Tigerhawk's Hitch Vs. Galloway Recap

Over at the excellent Tigerhawk, a recap of the Hitch-Lord Hee Haw debate that I live blogged some of last evening of which he attended. Here's a taste:

Hitchens also observed quite neatly that it is not anti-imperialist to oppose Islamists -- "they want to establish the Caliphate," a ghastly and oppressive empire. This did not resonate with the audience, which assumes that al Qaeda exists largely as the result of American foreign policy mistakes, but I think it will work well on television.

In the end, an honest scoring of the debate would have found Hitchens as the clear winner, since most of Galloway's attacks did not respond to Hitchens' substantive arguments. That does not mean, however, that either will change many minds.

Watch it when it comes on. It was a spectacle the likes of which we rarely see in this country.

Sadly, he's right. We don't see good honest debating in this country. Instead it's either talking points as in the presidential debates, or it's full on Jerry Springer with everyone screaming but not saying a damn thing. Hitch was brilliant and stated facts while Galloway chose the insult route, which he knew would work with the ultra liberal audience that attended.

It's on C-SPAN Saturday at 9:00 PM.