Christopher Hitchens on Charlie Rose 28-Apr-99 (Part 1)

[@tabber87]

Fabulous collection of Hitchens clips. Thanks very much.

[@MrAnthonyVance]

Dear Charlie ... let HIM SPEAK. Jesus!

[@lafontaine13]

charlie did not care for someone taking shots at his hero dollar Bill

[@gulshabbo]

@brandonihidalgo892 You are right. Charlie Rose should have just shut the hell up and let Christopher Hitchens speak. Hitchens, by the way, was really cool back then.

[@mongobobo]

does anyone think of charlie rose as a great intellect?

[@Tsnore]

Hitch is an example of why the left right take on politics is not a horizontal line but rather a doubly curving one that eventually meets out in far left and far right land.

[@machngunjoe]

Part 2?

[@bookmedia67]

Charlie Rose is one of the worst interviewers I have ever seen in the chair. This interview is a great example of the disorganized, bumbling commentary that he regularly adds to his program.

[@jimmbo13]

Any one here who admires both Hitchens and Clinton? I wasnt sure what to do...

[@gtalcstories]

@LiBlub1 i know what neo means. My point is that those who use the term neocon to attack anyone they dont like dont know what it means. they reffer to the most extreme and reactionary members of the right as neocons and ive even heard them suggest that the far left are therefore neoliberals (ignorant of the fact that neoliberalism was the ideology of the right- Reagan and Thatcher) So im guessing that they think the neo must mean extreme cos how else do you call someone like Limbaugh a neocon.

[@jp2007ms]

Despite being a great fan of Hitchens, I have to disagree with him here. He seems to be drawing conclusions - relationship between sex and death, appealing to the racist subconscious etc. Several experts decided that it was OK to execute Rector. While I think the execution was a political move on Clinton's behalf to try and appear tough so he wouldn't be made to look like Dukakis and the Willie Horton incident, Hitchens is treating him with a different standard as compared to other politicians.

[@gr0mithtimon]

its a law in any internet discussion, that before reaching a hundred comments some1 will make a nazi comparison!

[@BoozyBeggar]

WOO-HA, you just left out the "u" in "pseudo", which means I win by default.

[@Siriaan]

A good interviewer gives noone a free pass. On the other hand, Charlie is pretty liberal. :) These two are perfect foils for each other.

[@bears132]

No, you have it backwards. The left needs to return to Hitchens. The left turned mediocre, not Hitchens

[@BoozyBeggar]

If by "left" you mean "what passes for left in America", then no. Hitch is just right of that bland, tofu-like bullshit. That would mean the democrats would have to become even more conservative than they already are. Chris used to be a socialist, now he's a *gulp* NEOCON! Blech, just typing the word puts a foul taste in my mouth. And I would never say Hitch is mediocre, no matter his stance on a given political subject.

[@gg4465a]

If only to point out the striking irony here, you've used "it's" here when you really meant "its". "It's" is a contraction of "it is". "Its" indicates possession (as in the phrase, "its correct use".) Although I'm an avowed anglophile, I would caution you to tread carefully when generalizing about wide swaths of American culture. It's one of the most diverse nations on the planet, not only in race and culture but also in intellectual abilities. But I agree, "port" is an idiot.

[@PXR05]

Nope..that`s how you spell "centre"...it`s called English. We can accept your shoddy use of the language, but not criticism of it`s CORRECT use! Oh, and that`s limey, not "limy"...can`t even spell American words, can you?!

[@BoozyBeggar]

Damnit, come back over to the left side, Hitch.