The drunk Limey neocon bastard.
(h/t John Cole)
****
update: It was only a matter of time before the first Mother Sheehan miracle sighting. Me, I once found Margaret Cho’s likeness in a summer sausage slice, but rather than make a fuss, I covered the hideous thing with honey mustard and pimento and ate it with a Triscuit.
Because fuck Margaret Cho.*
LaShawn Barber will likely be quite embarrassed by Hitchen’s indelicacy, but some times you need to break a few eggs, ect. An Excerpt from the Hitchens piece:
I think you’re right about LaShawn, Jeff. Especially since she sez:
I think that paragraph (you kow the tune: “My son died for Jooooos!) that Hitchens quotes at the beginning of his piece treads awfully close to slander.
I say piffle and phooey. God how I love those two words!
I believe that they adequately define my opinion of her
.
The whole CindyMania! thing reminds me of Chicago’s Our Lady of the Underpass—a strange roadside matriarchal religious symbol appears, prompting prayers and idolatry and votive offerings.
Although, to be fair, the people praying to the On Ramp Madonna here in Chicago seem to be less illiterate and superstitious than the Cindy worshippers.
He used logic, innuendo, sarcasm…
I’ve known grown men to bite their own ‘eads off rather than ‘ave a talk with Christopher…
I reckon Jeff and Hitch are, by Kossian Standards, among the Coddled – not Shirred – Punditocracy.
…treads awfully close to slander.
Perhaps as commonly used, but certainly not in the legal sense.
The bond of mother and child is so powerful, so intense, inspiring depths of emotion beyond categorizing and reason … lingering spirits of chivalry and common decency act to restrain one from commenting…
And those behind Ms. Sheehan know this, and, may God forgive them, are using it. A Left that long ago adopted the “authenticity” of emotion as a prelude for political certainty and a woman whose vision is tragically foreshortened, staging an obscene media circus.
It’s sickening beyond words.
I’d rather listen to the “Jersey Girls” whine. Their voices weren’t as annoying.
“The moral authority of parents who bury children killed in Iraq is absolute.”
Hmm. I wonder if Dowd and her fellow travellers would say that if a parent of a slain solider was to call for the nuking of Mecca in revenge?
This part to me brings out a salient point in this whole ridiculous affair-
A right which we have in America, and have had since the Constitution was written, that is largely absent from the majority of Muslim governments today.
My question for Mrs Sheehan would be, if this were Iraq, how long do you think she would have been able to petition Saddam for a redress of grievances? Aren’t you proud that your son died fighting for, among other things, the rights of muslims to finally be able to redress their grievances?
Probably wouldn’t matter to her, but it is interesting to me.
Losing a child empowers you to speak about the pain of losing a child. Period. Once you tread beyond that, anything is fair game.
No wonder Hitchens infuriates the left so much. He simply makes too much sense, leaving them no room to dabble in conspiracy theories and other assorted obfuscations. This piece is sheer brilliance.
With regards to LaShawn, I love her blog, but her “demonizing Sheehan” post made very little sense to me. She seems to agree that Sheehan is flying off the handle, but then lashes out at Sheehan’s critics for pointing that out. I suppose she wanted to criticise the “tone” of the criticism, which is fine, but she never gives any examples of what she believes to be appropriate criticism. She says “What [Sheehan] actually said and how she said it has never been of interest to me”. Maybe that’s the problem, given the fact that the stuff Sheehan is saying is exactly what is provoking all this anger and critcism in the first place.
Gross! Jeff at Margaret Cho!
*shiver*
That’s “ate.” Couldn’t even proofread, that’s how grossed out I was.
Whoa! “Limey” suddenly appeared – like magic.
I’m going out for a smoothy – lime.
I agree with most everything Sir Hitchens writes – this is one of them.
UPDATE OH My GOD! Mrs Sheehan’s handlers have NO Idea what is heading towards them or how it is going to hit them
Just read this at Michelle Malkin
Meanwhile, Move America Forward has a new spot from the head of Marine Moms of America. They are also organizing a caravan of military families that will head to Crawford, Tx., to counter the anti-war circus.
No corporate jets for these grass-roots activists.
Can you think of anything more intimidating than a caravan of PO’d Marine Moms?
I mean for one thing they make no attempt to pass themselves off at Pacifists. and DailyKos was crowing about getting a herd of Moms after Bush? THEY are about to have a MMEF (Marine Mom Expeditionary Forces) land on their heads and kick the other end. ROTFLMAO
Y’know, Margaret Cho reminds me of another actor/comedienne whose work I admire, but whose politics make me nauseous: Janeaieanne (oh yeah, as if I’m going to bother Googling for the correct spelling) Garafolo.
I’ve read quotes from Garafolo that really make me think she’s lost touch with political reality, and is living in some kind of made-up world where her opinions are embraced by the masses. Nonetheless, Mystery Men remains funny, and The Truth About Cats and Dogs remains touching and endearing.
Now, Jeff. I just followed your link to Cho’s blog. Didn’t really have the stomach to read all that much there, but just looking at who she linked to really tells the story.
FreeMumia.org? Atrios, DU, Michael Moore?
Did I mention that I once found this woman funny?
I now hope she dies a broken and destitute woman. Or grows a frickin’ brain or something.
Oh well. It’s been said before, but I’ll say it again: shut up and dance.
Cho’s new pet, named after a Baader-Meinhof terrorist? Oh well, it’s not quite so bad as Jane Fonda naming her son after a Viet Cong assassin.
Turing = except, as in Except it proves Cho really ought to spend a few lifetimes eating pine bark in North Korea and being shot dead trying to flee across the Yalu River, just for the multi-culti experience.
Once again, Hitch summarizes this entire farce succinctly with , “What dreary sentimental nonsense.”
I can’t picture the likeness of Margaret Cho on any kind of sausage, if you know what I mean.
This flap is as good a place as any to take a stand against the Stalinist dupes of the Left. They think if they kick up a stink they can subvert the government and make us slink off in self-defeat like they did 30 years ago.
Times have changed. I suspect all their caterwauling will have a much different result than it did in the past. There won’t be any galvanization of the masses. Just smoke and mirrors. And defeat.
Bitter, I hope.
Well, if John Edwards can channel an unborn and dying baby, I don’t see why Cyndee Sheehan can’t channel her dead son.
And, basically, given her sh*tty attitude and that butt-ugly face I’m not surprised that her son preferred to go fight in Iraq and her husband is divorcing her.
Also, listening to her almost make me wish to hear the dulcet tones of Susan Estrich again.
Turing: stay, as in stay outma face, beeyatch!
Well the only thing about this that held my attention is Cho’s puppy.
After all pacifist moonbats have been hysterical and braying at the moon since the reelection. Same old same old.
But the puppy is sure cute, isn’t she.
Hold on. Dowd said that Sheehan’s moral authority was absolute.
And yet, Nancy Pelosi informs us that when the Supreme Court issues a decision, it’s almost as if God had spoken.
A Lefty conundrum? You decide.
What I want to know is, can the Supreme Court create a parody of leftist victimization so heavy that even Cindy can’t lift it?
HAHAHAH!
Mr. Hitchens continuously says things I wish I was smart enough to think of.
Mr. Hitchens continuously says things I wish I was smart enough to think of.
Posted by Kevin | permalink
on 08/16 at 02:52 AM
****************************************************
We must content ourselves with being smart enough to read him AND with the satisfaction that he was
quote “Christopher Hitchens is one of America’s and the English speaking world’s leading public intellectuals” used
From Margaret Cho’s site:
Do the people murdered by the chic, fashionable art terrorist group deserve any sympathy or were they just just part of the art? What about their friends and family?
Clearly Cho is pointing out the obvious, that being, today’s artists are terrorizing us with their fashionable dogshit art.
I knew a guy named “Himmler” once – his father (an Arab) had always admired him (can you imagine?) My friend was a bit embarrassed about it, but luckily – most of the people he meets have never heard the name before.
Yea to crappy educations.
“Christopher Hitchens is one of America’s and the English speaking world’s leading public intellectuals
or, to make this blog-related,
Christopher Hitchens, the Vanity Fair writer worth reading, wrote:
If someone had told me 5 yrs ago that one day I would be agreeing with most of what Christopher Hitchens writes, I would have laughed myself sick.
Wonders never cease.
I’m waiting for the moment when an unannounced and unexpected Bush visit takes Camp Crawford by surprise. Bush exits his vehicle, walks up to Cindy, sits down, and with cameras rolling attempts to answer her ‘questions’. I suspect he’d come off as reasonable, tactful, and apologetic, whereas she’d be unmasked as the raving partisan tool she’s allowed herself to become. Each quiet answer met with screeching indignation and distain.
Bush would attain the highest ground possible; he’d take the wind from her sails: “I met with her, answered her questions as best I know how, but she didn’t want to believe a word I said and sadly there’s nothing more I can do for this grieving mother.”
Cindy and her list of demands masquerading as questions would fade back into obscurity, ‘Camp Crawford’ would pack up, and this ridiculous pity party/media circus would draw to a close.
In fact, upon reflection, the WORST possible thing that could happen to Cindy would be a meeting with the president – because then what? The high drama vanishes. The answers are given. The waiting is over. And Casey goes back to being a fallen hero and not a marker in a high-stakes game of Texas hold-em.
The Kossacks and other lefies should pray that Bush stays far away from Camp Crawford or their new icon will turn into the proverbial pillar of salt.
Yeah, like “Hammer pants”, A-line disco flares, and mohair sweaters. The participants might feel pretty cool at the time, but the years (and a little common sense) lend pangs of regret and embarassment to the memories of them.
Turing word: figures. As in, “It figures Cho is stupid enough to think her ‘terrorist chic’ makes her cool and/or appealing.”
Mother Sheehan? Or MILF Cindi?
MILF Cindy? Please tell me your kidding. I wouldn’t hit that with your dick, as they say. Whoever they are.
you’re
Jeez. The line has been crossed.
Ignoring the obvious lack of physical appeal the woman currently offers – and, to be fair, time does that to us, as do decades of worrying about your kids – why would anyone want to sleep with a woman who’d cry out Che’s name during the act?
She is also named after the Norse queen who married Attil (mythological representation of Attila the Hun).
Margaret Cho, keep your dirty hands off me.
Hitchens never was reluctant to take down a saint. Anyone remember Mother Theresa?
I know a dude whose real name is Atilla. Nice fellow, too. Hippie though.
My porno movie screen name is “Attila the Hung.”
slick, yes I do. Which is why I never thought I would agree with him on anything.
Yeah, I halfway wanted to make a joke about the Attila reference, but I was too nauseated by the “terrorist chic” line. Good lord. But I agree that the puppy is damn cute.
While we’re on the subject, I wonder whether the moral authority of Iraqi mothers whose sons are in those mass graves is also “absolute.” And why we’re not hearing more from them (other than the fact that there are a lot of bored reporters in Crawford right now).
I agree with the thesis that Bush could win this skirmish by meeting with Sheehan again, but I don’t want him to do it: they’d just find more and more lunatic “grieving mothers” with agendas to whom he’d supposedly owe unlimited time. Enough is enough: I’d rather see him spend the time doing his job.