tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-794394483322884922.post8112226583715381945..comments2023-10-25T10:00:30.069-04:00Comments on My Chemical Journey: Why Hitchens Is a HackThe Chemisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15970398885870679916noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-794394483322884922.post-23437102820365555682009-02-23T10:06:00.000-05:002009-02-23T10:06:00.000-05:00Hurrah for the dig at Ben Stein.Hurrah for the dig at Ben Stein.Roland Hulmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08979437320446956987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-794394483322884922.post-39134867410396224092009-02-20T18:39:00.000-05:002009-02-20T18:39:00.000-05:00Forget scholarship...he is a delicious polemicist!...Forget scholarship...he is a delicious polemicist! Just check out his interview with Sean Hannity after Jerry Falwell died on You Tube. A better choice of adjectives you would be hard-pressed to find. Only Hitchens could call Falwell "a sad little toad who used to pinch his chubby flanks every morning". You could see Hannity grow purple and at a loss for words; it was one of the few times he realized that he stood no chance and should probably back down.<BR/><BR/>In any case, I don't exactly admire him and also agree that he is no intellectual scholar, but I also would agree that he is no fool. Some of his words about religion are spot on (and some are complete nonsense). Also, I did admire his consistent stance on torture and his experiment with water boarding; it may have been sensationalism, but it made the point well.Wavefunctionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14993805391653267639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-794394483322884922.post-19947294092349142302009-02-20T14:06:00.000-05:002009-02-20T14:06:00.000-05:00I don't think he's a fool. I think his ego and hi...I don't think he's a fool. I think his ego and his exaggerated estimates of his world knowledge lead him to say foolish things. But he's no fool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-794394483322884922.post-89252313077979214602009-02-20T10:04:00.000-05:002009-02-20T10:04:00.000-05:00Sir/Ma'am, he may write brilliant shimmering circl...Sir/Ma'am, he may write brilliant shimmering circles of beauteous and rhythmic prose. He's still a fool. When the village idiot runs from the rain, you don't bother complimenting him on his form, because he never uses it for anything worthwhile.The Chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15970398885870679916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-794394483322884922.post-76514978495584885712009-02-20T08:58:00.000-05:002009-02-20T08:58:00.000-05:00He may be arrogant and pompous. But he can be a d...He may be arrogant and pompous. But he can be a damn good writer. (See God is Not Great). He is also quite articulate (look up his interviews on charlierose.com).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com