The Christine O’Donnell-William Burroughs Convergence
It turns out Christine O’Donnell is no crazier than Hunter S. Thompson: Christine O’Donnell, Queen of Modern Literature.
For more than a week now, much of America has been mocking the Delaware GOP Senate candidate as a Bible-thumping ignoramus. Yes, she’s said some nutty things — enough to call her a sideshow freak — but it’s a thin line between madness and genius. When you compare her oeuvre to the modern canon of English letters, you might even realize she’s no crazier than some of our most beloved wordsmiths.