RIP Chrisopher Hitchens, Died 5 yrs ago today.

nolaegghead

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LoWVkSyC0o

SemolinaPilchard

This post reminds of the old Franco routine Chevy Chase would do on SNL.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=butZyxI-PRs

JohnInCarolina

Hitch is sorely missed.

HeavyG

JohnInCarolina said:

Hitch is sorely missed.

Would love to have read his thoughts on the election of Trumplethinskin.

bgebrent

Socialist/Marxist intellect.  Interesting guy whose train left the track of reality.  Esophageal CA, horrible disease.  Sir William Osler said best, the old mans last friend. Yet he wasn't that old.  Nonetheless.

nolaegghead

bgebrent said:

Socialist/Marxist intellect.  Interesting guy whose train left the track of reality.  Esophageal CA, horrible disease.  Sir William Osler said best, the old mans last friend. Yet he wasn't that old.  Nonetheless.

He did hate the Clintons.  Seriously, he was an interesting person....I think the socialist label is, and he would agree, a distraction.

Here he is debating his brother.  EPIC.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XHv7IQCg-w

DMW

nolaegghead said:

bgebrent said:

Socialist/Marxist intellect.  Interesting guy whose train left the track of reality.  Esophageal CA, horrible disease.  Sir William Osler said best, the old mans last friend. Yet he wasn't that old.  Nonetheless.

He did hate the Clintons.  Seriously, he was an interesting person....I think the socialist label is, and he would agree, a distraction.

Here he is debating his brother.  EPIC.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XHv7IQCg-w

A two hour video on a school night, seriously? I need a hall pass in the morning, can you sign off on it?

bgebrent

The dude had brains.  Don't know what skewed him one or two standard deviations.  Had some interesting perspectives, and died too young.  He could never have made America great again! . RIP.

nolaegghead

HeavyG said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Hitch is sorely missed.

Would love to have read his thoughts on the election of Trumplethinskin.

Obviously Trump wasn't politically relevant when Hitchens was alive, but he was dismissive of him commenting something like - this is a man who has managed to cover 90% of his head with 30% of his hair.

YukonRon

"What can be asserted without evidence, can also be dismissed without evidence."
Make people think. Brilliant.

nolaegghead

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j6rN33hqf4

nolaegghead

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQox1hQrABQ&list=TLfAMy0f6hSJo

nolaegghead

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuI4Nzc07Io

NPHuskerFL

I know it sorta belongs to Mickey but, it's at least topical in this thread.  More importantly WTH am I watching debates for at 0330 when I could be asleep?
https://youtu.be/DAwSVgjBej4

nolaegghead

Now for some levity...(as if there isn't enough)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r-e2NDSTuE

nolaegghead

@NPHuskerFL hahahaha

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgAPyS-NPZ4

GATraveller

Isn't it contradictory to use a Christian phrase like "Rest in Peace" about someone who didn't believe in an afterlife?

HeavyG

GATraveller said:

Isn't it contradictory to use a Christian phrase like "Rest in Peace" about someone who didn't believe in an afterlife?

Does seem weird don't it?

Just like how Christians morphed a pagan holiday into Christmas. Weird.

JohnInCarolina

Goddamnit next you're gonna tell me Jesus didn't literally die for my sins.

YukonRon

JohnInCarolina said:

Goddamnit next you're gonna tell me Jesus didn't literally die for my sins.

Not yours, no. Not yours. It would require 6 Jesuses to get you back in good graces.
Sorry, I don't make the rules.....just sayin'

nolaegghead

GATraveller said:

Isn't it contradictory to use a Christian phrase like "Rest in Peace" about someone who didn't believe in an afterlife?

@GATraveller why, yes if you look at it that way.  I'm a contradictory person, or maybe not.