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Thompson once ran for sheriff of Woody Creek, [[Colorado]] on a platform that advocated the legalisation of recreational [[drugs]], tearing up and sodding over the city streets, and putting drug dealers who overcharged for their products in stocks. | Thompson once ran for sheriff of Woody Creek, [[Colorado]] on a platform that advocated the legalisation of recreational [[drugs]], tearing up and sodding over the city streets, and putting drug dealers who overcharged for their products in stocks. | ||
| − | Thompson was the inspiration for the character of Duke in the Pulitzer Prize-winning comic strip [[''Doonesbury'']], and was portrayed by Johnny Depp in a film version of ''[[Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas]]''. | + | Thompson was the inspiration for the character of Duke in the [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning comic strip [[''Doonesbury'']], and was portrayed by [[Johnny Depp]] in a film version of ''[[Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas]]''. |
Revision as of 17:36, April 11, 2007
Hunter S. Thompson was a self-described "Gonzo" journalist whose writing was based on the notion that truth is stranger than any fiction. His work consciously blurred the line between the real and the imaginary. in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, he described his writing as the "A savage journey into the heart of the American Dream."
Much of his writing in Rolling Stone magazine dealt with contemporary politics, and while he was left-leaning throughout his entire career, he had an active distrust and loathing for almost all politicians across the spectrum, with the notable exception of George McGovern. His hatred for Richard Nixon was especially strong.
Thompson once ran for sheriff of Woody Creek, Colorado on a platform that advocated the legalisation of recreational drugs, tearing up and sodding over the city streets, and putting drug dealers who overcharged for their products in stocks.
Thompson was the inspiration for the character of Duke in the Pulitzer Prize-winning comic strip ''Doonesbury'', and was portrayed by Johnny Depp in a film version of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
Thompson, a lifelong gun enthusiast, committed suicide by by a self-inflicted gunshot wound in 2005.
