Russell's review

Russell's review

Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72 Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72
by Hunter S. Thompson

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recommended for: Anyone with a brain.

The relevance of this story, thirty-six years later, is remarkable. George McGovern's campaign for president hinged entirely on youth, minority and 'new' voters in 1972. It also focussed on a message of changing the country's political expectations... Sound familiar?

This should be mandatory reading for anyone that wants a non-high-school-text-book look into America's fucked-up political process.

Also, not to be repetitive but, Hunter S. Thompson was a fucking god.

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message 1: by Philitsa
03/03/2008 05:02PM

207683 ...Sound familiar?

Are you referring to Ron Paul's campaign? ;)

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