In a 1994 obituary for Nixon, Thompson called him "a liar, a quitter and a bastard. A cheap crook and a merciless war criminal."
Your point?
90% of which are thing Nixon admitted to.
I remember reading his tirade about Nixon. The only thing good he said was that he wouldn't be able to criticize Nixon any more. And I don't understand when this rule started that you can't criticize the dead. I guess we need to stop criticizing historical figures too? HST was a public figure. That gives the public the right to criticize or praise him.