re: So, Arkie only beat State by 4 at the Hump

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I really liked his sportswriting for Page2

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I know. Just a few days ago, I went back and read the article he wrote on 9/11/01, published on 9/12.
This is the 9/11 article:
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Here's another great story from the same web page:
Thompson: Bad craziness at Owl Farm

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We had just settled down to drink whiskey and bet when the the night was shattered and ripped by a sudden explosion just in front of the house -- a crashing of metal and fire and wild screams of animals. I ran out on the porch with a shotgun and a huge police spotlight, just in time to be knocked back by another explosion and a wall of flame on the road. Chickens squawked and peacocks screeched in the treetops. It was like a bomb that had been dropped on a jungle. Flaming chickens fell out of the sky and hissed as they died in the snow. ...

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It's probably a good thing that he and the sheriff were good friends. .

He had some really keen insight into the political realm. He even traveled with McGovern during his '72 campaign. It was 'Fear And Loathing:On The Campaign Trail'. That entire time, he missed very little.

There was never a dull moment any time Hunter covered anything.