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In a powerful and deeply personal memoir David Brock, the original right-wing scandal reporter, chronicles his rise to the pinnacle of the conservative movement and his painful break with it. David Brock pilloried Anita Hill in a bestseller. His reporting in The American Spectator as part of the infamous "Arkansas Project" triggered the course of events that led to the historic impeachment trial of President Clinton. Brock was at the center of the right-wing dirty tricks operation of the Gingrich era--and a true believer--until he could no longer deny that the political force he was advancing was built on little more than lies, hate, and hypocrisy. In Blinded By the Right, Brock, who came out of the closet at the height of his conservative renown, tells his riveting story from the beginning, giving us the first insider's view of what Hillary Rodham Clinton called "the vast right-wing conspiracy." Whether dealing with the right-wing press, the richly endowed think tanks, Republican political operatives, or the Paula Jones case, Brock names names from Clarence Thomas on down, uncovers hidden links, and demonstrates how the Republican Right's zeal for power created the poisonous political climate that culminated in George W. Bush's election. With a new afterword by the author, Blinded By the Right is a classic political memoir of our times.… (more)
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In any case, this is worth reading for the background on how the conservative mindset functions.
Once one of the high-paid warriors against Liberals, he became nauseated by his role, and began a MEA CULPA confession, indicting himself, along with what is in fact a "vast right-wing conspiracy" against Liberals.
Brock has exposed the thousands of "documents and videos" pumped out by the foreign-owned Fox News ("News") media monopoly which claim to have "proof" of Clinton "Crimes", but in fact are filled with misinformation and deception.
Brock painfully discloses his own role as the point of the spear in a campaign specifically designed to destroy the reputations of the Clintons, and their supporters. He reveals that he lied. He misinformed. And he was well-paid for doing so. And he was part of a deliberate attempt to destroy the leadership of moderates as well as liberals -- few "left wing" opponents are even mentioned. He documents, with details and corroborative facts, the truth that an extreme Right Wing plutocracy has taken over the media. And they lie to the American people.
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