Christopher Hitchens: I'm Dying

[J.W. Frogen]

After chemo Hitchens admits his penis is punchier than Mohammed Ali at a poetry death jam.

[J.W. Frogen]

No stinging like a bee after chemotherapy.

[Swami Dring]

...penis...

[AiA in Atlanta]

He's dead.

[boxy]

I hope his thoughts live forever.

[mellie]

I'm not so sure about this guy, he's a bit of a political shifter, said some of the right things that needed to be said, though almost intentionally discredited himself in the same breath.

He wrote intelligently and articulately, was convincingly humanitarian and decidedly conservative albeit left, though there's just something about him that isn't quite right.

His live appearances are nowhere near as articulate.--(refer to youtube)--as he is in the polished articles he wrote.


His endorsement of the War in Iraq and Obama, yet he claims to be anti-Zionist, and opposed what Israel are doing to Palestinians. He regards himself a Marxist, though not a socialist, berates all religious sects, is a self declared "New Atheist" with Jewish roots.

Some believe George Orwells 1984 went to his head, others claim he went a bit thingo about religion when his mother commit suicide with her religious zealot partner. ... I think he's full of UN NATO globalist NWO crap!

A quasi-lefty red?

....Now read this article he wrote in 2007, refer to his sentiments on Libya, and Gaddafi... and tell me, do you think he sounds more like a breath of fresh air or a well groomed UN/NATO propagandist?

Either you are humanitarian or you are not.

http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/feat ... hens200707


The man spoke/wrote from both sides of his mouth, a sure sign he is/was not what he seemed.

My apologies if this offends some of you.

[boxy]

*pats mellie on the head*

There, there dear, I know it's confusing when people don't fit into your "left/right" dichotomy. Here's a hint... real people, people who consider issues on their merits, rarely fit into your narrow pigeon-hole definitions.

[Bart]

It must be hard to accept an objective view of your idol.

Best to stay in fantasy land of subjectivity.

[boxy]

I've never read a book he wrote... hardly knew of him before this thread.

Just another voice of reason, on most issues.

[mellie]

He would have voted for Gillard, because like Gillard he's a UN Muppet and warmongering internationalist socialist red who spoke from both sides of his mouth.

Why didn't they introduce him to us sooner?

Because most Australians regard the war in Iraq inhumane, irresponsible, illegal, unnecessary at best, ..so what would have been the point of him 'preaching' here, given he was after all endorsing what we all know was a crime against humanity.

UN spin doctor.

They must pay them well.