'Galloway is a hot, blustering bully - but I'm staying on his case until the very end' [Hitchens]

Telegraph ^ | September 18, 2005 | Christopher Hitchens

[hang 'em]

I still can't quite understand Hitch's obsession with Henry Kissinger.

[CT]

Galloway is an unrepentant Stalinist who supports Islamofascists. The same ones that were inspired by Saddam Hussein's uncle and his Baath henchmen via the sponsorship of the Third Reich in WWII. Thus, in Galloway you have the lodestone between Nazi and Communist, which only broke apart after Hitler invaded Russia. Other than that, their politics are well suited to terror.

I only wonder how many on the left realize who and what they are in bed with?

[nuconvert]

"What I should have done, I now realise, is to say that George Galloway knows all about slime because he's so far inside the posterior passage of a murderous dictator that one can barely glimpse his Gucci buckles. That would have won me golden opinions. I suppose it would also have re-defined the old term "slug-fest"."

lol.

Hitchens should have pressed Galloway on his friendship with Tarik Aziz. How can Galloway speak with disdain about Saddam and then buddy up to Aziz? Oh, I forgot. He's a lying hypocrite.

[RoseofTexas]

Why in the heck do Londoners keep him in their soil? Does this buffoon hold office?...if so..WHY?? He is dangerous and a traitorous SOB inciting the mooslims to continue their Jihad against the British folk!!

[Enterprise]

"Mr A challenges Mr B, saying that he appears on the available evidence to be a handmaiden to dictators and a recipient of their hospitality. Mr B replies that Mr A is a piece of ordure, or some other unmentionable substance. The riposte is hailed as a tremendous piece of repartee, as well as a full and complete answer to the challenge.

Translation:

Hitchens: "Galloway, you're Bashar al-Assad's paid whore."

Galloway: "Hitchens, you're a piece of crap."

Collectively the MSM coos and twitters and their hearts flutter at how brilliantly and completely Galloway has trounced Hitchens.

[Texas Eagle]

Galloway's vapidity was perfectly displayed when Hitchens pointed out that Galloway stood by the side of Syria's President and praised the 154 acts of resistance against U.S. forces, one of which resulted in the death of Casey Sheehan, and then stood side by side with Casey's mother to denounce President Bush.

Galloway's only response was to smugly correct Hitchens's arithmetic. It was 145 acts not 154.

What a piece of crap.

[nuconvert]

According to Hitchens, Kissinger was involved in "mass murder in Bangladesh, planned assassinations in Santiago, Nicosia and Washington, D.C., and genocide in East Timor".
You can learn more by reading, "The Trial of Henry Kissinger"

[nuconvert]

"Why in the heck do Londoners keep him in their soil? do Londoners keep him in their soil? "

Well, he's Scottish, so I'm not sure where he resides these days.

A better question : Why in the heck is he granted permission to enter this country?

[Chgogal]

Curious how long the left will use Mr. G as their "courageous and brave" representative? His demeanor reminds me of former leaders of ill and tragic consequences. His replies to Mr. H were poor and illogical but that never stopped those types of governmental leaders before. It is frightening that there are Brits out there who voted for someone that unscrupulous and hate filled to represent them in the hallowed halls of the British Parliament.

[Glenmerle]

When I asked him in public if he would deny having discussed oil-for-food allocations with Tariq Aziz in person, he said that he would sign such an affidavit right away if I had it on me. That boast is one that I shall give him the chance to make good upon, if he has a pen handy.

Good. I hope he does. Far too many people--politicians, commentators, reporters--let Galloway and his type off the hook. They can say and do anything and are never held to account. I hope Hitchens keeps after Galloway. I hope he has an affidavit and pen handy at all times.

[Seruzawa]

Poor Hitchens. He's made the common human mistake of trying to reason with something that is obviously and demonstrably evil. Galloway is simply an evil man who delights in death and does everything he can to promote it.

This is the same mistake that Chamberlain made with Hitler. Or that the members of the Film Actors Guild make with Kim Jong-il.These people simply can't really face up to that fact the some people are evil.

Evil people need to be restrained (at the minimum) not debated. The MSM's support of the messages of evil from those like Galloway tells you all you need to know about them too.

[NECAWA]

There was a great first hand report in the NY SUN of a recent debate between Hitchens and Galloway at Baruch College Performing Arts Center in NY. Here's the link: http://www.nysun.com/article/20124

[lastchance]

As the apt saying goes " Never mud wrestle with a pig. You just get dirty and the pig enjoys it"

[happyathome]

Hitchens is a reformed Lefty. Some part of him probably still needs to assuage a guilty conscience, and Kissinger is sufficiently distant in the past to avoid charges of contradiction when Hitchens now supports US policy.

I like how Hitchens finishes this article. I get the feeling he's held back a few things - just wanted to get Galloway on the record, and will spring a surprise on him by revealing some facts or documents at a later date. He'll probably do it in Britain, where the libel laws are the strictest, and dare Galloway to sue him. That would be the best and most fitting way to bring Galloway down.

[English Nationalist]

His constituency is mainly Bangladeshi and poor. I had to go up there last month for a certification exam. It felt more like Mogadishu than London.

[angkor]

Check out the Wikipedia entry on Galloway:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Galloway

What a scumball.

There's also one on Hitchens which is worth reading.

[BunnySlippers]

Bookmarking. Anyone know if this is available online to watch? Or even a transcript?

[rightthinkingwoman]

You are right in that no matter what facts Hitchens introduced they were only met with platitudes, innuedo, abuse and unsubstantiated rumor.

I was in and out but it was crazy. My favorite part of what I saw was Hitchens saying to the crowd, "I warned you before that you should probably not jeer (the 82nd Airborne) while on camera.".

[WOSG]

Thought for the day:
Hitchens is our era's George Orwell.
He's too good of a journalist not to let go of the truth, no matter where it takes him.