{"id":123,"date":"2008-03-25T20:15:00","date_gmt":"2008-03-26T01:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stager.tv\/?p=123"},"modified":"2020-07-25T19:05:49","modified_gmt":"2020-07-26T00:05:49","slug":"christopher-hitchens-on-barack-obama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stager.tv\/?p=123","title":{"rendered":"Christopher Hitchens on Barack Obama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2194\/2347868451_5bb4eaabd9.jpg?v=0\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2194\/2347868451_5bb4eaabd9.jpg?v=0\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;You often hear it said, of some political or other opportunist, that he would sell his own grandmother if it would suit his interests. But you seldom, if ever, see this notorious transaction actually being performed, which is why I am slightly surprised that Obama got away with it so easily. (Yet why do I say I am surprised? He still gets away with absolutely everything.)&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Read the entire Slate.com essay, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/\/id\/2187277\/pagenum\/all#\">Blind Faith<\/a>, by Christopher Hitchens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;You often hear it said, of some political or other opportunist, that he would sell his own grandmother if it would suit his interests. But &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_wp_convertkit_post_meta":{"form":"-1","landing_page":"0","tag":"0","restrict_content":"0"},"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[433],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-unfiled"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Christopher Hitchens on Barack Obama - Stager-to-Go<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/stager.tv\/?p=123\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Christopher Hitchens on Barack Obama - Stager-to-Go\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&#8220;You often hear it said, of some political or other opportunist, that he would sell his own grandmother if it would suit his interests. But &hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/stager.tv\/?p=123\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Stager-to-Go\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gary.stager\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2008-03-26T01:15:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-07-26T00:05:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2194\/2347868451_5bb4eaabd9.jpg?v=0\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Gary Stager\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@garystager\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@garystager\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Gary Stager\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stager.tv\\\/?p=123#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stager.tv\\\/?p=123\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Gary Stager\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/stager.tv\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8bd320bea4758fc56f376ecdd9b8b184\"},\"headline\":\"Christopher Hitchens on Barack Obama\",\"datePublished\":\"2008-03-26T01:15:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-07-26T00:05:49+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stager.tv\\\/?p=123\"},\"wordCount\":82,\"commentCount\":3,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stager.tv\\\/?p=123#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/farm3.static.flickr.com\\\/2194\\\/2347868451_5bb4eaabd9.jpg?v=0\",\"articleSection\":[\"unfiled\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/stager.tv\\\/?p=123#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stager.tv\\\/?p=123\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stager.tv\\\/?p=123\",\"name\":\"Christopher Hitchens on Barack Obama - Stager-to-Go\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/stager.tv\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stager.tv\\\/?p=123#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stager.tv\\\/?p=123#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/farm3.static.flickr.com\\\/2194\\\/2347868451_5bb4eaabd9.jpg?v=0\",\"datePublished\":\"2008-03-26T01:15:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-07-26T00:05:49+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/stager.tv\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8bd320bea4758fc56f376ecdd9b8b184\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stager.tv\\\/?p=123#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/stager.tv\\\/?p=123\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stager.tv\\\/?p=123#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/farm3.static.flickr.com\\\/2194\\\/2347868451_5bb4eaabd9.jpg?v=0\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/farm3.static.flickr.com\\\/2194\\\/2347868451_5bb4eaabd9.jpg?v=0\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stager.tv\\\/?p=123#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"http:\\\/\\\/stager.tv\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Christopher Hitchens on Barack Obama\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/stager.tv\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/stager.tv\\\/\",\"name\":\"Stager-to-Go\",\"description\":\"The personal blog of Gary S. Stager, Ph.D.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"http:\\\/\\\/stager.tv\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/stager.tv\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8bd320bea4758fc56f376ecdd9b8b184\",\"name\":\"Gary Stager\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stager.tv\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/Gary-gravatar.png\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stager.tv\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/Gary-gravatar.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stager.tv\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/Gary-gravatar.png\",\"caption\":\"Gary Stager\"},\"description\":\"Veteran educator Gary Stager, Ph.D. is the author of Twenty Things to Do with a Computer - Forward 50, co-author of\u00a0Invent To Learn \u2014 Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom, publisher at\u00a0Constructing Modern Knowledge Press,\u00a0and the founder of the\u00a0Constructing Modern Knowledge\u00a0summer institute. He led professional development in the world\u2019s first 1:1 laptop schools thirty years ago and designed one of the oldest online graduate school programs. Gary is also the curator of The Seymour Papert archives at DailyPapert.com. Learn more about\u00a0Gary here.\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/cmkpress.com\\\/gary\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stager.tv\\\/?author=2\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Christopher Hitchens on Barack Obama - Stager-to-Go","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/stager.tv\/?p=123","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Christopher Hitchens on Barack Obama - Stager-to-Go","og_description":"&#8220;You often hear it said, of some political or other opportunist, that he would sell his own grandmother if it would suit his interests. But &hellip;","og_url":"https:\/\/stager.tv\/?p=123","og_site_name":"Stager-to-Go","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gary.stager\/","article_published_time":"2008-03-26T01:15:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-07-26T00:05:49+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2194\/2347868451_5bb4eaabd9.jpg?v=0","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Gary Stager","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@garystager","twitter_site":"@garystager","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Gary Stager"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/stager.tv\/?p=123#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/stager.tv\/?p=123"},"author":{"name":"Gary Stager","@id":"http:\/\/stager.tv\/#\/schema\/person\/8bd320bea4758fc56f376ecdd9b8b184"},"headline":"Christopher Hitchens on Barack Obama","datePublished":"2008-03-26T01:15:00+00:00","dateModified":"2020-07-26T00:05:49+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/stager.tv\/?p=123"},"wordCount":82,"commentCount":3,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/stager.tv\/?p=123#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2194\/2347868451_5bb4eaabd9.jpg?v=0","articleSection":["unfiled"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/stager.tv\/?p=123#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/stager.tv\/?p=123","url":"https:\/\/stager.tv\/?p=123","name":"Christopher Hitchens on Barack Obama - Stager-to-Go","isPartOf":{"@id":"http:\/\/stager.tv\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/stager.tv\/?p=123#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/stager.tv\/?p=123#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2194\/2347868451_5bb4eaabd9.jpg?v=0","datePublished":"2008-03-26T01:15:00+00:00","dateModified":"2020-07-26T00:05:49+00:00","author":{"@id":"http:\/\/stager.tv\/#\/schema\/person\/8bd320bea4758fc56f376ecdd9b8b184"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/stager.tv\/?p=123#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/stager.tv\/?p=123"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/stager.tv\/?p=123#primaryimage","url":"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2194\/2347868451_5bb4eaabd9.jpg?v=0","contentUrl":"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2194\/2347868451_5bb4eaabd9.jpg?v=0"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/stager.tv\/?p=123#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"http:\/\/stager.tv\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Christopher Hitchens on Barack Obama"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"http:\/\/stager.tv\/#website","url":"http:\/\/stager.tv\/","name":"Stager-to-Go","description":"The personal blog of Gary S. Stager, Ph.D.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"http:\/\/stager.tv\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"http:\/\/stager.tv\/#\/schema\/person\/8bd320bea4758fc56f376ecdd9b8b184","name":"Gary Stager","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/stager.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Gary-gravatar.png","url":"https:\/\/stager.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Gary-gravatar.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/stager.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Gary-gravatar.png","caption":"Gary Stager"},"description":"Veteran educator Gary Stager, Ph.D. is the author of Twenty Things to Do with a Computer - Forward 50, co-author of\u00a0Invent To Learn \u2014 Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom, publisher at\u00a0Constructing Modern Knowledge Press,\u00a0and the founder of the\u00a0Constructing Modern Knowledge\u00a0summer institute. He led professional development in the world\u2019s first 1:1 laptop schools thirty years ago and designed one of the oldest online graduate school programs. Gary is also the curator of The Seymour Papert archives at DailyPapert.com. Learn more about\u00a0Gary here.","sameAs":["http:\/\/cmkpress.com\/gary"],"url":"https:\/\/stager.tv\/?author=2"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stager.tv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stager.tv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stager.tv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stager.tv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stager.tv\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=123"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stager.tv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5405,"href":"https:\/\/stager.tv\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123\/revisions\/5405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stager.tv\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stager.tv\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stager.tv\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}