Hitchens picks up where Steyn left off
Hitchens mirrors Steyn’s observation on the reluctance of the media to call things for what they are:
Hitchens blasts off over Kerry
He takes a closer look at some lower than low cheap shots being taken by the Kerry campaign. And I thought this was supposed to be a “positive campaign” by Kerry? Well, I guess it is. Positively rotten. Chris Hitchens explains more:
Hillary Clinton does not want to be compared to Mitt Romney
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On conservative wimmin being “objectified” ‘n stuff
In response to the various “hottest” conservative lists that have been published over the last couple of weeks, a debate has ensued in the blogosphere and at a few pundit pages about whether or not conservative women are being “objectified” and not taken seriously for anything other than their looks. Some “they are being objectified” arguments are thought, while others are merely knee-jerk reactions from people (and “news” organizations) who reflexively believe that anytime someone says anything complimentary about a woman that they are automatically “objectifying” her.
The Christopher Buckley drama
There’s been a minor dust-up in liberal and conservative circles over the announcement by Christopher Buckley, the son of the late National Review founder William F. Buckley, that he was supporting Barack Obama for president. Or, more to the point, the dust-up is over what Buckley, who has written a few pieces for National Review, wrote about his resignation from National Review earlier today. The NYT Caucus blog describes the original post: