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“He cried mightily with a strong voice, saying Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is becoming the habitation of devils…” (Ђ 1). Taken from the bible in Revelation 18:2, Thompson commences his piece with this quote. Babylon being the United States and President Nixon and his cabinet as the devil, Thompson’s message immediately becomes clear: Nixon’s presidency led to the downfall of America. To truly get the essence of how deeply Richard Nixon was despised by some, it is definitely in one’s interest to review Hunter S. Thompson’s piece titled, “He was a Crook.” Published in 1994 by Rolling Stone Magazine, Thompson attempts to convey his immense disrespect of Richard Nixon as a human being and political figure. He definitely reaches his goal of spitting on Nixon’s legacy with vicious and sometimes sadistic language. Through analysis of the text, it is fairly obvious that Thompson’s persona is hateful and cruel. His choice of terrible words and references to disposing Nixon’s body like trash cannot be mistaken for someone who hopes to come off as being courteous. To the audience, namely liberals and a few conservative who can handle reading Thompson’s style of free thinking journalism, he comes off as being highly critical and cutthroat. Although he sometimes seems psychotic, the similarity between the way Thompson intends to speak to the audience, and the way the audience receives his message