{"id":179,"date":"2011-12-19T07:41:10","date_gmt":"2011-12-19T12:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brucepress.net\/?p=179"},"modified":"2011-12-19T07:41:10","modified_gmt":"2011-12-19T12:41:10","slug":"i-could-listen-to-christopher-hitchens-all-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.brucepress.net\/blog\/?p=179","title":{"rendered":"I could listen to Christopher Hitchens all day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I will continue to listen to his many debates, interviews and public appearances.\u00a0 There is so much more to learn.\u00a0 Not just knowledge he has accumulated but his exemplary rhetorical and speaking skills.<\/p>\n<p>Orators of his caliber are rare in this world.\u00a0 A singular intellect and a very<br \/>\nunique life experience created a once in a lifetime personality.<\/p>\n<p>Please find the time to enjoy the legacy of a once in a lifetime life.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qUdU7L4sEZQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to Zachary Moore for recording and posting the video and J Daniel Sawyer for making me aware of it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/qUdU7L4sEZQ\">Christopher Hitchens at Prestonwood Baptist Church<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;.. the discussion about what is good, what is beautiful, what is noble, what is pure and what is true could always go on. 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