Christopher Hitchens on Think Tank 25-Apr-02 (Part 1)

(Part 1 of 3) Think Tank with Ben Wattenberg Orwell's Century. The year 2003 marks the centennial of author George Orwell's birth. Although Orwell himself disdained what he called "all the smelly little ... all » orthodoxies," both liberal and conservative social critics claim him as a prime influence. Think Tank explores how Orwell's writing shaped the twentieth century's war of ideas. Guests: John Rodden, author of George Orwell, The Politics of Literary Reputation and the forthcoming, George Orwell: Scenes From and Afterlife; and Christopher Hitchens, columnist for The Nation, and author of the forthcoming book, Orwell's Victory.

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4WGf-f9eJM
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1gRFmxskbI

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[marsCubed]

Your words are meaningless drivel, the work of ignorant bronze age genocidal peasants. Archaeology finds no old testament history, the whole of your faith is a pack of superstitious babbling and lies.

 Why on earth should I read such crap?

Go get a decent education and stop polluting people with your anti intellectual trash.

Seriously, Bush has gone now, crawl back under your rock with the rest of your war warmongering voodoo.

[marsCubed]

Your bible quotes speak of your ignorance and abuse by your parents. The truth is the truth, it is something you can discover through critical analysis. The scriptures are man made crap. They are not historical except that we know the old testament was written in 600BC in Judah. a provable fake, and the new testament was constructed by the Romans. To have faith is nothing but admitting mental illness.

[atheistdawn]

@marsCubed Oh yes dude, atheism is growing everyday! 

[AspiringPotato]

@jackhowiedocherty

Orwell was many things but certainly no coward...

[magicpony9]

Thanks for uploading these, I hadn't seen them before, and a new Hitch video pretty much makes my day:)

[AutoBahnForever]

Christopher Hitchens speaking or debating is akin to watch Babe Ruth, Micheal Jordan or Brent Farve in their prime.........RIVETING transmission of message with state of the art use of the English language. His books are even more elaborate, but also include a biting honesty that is compelling (wordsmith). My best to Hitch if he reads this....cancer survivors are very common nowadays.....medical science is impressive. English stiff upper lip comes in real handy about now,....this is doable

[robert1268]

Amen.

[umbrellaman75]

Hitch looks like shit here

[jackhowiedocherty]

i have studied world religions

i accept none of them

this does not mean that i do not believe in a relationship between man and god

i am an absolute monist

i do not accept monotheism

monotheism is god and its creation

monism is god and its own self

what did george believe

was he a coward presenting no belief

[wickedceltics]

Excellent. Thanks for posting Hitchens.

[Ragnaros12345]

Wow, I didn't think it would be very bad, but shit. You're right.

[eyehear10]

Let Hitchens speak old man.