RollingStone.com: Politics - Fear and Loathing, Campaign 2004

RollingStone.com: Politics - Fear and Loathing, Campaign 2004: "Fear and Loathing, Campaign 2004 Dr. Hunter S. Thompson sounds off on the fun-hogs in the passing lane By DR. HUNTER S. THOMPSON Armageddon came early for George Bush this year, and he was not ready for it. His long-awaited showdowns with my man John Kerry turned into a series of horrible embarrassments that cracked his nerve and demoralized his closest campaign advisers. They knew he would never recover, no matter how many votes they could steal for him in Florida, where the presidential debates were closely watched and widely celebrated by millions of Kerry supporters who suddenly had reason to feel like winners. Kerry came into October as a five-point underdog with almost no chance of winning three out of three rigged confrontations with a treacherous little freak like George Bush. But the debates are over now, and the victor was clearly John Kerry every time. He steamrollered Bush and left him for roadkill." continued.....