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13. Oh no -

Fri Dec 16, 2011, 01:24 AM

Dec 2011

His last piece in Vanity Fair hinted this was coming.
I loved his courage to speak out and take on the sacred cows - with such wit and intelligence.
Peace to him and his family.

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In Memoriam: Christopher Hitchens, 1949–2011 [View all] CreekDog Dec 2011 OP

Aw shit, another great voice lost just when we need him most. RIP Chris! riderinthestorm Dec 2011 #1

RIP. He was wrong about Iraq but right about so much tishaLA Dec 2011 #2

Oh, no! Suich Dec 2011 #3

Oh that's so sad housewolf Dec 2011 #4

That's really a shame bluestateguy Dec 2011 #5

I enjoyed reading "God Is Not Great" and his recent autobiography "Hitch 22" alp227 Dec 2011 #6

I just posted about him...didn't always agree but he was an interesting person. ... Historic NY Dec 2011 #7

Is the thread locked? SkyDaddy7 Dec 2011 #121

:( Roselma Dec 2011 #8

RIP redqueen Dec 2011 #9

R.I.P. :( n/t Tx4obama Dec 2011 #10

RIP Christopher Hitchens Bozita Dec 2011 #11

He'd have picked the candidate most likely to advocate war on Iran Critters2 Dec 2011 #61

RIP. Though not in heaven as we know that doesn't exist. stopbush Dec 2011 #12

Oh no - KT2000 Dec 2011 #13

A pity he was a warmonger and a rat The Second Stone Dec 2011 #14

I'm honestly looking for Union Scribe Dec 2011 #18

for his more recent stuff, look up his personal experience with torture/waterboarding JI7 Dec 2011 #20

Will do. Union Scribe Dec 2011 #21

Good on water boarding, absolutely vile and despicable during Clinton impeachment circus. emulatorloo Dec 2011 #41

I've read that he disliked Clinton on a personal level DavidDvorkin Dec 2011 #43

Actually, his position on waterboarding was that it was torture, but a good idea nonetheless. Critters2 Dec 2011 #107

Try reading what he wrote. PassingFair Dec 2011 #42

That's it? Really? He supported wrongheaded ideas by writing well? Critters2 Dec 2011 #62

He supported his own opinions by writing well AND speaking eloquently. PassingFair Dec 2011 #65

People aren't all one thing. These attempts to gravedance are tasteless in my opinion. DirkGently Dec 2011 #115

"God is Not Great" and his Henry Kissinger film endeared him to me RandomKoolzip Dec 2011 #47

No tears here The Second Stone Dec 2011 #56

Well said. Thank you! nt Critters2 Dec 2011 #106

Aye. I Would Enjoy Reading a Noam Chomsky-Penned Obit NashVegas Dec 2011 #116

I know. he was waterboarded but still advocated it. he was a nasty conservative but he has a big roguevalley Dec 2011 #84

Ahmad Chalabi DissedByBush Dec 2011 #89

Brilliant- right or wrong. Gregorian Dec 2011 #15

:( LadyHawkAZ Dec 2011 #16

On waterboarding: "Believe Me, It’s Torture" greyl Dec 2011 #17

as an Atheist, i say Thanks to Chris JI7 Dec 2011 #19

Hitchens didn't mind being called "Hitch," but he always corrected people who called him "Chris," stopbush Dec 2011 #28

yeah, i was just too lazy to type it all out JI7 Dec 2011 #36

Hitchins discusses life and death with Lateline's Tony Jones (ABC Australia) Matilda Dec 2011 #22

R.I.P.Chris ecoalex2 Dec 2011 #23

He drank too much, he hated Mother Theresa and Princess Diana, he was insufferable, MADem Dec 2011 #24

Had he done nothing else, Manifestor_of_Light Dec 2011 #30

Hear! Hear! Rest in peace, Mister Hitchens. Raster Dec 2011 #91

I'd give him 5 for 5 just for what you wrote. GoneOffShore Dec 2011 #52

Sad day Vehl Dec 2011 #25

Full of gin... ellisonz Dec 2011 #26

He was called "a drink-sodden former Trotskyist popinjay" by "Gorgeous" George Galloway, MADem Dec 2011 #92

Nope. ellisonz Dec 2011 #93

I miss ya, Chris... No DUplicitous DUpe Dec 2011 #27

RIP - K&R n/t DeSwiss Dec 2011 #29

What a talent gone. Didn't agree with him on everything but man could he write. applegrove Dec 2011 #31

Post removed Post removed Dec 2011 #32

Oh one more thing he clued me in on the joke about Hugh Walpole Loudmxr Dec 2011 #35

He didn't look all that Jewish? oberliner Dec 2011 #39

His mother was jewish Cherchez la Femme Dec 2011 #60

So what? oberliner Dec 2011 #63

You know. Jews all look like this... Bucky Dec 2011 #90

Well demonstrated oberliner Dec 2011 #102

Yes, but you dont understand. There is no "looking Jewish" To say there is reinforces a negative stevenleser Dec 2011 #69

Gee, I dunno Cherchez la Femme Dec 2011 #73

Luck is not needed. I've explained to you where the definition of "looking Jewish" comes from stevenleser Dec 2011 #75

I, for one, appreciate you pointing this out oberliner Dec 2011 #77

Something I was going to add Cherchez la Femme Dec 2011 #80

He was a pain in the ass...I hated him except for when I liked him.... Rowdyboy Dec 2011 #33

+1 Gormy Cuss Dec 2011 #50

Well said. dog_lovin_dem Dec 2011 #117

Meh, I'll refrain from comment ButterflyBlood Dec 2011 #34

RIP buddy. blackspade Dec 2011 #37

read his last article a few days ago. DesertFlower Dec 2011 #38

he will be missed Warren Stupidity Dec 2011 #40

My criterion for deciding which friends to e-mail the obituary to UTUSN Dec 2011 #44

Right. I'm wondering what exactly about this guy there is to admire. nt mistertrickster Dec 2011 #46

Agreed. I suspect that those who are waxing sentimental here Critters2 Dec 2011 #59

I'm beginning to think that too. Union Scribe Dec 2011 #98

This: PassingFair Dec 2011 #79

My point precisely. Atheist neocons get a pass. Critters2 Dec 2011 #108

It's not a pass, but rather the ability to criticize the bad and appreciate the good. iris27 Dec 2011 #123

Really? All believers? No believer ever criticizes the inappropriate acts of another believer? Critters2 Dec 2011 #131

Did I say "all" believers? No. iris27 Dec 2011 #133

We do it to Reinie Niebuhr all the time in the UCC. Critters2 Dec 2011 #137

Well, now I have some examples. iris27 Dec 2011 #138

Really a reminder of what the community has lost, isn't it? iris27 Dec 2011 #124

If nothing else, his courage in the face of serious illness LeftishBrit Dec 2011 #81

It was his JOB to be controversial. mistertrickster Dec 2011 #136

But a great guy nonetheless. Critters2 Dec 2011 #64

LOL nt mistertrickster Dec 2011 #72

From Galloway vs. Hitchens Debating the War in Iraq, 2005 mistertrickster Dec 2011 #45

Wasn't that... CJvR Dec 2011 #109

That wasn't the debate I heard. I heard Mr. Hitchens get his ass kicked. nt mistertrickster Dec 2011 #127

Nah... CJvR Dec 2011 #134

So you like Hitchens, who shilled for the pack of lies Bush sent 5,000 Americans to die for, mistertrickster Dec 2011 #135

Hitch told me he would get in touch with me, if there is anything "After". comipinko Dec 2011 #48

He's just got his hands full. Remember Me Dec 2011 #70

Bless his heart... LanternWaste Dec 2011 #49

That is a low blow. comipinko Dec 2011 #51

RIP d_b Dec 2011 #53

Rest in peace Hitch. nt bemildred Dec 2011 #54

He was never dull or boring. Why Syzygy Dec 2011 #55

I dooubt those who died in a war he strongly advocated found him "charming". Critters2 Dec 2011 #57

I'd like to think it's just respect for the recently deceased nxylas Dec 2011 #66

Hillary Clinton "advocated for that war" as well. PassingFair Dec 2011 #68

Not as strongly and consistently as Hitchens. Critters2 Dec 2011 #105

Well here's an idea ... Why Syzygy Dec 2011 #76

"an IMPERFECT person"? HA! CrawlingChaos Dec 2011 #83

I guess I'm not fully aware. Why Syzygy Dec 2011 #95

So, you're smarter than Hitchens was. nt Critters2 Dec 2011 #111

I wasn't fooled by the WMD scam. Why Syzygy Dec 2011 #120

I'll hunt up the essay where Hitchens said Ahmed Chalabi was credible. nt Critters2 Dec 2011 #130

because he was an atheist who spoke out. pure and simple roguevalley Dec 2011 #86

He's not a neo-con nor is he responsible for the ... Deep13 Dec 2011 #112

He mostly certainly was a Neo-con. nt Critters2 Dec 2011 #119

A warmongering Neo-Con who wrote well. Critters2 Dec 2011 #58

OK, we get it. PassingFair Dec 2011 #67

I disliked him, for the most part, but I grieve nonetheless Remember Me Dec 2011 #71

Many times (not always) he could write my thoughts more clearly than I could speak them. Moostache Dec 2011 #74

Rest in Peace, Mr. Hitchens. nt humblebum Dec 2011 #78

peace for him. stuntcat Dec 2011 #82

RIP Mr. Hitchens. RoccoR5955 Dec 2011 #85

Never appreciated his ignorant attacks on those of us who opposed the lies that got us into Iraq. Dr Fate Dec 2011 #87

Adios, you old scrapper Bucky Dec 2011 #88

Bright iconoclast, but tough to get past Iraq Faygo Kid Dec 2011 #94

I know he was a bit controversial Skittles Dec 2011 #96

Didn't always agree with you but I certainly respected you jimlup Dec 2011 #97

He may have been a royal pain in the arse. . . DinahMoeHum Dec 2011 #99

esophageal cancer must be a tough one... Hulk Dec 2011 #100

Damn, not a surprise, but still kewhawaii Dec 2011 #101

Completely wrong about Iraq but completely right about everything else. Smarmie Doofus Dec 2011 #103

He was brave enough to take on the MSM and deride Mother Teresa. CTyankee Dec 2011 #104

He died as he lived... Deep13 Dec 2011 #110

How did he fight against impossible odds? Critters2 Dec 2011 #114

I'm not arguing with you about it. Deep13 Dec 2011 #122

Don't hate him. Just don't love him. Or think he should get a pass on his advocacy for Critters2 Dec 2011 #132

Goddess Bless Him AnnieBW Dec 2011 #113

We always lose the great voices right when we need them. thescreaminghead Dec 2011 #118

“Beware the irrational, however seductive...." Deep13 Dec 2011 #125

Hitchens discusses Jerry Falwell with Anderson Cooper. (video) Deep13 Dec 2011 #126

Christopher Hitchens on circumcision. Crunchy Frog Dec 2011 #128

Unlike some on here, he had his faults. Like most on here he had his good side. He was still madmom Dec 2011 #129