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155 x 235 x 26mm
In a powerful and deeply personal memoir, David Brock, the United States reporter who rose to fame and influence as a Rottweiler for the rabid right, chronicles his rise to the pinnacle of the conservative movement and his painful break with it.
Brock was at the centre of the right-wing dirty tricks operation of the Newt Gingrich era - and a true believer - when he pilloried Anita Hill in a bestseller, and his reporting in The American Spectator as part of the nefarious "Arkansas Project" triggered events that led to the historic impeachment trial of President Clinton.
It was not until he felt unable to discredit Hillary Clinton in a book for which he had received an advance of US$1 million that he saw the light - he could no longer deny that the political force he was advancing was built on little more than lies, hate, and hypocrisy.
Whether describing his dealings with the right-wing press, the richly endowed think tanks, Republican political operatives, or the Paula Jones case, Brock names names from Supreme Court Justice 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 disputed election.
David Brock writes with stunning candour about a fascinating but dangerous and deeply disturbing period of American politics.
