Christopher Hitchens & Al Sharpton on Hardball - Part 2 of 3 (2007)

[chris951159]

That was a waste of a question, its jibberish NEXT! lmao



[DRANON82]

Around the 5:22 mark is the root problem of religion... Sharpton obviously believes his god is the right one and other people's gods are therefore inherently wrong and nonexistent, no questions asked. Most religious people (no matter the religion) have a similar view, which is a recipe for conflict. When you've been brainwashed this thoroughly since childhood, there isn't much a person wouldn't do to prove his/her god is real and yours is not.

[DRANON82]

Around the 5:22 mark is the root problem of religion... Sharpton obviously believes his god is the right one and other people's gods are therefore inherently wrong and nonexistent, no questions asked. Most religious people (no matter the religion) have a similar view, which is a recipe for conflict. When you've been brainwashed this thoroughly since childhood, there isn't much a person wouldn't do to prove his/her god is real and yours is not.

[Thealltimegreat1]

Sharpton's shirt is a little snug around the neck.

I hate his pimp lookin ass

[Surya112]

How is the evil of humanity and the religious not connected to the issue of God being malevolent/"not great"? Isn't it said by EVERY religion that we are created in God's image, and therefore share some qualities?

[loly1969]

stalin ws evil n wrong , so the religions r true n god exist ? hee thats a shit argument

[flassk7]

Man, Sharpton is such a pompous little shit

[spartonne]

Lol- ' you're talking giberish - next!'

[VenomOXP]

Jesus Christ al sharpton is a stupid egomaniac...

[vatreniboris]

We've outgrown some of these:

My imaginary friend is more powerful than mine! No he isn´t (fist fight ensues)

Superman is more powerful than Green Lantern! No he isn't (fist fight ensues)

Luke Skywalker is better than Darth Vader! No he isn't (fist fight ensues)

But not these:

Yaweh is more powerful than Allah! Blasphemer!!! (Shooting/Suicide Bombing or Suing and playing victim ensues)

Ganesh is more powerful tha Budah! Blasphemer!!! (temple burning/Linching ensues)

[cliffo1950]

Monkey boy, stop and take a breath! You might learn something...

[mindwis3]

@cliffo1950

Strange enough nothing on your channel makes me think you're a racist... that said this remark was ( imo i admit) pretty racist and is not directed specifically at Sharpton.

I'm pretty sure now that you were targeting him, but please man, just call Sharpton the an Idiot/fraud that he is, not such a general remark that i'm sure is offensive to many people you didn't want to offend.

IF you (somewhat) agree to the above, then please start breathing again ;)

[bigboy45454545]

Get the fuck off the stage Mr. Sharpton. Twenty years from now you'll be seen as the irrational bigot that you really are.

[straightedgeenigma13]

Sharpton is infuriating. The only thing he ever challenges Hitch on his the title of the book, not the substance of it. If he actually read the inside pages and not just the cover he may realize how fatuous and juvenile his argument sounds. Then again, maybe he wouldn't...

[help4343]

WTF Hitchens? Mid 1960s? Worse than the clan? The Mormon church claimed blacks had no souls? What General Authority ever said that? Some in the past said they were neutral in the war in heaven, but none said that they had no souls.

[vatreniboris]

@help4343 War in heaven? Seriously???? Why call it heaven then?

[vatreniboris]

@help4343 Sorry man, but as boring as I find it. Dungeons and Dragons sound more amusing than any religion.

[Chrisdvc26]

2:23 = pure brilliance. perfectly worded. 

[OMNIDESTRUCTION]

Sharpton: "I've got a God"

Hitchens: "What 'cha god got ta do with me?"

Sharpton: "I've got a God"

Hitchens: "What 'cha god got ta do with me?"

Sharpton: "I've got a God"

Hitchens: "I ain't tryin' ta hear that, see..."

[qwertyness4]

0:36 "oooooo"

LOL

[freddiemercerful]

What was that guy trying to ask? Anyone know?

[beeroosterm]

Oh, how mightily stupid Sharpton is. It's all here to see...

[HalCyonPUA]

2:55 matthews gives the example of "quitting drinking" as a positive thing faith does. was that a jab at hitchen's or a reference to bush?

[cmsalvagio]

@HalCyonPUA those that go through faith based alcoholism programs have the same chance at "making it" as does non faith based programs. it seemed he was jabbing at Hitchens

[writersblock26]

Thank you for posting this, JesusSavesAtCitibank.

[MikeEmery9]

Hahaha Hitchens laughing in the background 4:36

[MrBrational]

I didn't understand what in the world that guy was trying to ask either, then he claims it was "very clear cut". No in fact it was not, maybe in your head it was , but no one else understood the question.

[marcohorowitz8]

people should know by now, don't debate against the Hitch, he will destroy you!!

[lpslostagain]

Orlando guy, STOP MAKING FL LOOK BAD! i live here

[comanchio1976]

@lpslostagain Ah let him speak, that was the funniest thing I've seen in ages...and Hitchens labeling his question 'gibberish' was the icing on the cake.

[chrlskrkl]

im an athiest but sharpton is good at getting hitchens cuz he does sometimes sidetrack

[nick260682]

@chrlskrkl

He does sidetrack, but it's normally to make a bigger point, to articulate himself better than if he merely answers yes or no. Sharpton doesn't ever let him get to the point he's trying to make.

[comanchio1976]

@chrlskrkl I really dont think he genuinely side-tracks that much. Hitch' addresses the points put to him, but frames it in a style of his own choosing...Sharpton just cant keep up with his train of thought.

[chrlskrkl]

@comanchio1976 yeah either way hitch is a beast

[ktrigg2]

i dont think al sharpton is a moron, but hitchens sure makes him look like one.

[comanchio1976]

@ktrigg2 I think Sharpton IS a moron, it's just that he's good at disguising it with his double-talk that, unlucky for him, Hitchens sees through instantly.

[dontleademsomuch]

sharpton has done more to demean black people than the movie Soul Plane

[MrMZaccone]

Sharpton has not shown that god is anything but the manifestation of his fictional being through exactly the things he said god was not. You cannot deal with the concept of god without its manifestation through human behavior, strong evidence that god is a man made construct.

[Braxtonmccoy]

I have a sneaking suspicion that the Reverend has never read Hitchens' book.

[tggreene49]

This Hitchens is so fuckin' beast.

[pythor2]

7:20 for that ridiculous question about "fear"

[ThoughtCrime88]

"When your sitting at a table, i believe in God"

[Andrewlohbihler]

Hitchens always makes sense, Sharpton is just blithering gibberish.

[sonykroket]

Still lookin at that hot milf in the pink shirt with the juicy *****

LMAO

[ExNihiloJimmy]

Flippin' turds on the grill! Who wants a shit burger with extra shit?

[ExNihiloJimmy]

This video needs a name change : Christopher Hitchens Intellectually Destroys Demented Spear Chucka.

[BoatNectar]

@ExNihiloJimmy i logged in just so i could thumbs up this comments. You sir, gave me much lulz.

[ExNihiloJimmy]

@BoatNectar lol. cheers dude ;)

[Flipstick96]

What can be asserted without proof, can be dismissed without proof.

[Zed1967]

The ''gibberish guy'' at 08:22 must have felt like a right tit when people were laughing at for trying to sound intelligent by using big words. I like how he scurries back into the crowd to get away from the embarrassment. LMAO

[comanchio1976]

@Zed1967 That was pure comedy, I'm addicted to this clip because of it. If you look at Hitchens' face while mr gibberish is speaking, you can see the exact moment when he thinks 'what the fuck is this guy talking about?'

[charliesechos]

@Zed1967 you are 43? correct---born in July? I am only asking...peacey by piece 2 ya...TM impending John Freeman (CBE)

[Zed1967]

@charliesechos

Sorry, you've lost me??

[comanchio1976]

"When you're sitting at a table, I believe in god"..has to be one of the most nonsensical things I've ever heard.

[LieskyDiesky]

One thought keeps popping into my head as Sharpton speaks: "What is this babble?"

[qtzlctl2012]

I love how Hitchens dismissed the guy at 08:30

"you're question is jibberish, sorry"

[comanchio1976]

@qtzlctl2012 I've just been crying with laughter at that remark. Hitchens tells it like it is.

He's right too, all the questioner did to 'clarify', was to rearrange the order of his gibberish

[romperstompist]

The fuckin crowd took that Rev. apart damn! Let the people speak Rev!

[UtopiaMinor666]

belief in God is easy, atheism is hard, but once you realize you are so made you cant believe, atheism is no longer hard because your exactly in the same place you were before your epiphany.

[gary031183]

Sharpton's grammar is horrible!!!

[robelstable]

I think Athemism should be a tax exempt religion, lol

[kramdoog]

I wonder if Mr Sharpton yelled a bit louder would his comments have more meaning.

He answers questions like he's playing a game of twister, ending up in knots and making no sense in the end.

[sgtmcwallace]

hitch wreckce that guy. if hat happened to me i would start crying.

[pateli2008]

7:47 ... LOL! 

[3balloonedcourier]

LMAO Zach got Hitchslapped

[3balloonedcourier]

The Rev.Al Sharleton ladies and gents.

[starkweather444]

Zach Mason from Miami Florida might be the biggest douchebag to ever appear on television.

[iamthe3rd]

Al Sharpton - "I still believe in my faith"

Cue Bob Seger "Like A Rock"

[arcadianwave]

Hitches reads 14 on the sexy Rictor scale...Sarpton reads negative 6

[daytripper57]

Sharpton, not once, puts forth any premise, argument, or shred of evidence in response to Hitchen's arguments. He simply encourages Hitchens to continue steamrolling the entire debate.

Funny at 2:56: Sharpton says, "What about the noble acts performed by people of religious faith-- Matthews then pipes in "Yeah, like quittin drinkin.!

Hilarious

[blazereef]

its amazing how he says that some people "misuse religion" the people killing children because they are witches or holding back gay marriage is NOT a misuse of religion, it is simply following what the fairytale says

[xtrmsprts]

I recognize that Sharpton is less popular with this audience, but both are thoroughly and equally noisy cantankerous slabs of meat. Only difference is hitch speaks with a british accent lol 

[jimmybillabong]

@xtrmsprts Are you sure? i don't detect the volume or mood comparisons your making.

[sakdiesel86]

Matthews brings up the 12 steps. Thats fine if it helps some people to believe in God but in 12 steps they tell you if you dont believe in a higher power that cares about you, you cant recover which is nonsense and offensive. It also is not medicine or science which i thought is what we use for medical and psychiatric problems in 2010.

[steveoco1]

5:30... is Sharpton saying there ART multiple gods? Or people are crazy? Such a lame argument.

[Slacktoo]

lol WTF did that faggot say at 1:01?

[givingmantoo]

Sharpton should not try to use big words, he just makes himself sound even more ignorant then we know he is.

[mikeyo1234]

@givingmantoo He shouldn't use little words either.

[crapcrap86]

The part at 3:56 cracks me up.

Sharpton tries so hard to keep up with Hitchens intellectual level. But clearly his level of vocabulary amounts to about a smart middle school student.

[princemuqrin]

sharpton is always shouting. doesn't he know about mircophones? but then it is a sign of frauds and demagogues of crooks to shout to give the appearance of conviction as they pull their scams

[BenWannaBee]

HAHAHA Dude from Miami = HUGE Douche. He tries to sounds extremely smart, but makes zero sense.

[comanchio1976]

@BenWannaBee I think that the NSA are still trying to decipher that question to this day.

[idkwhenidie]

I like how the host at 7:01 yells Hitches' name with pride and is then like "and Rev. Al Sharpton...lol

[BenWannaBee]

@idkwhenidie hahaha that's awesome

[LeclairStudios]

While calling him a piece of dust as if he's insulting him. The host and Sharpton really need to sort a few things out, lol.

'other gods talking back' didn't Sharpton say there was only one god? How are other gods talking back?

[KinetiK138]

@idkwhenidie I laughed. Many laughs. Many.