Hitchens: Chirac a "rat"

[London_Calling]

He wrote a book about her :eek:

The Missionary Position:Mother Teresa In Theory and Practice
Q: Do you think the title of the book might have contributed this? Could it have deterred certain people from even opening it up?

A: “It was a risk one ran. Once I thought of the title I realized I was gonna have to do it. I was very hurt by somebody describing the title as “sophomoric,” because it’s a triple entendre, which is not all that common. You have three layers of pun. I had wanted to call it Sacred Cow (laughter), but that would have had only one pun in it. The Missionary Position has two.”

An interview with Christopher Hitchens

… and later on, the inevitable defence

[Gary_Kumquat]

*Originally posted by RickJay *
**We have GOT to get Christopher Hitchens on the SDMB. Can you imagine how fun the Pit will be: **

Chichens
Member

While I am sure it is possible that there is a stupider person somewhere on the planet, I doubt there is one on this message board. Your conclusions are neither doubtful nor erroneous; they are an absolute inferno of stupidity. You, sir, are a disgrace to the board, to your country, and to the human race, and we would all be better off if you were torn apart by wild dogs. I mean, really, to think an Imperial Star Destroyer could defeat the Enterprise!

Spoofe is Chichen?

[RickJay]

*Originally posted by Dewey Cheatem Undhow *
**Didn’t Hitchens regularly get his panties in a wad over Mother Teresa? **

In fairness, Hitchens’s criticisms of Mother Teresa were/are based on fact. She was not the saint people came to portray her as.

[Beagle]

In fairness, Hitchens’s criticisms of Mother Teresa were/are based on fact

I’ll try to be a good thread host. Here you go. < Two linked interviews on his book
I like the guy. He’s like Camille Paglia in the sense that you cannot pin him down on the left/right spectrum.

[Zhen_ka]

For those interested in some of his other writings:

http://www.enteract.com/~peterk/

I agree that he’s gone a bit overboard with his stance post 9/11, though he’s always an interesting and intelligent writer.