Several years ago I read Hunter S Thompson's "Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72" which detailed his adventures following the 1972 presidential primaries and general election for Rolling Stone magazine. I still remember most of what happened and it has felt kind of familiar lately but I didn't realize how much it mirrors what is happening in the Democratic primary today, and especially what could happen up through the convention. I knew there was something I liked about McGovern. Stephen Colbert breaks down the comparison excellently despite his obvious right wing slant:
On a similar note, I just wanted to give a quick shout out to Barack Obama for his 20 point win in the Mississippi primary tonight. He's now up by 130 delegates over Hillary Clinton. Still a long time until Pennsylvania too.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
A Colbert Report Special Repor(tih)
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Foreshadowing?
Perish the thought.
I saw this guy do commercials for Mr Goodwrench as I recall, but other than that, never heard of him. Funny bit though.
He was a "correspondent" for The Daily Show and now plays a caricature of Bill O'Reilly and other right wing blowhards on The Colbert Report.
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