christopher hitchens. >> guest: much more recently. >> host: in 1993 here is what he had to say about you. >> he is another ex-leftist, 60s radical dropout, what it was like being permanently stoned in the 60s, casting in this chip ever since and has a terrific following as a humorist for his books of essays. the first is quite funny, republican party reptile and the next one is called holidays in hell and the more recent one is good war chants and it gets me down so this is my revenge upon him. the best guy to hang out with in a bar. he was running on empty with this joke about i have been radical, now i see how wonderful it would be to be a completely but not button-down tori and the joke basically depends on political correctness, people made jokes about aids, pj will make a joke about aids and i said look, quite funny but not funny enough. >> guest: christopher christopher christopher getting away with murder. i might get away with slander, verbal assault. i don't think -- just a little guy, never gotten away with physical assault. he overstates the case. also of course long past the point i can claim to be a young republican button-down or not. i am an old republican like mo