tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post2991477265260705515..comments2024-03-28T11:30:46.101-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: RIP Christopher HitchensOvidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-72738759827276735102011-12-16T18:14:58.429-05:002011-12-16T18:14:58.429-05:00No one expects a hero of theirs to die even when t...No one expects a hero of theirs to die even when the hero has been suffering from a life-ending disease with only one possible outcome.<br /><br />So it came as a surprise this morning when I first heard the news that one of my literary heroes had written his last words.<br /><br />Intelligence is afforded to so few these days and we have all lost one of the great intelligent thinkers of our time. Opinionated though he may have been, his opinions were based on thinking and written clearly for the world to read.<br /><br />He will be truly missed and I am saddened at his passing while others who the world would be better off with them dead, linger on.Howard Mardernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-68090604228017764542011-12-16T17:01:53.611-05:002011-12-16T17:01:53.611-05:00Thanks all. And Tim - you're right, he was an ...Thanks all. And Tim - you're right, he was an equal opportunities contrarian. He wound up everybody.<br /><br />His brother has written this piece. It's wonderful.<br /><br />http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2075133/Christopher-Hitchens-death-In-Memoriam-courageous-sibling-Peter-Hitchens.htmlDan Waddellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04320741202757960766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-17871388514684302112011-12-16T13:52:15.663-05:002011-12-16T13:52:15.663-05:00Though not unexpected, I am sad. He always made on...Though not unexpected, I am sad. He always made one think, and smile. I liked his wryness, and observations.lil Glucksternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288522126331817172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-6993245746587450802011-12-16T13:44:58.422-05:002011-12-16T13:44:58.422-05:00Oh, this breaks my heart. The thing I liked best ...Oh, this breaks my heart. The thing I liked best about Hitchens (aside from his prose, which was in a class by itself) was that he pissed off everybody at one time or another, at all points along the political spectrum. In an age in which I think much of the future depends on wholesale abandonment of the old knee-jerk left-right dichotomy, since both sides are so deeply compromised, Hitchens was a model of how to react in the new world: with intelligence, compassion, and humor.Timothy Hallinanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551263887774445511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-56883794017531299562011-12-16T10:50:24.804-05:002011-12-16T10:50:24.804-05:00Awwww!
I knew he was very ill.
But, like Jeff, I d...Awwww!<br />I knew he was very ill.<br />But, like Jeff, I didn't know he was gone.<br />I LOVED his writing.<br />He made a difference.<br />Would that the same could be said for all of us.Leighton Gagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09788807904434180290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-55506044832589920302011-12-16T10:31:54.503-05:002011-12-16T10:31:54.503-05:00Last night, as I watched the last of the Republica...Last night, as I watched the last of the Republican Presidential Debates in silence (I'd lost my voice and could only gesture at the screen), I at one point actually thought of Christopher Hitchens. I did not realize he'd passed away that day and was wondering what might be going through his unique mind as he watched the not-so-magnificent seven vie for the most powerful leadership role on the planet.<br /><br />Had I known he was gone I'd have made sure to give a gesture or two on his behalf, though I'd probably have needed to borrow another pair of hands to do justice to his Hitchslap repartee.<br /><br />RIP, good man.Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.com