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cryofan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 02:49 AM Original message |
Christoper Hitchens picks a Democratic Candidate |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 02:53 AM Response to Original message |
1. And those of us with a long memory |
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Jerseycoa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 02:57 AM Response to Original message |
2. Good luck with your latest |
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glarius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 02:59 AM Response to Original message |
3. Are you seriously admiring Hitchens?....He's a hate-filled sot who |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 03:06 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. sadly all it takes for some people to quote an author here |
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Bombtrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 04:30 AM Response to Reply #4 |
15. Or maybe it's a career of brilliant and respected journalism |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 07:40 AM Response to Reply #15 |
35. He has stated repeatedly |
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glarius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 08:28 AM Response to Reply #15 |
43. A maverick thinker and an intellectual?...Surely you jest |
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edzontar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 12:41 PM Response to Reply #15 |
57. Hitchens is a self-proclaimed Bush-supporter and enemy of |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 10:38 PM Response to Reply #15 |
72. Hitchens lost it all during Clinton Impeachment. Read what Blumenthal |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 06:45 AM Response to Reply #3 |
31. Mabye You Should Have Read The Book.. |
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glarius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 08:24 AM Response to Reply #31 |
42. I would say most of his criticism of her was over the top |
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Jim Sagle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 03:07 AM Response to Original message |
5. Hitchens ain't nuthin' but shit and neither are any of his critiques. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 04:01 AM Response to Reply #5 |
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el_gato (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 09:58 AM Response to Reply #12 |
49. Hitchens is a hack |
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Bombtrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 10:52 AM Response to Reply #49 |
50. Because anybody who disagrees with the anti-war people are soulless right? |
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Jim Sagle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 08:45 PM Response to Reply #12 |
63. Hitchens ranted about Clinton's cock for eight years. Fuck'm. |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 08:56 PM Response to Reply #63 |
64. Indeed, My Friend |
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ngGale (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 10:10 PM Response to Reply #64 |
67. Well, maybe this is one time Hitchens didn't have a drink... |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 10:58 PM Response to Reply #67 |
77. His Precise Degree Of Intoxication Is Immaterial, Ma'am |
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Jim Sagle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 11:52 PM Response to Reply #77 |
81. Hey, you're stealing my lines. (Refurbishing them quite nicely, too.) |
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Hoppin_Mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 03:17 AM Response to Original message |
6. I wouldn't wipe my ass with a Hitchens article if I was out of TP ! -nt- |
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Rich Hunt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 03:30 PM Response to Reply #6 |
59. now, now ... |
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Tim_in_HK (544 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 03:35 AM Response to Original message |
7. All I can say regarding his comments on Clark are |
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Uzybone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 03:49 AM Response to Original message |
8. Snitchens??? |
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Bombtrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 03:59 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. that's absolute garbage. The drunk charge was nothing but libel |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 07:42 AM Response to Reply #11 |
36. If he isn't a drunkard |
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glarius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 08:34 AM Response to Reply #11 |
44. He's been on TV in Canada with drink in hand spewing his venom |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 10:42 PM Response to Reply #11 |
73. Have you seen him on C-Span? Unkempt, Smelly looking, disheveled and |
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fishnfla (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 11:11 PM Response to Reply #73 |
78. Smelly looking?? |
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glarius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-10-04 12:14 AM Response to Reply #78 |
84. Smelly looking is an apt description of the bum...he looks like he smells! |
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Bombtrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 03:57 AM Response to Original message |
9. the huge # of DUers who'r obsessivly anti-war are anti-hitchens |
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eileen_d (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 04:04 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. I'm not "obsessively anti-war" |
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Bombtrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 04:26 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. "pseudo-intellectual" ? |
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eileen_d (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 04:33 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Well - you're wrong. |
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Bombtrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 05:49 AM Response to Reply #16 |
23. What plateau does one have to cross to be a real intellectual to you |
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eileen_d (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 03:38 PM Response to Reply #23 |
60. My comments are about Hitchens, and I stand by them. |
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mikehiggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 10:23 PM Response to Reply #23 |
69. The plateau labelled "honorable" and "ethical" for one. eom |
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AliceWonderland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 04:34 AM Response to Reply #9 |
17. Actually |
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ludwigb (789 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 04:50 AM Response to Reply #9 |
18. Give me an f-ing break |
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Bombtrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 05:47 AM Response to Reply #18 |
21. "their" talking points? |
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Nazgul35 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 10:24 PM Response to Reply #21 |
70. Good question... |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 10:44 PM Response to Reply #9 |
74. I'm obsessivly "Anti-Iraq Invasion" but Hitchens is a smelly whore. |
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tobius (947 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 03:58 AM Response to Original message |
10. very good |
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charlie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 04:56 AM Response to Original message |
19. What's this, Chris? |
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Bombtrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 05:55 AM Response to Reply #19 |
24. read this interview of him |
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chefgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 07:54 AM Response to Reply #24 |
39. Well that just about says it all doesn't it? |
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glarius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 09:24 AM Response to Reply #24 |
47. I think what he is doing is getting ready to jump off a sinking ship |
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lancdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 09:01 PM Response to Reply #24 |
65. I'm glad to see he's admitting to overestimating Bush |
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Bread and Circus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 05:12 AM Response to Original message |
20. Sorry but, Hitchens seems like a fool to me....and a baby... |
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JNelson6563 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 05:47 AM Response to Original message |
22. HItchens is a drunken asshole |
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Bombtrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 05:57 AM Response to Reply #22 |
25. It's sad to see DUers namecalling and repeating unsubstantied |
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JNelson6563 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 06:07 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Apparently you've never seen Hitchens |
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Bombtrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 06:16 AM Response to Reply #26 |
28. No, I've never seen him doing that |
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JNelson6563 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 11:28 AM Response to Reply #28 |
51. I see, you've never seen him but you know |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 10:46 PM Response to Reply #51 |
75. Bombtrack , it's possible you are young enough that you might not know |
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Hell Hath No Fury (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 11:42 PM Response to Reply #25 |
80. You do know that Hitchens... |
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Turkw (521 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 06:13 AM Response to Original message |
27. on Clark, could it not be that people who have good things to say about |
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Bombtrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 06:18 AM Response to Reply #27 |
29. exactly |
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AliceWonderland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 06:44 AM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Well, his "islamofascism" is purile |
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Bombtrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 06:52 AM Response to Reply #30 |
32. He never advocates nuking anybody |
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AliceWonderland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 07:03 AM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Ah |
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glarius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 08:47 AM Response to Reply #32 |
45. Hitchens is a drunken Dennis Miller with a British accent |
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deminflorida (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 07:19 AM Response to Original message |
34. Have another shot of Vodka....mate.....someone please direct |
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spooky3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 07:42 AM Response to Original message |
37. While I certainly agree with his assessment of Edwards |
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T_i_B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 07:51 AM Response to Original message |
38. Here's some pro BUSH stuff from Hitchens |
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chefgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 08:15 AM Response to Reply #38 |
40. Thanks for that link |
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T_i_B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 08:59 AM Response to Reply #40 |
46. Plenty of crap statements in that article |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 08:17 AM Response to Original message |
41. Y'know, I used to actually appreciate Hitchens in The Nation... |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-10-04 12:03 AM Response to Reply #41 |
83. I agree with your assessment of Hitch |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 09:52 AM Response to Original message |
48. Shouldn't this title read: Drunk wingnut Republican picks Dem candidate? |
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eissa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
52. His Vanity Fair articles |
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progressivebydesign (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 12:10 PM Response to Original message |
53. Dean got lucky FIVE times getting elected? |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 12:12 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. because he is anti Dean |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 12:14 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. And in this case, he's not far off... |
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edzontar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 12:50 PM Response to Reply #54 |
58. That's it, of course. OH, and he is pro-war and supports the deaths |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
56. Hitchens is a follower somewhat |
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bobbieinok (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
61. wasn't Hitchens a 24/7 'Clinton basher'? |
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revcarol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
62. Once upon a time, he wrote a good book...once upon a time. |
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stickdog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
66. The Importance of Being Ernest. |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 10:52 PM Response to Reply #66 |
76. ROFL, Stickdog! another truth about that jerk Hitchens....n/t |
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mikehiggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 10:21 PM Response to Original message |
68. "I have only heard Clark's supporters say good things about him |
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katieforeman (785 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 10:38 PM Response to Original message |
71. Please make Edwards your guy and don't give up |
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elsiesummers (723 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 11:11 PM Response to Original message |
79. Edwards is great despite nutbag Hitchens' picking him. |
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ShadowCabinet (65 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-09-04 11:56 PM Response to Original message |
82. Hitchens needs to dry out first........ |
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