"The McGovern/McCarthy type candidacies have disappointed too..." - Quote by Hunter S Thompson

“That is the problem with this rich and anguished generation. Somewhere a long time ago they fell in love with the idea that politicians- even the slickest and brightest presidential candidates- were real heroes and truly exciting people. That is wrong on its face. They are mainly dull people with corrupt instincts and criminal children.”

“One of the few ways I can almost be certain I'll understand something is by sitting down and writing about it. Because by forcing yourself to write about it and putting it down in words, you can't avoid having your say on the subject. You might be wrong, but you have to think about it very intensely to write about it.”

“Avoid being seized by the police. The cops are not your friends. Don't tell them anything.”

“Kings are for nations in their swaddling-clothes: France has attained her majority.”

“People say satire is dead. It's not dead; it's alive and living in the White House.”

“The Congress fights not with violent but with nonviolent means, however imperfect, however crude the nonviolence may be.”

“We all joke about Congress but we can't improve on them. Have you noticed that no matter who we elect, he is just as bad as the one he replaces?”

“The short memories of the American voters is what keeps our politicians in office.”

“Senator John McCain could never convince me to vote for him. Only Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama can cause me to vote for McCain.”