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This title in other editionseBook editionsHey Rube: Blood Sport, the Bush Doctrine, and the Downward Spiral of Dumbness -- Modern History from the Sports Deskby Hunter S Thompson
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:SPORTS, POLITICS, AND SEX COLLIDE IN HUNTER S. THOMPSON'S WILDLY POPULAR ESPN.COM COLUMNS, PROVING THAT THE GOOD DOCTOR IS IN — AND AS INSIGHTFUL AND INCENDIARY AS EVER. For decades, Hunter S. Thompson has galvanized American journalism with his acerbic wit, radical ideas, and gonzo tactics. He continues his reign as "The Unabomber of contemporary letters" (Time) with Hey Rube. Fear, greed, and action abound in this hilarious, thought-provoking compilation as Thompson doles out searing indictments and uproarious rants while providing brilliant commentary on politics, sex, and sports — at times all in the same column. Filled with critics' favorites, as well as never before published columns, Hey Rube follows Thompson through the beginning of the new century, revealing his queasiness over the 2000 election ("rigged and fixed from the start"); his take on professional sports (to improve Major League Baseball "eliminate the pitcher"); and his myriad controversial opinions and brutally honest observations on issues plaguing America — including the Bush administration and the inequities within the American judicial system. Hey Rube gives us a look at the gonzo journalist in his most organic form — unbridled, astute, and irreverent. Review:"This collection of rants and reflections, taken from the king of gonzo journalism's new sports column at ESPN.com, displays an energy and humor lacking in some of his more recent collections and should please both his old and new fans enormously. Thompson has admitted being as much a sports fanatic as a political junkie, and these columns offer many hard-hitting but indisputable sportswriter insights, such as how a Sports Illustrated cover on Boston Red Sox star Nomar Garciaparra featured a 'cynically homoerotic image.' A sidebar on 'New Rules for Baseball' ('Eliminate the Pitcher') is not only funny but also an astute critique of how boring he believes baseball has become. But Thompson never loses sight of his bigger picture: 'The only true Blood Sport in this country is high-end Politics.' His view of George Bush — 'a half-bright football coach who goes into a big game without a Game Plan' — can sometimes be repetitious. But he hasn't lost his skill as a reporter: e.g., his description of the 'exact moment' when he knew Gore would never win Florida — when the Bush family appeared on TV 'hooting & sneering at the dumbness of the whole world' that they would let Florida slip away." Publishers Weekly (Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information, Inc.) Review:"[U]ses the broad subject of sports to launch into commenting humorously, fiercely, and quite intelligently on politics and sex....Readers may disagree with Thompson, but he's hard to ignore." Booklist Review:"Thompson's weird fugue involving Sean Penn, a Saudi princess, and Homeland Security [is] a piece worth the price of admission all by itself. A treat for Thompson's many fans, though guaranteed not to earn him many admirers among the Bush-Cheney-Rumsfeld believers." Kirkus Reviews Review:"Beneath all the wild trappings of gonzo journalism, Thompson is a purist at heart." Washington Post Synopsis:With Hey Rube, Thompson has put together his most hilarious, thought-provoking, genuine, outlandish, and highly irreverent writings from his recent career as columnist on ESPN.com's popular Page 2. This look at Gonzo journalism in his most organic form includes some "extra" columns that have never before been published.
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