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Merged Christopher Hitchens (1949-2011)

I feel weird being the only one here that had never heard of him until today. Was he a member here?
 
I was going to post this but you beat me to it. I thought I was going to be the first. I just heard about this 14 hours ago.
 
Hitchens on waterboarding

"It's annoying to me now to read every time it's discussed in the press -- or in Congress -- that it simulates the feeling of drowning," he said. "It doesn't simulate the feeling of drowning. You are being drowned, slowly."

I don't know much about him, but if all of his writing and speaking is as clear as this passage, then his passing is a greater loss than I realized. Robert Scheer offered some personal remembrances.
 
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Hitchens' life is over, that really is the end
He knew that like no other and he never would pretend
That when his body'd perish, his soul would then go on
His soul was just the product of his brain and now it's gone
I'll miss the guy and though real soon his body may be rotten
His legacy, that's sure as hell, will never be forgotten

Enjoying a bottle of black label in his honour right now.
That may sound superstitious, but it tastes pretty good.
Cheers Christopher!
 
Father Dagon said:
Er, it's just a headline and a photo. :-S
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The Onion is a news comedy website. Basically the non-article was a compliment to Hitchens' great reasoning, debate and writing skills while insulting those who may seek to tear apart Hitchens' arguement after his death.
 
Tony said:
There are some gems of comedy in there. A contrarian is someone who staunchly argues for the existence of a supreme being? I can see it now "William Lane Craig: Contrarian".
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Cockburn's an interesting guy. That's probably another one of his more controversial views (because atheism runs rampant in elite circles), but so what? He was a closer friend than any other obit writer I've seen so far.

Christopher Hitchens, Warmonger and Dinner Party Hack, dies...
 
Cain said:
Cockburn's an interesting guy. That's probably another one of his more controversial views (because atheism runs rampant in elite circles), but so what? He was a closer friend than any other obit writer I've seen so far.

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Cockburn is an uninteresting POS.

Counterpunch is a racist rag.
 
Cain said:
Cockburn's an interesting guy. That's probably another one of his more controversial views (because atheism runs rampant in elite circles), but so what? He was a closer friend than any other obit writer I've seen so far.
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Then you haven't looked very hard, there's at least a couple linked to from this thread alone.
 
Cain said:
Cockburn's an interesting guy. That's probably another one of his more controversial views (because atheism runs rampant in elite circles), but so what?
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Is he usually an apologist for religion? It is just an odd comment and makes him come across as out of touch. The rest of the piece reads like someone with a case of butt hurt.
 
Four righteous smackdowns,
Three snarky answers,
Two bottles of whiskey,
And a pack of cigarettes!
 
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