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Home Front: Politix
NYT Rushes Out "Do-Over" Review of Clinton’s Book
2004-06-25
Hat tip: Country Store. EFL
The New York Times, which last Sunday published a scathing front-page review of Bill Clinton’s "My Life," has alerted subscribers that another, much kinder and gentler review is coming July 4 in The New York Times Book Review.
"We'll make it up to you, Bill. Dunno what we wuz thinkin'..."
Entitled "Confessions of a Policy Wonk" and written by the novelist Larry McMurtry, the prominently placed review calls the book "the richest American presidential autobiography," and says that the former president is a better writer than Reagan, Ford, Nixon or Lyndon Johnson.
Geez, don’t these leftist clowns ever get tired of fellating Clintoon in public?
The first time he ever played golf he got 17 holes in one.
Unlike Michiko Kakutani, the author of the June 20 review, who called Clinton’s book "eye-crossingly dull," McMurtry evokes authors from Dreiser to Fitzgerald to Balzac — if not in comparison to Clinton, at least in reference to him.
Barrrff.
I’ve got just three words for the NYT: Pa-the-tic!
Posted by:Barbara Skolaut bskolaut@hotmail.com

#5  BH - LOL! Good one. :-p
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2004-06-25 6:37:23 PM  

#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  

#3  Unlike Michiko Kakutani, the author of the June 20 review, who called Clinton’s 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  

#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  

#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  

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