in "Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72," he described the
campaign leading to Richard Nixon's re-election as president with terms
like "brutal" and "depraved," speculating that Democratic Sen. Ed Muskie
was under the influence of an obscure African psychoactive drug and
bemoaned Nixon's looming victory by proclaiming, "Jesus, where will it
end? How low do you have to stoop in this country to become president?"

I think. Mr Bush has shown us.

(God I sure hope this is as low as it gets)

On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 15:18:09 GMT, "Jim," wrote:

in "Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72," he described the
campaign leading to Richard Nixon's re-election as president with terms
like "brutal" and "depraved," speculating that Democratic Sen. Ed Muskie
was under the influence of an obscure African psychoactive drug and
bemoaned Nixon's looming victory by proclaiming, "Jesus, where will it
end? How low do you have to stoop in this country to become president?"

I think. Mr Bush has shown us.

(God I sure hope this is as low as it gets)

You, Jimcomma, are striving hard to reach greater depths!

John H

On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD,
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

"Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it."
Rene Descartes

Hunter S. is a voice we could surely use right now. So sad for
all of us that he's gone. But we won't let those rat *******s
close in on us!

Gary wrote:
Hunter S. is a voice we could surely use right now. So sad for
all of us that he's gone. But we won't let those rat *******s
close in on us!



"A voice we could surely use right now???

For what?



I'm not sad he's gone. If you look at his history of life and writing,
Hunter was basicly echoing the same chords of Timothy Leary, that
nothing matters, and everything in life is a joke...party on!

Gary wrote:
Hunter S. is a voice we could surely use right now. So sad for
all of us that he's gone. But we won't let those rat *******s
close in on us!


Too late.

Tim wrote:
I'm not sad he's gone. If you look at his history of life and writing,
Hunter was basicly echoing the same chords of Timothy Leary, that
nothing matters, and everything in life is a joke...party on!


???

You're completely and totally wrong. Not only did Hunter S. Thompson
have *nothing* in common with Leary's public statements, neither person
ever gave the message "that nothing matters, and everything in life is a
joke...party on!"

About the only thing the two men had in common was public admission of
recreational drug use. I suppose that's close enough, if you're a moron
and/or really have a deep emotional need to hate everybody you disagree
with.

DSK

You're completely and totally wrong. Not only did Hunter S. Thompson
have *nothing* in common with Leary's public statements

sure they did....


and both were acid freaks

I suppose that's close enough, if you're a moron
and/or really have a deep emotional need to hate everybody you disagree

with.



Pardon me....

It almost looks like you are disagreeing with me and calling me a
"moron" right in accordance with your own words there....

hmmmmm

No I don't "hate" (man! tat sounds bigoted...LOL!) Thompson. I have
no need to.

I'm just amazed at how people wish to immortalize him as if he was some
type of political sage....

Tim wrote:
No I don't "hate" (man! tat sounds bigoted...LOL!) Thompson. I have
no need to.


In that case, why do you attribute to him evil saying that he didn't say?

I'm just amazed at how people wish to immortalize him as if he was some
type of political sage....


Now I agree with you there. He was not a sage. Just a writer with
unusual perceptions and the ability to communicate them. IMHO Hunter
Thompson was kind of a sad sack, although I thought his writing was
often pretty funny.

DSK

Words of wisdom or should I say the Swan song of the "Sausage Creature"

The pill popping acid freak put a cap in his head for evidently nothing
else better to do.

And WOW! such grand political words of wisdom of his that are posted
here. LOL!

I wonder if there is microdot and window pane in the netherworld(I
won't say he's in heaven) He and Tim Leary are probably watching
telephone poles melt right now.

Thanks Thompson, your way of life and mindset tells alot. Mindset?
ohhh, well the part you didn't let splatter all over the kitchen walls,
that is.

Thnaks again Thompson, I'm sure your "Cult" will worship you for years
to come.