@asdfghjkl6661 What the hell is that? You just write the title of a terrible mockumentary and that's it? Typical conspiracy theorist, say as little as you can and get out asap before someone challenges your flimsy beliefs.
Looking back at 2006, before the surge, all seemed lost. Somebody ought to tell dear Andrew that while conducting wars, mistakes are made. One has only to look at Lincoln. It does no good to admit mistakes. It is only fodder for the opponents. You must "press on" to use a dry British term, and conduct the war. To Bush's credit, amid the din of nasty opposition from the left, and among many on the right, including William F. Buckley, Bush listened to Petraeus and backed the surge
Hitchens is relentlessly magnificent in tearing into intellectually less fortunate. He rushes into arena with drawn swards, holding a cool demeanor, knowing well in advance that he will leave havoc in his wake.
I hope he recover from his illness or intellectual community will miss its greatest most valuable asset.
Interesting that CNN is constantly defended when someone accuses them of being left-leaning, yet their two "conservatives" are a homosexual Obama-lover and someone who, at least at one time, considered himself a socialist, and to this day I believe still considers himself a Marxist.
Either way, both Sullivan and Hitchens are incredibly bright and interesting. But for me, I greatly prefer Hitchens.
I agree w/ you that CNN is a bit left leaning in that they dont have a lot of conservatives on, but i think thats because a lot of American conservative politicians are retards. If ALL Republicans were like Ron Paul or Chris Christie or Jack Kemp, then CNN would have a lot more on. And all of those guys are pro-life and pro business etc. They are only 'moderate' Republicans in that they believe Obama is an American and dont believe America is a Christian nation!
@StigRossi How are they left leaning? They tried to smear micheal moore. And as with ALL mainstream networks were predominantly supportative of the war. Liberal media (aka truthful media) is stuff like democracy now, grit tv, majority report none of which are mainsteam, all of which are independent.
@StigRossi Well that admission is false. The coverage of the war was predominantly PRO WAR that is irrefutiable. How is that left leaning? The largest protest before a war began in history barely got a mention other than to trivilize it. This myth of the liberal media is fucking laughable. Mainstream media is corporate and indulges right wing lies all the time. Objectivity is not half way between lies and truth, look at the media's creationism vs evolution "argument".
If you're anything but massively informed, this man will indeed tear you to shreds. Because where Dawkins is polite and educating with people who don't know what they're talking about, Hitchens makes you realize you shouldn't have opened your mouth in the first place.
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@religionhater2011 hmm let me understand this, he doesn't consider himself a "conservative" because he probably feels that his left- wing/liberal views tend to dominate overall, she he indentifies along those lines....however when it comes time to vote he may very well happen to vote conservative.
@religionhater2011 Intelligent people judge every issue on it's own merits and flaws. Aligning oneself on a political scale and then taking a default stance on every issue is a folly of the small minded.
they think he is conservative because he supported the war in iraq. thats the only reason why he is known as a conservative, because he backed bush on that issue.
Yes, an English, gay catholic libertarian and an English antithiest ex-marxist, both of whom endorsed Obama are entirely representative slices of the American Conservative pie. Salt of the Earth they are.
my goal in life is to be the next hitchens (obviously i cannot BE hitchens nro even come close to his level) because he is the single greatest person walking this earth
A few days back I posted this as Darwin's quote it is in fact by Osborn I apologise
The Negroid stock is even more ancient than the
Caucasian and Mongolian, as may be proved by an examination
not only of the brain, of the hair, of the bodily characters such as teeth, the genitalia, the sense organs, but of the instincts, the intelligence. The standard of intelligence of the average Negro is similar to that of the eleven-year-old youth of the species Homo sapiens (1980, 89:129).
Christopher Hitchens is one of very few people that I respect, but he's more wasted than usual here.
1:25-1:40 makes no sense at all. At best, it's a completely retarded and long-winded way to say that Bush was wrong on that point. And it's made funnier by the fact that Hitch has such smug delivery and thinks that he said something brilliant.
Again, I like the guy. But this is notable because it's the only time I've seen him border on incoherent.
Oh yes, such brilliance and high IQs. Plus we all know what staunch atheists Einstein and Newton were! Your self-righteousness and self-love is quite laughable!
Who in their right mind would ever call Christopher Hitchens a conservative? Someone who'd never heard of him more than three hours before than the interview, that's who. Stupid cow.
Hitchens (as to a lesser degree i agree) doesn't seem to like the way the media sort of neatly divides people into these simple classifications. As if you are simply a conservative or a democrat and can't actually be somewhere between, or that the average person couldn't be made aware of the possibility of being for and against the same party on different issues. As well as the use of titles instead of personal merit. ie automatic respect for a 'Reverend' without thinking about their ideals.
He does that on purpose to try and lure his opponents into Ad Hominem attacks which he then exploits and absolutely kills them. That is why nobody has challenged him on it. Also it's difficult to admit that you are getting intellectually owned by a drunk. Pure genius on his part.
lol if they pick of drinking then they are indeed cunts, i dont think he cares, do you honestly think hitchens would be offended by someone making fun of his drinking, they do it all the time.
Hitchens describes himself as a Marxist but NOT a socialist. How the heck that works, I don't know. Nevertheless, it's so narrow minded to think that he's automatically a conservative just because he supported the war.
MarxBak, I've recently heard him describe himself simply as a 'radical', not a Marxist/Socialist anymore as he did in his younger days. But I'd agree with your point about assuming he's a conservative.
if anything good can be said to come from the iraqi war it would be that it halted Don Rumsfeld's desire to militarize space (more so than it allready is)
in the brief time of the bush admin before 9/11 rumsfeld discussed his plans for developing satellite missle technology as being the future of american military developements.
this is the single most dangerous issue of our life times.
we are the only nation unwilling to sign aggrements to not develope such technologies.
or the jersey accent, or the northern midwest pseduocanadian accent, or the "martha vineyard"/"long island lock jaw" accent which apparently thinks they do just fine by not including any "R" 's in their language
Sullivan was magnificent here. The unhinged right really hates him because he was one of the earlier (thought not nearly early enough) conservatives to turn on the Bush administration.
What a bizarre statement. Who doesn't believe that they are right about something? You seem to think you are right in making that statement, an arguably self righteous statement. So I think the elf-righteous part gets you nowhere. On the 'moron' claim, you really have gone out on a limb, I suggest you read some of his work before making such a bold claim. He also has worldwide intellectual aclaim. I think you'll have your work cut out trying to make the 'moron' part stick.
Well fine, you think him arrogant and therefore unwise, but that really doesn't address a single one of his arguments. I could say George Bush is gay, but it is a rather hollow claim until I provide some justification, no matter how good or bad, for that claim.
In fact if you want examples of arrogance you would do far better looking at some of the statements of George Bush. Take a look at the openning statement to the video from him.
I think you'll have to be really stupid to actually think that he (Hitchens) is not a knowledgeable man. Azazel was brilliant, yet he is cursed because of his arrogance. I dont think you have to be a Christian or Muslim to appreciate the story. If knowledge and intelligence do not make someone modest, I think there is something seriously wrong with that person.
I think you should distinguish between a claim and expression of a general impression. His complete denial to see Anything good in religion and his utter rejection of the fact that the Iraq war has greatly angered the whole Muslim world (which has further destroyed the chance of 'building bridges') are something that just do not make Hitchens look the most compassionate and modest scholar. And that is the impression he has made on me and I believe on many other people.
I can accept that this is the impression you have of him, but to assume you have the measure of him based on an impression seems as arrogant as you want to make him out. I don't agree with him about everything, I have my own concerns about the 'war'. I happen to think he is largely correct about religion though.
Nothing really to add to what you said (other then a hearty "Good job!") but just wanted to say that artyfarty2 is about the best name I've come across on youtube ;)
I note Andrew Sullivan didn't disavow the description "conservative" - he's not of course. He's an irrelevant clown now - he hasn't said anything vaguely insighful for years. Hitch should have gone after him.
The journalists aren't generally intellectuals. Especially the handsome/winsome early-evening talking heads. At best, they did academic debate in high school or college. To expect them to be able to break themselves loose of the peculiar American bipolar view of politics on the fly, let alone stimulate conversation in that mode, is preposterous.
It may be ironic to say, but I feel that moderation ought to be held as something of a sacred role. Shame, really.
Thank you. Still, I think the only archaic word I used there was "winsome," which reflects the innocent kind of charm female anchors often reach for when asked to speak off-the-cuff. In that sense, it's a neutral term. On the other hand, it's somewhat incompatible with academic talk, an exercise in explaining difficult concepts. I could say the same about the folksy charm that some people employ in conversation. Pleasant, to be sure, but not always conducive to clarity.
I don't like war. No one does. But the people of Iraq deserve liberation. Their children should not suffer the thousands of years of historic torture upon the human mind and body. Does that make it worth the price of an American son? Yes, it's our privilige to emancipate all who suffer under 'iron thought'.
It's funny how so many ppl label him with the titles "conservative" or "neo-con" when in fact he has quite a few leftist liberal opinions. He's a person that thinks for himself, a true free thinking man.
Sullivan is quite impressive. It's great to hear this type of intelligent criticism of Iraq and the Bush regime from a conservative. We need more thoughtful and humane conservatives!
Tenet stayed because he tried to alert somebody, anybody and nobody listened. Tenet was allowed to stay for the same reason as Condi was allowed to stay. Tenet took the rap for "bad intel" leading up to Iraq. We all know that the good intel submitted by the CIA was denied by people like Doug Feith. Feith told Tenet to revise & correct the good intel until it became bad intel & therefore actionable intel. Hitch is drunk as usual and lost the debate with Sullivan badly. They're good friends.
Just heard Malvoe say atheism is a controversial idea. Really fucking pissed at CNN for such idiocy right now..
theSicilianToe 1 month ago
was he drunk ... wait why do I ask that
machngunjoe 4 months ago
christopher hitchens is a breath of sanity in a crazy world
Freethinker12341 4 months ago
the obama deception
asdfghjkl6661 6 months ago
@asdfghjkl6661 is a terrible film
MickyG4444 6 months ago
@MickyG4444 What is a terrible film?
writersblock26 5 months ago
@writersblock26 The obama Deception
MickyG4444 5 months ago
@asdfghjkl6661 What the hell is that? You just write the title of a terrible mockumentary and that's it? Typical conspiracy theorist, say as little as you can and get out asap before someone challenges your flimsy beliefs.
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asdfghjkl6661 6 months ago
This woman is straight up afraid of hitchens. Hahahaha.
BlueSpirals 6 months ago
Looking back at 2006, before the surge, all seemed lost. Somebody ought to tell dear Andrew that while conducting wars, mistakes are made. One has only to look at Lincoln. It does no good to admit mistakes. It is only fodder for the opponents. You must "press on" to use a dry British term, and conduct the war. To Bush's credit, amid the din of nasty opposition from the left, and among many on the right, including William F. Buckley, Bush listened to Petraeus and backed the surge
mu99ins 9 months ago
stupid bitch got it wrong and fucking hitchens always supporting this fucking war. just deadly this guy!!
halflifeproductionz 9 months ago
That's why you shouldn't put labels on people lady
Jarreason 9 months ago
5:29 ROFL LOOK HOW PISSED hitchens gets when he gets interrupted
highlanderdurp 10 months ago
Hitchens is relentlessly magnificent in tearing into intellectually less fortunate. He rushes into arena with drawn swards, holding a cool demeanor, knowing well in advance that he will leave havoc in his wake.
I hope he recover from his illness or intellectual community will miss its greatest most valuable asset.
Aliof 11 months ago 12
Interesting that CNN is constantly defended when someone accuses them of being left-leaning, yet their two "conservatives" are a homosexual Obama-lover and someone who, at least at one time, considered himself a socialist, and to this day I believe still considers himself a Marxist.
Either way, both Sullivan and Hitchens are incredibly bright and interesting. But for me, I greatly prefer Hitchens.
TheBigWhoa 11 months ago
@TheBigWhoa
I agree w/ you that CNN is a bit left leaning in that they dont have a lot of conservatives on, but i think thats because a lot of American conservative politicians are retards. If ALL Republicans were like Ron Paul or Chris Christie or Jack Kemp, then CNN would have a lot more on. And all of those guys are pro-life and pro business etc. They are only 'moderate' Republicans in that they believe Obama is an American and dont believe America is a Christian nation!
StigRossi 4 months ago
@StigRossi How are they left leaning? They tried to smear micheal moore. And as with ALL mainstream networks were predominantly supportative of the war. Liberal media (aka truthful media) is stuff like democracy now, grit tv, majority report none of which are mainsteam, all of which are independent.
pandasftuw 1 month ago
@pandasftuw
Chris Matthews admitted that the mainstream media is somewhat left leaning.
But I agree that in the US its not a bad thing to be left leaning because the country and the politicans are so crazy rightwing that its okay!
StigRossi 1 month ago
@StigRossi Well that admission is false. The coverage of the war was predominantly PRO WAR that is irrefutiable. How is that left leaning? The largest protest before a war began in history barely got a mention other than to trivilize it. This myth of the liberal media is fucking laughable. Mainstream media is corporate and indulges right wing lies all the time. Objectivity is not half way between lies and truth, look at the media's creationism vs evolution "argument".
pandasftuw 1 month ago
My man crush deepens.
marydwyer14119 1 year ago 8
If you're anything but massively informed, this man will indeed tear you to shreds. Because where Dawkins is polite and educating with people who don't know what they're talking about, Hitchens makes you realize you shouldn't have opened your mouth in the first place.
JohnBrody23 1 year ago 5
This host is HOT! I'd pump her no matter what she believes in.
bfgray 1 year ago
Does anyone know exactly which of woodwards books Sullivan is talking about at 5.37?
eirikpilot 1 year ago
I would LOVE to hang out with Christopher!!!
yourjunk420 1 year ago
He just annihilates people left right and center.
VoodooFlintstone 1 year ago 6
@VoodooFlintstone Lol Agreed.
StevenCBlah 1 year ago
@StevenCBlah Hahaa.
Verbal 1 man gang rape.
VoodooFlintstone 1 year ago
We love you Hitchens !
Earrot 1 year ago
hitchens got pissed off...haha i love him
equallyeasilyfuqyou 1 year ago
Hitchens is hilarious. He is an arrogant prick, but he is great... and right.
YourNameHere1212 1 year ago
@YourNameHere1212 if you were as smart as him you would probably be arrogant when talking to idiots sometimes also
equallyeasilyfuqyou 1 year ago 3
Hitchens is hilarious. He is an arrogant prick, but he is great
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thunderfr00t 1 year ago
@thunderfr00t ooop.....cunt
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yington 1 year ago
I really love that Hitchens was frowning after his introduction, and interrupts the host by exclaiming "I'm not a conservative!"
It's true, you know, he's isn't.
terratrema 1 year ago 7
lol at Chris's face at the beginning..
Digitalis17894 1 year ago
@Digitalis17894 LOOOOOOL
Hinaisthebest 1 year ago
why do people think christopher hitchens is a conservative...... i dont get it
religionhater2011 1 year ago
@religionhater2011 Because he argues many issues on the same side as conservatives.
PCrePs 1 year ago
@PCrePs oh ic, makes sense: interventionalism and such
religionhater2011 1 year ago
@religionhater2011 hmm let me understand this, he doesn't consider himself a "conservative" because he probably feels that his left- wing/liberal views tend to dominate overall, she he indentifies along those lines....however when it comes time to vote he may very well happen to vote conservative.
religionhater2011 1 year ago
@religionhater2011 Intelligent people judge every issue on it's own merits and flaws. Aligning oneself on a political scale and then taking a default stance on every issue is a folly of the small minded.
PCrePs 1 year ago
@PCrePs i'm glad we had this chat
religionhater2011 1 year ago
@religionhater2011 because he thinks certain conservative views are more crucial in the present moment
religionhater2011 1 year ago
they think he is conservative because he supported the war in iraq. thats the only reason why he is known as a conservative, because he backed bush on that issue.
scienceatheism 1 year ago
CNN IS BULLSHIT.
darkillity 1 year ago
John Boner, aptly named, cause hes a dick.
anthonym267 1 year ago
i'm NOT a conservative. sadly i've had to clarify that point about myself while defending the quite progressive, imo, war on terror
nicky2coats 1 year ago
I prefer him with a beard though :P
mpawlak10 1 year ago
"A pair of conservatives."
hahahahaha
Yes, an English, gay catholic libertarian and an English antithiest ex-marxist, both of whom endorsed Obama are entirely representative slices of the American Conservative pie. Salt of the Earth they are.
treazn 1 year ago 4
He corrected her in her first sentence wololool
mpawlak10 1 year ago
CNN is vacuous, without soul and nitpicks random tidbits of shallow importance.
MadPutz 1 year ago
man, he just doesn't conform like all the other nitwits that appear in these kind of programs that suck up...he's great
IamMichaelGabriel 1 year ago
Every time Christopher Hitchens face comes up like at :07 you just know it's going to be good.
GoogleVideoMan 1 year ago 2
my goal in life is to be the next hitchens (obviously i cannot BE hitchens nro even come close to his level) because he is the single greatest person walking this earth
mygeneration01 1 year ago
hitchens is a hero
MidlanderThe 1 year ago
His face at 0:07 haha "What the fuck did you just say woman??!!"
jesal21 1 year ago 4
4 years later :(
SirPwn4lot 1 year ago
hahaha, christopher hitchens is hillarious when he gets rude.
israelifaggot 1 year ago 23
this cnn reporter is nauseating
mortald 2 years ago 5
love hitch, but i think he had a couple toddy's at lunch before this interview.
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Geithner, Frank and Bernanke are doing a heck of a job!
fomastephanovitch 2 years ago
Yes, it's the Hitch!
coolantmanuscript 2 years ago 7
the hitch will kill you in a debate and drink you under the table!
willrot 2 years ago 31
...at the same time
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@willrot - the hitch will drink you in a debate and kill you under the table! :-)
Rocketryman 2 months ago
HITCH!!
urvil 2 years ago
News actors cant deal with The Hitch.
invisiblebears 2 years ago 9
"Christopher Hitchens, we'll be sure to more accurately generalize you in the future"... I have a feeling that's how this clip ends. Lolz
PKwinsomee 2 years ago
Hitchens isn't a conservative... dumb bitch.
YouDickwod 2 years ago 6
@YouDickwod
Your right his foreign policy views are neo conservative.
kalai333 2 years ago
hahaha throughout hitchens highlights what a crap and biased network cnn is.
lithfrasir 2 years ago
A few days back I posted this as Darwin's quote it is in fact by Osborn I apologise
The Negroid stock is even more ancient than the
Caucasian and Mongolian, as may be proved by an examination
not only of the brain, of the hair, of the bodily characters such as teeth, the genitalia, the sense organs, but of the instincts, the intelligence. The standard of intelligence of the average Negro is similar to that of the eleven-year-old youth of the species Homo sapiens (1980, 89:129).
pseudosaur 2 years ago
Christopher Hitchens is one of very few people that I respect, but he's more wasted than usual here.
1:25-1:40 makes no sense at all. At best, it's a completely retarded and long-winded way to say that Bush was wrong on that point. And it's made funnier by the fact that Hitch has such smug delivery and thinks that he said something brilliant.
Again, I like the guy. But this is notable because it's the only time I've seen him border on incoherent.
SecondsToLast 2 years ago
"Wasted"? As in, like, inebriated?
theyerdahl 2 years ago
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Little to much scotch for breakfast again Hitchens.
Overall an likeable. arrogant man. Sullivan is a dumb ass though.
kalai333 2 years ago
katrina is such a nothing, funny what a bludgeon this was, it was a non-issue for a retarded person
aweiss 2 years ago
i think everything besides fish sticks and bus schedules is a non issue to retarded people
surfingps3 2 years ago
add Katrina to that
aweiss 2 years ago
@surfingps3 ]
Gay fish yo.
kalai333 2 years ago
You call a women who made a silly mistake (by omitting the world 'neo-') a"stupid cunt" and get 10 thumbs up?
They should get rid of ratings on youtube and just let the comments stand.
blahblahhuh1 2 years ago
People might describe him as a neo conservative but I doubt he would make that concession himself
automaticSOM 2 years ago
Oh yes, such brilliance and high IQs. Plus we all know what staunch atheists Einstein and Newton were! Your self-righteousness and self-love is quite laughable!
shocker147 2 years ago
Right out the gate- Hitchens doesn't give her an inch. Hahahaha
JasonERF 2 years ago 14
Who in their right mind would ever call Christopher Hitchens a conservative? Someone who'd never heard of him more than three hours before than the interview, that's who. Stupid cow.
Briangetsvideos 2 years ago 13
Paula Zahn is not known for being smart. She blunders all the time. That's what happens when you have a daft bimbo interviewing smart people.
mathproof 2 years ago 3
Conservative HAHAHA thats funny, what a stupid cunt.
RyanB0011 2 years ago 11
Hitchens totally fucks up this voice box right off the bat, it's hilarious.
CannibalCorpse909 2 years ago 10
Yeah he does, he doesn't give her an inch.
mar8les 2 years ago 10
Lol she thought because he supports the war he's a conservative, and got 0wn abruptly for it.
FreeInquisition 2 years ago 14
Hitchens takes control right out of the gate!! I love this guy.
justgetsome 2 years ago 117
@justgetsome I love him, but he can be such a rude bastard
LucienZakhaev 1 year ago
@LucienZakhaev ...he needs to be when dealing with nimrods.
justgetsome 1 year ago
Hitchens (as to a lesser degree i agree) doesn't seem to like the way the media sort of neatly divides people into these simple classifications. As if you are simply a conservative or a democrat and can't actually be somewhere between, or that the average person couldn't be made aware of the possibility of being for and against the same party on different issues. As well as the use of titles instead of personal merit. ie automatic respect for a 'Reverend' without thinking about their ideals.
lubermanl 2 years ago 4
Hitchens actually let Andrew talk, wow! I love the way Hitchens thinks.
jaimesandoval1988 2 years ago
I love Hitchens but he needs to stop drinking on tv.
Freshhhhh1982 2 years ago
Why?
ThePissedOffAtheist 2 years ago
Cause I have alot of respect for the man. Its also the petty kind of thing that his adversaries will try and use against him.
Freshhhhh1982 2 years ago
He does that on purpose to try and lure his opponents into Ad Hominem attacks which he then exploits and absolutely kills them. That is why nobody has challenged him on it. Also it's difficult to admit that you are getting intellectually owned by a drunk. Pure genius on his part.
thelordmemnoch 2 years ago
why
bigbowlowrong 2 years ago
Because I think hes one of the great minds of our time and his drinking is giving ammunition to a bunch of absolute cunts.
Freshhhhh1982 2 years ago 9
lol if they pick of drinking then they are indeed cunts, i dont think he cares, do you honestly think hitchens would be offended by someone making fun of his drinking, they do it all the time.
IrelandRaven 2 years ago 2
I dont think he gives a fuck but its giving them ammo. They are cheap fuckers.
Freshhhhh1982 2 years ago
Happy to see supporters of Hitchens criticizing his consumption of ethanol :-)
Free your mind of all bullshit, I say
SketchyBack 2 years ago
Hitchens describes himself as a Marxist but NOT a socialist. How the heck that works, I don't know. Nevertheless, it's so narrow minded to think that he's automatically a conservative just because he supported the war.
MarxBakuninMe 2 years ago
MarxBak, I've recently heard him describe himself simply as a 'radical', not a Marxist/Socialist anymore as he did in his younger days. But I'd agree with your point about assuming he's a conservative.
stupidyoungmanvideos 2 years ago
Oh man... owned from the word go.
PinkandDeadly 2 years ago 14
I wonder why Hitchens was out to get this lady from the start
nigerlover18 2 years ago 6
because she called him a conservative. Think that usually gets under his skin,
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misogynist maybe?
fettithedon 2 years ago
What a stupid bitch. She tried to purposely mislabel Hitchens as a, "conservative" to use his other stances against him. Fuckin cnn.
IIIIIIII 2 years ago 14
She's a newsbot. Only on the air for her looks. Like most.
laxpol 2 years ago 6
he really is trying to annoy her at the start
fintanio 2 years ago 2
Christopher Hitchens is an incredible thinker. He's witty, brilliant, and funny.
Unfortunately, you gotta wonder who the hell votes for in elections...
Cordman1221 2 years ago 7
if anything good can be said to come from the iraqi war it would be that it halted Don Rumsfeld's desire to militarize space (more so than it allready is)
in the brief time of the bush admin before 9/11 rumsfeld discussed his plans for developing satellite missle technology as being the future of american military developements.
this is the single most dangerous issue of our life times.
we are the only nation unwilling to sign aggrements to not develope such technologies.
lovecraftfan311 2 years ago
I am so jealous of how well Hitchens speaks. Humorous and articulate but without sounding pretentious. Damn my Australian drawl.
rothery86 2 years ago 4
Oh, an Australian accent has a certain power, and frankly, you sound a helluva lot better than the Southern accent in the U.S.
BadgerRavenmoon 2 years ago 4
or the jersey accent, or the northern midwest pseduocanadian accent, or the "martha vineyard"/"long island lock jaw" accent which apparently thinks they do just fine by not including any "R" 's in their language
cishep9108 2 years ago
haha. it is a bit pretentious. but other than that, awesome.
Weirfan69 2 years ago
Sullivan was magnificent here. The unhinged right really hates him because he was one of the earlier (thought not nearly early enough) conservatives to turn on the Bush administration.
ianat841 2 years ago
this cunt needs to do her hw before she introduces her guests.
muetter 3 years ago 2
Hitchens is a true seeker. He is denounced by the right as a simpering leftie, and denounced by the left as foaming right winger.
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this Hitchens guy is a self-righteous moron
saqib09 3 years ago
What a bizarre statement. Who doesn't believe that they are right about something? You seem to think you are right in making that statement, an arguably self righteous statement. So I think the elf-righteous part gets you nowhere. On the 'moron' claim, you really have gone out on a limb, I suggest you read some of his work before making such a bold claim. He also has worldwide intellectual aclaim. I think you'll have your work cut out trying to make the 'moron' part stick.
artyfarty2 3 years ago
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Well, he is arrogant. Wise people are not arrogant. They are polite.
saqib09 3 years ago
Well fine, you think him arrogant and therefore unwise, but that really doesn't address a single one of his arguments. I could say George Bush is gay, but it is a rather hollow claim until I provide some justification, no matter how good or bad, for that claim.
artyfarty2 3 years ago
In fact if you want examples of arrogance you would do far better looking at some of the statements of George Bush. Take a look at the openning statement to the video from him.
artyfarty2 3 years ago
I think you'll have to be really stupid to actually think that he (Hitchens) is not a knowledgeable man. Azazel was brilliant, yet he is cursed because of his arrogance. I dont think you have to be a Christian or Muslim to appreciate the story. If knowledge and intelligence do not make someone modest, I think there is something seriously wrong with that person.
saqib09 3 years ago
You still have done nothing to support your claim.
artyfarty2 3 years ago
I think you should distinguish between a claim and expression of a general impression. His complete denial to see Anything good in religion and his utter rejection of the fact that the Iraq war has greatly angered the whole Muslim world (which has further destroyed the chance of 'building bridges') are something that just do not make Hitchens look the most compassionate and modest scholar. And that is the impression he has made on me and I believe on many other people.
saqib09 3 years ago
I can accept that this is the impression you have of him, but to assume you have the measure of him based on an impression seems as arrogant as you want to make him out. I don't agree with him about everything, I have my own concerns about the 'war'. I happen to think he is largely correct about religion though.
artyfarty2 3 years ago
Nothing really to add to what you said (other then a hearty "Good job!") but just wanted to say that artyfarty2 is about the best name I've come across on youtube ;)
kbonez2 2 years ago
"You're not a Conservative?"
"No thank you"
hahaha
domrio 3 years ago
I note Andrew Sullivan didn't disavow the description "conservative" - he's not of course. He's an irrelevant clown now - he hasn't said anything vaguely insighful for years. Hitch should have gone after him.
Onanation 3 years ago
Hitchens is always drunk
WKaliber1 3 years ago 3
He's also always brilliant, well, mostly brilliant.
Carlinfan1 3 years ago 3
i know
imagine how brilliant he would be sober
WKaliber1 3 years ago
Give him some credit, in the face of alcoholism... HA! snub rehab, he embraces it!
Stead3111 3 years ago 2
He's not drunk, he just comes across that way.
tigerdraft 3 years ago 2
LoL, Sullivan is so hilarious in his explanation of Bush's psyche. "This man has lost his MIND!"
YoknapatawphaKid 3 years ago
Why do morons think someone must be a republican or conservative if you support a particular war
40% of all voters are Independents!
No Republican or Democrat becomes president without our vote!!
chasmcrown 3 years ago 3
But he was not right about the war. He is not a conservative but that does not make him right.
arijitrule 3 years ago
The journalists aren't generally intellectuals. Especially the handsome/winsome early-evening talking heads. At best, they did academic debate in high school or college. To expect them to be able to break themselves loose of the peculiar American bipolar view of politics on the fly, let alone stimulate conversation in that mode, is preposterous.
It may be ironic to say, but I feel that moderation ought to be held as something of a sacred role. Shame, really.
deadacc29343 3 years ago 2
deadacc, I get the feeling you sleep with a thesaurus under your pillow.
gizmofsu 3 years ago
Thank you. Still, I think the only archaic word I used there was "winsome," which reflects the innocent kind of charm female anchors often reach for when asked to speak off-the-cuff. In that sense, it's a neutral term. On the other hand, it's somewhat incompatible with academic talk, an exercise in explaining difficult concepts. I could say the same about the folksy charm that some people employ in conversation. Pleasant, to be sure, but not always conducive to clarity.
deadacc29343 3 years ago
the man has so much character! imagine having a beer with the guy! he speaks what he thinks. no bullshit
triwillb 3 years ago 5
I hate how CNN keeps trying to steer the conversation away from substance and towards politics.
indyleftist 3 years ago 3
Lol, Chris looks so pissed at the start
ancalites 3 years ago
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sullivan the sodomite
slickskillet123 3 years ago
Poor Sullivan has completely discredited himself in this election cycle.
123cristofori 3 years ago
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hitchens is like a child "i'm not a conservative, i'm not a conservative"
newsanchor: "well how would you describe yourself young man?"
hitchens: "not a conservative, not a conservative"
hahahhahahha. he agrees with the war in iraq, not much of a liberal then
dagibbons 3 years ago
pls read 1 of his books. he doesnt fit in American bipartial thinking.
m0ssel 3 years ago 8
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I love Hitchens views on religion, but for him to support Bush on this Oil Grab Fiasco in Iraq is just plain silly. I cant quite figure out why.
lctrout 3 years ago
Maybe you can check out the Iraqie government surplus of today and that might get you on the path to something..
richter75 3 years ago
I don't like war. No one does. But the people of Iraq deserve liberation. Their children should not suffer the thousands of years of historic torture upon the human mind and body. Does that make it worth the price of an American son? Yes, it's our privilige to emancipate all who suffer under 'iron thought'.
Draeka 3 years ago 5
It's a disaster!
astupid16yearold 3 years ago
While I don't agree with Hitchens on Iraq its amazing that he doesn't let the anchor get away with any bullshit.
Dagens24 3 years ago 16
yup
Voltajavi 3 years ago 3
I agree.
I think Hitchens is completely wrong about Iraq, but he doesn't take any shit which I think is cool.
He is a human bullshit detector.
F33bs 3 years ago 2
It's funny how so many ppl label him with the titles "conservative" or "neo-con" when in fact he has quite a few leftist liberal opinions. He's a person that thinks for himself, a true free thinking man.
teufeldritch 3 years ago 4
just how i feel
Voltajavi 3 years ago
see Hitchens on youtube
The Trial of Henry Kissenger 1/8
2handsclapping 3 years ago
I love how Hitchens doesnt let anchor egt away with anything
Obelisk2290 3 years ago 11
Sullivan is quite impressive. It's great to hear this type of intelligent criticism of Iraq and the Bush regime from a conservative. We need more thoughtful and humane conservatives!
bearcat648 3 years ago 5
danger0usknowledge 3 years ago
I'm confused, what election happened in 2006?
WoodenSwordL 3 years ago
The midterms; the Republicans lost the House and the Senate
jakeamitchell 3 years ago