Christopher Hitchens

yes, watched alot of his stuff.

TR........have you seen a video where any person gets any near him in a debate.........i havent............great man

the q and a in australia is brilliant.......he is on top form...........dawkins who i admire did one but he wasnt in the same debating class as hitch

Polymath is pushing it a bit, not that he wasn't a very smart guy with an eye for a pithy quote...

"The four most overrated things in life are champagne, lobster, anal sex, and picnics."

More poignantly, uttered when he knew he was terminally ill..

“To the dumb question "Why me?" the cosmos barely bothers to return the reply: why not?”

Brilliant in debate
Lucid thinker

His book "God is not Great" a worthwhile read for anyone on either side of the religious divide and especially for those sitting on the fence.

I loved Hitch. His battle with Galloway was an entertaining one, and his religion debate with Blair was also excellent. Pairing up with Stephen Fry against that inept Nigerian catholic and Ann Widdecombe was decidedly one sided, and being in a trio with Dawkins and Grayling made for a formidable team. But I could go on and on. It's good that there's such a rich seam of his work on Youtube.
His autobiography Hitch-22 is an excellent read. Did they ever find out which of Thatcher's cabinet he'd bummed at Oxford?
But yes he is sadly missed.

He was a speaker and writer and people paid to listen to him or read his views.
At the end of the day he was simply an entertainer.
He was also a heavy drinker, smoker, and a Marxist.

That says it all about him for me.

Oct 30, 2014 -- 4:43PM, Dr Crippen wrote:

He was a speaker and writer and people paid to listen to him or read his views.At the end of the day he was simply an entertainer.He was also a heavy drinker, smoker, and a Marxist.That says it all about him for me.

He changed/developed the way I thought and felt about a lot of issues.

That alone gives them a pretty special place in my heart.

tr......dr crippen is a fan of george galloway....nap

Dr C is a fan of ......Dr C

A pretentious, pompous bore. I tried to read his auto biog but lost the will to live.

When Hitchens took on the disgusting Galloway, I almost passed away from the sheer boredom of listening to two puffed up know alls taking it in turns to show off with their command of English.
Because that's all they are\were - very good communicators.

What did Galloway call Hitchens - ''a popinjay''
Well he certainly got that right.

Because that's all they are\were - very good communicators.

So bad it's funny DrC.
Yes to the odious Galloway but CH had a profound knowledge and understanding of whatever subject he spoke on.

A know-all, self opinionated buffoon, just like his brother.

Does George have a brother?

I thought you and George were great pals now and will be exchanging Xmas cards now, fellow Unionists and all that

Christopher Hitchens could buy and sell Dr Crippen and his other detractors on this thread ,some real nut jobs frequent
This forum ffsk

Are you suggesting that opinions of people with money are unquestionable? Or just the ones with whom you agree? Just a nutter asking a question

That would be a nutter disgrace .

You should take everything that tonkability writes with a pinch of salt.
He only comes on here late at night to hurl abuse with one liners after he's been to the pub.
Don't waste your time with him, he's got nothing to say.

I thought you and George were great pals now and will be exchanging Xmas cards now, fellow Unionists and all that


It was nothing more than a truce in the hostilities.
Done for the greater cause and there was no greater cause than protecting the Union.
You'll thank us one day.