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freshwest

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14. Thanks... Will look up that book. Thay reminds me of this piece, too:

Reply to hifiguy (Reply #8)

Fri Apr 10, 2015, 11:20 PM

Apr 2015

Ship of fools: Johann Hari sets sail with America's swashbuckling neocons

Written in 2007 as the asylum inmates gained wealth, power on a level not seen since the ancient empires.

Since then, Johann Hari has been accused of 'making quotes up,' so his words have to be taken with a grain of salt. Or he was smeared for reporting, I really don't know. Looks like his career was ruined.

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The best obit of Republican dickishness ever written [View all] Cyrano Apr 2015 OP

Hunter got it right with three words "Fear and Loathing" they still apply. nt gordianot Apr 2015 #1

Harsh, well deserverd... Wounded Bear Apr 2015 #2

Nixon was so damned crooked they had to screw him into the ground. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2015 #3

My ol' dad used to say that Nixon was so crooked hifiguy Apr 2015 #9

That read was utterly delicious. Thanks for posting...n/t monmouth4 Apr 2015 #4

Love this and HST. MuseRider Apr 2015 #5

Certainly no ambiguity about... 3catwoman3 Apr 2015 #6

I had lunch with Thompson once pinboy3niner Apr 2015 #7

Blaming Nixon alone is incomplete and too easy. hifiguy Apr 2015 #8

Thanks... Will look up that book. Thay reminds me of this piece, too: freshwest Apr 2015 #14

I turned 18 early post-Nixon admin...registered to vote as a Democrat and never looked back. Scurrilous Apr 2015 #10

written by a man with sense onethatcares Apr 2015 #11

HST Zo Zig Apr 2015 #12

The Doktor did, however, influence a whole generation of neo-gonzo journalists KamaAina Apr 2015 #13