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Christopher Hitchens had his own piece on Galloway’s senate performance in yesterday’s Mirror. To his credit, he mentioned the popinjay exchange:

I should perhaps declare a small bias here: on spotting your own correspondent, Mr Galloway shouted that he was a “drink- sodden ex-Trotskyist popinjay and useful idiot”, some of which was unfair.

Despite supporting the Iraq war, Hitchens’ assessment of Galloway’s performance is pretty favourable:

The member for Bethnal Green and Bow showed the clear superiority of a parliamentary training (and a soapbox training) over a senatorial one. As Americans like to say, he got his retaliation in first. It didn’t matter how many times Senator Norm Coleman insisted the sub-committee was not a court, Galloway was outraged that he had only now had the chance to defend himself.

I guess extolling parliament over senate must be an ex-pat thing.

Okay, not really… but I did email them yesterday to point out that Galloway calling Hitchens a popinjay is exactly the sort of thing that should be on their site. And today, presto: (Because, you know, I’m sure I’m the only person who pointed it out.)

George Galloway calls Christopher Hitchens a “drink-soaked former Trotskyist popinjay.” Hitchens calls Galloway a “real thug.” Perhaps to seal the imminent deal with Shady Records, Galloway is now back in England, spraying verbal hollow tips about how he punked out Capitol Hill: “We blew them away…I did a bit of sanction busting. I smoked a Havana cigar just like this one. I smoked it inside the Capitol building, I even blew the smoke at the White House.” Word!

Actually, Dave, I guess as you sent me the link it’s you writes for Wonkette.