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Christopher Hitchens

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The Greatest Debate of the Decade - Christopher Hitchens vs. George Galloway. Paxman meets Hitchens full 30 minute interview with BBCs Jeremy Paxman RIP. The Four Horsemen: Hour 2 of 2 - Discussions with Richard Dawkins, Ep 1. Christopher Hitchens "All Of Life Is A Wager" Christopher Hitchens vs Tony Blair Debate: Is Religion A Force For Good In The World? 1(2) BBC Newsnight Special: Christopher Hitchens. The Blog : Hitch. The moment it was announced that Christopher Hitchens was sick with cancer, eulogies began spilling into print and from the podium. No one wanted to deny the possibility that he would recover, of course, but neither could we let the admiration we felt for him go unexpressed. It is a cliché to say that he was one of a kind and none can fill his shoes—but Hitch was and none can.

In his case not even the most effusive tributes ring hollow. There was simply no one like him. One of the joys of living in a world filled with stupidity and hypocrisy was to see Hitch respond. I first met Hitch at a dinner at the end of April 2007, just before the release of his remarkable book god is not Great. I rolled out of bed the following morning, feeling quite wrecked, to see Hitch holding forth on C-SPAN’s Book TV, dressed in the same suit he had been wearing the night before. The evening before the event, we met for dinner, and I was aware that it might be our last meal together. Christopher Hitchens talks about inspiration. Christopher Hitchens - The Best of the Hitchslap.