Christopher Hitchens interview on the Clintons (1999)

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  • @ManufacturingIntellect
    @ManufacturingIntellect  6 лет назад +275

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  • @TheSuperappelflap
    @TheSuperappelflap Год назад +1694

    Hard to imagine that just 20 years ago, actual intellectuals were interviewed on television by intelligent, critical interviewers, about relevant political issues. What a time to be alive. I miss the 90s.

    • @seane6616
      @seane6616 Год назад

      If he was alive woke would of never grew and took over like it did

    • @rickjames8961
      @rickjames8961 Год назад

      "Rose was fired from his jobs with CBS and PBS, where he hosted the interview show "Charlie Rose", following the publication of a Washington Post story in November 2017 in which eight women came forward to accuse him of sexual harassment and unwanted advances. The Post reported in May 2018 that Rose had been accused of harassment by an additional 27 women who worked with him over three decades"
      Your characterization of a self admitted creep, frankly is rather ignorant of his embarrassing and shameful exit from the public view as a prominent television media personality. A demise brought on by his own ignorance and unintelligent actions dating back decades. For him to enthusiastically go back and forth with Mr. Hitchens from a totally biased perspective defending and excusing one of the most morally bankrupt public figures that held the highest office of our country's history the way he did knowing how he himself acted is laughable.

    • @gregoryallen0001
      @gregoryallen0001 Год назад +28

      hard to imagine that 20 years ago we were so naive 🧘🏻‍♀️

    • @AnglandAlamehnaSwedish
      @AnglandAlamehnaSwedish Год назад +11

      I was a teenager but my dad had his books n I started watching him 11 years ago so late in life

    • @TheSuperappelflap
      @TheSuperappelflap Год назад

      @@gregoryallen0001 people still vote for corrupt clowns in current year

  • @scspera
    @scspera 8 месяцев назад +341

    “It’s the height of bad manners to sleep with someone only once.”
    I miss Christopher Hitchens

    • @SethMacLeod95
      @SethMacLeod95 6 месяцев назад +14

      “An incredibly ghastly individual”

    • @ashtheviking5007
      @ashtheviking5007 6 месяцев назад +9

      He loved a good turn of phrase.

    • @henrywilliamson8798
      @henrywilliamson8798 6 месяцев назад +6

      I loved this line!

    • @dianahill5116
      @dianahill5116 5 месяцев назад

      I very much disagree.

    • @dianahill5116
      @dianahill5116 5 месяцев назад +2

      ​@@henrywilliamson8798
      There are some people, that once was lousy enough.

  • @samstan4462
    @samstan4462 Год назад +103

    1999: "I cant believe the laziness of the press."
    2023: You aint seen nothing yet Hitch...

    • @harpran346
      @harpran346 11 месяцев назад +7

      Its not laziness, its corruption.

    • @Podcastforthewin
      @Podcastforthewin 7 месяцев назад +3

      Ya this is just corruption. Bought and paid for.

    • @christophercook723
      @christophercook723 2 месяца назад

      Hitch is long ago deceased.

    • @geoffreynhill2833
      @geoffreynhill2833 2 месяца назад +2

      They're not lazy, they're cowardly opportunists who follow the money. 🤔( Green Fire, UK )🌈🦉

    • @christophercook723
      @christophercook723 2 месяца назад

      He is long dead

  • @mikepelosi9877
    @mikepelosi9877 Год назад +133

    “I’m going to be vindicated.” Yes, Mr. Hitchens, you were. Many times over.

  • @inyourfaceicity5604
    @inyourfaceicity5604 6 лет назад +948

    17:25
    Rose: “Is it possible that you're so wrapped up in… your… what's the best word?”
    Hitchens: “Bottomless contempt.”
    Gold.

    • @dreamingrightnow1174
      @dreamingrightnow1174 4 года назад +71

      It's the raw honesty of this man that I love. I can tolerate almost any flaws if there's truth with it. It's so rare.

    • @eoinsweetman9263
      @eoinsweetman9263 4 года назад +16

      A beautiful line.

    • @lifemusic1980
      @lifemusic1980 4 года назад +13

      He was the best

    • @StephenButlerOne
      @StephenButlerOne 4 года назад +2

      @Alien Intention you just wrote it though?

    • @DrCruel
      @DrCruel 4 года назад +14

      @Alien Intention Hitchens always gives you more than you bargained for.

  • @RenegadeSound
    @RenegadeSound 4 года назад +2359

    Notice sharp intellect is never derailed by an interrupting interviewer.

    • @Veronica-je9qj
      @Veronica-je9qj 4 года назад +40

      Well said!

    • @kdkseven
      @kdkseven 4 года назад +109

      I stopped watching Rose in the mid 90s because i could no longer tolerate his interruptions and his constant inserting himself into the story. He's especially bad in this interview. Probably because he had to work especially hard to defend the establishment from Hitchens.

    • @fee8255
      @fee8255 4 года назад +64

      Charlie Rose is a piece of shit

    • @fee8255
      @fee8255 4 года назад +9

      FukAzz RS 😂😂😂😂 aaahhh man! Ya got me belly laughing my sack off! Thank you!

    • @orangewarm1
      @orangewarm1 4 года назад +13

      That Rose's style. He's not trying to derail.

  • @pappyodanial
    @pappyodanial Год назад +336

    I wish Hitchens knew about the island. He really was a dagger of truth. He is missed.

    • @deeznutz8320
      @deeznutz8320 Год назад +39

      His Iraq stance was stupid, but on the Clintons he was razorsharp

    • @PerryCuda
      @PerryCuda Год назад +14

      The DiCaprio movie?

    • @seane6616
      @seane6616 Год назад

      If he was alive woke never would of took over like it did ha

    • @avo616
      @avo616 Год назад

      @@PerryCuda the rape one

    • @vitoruffalo2576
      @vitoruffalo2576 Год назад +11

      Was Alex Jones talking about the island back then?

  • @vaughncollins1386
    @vaughncollins1386 Год назад +47

    It’s like Charlie Rose isn’t even listening, Hitchens makes an undeniable point for ten minutes only for Charlie Rose to keep asking “Is it possible you just hate Bill Clinton?”

    • @rabidbigdog
      @rabidbigdog 11 месяцев назад +5

      I guess we can just be thankful Rose didn't keep interrupting as well.

    • @ginchen33
      @ginchen33 Месяц назад

      Ah yes, Charlie Rose another slime-ball, who sexually abused women and thought he was above the law. No wonder Rose admired Clinton.

    • @michaelorsini9695
      @michaelorsini9695 Месяц назад

      Rose was embarrassing here..trying to plead, beg and cajole Hitchens into changing his mind about Clinton. Turns out Rose would later be revealed to have some of the same problems as Clinton.

    • @ginchen33
      @ginchen33 15 дней назад +1

      Charlie Rose and Bill Clinton, it takes one to know one Charlie. God, I miss Hitchens, he was never boring, and had integrity.

  • @cariboocustomwoodworks6528
    @cariboocustomwoodworks6528 Год назад +1034

    It must have been maddening to constantly be right and not only have almost no one listen, but have them fight you the whole way saying you're wrong. An intellectual powerhouse we desperately need today. RIP good sir.

    • @michaelhunziker7287
      @michaelhunziker7287 Год назад +38

      Trump feels the same way. Constantly attacked, yet right the majority of the time, despite the lies.

    • @cariboocustomwoodworks6528
      @cariboocustomwoodworks6528 Год назад +77

      @@michaelhunziker7287 oh Jesus... Trump is a pathological liar and malignant narcissist. The fact that he got a few things right doesn't mean he's not wrong most of the time. Give your head a shake.

    • @za-music
      @za-music Год назад +33

      @@cariboocustomwoodworks6528 No one is ALWAYS right. Mr Hitchens BS to justify Iraq war is an example of how far he was from truth, sometimes.

    • @cariboocustomwoodworks6528
      @cariboocustomwoodworks6528 Год назад +63

      @@za-music sure but anyone comparing Hitchens to Trump is laughably misinformed.

    • @MrAquinas1
      @MrAquinas1 Год назад

      This degenerate was never right about anything in his life.

  • @t3mpl3guardian
    @t3mpl3guardian 6 лет назад +759

    "Let me finish my point" -Charlie Rose.
    Hitchens apologizes.
    Rose spends the rest of the interview interrupting Hitchens.

    • @michaelorsini9695
      @michaelorsini9695 5 лет назад +15

      So much for someone's personal life not impacting their professional life...

    • @mitchellhawkes22
      @mitchellhawkes22 5 лет назад +23

      Only to interrupt. Never to make much of a point.
      Pretty easy to make a guess about Charlie's manlove for Clinton. Maybe Bill was a role model for Charlie.

    • @drichi07
      @drichi07 5 лет назад +3

      Well, it is Charlie after all.

    • @itswrongtokillanimalsifyou2837
      @itswrongtokillanimalsifyou2837 5 лет назад +8

      Clumsy hosting, I agree.

    • @stillmatic03
      @stillmatic03 5 лет назад +3

      T3MPL3GU4RD14N you all are all spot on... this was so painfully frustrating

  • @williamclark1091
    @williamclark1091 Год назад +148

    Charlie trying to defend Clinton’s indiscretions, and then getting completely cancelled because of his own Picadillos. The irony is stunning.

  • @MasonSandnerFitness
    @MasonSandnerFitness Год назад +61

    If only we still had Hitchens with us today… we desperately need someone of his intelligence, rhetorical prowess, education on historical events and atrocities, and defenders of freedom and democracy.

    • @jimbo43ohara51
      @jimbo43ohara51 11 месяцев назад

      Ruthless and megalomaniacal style? Not sure about the Clintons, but the assault on Capital Hill tells us everything we need to know.

    • @davedennison7386
      @davedennison7386 9 месяцев назад

      No fxxker would listen to him...in the age of "I do my own research"....hitchens would be person non-grata....

    • @mpup54
      @mpup54 5 месяцев назад +4

      To be fair, this era would have killed him because everything is out of line and it isnt centered around by one person, its widespread and he couldnt corner one individual anymore. He wouldnt like this world we life in now at all.

  • @here_we_go_again2571
    @here_we_go_again2571 6 лет назад +2138

    Christopher Hitchens was 100% right about Bill and Hillary Clinton!

    • @here_we_go_again2571
      @here_we_go_again2571 6 лет назад +2

      Fixed ... You happy :P

    • @PittsburghSonido
      @PittsburghSonido 5 лет назад +107

      I love how Hitchens knew even back then that so-called “liberals” were actually quite conservative. Fratricide was the key word. The left eating the left. And since he stands well to the left, he actually stands with the true left of America.
      Its bullshit. There is no left party in The US. Only right and center.

    • @monkeymox2544
      @monkeymox2544 5 лет назад +65

      @@PittsburghSonido There might be a bit of confusion here - for Hitchens, and for most people in Britain and Europe, the word "liberal" doesn't mean "left", it refers to a liberal economic system, i.e. free market capitalism. Liberals have never been left-wing.

    • @stillmatic03
      @stillmatic03 5 лет назад +7

      Tony H yes, there is no true left.. with the exception of the growing minority of democratic socialist

    • @PittsburghSonido
      @PittsburghSonido 5 лет назад +2

      Gary Ark I believe that was just another way of wording my comment.

  •  4 года назад +250

    One of the best retorts of Hitchins I’ve heard (when he was being interrupted) was “I’ll finish this sentence if it kills you!”. Legend.

    •  4 года назад +8

      King Kush there is no one more gullible than a person who believes in god. Religious nut cases.

    • @user-ys3xr9bl7f
      @user-ys3xr9bl7f 4 года назад +2

      King Kush
      You don’t know enough physics up argue that point. In fact, it is far, far, far, far more complicated than that. And by the way, we still admit that we aren’t 100% on how the universe began and it is still under discussion and debate. We never said it was a cold, hard fact because it isn’t. Although it is a plausible theory because of the work and evidence behind it. Why would so many intelligent people believe in something if it were that simple and stupid?

    • @user-ys3xr9bl7f
      @user-ys3xr9bl7f 4 года назад +1

      King Kush
      And at least we do not believe in something invisible and is not backed up by any concrete evidence. Religion only fits into the philosophy of science, and it’s only there for the “why?” Not how. It’s there to give reason for the existence of everything, and yet the religion itself lacks any reason. Religion can only defend the “why?” Until we ask for the reason of that why.

    •  4 года назад +2

      ِ you lost me on ‘you...’.

    • @TheodoreQDuong
      @TheodoreQDuong 4 года назад

      King Kush i’m pissed you people believe in a magic man in the sky

  • @imbyl6087
    @imbyl6087 Год назад +43

    Charlie Rose - gold medal for interupting the guest... Chris Hitchens - speaks the truth - subjectively & objectively.

    • @OgamiItto70
      @OgamiItto70 Год назад +8

      His M.O. It's why I quit watching _The Charlie Rose Show_ (or whatever it was called). I got sick to death of him asking questions and then interrupting the answer.

    • @anitakephart3851
      @anitakephart3851 2 месяца назад

      Christopher only answered to Christopher, never Chris....

  • @jaghook
    @jaghook Год назад +91

    I am listening to Mr Hitchins in 2023 (january). And everything he has just said has come true, completely vindicated.

  • @tucowept
    @tucowept 4 года назад +1295

    In the 80's I hated Hitchens, In the 90's I was less sure that I hated him, in the 2000's I respected him, now I just miss him.

    • @antediluvianatheist5262
      @antediluvianatheist5262 4 года назад +48

      I always liked him, but was later shocked to discover he was a socialist.
      Now i respect him more.

    • @harrymills2770
      @harrymills2770 4 года назад +46

      He saw the madness of the left, but never drilled down deep enough to find the roots of that lunacy in his own philosophy.

    • @OlliGarch
      @OlliGarch 4 года назад +35

      Antediluvian Atheist made me lose respect. Socialism doesn’t work never has never will. It takes strong centralized government. Something I am against. We are all entitled to our opinions though.

    • @espositogregory
      @espositogregory 4 года назад +20

      Hard to box in those we get to know. I likewise disagree with his views on religion, but damned if I can’t help but admire his manner and consistency

    • @mariannorton4161
      @mariannorton4161 4 года назад +18

      @@harrymills2770 I disagree. I think his only weakness was the Kurds and the war in Iraq. Other than that I've never seen him falter. I think his philosophy is rested in history. There is not one moment to choose from, but a huge moment in time.

  • @Supernova684
    @Supernova684 4 года назад +1094

    I wish Christopher was still alive. We need him now more than ever.

    • @Mrzanetti100
      @Mrzanetti100 4 года назад +31

      Imagine his commentary in the 2016 election.

    • @waingro5834
      @waingro5834 4 года назад +22

      Chomsky has pretty much said everything you need to know about whats going on right now.

    • @godemperor4249
      @godemperor4249 4 года назад +38

      @@waingro5834 Chomsky has no clue. He supports AOC's idea of the new green deal. A communist

    • @puppetsock
      @puppetsock 4 года назад +10

      @@godemperor4249 Well, so was Hitchens at this point. He only drifted away from it at the end because he was a father who cared about his children and he could see where socialism would carry them.

    • @godemperor4249
      @godemperor4249 4 года назад +5

      @@puppetsock He changed his mind later after knowing of the corrupt system. If Hitchens had any lasting ideas of meeting god or the creator only he knows.

  • @samansiddiquie1902
    @samansiddiquie1902 9 месяцев назад +17

    Christopher Hitchens was the most articulate, resonant and thoughtful voice.

  • @kwakester
    @kwakester Год назад +95

    Just imagine how hard it was back in the days before the internet to go out and do the work to discover government corruption and share that info with the world.

  • @georgecarabine9047
    @georgecarabine9047 4 года назад +253

    "In May 2018, 27 more women came forward and accused Rose of sexual harassment, including groping and fondling. This brings the total number of women who have accused Rose of abusive behavior and sexual harassment to 35." says it all one needs to know.

    • @gabrielgabes5074
      @gabrielgabes5074 3 года назад +18

      Thank you, truly. I did not know that. He lost all the respect I had for him and gain a lot of disgust. About Clinton I already knew.

    • @jzthompson9598
      @jzthompson9598 3 года назад +11

      YES! The guilty 'shuffle' in practice.
      I used to get a nice vibe, but, over time, totally got a creepy vibe from CR.
      I didn't always agree with CH, but I never got the creeps from him.

    • @wintergirll
      @wintergirll 3 года назад +1

      Disgustang

    • @TheCarto87
      @TheCarto87 3 года назад +2

      He touched my doodle

    • @jeremyashford2145
      @jeremyashford2145 2 года назад +10

      due process, people

  • @andrewtorr-pianoman8342
    @andrewtorr-pianoman8342 5 лет назад +1167

    Who's still paying attention 2019 to one of the greatest debaters ever

    • @goldilox369
      @goldilox369 4 года назад +13

      Word! Wow, I just got curious tonight... And this was one of the suggested videos, & I'm LMAO because you can tell both these guys were drinking in the green room before they shot this conversation. Not totally loaded, but, there's so much speculation & gossip and I am loving all of it. But, still... OMG. Legend.

    • @jefferynelson
      @jefferynelson 4 года назад +6

      Me

    • @PussyCat7419
      @PussyCat7419 4 года назад +4

      @@jefferynelson Me too

    • @tony9286
      @tony9286 4 года назад +2

      nobody

    • @2788247
      @2788247 4 года назад +6

      Andy Torr I am here 2019

  • @Sabotage_Labs
    @Sabotage_Labs Год назад +42

    I've never been aligned with his politics but always appreciated his insite, arguments and overall honesty. Miss having him in the arena.

  • @RobVespa
    @RobVespa Год назад +105

    You are sorely missed, Mr. Hitchens. Time has proven that you were a unique presence in this world and, sadly, left a void no one is able to fill.

    • @jonharrison9222
      @jonharrison9222 6 месяцев назад +2

      Least of all the spiteful mass that is his brother.

    • @RandomBSer
      @RandomBSer 5 месяцев назад

      Yes

    • @elizabethshannon24
      @elizabethshannon24 4 месяца назад +1

      RobVespa - hello. I now listen to Douglas Murray, the evergreen Richard Dawkins and the beautiful mind of Thomas Sowell and I also miss Hitch.

    • @KayBacci
      @KayBacci 3 месяца назад +1

      Have you never listened to Douglas Murray, or read any of his books. I suggest that you do, as soon as possible.

    • @RobVespa
      @RobVespa 3 месяца назад

      @@KayBacci - I've not heard of Douglas Murray, but will look into his work. Thanks.

  • @ronagoodwell2709
    @ronagoodwell2709 3 года назад +367

    Loved Hitchen's "bottomless contempt" towards Henry Kissinger as well. Hillary Clinton called Kissinger her "dear friend." Says it all.

    • @joemartines3545
      @joemartines3545 2 года назад +9

      Yeah but Hitchens was limited with his critiques... an establishment radical like Chomsky...

    • @riverc.820
      @riverc.820 2 года назад +5

      Dude, Hitchens supported Bush & the War. I hate Kissinger for personal political reasons, but the dude is not an idiot. Even though I hate him, I would want his perspective on things. Purity tests like yours don't work in real life.

    • @joemartines3545
      @joemartines3545 2 года назад +3

      @@ingefossen8499 please don't compare Hitchens with Vidal. Vidal spoke the truth no matter what the issue or political cost...

    • @fedorovexpress
      @fedorovexpress Год назад +1

      Not my kinda guy.. says Bernie sanders

    • @knowahnosenothing4862
      @knowahnosenothing4862 Год назад +2

      Nice to hear these things. Almost had me. Just another egocentric with a talent for talking. Turns out he just burns people who've burned him.

  • @bernardcurtin1524
    @bernardcurtin1524 4 года назад +487

    Notice how uncomfortable Charlie Rose is when speaking about sexual assault?

    • @weaksignal8009
      @weaksignal8009 3 года назад +30

      See how flapped Rose is when Hitch states that Clinton might love his mistress. Rose just says "thanks Ghislane..., Say bye to Jeffrey for me, and send in the mop boy"

    • @jzthompson9598
      @jzthompson9598 3 года назад +11

      YES! The guilty 'shuffle' in practice.
      I used to get a nice vibe, but, over time, totally got a creepy vibe from CR.
      I didn't always agree with CH, but I never got the creeps from him.

    • @harrymills2770
      @harrymills2770 3 года назад +20

      @@jzthompson9598 Rose let his position go to his head. He had an ideal opportunity with open-form interviews, but he still talked over his guests.

    • @jzthompson9598
      @jzthompson9598 3 года назад +6

      @@harrymills2770 Particularly the female ones.

    • @maticbukovac6966
      @maticbukovac6966 3 года назад +9

      He looks drunk.

  • @bbqchezit
    @bbqchezit 7 месяцев назад +16

    Such a great speaker, simultaneously the most natural, witty responses; while being too idiosyncratic to copy. That's a really hard balance and he always struck it

  • @gfscfinance8866
    @gfscfinance8866 9 месяцев назад +7

    I am hearing christopher in aug. 2023. RIP. Wow what an eloquent man and journalist. All his assertions have absolutely turned out 100% onpoint. I wish he was alive today

  • @alkatraz8163
    @alkatraz8163 3 года назад +398

    Looking back on this from 2021, I have to say that Hitchens was more correct in his assessment of Bill Clinton than anyone dare admit. One can almost hear the gears grinding in Charlie's head.

    • @kodfkdleepd2876
      @kodfkdleepd2876 Год назад +13

      I'm sure there were others... they too are probably dead... funny how things work out that way.

    • @keithfullmer1058
      @keithfullmer1058 Год назад +8

      Also, and I believe more importantly, on his assessment and conclusions on the "new" left!

    • @davidkornblatt991
      @davidkornblatt991 Год назад +11

      Its surprising how loyal Charlie is loyal to Clinton!

    • @CzolgoszWorkinMan
      @CzolgoszWorkinMan Год назад +5

      the grinding was coming from underneath the table

    • @mariannwatt2678
      @mariannwatt2678 Год назад

      @@davidkornblatt991 he is a schooled eliteist protector of a far left trying to mask itself as smart and the true modern man . i has just goten worse over the yearsas the mask has come off !

  • @myaomink
    @myaomink Год назад +393

    On Clinton: “He’s an abnormally ghastly individual.” Hitchens was a virtuoso. We need him now more than ever.

  • @mrs.herculepoirot7763
    @mrs.herculepoirot7763 Год назад +33

    I still miss him so much and always wonder what he would think of the state of the world today. Mr. Hitchens was so witty and bright.

  • @leolyon2373
    @leolyon2373 9 месяцев назад +12

    A Righteous Man exposing hypocrisy. Thanks, Mr. Hitchens

  • @billmar308
    @billmar308 3 года назад +957

    "It's the height of bad manners to sleep with someone once"
    My new line.

    • @justinberber4615
      @justinberber4615 3 года назад +48

      I'm going to try that on all my one-night stands that I would have preferred to have been 2x or 3x night stands.

    • @jshepard152
      @jshepard152 3 года назад +9

      Wonder if he learned that from the boys he buggered.

    • @craignasen579
      @craignasen579 3 года назад +1

      This is good

    • @joannietrotter2344
      @joannietrotter2344 3 года назад +19

      I roared with laughter when I heard that statement. I miss The Hitch.

    • @mrs.herculepoirot7763
      @mrs.herculepoirot7763 3 года назад +5

      @@joannietrotter2344 Me too!!!

  • @martindurkin8837
    @martindurkin8837 5 лет назад +168

    "An abnormally ghastly individual in every respect." Rose is staring into the sun.

  • @pbjt2396
    @pbjt2396 Год назад +50

    It was good to see the interviewer squirm each time he failed to force Mr. Hitchens (May he RIP) to stand down via manipulation tactics, use of his hand ✋🏼 etc. Ugh. I know those strategies all too well and it was a real treat to see Mr. Hitchens handle it with poise, grace, and dignity. Refreshing!!! ❤

    • @the215sean
      @the215sean Год назад +3

      "The interviewer"

    • @davidlamb7524
      @davidlamb7524 9 месяцев назад +3

      Charlie Rose was a great interviewer and just doing his job. He was obviously a great admirer of Hitchens and Hitchens enjoyed the interview.

  • @johnsundermeyer9085
    @johnsundermeyer9085 8 месяцев назад +10

    I miss Christopher Hitchens more and more every year

  • @Kate-Does
    @Kate-Does 5 лет назад +184

    Proves how profoundly intelligent and insightful Hitchens truly was. I continue to learn from him.

  • @Indraveer1357
    @Indraveer1357 Год назад +45

    Christopher says to Charlie” What if a woman laid a charge of sexual assault against you?”. Well, that did happen!!! Actually, eight women and Charlie was fired!

    • @thatiswhotheyare
      @thatiswhotheyare Год назад +15

      Charlie’s defense and push back on Jennifer Flowers looks like one good old boy defending another. His incredulity at Hitchens remarks was way more genuine then we could have known.

  • @snoddyification
    @snoddyification 8 месяцев назад +10

    Just found Mr Hitchens.
    Makes more sense than any other person i ever heard

    • @randomuploadsism
      @randomuploadsism 6 месяцев назад +1

      Look up Dawkins too

    • @josephdegennaro6819
      @josephdegennaro6819 6 месяцев назад +2

      He is great. Check out Norm Cromsky. Brilliant about most subjects. No bullshit.

    • @snoddyification
      @snoddyification 6 месяцев назад

      @@josephdegennaro6819 yes, noam is good too

    • @joygorson4648
      @joygorson4648 2 месяца назад +1

      Your discovery even though late is like finding the gold-laden tomb of a Pharaoh. Enjoy!

  • @x_flies
    @x_flies 6 месяцев назад +8

    How legendary is Hitchens. Absolute legend.

  • @terrywatkins27
    @terrywatkins27 4 года назад +973

    The world is poorer without Christopher Hitchens's mind.

    • @keithrussell2186
      @keithrussell2186 3 года назад

      78I ty

    • @joelonsdale
      @joelonsdale 3 года назад

      And his body, without which his mind would be absolutely useless.

    • @MrThumbs63
      @MrThumbs63 3 года назад +19

      I disagreed with much of Hitchens' politics, but he was consistent his entire career. He questioned both sides with equal ferocity, and should be remembered for that. Oh, and Charlie comes across as such a sycophant and creep.

    • @judithslay
      @judithslay 3 года назад +10

      Wish he could be here today

    • @tcudahey9550
      @tcudahey9550 3 года назад +8

      Wrong. Anyone who denies the existence of God is a fool. If I told you that your computer evolved, would you believe it? But 'intelligent' people believe that this earth and all life on it did exactly that. Such foolishness.

  • @danl6558
    @danl6558 4 года назад +336

    It's creepy how correct Hitchens actually was, so long ago.

    • @samanthab1923
      @samanthab1923 4 года назад +19

      There's always one person who can see the forest 🌳 thru the trees 🌲 Clinton continues to be greedy & self serving.

    • @stealthymonk8808
      @stealthymonk8808 4 года назад +1

      *Creepy, Dan.

    • @hansiesma16
      @hansiesma16 4 года назад

      @@stealthymonk8808 what?

    • @stealthymonk8808
      @stealthymonk8808 4 года назад +1

      @@hansiesma16 I was informing Dan how to correctly spell 'creepy'.

    • @pinkberryconsumer4059
      @pinkberryconsumer4059 4 года назад +2

      How so. FACTS are not CREEPY.

  • @nukebuilder
    @nukebuilder 9 месяцев назад +7

    I truly wish Hitchens was still with us, I would love to hear his thoughts on current events.

    • @davidleedougherty6478
      @davidleedougherty6478 5 месяцев назад

      Me too, however I think he pulled the cart to the middle of the road from wherever he started -- which is incredibly important, and could be labeled intelligent, since no one knows much truthfully about the way the entire world functions and just being able to see the other side and avoid extremes is basically all one can hope to do -- I'm afraid we'd see him pointing out Trump's strengths. Trump does have strengths. I can say that despite being more strongly opposed to him than I've ever been to anyone in my life.
      My point being it would be extremely sad if I found out that hitchens would do that, were he still around.
      On the topic of god, he was never wrong because that's a very black and white issue, and his eloquence and contribution is unmatched.
      Politically I'm afraid he might be the type to not see the forest for the trees, due to being so well traveled and experienced; he possibly might have thought it was more about giving the benefit of the doubt to the perceived underdog, or loser or however he might want to describe someone like trump, when Trump should really only be described as the biggest piece of garbage to ever walk on two feet.
      Genuinely just trying to get someone else's thoughts on what hitch might really say about the way things are now. Not being condescending at all. Like I said my whole thing is being open to the possibilty that I'm wrong, and the certainty that I don't know much honestly.

  • @tekharthazenyatta2310
    @tekharthazenyatta2310 Год назад +7

    Q: Why does Bill Clinton wear underwear?
    A: To keep his ankles warm.

  • @jackgavin642
    @jackgavin642 5 лет назад +329

    You can almost see the paycheck Charlie is getting from the Clinton Foundation

    • @cristiangalvan9219
      @cristiangalvan9219 4 года назад +6

      This one killed me

    • @richardbarry04553
      @richardbarry04553 4 года назад +3

      You know it!

    • @AG-ig8uf
      @AG-ig8uf 4 года назад +7

      It's his job as a good interviewer to challenge guests points. The sole fact that he had Hitchens as guest multiple times disproves your libel. If you not open to debate you should stick to propaganda videos.

    • @GHGore
      @GHGore 4 года назад +12

      Keep in mind, Rose was already amassing sexual harassment incidents at the time of this airing and Epstein would be providing him recommendations for female staffers for years to come. All details which would take years to come to light.

    • @jaywarrenclark6263
      @jaywarrenclark6263 4 года назад

      A G:
      The person who wrote this has no intellectual subtlety and cannot distinguish between a challenge and the continuous interruption of a train of thought from the very person his listeners tuned in to hear!
      So, just shut up already.

  • @donokeefe3960
    @donokeefe3960 5 лет назад +159

    "I'm going to be vindicated, too. People are going to be saying to me a little while from now, as they already are beginning to, maybe you were right about the guy all along." 12:50 True.

    • @szalay83
      @szalay83 5 лет назад +5

      If only he was still alive now. We can only imagine what he would have to say about the Clinton's now, with everything that has come to light

    • @davidsmock8235
      @davidsmock8235 4 года назад

      Not at all true. He's rotting in the ground, and I'm smiling about it.

    • @hanorabrennan8846
      @hanorabrennan8846 4 года назад +1

      @@davidsmock8235 you fat fuck!

    • @Lovinlife1234
      @Lovinlife1234 3 года назад +1

      @@davidsmock8235 by your pix..eeewwww!

    • @Lovinlife1234
      @Lovinlife1234 3 года назад +1

      @@davidsmock8235 keep eating David...you will be rotting too,!!!

  • @Paulstoodup
    @Paulstoodup Год назад +13

    Died too young, The Hitchin brothers are by far the two most intellectual outspoken truth tellers that we need today. He knew twenty years ago what most people know now.

  • @joshjosh1780
    @joshjosh1780 Год назад +8

    here in 2022 it would be amazing to go back and say to Charlie Rose, "you're not gonna believe this, but everything Chris has said here is only the tip of the iceberg"

  • @kodfkdleepd2876
    @kodfkdleepd2876 Год назад +78

    Charlie Rose has played his small part to get the dystopia we now live in, I bet he's proud of himself.

    • @thorpenator9148
      @thorpenator9148 Год назад +5

      Agreed. I'm sure Rose is a made up name. You know like Rock Hudson...Michael Douglas...Lorne Michaels... Larry David...Jason Alexander...and dozens more.

    • @m.v.6870
      @m.v.6870 Год назад

      I'd give my monthly payment. No need to go over board 😉

    • @nospoon4799
      @nospoon4799 Год назад +5

      He is serving the beast to avoid the exposure of his own secrets.

    • @skelleyd9097
      @skelleyd9097 Год назад +1

      @@thorpenator9148 is this like an anti-Jewish thing? i’m just asking cuz Larry David is his real name…

    • @thorpenator9148
      @thorpenator9148 Год назад +2

      @@skelleyd9097 Guess they really wanted to hide the facts of thier real identity. Not sure if it's anti anything...but control over the entertainment industry.

  • @miketalley5476
    @miketalley5476 Год назад +452

    Mr. Hitchens was a man of impeccable integrity. He is greatly missed, especially in this time of "alternative facts" and sedition at the highest level.

    • @henryhenrison7122
      @henryhenrison7122 Год назад +6

      "SeDiTiOn" 😆

    • @dnickaroo3574
      @dnickaroo3574 Год назад +6

      Christopher Hitchens was a socialist of the Trotsky variety. Hitchens had always had a rather indulgent view towards colonialism, lamenting the decline of British power. He defended poets and writers who mourned for the days of “the sun that never sets” with its concentration camps, famines and massacres.
      Hitchens’ rhetoric serves a “leftist” case to defend the Bush administration’s imperialist and genocidal venture in Iraq as a war of liberation.
      Hitchens was one of the lowest form of slime. The more one gets to know him, you find he was even worse than first suspected. He had to anaesthetise himself with extreme alcoholism.

    • @noneofyourbiz6885
      @noneofyourbiz6885 Год назад +3

      He is the reason for the woke movement you see today.

    • @mohankang8062
      @mohankang8062 Год назад

      @@dnickaroo3574 Yes, absolutely, I couldn’t have put it better.

    • @mohankang8062
      @mohankang8062 Год назад +1

      @@noneofyourbiz6885 I have made the same comment several times. I do wonder how the portable atheist would have handle it….I cringe when so many people praise him…He was the pied piper for so many ignorant folk.

  • @paso193
    @paso193 Год назад +7

    Rose refusing to listen to and accept downright FACTS that Hitchens is laying out is just disgusting, but typical in today's mainstream media. Hitchens handles him well and makes him sound like a rookie interviewer who just has a 'gottcha' agenda to grind. Well done, Mr. Hitchens as you rest in well-deserved peace. 👍🙏

  • @ispeeeaaakeeewhaaaleee
    @ispeeeaaakeeewhaaaleee Год назад +8

    What an articulate man. He could be speaking about any other American politician and still be spot on.

  • @waynetemplar2183
    @waynetemplar2183 4 года назад +122

    I've always said that Christopher Hitchens was an excellent judge of character

    • @nonamemcgillicutty9585
      @nonamemcgillicutty9585 4 года назад +1

      He was in on it, he's a scumbag

    • @johntao6822
      @johntao6822 4 года назад +3

      @@nonamemcgillicutty9585 nothing compared to Clinton

    • @duncefunce1513
      @duncefunce1513 4 года назад +2

      @@nonamemcgillicutty9585 in on what? Huh?

  • @NickLitten
    @NickLitten 4 года назад +80

    Society is weakened by the loss of Hitch's intellect and direct honest smart delivery of facts. RIP old chap.

    • @chrisjones3901
      @chrisjones3901 4 года назад

      Dont know any of these men but find interview very odd ,the interviewer not like this man saying his beliefs,if he dead now was he bumped off .by the way I wouldn't trust a Clinton no way

    • @alanmazzucchelli9013
      @alanmazzucchelli9013 4 года назад +1

      Nick Litten ,Not to mention his unparalleled quick witAnd mastery of the English language.

    • @hanorabrennan8846
      @hanorabrennan8846 4 года назад

      @@chrisjones3901 I wondered that myself. If they could get Ruby with cancer back in the 1960s how do we know it's not applicable here.

    • @patr70
      @patr70 4 года назад

      @@hanorabrennan8846 Ruby Slippers from The Wizard of Oz?

  • @maxdakul
    @maxdakul 5 месяцев назад +4

    This sure didn't age well for poor ol' Charlie.

  • @crispybits3765
    @crispybits3765 Год назад +10

    I miss Hitchens so much. Oh to still have him with us and here his views on the world now, with its social media fuelled culture wars and division.
    I see him more and more in his brother these days, who although a political opposite (on most issues at least) has the same skill for calling out hypocrisy and bullshit from our political masters and within the press.

  • @cherithcutestory6729
    @cherithcutestory6729 3 года назад +257

    "It's the height of bad manners to sleep with someone once." -Christopher Hitchens🔥🔥🔥He really was the greatest...I wish we had more honesty like this in these times🥃

    • @LukeMcGuireoides
      @LukeMcGuireoides 3 года назад +2

      I think he was cut off before he could finish - and deny it

    • @michaelric3540
      @michaelric3540 3 года назад +4

      Guess I have bad manners 😬

    • @FictionCautious
      @FictionCautious 3 года назад +3

      There's too much democracy these days.

    • @pommiebears
      @pommiebears 3 года назад +6

      @@michaelric3540 ah...it’s the height of bad manners to say that you’ve only slept with them once. It’s his British sensibilities that make him say that. Lol.

  • @marymac1483
    @marymac1483 4 года назад +227

    I had never come across this guy Hitchens and am devastated to learn he is dead. What a class intellect and person.

    • @Fritzolennon
      @Fritzolennon 4 года назад +10

      I only learnt of him last week and am also sad that he has passed on. Trolling through his vids now.

    • @particlewaveduality
      @particlewaveduality 4 года назад +20

      @@Fritzolennon I've known about Hitchens for decades, but only as an atheist, polemicist. I didn't know he was a self described Democratic Socialist, which puts us poles apart politically, nor did I know of his naked hatred of Bill Clinton which puts us in complete agreement about him.

    • @James-oo1yq
      @James-oo1yq 4 года назад +6

      particlewaveduality left-Right he is not. Even if he describes himself as such. He was an amazing Man and gave a tough time to anyone who deserved it no matter their political following. Dawkins describes him perfectly when giving him an award shortly before he passed, I believe the video is on RUclips somewhere.

    • @CDStoner
      @CDStoner 4 года назад +6

      Trawling not trolling (I hope)

    • @ddocg
      @ddocg 4 года назад +3

      You should check out his brother, Peter Hitchens also a great intellect and writer and still alive too.

  • @theclocktowerottawa
    @theclocktowerottawa Год назад +4

    Brilliant. A cogent, passionate plea for any semblance of truth and transparency from any side of the floor. Non-partisan. Brutal. Honest.

  • @user-hr8jo9tc4c
    @user-hr8jo9tc4c 4 месяца назад +3

    Only discovered Hitchens after he died and I do miss him.

  • @nicolaspereira2771
    @nicolaspereira2771 3 года назад +81

    How Charlie Rose reacted to the ''you would deny it if acussed of rape'' is priceless

  • @atwarwithdust
    @atwarwithdust 4 года назад +189

    “It’s the height of bad manners to sleep with someone once.”

    • @AnnaLVajda
      @AnnaLVajda 4 года назад +1

      Lol. Isn't that called a one night stand?

    • @johntao6822
      @johntao6822 4 года назад +7

      @@AnnaLVajda I think he meant SAYING it was only once was extremely tacky, when apparently they were a thing

    • @DeuPKay
      @DeuPKay 4 года назад +2

      @@AnnaLVajda lol. are you braindead anna?

    • @AnnaLVajda
      @AnnaLVajda 4 года назад

      @@DeuPKay nope. Why do you ask?

    • @righteousindignation8879
      @righteousindignation8879 4 года назад +1

      To be fair, Christopher was a raving homosexual.

  • @arriuscalpurniuspiso
    @arriuscalpurniuspiso 8 месяцев назад +6

    Charlie was Clinton's wingman on the Lolita Express. He is squirming here

  • @maryatvan
    @maryatvan Год назад +4

    Christopher Hitchens...you are 100% vindicated.
    Your facts, time and events are spot on regarding Bill Clinton.
    Rest in Peace. ✝️
    Honesty & Truth Lives.

  • @cswann8
    @cswann8 3 года назад +199

    1:05 "..degeneration of American liberalism" wow....in light of recent events...this is the most astoundingly prophetic interview I've ever seen.

    • @cryptoequalsfreedom8622
      @cryptoequalsfreedom8622 2 года назад +3

      "And if you think Bill's bad, meet that wife of his...."
      Hitch was spot on that the left sold their souls for the Clintons. They are the worst thing to ever happen to the USA, along with Obama and the Bushes. Complete psychopaths.

    • @GebreMMII
      @GebreMMII 2 года назад +1

      @@cryptoequalsfreedom8622 delusion, George Bush cost America 2 trillion dollars. Christopher assisted in that too, in supporting the invasion of Iraq. Show a little more nuance.

    • @fenwayify
      @fenwayify 2 года назад +2

      @@GebreMMII I think you meant to say TRILLION. I don't think the Clintons are the worst, nor any of the amalgamation of flawed presidents. We have a corrupt system, perhaps better than most political systems around the world, but still deeply flawed. Unless we magically alter the financing of campaigns, nothing will ever change. Related to this interview, it is significant that Hitchens was so spot on in his analysis of the Clintons, Mother Theresa, etc., though I think he was flat wrong on Iraq. The sordid details described here are quite sad in themselves, as well as in the wake they caused...with some added flavoring by the questioner himself, Charlie Rose. Is there no one left out there who is plainly decent? Jimmy Carter seems to be about it and look at how he's viewed, as incompetent and ineffectual...

    • @GebreMMII
      @GebreMMII 2 года назад

      @@fenwayify yeah I’m sorry, I keep mixing up the two for some reason lol

    • @fenwayify
      @fenwayify 2 года назад

      @@GebreMMII Well, with reports out of the Middle East talking about truck loads of cash disappearing without a trace, supposedly to influence (bribe) various tribal groups or others, the dollar amounts almost become superfluous. Those wonderful endeavors seem quite in keeping with previous engagements like Vietnam...endless carnage, built on lies. Quite a great legacy to add to, as opposed to something mundane like health care or education costs or you name it...

  • @jayqpublic6209
    @jayqpublic6209 5 лет назад +128

    100% correct about Bill Clinton.

  • @17primemover
    @17primemover Год назад +6

    I had almost forgotten the intensity of the Clinton apology/defense machine in the 1990s.

  • @francismallard5892
    @francismallard5892 Год назад +12

    What a joy it is to hear an actual discussion that’s not merely about opposing parties shouting their talking points

    • @OnkelStein
      @OnkelStein Месяц назад

      The interviewer was constantly interrupting Hitchens and tried to skew anything he said.

  • @MarvinMonroe
    @MarvinMonroe 4 года назад +271

    20 years later and everyone now realizes C.H. was right about everything

    • @keylime6900
      @keylime6900 4 года назад +15

      Other than the Iraq war.

    • @Gypsy217
      @Gypsy217 4 года назад +8

      @@keylime6900 And God!

    • @danl6558
      @danl6558 4 года назад +8

      @broomsterm CH would have obliterated that stupid logic for sure. Why does US harbour so many ignorant people? My theory is that religion makes the brain susceptible for right wing propaganda. Are you a Christian?

    • @jeffstone2136
      @jeffstone2136 4 года назад +6

      Speak for yourself. Hitchens was wrong about quite a few things, the invasion of Iraq foremost among them.

    • @jeffstone2136
      @jeffstone2136 4 года назад +6

      @broomsterm Hitchens was about as much of a Marxist as Leonard Nimoy was a duck.

  • @The-Dom
    @The-Dom 4 года назад +210

    This is why modern interviewers cut intelligent guests off. Heaven forbid lucid truth.

    • @tonirose6776
      @tonirose6776 3 года назад +3

      And they can keep up. Rose tries to by raising his voice and talking over Hitchens.

    • @buttneked3963
      @buttneked3963 3 года назад +3

      RFK Jr. sites a long term study indicating America has dropped 10 IQ points every decade since 1989.

    • @EricDodsonLectures
      @EricDodsonLectures 3 года назад

      The tedious obfuscation must continue!

    • @thengine7
      @thengine7 3 года назад

      @@tonirose6776 Hitchens interrupted the interviewer many times as well.

    • @geeteshm4858
      @geeteshm4858 2 года назад +1

      They learned ha? Thank goodness, I thought they'll never know how much hated they are. Mostly by themselves and each other...bunch of weirdos.

  • @marksmith7425
    @marksmith7425 Год назад +6

    Hitchens was a great man who never shied from speaking his mind and that is the finest thing any man can do .It doesnt matter if you agreed or disagreed with him on anything he ever said but personally i cant think of anything i disagreed with him.A great man sadly missed and we need someone that can even come close to him.That has not happened up to now and doubt there ever will be which is sad.

  • @snappycattimesten
    @snappycattimesten Год назад +7

    If I could grant one wish it would be to let Hitch write Kissinger’s obituary.

    • @EyeByBrian
      @EyeByBrian 11 месяцев назад +1

      Alas we have Hoover Institution golden boy Niall Ferguson penning the ‘authorized bio’ of Captain K and running damage control on that front. 🙄

  • @weavethehawk
    @weavethehawk 3 года назад +251

    Christopher Hitchens had a genius for directing the conversation in the direction that he wanted it to go. It doesn't matter how skilled the interrogator, Hitchens always took charge. How he is missed.

    • @vernpascal1531
      @vernpascal1531 Год назад +4

      Wasn't he for the Iraq war?

    • @coryaw95
      @coryaw95 Год назад +2

      @@vernpascal1531 he was yes

    • @cchj768
      @cchj768 Год назад +16

      @@vernpascal1531 He was for intervention in Iraq and deposal of Saddam.
      That Hitchens was also critical of the way Bush and the Coalition conducted the war and post-war management of Iraq was also well-known.

    • @helenemaurer8623
      @helenemaurer8623 Год назад +10

      We all miss Christopher we lost a beautiful human being.

    • @Concerned_one
      @Concerned_one Год назад +2

      @@coryaw95 disposing Saddam made things a lot worse for Iraq which America needs to answer for, not to mention Libya, Syria and Afghanistan.

  • @Kentucky_Blue
    @Kentucky_Blue 4 года назад +135

    So sad he isn’t alive today. He would be shining and exposing so much.

    • @fionagregory8078
      @fionagregory8078 4 года назад +4

      Smoking kills

    • @garypoole8597
      @garypoole8597 4 года назад +1

      Thought he was still alive. Coulda swàrn I saw him on TV 4 weeks ago

    • @andyhalstead3949
      @andyhalstead3949 4 года назад +7

      wrong..he would be deeply disappointed with the state of this country and its slide into authoritarian dictatorship

    • @jacobjorgenson9285
      @jacobjorgenson9285 3 года назад +1

      Shame exposing no longer matters

    • @justdev8965
      @justdev8965 3 года назад +1

      And end up like other truth tellers, like Assange? Not sure that'd be good.

  • @michaelbeasley5783
    @michaelbeasley5783 Год назад +5

    A truly penetrating and articulate--and opinionated, granted--intellect. He judged, but based his judgements on facts, intellectual honesty, and a quest for Truth. Gone way too soon.

  • @alexanderthegreat_CarGuy
    @alexanderthegreat_CarGuy Год назад +13

    Rest In Peace my man. You were a legend.
    Edit* you ARE a legend.

  • @TheLordsofMidlothianRVA
    @TheLordsofMidlothianRVA 2 года назад +54

    "He is an abnormally ghastly individual in every respect." Well damn.

  • @georgerichardson7728
    @georgerichardson7728 4 года назад +150

    Way back, 20 years ago when humans could still think and debate

    • @Sonofserbia
      @Sonofserbia 4 года назад +5

      People were alot blinder back then.

    • @georgerichardson7728
      @georgerichardson7728 4 года назад +8

      @@Sonofserbia true in some ways, the internet has given us a lot , but in other ways people are media zombies, lost in a sea of disinformation.

    • @Inflamedweasel
      @Inflamedweasel 4 года назад

      @@georgerichardson7728 say it like it is 😰

    • @SenorTucano
      @SenorTucano 3 года назад +1

      Not any more

    • @jkt3937
      @jkt3937 3 года назад +2

      People can still think and debate, they’re just not invited to appear in most media outlets.

  • @sheilabrennan4481
    @sheilabrennan4481 Год назад +6

    2:50, about Clinton. Love it when he says when Clinton came in they said there was a problem with the underclass, where he States I think it was a problem with the overclass. Well said. First time listening to this guy and he got me. Been a Bernie Sanders person for a long time, and they did everything they could to make sure that he was not able to make the changes we need in this country so desperately. Anyway looking forward to hearing more of this gentleman. Not an atheist... far from it ....but a political activist and can certainly appreciate his insight.

    • @ElsinoreRacer
      @ElsinoreRacer Год назад +1

      Bernie was torpedoed by the Clinton Mafia running the party. Ask Seth Rich. Oh, wait......

    • @davidleedougherty6478
      @davidleedougherty6478 5 месяцев назад

      Atheism is the easiest question to answer in the world. Obviously man created god, not the other way around.
      If you can't grasp the most simple concept there's no chance of understanding very nuanced issues such as the ones they're discussing here.
      Your comment is a year old. Maybe you've joined reality with the rest of us since then. Not trying to be instigative. Just being honest.
      Hope you're well, etc take care

  • @carlyleredstone9620
    @carlyleredstone9620 Год назад +6

    Its quite fair to think that someone with Mr Hitches moral clarity comes along once in a lifetime , but because of him I will certainly pay closer attention just in case.

  • @elbowroom3663
    @elbowroom3663 3 года назад +41

    In light of the revelations regarding Mr. Rose's own behavior many years later one can almost sense his discomfort at Hitch's dissection of Bill Clinton.

  • @Mike-yg8ig
    @Mike-yg8ig 4 года назад +60

    Hitch was the best. One thing you can say about him him that is very unusual...he was NEVER in over his head, never.

  • @briankopp8560
    @briankopp8560 11 месяцев назад +4

    The look on Charlie’s face at 31.41 and his subsequent defense of BC says it all. Love you Mr Hitchens.

    • @ianmangham4570
      @ianmangham4570 8 месяцев назад +1

      Charlie is such a creepy pervert it makes me wanna hurl 😅

  • @sandilongworth9871
    @sandilongworth9871 4 года назад +49

    RIP Christopher Hitchens We miss you We have needed you more as time has passed.

  • @willzsportscards
    @willzsportscards 5 лет назад +64

    "I thought there were actually overclass problems." Hitchens 1999. Unfortunately very prescient.

    • @tripical148
      @tripical148 4 года назад +2

      Seems bizarre that he's a socialist as that would consolidate more power to the over class

    • @leroture7750
      @leroture7750 4 года назад

      @@tripical148 Incorrect, by democratic socialist he most likely supported work place democracy. That was what Tony Ben supported, and who Christopher Hitchens seemed to support the most of the dem-socs listed.
      Workplace democracy just means having workers make up the majority of the executive board for all businesses, there is some variation on exactly how that would look. I don't see how that would be consolidating more power into the elites.

  • @Spiller333
    @Spiller333 Год назад +7

    I personally miss him. We need him especially today.

  • @edsmith9846
    @edsmith9846 Год назад +7

    I miss Hitchens. A rare true man.

  • @DanEMO592
    @DanEMO592 4 года назад +167

    Amazing interview omg. History has more than vindicated Christopher Hitchens’ take on Bill Clinton

    • @SethMacLeod95
      @SethMacLeod95 3 года назад +10

      Ghastly individual in every respect 😂

  • @michaelperkins4611
    @michaelperkins4611 4 года назад +56

    When I first saw this interview, it was before Rose was outed. I thought Hitchens' smirk at the end was because he had crushed Rose in debate. But as a Washington insider, Hitchens had no doubt heard all the rumors about Rose as sexual predator, so likely saw Rose's deflation as much about that as taking apart his defense of the Clintons. .

    • @Jamlf
      @Jamlf 4 года назад +8

      Michael Perkins I have to agree when I saw Hitchen's smirk and that little twinkle in his eye at the end. You could tell how uncomfortable Rose was.

    • @sharifmansour9678
      @sharifmansour9678 4 года назад +2

      He looked like such a slime all along.

    • @chrisjones3901
      @chrisjones3901 4 года назад +1

      Pass me a plastic bag to be sick this interviewer is vile

    • @chrisjones3901
      @chrisjones3901 4 года назад +1

      Pass me a plastic bag to be sick this interviewer is vile

  • @Alex-mn1fb
    @Alex-mn1fb Год назад +4

    Sweet Jesus, he was totally right about Clinton and almost everything. And this type of interviews our current society sorely misses. Real intellectuals being grilled by real journalists.

  • @Kittym276
    @Kittym276 Год назад +3

    So often over the years of Charlie rose show, I thought “please Charlie, let the guest talk and be quiet”)

  • @MattLuceen
    @MattLuceen 4 года назад +90

    I love how Hitchens just gives Charlie the silent treatment at the end, signaling that the conversation is now over. So good.

    • @mauricegarvey4631
      @mauricegarvey4631 Год назад +3

      He lets Rose bumble along to an incorrect mumbling conclusion, and the Hitch allows himself a cheeky smile to boot! Wins again.

  • @calescapee9642
    @calescapee9642 4 года назад +135

    Hey look! Charlie Rose! Lolita Express Frequent flyer.

    • @kdkseven
      @kdkseven 4 года назад +3

      I've never seen his name come up in connection to that story. He's still a disgusting human being though.

    • @hanorabrennan8846
      @hanorabrennan8846 4 года назад +7

      @@kdkseven Check out Shaun Atwood's channel who was sent the black book anonymously.

  • @00TomFoolery00
    @00TomFoolery00 10 месяцев назад +2

    Hitchens cut off Charlie, I think unintentionally and Charlie said "let me finish my point" and Hitchens says "I'm sorry"... People used to apologize for interrupting people like it was a common courtesy? How times have changed.

  • @stuarttrewern
    @stuarttrewern Год назад +1

    33.30 - the sweetest look at point when CH has his arm right up there and has got control of CR's mouth, and CR realises it as he tries to speak😆

  • @theauklet
    @theauklet Год назад +88

    I miss Hitchens so much. He is sorely needed in 2022, as we fight against the enormous tide of irrationality and greed.

  • @misterbonzoid
    @misterbonzoid 6 лет назад +77

    Watching Charlie stop Hitch and then get lost reformulating what he just said is pure gold. Thanks for posting.

  • @Ian-ky5hf
    @Ian-ky5hf Год назад +5

    Funny how all of the valid problems Christopher has with Bill are dismissed or ignored.

  • @MatchmeSydney
    @MatchmeSydney Год назад +6

    Clinton is "an abnormally ghastly individual in every respect."
    That is a third-degree burn 🔥