Hitchens has completely lost his mind

JBrown72073 at cs.com JBrown72073 at cs.com
Sun Nov 24 20:08:57 PST 2002



>>You know, I honestly don't understand why Hitch's recent antics surprise
>>people. Hitchens has been unhinged for quite a while now. Have Nation-lefty
>>types just been in denial?
>
>He was at the Nation for almost 20 years. He's a very talented
>writer, an eloquent speaker, and most people at and around the
>magazine like him personally - he can be very warm and charming. His
>transformation is a professional, political, and personal loss, and I
>don't see any point in pretending otherwise.
>
>Doug

Not to mention the good work v. Kissinger. To me, since I don't know him, the discussion is about political faultlines, not about whether Hitchens is hinged or unhinged. Anyway, what's with the personal attacks? Can AC mention Hitchens without mentioning alcohol? J.



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