[BelegStrongbow]

Has any of that been published in 'The Crimson'? I suppose there'd possibly be riots in Cambridge if that many shibboleths were punctured at one go, but the people up there really ought to have the chance to at least read something reasonable once in a while.

Of course, those up there who are sensible already read NRO and possibly PowerLineBlog. But that would be a small minority, I'm guessing.

[Abathar]

"6. Chomsky claimed that he had not, only a moment earlier, claimed that Cuba has a better human rights record that Israel. (Dershowitz challenged Chomsky to name a single country, facing similar external or terrorist threats, that maintained greater devotion to the rule of law and human rights. Chomsky named Nicaragua and Cuba.)"

Says it all right there about Chomsky and his love of communism. Anyone who blindly follows this man because it is the "in" thing to do (DUmmies) really should investigate his facts closer.

[MEG33]

BUMP for truth and accuracy!

[bjc]

Good post on one of the few issues where I think Dershowitz has it right. Chomsky continues to be the linguist who never lets a fact or reality get in the way of a diatribe. He is a great practitioner of the "great lie" method of debate, which depends upon the relative ignorance of his supporters and the left's prediliction to endow their "heroes" with superhuman qualities and ignore their essential immorality: Lenin, Mao, Castro and Stalin were murderous thugs.

[IronJack]

Dershowitz vehemently urged viewers to research Chomsky's assertions. He is apparently confident that truth, as usual, is the bane of liberals.

I only caught part of the debate, but even in a crowd as hostile as that at the JFK School of Government in Red Square, Dershowitz held his own. He got strident at times (and his voice could cause a hyena to cringe), but he managed to make his points earnestly and cogently, while Commski soft-sold the usual platitudes about Evil America.

And Dershowitz mopped the floor with him in the summations.