You may not know who Christopher Hitchens is. If not, here is a link to a listing of his articles. Read them, you’ll possibly agree with me that he’s a pretty liberal writer but he’s an honest writer. He believes in fact over flamboyance, telling the right story more than the fashionable story. I’d say he is the real liberal answer to Wiliam Buckley. I’d say in truth that while I vary on what I agree and disagree with him about, I find him to at least be enjoyable a read, and I’m looking to pick up his books based on the articles he writes. (A note: If you think I’m being dishonest about his political stance, read his article ripping into Reagan and try to challenge the position again.)

Tell you what- take a look at some of his articles and come back here when you’re done.

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(whistles)

Okay, done? Good.

Now that you may have more of an insight into the guy, take a look at this article. The article is one of he best examinations of Michael Moore’s “talents” as a documentary filmmaker by having the absolute gall of challenging Moore based on facts in the public record. At one point, he says the following:

Moore has announced that he won’t even appear on TV shows where he might face hostile questioning. I notice from the New York Times of June 20 that he has pompously established a rapid response team, and a fact-checking staff, and some tough lawyers, to bulwark himself against attack. He’ll sue, Moore says, if anyone insults him or his pet. Some right-wing hack groups, I gather, are planning to bring pressure on their local movie theaters to drop the film. How dumb or thuggish do you have to be in order to counter one form of stupidity and cowardice with another? By all means go and see this terrible film, and take your friends, and if the fools in the audience strike up one cry, in favor of surrender or defeat, feel free to join in the conversation.

However, I think we can agree that the film is so flat-out phony that “fact-checking” is beside the point. And as for the scary lawyers

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