He Can Rap - Even Act - But He's Still A Dummy

Watch Mos Def as he performs the role of "Left-wing thinker" here. He flails as he tries every trick in the book, but Christopher Hitchens isn't having any of it - from him, Bill Maher, or the stupid audience that probably thinks it's been transported back to Rome in the Coliseum, or France in the Middle Ages (or France today) when applauding the worst aspects of human nature - as long as they seemed "rebellious" - was common. But Christopher Hitchens ain't scared of anybody, or of offending those who insist on, either, respecting identity politics or being nonsensical - compare his stance to Salmon Rushdie's quiet cowardice - and Hitchens is more than willing to go to the mat for objective reality and what's right. We don't always agree with him, but Christopher Hitchens is still one to be admired - and we do - and more power to him.

Finally, this video is a sad statement on our "culture" today, but also a wonderful example of 1) why we're doing so badly as a country 2) how sorry and incoherent the left is in a debate, and 3) how refreshing it is to see someone - anyone - applying The Macho Response.