Comments on: Alan Dershowitz to Mike Huckabee: Enjoy your new orifice!

By: charles boot

charles boot — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 04:28:24 +0000

Oh, my bad. Cox was the “some other guy” when i was shopped the course in 2000. Before 2000, that “some other guy” was philosophy prof Robert Nozick.

By: Charles Boot

Charles Boot — Sun, 23 Feb 2014 21:56:23 +0000

“Some other guy” = Prof. Harvey Cox, Hollis Research Professor of Divinity at the Harvard Divinity School until he retire in 2009.

By: Virgil Samms

Virgil Samms — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 19:22:56 +0000

Huckabee seems to be following in the tradition of other Fox commentators, and is not a good host or good interviewer. You should let the guest say what he wants to say, you don’t constantly interrupt him and talk over him. Letting him say his piece does not mean that you have to agree with all of it. A really good interviewer can let the listener know that he does not agree, even while letting the guest say what he wants to say (if you’re wondering, I consider Tavis Smiley to be an excellent example of this).
Huckabee is also following in the conservative tradition of never admitting to failure. Moving the Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday is an “interpretation” rather than an amendment? Oh Pullease! You’re playing word games.

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 16:07:49 +0000

That would be the famous Egos About Egos (officially Thinking About Thinking)

In those days, it was officially something rather dry and we called it “talking about thinking about thinking” as I recall (vaguely). But yes.

By: Equisetum

Equisetum — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 16:00:52 +0000

“Woooooo! That was great! Huckabee got schooled.”

Yes, but true to his fundagelical roots, he didn’t notice.

By: anonyMouse

anonyMouse — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 14:08:26 +0000

That would be the famous Egos About Egos (officially Thinking About Thinking) course, yes? The one in which Gould’s place was taken by Marc Hauser, lately another “well-known client” of Dershowitz?

By: P Smith

P Smith — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 09:16:11 +0000

Dershowitz? The cun+ who blocked Norman Finkelstein from obtaining tenure at DePaul University because Finkelstein deals in historical facts about Israel’s 20th century “foundation”?

Dershowitz is the prototypical ambulance chaser, and will cry “Nazi!” at anyone who dares use facts to criticize Israel.

By: billnut

billnut — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 05:31:17 +0000

MadScientist, I actually think Hucks is a sincere moron, which only make his presidential aspirations more frightening.

By: Matt Bowman

Matt Bowman — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 03:32:55 +0000

Woooooo! That was great! Huckabee got schooled. Dershowitz really knows his stuff. He was rattling off the facts. I loved how Huckabee’s demeanor changed. He tried to chuckle it off and he did pretty well, but as Dershowitz pounded away that smile faded and you could see the irritation building. Man I loved that!

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 02:23:38 +0000

I love that Dersh/Gould story. Every time I hear it.