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| Hunter Thompson Dies, CBS News Anchor Field Narrows |
| 2005-02-21 |
| With the announcement that columnist and so-called 'gonzo journalist' Hunter S. Thompson committed suicide over the weekend, the field of potential replacements for Dan Rather on the CBS Evening News has "narrowed significantly," according to one network source. Mr. Thompson, whose stock-in-trade subjectivity and vigorous injection of personal opinion became the template for much of modern journalism, was author of several books including Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 and A Generation of Swine. But he was perhaps best known to the elderly as the inspiration for the Doonesbury comic character, Duke. "Hunter Thompson was a natural to inherit the big desk at CBS," said the unnamed network source. "Edgy, acerbic and not afraid to weave his political agenda into the story...many viewers would have simply thought that Dan Rather had ditched the toupee." |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #8 I liked HST - his stuff won't stand any test of time, but they were fun when they came out |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-02-21 6:42:56 PM |
| #7 Fred, this is missing the ScrappleFace label. |
| Posted by: Korora 2005-02-21 6:31:58 PM |
| #6 LOL great headline tipper! |
| Posted by: Chris W. 2005-02-21 1:04:41 PM |
| #5 Chevy Chase is still looking for regular work since that ill-fated late night talk show... |
| Posted by: BigEd 2005-02-21 1:04:17 PM |
| #4 Thanks - I see - just curious - never had an answer to that one - and never thought to look on the net! |
| Posted by: Howard UK 2005-02-21 12:32:30 PM |
| #3 I don't think so Howard, 3 gets you 5 he's in 15 different places. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-02-21 11:11:53 AM |
| #2 They ever find Oscar? |
| Posted by: Howard UK 2005-02-21 8:48:06 AM |
| #1 Guess he's back with Oscar. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-02-21 8:28:22 AM |