By Peter Hitchens
Peter gives his view on the Blair debate. (Which he hasn't watched or listened to.)
"I'm asked to comment on my brother's encounter (styled by some a 'debate') with Anthony Blair in Toronto, recently broadcast on BBC radio. Delighted as I am that the BBC (which can and often does reduce an important Parliamentary event to three jokey minutes) has taken to broadcasting debates on major issues on Radio 4, I do wonder whether the habit will last, and why this particular one made it so swiftly on to the air."
Read More (http://hitchensblog.mailonsunday.co.uk)
Thanks swh
What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof.
Welcome to an unofficial Christopher Hitchens site. dailyhitchens@post.com
Christopher Hitchens (1949 - 2011) was an Anglo-American author and journalist. His books made him a prominent public intellectual and a staple of talk shows and lecture circuits. He was a columnist and literary critic at Vanity Fair, Slate, The Atlantic, World Affairs, The Nation, Free Inquiry and a variety of other media outlets. He was named one of the world's "Top 100 Public Intellectuals" by Foreign Policy and Britain's Prospect.
Yahoo! News
Wikipedia
Search results
Recent Comments
Popular Posts
-
Christopher Hitchens and John Rodden discuss George Orwell on Think Tank with Ben Wattenberg.
-
The Guardian In these final essays, Hitchens examines his own disbelief that writing – indistinguishable to him from living – is about to...
-
Vanity Fair Christopher Hitchens—the incomparable critic, masterful rhetorician, fiery wit, and fearless bon vivant—died today at the ag...
-
A couple of clips of Christopher and Sam uploaded by retroprodigy40 Jewish Journal has two audio clips from the debate (20/24 min) htt...
The Blair - Hitchens event in Toronto
December 15, 2010Posted by Tom at 22:36 11 comments
Labels: 2010, Christopher Hitchens, debate, Peter Hitchens, Tony Blair
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)