than 20 books on subjects as diverse as politics, economics, etiquette, cars and so on. he was a hippie in the 60s and he started working on underground newspapers and magazines before making his way to national lampoon which in the 1970s here in america was a very influential humour magazine. from there, he went on to write for publications such as rolling stone and the atlantic monthly. and as you mentioned, his work was once likened to and i quote here, a cross between the hedonism of hunter s thompson and the patrician mockery of tom wolfe. he was a conservative republican, of course, he once said, god is a republican, santa claus is a democrat but in 2016, he announced that he would not be voting, he would be voting for hillary clinton, not donald trump, having said of hillary clinton, she is wrong about absolutely
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widely quoted american writers. often defined as a political satirist, if you like, but his work went well beyond the political. indeed, he wrote more than 20 books on subjects as diverse as politics, economics, etiquette, cars and so on. he was a hippie in the 60s and he started working on underground newspapers and magazines before making his way to national lampoon which in the 1970s here in america was a very influential humour magazine. from there, he went on to write for publications such as rolling stone and the atlantic monthly. and as you mentioned, his work was once likened to and i quote here, a cross between the hedonism of hunter s thompson and the patrician mockery of tom wolfe. he was a conservative republican, of course, he once said, god is a republican, santa claus is a democrat
like the name of cats autobiography he left us some amazing books like parliament of horrors, modern manners and the one that changed me republican party reptile, whichr is now liz cheney s nickname. he also gave us two of the greatest pieces of satire ever written the national lampoon nineteen sixty four high school yearbook and the sunday newspaper parody. iraq was one of the greatest editors of one of the greatest magazines ever national lampoon. he may not have written animal house, but he lived it. he made it happen and he made me happen to joke. you can t win them all. a but p he gave me hope and he gae me a path, a place to go for someone who didn t fiter in really anywhere. i bring this up tonight because what we re b seeing in today s culture is in part pj s legacy . what hee did for the right is make it okay for them to be wrong in the best sense of l the word, to be funny, to beoo loose, to be high, to be, which sounds like the name of my autobiography. he told us he told
0 rourke has died at the age of 7a. he s best known for books including republican party reptile, eat the rich, and give war a chance. a specific cause of his death has not been revealed but his publisher said mr 0 rourke had been ill in recent months. david willis has more from los angeles. pj 0 rourke was one of the most prolific, the most widely quoted authors in american life. the author of more than 20 books, a couple of which went to number he wrote more than 20 books on subjects as diverse as politics, economics, etiquette, cars and so on. he was a hippie in the 60s and started working on underground newspapers and magazines before making his way to a national lampoon, which in the 19705 in america was a very influential humour magazine. from there he went