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.
Author: David Brock
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Published: 02/25/2003
Pages: 400
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781400047284
About the AuthorDavid Brock, a writer in Washington, D.C., is the author of
The Real Anita Hill and
The Seduction of Hillary Rodham. He has written for
Esquire,
New York,
Rolling Stone,
Talk, and the
New York Times and
Washington Post op-ed pages. He appears regularly on television talk shows, and his work has been featured on National Public Radio.