No Fear, Just Loathing: Hunter S. Thompson Campaigns with FrankenKerry

AP via Yahoo! ^ | 6/21/04

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"Two bags of grass, seventy-five pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high-powered
blotter acid, a salt shaker half-full of cocaine and a whole galaxy of multicolored
uppers, downers, screamers, laughers, also a quart of tequila, a quart of rum, a case
of Budweiser, a pint of raw ether, and two dozen amyls... and I was still bored to tears
after five minutes with this guy..."

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Actually, the caption was really:

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry (news - web sites), D-Mass., at left, greets locals before departing from Aspen-Pitkin Co./Sardy Field Airport in Aspen, Colo. on Monday, June 21, 2004. Second from right is author Hunter S. Thompson, who accompanied Kerry on his visit in Aspen. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

But I took liberties with it, just because I could.

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Thanks for the acid, Hunter!

[45Auto]

"[...] it occurs to me that some people will believe almost anything that fits their preconceived notions."

-From the book The Great Shark Hunt by Hunter S. Thompson

[Xenalyte]

Oh, my God, his teeth are atrocious!

[steve8714]

Related to the Windsors?

[gorush]

And his eyes appear to have been randomly applied to his face.

[tet68]

And so, as "White Rabbit" reached it's final crescendo,
I lashed the toaster into Kerry's bath....or was that supposed to be a grapefruit.....it's been a long trip...
...anyway I didn't tell him about the Manta Bieoch, I figured
he would see her soon enough. Don't worry about Bush I said, he's NOT like the Clintons.

[feelgoodfox]

Good God, he looks English...Why doesn't Theresa pay for some decent dental work?!

[Pontiac]

Oh, my God, his teeth are atrocious!

It also appears that one eye is substantially higher than the other.

[45Auto]

At least the guy has good taste in firearms:

[prairiebreeze]

Oh, my God, his teeth are atrocious!

My exact same thought, and I'd never noticed that before. For heavens sake.

Prairie

[feelgoodfox]

I've heard of people who can raise one eyebrow, but not one EYE.

[prairiebreeze]

dental ping pix post 4

[squarebarb]

That's been photoshopped.

[Peach]

I agree - his teeth make him look English. Uck.

[45Auto]

dispatching a recalcitrant typewriter:

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It also appears that one eye is substantially higher than the other.

He was conceived during God’s “Picasso period.”

[cardinal4]

"What a loooooonggg, strange trip its been........"

(Sorry, Jerry...)

[Martin Tell]

Duke is starting to look like one of those very old, tiny mafia guys (Myer Lansky) shuffling round Miami Beach with a walker.

Curse of Dorian Gray catching up with him?

[Pontiac]

It is hard to imagine that such a man could be elected in our TV Nation.

The guy can only wear so much make up.

But I suppose the camera men and the editors of the leftist networks can make sure only the best camera angles and most flattering shots make it on to TV.

[prairiebreeze]

Ohh, well that could explain it I suppose, maybe even explains why his eyes aren't level, LOL!!

[IronJack]

Hunter Thompson looks like a bag lady.

[homemom]

EEEWWWWWWWW . . .

If he can afford a $6000 bike, can't he afford a little dental work????

[SunnySide]

Hunter isn't looking to hunter macho in those photos.

In each pic he has to hold onto the person next to him for physical support. He looks frail and feeble minded. Yeah way to go Kerry...snicker snicker

[SunnySide]

"Hunter is starting to look like one of those very old, tiny mafia guys (Myer Lansky) shuffling round Miami Beach with a walker. Curse of Dorian Gray catching up with him?"


Nope, it's year of drug abuse, typical among the lunatic left fringe...they're self imposed curse, it's a good thing.

;) Yay!

[Ole Okie]

It also appears that one eye is substantially higher than the other.

His eyes do not track together.

This has bothered me from some of his first appearances.

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...there's no denying the aftereffects of a piece of cosmetic work he had done yesterday. The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee emerged from a morning of seclusion in Washington with two new pearly-white-capped teeth at a airport rally in Atlantic City. The noticeably improved smile is not only bright, it corrects the angled teeth and one prior miscolored cap. Ever coy, Kerry aides said he had the crown replaced on his right front tooth (previously lost in a hockey injury) and a new crown placed on the lesser tooth beside it (the focus of a recent root-canal procedure). Other than that, the aides insist he had his teeth cleaned but not whitened. Still, the high-wattage smile was apparent as Kerry headed off by helicopter for a fund-raiser at the home of rock star Jon Bon Jovi..."

http://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2004/06/15/a_brighter_look_from_kerry_a_flashier_look_from_brady/

[Huntress]

I keep seeing Hunter Thompson referred to as "Dr." Does anyone know what subject is his doctorate in and where's it from?

On a completely unrelated note, I wish he'd get a new hat. The one he's wearing would look fine on a fishing trip, but nowhere else.

[Robert357]

I use to think that Ozzie Osborne was the perfect "anti-drug" commerical. You just look at the man and listen to him and say, "you could look and sound like this if you do drugs."

In looking at Hunter S Thompson's photos he too might make a good anti-drug commerical. The years of abuse appear to be taking their toll as well.

[45Auto]

I think its an honorary degree conferred by some journalism school.

[alloysteel]

Hunter Thompson is a sad echo from the psychedelic days of the 1960's and 1970's. He no longer can string consecutive thoughts together, but how could anybody tell anyway.

The "Doctor" degree is in "Gonzo" and is purely BS.

[muleskinner]

Kerry is related to Gary Dell'Abate from the Howard Stern Show.

(Horse Tooth Jackass)

[muleskinner]

Hunter has aged 30 years in the last 15.

He's hangin' with Kerry 'cuz they're giving him free booze.

[yooper]

"Two bags of grass, seventy-five pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high-powered blotter acid, a salt shaker half-full of cocaine and a whole galaxy of multicolored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers, also a quart of tequila, a quart of rum, a case of Budweiser, a pint of raw ether, and two dozen amyls... and I was still bored to tears after five minutes with this guy..."

Quote of the day, even if it is a tad misrepresented. Long live Uncle Duke!

[yooper]

"Ever coy, Kerry aides said he had the crown replaced on his right front tooth (previously lost in a hockey injury)..."

Oh, c'mon. Kerry is too much of a pussy to play hockey. He can't even catch a football without closing his eyes....

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Oh he plays hockey, he plays riding a bike, he plays snowboarding, he plays with other people's money. He's the consummate player you know, the new Renaissance Man, an Elite Lurch for the masses.

[dk88]

Docator of Divinity, $20 from the Universal Life Church.

Hat is the Australian Tilly hat.

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sp - Doctor

[sheik yerbouty]

The formerly good doctor is having a meltdown. He is out of Adrenochrome!

[moodyskeptic]

HST appears to have finally reaped what he sowed: glorification of desperate reckless drug injestion.

It all sounded so gonzo to the feeble hippies back in the seventies. Read his old stuff, it screams paranoid irresponsibilty.

[NYCVirago]

Whose vote does John Kerry think he's trying to attract by hanging around with Hunter S. Thompson? I think Kerry's got the drug addict vote sewed up already.

[Interesting Times]

Somebody should dredge up HST's fawning piece touting the great Jimmy Carter -- I think is was in "Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail."

[InTheWeeds]

Somebody should dredge up HST's fawning piece touting the great Jimmy Carter -- I think is was in "Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail."

Actually, it was "Jimmy Carter and the Great Leap of Faith", which I think is in The Great Shark Hunt.

[InTheWeeds]

Hunter has aged 30 years in the last 15.

I was amazed when I saw him on Conan O'Brien recently. As far as I know, he's had several discs in his spine replaced with titanium, two hip replacements, (and a broken leg, which happened in January, I think), all in the last five years.

[Interesting Times]

Actually, it was "Jimmy Carter and the Great Leap of Faith", which I think is in The Great Shark Hunt.

So it is. Thank you...