Britney story in Rolling Stone

If Taibbi wants to be taken as seriously as Grieder, O'Rourke or even Hunter Thompson, he needs to quit calling the Senate Majority leader a pussy. Even Thompson had more tact.

 

Do you really believe this?

Here is HST's obit of Richard Nixon.

http://www.counterpunch.org/thompson02212005.html

And for those with a short attention span or below-average reading skills, here is one of its most often quoted paragraphs...

Not to defend Taibbi, but it certainly isn't a lack of tact that separates him from Dr. Gonzo.

 

writing for a 20-year-old means writing stupid.

i can see how you enjoy it.

 

T_P, I would take offense to that, but I consider the source.

Well said...




Old bastard...

 

Why was Nison's funeral illegal?

 

I think you should read the whole piece, markvid. HST explains his reasons.

 

First of all, there is the issue of Nixon being dead. And the lines are funny.
Taibbi just calls Reid a pussy. That's sixth-grade recess stuff and I would think, beneath the Rolling Stone.

 

I will do that. I am at work now, didn't have the time before to do so.

 

solid, damn solid ... but still, bite me.

 

To me, great writing is great in its own merits. It doesn't know audience. It doesn't know demographic. It doesn't know genre. It just stands out without having to preen. Great writing is -- or should be -- appreciated by anyone of any age.

 

Let's not start comparing this to "Frank Sinatra Has a Cold"

One was a very good magazine article, one is one of the best celebrity articles ever written...

 

It was an interesting read, but I don't know that I'd call it prescient. He doesn't predict that she'll abuse her kids or end up in confined therapy.

It's funny that he was cock-blocked in a way -- wanted to see her "secret garden" -- and now everyone in the world has