Christopher Hitchens on The stupidity of Ronald Reagan

I've had to turn off the tube and the radio entirely these past few days, because I was getting nauseous from all of the slavish media coverage surrounding Reagan's death. It's one thing to pay respect for a dead leader, but it's another to completely distort and deny historical facts in order to create a faux hero. Thankfully, there are a few dissenting voices out there amidst all the bullshit passing for journalism in the conservative media sphere. One such voice belongs to Christopher Hitchens, who can generally be counted on to challenge the prevailing wisdom among both the right and the left. While I think Hitchens was overly hawkish in his support of the current war in Iraq, his remarks on the Reagan Administration's lies and corruption are spot on. Hitchens' Not Even a Hedgehog - The stupidity of Ronald Reagan provides a welcome anecdote to the myths and propaganda we've been bombarded with over the past few days. And while we're wearing black, let's pay our respects to Ray Charles who died today at the age of 73.