Extra: Writer reflect on Hitchens Video

Extra: Writer reflect on Hitchens Video Transcript

CHRISTOPHER BUCKLEY: 15:34:47;19 I have the sense, with-- with Christopher, that he-- he writes the way Mozart composed. [EDIT]- he was at-- my house for the weekend a couple of weeks ago. 15:35:09;30 He had-- had-- a heavy chemotherapy treatment the day before. He had-- come some distance to the house. His daughter, his-- darling daughter was looking at colleges. We had a full day, a full, good dinner. Now, this was Sunday night, at about 10:00. And he said, "God, I've got to file a column." And I said, "Oh, well, really? Don't-- I think they'd probably understand." "No, no," he said. So he just pulled out his laptop, and as-- as we were all-- you know, continuing with our wine, batted it out. And-- I don't think it took more than 20 minutes. GRAYDON CARTER: 15:35:48;28 That's extraordinary. BUCKLEY: 15:35:49;18 And I imagine it-- I-- I read it the next day, and I-- it was a Slate column. And, you know, maybe I'll