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Summary: By A Reporter Who Was There
Review: To anyone interested in the inner workings of highly intense election campaigns, the press, or George W. Bush, then I highly recommend you take a look-see at this book. Frank Bruni, a fair and intelligent writer of the New York Times(a paradox of sorts), recounts his insightful, sometimes bizarre, ecnounters while being assigned to cover the Bush campaign for the duration of the 2000 campaign. Bruni makes this book worth reading alone for the many humorous and revealing anecdotes that unveil the lighthearted candor of George W. Bush and his entertaining give-and-take with the press while traveling aboard his campaign plane. When speaking of Al Gore, Bruni writes, "He(Bush) made it clear that he saw Gore as equal parts pompous blowhard and preening chameleon, a spineless panderer ready to be anything for anyone. For Bush, this was distilled in a single, oddly chosen detail: 'The man dyes his hair.'" Nuff said.
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Summary: Shallow ?journalism.?
Review: Frank Bruni's book is indicative of where `journalism' is heading these days. Short on real analysis of the issues and more inclined to view elections as mere `beauty contests,' Bruni's book is long of fluff and short on depth. This book is a must to avoid but could be of interest for journalism's students who wish to see how awful mainstream journalism has become.
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