Farewell, Hitch.

[calmdude]

Above all, I will miss his intellectual honesty - right up to the end. Here is a 18 min interview he gave to A Cooper/CNN recently.


Hitchens Anderson Cooper EXTENDED Interview CNN - YouTube

You may also enjoy what his friend wrote about him:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011...-by-ian-mcewan
No man was ever as easy to visit in hospital. He didn't want flowers and grapes, he wanted conversation, and presence. All silences were useful.

[Neworleansisprettygood]

Does anybody have any idea what deadline he was meeting when he was within the last few days? I imagine that would be quite a read.

[LindavG]

Originally Posted by Neworleansisprettygood

Does anybody have any idea what deadline he was meeting when he was within the last few days? I imagine that would be quite a read.

"The next morning, at Christopher's request, Alexander and I set up a desk for him under a window. We helped him and his pole with its feed-lines across the room, arranged pillows on his chair, adjusted the height of his laptop. Talking and dozing were all very well, but Christopher had only a few days to produce 3,000 words on Ian Ker's biography of Chesterton. Whenever people talk of Christopher's journalism, I will always think of this moment."

[Neworleansisprettygood]

Originally Posted by LindavG

"The next morning, at Christopher's request, Alexander and I set up a desk for him under a window. We helped him and his pole with its feed-lines across the room, arranged pillows on his chair, adjusted the height of his laptop. Talking and dozing were all very well, but Christopher had only a few days to produce 3,000 words on Ian Ker's biography of Chesterton. Whenever people talk of Christopher's journalism, I will always think of this moment."

Thanks. Was never a big fan of Chesterton, but I'm sure that would make interesting reading nonetheless.

[Texan2008]

The world needs more of the likes of Christopher Hitchens,Thomas Paine, Robert Ingersoll and Ayann Hirsi Ali in it.