Christopher Hitchens -- Speaking Honestly About Hillary Clinton

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Christopher Eric Hitchens (13 April 1949 - 15 December 2011) was an Anglo-American author, literary critic and journalist.
He contributed to New Statesman, The Nation, The Atlantic, London Review of Books, The Times Literary Supplement, Slate and Vanity Fair. Hitchens was the author, co-author, editor and co-editor of over thirty books, including five collections of essays, on a range of subjects, including politics, literature and religion. A staple of talk shows and lecture circuits, his confrontational style of debate made him both a lauded and controversial figure. Known for his contrarian stance on a number of issues, Hitchens excoriated such public figures as Mother Teresa; Bill Clinton; Henry Kissinger; Noam Chomsky; Diana, Princess of Wales; and Pope Benedict XVI. He was the elder brother of the conservative journalist and author Peter Hitchens.
A noted critic of religion and an antitheist, he said that a person "could be an atheist and wish that belief in god were correct", but that "an antitheist, a term I'm trying to get into circulation, is someone who is relieved that there's no evidence for such an assertion".[13] According to Hitchens, the concept of a god or a supreme being is a totalitarian belief that destroys individual freedom, and that free expression and scientific discovery should replace religion as a means of teaching ethics and defining human civilisation. His anti-religion polemic, New York Times Bestseller, God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything, sold over 500,000 copies.
Hitchens died on 15 December 2011 from complications arising from esophageal cancer, a disease that he acknowledged was more than likely due to his lifelong predilection for heavy smoking and drinking.
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[@blinkyblonk4912]

" That's your opinion. " " Would you prefer I speak YOUR opinion ? What a fatuous remark ! "

[@locksmithmuggle]

The look on her face... She was so out of her league

[@a-dutch-z7351]

Brilliant.

[@Atlantis1789]

the great irony of this truth is that so many cannot form their own opinions, and can only repeat opinions of others.

[@worldobserver3515]

"Fatuous"......learned a new word.

[@RougeSanta]

We choose truths over facts! -Democrats

[@Graenelolz]

boy oh boy this video aged like fine wine.

[@VomitPinata]

He was a deep thinker that wasn't afraid to connect all the dots. The Clintons, like Trump, were/are self-serving greedy opportunists. His take on Trump & this corrupt shit-show of an administration would be amazing to hear. His kind of rabid, unbiased truth seeking is far too rare these days.

[@VomitPinata]

@Matt S It's funny that you thing that it's an "either/or" situation. He would've flat out rejected both of them for the obvious frauds they are.

[@VomitPinata]

@Matt S Was he a registered American voter? News to me. Anyway, Hitchens was well aware that there's more choices out there than blue or red. Stop trying to force a narrative where Hitchens would've supported that tool of the elites Trump. He would never be fooled that easily.

[@VomitPinata]

@Matt S Wow. That's some massive stretch for a guy not trying to force a narrative. No, without a doubt he would've seen right thru trump's swamp-dwelling, self-serving ways. I know it's hard to admit you've been fooled, but just because that convoluted explanation is YOUR logic, doesn't make it an absolute truth. Which makes it the opposite of a "fact", plain or otherwise. Not everyone is that simple minded. Hitchens certainly wasn't.

[@VomitPinata]

@Matt S Your opinion is not fact. It's pretty hilarious that - in a discussion about Hitchens, no less - your brain won't allow you to grasp that simple, irrefutable concept. But, yeah, just double down, bro! Lol! Thanks for the chuckles.

[@metacortexvortex2131]

"She's status quo. They know they can trust her. She's part of the club" Hillary Clinton in a nutshell

[@Iamthenoi]

The political class in a nutshell.

[@rupertmurdoch4750]

Everyone watching this understands that Hitchens says Trump and his cronies are far more evil right? Anyone who supports Donald Trump is brainwashed at no fault of their own. I have all the necessary facts to fix it, please give me the opportunity.

[@Jin-Ro]

@@Iamthenoi Agreed. Which is why they were so hell bent on getting Trump. I'm no Trump supporter, but 'an outsider' getting in the Whitehouse, it must of scared the shit out of them. Maybe a storming of the Capitol is exactly what's needed. The US has been hijacked by self serving psychopaths.

[@n1kobefan]

@@Jin-Ro ffs why do you people like you insist on calling Trump an outsider? The guy was a life long democrat billionaire donor he was good buys with Epstein and every other degenerate but oh hey he’s the outsider that did everything for Israel lol.

[@bluespeech9956]

@@Jin-Ro Facts.

[@aaronchowdhury2706]

It’s crazy these videos are nearly 10 years old now. Hitchens was timeless. If I didn’t know any better I would think he was speaking in 2020.

[@subversivelysurreal3645]

Aaron Chowdhury : whenever i listen to TrueAnon, i think about Hitchens and how much he would enjoy all of the cards falling.

[@jordanrideout1269]

Hitchens died before his criticism of the Clintons could have made him a white supremacist

[@joshuavickers9820]

@IdleBigots and yet he would be a Trump voter due to the Dem sell out. Couldn't make this shit up if we tried. Trump 2020. #FreeHongKong #Deathtoccp

[@joshuavickers9820]

@inconelhell full of shit if you think he wouldn't be supporting Trump over Biden in this election.

[@rupertmurdoch4750]

Everyone watching this understands that Hitchens says Trump and his cronies are far more evil right? Anyone who supports Donald Trump is brainwashed at no fault of their own. I have all the necessary facts to fix it, please give me the opportunity.

[@sashatagger3858]

“Her and her husband have never met a foreign donor they didn’t like or take from”. As true then as it’s true now!

[@joeschultz2]

@Donald Piniach: There was nothing wrong with the Clinton foundation, it has saved many lives. Unlike Trump, when the Clintons start a charity the money goes to people who need it, not like Trump who starts only phoney charities where the money goes right to Trump. Even the courts have ruled this.

[@joeschultz2]

@Donald Piniach: You ARE aware that they published books which sold millions, no? And governors of states usually get paid handsomely. Meanwhile, the Trumps have admitted that Russia has bankrolled them for decades, even while Trump pushes Putin's anti-NATO policies while in office.

[@seamonster936]

Yes they will take money from literally anyone. Bizarrely the Flemish government donated to her, so she touts the wonders of the European Union while taking money from separatists.

[@joeschultz2]

@Donald Piniach: The books they have sold are only part of the story, as a result of Bill Clinton's successful presidency they are VERY in demand as speakers, they get high speaking fees for quite a few years now. This is in addition to their many charitable activities, as opposed to Trump whom a court dissolved his "charity" since it was nothing but a scam. By the way, you can easily make $20 Million dollars off a best selling book. You are too ignorant to know this, but publishers routinely give multimillion dollar _advances_ to well known authors before the book is even published since the publishers are anticipating big profit off the books eventually.

[@joeschultz2]

@@seamonster936: No governments contributed to Hillary's campaign like Russia gave to Trump's campaign. Trump's own son admitted that the Trumps have been bankrolled by the Russians for decades, and meetings were held in Trump Tower with Russians trying to get Trump elected. The Clinton's charity helped keep people alive in flooded Haiti, while the courts dissolved Trump's scam "charity" which was found to help nobody but Trump.

[@jffryh]

"That's YOUR opinion. " Hitch: "Would you prefer I uttered Your opinion? What a fatuous remark!"

[@bogi4589]

What a beast of a comment!

[@robp2253]

Going to use that retort next time someone throws the "That's your opinion" swipe at me.

[@decam5329]

BOOM....

[@shafique649]

I haven't seen someone more witty ever and trust me I've seen a lot.

[@aghadmtl]

@@shafique649 that's just like your opinion man

[@johns1625]

"She feels as though she is OWED the presidency" He was more than correct about this and it was years earlier than her "it's my turn!" 2016 run.

[@karllieck9064]

And the electoral college gave us a failed fascist dictator instead. Well, howdy do. Smh.

[@jmp01a24]

Biden is the king now. While Trump is rushed to the insane asylum, where he belongs.

[@David-wc5zl]

None of that is true. That's literally a RW talking point and Hitchens had aligned with Bush on Iraq when he said this. That's his war failing. Hillary didn't run the war. Her husband didn't mess up Bosnia. This is Hitchens refusing to take responsibility, just like 85% of the rest of America for Iraq. Nothing he says here is anything but clever snark. Hitchens supported the invasion of Iraq

[@Greg042869]

They took the nomination from Bernie and gave it to Hillary because it was a slam dunk. And we got Trump.

[@David-wc5zl]

@@Greg042869 This isn't reality at all. You're just helping the Right repeating their manipulations.

[@bradleyboyer9979]

I would pay a fortune to hear Hitchens' opinions about what is happening now.

[@CogitoErgoSum777]

That’s were you fundamentally differ from Hitch. I doubt he would give a dime for yours.

[@bradleyboyer9979]

@@CogitoErgoSum777 wow, great observation. I'm not Christopher Hitchens. How did you ever guess?

[@PhpGtr]

I suspect his opinion of Hillary would have evolved significantly.

[@NosyFella]

@@PhpGtr what makes you say that?

[@daylinlott5723]

His lead is not hard to follow. Study, think. The direction is simple. You use your brain.

[@LIQUIDSNAKEz28]

Why the fuck did he have to die so early. I miss him :(

[@Clandsom]

Cigarettes and whiskey maybe

[@dsjoakim35]

+LIQUIDSNAKEz28 Yea, that sucked. We need him back, but sadly we shall never see his like again.

[@LIQUIDSNAKEz28]

dsjoakim35 Eh, well at least we have Sam Harris

[@QMPhilosophe]

+LIQUIDSNAKEz28 I know...we need him now more than ever.

[@LIQUIDSNAKEz28]

XZDrake Maybe not, but he's the best we have on the topic of religion

[@patakanz]

Don't be sad that he died, be grateful that he lived. He owes us nothing. Hitchens was brilliant and we were lucky to have had him.

[@jacktorrance2633]

I'm not.

[@tclfan0180]

@@jacktorrance2633Danny doesn’t live here anymore

[@tulipsontheorgan]

I miss him!!!! That makes me sad

[@henrymorgan3982]

Amen.

[@sylviaross5486]

He was unapologetic, & he always spoke the truth, no matter how brutal. Love that man, may he rest in peace.

[@classicaldeb]

He's dead? Damn!

[@rep3e4]

Rest in peace? he didn't believe in that and he wasted his chance

[@GreedAndSelfishness]

And he was funny.

[@G_Demolished]

@@rep3e4 According to YOUR religion.

[@HansDelbruck53]

May he not rest in peace, but somehow claw, kick and rail against death until it releases him and returns him to life where he belongs for eternity.

[@RedNovaMedia]

Hitchens was so ahead of his time, not just about the Clintons but so many other topics too numerous to state. RIP kind sir, you are greatly missed

[@David-wc5zl]

He supported Bush & Iraq when he said this, LOL.

[@gertstronkhorst2343]

Like the Iraq invasion and mass killings?

[@akuma2892]

I miss this guy... a lot.

[@misterman5316]

indeed

[@816DawG]

+Shin Akuma I sadly discovered him in 2013, and was in love with his words and his ability to debate. Then I found he was dead and it was losing a friend that you only got to know via their scraps left behind.

[@philipeoverton]

Yes, me too...He was 'The Right-Hand' of Reason.

[@Ryan98063]

+Johnmichael Watson His brother Peter is still alive and well and active in England as an ultra-conservative tory. Interestingly while they usually disagreed on fundamental policy and how to go about doing something they both often came to the same conclusions. That includes their opinions on the Clintons, Peter detests them as much as Christopher. So if you're hard up for New Hitchens content, some of his brother Peter's remarks on EU membership or the clintons are right in line with what Christopher would have said

[@misterman5316]

+Ryan98063 his brother is quite the hard core christian so of course their views differ a lot. Many dislike the Clintons. But what they do have in common is their distinct way to argue and debate.

[@eriksonsmash]

His response to the lady saying "that's your opinion" fucking killed me.

[@SugaryCoyote]

+eriksonsmash I really miss this man.

[@bennybrewer2066]

+eriksonsmash What did he say? I can't quite make out all of it

[@SugaryCoyote]

+Benny Brewer "That's your opinion Christopher." "Guess what? Guess who's saying it. That's a very clever thing to say. Should I ask, would you prefer if I uttered your opinion? What a fatuous remark."

[@bennybrewer2066]

Thanks!

[@mikek5958]

Every day I miss Christopher Hitchens more than the day before.

[@terriholliday8038]

I do too

[@laniejuanitawhitehurst1624]

He was an atheist but a very intelligent and very factual and honest with an integrity rarely seen from any personality regardless of their belief system

[@toaster4693]

@@laniejuanitawhitehurst1624 An atheist AND very intelligent.

[@bobjohnson1587]

@@toaster4693 Actually he preferred being called an anti-theist.

[@jbs9373]

Wow, This was the early 2000's too. Hitch may say he's an atheist, but he's sure as hell sounding like a prophet now lmao

[@GMC-qo9xi]

Yes I can see that-and I’m a God fearing person. Hitchens could have argued for or against on virtually any subject... as either way it was all about cherry picking the best argument to make a point... he could have argued why Hillary would have been a good candidate and made a decent argument... just like he usually went against public opinion-for the sake of not just going with the flow... most of the time I think he was right not to-even with not going along with religion-yet I think he threw out the baby with the bath water when saying God is a totalitarian dictator, in the negative sense... I mean, for example, just imagine you breed horses and they turn on you and kick you every chance they get because they think they know better than you-what are you going to do as the owner/breeder? Maybe you don’t cull them, but maybe you do-but either way it would be up to you and depending on the circumstances whatever you chose, they would have no choice but what you gave them... so maybe you just let them live out there days on there own-without providing for them, maybe you give them to ‘someone’ else... millions of parallel examples to make sense of a normal relationship between our creator-just like when we come to realize that we should respect and honour our parents-regardless of whether they ‘seem’ imperfect to us (simple minded children) or not.

[@gregh5061]

@@GMC-qo9xi The horse breeding metaphor doesn't make sensex. Horses can feed and take care of themselves, the only reason we breed them is purely for our own benefit not theirs. Technically, it's not wrong for them to kick us because we entirely restrict their freedom, ride them after taming them, force them to have sex with other horses that we choose , all of this for our own benefit.

[@GMC-qo9xi]

@@gregh5061 not a perfect analogy to make the point. But if you breed animals for a living, you raise them from birth and you have total autonomy over them, so that they will provide whatever it is you are breeding them for... you give them pasture, you give them feed, you give them shelter and they in return give you exactly what you want from them or else... (for the analogy to work, forget about the ethics behind whether they have some kind of moral right-as that is not the point-but the power we wield over them, where it’s up to us to find a solution in a way of our choosing, to get what we want from them.) So is it profitable for the breeder to allow the horses to become a danger to the people they would otherwise serve/be sold to? If they decide to rebel-what do you do? Do you keep producing offspring from those particularly rebellious horses? Obviously you are going to take steps to fix the problem... maybe you try re-breaking them, giving them several opportunities to conform to ‘your’ parameters for them to be able to continue becoming useful/profitable... but ultimately, you will turn them into dog food after a certain threshold is met... Now if you rebut from the perspective of being an animal shelter, animal rights advocate or something, then clearly the analogy will be lost on you-by saying well the horse should have equal rights to the owner or something similar... suspend that kind of thinking for the moment... and either way the horse only has as much rights as we (gov’t) ‘give’ them, even if they are entitled to more than that, we can still basically do as we please. But the point being if we literally created them from nothing, including the rules that govern their existence, and they decide to fight against that which is called ‘good’ in exchange for that which is called ‘evil’, then what is the remedy to deal with that... clearly in human industries we cull ‘sick’ herds all the time, and merely for the threat of potential future spread... it’s a last resort, but it is used all the time... to serve the greater good. So it’s no different... If there is going to be any kind of functional totalitarian dictatorship-it can only be with the very creator of ‘justice’... the ‘law’... which is not made by mortal man-it’s literally a created thing. And no matter what our position is-unless we decide ‘nature’ itself is ‘evil’ (based on man’s judgment) and should be thwarted-we can all see and agree how cause and effect reveals the existence of the laws of the universe... So for example, even if I disregard the moral spiritual laws of ‘God’-I still can understand, as I can’t escape the fact that if I live a certain way that we would generally describe as being ‘evil’, by say exploiting the natural resources around me for my own ‘selfish’ enrichment, to the point where said natural resources can no longer restock/replenish, or whatever the case may be, only to then create conflict with the ‘neigh’bors (horse pun) who relied on those same resources for their survival and are forced to then migrate-you can obviously see how they might feel the need to prevent the ‘exploiter’ from being allowed to continue to potentially exploit... Pretty simple logic... but it actually shows that at a point you also need someone to dictate-which in the above case is those suffering from the exploiter. Which is typically what ancient history looked like, but the exploited usually were just wiped out or forced to leave, as the wealth of the exploiter provided the needed safe guards to maintain their ability to continue exploiting, and therefore inevitably being the typical tyrannical dictator... So in the apparent vacuum we exist in, what/who should be the dictator? The cause or the effect? The creator or the created? Who needs who? Does the ‘bad’ horse choose to live on it’s own on the land of its choosing, eating the grasses there free of charge? The owner of the horse/land may be benevolent enough to allow it to live out it’s final days, but clearly not with its balls to spread its genetic information any ‘further’... ie. there is no place in the future (generations) for those that would thwart the will of their owner/creator. Hope that wasn’t as long and boring as it felt to write it... apologies!

[@gregh5061]

@@GMC-qo9xi I respect the time and effort you took to write that response! But my entire point was exclusively about the ethics behind the horse breeding thing. Then again horses (and almost every other animal with a few exceptions like dolphins and chimps) aren't intelligent enough to comprehend all these ideas of morality. Either way I'm an atheist and the entire argument about God being a totalitarian dictator is obv pretty silly to me as well. It's hard to hate someone that I don't believe even exists ( but I understand that Hitchens, Ricky Gervais and other popular atheists insult the *idea* of God and not God himself ). So I pretty much agree with everything that you said. I'm not exactly aware of how bad exactly Hilary Clinton was though, I'm not old enough to remember the scandals nor am I an American. Bernie Sanders seems to be the only trustworthy candidate to me ( although he's a bit too socialist, atleast his heart's in the right place)

[@devilsadvocacy]

The two are not mutually exclusive. One can be a prophet while taking an anti-religion position, viz. Margaret Atwood

[@destroya3303]

This really was Hitchens at his finest going after Hillary Clinton for exactly who she is.

[@happymevids]

+Des Troya She praises Indonesian democracy. Tell that to the West Papuans.

[@jmvm31]

Hes sorely.missed.

[@orosenberg]

Compare that to Trump, though, who literally said he would date his own daughter on TV. Who is a bigger embarrassment to the US?

[@destroya3303]

+Muldrik weird, and we know some of these billionaires are doing some sick shit like this.

[@Ed9870]

Clinton is the bigger embarrassment and Trump defeated her accordingly.

[@mightguy123456]

The look on that ladies face at the end when she realized she was Hitchslapped, was classic.

[@mattaravena2473]

Hitchslapped 😂😂 brilliant

[@davidlogan8905]

@@mattaravena2473 Ha, that's the official term! You can (or should, it's been many, many years since I went on a Hitchens binge) find many videos here titled Hitchslap #XX with a whole catalogue of him taking people down with brilliant moments of sarcasm, wit, or good arguments etc.

[@AGoodVibe]

At the end. “Would you prefer I uttered your opinion?” Classic Hitch!

[@AFMMarcelD]

Christopher changed my life in more ways than one, watching him on KZbin and reading from his extensive written books and quotes, here’s a giant of rhetoric & unflinching wisdom we’ll never see again, the world is a poorer place without the Hitch, he was magnificent in every level of knowledge, irreplaceable polymath, miss him dearly.☹️

[@maggitrymbill]

From his grave, Christopher Hitchens manages to say everything I've ever wanted to say against Hillary Clinton. This man never ceases to amaze me!

[@Cambria399]

I know he died and all but I heard that he is still going to send in the odd piece.

[@StanSwan]

The Magnus Effect Love Hitch but he has no grave. He donated his body to science.

[@iane427]

And from what you know you think he would have voted trump?

[@cockoffgewgle4993]

He's a hack. Critiquing personalities while true intellectuals like Chomsky critique the system.

[@ryanriley7005]

ige e I would say he would have openly criticized both.

[@20GaugeSX4]

"Would you prefer I answer with YOUR opinion?" 😂😂😂😂😂

[@sabejreid2072]

LOL still makes me laugh now...too truthful!

[@endofscene]

Yes, she probably would

[@mikeabel7577]

What a fatuous remark!

[@elizabethhenning778]

A fatuous response to an innocuous remark. He never learned the difference betweeen pointless combativeness and thoughtful criticism. Can't say I miss him much.

[@20GaugeSX4]

@@elizabethhenning778 spoken like a mindless Hillary voter. Well done.

[@MOGGS1942]

Mr. Hitchens was quite unique. He possessed incredible knowledge on most subjects, had a razor like wit, and was as charming as could be, even to his enemies. The world is a poorer place for his passing. He is quite irreplaceable.

[@DSAK55]

he was a vain POS, his only contribution to humanity was dying young

[@hen2005]

Can never get tired of listening to CHitch! He’s like everyone’s intelligent uncle that makes you have an epiphany every time you listen.

[@emilygarza8640]

Christopher Hitchens is irreplaceable. RIP

[@SuperSlider2010]

"Would you prefer I uttered YOUR opinion? What a fatuous remark!"

[@d.hufford2355]

One of the best retorts of all time.

[@PuerinTheHunter]

Great ending!

[@ZeekTrep13]

Honestly so good.

[@Starwithnonname]

I love the look on the woman's face when he says that.

[@ruylopez7937]

It was a funny retort, but it really didn't mean anything. She meant to say "That's JUST your opinion [as opposed to a statement of proven fact]". It is why debates are not as meaningful as everybody seems to take them. It is not a particularly good way to chose a president, for example. Reagan settled all questions about his age and loss of mental aptitude with the (probably prepared in advance and memorized) quip that "I am not going to try to exploit my opponent's relative youth and inexperience."

[@payelpaul5395]

"Would you prefer if i uttered your opinion? What a fatuous remark!" I want to use this in real life.

[@henrymorgan3982]

There is nothing like Hitchens anymore. Not even close. I am just happy that he is on video reminding us of our own history.

[@rywilk]

We need him now more than ever; a powerful voice for reason and logic.

[@kennymontejano]

+Charles Martel Slow clap to fast clap

[@kylebenjamin2356]

AvengeVoltaire Sargon is steeped in fallacy more than thunderfoot

[@Jayce_Alexander]

Sargon of Akkad is a cheap knockoff. Christopher Hitchens, whether you agree with him or not, possessed a truly towering intellect. Sargon of Akkad, while he's certainly not unintelligent, cannot hold a torch to that. But he's also ideologically different. I really doubt Hitchens would have had any kind words to say about Donald Trump at this point no matter how much he despised Hillary Clinton (as I think most people do by this point, even many liberals).

[@ooll6600]

Soygoy of mossad?

[@ticotechhouston4917]

After 5 years we have now Trump and all the problems with his follower. Amaze me all the bullshit from people like you

[@TimBitts649]

God, I miss Christopher Hitchens. I know he was an atheist, and I am a believer, but he was a very very good man.

[@TimBitts649]

***** amen to that!

[@TimBitts649]

Max Planck Which of his views didn't you like?

[@bootyman234]

+Tim Bucks Being an atheist or Christian has little to do with being a good person. Mostly they are labels...or masks!

[@TimBitts649]

Anthony Wayne Being a good person exists independent of beliefs about God, I'll grant you that. But from an atheist point of view, there is no such thing as "good" people. From a Christian point of view, there is, such a thing as "good" and "evil". That's a big enough distinction, for me.

[@bootyman234]

+Tim Bucks Atheist point of view eh? It's usually an objective point of view...for me. There is acceptable, and not! Right and wrong do not exist as "facts" outside of a conditioned point of view. And as an an theist, I clearly understand that there are what is said to be "good" people or not. it's not prudent to pigeon hole beliefs you have no practical knowledge of.=)

[@StONed-mb1iv]

I love when a Hitch video is a YT recommendation!

[@dublplus3332]

I waited on him in his final days. I was too young to know how brilliant he was.

[@austntexan]

My ex's dad used to work for Nobel Oil and knew Marc Rich. On a slope in Switzerland Marc tells my gf's dad that there are really only 5 or 6 people on the planet who actually really matter, lol. It's funny how HRC is tied to him but most American's don't really know who Rich is. He basically made all his money by purchasing embargoed Iranian Oil for pennies on the dollar when American companies were banned from doing this, then illegally sold the oil to American petroleum companies during the crude shortage in the 1970s, reaping massive massive windfall profits for himself. I was a kid when all of this was going down but it was a nutty time, with long lines of people waiting to buy gas all over the USA. The amount of money he made during all of this is staggering. This guy was wanted by the USA for years and years for his crimes and of course he was never punished. . . the Clinton's pardoned him. All are trash and a traitors to our country.

[@billkgeorge]

Was there an embargo on Iran / their oil until the embassy hostage crisis & revolution in 1979? So how could Marc Rich have purchased cheap embargoed Iranian crude then?

[@billkgeorge]

@Homelander I was asking if the embargo on Iran was imposed only after 1979? Prior to that, there was no embargo? Then it would've been legal to trade it's oil?

[@bluespeech9956]

That's shocking.

[@thornyrose4709]

@@bluespeech9956 no it's not. Look at what's happening now.

[@richardcrouse9074]

The Clintons....a scar on the surface of America.

[@papermach2332]

Most politicians are

[@masterodisguise2983]

More like a missing limb

[@SandyRiverBlue]

A pock

[@coreymesham-pritchard1988]

@Movies For Adults Music Dout it. Someone will take their place.

[@josewatson4175]

Someone has to do the dirty work ;) I'd say she's exactly what America needs

[@MattLuceen]

I just keep coming back to this one. So relevant.

[@hangukhiphop]

"what a fatuous remark" is such a perfect note to end it on

[@paris466]

Hitchens died WAY too soon.

[@GenerationalDisappointment]

Richard Dixon Sometimes they'll live to over 100, problem was that Hitch got cancer and deteriorated very rapidly. His later interviews and speeches are hard to watch.

[@darthbane2669]

@@GenerationalDisappointment Well perhaps he should not have been such a wicked man then.

[@victoriaharker5436]

Darth Bane not a “wicked man” at all. Make an intellectual argument at least!

[@idaquesada9281]

Not soon enough for me. He was a communist.

[@dpersonal4187]

Hitchens the Islamophobe.

[@ForeverRepublic]

I miss Hitchens. R.I.P.

[@cassanateli]

Lmao yeah how is Peter Hitchens great exactly? You know he heavily disagreed with Chris on this stuff right?

[@joetierney2]

***** semantics

[@jdog4534]

wildwhelp why not? dont dead atheists comply to the basic laws of physics? ...bodies rest and motion. ??

[@comanchio1976]

+Barry Shitpeas *Christopher

[@paulsokoloff1973]

ForeverRepublic ooo

[@ramonamcdaniel2656]

7:35 😅 the ultimate response to that grade school remark

[@thezenboy]

Mr. Hitchens, we need you now more than ever. You are missed.

[@sepandghanouni2271]

The world misses you Hitch. You were loved. Your logic is missed. Your intellect is needed.

[@GetSumNutz]

"That's your opinion." "Guess what? Guess who's saying it. That's a very clever thing to say. Would you prefer if I uttered your opinion? What a fatuous remark." Such a boss.

[@guyfawkes9951]

She was probably sitting there thinking, "Did he just call me fat?"

[@ardalanhamidi5292]

can not think of anyone else in the world who could have come back from that remark as brilliant as he did, he was certainly the best word smith during my life time.

[@jarret45]

Ardalan best during anyone's lifetime. Period.

[@verheughej]

Yeah he was wrong about Iraq but comparing him to Hitler is a bit much, no? Also that was just his opinion he wasn't leading a nation, and sending troops to Iraq.

[@klyvemurray]

The way that you're presenting your argument is making you look puerile......Disagree by all means, but make your point in a way that people will take you seriously. "Chrissy hitchens"..Really??

[@ciroalb3]

You can imagine how honestly he would eviscerate Biden's competence for high office

[@dirkt6921]

Let alone Trump's ...

[@realMaverickBuckley]

@@dirkt6921 I know exactly what Chris would be said. He would say that the boomer establishments have messed up so badly over the last 45 years that both pqrties need breaking down and starting again. He would've also said a vote for Biden would be a vote for the end of the USA. (Im sure I dint need to elucidate why). He would (and did) say that the left moving farther left, becoming so sensorious and having such delusional thoughts of their own virtue and self importance will lead to populism. Which it has. He wouldbe said that Trump has pleasantly surprised him and that at this point in time he would begrudgingly vite for Trump to stop the complete hellscape the other side is offering and approving of as we speak. But as I say, ultimately he would just be pointing out that this is the tsunami from a sub aqueous earthquake that occurred 50 years ago.

[@jamessmithe5490]

@@realMaverickBuckley No, pretty sure he wouldn't say that. Certainly not with such atrocious spelling and grammar.

[@rupertmurdoch4750]

Everyone watching this understands that Hitchens says Trump and his cronies are far more evil right? Anyone who supports Donald Trump is brainwashed at no fault of their own. I have all the necessary facts to fix it, please give me the opportunity.

[@os6552]

@@rupertmurdoch4750 The brain needed washing after decades of communist propaganda from the left.

[@robomop9711]

My god… what would he have thought of the 2016 election…?

[@Kevon420]

I’m sure he would’ve skewered it for the clown show that it was. The halfwit Hilary and doofus Donald.

[@julshz]

So sorry Hitch isn't here for this election. I miss his unapologetic voice tremendously.

[@MsLindamee]

It's 2019 and I'm watching Hitch, even now there's no one that comes close to this man.

[@jaybee9269]

MsLindamee >> Hitchens was rather indispensable!

[@dpersonal4187]

Hitchens the Islamophobe.

[@anonymousdonor8084]

D Personal All rational people are

[@dpersonal4187]

@@anonymousdonor8084 So all rational people are twisted with hate towards Muslims. Thank you for helping prove my point concerning the Islamophobe Hitchens.

[@anonymousdonor8084]

D Personal minus the hate drama.

[@elrondhubbard7059]

7:30 One Hitch phrase I've adopted over the years, if anyone ever gives me the _"Well, that's just YOUR opinion"_ line. Yeah, guess who's saying it.

[@brutallyremastered4255]

Great to rewatch this.

[@mikhailkill]

It depresses me to watch this only because it makes me realize how much I miss Hitch. 😕

[@Youngblood1934]

He always had such a polite way of saying, “FU”.

[@exbronco]

"Hillary feels she's owed the presidency, who are we to disagree?" Half of America disagreed in '16.

[@danielwalker6653]

Less than half of voters went for Trump in 16 (he won the electoral college not the popular vote)-. I didn't vote as I would never vote for the orange clown nor a corrupt Clinton (and neither would Hitchens). Clinton was Obama's biggest mistake, even worse than thinking right-wingers cared about the country and would compromise with him.

[@bluerock4456]

@@danielwalker6653... the 'popular vote' means zip-all in terms of American electoral politics. That's why there is this wonderful balancing mechanism called the Electoral College, else California & New York would rule the roost.

[@exbronco]

@Radwyn Althor Yeah, I know Hitchens didn't like her.

[@peggyunderhill601]

I can only begin to imagine what he would have said about Trump and his cohorts.

[@Arfabiscuit]

Still a million times better than the Clintons or Biden in fact any democrat

[@Arfabiscuit]

Trump made his own billions

[@15aac]

Nice comeback at the end - That's your opinion - Guess who's saying it? Would you prefer I uttered your opinion?

[@15aac]

Marco Corbera After Hitchens stated his view on the topic, the lady commented "well, that's your opinion", which of course is true. It was Hitchens opinion. What he means by guess who's saying it is that he wouldn't state anyone else's opinion. It is so obvious that it's his own opinion, why does she even need to comment on it? More clear now?

[@DanielKurganov]

+bigballer ** "uttered" not "outed"

[@15aac]

Daniel Kurganov Maybe

[@Dmitri_Ivanovich]

+bigballer Maybe? It's "uttered".

[@JayCyrZak]

+bigballer Also "what a fatuous remark"

[@AvecPoesie]

I've never used the word "fatuous" in a sentence. After viewing this video, that is going to change.

[@sashatagger3858]

Lol

[@RedFormanOG]

What a fatuous comment!

[@PetroicaRodinogaster264]

Just don’t mix it up with ‘facetious’ although they have similar overtones and spelling, they mean different things, ‘Fatuous’ means silly and pointless, and can be innocently said ie. without intention to be so... But ‘facetious’ means flippant or joking about a serious matter and is usually deliberate.

[@joeroganjosh9333]

Watch ALL Hitchen’s talks....with a notebook and dictionary. Seriously. It’s why TV is dead and what KZbin is for.

[@cccpkingu]

It does nicely on its own too.

[@rossmorebaz]

we will never see his like again .. his wit, his charm and his utter brilliance are something to behold ..its so sad that he left us so early .. but how lucky we we to have him when we was around .. these videos are like a box of treasure ... give the gift of hitchens to your kids

[@sarbart823]

Great Post. Thanks

[@juicer67]

I'm sure Hitch would have some very colourful remarks to make about Mrs. Clinton's e-mail shenanigans were he still with us. He was irreplaceable.

[@survivormary1126]

+michael davis #berniesanders

[@bosox3431]

***** he wouldn't have anything to say about Benghazi, Hitchens was a man who believed what the evidence says, not what the fox news rhetoric says. What is it now, 4 or 5 republican led investigations for Benghazi and not one has foubd anything? The so called party of small government keeps wasting millions in tax dollars on, I wonder which of their campaign contributors wallets are getting fat.

[@DoggoWillink]

I also wish he was here for all of the ISIS shit, the paradigmatic left and right today and the whole "SJW" paradigm, etc. Yeah, irreplaceable is a good word for him.

[@dansherwood6972]

Hitchens hated the Clintons, no doubt. But he couldn't say today she has no foreign policy experience, and like Sam Harris, he'd most likely see Sanders as plan, or lack thereof, to deal with radical Islam, as a disqualifier.

[@ediebarry4648]

Dan Sherwood > Do you talk to dead people? You're about Hitchens are fatuous! Pure idiocy. Go away Bush's and Clinton's. You've had several bites at the apple. Uugghh.

[@mindofmayhem.]

Whenever my brain starts feeling too big for my skull I like to listen to Hitchens to put my intelligence and ego in check.

[@JacobCHolden]

+-OK Internet- Well put

[@Mtjoyc3]

You're just so smart, man. Look at you.

[@4ridersify]

A formula l follow as well. Miss him...

[@thewhatorwhy]

And when you want to feel self-important you go and post comments like this.

[@rogerthornhill1491]

-OK Internet- Fuck I miss him!

[@stacylarge5636]

Thanks i love this subscribed

[@dmtudder]

He is turning around in his grave or laughing at the stupidity.

[@purplezoid1]

both

[@MicahMicahel]

But is he in heaven or hell?

[@patriciashepard887]

RIP Christopher thank you for your honesty, integrity and bravery.....

[@marcduperron6062]

Even if this is an old video, please listen carefully to what he said... It is very important right now!

[@shaughnfourie304]

I totally agree...this woman is a HEARTLESS WITCH

[@marcduperron6062]

shaughn fourie Thanks for agreeing, Nevertheless, I think she'll be elected.

[@shaughnfourie304]

Vote for Mr Trump...get every sane frind family member together and vote........

[@HondoTrailside]

And it only gets worse With Hil

[@hasyourgulaggotplanningper2459]

It warms my heart the this great intellect and wit has a brother (who shared his early Marxism and Trotskyism) but differed significantly politically in later life, is now being a glorious dissident in the UK.

[@bieni78]

The Hitchen brothers are Warriors

[@TheRealFrankSerpico]

I truly miss him, he was such a clear, concise and logical voice in an unclear, vague, illogical world. I love listening to his debates, even as a born again christian, I so loved to hear him speak and his ability to eviscerate those who used emotion vs logic, to discuss a topic.

[@imblack7591]

Well if you're a born again Christian.. you must of not comprehended any of his arguments. No proof.. how can you have faith in something so far from logic?

[@crs290]

@@imblack7591 Yeah, cause that's all Hitch ever talked about. Not politics, not popular culture, nothing but religion. We get it...you're atheist.

[@herropreasesankyou]

"Well, that's your opinion, Christopher!" "Guess what, guess who's saying it! That's a very clever thing to say. Should I ask? Would you prefer I uttered your opinion? What a fatuous remark!" -PWND

[@snappycattimesten]

I remember when Christopher was alive. He actually has more KZbin presence now as a result of new people discovering him. That’s something Hitch would be humbled by I think.

[@meteor1237]

So miss him! We need him now!!

[@robertgiles9124]

"would you prefer I utter YOUR opinion" When someone says "That's your opinion" you know they got nothing...

[@CONTACTLIGHTTOMMY]

Amazingly effortless eloquence.

[@2msvalkyrie529]

It's a mark of America's greatness ( yes! Still ! ) that you extended such a welcome to a harsh critic of so many aspects of American Life who arrived there from abroad . It exemplifies all that is best about the USA . I can think of very few other countries who would accept someone like Christopher so openly . Basically , he loved America and believed in it . And , as a fellow Brit.....so do I !

[@cromwelljones53]

."...running for therapuetic reasons" Damn. Wow. And Wow again. What a man!

[@r.b.l.5841]

A Giant of Intellect and honesty. He is surely missed. And he remains correct in his comments after his passing. We certainly need new leadership free of "the club".

[@alpatec2555]

See everyone in five years when this is recommended again

[@Pwwh0711]

Quick, everyone...disable your cam app!

[@saskk2290]

Screw recommendations. I'll be seeking this out for my quattro-annual mental health check

[@svant3]

That ending was great!😂

[@kingmike40]

That's how they left the white house worth 100 million.

[@BillMcGirr]

I didn’t appreciate Hitchens enough when he was alive. What a joy hearing his opinions.👍

[@andrewvanorden2336]

Same here. He's the reason I finally woke up and started thinking critically about religion and other issues. I'm a proud atheist now I might add. Thank you Mr Hitchens for saying the things I needed to hear! RIP

[@kathleenpapaleo8891]

"What a fatuous remark!" RIP Hitch

[@user-wp8pm7nw1c]

I still shudder to think how close she came and still laugh out loud at her humiliation.

[@MsTree13]

RIP Mr Hitchens. You were the best.

[@PInk77W1]

“I still remember running under sniper fire.” Hillary recon Clinton

[@choxxxieful]

I remember something about a bladder problem...

[@matthewmp111]

Him Bike yep, never let the public forget this

[@billthorne4016]

MatthewDea

[@lisaroberts8556]

Him Bike What a horrible & obvious lie. We had the witch on tape at the airport. She was safe & no bullets were flying. Hillary forever the lying Evil Cow! Even Sinbad the comedian, couldn’t cover up her lie.

[@bradbrown9722]

Sniper fire, yea right ..... SMFH. When does this shit stop people? I’d be ashamed

[@kurthubbard-beale5003]

Some (many many) say that criticising the Clintons publicly - is extremely bad for your health.

[@bunnieskitties293]

Tends to lead to suicidal thoughts.

[@StephenDoty84]

He had the best comeback I've heard yet for "that's your opinion" -- at the end of this video.

[@pollyester6639]

We cannot jet this man be forgotten - he and roger Scruton were and are legends

[@Gotenks7Kid]

even after death the hitch is still dolin out hitch slaps

[@flemingcourt]

Thanks to people like us that continue to keep his intelligence in the contemporary.

[@johnnypk1963]

CH is brilliant. Met him once at my job. Very nice man. But a total savage to some eh, HRC?

[@DJJahT]

No that wasn't savage really. Hear what he said about the Dotard.

[@Showmetheevidence-]

Look at ol Obama dodging the actual question!

[@gwarlow]

He was a master at that, and that alone.

[@stribe1000]

When they are running for office they always say stuff about their opposition, it is normal. Of course they will play it down later. Get real.

[@8Namaste]

I miss you still, Christopher Hitchins!!!!

[@dorothyedge2747]

Boy, wish Hitch was here now, with this Epstein mess..😒2019

[@dpersonal4187]

Hitchens the Islamophobe.

[@slaphappyduplenty2436]

I only wonder how Clintons managed to give Hitch throat cancer. D Personal: He was an islamophobe in the sense that he completely rejected islam. As everyone should. He was not an islamophobe in the sense that he had an irrational fear of islam; His fear was perfectly rational.

[@dpersonal4187]

@@slaphappyduplenty2436 No, he was an Islamophobe in that he directed his hate against Muslims and even supported George Bush's genocidal war in Iraq. Hitchens was a moral monster.

[@cutcut1980]

Mohamed Hussein Hell doesn’t exist.

[@dpersonal4187]

@Mohamed Hussein Well, he wasn't ugly - he's actually good looking, and he wasn't trash - he was a human being. Otherwise, I agree with the sentiment.

[@olikane530]

his opinion is very valid .. on any subject .. greatly missed 📻

[@harrymills2770]

I think his contempt for most of humanity shines through his collectivist leanings. He learned NOTHING from Solzhenitsyn. But he could definitely lay down the smack on assholes.

[@johnjordan6032]

That ending!🤣🤣🤣🤣👏👏👏👏

[@RDennie1]

“Would you rather I uttered your opinion?” Love that.

[@CogitoErgoSum777]

Yes, always nice a bit of rethoric. Sadly, that is all it is…

[@taffytop]

The American tv anchors are intimidated by his amazing analytical brain and his powerful oratory skills and his British accent.

[@gordonferrar7782]

English accent.

[@taffytop]

@@gordonferrar7782 to Americans its all British, they won't understand about the provenance

[@gordonferrar7782]

@@taffytop you don't say british when you hear scottish or welsh though you say Scottish or Welsh.

[@taffytop]

@@gordonferrar7782 from an Americans point of view, not mine

[@mgtow941]

That little smile in the beginning Priceless. A man never to be forgotten

[@wiliss3670]

Wonderful as always is C..Hitchens.. the end of convocation..!!

[@NDHFilms]

The first clip is the bookstore DG Wills in La Jolla, California.

[@JoaquinArguelles]

We all seem to feel the same: You left way too early, Christopher.

[@cman7609]

"Would you prefer if I uttered your opinion? What a fatuous remark." lmao.

[@A_T__]

C Man that was brutal 😄

[@harrymills2770]

@@A_T__ : I thought it was surgical. Like a scalpel to the jugular. Very bloody. Very precise.

[@lifemusic1980]

He was the best lol

[@oz_jones]

Hitchslap

[@donnrutherford7059]

Wonderfully courageously out spoken on the truth

[@jimmcmurtry3046]

Nailed it.

[@r4h4al]

"Would you prefer if I answered your opinion?" Brilliant.