Hunter S. Thompson's obit on Nixon

[gozf]

Old news, but a good read.  This is deliciously scathing.

www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1994/07/he-was-a-crook/308699/

And now I can't stop thinking about my grandfather, who defended Nixon until he died. Sorry, Pa-pa!

[gozf]

And it was originally published in Rolling Stone, which after today's thread, delights me all the more!

[WOT?*]

There were parts where I couldn't stop laughing gleefully and snickering delightedly.

Those parts would be "most of it."

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What? So all it says is "He was a crook"?

[gozf]

I lol'd throughout. I can't pick a favorite part, because it's all my favorite.

Seriously, give me Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail over Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas any day. Thompson was at his best when talking politics.

[gozf]

Jul 18, 2013 12:14:13 GMT -5 @damnation said:

What? So all it says is "He was a crook"?

No, it's a pretty long diatribe.

[luckyval]

I love every word of this!
Nixon was so crooked he needed servants to help him screw on his pants every morning

I'm weeding my way through Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail right now and it's a deliciously depraved look at politics and Washington in general

[jennysmitten]

I love Hunter S Thompson.