Calling Galloway's Bluff

Slate ^ | 10/25/2005 | Christopher Hitchens

[saveliberty]

Hitchens has Galloway's number. Hitchens is a former Trotskyite who gets the Global War on Terror and who understands the importance of bringing down fascism.

Best quote is the close

Yet this is the man who received wall-to-wall good press for insulting the Senate subcommittee in May, and who was later the subject of a fawning puff piece in the New York Times, and who was lionized by the anti-war movement when he came on a mendacious and demagogic tour of the country last month. I wonder if any of those who furnished him a platform will now have the grace to admit that they were hosting a man who is not just a pimp for fascism but one of its prostitutes as well.

[RangerM]

I say his (C.H.) debate with Galloway on C-Span a month ago. If you get a chance, you should see it.

[Siena Dreaming]

This is mine:

Galloway has often referred in moist terms to his friend Aziz, and now this is his reward.

I don't know why. I guess the phrase "moist terms" just struck me as funny.

[saveliberty]

I didn't get to see it but I will try. I did read about what happened there.

[RAY]

In connection with just one of these allocations, Galloway's wife, Amineh Abu-Zayyad, received about $150,000 directly.

Not to prejudge, but Galloway's wife's name may be a clue to Galloway's short sighted leanings! He is a traitor to his kind.

[saveliberty]

:-) The man can write.

[Recon Dad]

It's time to start thinking about removing Galloway's belt, shoe strings and any other objects he might use to harm himself.

[saveliberty]

LOL! It's not prejudging as the documentation has been pouring out of Iraq on Galloway for 2 years.

On a more serious note, he is a traitor, but not to his kind. His kind are now on trial in Iraq. Would that we could hand him over to the Iraqis. Now.

[SittinYonder]

Galloway's wife's name may be a clue to Galloway's short sighted leanings!

I thought the $150,000 was a clue.

[SittinYonder]

It's time to start thinking about removing Galloway's belt, shoe strings and any other objects he might use to harm himself.

I doubt he could muster up that much honor.

[saveliberty]

Quite the contrary. He will come back and bluster his way through a denial even though the evidence is clear that he accepted bribes. er payments.

[Recon Dad]

Until he's doing his perp walk and someone says "tell it to the judge".

[saveliberty]

I agree.

[nuconvert]

Yup, That last line was a great one. I liked this one too...."I wanted no further contact with Galloway until I could have the opportunity of reviewing his prison diaries."

[saveliberty]

:-) I liked that one too.

[BartMan1]

Yet this is the man who received wall-to-wall good press for insulting the Senate subcommittee in May, and who was later the subject of a fawning puff piece in the New York Times, and who was lionized by the anti-war movement when he came on a mendacious and demagogic tour of the country last month. I wonder if any of those who furnished him a platform will now have the grace to admit that they were hosting a man who is not just a pimp for fascism but one of its prostitutes as well.

Definitely the pull quote....

[MarkL]

It's time to start thinking about removing Galloway's belt, shoe strings and any other objects he might use to harm himself.

Let him! Heck, I'm thinking of sending him a length of rope as a gift! The guy doesn't even qualify as "pond scum."

Mark

[saveliberty]

:-)

[pittsburgh gop guy]

The debate was a classic. Galloway basically yelled throughout most of the time that he had to speak. His oratory sounded like Jesse Jackson doing an impression of Groundskeeper Willie and Winston Churchill. He did get a couple of good jabs in, which Hitchens admitted. But on substance, Hitchens slammed him.

How long before we find out that Scott Ritter was on the take as well?

[dervish]

"How long before we find out that Scott Ritter was on the take as well?"


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