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Hunter S. Thompson
The godfather of gonzo says 9/11 caused a "nationwide nervous breakdown" -- and let the Bush crowd loot the country and savage American democracy.



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By John Glassie

Feb. 3, 2003 | He calls himself "an elderly dope fiend living out in the wilderness," but Hunter S. Thompson will also be found this week on the New York Times bestseller list with a new memoir, "Kingdom of Fear: Loathsome Secrets of a Star-Crossed Child in the Final Days of the American Century."

Listening to his ragged voice, there is some sense that Thompson, now 65, has reined in his outlaw ways, gotten a little softer, perhaps a little more gracious now that he's reached retirement age. "I've found you can deal with the system a lot easier if you use their rules," he says. "I talk to a lot of lawyers."

But do not be deceived. In "Kingdom of Fear" and in a telephone interview with Salon from his compound in Aspen, Colo., Thompson did what he's always done: speak the truth about American society as he sees it, without worrying much about decorum. "Who does vote for these dishonest shitheads?" he writes, referring to the people currently occupying the White House. "They are the racists and hate mongers among us -- they are the Ku Klux Klan. I piss down the throats of these Nazis."

That's his enduring attitude in this new age of darkness: a lot more loathing than fear.
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/02/03/thompson/index_np.html

[AdamH]

There's a movie to The Rum Diary on its way soon too, also starring Johnny Depp...excellent book, and as it's not quite as tripped-out as FALILV, hopefully it should translate well from written word to film.

How about a little nod to Edward Bunker too, who died in July. If you haven't read any of his books, do yourself a favour and make up for lost time. RIP Mr Blue.

[Emu Bitter]

Early in his career he was ok.
Towards the end he was a good example of why old school lefties don't like the over educated effete left that is seen as the modern left.
When he died, not fit to say Hoffa's name.

[igotthisguitar]

YOU TUBE EXPOSE

"They're gonna make it look like a suicide ... i know how these bastards think ..."

HST the night before his death.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIyWkinCsMs&mode=related&search=