Did Obama Snub Brown?

Vanity Fair's Christopher Hitchens talks with Bob Schieffer about whether British PM Gordon Brown was snubbed on his trip to the White House, American foreign policy and what water boarding feels like.

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News & Politics

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• American
• foreign
• policy
• water
• boarding
• Gordon

[MarxIzalias]

Isn't it unusually refreshing to see an interview with Christopher Hitchens where he is not being often interrupted by a rude and obnoxiously loud presenter, who doesn't care about what he says and only cares about the spin.

[lostalex77]

great interview. christopher hitchens is a treasure.

[EricThe82]

@brightblaze1 Care to present those facts? I find most people with this opinion, do not have a real grasp on the difference in a fact and a really strong belief.

[brightblaze1]

This war mongering moron, Hitchens, is a born liar! Anyone with an IQ in double digits that looks at the facts concerning September 11, 2001, knows 911 was a Mossad, CIA and traitors in Washington job. The terrorist state of Israel is the threat to world peace, NOT Iran. Iran has no weapon systems that could deliver a nuclear war-head beyond the mid-east. While “God’s chosen terrorists” are sitting on hundreds of illegal bombs and have threaten to use them.

[Rammagith]

@Zontertes I agree that it does say something about Obama and his worldview when he did that. Churchill was a fine man that led Britain during their finest hour with brains and balls, and ridding the white house of his bust was not necessary regardless of one's ideology. Of course he never really explained why he did it so we have every right to assume he is just a leftist who doesn't want to be reminded of what a real leader is every time he walks by it, so he got rid of it.

[Zontertes]

how could ANY western statesman not respect Churchill. I really think that Obama revealed a great deal of his personal politics to the world when he returned that bust. Winston Churchill brought the world's attention to the lunacy of Adolf Hitler and his National Socialist party, and I do believe that there is enough evidence to pin the socialist tail on the Obama donkey.

[rationalsalvation]

@rajnicat lol, if we do that, where would we end up? I second Hitch's sentiments about everything, especially the combination of self pity and self love in our press. We should be grateful that America does consider us their number 1 ally. Without them, we would just be another European country. Or we could just pretend that we still have a "stiff upper lip" and fly solo, and keep mocking Americans as we slip into obscurity, pretending we're something more than a chav infested dump.

[joshwakeman]

@saulwilliams56 yeah especially a gift of the greatest British man to ever live.

[saulwilliams56]

is it just me or isnt it rude to give back gifts?

[rajnicat]

@Tanas666 Same here!!

[rajnicat]

@Rockster969 I agree. We should get away from America and look after ourselves first.

[rajnicat]

@6FeelsLikeLightning9 Yes, you're absolutely right. Britain should put itself first above all else.