Christopher Hitchens on Hannity & Colmes about Rev. Falwell's Death
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- Опубліковано 16 тра 2007
- Christopher Hitchens along with Ralph Reed participate in a debate on the legacy of the Reverend Jerry Falwell. This was recorded from the Hannity and Colmes show of 16-May-2007. UPDATE: December 16, 2011 - The influential writer and cultural critic Christopher Hitchens died on Thursday at the age of 62 from complications of cancer of the esophagus. For years, Hitchens had toured the country debating religious figures about his utter disbelief in the existence of a God. He didn't waver in the face of his inability to treat his disease. To the very end, whatever the argument joined, Hitchens' voice was an original. He is survived by his wife, the writer Carol Blue, and three children. Alexander, Sophia and Antonia. (from: www.npr.org/2011/12/16/1435958...)
Link to all of Christopher Hitchens work as a writer/columnist at Slate: www.slate.com/?id=3944&qp=...
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Christopher Eric Hitchens (born April 13, 1949, in Portsmouth, England) is an Anglo-American author, journalist and literary critic. Currently living in Washington, D.C., he has been a columnist at Vanity Fair, The Nation, Slate and Free Inquiry; additionally, he is an occasional contributor to other publications and has appeared regularly in the Wall Street Journal. His brother is British journalist Peter Hitchens.
Hitchens is known for his iconoclasm, anti-clericalism, atheism, antitheism, anti-fascism and anti-monarchism. He is also noted for his acerbic wit and his noisy departure from the Anglo-American political left. He was formerly a Trotskyist and a fixture in the left wing publications of Britain and America. But a series of disagreements beginning in the early 1990s led to his resignation from The Nation shortly after the September 11, 2001, attacks. He is also known for his ardent admiration of George Orwell and Thomas Jefferson, and his iconoclastic criticism of Mother Teresa.
While Hitchens' idiosyncratic ideas and positions preclude easy classification, he is a vociferous critic of what he describes as "fascism with an Islamic face," and his critics have been known to describe him as a "neoconservative". Hitchens, however, refuses to embrace this designation. In 2004, Hitchens stated that neoconservative support for US intervention in Bosnia and Iraq convinced him that he was "on the same side as the neo-conservatives" when it came to contemporary foreign policy issues. He has also been known to refer to his association with "temporary neocon allies".
Hitchens no longer considers himself a Trotskyist or a socialist; yet he maintains that his political views have not changed significantly. He points out that, throughout his career, he has been both an atheist and an antitheist, and that he has always remained a believer in the Enlightenment values of secularism, humanism and reason. Hitchens has launched a detailed attack on Religion in his book god Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything. He has also stated that, while he "was very much in rebellion against the state" during his youth, he is now "much more inclined to stress... issues of individual liberty."
Hitchens became a United States citizen on his fifty-eighth birthday, April 13, 2007.
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- BerkeleyGuy
Christopher Hitchens has no visible fucks to give.
No visible... No theoretical... Not even a hypothetical fuck was given...
+Plato both of these comments are perfect, I tried but I can't add a single thing.
+Frank Maphoto Amen ;)
+sarin royce Yup, I got nothing either :)
+Frank Maphoto i really do believe genius manifests on so many different ways. every debate, it's like watching a Picasso at work. perfect balance of knowledge , logic and humour!
I love how Hitchens had the ability to seemingly mold his verbal knowledge and logic into a baseball bat and then proceed to beat the absolute shit out of idiots like this. Bravo
very good analogy. absolutely what he did.
I love how you had the ability to mold your impression of him into a perfect metaphor
+sarin royce and I love your compliment sir
Chuzz of course you do.
You two should get a room LOL
“If you gave Falwell an enema, he could be buried in a matchbox.” Has to be one of the all-time greatest parting lines of any interview even given.
Yes savage .
Hitch slap .
Thanks for repeating that - I would have totally missed it!
lol I keep coming back to this video just to hear Hitchens say that line again. 😅
@@marthamack1544 And here you are, a Christian, speaking ill of the dead. By all means attack his beliefs but not the person.
@@marthamack1544 I feel sorry for you, a grown woman believing that snakes, bushes and donkeys once talked because you read it in a book. I'm sure we all feel sorry for some people.
What I loved about Hitchens was he could be brutally direct, exceptionally intelligent but also hilariously funny. In this interview, he combined all three attributes beautifully.
It's hilarious how insecure Hannity is of Hitchen's intelligence
I didn’t learn of hitchens until he was already gone. I wish I could have met him alive.
I did disagree with his conclusions but respected him. falwell was a rapacious fraud. Reed as well.
Exceptionally intelligent😂
@justin7035
Hannity is ever ready with his pouting, brainless imput.
To call preachers "Doctor" is an insult to people that went to college & actually learned something.
A real doctorate by thesis is meant to be internationally examined and agreed to be “a substantial and original contribution to human knowledge”.
@@babagalacticus Is that you Hitch? (:
@J Juarez At least you're half right.
@MusicMadMaurice betcha $ & 🍩's it's a 'tax grift', no more & no less. betcha by golly wow u betcha
@@SandyRiverBlue dans l'esprit seulement, à votre servis mon ami. 🤗🙏🍻
lol, beautiful piece of pure Hitchslap at the end
_"If you gave Falwell an enema he could be buried in a matchbox"_
+Tony Hall can you explain this joke to me? I'm not a native english speaker
Schuyler Rougeau witty joke indeed lol
+Schuyler Rougeau lmaoooo that is genius
+Callum Docherty Sad when you have to live in the glory of a man who's been dead for 10 years.
Callum Docherty Fuck you you little puke.
Not only was Hitchens the smartest guy in the room, he could also be the loudest. We need him now so badly.
Uh, no!
He wasn't that loud more forceful.
@@marthamack1544 Isn't this how religion is supposed to be done according to the Bibble ?
Not sure as I'm not to knowelgable on these things .
@@marthamack1544 Yes it was a typo .
No need to apologize for that .
@@marthamack1544 Thanks
‘Would Jesus have advocated the GOP?’
Hitch: ‘What a question!’😂😂😂
I've never heard any of these religious entrepreneur's quote Jesus telling people to sell what they have and give to the poor. I wonder why that would be.
"I know you think you're the smartest guy in the room" he was, hannity, he was indeed.
+Ariel Raphaeli and he didn't even need to be in the room to achieve it! i miss hitch
He did not just think it, he knew it.
The world is missing a hitch
Ariel Raphaeli exactly
Ariel Raphaeli
And he was all without even being in the room.
"You think it's a pity that there isn't a hell for him to go to, you said"
"Yes, I do"
Still cracks me up to this day.
Lmao, absolutely hilarious.
and then the "well put I think"
The hell part was, of course, hyperbole. Hithens, like Bertand Russell, thought hell was an evil concept - which it is. "At least you can fucking die and leave North Korea." ~ C. Hitchens ; )
tears me up to think that thats really the case I would pray for a hell in this man's and hannity's case
@@iwanwillemse7703 you would actually wish for Hannity to burn in everlasting agony?
Pat Robertson died recently and this Christopher Hitchens interview must be remembered every time a televangelist dies.
Clueless
@@Buttercup333 Pat Robertson? Yes he was
Jesus is alive today and Christopher Hitler is dead . Hehe .
@@user-ki1un4jg2d only on your imature fantasy world.
@@user-ki1un4jg2d
Really? Last I checked he’s been dead for centuries.
Christopher is needed today more than ever. So sad that he is gone.
So you want someone to just bash people's religion 24/7 ?
@@USMC-cv5sd can you translate?
@@paolo6293
*bash
@@USMC-cv5sd yes. all religions are garbage.
@@USMC-cv5sd Hitch did a lot more than "just bash" religion, he conclusively demonstrated the dishonesty, corruption, criminality, child abuse, forgery, fakery, cowardice, totalitarianism, abject stupidity and hypocrisy or religion 24/7. You got a problem with that ? Yes of course you've got a problem with that, all religious people have a massive problem with reality, truth, rationality and accountability.
"He's left the business to his children. It's a hereditary job. Let that console them." - masterfully said. :-)
Clint Leffingwell so appropriate for current times
What the eff?
Frank Schaefer, an ex evangelical who’s father was an influential televangelist, has said that his misgivings with the US religious right began after his father’s death. People like Falwell seemed to take it as a given he would inherit his father’s ministry whether he liked it or not.
Daniel Ryan I forgot about Schaeffer He was interesting to listen to
If money and Christianity were divorced, most religious leaders would become atheists 20 seconds later.
Hannity is waaaay out of his depth trying to argue with Christopher Hitchens
Hannity can't win arguments on facts and logic, which is why he's perfect for Fox.
So true
There are 69 likes on this comment right now.... I'm going to be the one to change that... I don't know how to feel about that.
@Zeek Banistor Huh? Which video were you watching? Hannity did not own Hitchens.
@Zeek Banistor I am not an atheist at all. I am a Christian. That is why I added that I am no fan of Christopher Hitchens. However, I do not like the Corporate-type of 'Christianity' espoused by the likes of the late Rev Falwell. I like Fox News shock jocks like Sean Hannity even less.
“If you gave Falwell an enema he could be buried in a matchbox” is a great line.
An absolutely terrible visual but a great line.
Lol, that's about 300 lbs worth of shit, right there 😂
Who else comes back to this gem every once and awhile?
It's fuel for my soul 😊.
Love it !!😂
Hitchens did not give a fuck. At all. I can only hope to be as awesome as he was some day.
ditto
+babyShrimp
You don't set very high goals for yourself do you, because hitch was about as awesome as a turd in a toilet bowl!! LMAO!!!!
Keith Good this coming from a nobody on youtube trust me you dont even amount to a spec of dust compared to Hitchens he is sorely missed and we are worse off without him.
chaz Davis You're right you are a nobody, and so am I, and so was Hitchens! Because being a total smart-ass, telling people that God isn't real, DOESN'T make you a somebody!! You say "I don't even amount to a spec of dust compared to Hitchens." I don't know what you think he amounted to, but whatever it was it was only in your mind and I wouldn't want to be compared to it! To most people he wasn't worth the crap they flush down the toilet each day, but that's beside the point. He was only a great mind to people of very low intelligence! Telling people that God isn't real when everyone knows he's REAL is just horribly WRONG! Purposely trying to steer people down the wrong path in life is again, horribly WRONG!! If you want to BELIEVE that God isn't real that's fine but keep it to yourself! I know your thinking we should do the same if we in believe in God. Well NO, YOU'RE WRONG!! We are telling people about an eternity of peace and extreme love and happiness with God and all your loved ones for ever and ever! Telling people that there is God is sending them down a path to an eternity of darkness and loneliness and eternal solitude, with no love no peace and never ever interacting with anyone or anything ever again for the rest of time! Not to mention they might deserve the flames TOO while going through all that!!!!
So you might want to think twice before believing ANYTHING Christopher Hitchens had to say!!!!
So..I might not amount to a spec of dust compared to Hitchens,
Well.. Hitchens doesn't amount to ANYTHING compared to GOD!!!!!!!
Keith Good Believing is fairy tales is not something to be proud of especially for an adult and Hitchens has done more for our world than most religious people he never states there is no god so obviously you dont even know anything about the man you are bashing.
Dammit, I miss Hitchens.
+Rogred We all miss him.
Rogred ya !! for target practice 😂😂LMAO😂😂
Me2! He changed my thinking! Peace Hitch!✌
Yes, Christopher Hitchens is universally missed. His death has left a huge void.
Rogred Don't miss him be him
I have immense respect for people who speak their minds, and not someone else's mind. Especially when I agree with the vast majority of what they say. Christopher Hitchens never fails to entertain and enlighten me further. I miss him dearly, and admire him even more.
When you read through these comments, the supporters of Hitchens outweigh the supporters of Ralph Reed by around 50 to 1. I still think that, throughout history, religious people have gotten away with lying about just how popular their religion genuinely was.
@@upturnedblousecollar5811 You doubt the popularity of Christ? Compared to, what, a system of thought that insists on nothing? That everything is derived from nothing? And that all of this nothing suddenly began in motion as a result of...nothing? Trust me, people generally dislike atheists...atheists dismiss the notion of a deity...that, in turn, means dismissing the notion of a soul...and once you do THAT, well, you wind up dismissing a great deal of what many of us think makes life worth living...But forums like this will always tend to be populated by the fringe elements....there are some Christian apologists who do quite well defending their faith on an intellectual basis, but they are the exception rather than the rule...and some who do well defending the idea, in generic terms, of a deity...but the advantage is always with the atheist....We live in a physical realm...God would be, by definition, outside of that...outside of the things that can be measured, or weighed, or observed...Even in Biblical times, there are relatively few physical manifestations of the supernatural. So you wind up with a debate between people who embrace the totality of being human...the sense of awe, and wonder, and reverence, that have always been a part of our species...and another group who take some manner of perverse pride in dismissing anything other than the evidence of their senses...
This is such a brilliant demonstration on how not to take any nonsense in an interview. A Hitch masterclass.
Hannity is high on the list of the world's most irritating people.
@Colin Cleveland fuck me running, that quote is nothing short of perfection!!!
Alan Fitzgerald That’s what his mother always said
It’s incredible to see just how fragile Hannity can be when he’s in the presence of someone who won’t let him play his games
Hannity is a mental midget with normal guests- Hitchens shouldn’t even acknowledge this clown 🤡
_"You're a big meanie, Christopher Hitchens!"_
Scammity never struck me as being fragile. He's just another loudmouth in the right-wing noise machine.
The expression on Hannity‘s face when Christopher Hitchens said, you took up all the time with your rather unlettered question. 😂😂😂 speaks to his fragility.
@@stephenpaquet That's because Scammity probably doesn't know the meaning of the word "unlettered." Hitchens probably read a few thousand books in his life, while Scammity has probably read no more than fifty (I'm being generous there), and most of those 50 were probably just conservative hogwash, like his own books.
My favorite part of this is when Christopher Hitchens called one of Sean Hannity’s inane questions “rather unlettered.” And Hannity’s reaction seemed to be along the lines of, “Oh, am I not sophisticated for you?” But it came out merely as a soft, somewhat mocking, “Oh, okay…oh…” because he knew if he had asked if he weren’t sophisticated enough for him, Hitchens would just have smiled devastatingly and have replied, “Yes.”
He knew he was outmatched. Lol.
"if you gave Falwell an enema he'd buried in a matchbox"
a classic of all time
I've never seen a man tie a noose around the necks of 3 men simultaneously using only words. Unreal.
Hannity tied his own noose, he didn't need Hitchen's to do it for him but Hitchen's obliged.
@@freighttrain1695 Hannity is a fucktard, unpatriotic, lying bastard.
careful with that 'noose' shite; in any case colmes was NOT of the same stripe as reed and hannity by any means.
Colmes was appropriately reverent and humble to the great Hitchens, I thought.
If I was granted 3 wishes, I would choose:
- To be wildly rich
- To be hung like a horse
- For Hitch to be here, alive and well!
I’ve always loved to listen to Hitchens. A very intelligent man. I miss him dearly…
Hitchens is one of those men they will still be quoting way off into the future. I'm sure Hannity is a nice man but I don't envision him sharing much of that future.
"I know you think you're the smartest man in the room." Well, Hitchens WAS always the smartest man in the room.
Miss Dee....my six year old grand daughter is smarter than Sean Hannity. Chris Hutchins owned him from the get go.
@@jpathak6227 You may want to edit that. I agree with you, I'm just suggesting Chris's name needs a little editing.
Sadly, when Hitch left the Earth, he took what was left of the science of knowing your enemy's arguments with him.
When the room includes Sean Hannity, you can at least be assured you’re not the dumbest guy in the room.
Mr. Hitchens was "the smartest man " in ANY room he chose to enter.
Continues to be my favorite interview of all time. Hitchens didn’t hold back. He really gave it to those phony hypocrites.
Watch his conversion with the rabbi
Hitchens had Hannity trembling.
Show: invites Hitchens on knowing he would be controversial.
Hitchens is controversial.
Show: how dare you sir!
You’re missed Mr Hitchens. Your truth is tough medication for the sick
Hannity hasn't a notable FRACTION of Hitchens' intellect...
He actually has the inverse. If it's possible to have negative intellect he certainly does.
@@thetruthchannel349 your channel is ironically named everything I've seen you say is laughbly stupid and far from true
@@thetruthchannel349 if you idea of intellect is Sean hannity or Jerry Falwell that is very sad for you
"if you idea of intellect is Sean hannity or Jerry Falwell that is very sad for you"
*I CALL THIS A BURNING MAN FALLACY*
"LFC18926 hours ago
@The Truth Channel your channel is ironically named everything I've seen you say is laughbly stupid and far from true"
*THEN COME ON MY CHANNEL and DO A LIVE DEBATE AND PROVE IT. OTHERWISE, SHUT UP*
I’m a Christian. And this is one of my favorite things to watch on UA-cam, ever. Falwell was an embarrassment, and to watch Hannity completely unable to respond to Hitchens with the Christian charity he supposedly espouses is simply hilarious. Absolutely masterful performance by Hitchens; it was one against three and yet it somehow wasn’t a fair fight.
@@TonyEnglandUK Jesus also said that his kingdom was not of this world, and that there will always be some form of poverty in this world. Social justice isn’t the entire message of Christianity, and people can take what they want out of the Bible and religion, and ignore other aspects of it as well.
@@stevenpb99 Indeed they can. And people can, and should, criticise it if they find it unbelievable.
@@stevenpb99 Indeed people can take from the Bible and considering it's now common knowledge that the Bible stole much of its content from ancient Mesopotamian poems and simply renamed the characters, we can dismiss such books for the untruths and copyright thieves that they are. Hundreds of years before the Bible, there were characters in such poetry being banished from their garden of origin after meeting women who tempt them, forced to cover their nakenedss, characters then created from a rib after eating forbidden flowers (Biblically changed to "fruit") and more. Einstein referred to the Bible as _"Primitive legend"._ It's a storybook and a stolen storybook at that.
Fred (Mr.) Rogers - there’s a deeply devout Christian to admire. Or President Carter (who is now in hospice care). Or Dolly Parton.
They can’t bully intelligent me like Hutchins
“Let’s look at the hateful and mean spirited things you said about Dr Falwell”
“By all means”
Lol hitch was a boss
I miss Hitchens every day, and I never even knew him. The world is an infinitely poorer and duller place without him. What would he have made of the last 12 years?
Yes, often think the same. How many more great interviews like this he could have done on Trump etc 😂
"You took up all the time for my answer with your rather long, unlettered question."
Hannity was literally left opening and closing his mouth like a goldfish.
Hannity was an idiot then, and has not changed. He gave proof of that by attempting to argue with a man who was out of his league by lightyears.
"You took up all the time for my answer with your long, rather unlettered question" HITCHSLAP!!!!!!!!
blues2oo
Ohhh SNAP!
I'll bet Hannity kicked his dog when he got home.
And 9:40 - _"If you gave Falwell an enema he could be buried in a matchbox"_
When Hannity tells Hitchens, "You can leave," he hopes Hitchens willl take him up on that offer. Instead Hitchens sticks around to give Hannity more verbal punishment.
The way Christopher said about Falwell: "He established a business, a racket in my opinion...."
That's some of the most crushing delivery in amongst all the logical bludgeoning delivered in the whole segment. What a mind!
I wish Christopher Hitchens was still alive. We need him in this height of Christian hypocrisy in 2019.
Hitchens would have been with Trump.
Mister G is quite correct. Hitchens supported free speech, something the left never has and are attacking on a daily basis. But I have to ask what you mean by "Christian hypocrisy in 2019". Are you mindlessly parroting the usual narrative that because Trump is such a flawed personal character, then the Christians are hypocritical by their failure to instead support radical leftist democrats who oppose everything they stand for? I've been atheist for over half a century, I stopped believing in gods and Santa and the tooth fairy around the same time. But there is nothing at all hypocritical about Christians supporting terribly flawed people who do the right thing otherwise. Their bibles (yes, it's plural) illustrate that as a common theme. The stories are littered with terribly flawed characters doing their god's work. Trump is a saint compared to the horrendous flaws of Abraham and King David and even Moses, for just a few examples.
Mister G he would in his hole! Trump is literally the complete opposite to him in every way! Hitchens hates Hannity and Trump IS Hannity. He would have hated a hypocrite and liar like Trump. Trump is a hate mongerer. He would have said the exact same about Trump that he says about Falwell. Christ you people are delusional
Hitchens was at least truthful in His epistemology, He Hated the God that he believed did not exist! Whether you agreed with Falwell or not, Both He & Hitchens ( as all men) will have to give an account for their Deeds on that Great & Terrible Day.
I don't think anyone can say where Hitch would have landed on the issue of Trump. Hitch was a completely independent thinker and often held positions that surprised others. He was a great intellectual.
I love how Christopher just gets underneath Sean hannitys skin
thankyou2532
*Hitchens
@@thankyou2532 It's pretty hard to take you seriously when you can't even spell his name properly.
@@TonyEnglandUK help us get that joke
@@thankyou2532 It means _"Falwell was so full of shit, if you took that shit out of him via an enema, there'd be practically nothing left"._
Tony England true that
Man, this never gets old
"You took up all the time for my answer with your long, rather unlettered question." The Hannity sigh/moan is just utter defeat lol. Love it.
The irony of Sean Hannity using the phrase "pseudo-intellectual" in description of anyone but himself....
It took the int-I-llectual-hating Hannity about 2-3 weeks to almost correctly pronounce the cliche' "pseudo-intellectual" before this much-anticipated interview of a doggone braniac like Hitchens.
@@deme9873 lol I love the thought of Hannity practicing the pronunciation of "intellectual" in his bedroom mirror.
There was nothing "pseudo" about Hitch's intellect. He is missed.
@@TonyEnglandUK I surmise he did so bereft of clothing while his genitals were inconspicuously tucked in between his legs (a la "Buffalo Bill" from "Silence of the Lambs" and all that rot).
@@deme9873 I'm ashamed to admit how hilarious this prospect is....
hahahahahahahahahaha!
"If you gave Falwell an enema he'd be buried in a matchbox."
HAHAHAHHAAAAAA That was my favorite part as well
Im too stupid to understand it can you please explain to me
+Kootra The Gambler An enema is a liquid inserted into the anal cavity of someone who is in need of a cleansing or relief of constipation. The punchline of the joke is that Falwell was so full of shit that if an enema was used on him that his physical size would be reduced to something that would fit into a matchbox for burial. It's comedic genius, really
+nick kushnir the best part was he saved it until the very last moment and talked over Hannity's gushing condolences.
I have listened to this like 3 times over the past couple of years and only just heard that at the end. I have been laughing out loud about it for a bit now hahahaha
I love that Hitchens remains calm
My mother called me the day Falwell died. She informed me with a slight giggle. My response was you know Mom I actually felt the planet pick up speed this morning. That giggle turned into laughter then she hung up.
I like your mom. 😁
I don't think Hitch got cancer from smoking but rather from having to deal with these unsavory a-holes. Miss u Hitch
unless CIA Cancer Inductance Advisory but Hitchens cant not crumble faster than Bldg 7 or 6
Sorry, but here your Hitch is the a-hole. I agree, he was there to give his honest opinion about Fowler, but to call religion "superstition"... Well, I'm not a religious man but have my believes and respect for all (except Islam) religions. Downgrading billions of people's believes to some.. voodoo IMHO makes HIM an a-hole.
Stop posting these cringy ass comments
@MusicMadMaurice well said.
@@PrZemek44 god must be proud that he made you lmao
"If you gave Falwell an enema he could be buried in a matchbox."
Classic Hitchens.
One could say the same about any flatulent Repug pol.
Best fucking line ever... Perfect for the situation.
Best line ever!!!
@@Dice69aooooww hez so full of shit that after they gave him an enema his remains can fit in a match box
The essence of brilliance.
Hitchens' description is spot on. Falwell family doesn't pay taxes.
The GOP made a heck of a switch from being outraged over an author criticizing Falwell after his death to just giving Trump criticizing McCain a free pass. Morality indeed!
4:45 Mr. Hannity, you have fallen victim to a grave misunderstanding. Hitchens IS the smartest Guy in the room.
Love this quote! Probably the most intelligent and true statement I've read in months!!
*Hitchens was an idiot, a liar and the worst hypocrite in the room*
@@thetruthchannel349 Liar. Why do christians lie so much?
*I DIDNT VOTE FOR TRUMP. NOW, DONT YOU LOOK STUPID. YOU DUMBASS MORON*
"Kit Cumbie3 hours ago
@The Truth Channel Liar. Why do christians lie so much?"
*COME ON MY CHANNEL. DEBATE ME. PROVE I LIED*
This is quite satisfying: he wipes the floor with that dunce Hannity.
@Jazzkeyboardist1 A Gazelle should never invite a Cheetah over for dinner.
@Jazzkeyboardist1 Whoa, I meant Hannity was the Gazelle and Hitchens was the Cheetah. And who cares what his sexuality was, that is entirely irrelevant.
@Jazzkeyboardist1 Look, mate, you've spent years doing this "Chrissy" routine, nothing I say is going to change that, so just cheer up and enjoy UA-cam, have a great day.
@Jazzkeyboardist1 Point taken. However, the Iraq war was not the topic, nor is it a given that any "worshiper" of Hitchens necessarily must agree with all of his assertions. In any case, you are welcome to your 'rather unlettered' opinion. (and it was Rumsfeld and Cheney's war)
@Jazzkeyboardist1 'Science' does, eh? Computer, requesting definition of the American English word 'coward'. (...working....)
Hitchens is awesome. "He set up a business and passed it to his children"
Did you mean "passed"?
_”If you could have given Jerry Falwell an enema the day before he died then you could have buried him in a matchbox.”_ - Christopher Hitchens.
"If you gave Falwell an enema, he could be buried in a matchbox."
Hitchens
Briliant!
+winston smith I think he means enema, after all he thinks fallwell is full of shit not soul
Wrong, Sir. You misheard. Besides, 'anima' wouldn't make much sense, would it?
Hitchens is saying Falwell was made of mostly shit, so if you gave him an enema, there'd be so little left of him, you could bury it in a matchbox.
Wade Haskell one of my favourite quotes!
Wade Haskell I'm gonna have use that joke and give credit to Hitchens. 😂
Hannity actually called hitch a pseudo intellectual LMAOOOO
Fox did that on purpose. To goad Christopher, good for them. They got what the wanted.
I don't think he knows what it means.
Calling the Hitch a pseudo-intellectual is like calling Einstein a pseudo-scientist. Laughable.
gizzycat cat Fox are a bunch of fucking assholes to treat hitch like this
Smash Diggins -If Hanney read half the books Hitchens read he would not be defending the original 3 card Monty man even if he believed in Christianity. There should be an old dump site where guys like him, Pat Robinson and Jimmy Swaggard can be buried with the rest of the waste.
I cant imagine the awful things thatll be spoken of me when im gone. Cant be any worse than whats said while im still alive though.
Of course Hannity would be shocked that someone on his show would refuse to lie and stick to the truth and facts.
The loaded questions Hannity kept firing at Hitchens such as _"Do you have nothing good to say about Falwell at all?"_ were an embarrassment to any serious interview.
"Tell it to your religious racketeering friends." Classic Hitch.
@Zeek Banistor in your little fantasy, if he said that would he then get to go to your pretend playground in the sky?
@Zeek Banistor I have no idols. Nor fears. I laugh in the face of self-imposed servitude. But I feel at least a little pity for the deranged. Not much though.
@Zeek Banistor uh huh yeah ah-ha. Fucktard.
@Zeek Banistor _"You will find out how real life after death is someday."_
Zeek, with respect, it's 2020, people don't just buy claims like this anymore. In 2020, you have to provide some cold, hard, factual evidence that support such extraordinary claims. Besides you read it in a book, what evidence do you have?
@Zeek Banistor LOL whoa, whoa, whoa, I've never been afraid to answer ANY question you ask me but I can certainly link you to where you dodge MY questions. Let's test that theory, you ask me any three questions you want right now and I'll answer them directly, then you do the same for me. Let's see who's afraid, shall we? Go.
“By all means.” Omg what an absolute emperor of poise that man was. Bless you, Hitch.
He interrupted a lot.
@@jeffcharles9344the host interrupted a lot when Christopher was saying things they don’t wanna hear
Hitchens was a fearless genius. Watching him destroy these fellows with class, wit and intellect was sublime. He chokes them one by one with absolute confidence, then spanks them with humour! Amazing
I love a good commenter-well said.
Yet Hitchens always ended up on the losing end of debates against Christian apologists.
this is a very funny comment!
@@ohiobuckeye5828 LOL! You can't be serious. Dissembling frauds and wackjobs like William Insane Craig "win" nothing whatsoever but the adoration of brainwashed bible college students who revere someone who purports to have "scientific" proof of evangelical fairy tales. It's a good revenue-producing gig, much like peddling snake oil.
@@ohiobuckeye5828 Liar. Why do you christians lie so much?
Christopher Hitchens just in a league of his own, pure quality
Hitchens major league, Hannity T-Ball.
Every few years I come back and watch this clip.
Same here
I didn’t always agree with Hitchens but I loved his ability to take on what he believed to be hypocrisy. He took on right wing media but he also did the same to left wing media. He was a true philosopher.
"Oh please play the world s smallest violin"
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Epic meme
yes, also meme potential in the laugh after "what a question!"
Jeez Hannity is simple. How dare he disparage Stalin without regard for the hurt it may cause his family! Smh
Hannity "you think you're the smartest guy in the room"
It would be difficult not to be the smartest "guy" in that room!
Holding the Falwell family in such reverence has definitely aged well.
Falwell exhibited the worst religion has to offer. He was an affront to everything civil and decent while using religion to cloak his criminal dealings. A very evil man.
You, sir, should have at least 2000 thumbs up for you comment. Well said.
Absolutely - almost ridiculous watching someone of Hitchens' intellect having to spar with these bozos.
The Hitch is sadly missed.
Yes we do
If someone doesn't deserve respect while alive, they sure don't deserve it when they die
Brilliantly designed human, Christopher Hitchens. What a brilliant man
Hitchens doesn’t even get out of first gear and still wipes the floor with these three.
He had literally been drinking before the interview. It’s stunning how incapable Hannity is, in the face of any serious opposition.
@@brandonszpot8948hasn't changed lol
Fox is a special breed of dog, it's offspring is immediately recognised.
3 on 1 and still Hitchens crushes them
Sometimes, when I can't find anything on Netflix that I want to watch, or I need a short mood boost I'll pull up this 10 minute golden nugget of entertainment.
I miss Hitchens bigtime.
I miss Christopher Hitchens.
He had such a mastery of the English language and a rapier wit to use it with.
One more thing Hannity. Facts dont care about your feelings.
@tjungblast 00 and christians and conservatives don't argue with feelings?
@tjungblast 00 Most of people on every side don't argue with points, but with feelings.
Whether you're conservative, liberal, centrist, SJW or otherwise, facts are one of the few certain things that don't play favorites.
@tjungblast 00 Spoken like an arrogant, proudly ignorant speck of nothing.
@tjungblast 00 Never met one of those. The atheists I've met tend to be moderate/ left-leaning centrists. It's the religious who get easily offended and attach emotions to their beliefs.
Whenever I'm having a bad day, Hitchens always makes things better. Damn I miss that man.
So true and well said! I miss him too
@@nicholaskabban6292 Hitch had an incredible ability to say what I wanted to say but I couldn't form the words.
He’s always with us in all of his writings and in these clips/interviews on UA-cam. Much like George Carlin. They never die!
Indeed.
I've never seen this before and wow, it's one of his finest moments. There's definitely a glee he takes in simply stating the truth about religious leaders and their profiteering. It's almost delirious because it's spoken plainly so rarely.
I hate the religious right and think of them as enemies, as Hitchens said they are!
I certainly didn’t always agree with Alan Colmes, but I sure as hell respected him.
He was one tough-ass liberal, and his radio show was excellent.
As for Hannity, it’s stunning how much of an intellectual pipsqueak he was compared to Hitchens.
And he isn’t any smarter today despite the number of years he’s been working on television.
Sean "the idiot" Hannity: I knew him.
CH: *tell me about it. it takes a lot to make me cry.*
damn. that was filthy. ice cold and deadly.
Awesome I thought I was the only one that thought that that was ice cold and deadly. His ability to not laugh at his own Hitchslaps is another great gift...because I wouldn't be able to hold it in most times.
Lol!!! "The discovery of the carcass of Rev. Falwell..."
Hitch is stone cold logic personified!
Jazzkeyboardist1 you shit on every comment on all of Christopher’s video - you’re pathetic!!
I don't get it... I guess I'm slow. What does that mean?
Ironic how strenuously Hannity is arguing for political correctness. Whatever serves his agenda
hadn't thought of that but it's a VERY good point.
Exactly, they're the biggest hypocrites, they fling mud all day long, but the first to cry victim when some comes back.
Implying hannity has any values to begin with
The hypocrisy is strong in hannity, Reed and those like them
Ironic how hitchens was exactly like the people he criticized, spewing his hateful opinions of others he didnt know. There were actually a few things i agreed with him on. (Clintons, deep state, etc) But what did he actually do for anyone? He died a confused and desperate man obsessively looking for the truth and probly never found it...and no one cares. How ironic
The matchbox comment is simply wonderful! 😂
What a Hitchslap!
RIP Sir you are much missed.
I miss Professor Hitchens. I really do. He was epic here.
Whenever someone resorts to "you think you're the smartest guy ever" it's usually a projection of their own thought. They know that person is smarter than them and there's nothing they can do about it.
Hitchens wins.
Flawless victory.
I thought the same thing when Hannity uttered that "slur." Hitchens WAS the smartest person in that room.
Flawless victory yes.
To a point it was almost a "Fatality!"
"if you gave him an enema you could bury him in a matchbox." fuckin mic drop
I love that line.. priceless
i bet that flew right over their heads
"If you gave Falwell an enema, he could be buried in a matchbox." Hitchens was stupendously brilliant. I waited through that entire video to hear it and I was not disappointed. Thanks for the heads-up.
please explain this joke I know ima stupid
+Ross Conroy oh that's he's full of shit
The last few seconds was the greatest hitchslap in history!
"The carcass of Rev. Falwell...." I miss this man terribly.
Hitch gave zero fucks throughout this interview 😅
5:20 "You, no doubt, as a Christian or whatever you are..."
Pure Hitch. Superb.
Man, how did people ever take this Hannity guy seriously? Chris: “Falwell was a violent, dangerous demagogue.” Hannity: “You’re being mean!”
Luckily, Hannity was widely ridiculed and was forced to resign after this interview, disappearing from public life.
@@DoublePaprika I wish. But we have an uneducated ignorant half of the country that will believe anything as long as it satisfies their hate.
@@DoublePaprikaRight! Only in a perfect world. I lean right. But he’s a straight up clown.
@@DoublePaprikaspoiler alert lol
If you gave Falwell an enema he'd be buried in a matchbox. Best. Epitaph. Ever.
Amazing! I came across this.... You are/were amazing Hitch !! Long last your words !
One of the greatest “eulogies” ever. Miss this man so much.
Moses King Somebody’s feelings are hurt.
@@mosesking2923 yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaw
Yes rip Sean hannity 😂
There's a delirious joy in speaking truth to this phony organized religious corruption.
This was my introduction to Hitchens, I remember watching all the cable news networks after Falwell's death and they were all hysterical, everybody was singing praises about how great he was, and here was this guy creating a firestorm just for being the only one with the balls to go out there and tell the truth, I knew from then on that this was a guy who could cut through all of the bullshit.
Hitch’s face at 0:16 gives me life
💀
"If you gave Falwell an enema he could be buried in a matchbox."
HOLY SHIT what a roast to slip in on live TV with your final sentence as they're about to cut you off.
Don't you mean FULL OF SHIT
Hah. Hitch closed the deal with that crook Ralph Reed. "Tell it to your business partner Jack Abramof" indeed.
+Randy Doak ...I damn near choked when I heard Hitch say that...
Hitch slapped 3 of them without getting out of first gear.
hahaha
Hahahahaha. First time I see hannity so incredible fragile. Hitch took a total dump on him and wiped his ass with his tie
"You took up all the time for my answer with your long, rather unlettered question."🤣