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July 19, 2005
Christopher Hitchens: Not So Brave
I can see why Christopher Hitchens has refused to debate Dennis Perrin.
Posted at July 19, 2005 09:25 AM | TrackBackIf that guy would ever get comments going on his bleg, I could do my fawning sycophancy over there instead of here. Pretty hot and tempting.
Posted by: saurabh at July 19, 2005 12:03 PMOops. I hit the button two times.
Now I look like a crazy person for posting twice.
My whole life is going to change.
Hitchens once wrote, regarding his smoking, "It is one thing to explain to your host about the burn holes in the sheets, quite another to explain the burn holes in the shower curtain," So....
Posted by: Elayne at July 20, 2005 01:41 PMFeel free to discuss this matter further with Mr. Hitchens. Here is his home number: [Removed by me, Jon -- please don't post home phone numbers here]
Posted by: Kalu at July 20, 2005 10:44 PM>Feel free to discuss this matter further with Mr. Hitchens. Here is his home number: [Removed by me, Jon -- please don't post home phone numbers here]
Should i wait until the bars have closed?
Posted by: semperfly at July 20, 2005 11:21 PMHas there actually been an offer to debate that Hitch has refused? I'd pay to see that...What a weird character Hitchens is...I ran around with a dog-eared copy of that book he wrote about Kissinger demanding that everyone read it, and at the time, I thought "Holy shit, you really can't get much more anti-republican than this", and now...if it were anybody else, they'd be whining (sorry, whinging...he is a pom, after all) about the miraculous transformation they've made, from imbecilic leftist to upright, pragmatic conservative, but with Hitch...it's just Hitch. He's an actual human being with views to the left on some things, and views to the right on others. Too bad his right-leaning views are so divorced from reality.
Posted by: Kodos at July 21, 2005 06:03 AMHitchens would destroy Dennis Perrin. Why would he waste his time though debating a moron. It'd be a farce. At least suggest someone thats on the same intelligence level.
Posted by: Rueben at July 21, 2005 04:54 PMWhy don't you puff out that pigeon chest of yours, Reuben, and challenge Perrin to a debate?
Posted by: Harry at July 22, 2005 07:46 AMI have to tell people that Hitch is well on the road to developing squamous cell carcinoma of the throat. Something like 85% of those who develop it are both heavy smokers and drinkers. Apparently, the two excesses work synergistically to stimulate the cancer of the aforementioned tissue. I know. My dad died of it. It wasn't pretty.
Posted by: mk at July 22, 2005 09:32 PMI attended a house party today in Taunton, Mass. I think I heard you on the national Downing Street Memo conference call - there was a Jonathan who was speaking from Conyers' office in Chicago. I imagine it must have been you as there can't be another Jonathan in Chicago, can there??
Also, why is your site nekked?
Posted by: mk at July 23, 2005 08:05 PM
