"Extremism in the defense of Liberty is NO VICE... moderation in the pursuit of justice is NO VIRTUE."
Friday, November 30, 2007
VOTING AMERICAN WITHOUT BLINKING
An unabashed Christopher Hitchens surprises the crowd at the 30th Annual Convention of the Freedom From Religion Foundation by announcing his choice for the next US presidency. And while trashing two other sacred cows to boot! This English bloke seems to have his priorities straight.
To hear another interesting clip from this same speech, click here.
Report: Four score and seven (or a few million years) agoan idea
of freedom took root in this American soil. Knowing life is crisis, punctuated by brief periods of solace,
we also know that after all is said and done, we shall never cheat infinity, nor extinguish the mark of a
single thought. Like this mathematical pun, strong and fiercely sought, we engage this nation, its myths,
its memories, its magnanimous messengers, and its monstrosities as we seek a more perfect union. But
as always in America, we must rebuke an enemy with both fists on the wheel driving for success and justice
for all. An enemy that is always changing is an enemy that never changes. We must engage that enemy on
the ancient battleground where art and politics beat each other up and few are they who seem the wiser.
We must reject roving wild-eyed policy now weakening our nation, to live again as one nation under truth,
both as strategy, and as reality on the ground, certain of the age in which we struggle and from which we
must engage the enemies that threaten our existence as a nation of liberty. A vigorous new morality must
replace the old farces found frothing along the same profane beachheads as those which defiled the hopes
of our ancestors. In renouncing our petty grievances must all stand together as one to rebuke our mortal
and spiritual enemies who care not for our struggles, and even less for our feelings. We are at war, people.
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