We're taking a little break from inane county press releases, carpetbagging administrators and health care spending. No worries - there's plenty more to come on COMIDA and questionable investments (that's right, there's lawsuits) - but this week we're honoring the original blogger amongst our normal run of posts. I defy anyone to read Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72 and say otherwise.
The Dr. was ultimately, by his own admission, about free speech; the right to say what one thinks and feels and any moment, the right to question.
He was also a junkie; a political one at that which may be the worst kind, as I'm sure many of my fellow bloggers can attest.
Tomorrow is the anniversary of the Dr.'s death. Below is a little gem from his run for Sheriff -
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A recent New Yorker piece on Hunter S. Thompson concluded thusly:
At its best, in the Nixon era, Thompson’s anger, in writing, was a beautiful thing, fearless and funny and, after all, not wrong about the shabbiness and hypocrisy of American officialdom. It belonged to a time when journalists believed that fearlessness and humor and honesty could make a difference; and it’s sad to be reminded that the time in which such a faith was possible has probably passed.
I thought that was a good summation of how much the world has changed, sadly.
Football Season Is Over:
"No More Games. No More Bombs. No More Walking. No More Fun. No More Swimming. 67. That is 17 years past 50. 17 more than I needed or wanted. Boring. I am always bitchy. No Fun -- for anybody. 67. You are getting Greedy. Act your old age. Relax -- This won't hurt."
Keep up the good work.
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