[lbo-talk] Christopher Hitchens

[Wojtek S]

>From Wiki:
"He grew up in Charleston and attended Charleston Primary and then
Harris Academy, a non-denominational school. During his school years
at Charleston Primary and Harris Academy, he used to play football for
the school team. As an amateur footballer, he went on to play for West
End United U12s, Lochee Boys Club U16s and St Columbus U18s"

This, btw, would be true of any union organizer vs. Ivy League
educated intellectual, no?

Wojtek

On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 2:54 PM, // ravi <ravi at platosbeard.org> wrote:
> On Dec 16, 2011, at 2:24 PM, James Heartfield wrote:
>> Still, in their debates, I think George Galloway had the better of the argument over Iraq, which just goes to show that it is the justice of the cause that wins the argument in the end.
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> I think Hitchens’s sneery act requires a certain kind of milieu or at least convention - such as a panel of dons and intellectuals (at least people who perceive themselves as intellectuals, like D’Souza does). It doesn’t seem to work quite well with someone direct like Galloway. I do not know Galloway’s background, but he gives off the vibes of a backroom brawler, the kind of guy who might just reach across and slap that sneer off your face, if you tried playing games with your argument (kind of like Carrol here on LBO :-) <— kidding).
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>        —ravi
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