Christopher Hitchens in a debate with Andrew Sullivan on Tim Russert’s MSNBC program:

“I just think that if she knew how it made her look, sort of alternately soppy and bitchy, she’d stop it. But she can’t help herself, can she? She just can’t.”

He also called Sullivan a lesbian. Apparently some people are all worked up about the lesbian thing and the soppy and bitchy thing is just icing on the cake. Sullivan thinks the whole thing is silly.

The world would not be nearly as awesome without Spike Lee in it.

What do you think of Obama?
I’m riding my man Obama. I think he’s a visionary. Actually, Barack told me the first date he took Michelle to was Do the Right Thing. I said, “Thank God I made it. Otherwise you would have taken her to Soul Man. Michelle would have been like, ‘What’s wrong with this brother?’ ”
Does this mean you’re down on the Clintons?
The Clintons, man, they would lie on …

Need I say more. Slate.com is my favorite.

And onto some information about me. I’m going Sarah, last summer, style and I’m going write one thing a day. It doesn’t have to be long or involved but it has to be consistent. Sarah did Monday - Friday (work-a-day gal, she is) and I will do something similar. Five days a week should be enough. And it will probably be M-F. However if i miss a day during the week, Saturday and Sunday will be make up days.