I really like Christopher Hitchens. His writing style is the best I have seen in a very long while. He is just as elegant when being interviewed in person. I have only "discovered" Mr. Hitchens since 9/11. Before that, I lumped him in with all the other "lefties" in the media. But his brutal honesty about the evils of the left, combined with his absolute zeal for the defeat and annihilation of the jihadists really turned my head. While I sit here in my pajamas taking pot-shots at the left, Mr. Hitchens unloads on them with 105 mm Howitzers. I wish I knew how to think like him.
Not too long ago, Mr. Hitchens produced a one hour documentary on my home state called Texas-America Supersized, which was shown on the Trio cable channel. It was extremely well done and *shock* fair. He immersed himself in Texas culture, bought a pair of cowboy boots, and shouted obscenities at a high school football coach. What a guy.
I have also seen Mr. Hitchens participate in several debates that were broadcast on C-SPAN. He has the uncanny ability to both intellectually tear his opponents down, while still being able to deliver school yard taunts and insults.
I heard about that documentary. It was really that fair?