Hitchens responds to critics

[Carl Remick]

>From: Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com>
>
>Dennis wrote:
>
>>This is embarrassing. You'd think Hitch was writing about holy ground, the
>>secular Mecca, if you will. I'm sure he donned his Lincoln stovepipe hat
>>before sitting down to type these lines, humming "The Battle Hymn of the
>>Republic" between hits on his ever-present Rothman.
>
>And you've got to wonder how many drinks he was into his day when he
>wrote that sad response.
>
>Doug

Since you mentioned it, I sometimes wonder if much of Hitchens' famed 
iconoclasm is just boozy cantankerousness.  Frankly, I think it's a waste of 
time for the list to spend so much energy micro-scrutinizing his writings 
and motivations -- an activity which, of course, I am contributing to by 
posting this.  Why don't we just let Hitchens' liver rot in peace?

Carl

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