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“Hunter S. Thompson and I are old friends, but what we do is so different. There are surface similarities that really have to do with us being frustrated poets.”

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P. J. O'Rourke

P. J. O'Rourke, born on November 14, 1947, is a renowned satirical writer known for his humorous and satirical commentary on political and social issues. His distinctive writing style, characterized by wit and sharpness, has won him a wide readership. more

“Off they go on this sort of camping trip to Iwo Jima, where they're taken around and shown where all the battles took place. It's very moving. Disgusting little island, though. Still an active volcano. Stinks of sulfur. There are dead Japanese everywhere under that island. It's icky. But I knew I would never have another chance to go, so I took the job.”

Littles Stills Jobs Moving Chance Taken Goes On Battle Active Islands Disgusting Stink Camping Volcanoes Another Chance Very Moving Sulfur Iwo Jima

Author:P. J. O'Rourke

“With the war in Iraq, I had the cooperation of the Department of Defense. Kuwait was pretty eager to get American journalists in there, to show us what a wonderful place they are, and what great allies they are to America, even though they didn't actually fight in the war.”

War Shows America Fighting Wonderful Iraq Defense Journalist Department Allies Cooperation Kuwait Wonderful Places

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“I always thought there was some romance to that '30s leftist stuff, even though I'm a Republican.”

Romance Stuff Republican Leftists

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“Like Rick in Casablanca: "We'll always have Paris." When what we'll always have is, like, Brooklyn and arguments about [Lev] Trotsky.”

Argument Paris Brooklyn Trotsky

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