John Kerry meets Hunter S. Thompson

[rumguy]

[Forkboy]

1. I'd love to know what was said,if anything

HST is the man :)

[LifeDuringWartime]

2. sweet

whats the story behind the photo?

[THUNDER HANDS]

4. Kerry was reading 'Fear and Loathing on the campaign trail'

At least, that's what I read today that he was reading on his vacation.

[Waverley_Hills_Hiker]

10. That was a DAMN good book on politics.

I rank it up there with Mike Roykos "Boss" as a good journalistic take on poltiics.

I think thats where the term "politics junky" comes from. HST has that down, for sure, esp if anyone heres' ever been involved in politics or campaigns.

[El Supremo]

6. Kerry was in Aspen this morning before going to Denver.

[whistle]

3. Looks like Kerry may have rammed a knee into Hunter's testicles...

[disinfo_guy]

5. wow

I wonder what they talked about

[buycitgo]

7. puff daddy piece, or is that PDiddy Piece?

Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail.....Nixon/McGovern

right up there among the very best presidential election books ever written.....maybe the best?

[Bryan]

8. The best, easily

Thompson and Kerry may have first met while Thompson was writing the reports that made up the book; Kerry isn't mentioned by name, but Thompson wrote about the "infamous" medal-throwing at the White House and the VVAW's demonstration at the Republican National Convention in Miami Beach.

[ClintonTyree]

9. Big darkness................

soon come. Kerry '04! Hunter's the MAN. He needs to be more vocal about the choices facing us this November though. I haven't heard too much from him about it. Who'd a thunk it, the voice of reason being HST's.

[sleipnir]

11. Hunter is writing a new book about '04...

I can't wait to read it with Mr. Kerry in the WH. HST is the be-all-end-all of great political journalists and his observations are beyond normal human assumptions. He had the balls to call out Clinton in '92 (which many of his observations turned out to be true...) He's a true patriot if ever one existed in this modern world. He stands for America and I nominate HST for the $10 bill!!!

[foo_bar]

12. Fear and Loathing ticket?

"Just to put your minds all at ease, I have four words for you that I know will relieve you greatly," Kerry told the fund-raiser. "How does this sound — Vice President Hunter Thompson."

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=694&u=/ap/20040621/ap_on_el_pr/kerry_11&printer=1

[Zinfandel]

13. Very Cool...Gonzo Kerry!

[thebigidea]

14. this should make for an interesting HST article

can't wait!

HST's work got me into politics in the first place, am I glad he's around to comment on the current state of Big Darkness...

[Zinfandel]

17. Shit, Thompson's insightful & unique writings on presidential campaigns

go back before 1968...Unfortunately, (for us, from the photos) he looks very old and tired...but I know he'll make it through the Nov. 2nd election...And we'll be graced with the finest writings, wit and TRUTH of the campaign...He's still with us...

I can't hope for more...

Long live Gonzo journalism!!!!

And fuck traditional (no soul, lies) AP bullshit "journalism".

[VolcanoJen]

15. Oh, wow.

My literary hero meets the man who may become my political hero.

The jury is still out... except for that "HST is my literary hero" part. :D

[President Jesus]

16. Hunter Thompson's campaign contributions

http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=CO&last=Thompson&first=Hunter

nothing for Kerry, yet...

[JI7]

18. Kerry joked of making Thompson his VP

while campaigning in colorado yesterday.