Reply #8: I think Hannity will go through with it [View All]

[Dogmudgeon]

Far beyond that, he will then tell the world that, yes, it was torture.

Keith will gladly pay up. There has never been any doubt in my mind that he would fulfill his part of the deal, either way. He may be blustery and pompous, but Mr. Olbermann has a sense of public honor that is all too rare in modern pundits, which is why we love him. Keith is willing to donate a chunk of change to charity; is Hannity willing to make good?

For those who are ready to "tear Dogmudgeon a new one" for thinking that Hannity would do something that is morally right, let me point out that it will give him a tremendous boost in his cred, a thing beloved of the press serious and trivial. It will also establish him as a bona fide "edge" journalist. (And if you are ready to "tear Dogmudgeon a new one" for speaking ill of Olbermann, relax: I admire him for these very reasons, sir.)

It has worked out that way for Christopher Hitchens. To which I say: good for Hitch. He's been a big-mouthed ass for a long time. But he put his money on the table. I may not agree with him a whole lot more, but I respect him for looking that political dragon in the mouth. And he is not over the experience yet, either. But no one will be able to argue with him that waterboarding is a trivial experience -- ever.

I will not begrudge Sean Hannity his due, either. It is long past time that the conservatives confronted the reality of their ideology. If it takes "torture tourism" to do that, I'm okay with it, and I'll give Hannity props for it ...

... if he actually goes through with it. And I think he will. But I have been wrong before.

--d!