HUNTER S. THOMPSON

Sports fan or not, you need to check out this Hunter Thompson column, which has gained worldwide notoriety after a Drudge link exposed the original content. He identifies the real problem with the 2004 Lakers (Malone and Payton, not Kobe), creatively characterizes Denver police officers ("steroid-crazed brutes with badges") and declares, "Now I am really ashamed to carry an American passport," in response to the U.S.-sponsored Iraqi prison torture crimes. Criticizing the American empire is not just reserved for Hollywood movies anymore.