ESPN SCRUBS HUNTER S. THOMPSON BUSH BASH

Drudge Report ^ | 5/24/04 | Matt Drudge

[Gabz]

Clean up needed on aisle 5

[xm177e2]

"Hunter can go too far sometimes," the Bristol-based ESPN employee told the DRUDGE REPORT.

If that's how he FEELS, that's how he FEELS. Why the need to clean it up? The whole point of HST is that he's "gonzo."

It is a darn shame he doesn't have the moral perspective to put the Abu Ghraib torture in context: in no way does it come close to the Holocaust by any reasonable measure. Even American troops did far worse during WWII.

[InTheWeeds]

Okay, I'm going out on a limb here, perhaps playing devil's advocate, or whatever, but then again, maybe not.
HST and everyone on this site knows that the USA is the world's greatest nation. Since the collapse of the USSR, the US has simply been forced into the role of Leading The World into the future, whether it wants to go or not. In our role as The World's Greatest, perhaps Hunter was dismayed in the concept that the photos revealed that our standards of dealing with the enemy were lower than great, progressive, or wise. Just a thought.

[weegee]

Why not compare them to attrocities committed by the US in Vietnam? Why not compare them to the atomic bombing of Japan?

The Nazis committed some REALLY horrible attrocities. This is hardly comparable.

[InTheWeeds]

I could not agree with you more, personally.
On its face, it's a stupid statement. But I have noticed that Thompson more often than not, writes not to express, but to force the reader into engagement. I'm wondering if this was simply another example of forcing the hand of the reader--If the US is the greatest, (and I believe this is true), why are policies with dealing with dangerous prisoners so underdeveloped? I know it's a stretch here, but I'm having a hard time believing HST suffers from complete mental collapse.

[AppyPappy]

These horrifying digital snapshots of the American dream in action on foreign soil are worse than anything even I could have expected

Sissy boy was never in a fraternity.

[Semper Paratus]

If you read Hunter's columns, you will find that quite often he bets on the losing team.

He was on the McGovern bandwagon in '72.

[Constantine XIII]

Yeah, Hitler killed six million Jews, but hey, at least he didn't put panties on their heads. ><

[oldbrowser]

Not even the foulest atrocities of Adolf Hitler

It's getting harder and harder for these lame columnist to over-hype their work. It's like a competition, if I say the devil times ten, you say the devil times twenty. These mediocre writers are trying to sensationalize their way to
top of their profession. It's the shock jock mentality.

[pawdoggie]

So let me get this straight: Rush Limbaugh saying Donovan McNabb was overrated by the liberal media was too controversial for ESPN, but Hunter S. Thompson is A-OK.

[weegee]

FWIW, since this thread has come back from the past, I looked over the recent posts....

InTheWeeds who joined up 6/28 and played devil's advocate in agreeing with Hunter, to a degree, has not posted ANYTHING to FR since that day.

Moby troll? Hard to say...