Rest in Peace Hunter Thompson

[conqueror worm]

hey all- it sucks that this thread has degraded into a flame war. HST was an incredible WRITER. he didn't "make a movie", he wrote a great novel that the movie was based on. If some of you younger people are interested in good writing that might speak to you, I suggest picking up Fear and Loathing and reading it. Better yet, for those with shorter attention spans, read the Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved here:

http://www.derbypost.com/hunter.html

As for those calling HST a coward for killing himself- stop with the cliches. You have no idea what he was going through, but it was his life and if he chose to end it when he did, thats fine with me. Just because your religion condemns it doesn't mean its a terrible thing. I didn't see anyone mentioning the terrible physical pain he was in the past couple of years after numerous operations on his back and hips.

*politics alert*
Torog - why do you relate killing oneself to how much money or fame he had? What is the correlation? As far as your politics, to be short, I recommend a book for you called "What's the Matter With Kansas". It explains how the Republican party convinces people like you (below the poverty line, right?) to vote against their economic best interest by focusing on things like gay marriage, religion and abortion. The theory is you get so caught up in the "liberal" bashing and religious ideals, you don't notice that you're voting for people who want corporations to run the country. Your voting for people who's tax cuts go to the wealthiest 1% of the country while you're eating beans for dinner. I'm not bashing you - I think you have some courage to stand up for your beliefs in a forum that obviously is mainly "liberal", and all-in-all, although I disagree 100% with you, you're pretty polite about it, which I can respect. That being said, we should keep politics to political threads!

peace,
CW

[NowhereMan]

i wish that hunters family to find relief from the grief
sorry to all that just wanted to wish him a farewell but
i got to say to that

other shithead

just shows ya what a cool guy he is,something you will never know a dam thing about and never have a clue how to be,your a lifelong fucking moron



Nowhere you make me laugh. You wont say what grade you dropped out, no matter how often i ask. I just want to know, how bad are schools in WV? People like me go there to take pictures of the inbreds you know? The shacks and the overalls and the pigs running around. Its worth the 12 hour drive for me. As per norm, i cant understand what you are saying Nowhere. But ron bennet is going to have ban my IP to get rid of me. Thats it.

well i think you so ignorant to how things work,

i for know he does not half to bann half of canada to get your ip.

i may ask him make me mod on baords agian just to show you what can be done to unwanted pest to a server,if one wanted to take the time to do so

i suggest you enjoy your idiotic believe in what west virginia is about

you would last ten minutes here.if that,
go back to watching tv and thinking you have any sense.
your the joke here



ANYONE WHO WOULD MISS KRACKHEADMORON
PLEASE STAND UP!

[conqueror worm]

for the curious re: HST's suicide from AP article published tonight.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/ar...anned_suicide/

Brinkley also said Thompson did not take his life "in a moment of haste or anger or despondency" but probably planned his suicide well in advance because of declining health. The author of books including "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" was in pain from a host of problems that included a broken leg and a hip replacement.


"I think he made a conscious decision that he had an incredible run of 67 years, lived the way he wanted to, and wasn't going to suffer the indignities of old age," Brinkley said. "He was not going to let anybody dictate how he was going to die."


Thompson had spent an intimate weekend with his son, daughter-in-law and young grandson, the spokesman said.


"He was trying to really bond and be close to the family" before his suicide, Brinkley said. "This was not just an act of irrationality. It was a very pre-planned act."

[shadowfox]

for the curious re: HST's suicide from AP article published tonight.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/ar...anned_suicide/

Hm, that's pretty interesting. So I guess it wasn't just some spur of the moment coke induced decision then. Well, I guess he died the way he chose to, so I hope he's happy.

[notanovice]

I will say whatever i feel like saying. All you ass backwards hicks from america and your guns and bibles and big mouths. I dont care what you think. Now go lynch someone or poke you sister or whatever trash like you do you for fun.

you have a MA. and a BA. degree?
you talk like this.
being a stupid amerikunt, i`m puzzled and amazed at what assbackwards school would dish out such honourable degrees to such an assinine, analretentive, person, and you say that american schools have such low learning levels.
i am ashamed and humiliated to say that i am associated with such trash such as yourself because i belong to the same species of animal as you and the same website too.
i know it does`nt mean a thing to you, but i am so disgusted with your posts, it makes me wanna find your mum and tell her she should of used the money i gave her for an abortion instead of having you when i got her pregnant.
nuff said
i`m done

[heartsurgerysurviver]

I read through all 5 pages of this thread and just can't believe some of the responses. I was going to cut and paste some of the most idiotic ones then respond to them but i won't waste my time . Most of the vulgar responses are from immature children who couldn't understand intelligence if it slaped them in the face. Those kids need to grow up, get a job, take some responsibility and then they might be able understand what life is about. It's real easy sittin at a key board typing crap, hiding behind a computer, in real life someone would knock the crap out of you. I love the ignore feature on this site. Basically, my ignore list is full of imature, ignorant kids. Most of the kids at this site probably still need mommy to wipe their butts. Notice i said most ,not all, some are intelligent way beyond their years. Others, i'm surprised they're out of diapers.
To the poster who said they didn't want to live past 40
wait till you're 39 , then tell me that.
To the poster[s] who thinks southern people are, choose your own[ignorant,inbred,....etc]
sticks and stones baby
i know ya'll don;t have the balls to say that to any southerners face.
i've wasted enought time responding,
now back to your regularly scheduled post
peace but not to ignorant kids
heart

[maryjanemama]

i know it does`nt mean a thing to you, but i am so disgusted with your posts, it makes me wanna find your mum and tell her she should of used the money i gave her for an abortion instead of having you when i got her pregnant.
nuff said
i`m done

LOL! Put Ismokedope on your ignore list. He's not worth your time. And eveytime he gets banned he keeps coming back because he's tired of getting his ass kicked in real life, so he insults ppl from behind his computer where he's safe.

[Bman719]

LOL! Put Ismokedope on your ignore list. He's not worth your time. And eveytime he gets banned he keeps coming back because he's tired of getting his ass kicked in real life, so he insults ppl from behind his computer where he's safe.

ROTFLMAO lol....... well put!

[ismokedope]

LOL! Put Ismokedope on your ignore list. He's not worth your time. And eveytime he gets banned he keeps coming back because he's tired of getting his ass kicked in real life, so he insults ppl from behind his computer where he's safe.

Once again you are the stupid cunt who sends money to strangers hoping they send you weed. Maybe if you had real world connections or even friends this wouldnt happen.





"To the poster[s] who thinks southern people are, choose your own[ignorant,inbred,....etc]
sticks and stones baby
i know ya'll don;t have the balls to say that to any southerners face"



I thought you were only tough when torturing naked iraqi men, or dragging brothers behind your truck.
I will keep going if you people want to. I wipe my ass with the american flag

[slipnslide087]

a lot of americans wipe their asss with the flag too. now stfu