If the right people had been in charge of Nixon's funeral, his casket would have been launched into one of those open-sewage canals that empty into the ocean just south of Los Angeles. He was a swine of a man and a jabbering dupe of a president. Nixon was so crooked that he needed servants to help him screw his pants on every morning. Even his funeral was illegal. He was queer in the deepest way. His body should have been burned in a trash bin.
In "Where Were You When the Fun Stopped," Hunter S. Thompson expresses a strong disdain for Richard Nixon, depicting him as an irredeemably corrupt and morally compromised individual. Thompson argues that if the proper individuals had overseen Nixon's funeral, it would have reflected his character by disposing of him in a less dignified manner, such as launching his casket into a sewage canal. The author’s vehement critique underscores the view that Nixon's presidency was marked by deceit and failure.
Thompson's description of Nixon suggests a man so morally bankrupt that he required assistance for basic tasks, highlighting the extent of his corruption. The assertion that even Nixon's funeral was illegal speaks to the author's belief in the former president's complete unworthiness. Ultimately, Thompson believes that such a figure deserves only the most ignoble end, reinforcing his harsh judgment of Nixon as a deeply flawed leader unfit for any honorable farewell.
