'Who does vote for these dishonest shitheads?'

[protect freedom impeach bush now]

Hunter Thompson Asks, ''Who Does Vote for These Dishonest
Shitheads'?

Salon's John Glassie writes, "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. The godfather of gonzo believes America has suffered a 'nationwide nervous breakdown' since 9/11, and as a result is compromising civil liberties for what he calls 'the illusion of security.' The compromise, he says, is 'a disaster of unthinkable proportions' and 'part of the downward spiral of dumbness' he believes is plaguing the country." Amen!

http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/02/03/thompson/

[Hawkeye-X]

1. Y'know what I was thinking the other day

if our Hunter S. Thompson is our local and national celebrity - we could at least run him for US Senate. I know he's a Liberterian, but he could, at least, boot the Nightmare-Campbell off the seat and replace him and vote along with the Democratic caucus, instead of the Republican one.

Just a thought.

Hawkeye-X

[wickerwoman]

2. Didn't he run for mayor of Aspen once?

His platform was hilarious but I don't think he won.
Tough crowd in Colorado.

[Hawkeye-X]

3. He ran for sheriff, not mayor

[bambo53]

4. Blazing Saddles?

Remember the town drunk in Blazing Saddles, who always stood up at town meetings to proclaim some profound insight, that nobody could understand, but everyone agreed was spoken in the true American style?
We need more people in congress like that, the entertainment value alone is well worth it.

God, I loved that movie...