Christopher Hitchens Calls Obama "Dusky"

We admire Christopher Hitchens for being a public lush, but for little else.  Not only has the man become a shill for an illegal war, he also threw away his British citizenship to become an American, which is kind of like trading a Savoy Row suit for one from Men's Warehouse.

And now he says that Obama's "gutlessness" (not a bad appraisal) could cause  him to go down in history as "a dusky Michael Dukakis."  Dusky? How quaint. Who is this guy, Malcolm Muggeridge?  Rudyard Kipling? Jim Morrison? Somebody should tell Mr. Hitchens that if the term "dusky" isn't overtly racist--and it very well may be--it's certainly offensive, and not a term he wants to use around an actual black person, who is likely to respond by kicking his pale pontificating ass. 

Comments

[henry littlefields]

The hot dog stand was very small: I like the idea of a hot dog stand being small. I like the thought of an umbrella and a flute and a tiny jar that holds relish packets. I do not know why I like these things. I don’t know how much I like these things. I’m pretty sure if I saw them I wouldn’t buy a hot dog. I’m not completely sure though. I only have $29.15 in my bank account so I probably wouldn’t buy anything at a small hot dog stand.
FLUTE:http://hopkins.typepad.com/michelleb/2006/12/on_why_i_love_w.html#comment-131755132
$29.15:http://mmm-yoso.typepad.com/mmmyoso/2006/02/woodies_chili_d.html#comment-131758028

[mordantmouth]

???
Did someone turn two pages over @ once?!!

[Dave]

Would that one [that's the English 'one', i.e. either a member of the English royal family, or in fact one oneself, i.e. me (one is too Englishly diffident to actually say, don't you know)could kick Mr. Hitchens' pale pontificating butt one's own self. Time was when he was a little more attentive to, oh you know, the actual truth.

[UF Mike]

Hitchens is getting old and insane, something that happens to most englishmen of strong opinions. Soon he'll be rushing about in his "nightshirt," claiming someone stole his "shooting stick."

henry littlefield, man of mystery! Hi!

[Steve]

I remember jim morrison...but Michael who?
Oh..rightrightright...his wife was on Dynasty.
And Banana Republic? I got fired for saying that one time.

[UF Mike]

Kitty Carlisle was on Dynasty?

Did you really get fired for saying Banana Republic? Cuz I got fired for saying One Republic. Sucks.

[Steve]

Actualy, I never saw the show, I just get mixed up sometimes.
And I didn't get fired for Banana Rpublic, but I wish I had thrown that in as well.
http://srevestories.blogspot.com/2007/10/biting-bullet.html