The Pain of Losing by Hunter S. Thompson

[NVMojo]

The Pain of Losing by Hunter S. Thompson
By Hunter S. Thompson
November 9, 2004

"The Summer is over
the harvest is in,
and we are not saved."
-- Jeremiah 8:20

Well, the election is over now, and I was pitifully wrong on my public prediction about the outcome. George W. Bush won handily; and my friend, John Kerry, lost by three percentage points -- which was every bit as big in a vicious presidential election as it was on the football field last night when the low-riding Indianapolis Colts kicked a last-second field goal to beat Minnesota 31-28.

That field goal was just as good for the Colts as if they'd won by three touchdowns. Three points is huge in a football game that goes down to the last snap of the ball on the last play of the game.

Unfortunately, I bet the Colts heavily to win by seven points -- and they only won by three -- so I was wrong again, and I paid a terrible price. First the presidency, then the point-spread on Monday night. Indeed. Gambling was not a happy experience for me last week.

here...

http://blogs.utiligeek.com/stevensblog.php/2004/11/

[gpf]

1. direct link to article

the link above forces you to scroll down the page to find the HST article, and some of the articles are NSFW.

here is a direct link to the article:
http://blogs.utiligeek.com/stevensblog.php/2004/11/20/the_pain_of_losing_by_hunter_s_thompson

[blm]

2. Thompson wasn't the only writer who loved Kerry. I can't help but

think of Mike Webb who needed Kerry in the oval office to open classified papers from the 80s so they BOTH could be vindicated for their CIA-drug investigations.

Webb must have felt the weight of realizing that the Bushes controlled too much of government and the media, and that his work would never be corroborated in his lifetime....and he gave up.

Somehow, I can't separate the two suicides.

[marcologico]

3. I don't think they were suicides.

Let's just say we're getting a preview of their real Social Security plan.

[newyawker99]

4. Hi gpf!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast: