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2004-06-25 Home Front: Politix

NYT Rushes Out "Do-Over" Review of Clintonâs Book

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Posted by Barbara Skolaut bskolaut@hotmail.com 2004-06-25 4:54:33 PM|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Wonder if Kakutani's going to find a pink slip in her inbox come Monday?

I feel like taking my copy of Lonesome Dove to Half-Price Books and trading it for some Orson Scott Card.

Posted by Mike 2004-06-25 5:28:54 PM|| 2004-06-25 5:28:54 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Nope - the Kakutani piece was in tune with the NYT = which hated Clinton from the LEFT. Tug of war between the left stalwarts, and the anybody but Bush crowd which want to rehab Clinton for the sake of "unity"

Posted by Liberalhawk 2004-06-25 5:36:01 PM|| 2004-06-25 5:36:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Unlike Michiko Kakutani, the author of the June 20 review, who called Clintonâs book "eye-crossingly dull," McMurtry evokes authors from Dreiser to Fitzgerald to Balzac

Sounds to me like they are in agreement.

Posted by BH 2004-06-25 6:07:55 PM|| 2004-06-25 6:07:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Larry McMurtry
Damnit! I consider Leaving Cheyenne to be damn near the great American novel. Fuck 'em.

Course he hasn't written a damn thing worth reading since.... what was his last add on book?

Posted by Shipman 2004-06-25 6:31:52 PM|| 2004-06-25 6:31:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 BH - LOL! Good one. :-p

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2004-06-25 6:37:23 PM|| 2004-06-25 6:37:23 PM|| Front Page Top

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