1. The serious question to ask here is: should campaign reporters be using hallucinogenic while covering politics? https://twitter.com/woodruffbets/status/717477001242611712 …
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3. But...this bananapants election has given me a new appreciation of Hunter S. Thompson's approach to reporting.
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4. I think Thompson's key insight was that to cover the funhouse wackiness of late 1960s/early 1970s America, it helped to be stoned.
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@HeerJeet trump acts like he's having a bad trip...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet Wish he was around for this election. Trumpism is everything he tried to warn us about.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet He didn't offer himself as a model, and he and his style were for a particular audience, particular magazine, a particular time.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet And he produced brilliant prose and insight, such as Humphrey akin to a farmer w/terminal cancer trying to borrow cash.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet Think it depends on the reporter. Thompson could do it, but I doubt Wolf Blitzer could handle it.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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