Kick 'em while they're dead

Showing why he is a greater writer than he is a person, Christopher Hitchens decides to kick Bob Hope while he's dead over at Slate today. With an obituary that proceeds to treat Bob Hope in much the same way that Hitchens has bee treating his liver for quite some time.

I will honestly say that I am not a big Bob Hope fan. His humor is something that belongs to my parent's generation. However, I remember as a young boy being thankful to him for giving us Joey Heatherton, and will give him vastly more credit as a comic actor than as a standup comedian. To list a few of his films that are worth remembering; several road pictures, The Seven Little Foys, Paleface, My Favorite Blonde.

It would have been nice if Hitchens could have spared even a word for some of his better qualities. Look, the guy lived to be a hundred. It's not like Hitchens didnt' have time to trash him while he was alive.

You can read the whole thing here.