with the brown nations..
I agree with you that trying to keep nukes out of the hands of nations that truly want them has not worked — and probably can not work — indefinitely. And of course there is a double standard when it comes to the U.S., Russia, etc. that makes nuclea non-proliferation entirely unappealing to other nations. However, theocracies (including Israel, ...
Posted to Fighting Words by ishmaeldaro on February 15, 2009
Re: Obama and the Preachers
I think the problem is that there is a preacher at the inauguration at all.The US has a secular government because no one faith can represent all citizens. What about the 1,104,000 Muslims; 766,000 Hinus; 2,831,000 Jews, and even 5,691,000 Mormons in the country? (stats: Wikipedia) Surely the majesty of the office of president is more of a ...
Posted to Fighting Words by ishmaeldaro on December 19, 2008
historic; inarguable
''Historic'' is a big part of the news. Any claim otherwise is ignorant of American history. Sometimes you're sharp and clear; other times you're so muddled it's difficult to imagine your column issues from the same mind.
Posted to Fighting Words by Ber on November 11, 2008
Not clothing, you dolt!
By neo-Nazi outfit, McCain clearly meant organization. Not a suit of clothes. This is just a shorthand way of saying:You (the bought-off media) would publicize any association that I (McCain) might have had with some right wing super-bozo, had I been so evil. Therefore, in fairness to your readers and viewers, you should publicize associations ...
Posted to Fighting Words by JFred on November 5, 2008
Vote Obama?
My Hitchens would have us believe Sen. Obama is the superior choice despite the following concerns, and despite Sen. Obama's refusal to answer many outstanding questions. http://allanerickson.wordpress.com/2008/10/14/obama-judged-by-the-company-he-keeps/
Posted to Fighting Words by Allan Erickson on October 14, 2008
Hitchens at the Hoover Institution?!!
Hitchens's rhetorical question/title is an ad hominem attack. (''Why is McCain Still Beating His Wife?'' ) His use of ''dusky'' reminds me of Richard Brookhiser's phrase ''Numinous Negro.'' (I mean that in a bad way.) Why is Hitchens flaccid, facile, and infuriated? The notion that we should all remember a single line from one of Obama's ...
Posted to Fighting Words by btraven on September 24, 2008
"Oh dear," indeed...
I really don't like to hurl insults at writers from the safety of cyberspace's anonymity, but I find Hitchens increasingly insuffereable. Of course, it's easier knowing he's never been one to err on the side of politeness. The self-righteous arrogance he still exudes as he scratches another nasty and sarcastic riff is such a waste of his ...
Posted to Fighting Words by dustino on September 24, 2008
Mr Hitchens -- Advocate of the Lizard Brain
Mr. Hitchens, If you haven't noticed... the country has been polarized since the 2000 election. Despite the disproportionate numbers of Republicans and Democrats in this country, all elections since then have been divided sharply down party lines. I love the fact that nobody mentions that blind adherence to party line has become de rigeur ...
Posted to Fighting Words by justicepsych on September 23, 2008
Why is Hitchens the same? :oP
Write this exact same slant on the McCain / Palin ticket on why they are Bob Dole. What ''memorable'' quotations are there from the Republican side? The only one readily available is the lipstick/pitbull quip by Palin - not exactly something that ''says'' anything at all. The reason Obama is not ahead further in the polls is two-fold: he's not ...
Posted to Fighting Words by KanisSapphirus on September 23, 2008