Gonzo Journalism = Fictional News

Hunter Stockton Thompson was commonly known as Hunter S. Thompson. We found out that he was also a great shot. Committing suicide isn't exactly what I would call noble, but according to his family he went out on top. After a statement like that, I have to wonder if he really was the only one in his family who was a drunken drug addict.

He called his journalism Gonzo Journalism. Is Gonzo journalism truthful? Doesn't the truth matter anymore? For the most part, all he ever did was insult Richard Nixon. He had gotten himself tied up pretty good with George McGovern. Since he didn't insult Jimmy Carter, from American hostages in Iran to high inflation rates, Thompson must have been real happy with everything going on during his administration. Don't get me wrong, covering up a break-in which Nixon did was wrong, but he did get us out of Vietnam. Oh yeah, who got us into Vietnam, John F. Kennedy, I guess Thompson missed that one also. I guess he missed everything Lyndon B. Johnson's administration did also. How convenient. You were a regular Sherlock Holmes. Great eye for journalism buddy.

By most accounts, being in a stupor had become his life's work. When was the last time he wrote a novel? Sure, he had done some speeches along the way, but staggering up to the podium is not something I would call professional. He did write an ESPN column. I wonder if he indulged in steroids. If he did, did he think it would pump up his writing?

Supposedly he had spoken to his wife a few times about committing suicide. Isn't that wonderful? She did not tell anybody about this? No doctors, authorities of any kind, didn’t she get the man any psychiatric help? If he did get any help, do you think that the doctors really suck or is the science of psychiatry just a scam a lot of idiots fall for and give $250 and hour to. Great wife, I wonder how much he was worth dead.

Remember - Keep a frown upside!

Maz