The Enemy of an Idiot Must Be Cool: Derivative Works (DXO)

Over the years of my grand obsession with obituaries, I've learned that you can tell an awful lot about someone by the people who don't like them. A whole lot of creeps didn't like Jack Anderson.

J. Edgar Hoover called him "lower than the regurgitated filth of vultures"
Richard Nixon considered him an enemy
G. Gordon Liddy plotted to kill him

His obituary in the NYT is accompanied by one of the most uncomfortably weird photos I've ever seen of three men on a couch:

Jack Anderson was a pain in the ass. Jack Anderson must have been one hell of a guy. All hail Jack Anderson.

December 19, 2005 in SearchObits | Permalink

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Daniel X. O'Neil: Chicago-based writer and internet developer. I am a co-founder of and the People Person for EveryBlock, a site that pulls together local news and public information. I run dozens of personal projects and websites for clients, and also own half of a poetry book company.