Comments on: UPDATED: Christopher Hitchens, Great Rhetorician & Writer, Dies At 62

By: Trilby

Trilby — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 02:53:22 +0000

I always found CH offputting. TC sounds like the real thing, tho: an intellectual w excellent values.

By: Roy Bleckert

Roy Bleckert — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 01:11:12 +0000

RIP CH

By: Sean D'Anconia

Sean D'Anconia — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:16:11 +0000

I loved him. Didn’t always agree, but what a witty, agressive, brilliant bastard he was. I hope they remember me in the same way.

By: George Pal

George Pal — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:04:43 +0000

Mr. Hitchens might have demonstrated throughout his public life that he was capable of many a character flaw; and as many strengths. It seems, though, more than anything else, he would not have it said of himself that he was ‘nice’; so much so that he adopted the guise of the enfant terrible, complete with vitriol, to dissuade anyone from thinking as much. I think it was a put up job – he tried too hard; he was not utterly convincing in that role.

By: Nebojsa Malic

Nebojsa Malic — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:00:35 +0000

Eh. Hitchens could have used that considerable talent of his to do good in service of a cause he honestly believed in. But he had none of those; all his causes were fads, and all his considerable intellect and wit were ultimately wasted on angry diatribes against everything not Christopher Hitchens. I’m willing to wager you’ll leave a better lasting impression on the world.