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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:Scandal: How "Gotcha" Politics Is Destroying Americaby Lanny Davis
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:For more than four decades, polarized politics in America has been driven by a vicious scandal machine comprised of partisan politicians, extremists on the left and right, and a sensationalist media energized by bringing public officials down. In this sorely needed book Lanny Davis, who has been in the belly of the beast as Special Counsel to the Clinton White House, explains--starting with historical scandals like Alexander Hamilton's extramarital affairs and moving on to the unsurpassable Watergate and beyond--how we reached this sorry state. Davis tells us how this poisonous atmosphere is damaging not just politics but American society as a whole. Davis also offers hope by revealing how a coalition of centrist politicians focusing on core policies that appeal to the frustrated electorate marooned in the middle can pull us back from the brink. About the AuthorLanny Davis served as Special Counsel to President Bill Clinton from 1996-98. In 2005, President Bush appointed Mr. Davis to serve on the five-member Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. Davis has appeard on The O'Reilly Factor, Hannity & Colmes, MSNBC, CNN, and his writings have appeared in The New York Times. He is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe and author of Truth to Tell (1999). Table of ContentsIntroduction * Part I: It Didn’t Begin with Watergate * Revolutionary Venom * Old Rules: Gentlemen’s Agreement and the Kennedy Interregnum * Part II: The Scandal Machine and the Gotcha Era * The 1960s: Seeds of the Culture Wars * The Watergate Revolution * "Borking" on the Left and Right * The 1990s Scandal Machine Implosion * Part III: The Revolt of the Center * It Doesn't Have to Be This Way * Hypocrisy on the Left * Hypocrisy on the Right * The New Center * The New Era of Political Reform * Conclusion: Purple Nation and Fusion Government
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