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Posted by sb417 on September 9, 2004, at 0:29:50
In a few days, a new Kitty Kelly biography will be available. It's a "slash and burn," tell-all biography of the Bush family. Kelly is known for her impeccable fact-checking, and even if it is gossip, that's what corrupt politicians deserve. According to some other reports, this book will make Michael Moore's "9/11" look like pablum. I think the title of the book is "THE FAMILY: THE REAL STORY OF THE BUSH DYNASTY."
Posted by KaraS on September 10, 2004, at 17:47:45
In reply to Kitty Kelly tell-all biography of the Bush family, posted by sb417 on September 9, 2004, at 0:29:50
> In a few days, a new Kitty Kelly biography will be available. It's a "slash and burn," tell-all biography of the Bush family. Kelly is known for her impeccable fact-checking, and even if it is gossip, that's what corrupt politicians deserve. According to some other reports, this book will make Michael Moore's "9/11" look like pablum. I think the title of the book is "THE FAMILY: THE REAL STORY OF THE BUSH DYNASTY."
Can't imagine anything more scathing than "F 9/11" but it certainly sounds juicy. I didn't know that Kitty Kelly had that reputation. That might explain why she hasn't been sued out of business. I may put off reading this one for a while though. Right now just hearing the name Bush depresses the hell out of me!-K
Posted by karaS on September 14, 2004, at 9:46:20
In reply to Kitty Kelly tell-all biography of the Bush family, posted by sb417 on September 9, 2004, at 0:29:50
> In a few days, a new Kitty Kelly biography will be available. It's a "slash and burn," tell-all biography of the Bush family. Kelly is known for her impeccable fact-checking, and even if it is gossip, that's what corrupt politicians deserve. According to some other reports, this book will make Michael Moore's "9/11" look like pablum. I think the title of the book is "THE FAMILY: THE REAL STORY OF THE BUSH DYNASTY."
sb,
I was just reading a review of this on CNN on-line. Here's a great line from it regarding former first lady Barbara Bush:"Behind her grandmotherly facade was a pearl-wearing mugger the equal of Ma Barker."
Don't ya just love it?
-K
Posted by sb417 on September 15, 2004, at 1:46:30
In reply to Re: Kitty Kelly tell-all biography of the Bush family » sb417, posted by karaS on September 14, 2004, at 9:46:20
Hi Kara,
Thanks for that quote! The NEW YORK TIMES reviewed it today, also. The reviewer, Michiko Kakutani, criticized the fact that key issues like the Iraq war, the economy, national security, and the election comprise only a small portion of the book, while gossip (sex, drugs, alcohol, and family dysfunction) takes up most of the 700+ pages. Well, of course! There are plenty of other books, newspaper and magazine articles, and TV and radio shows discussing issues of substance. I don't need to turn to Kitty Kelley for that. I turn to Kitty Kelley for juicy gossip. The juicier, the better! Another tidbit: Laura Bush "had been known in her college days [as a student at Southern Methodist University during the 1960's] as a go-to girl for dime bags of marijuana." Kakutani, the NY TIMES book critic, does acknowledge that "certainly family members (particularly George W. Bush, running in the aftermath of the Clinton scandals)invite this sort of scrutiny by selling themselves as a close, wholesome, all-American clan." Frankly, I think that if Kitty Kelley has done nothing other than to expose politicians' hypocricy, she's done her job.
Posted by karaS on September 15, 2004, at 22:54:05
In reply to Re: Kitty Kelly tell-all biography of the Bush family » karaS, posted by sb417 on September 15, 2004, at 1:46:30
> Hi Kara,
>
> Thanks for that quote! The NEW YORK TIMES reviewed it today, also. The reviewer, Michiko Kakutani, criticized the fact that key issues like the Iraq war, the economy, national security, and the election comprise only a small portion of the book, while gossip (sex, drugs, alcohol, and family dysfunction) takes up most of the 700+ pages. Well, of course! There are plenty of other books, newspaper and magazine articles, and TV and radio shows discussing issues of substance. I don't need to turn to Kitty Kelley for that. I turn to Kitty Kelley for juicy gossip. The juicier, the better!DUH!
Another tidbit: Laura Bush "had been known in her college days [as a student at Southern Methodist University during the 1960's] as a go-to girl for dime bags of marijuana."Too funny!!!! (I don't think it's any wonder that they've spawned two wild, party girl daughters given both of their histories.)
Kakutani, the NY TIMES book critic, does acknowledge that "certainly family members (particularly George W. Bush, running in the aftermath of the Clinton scandals)invite this sort of scrutiny by selling themselves as a close, wholesome, all-American clan." Frankly, I think that if Kitty Kelley has done nothing other than to expose politicians' hypocricy, she's done her job.
I've become more jaded about all of these exposures. The other side takes them and discredits them by whatever means possible (witness CBS's report on Bush's National Guard record or the branding of Michael Moore as a fringe lunatic). Even when the information exposed is true, the public ends up confused as to what's real and either sticks to their original beliefs or gives up altogether.
At any rate, I'll certainly enjoy reading the gossip (though I'd prefer to do so after the election).
K
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