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August 22nd 1995
(first published 1994)
by Ballantine Books
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Paperback, 272 pages
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0345396359
(isbn13: 9780345396358)
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Since his 1972 trailblazing opus, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail, Hunter S. Thompson has reported the election story in his truly inimitabl...more
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Read in October, 1994
"No wonder the poor bastards from Generation X have lost their sense of humor about politics. Some things are not funny to the doomed..."
Though he tried desperately to avoid it, Hunter S. Thompson in this book again casts himself into the pit of despair that is modern politics. It is "Fear and Loathing" all over again, but this time on the Campaign Trail '92. He was lured in partly by his hatred of Bush and the hope that he could be beaten, and partly because of ...more
Though he tried desperately to avoid it, Hunter S. Thompson in this book again casts himself into the pit of despair that is modern politics. It is "Fear and Loathing" all over again, but this time on the Campaign Trail '92. He was lured in partly by his hatred of Bush and the hope that he could be beaten, and partly because of ...more
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Read in April, 2009
Hunter Thompson was one of a kind. I can scarcely recall a time of my life when he was not a presence in it. His suicide was something I felt as though he were someone I'd known, and his absence is something that will last.
I don't know how I missed this book when it originally came out, and just picked it up at a charity shop for 3 quid. I have to say, that's about what it was worth.
This was all about him and his slight connection to the Bill Clinton presidential campaign. It clearly a...more
I don't know how I missed this book when it originally came out, and just picked it up at a charity shop for 3 quid. I have to say, that's about what it was worth.
This was all about him and his slight connection to the Bill Clinton presidential campaign. It clearly a...more
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Read in April, 2009
A contentious Presidential race, a population weary of years of Republican domination that have left the country in the grip of a recession, the rise of a previously obscure Democrat who goes from the underdog to the poll leader and eventually to the presidency . . . and Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” leading the pop charts. No, this isn’t 2008, but 1992, the year that the senior George Bush was ousted by a saxophone-playing governor from Arkansas, and the year that Hunter S....more
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Read in February, 2009
It has been too long, too dry, too boring, back to Gonzo...
Aptly sub-labeled "Confessions of a Political Junkie," Hunter delves into the political hysteria of the 1992 presidential race. He dives into the realms of personality and character beyond the generic banter of other reporters and news agencies.
His appeal is unsurpassed, whether you agree with him or not, you're consumed by his writing. Reality and fantasy mesh into his reality and shape his perceptions ...more
Aptly sub-labeled "Confessions of a Political Junkie," Hunter delves into the political hysteria of the 1992 presidential race. He dives into the realms of personality and character beyond the generic banter of other reporters and news agencies.
His appeal is unsurpassed, whether you agree with him or not, you're consumed by his writing. Reality and fantasy mesh into his reality and shape his perceptions ...more
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Read in January, 2009
oh my god..this is hysterical and picks up with the Clinton campaign in 92
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Read in February, 2009
There are no words fond enough to describe Thompson's writing. I blazed through this book, and I think anyone else would, too.
HST makes a great point about outgoing political parties leaving their problems for the next president. I wonder if he would have thought that Bush Jr. left his problems for Obama like Bush Sr. did for Clinton. I also wish he would have stayed alive long enough to see Obama elected. There will never be another political junkie like Thompson, and journalism ...more
HST makes a great point about outgoing political parties leaving their problems for the next president. I wonder if he would have thought that Bush Jr. left his problems for Obama like Bush Sr. did for Clinton. I also wish he would have stayed alive long enough to see Obama elected. There will never be another political junkie like Thompson, and journalism ...more
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Gosh, do I miss HST. He would have loved this politidal season.
This book, written in 1994, details (sort of) the 1992 presidential campaign, but really it serves as a larger meditation on campaign junkiedom and the looming political black hole on the horizon for the new millennium. He was so ahead of his time about so many things, but especially the ruthlessness and singular desire to win shared by Bill and Hill. If I would have read this when it came out, I probably would have dismis...more
This book, written in 1994, details (sort of) the 1992 presidential campaign, but really it serves as a larger meditation on campaign junkiedom and the looming political black hole on the horizon for the new millennium. He was so ahead of his time about so many things, but especially the ruthlessness and singular desire to win shared by Bill and Hill. If I would have read this when it came out, I probably would have dismis...more
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Read in January, 2004
For a books following the 1992 presidential race, this one is surprisingly righteous. Or maybe not so surprisingly so. I thought that maybe because the politics were so closely removed from the present, that it would suffer for it, but it didn't, partially because THE SAME PEOPLE ARE STILL HANGING AROUND WASHINGTON (there's a pretty f-ing brilliant pic of George II in there, sticking his tongue out at the camera), and partially because Hunter S. Thompson is hilarious - and I think always had t...more
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Read in March, 2009
The disjointed writing of HST is offset by the realness of the situations. As I was only twelve during the bush/clinton election it was interesting to see what attitudes to politics were like then and what predictions for the future of american politics were being made.
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Thompson always entertains me with his books, and this one is no exception. A take on the 1993 campaign trail that I had not yet heard. As usual, I actually got a few history lessons along the way.
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12/10/08
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Guest starring James Carville, Ted Turner and Richard Nixon as the
Devil, the story of the "92 (Clinton v. Bush) campaign, complete with
actual faxes.
Devil, the story of the "92 (Clinton v. Bush) campaign, complete with
actual faxes.
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Read in March, 1998
A rather listless and, frankly, confused outing -- this was the obvious beginning of Hunter's sad end.
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This is an account of Hunter Thompson's time on Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign. I love the fact that he doesn't pull any punches ... he calls Bill Clinton the sleaziest person he's ever met and describes a bar fight between himself and James Carville (my hero) the night of the election. It's vintage Hunter S. Thompson ... I read this during an 8-hour layover in Brussels, Belgium, in 1998, which was the only thing that kept me from going insane (the Brussels airport is nothing but a white box wit...more
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Super funny stuff. The doctor had me laughing a lot throughout this one.
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Read in July, 2008
this book was interesting to read during the 2008 democratic primaries. it's basically about how bill clinton got elected, from the perspective of our favorite gonzo journalist. the gonzo journalism stuff gets a bit old, though. about half of the book consists of faxes and newspaper clippings that thompson sent to various people in power. the basic theme is that the politics of power is so addictive that those involved find it better than sex. i guess i'd rather have sex than read this book...more
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Read in June, 2008
HST's collection of writings on the '92 presidential election, up to and including his 1994 obituary of Richard Nixon. Parts are hysterical, parts are unbearable shtick, which Thompson leaned on far too heavily in his later journalism. He's an equal opportunity hater, though, and he pillories Clinton for being a soulless, opportunistic politician, in the mold of Tricky Dick Milhaus.
A fast read.
A fast read.
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Read in January, 2000
recommends it for:
Political junkies
Thompson's idiosyncratic chronicle of his time on the campaign trail covering the '92 Bush/Clinton presidential race. By far the most cohesive of the "Gonzo Papers" books, it should appeal to anyone who either is interested in the back room intrigues that occur in the midst of a political campaign and/or fans of Thompson's unique journalistic style and worldview.
This is late-model weak tea HST, but it has a lot of relevance / counterpoint to today, as it's focused around A Bush and A Clinton. Marvel that HST thought Bush Sr. was the closest we could get to a modern Nixon! Watch in awe as he focuses his hope around a Clinton, only to be slowly disturbed at how a Clinton's campaign is run, and eventually disillusioned!
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Read in March, 2008
Is anything better . . .
Well, I thought it was a good time to revisit the 92 Presidential with Gonzo. Great fun in Little Rock and elsewhere. Oh what a boon it would be to have Hunter S. yapping about Hill and Obama now not to mention the tee off he would have on McCain! Pity. It is a really fun book to read, especially for poli-junkies like me. Enjoy!
Well, I thought it was a good time to revisit the 92 Presidential with Gonzo. Great fun in Little Rock and elsewhere. Oh what a boon it would be to have Hunter S. yapping about Hill and Obama now not to mention the tee off he would have on McCain! Pity. It is a really fun book to read, especially for poli-junkies like me. Enjoy!
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