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Do you get the impression that Hentoff has sprained his shoulder patting himself on the back? Plus, his heroes are all lefties, so his contributions to American society have been mostly negative.

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Hentoff convinced me to become pro-life. He has continually ripped into the liberal double standard of ripping into Gitmo while ignoring the far worse conditions of dissidents in Castro’s Cuba. I don’t always agree with him, but I will read his opinions and give them consideration, given that he the rare liberal nowadays who does not deny the problems in communist utopias.

Nat Hentoff JUMPED to the defense of conservative students who were being forcibly suppressed by the left-wing campus Opinion Cops. Ask the Young Republicans, Young Americans for Freedom, Feminists for Life, National Youth Pro-Life Coalition, Not Dead Yet (an anti-euthanasia disability rights group): Hentoff advocated for them, publicized their work, and shamed their oppressors.

Hentoff gave major, early, in-depth coverage for Terri Schiavo and other victims of the Deathocracy you probably never even heard of.

Hentoff initially mounted a one-man campaign to support Sarah Palin, practically introduced her to the hapless, feckless McCain.

Hentoff publicized and wrote liner notes almost 50 years ago for Doc Watson, the greatest flat-picking acoustic guitar artist ever was, here in my beloved Southern Appalachia. For that alone, Nat owns my heart.

And he does a high percentage of his own thinking.

Something I'd like to see more of, here on Free Republic.