Thursday, May 17, 2007

Christopher Hitchens:Changing Hearts And Minds Through Withering Contempt

Having read Christopher Hitchens earlier outburst against Jerry Falwell and now having just seen his what can only be called hate fest on Hannity and Colmes I am struck how at no time in his long career did I hear Falwell speak with such total lack of humanity as I just saw from that eminent English Humanist.

In fact while watching Hitchens last night and hearing his use of the word carcass the picture that sprang to mind was of those charming souls of the Left chasing the nuns through the streets of Republican Spain.



UPDATE:
I thought this part was really rich...
HITCHENS: The empty life of this ugly little charlatan proves only one thing, that you can get away with the most extraordinary offenses to morality and to truth in this country if you will just get yourself called reverend.
Calling yourself a journalist doesn't hurt either

1 comment:

elizabeth said...

I didn't always agree with Jerry Falwell, but I never heard the hateful comments from him that I've heard from Hitchens. I believe Rev. Falwell had the grace to apologize when he realized he had said things that were hurtful. All I could see in Hitchens eyes were hatred, resentment, and anger. One has to wonder what events shaped his life to make him this kind of person. I guess he's calling himself an author to get his message of hate and intolerance across.