![]() ![]() ![]() Meaning, healthy grains of salt must be taken. Okay, let’s lay it out there- Thompson is an unreliable narrator. ![]() Of course, to call it reality may be giving Thompson more credit for grasping reality than may be deserved. (There I go down that spiral again – come on, pick yourself up.) And, of course, it has the twisted take on reality that is the hallmark of gonzo journalism. It tells the story of how we pick our presidents, and how others pick them for us. It provides excellent detail on how things came together, how they fell apart, and how the entire year was a sideshow of inexplicable events. Ah well, let me pick myself up from my depression and go on to review the book.This is the story of the 1972 presidential election directly from the front lines of the campaign trail – primarily from a front seat of the disaster that was the McGovern campaign. ![]() What goes around…the more things change…those who do not learn from history…etc. Do yourself a favor do not read this book during an active presidential campaign. However, strictly because of timing, I found it incredibly depressing. This is an excellent book, right in there with the best of Hunter S. ![]()
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