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Hitchens? No Way
Townhall.com ^ | June 8, 2007 | Mike Gallagher

Posted on 06/08/2007 4:12:06 AM PDT by Kaslin

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1 posted on 06/08/2007 4:12:07 AM PDT by Kaslin
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I stopped reading in the second paragraph...just too much name-calling for me to even take this writer serious in his defense of religion.


2 posted on 06/08/2007 4:17:03 AM PDT by rhombus
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No, I won’t be interviewing Christopher Hitchens on my radio show. And for the life of me, I can’t understand why anyone in their right mind would want to.

Mike must have all his time slots are booked for the Westboro Baptist Church show! What a hypocrite!

3 posted on 06/08/2007 4:17:16 AM PDT by Bommer (Global Warming: The only warming phenomena that occurs in the Summer and ends in the Winter!)
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I don't know if Gallagher is a hypocrite or not....

.. but I agree with his premise..."What a nasty indictment of the culture and character of the United States 2007"...

"It's good radio"...

That's the same thing they same thing they say about Rosie O'Donell...(just heard it yesterday)

She may soon have her own show (of some sort)...because she's 'good television'....brings in the numbers and money, ya know.

Indeed, a very poor indictment of our culture and character.

4 posted on 06/08/2007 4:27:51 AM PDT by Guenevere (Duncan Hunter for President, 2008!!)
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To: rhombus

stopped reading in the second paragraph...just too much name-calling for me to even take this writer serious in his defense of religion...

...and seldom has such name calling been more appropriate...HItchens is, shall we say, somewhat less than adorable...


5 posted on 06/08/2007 4:30:09 AM PDT by IrishBrigade
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I would suggest Mr Gallagher not read the book. Hitchens gains support on the right for his support of the war, nothing else. In fact, Hitchen’s take on the war is in line with his anti religious book since he detests all religions equally, especially Islam.


6 posted on 06/08/2007 4:32:30 AM PDT by saganite (Billions and billions and billions----and that's just the NASA budget!)
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excellent. I agree 100% regarding that loathsome toad hitchens.


7 posted on 06/08/2007 4:34:33 AM PDT by Pietro
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Beat me to it. Mike is a good guy; just a bit too sanctimonious for my taste.

Plus, like Hannity, he is at disadvantage if he attempts a battle of wits with Hitchens.

8 posted on 06/08/2007 4:36:05 AM PDT by don-o (“I don`t expect politicians to solve anyone's problems.The world owes us nothing” Bob Dylan)
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He writes a column every week in the Mail on Sunday. One his long standing swipes is that Christianity in the UK comes last with the present Government. Are you absoloutely sure this is the same guy ?


9 posted on 06/08/2007 4:43:18 AM PDT by jabbermog
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Hitchens is a bigot. But he is one of the very few equal opportunity bigots. He goes after all religions.

He forgets that state-sponsored atheism killed more people in 10 years than the Christian church killed in all of history


10 posted on 06/08/2007 4:48:36 AM PDT by AppyPappy (If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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I’ll bet my seat in Hell that Hutchins will call for a priest on his death bed.
11 posted on 06/08/2007 4:55:10 AM PDT by R.W.Ratikal
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This article doesn’t deserve serious treatment in the Media. Hitchens is an Atheist and entitled to his opinion. I have been reading Hitchens’ work for some time now and find his comments intelligent and serious. I don’t have to agree with everything he says to respect his right to say it. I don’t remember Hitchens’ making the comments cited in this article, in particular the one about Fallwell. This article goes beyond what it claims Hitchens said.
12 posted on 06/08/2007 5:00:32 AM PDT by GeorgefromGeorgia
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I’m sure I know who Gallagher is talking about here. hitchens has a brother who is also a pundit and who is apparently the polar opposite, perhaps that’s who you’re talking about.


13 posted on 06/08/2007 5:05:04 AM PDT by Pietro
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Chris Hitchens may be a non believer and in fact hostile to religion altogether but I like him anyway. He isn’t afraid to call the left to the carpet when the deserve it and since no one is 100% perfect in their views (you can poke a hole in anyone’s logic,) I think I’ll chalk him and his opposing views up to freedom of speech and not get so bothered about it. To completely be against this guy is to not recognize he’s been a vocal critic of the left when it comes to the war on terror. As a leftie, he actually thinks the war on terror is important! I’d rather have him around than not. Plus, he’s got a great whit, even if sometimes I think he goes over the top. I happen to enjoy his commanding usage of English, too.


14 posted on 06/08/2007 5:07:15 AM PDT by dellbabe68
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To: AppyPappy

Forgetting that atheism killed many people is in no way “bigoted”


15 posted on 06/08/2007 5:25:21 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA (Truth : Liberals :: Kryptonite : Superman)
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To: R.W.Ratikal

I doubt you are correct on that one. Hitchens believes he is correct, and if this is the case, why would he ever call for a priest?


16 posted on 06/08/2007 5:27:41 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA (Truth : Liberals :: Kryptonite : Superman)
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2.

his radio show is just that transparent too.


17 posted on 06/08/2007 5:27:47 AM PDT by ken21 (tv: 1. sells products. 2. indoctrinates viewers into socialism.)
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To: jabbermog

It’s probably his brother.


18 posted on 06/08/2007 5:29:17 AM PDT by Tribune7 (A bleeding heart does nothing but ruin the carpet)
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To: Red in Blue PA

No but raining hate down on Christians is bigoted. I’ve met the guy and talked to him. He talks about Christians like my dad used to talk about black people.


19 posted on 06/08/2007 5:30:32 AM PDT by AppyPappy (If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: GeorgefromGeorgia
I don’t remember Hitchens’ making the comments cited in this article, in particular the one about Fallwell.

Here you go: Hitchens on Falwell.

20 posted on 06/08/2007 5:31:45 AM PDT by Tribune7 (A bleeding heart does nothing but ruin the carpet)
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