He died doing what he loved, dodging questions.

I imagine the majority of his "compelling debator" façade came from careful editing of the videos

Yep. And that's most of these right wing "debaters" do. They talk fast, with as much authority and confidence they can muster, try to make people feel stupid for not seeing the world the way they see it, and then moving on before they get called out for the bull shit they spew.

I've been seeing clips of Mehdi Hasan giving people a solid drubbing. Would've liked seeing him thrash Kirk as well.