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Tell Newt to Shut Up : Prize-Winning Washington Post Journalists Reveal How Reality Gagged the Gingrich Revolution by Michael Weisskopf and David Maraniss (1996, Trade Paperback)
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PublisherSimon & Schuster
ISBN-100684832933
ISBN-139780684832937
eBay Product ID (ePID)1110417
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Book TitleTell Newt to Shut Up : Prize-Winning Washington Post Journalists Reveal How Reality Gagged the Gingrich Revolution
Number of Pages224 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicGeneral, Political, American Government / General, American Government / National
Publication Year1996
GenrePolitical Science, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorMichael Weisskopf, David Maraniss
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight8.6 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
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LCCN96-017354
Dewey Edition20
ReviewsStephen E. Ambrose bestselling author of D-Day and Undaunted Courage Politicians put on the best show in town -- and here they are with all their hypocrisy and idealism, self-service and public service, stupidity and sense, high drama and low skulduggery. It makes for wonderful reading., David Broder This is a wonderful look inside the revolution. It is a vivid portrait of the ups and downs, ins and outs, of Newt Gingrich and the gang., Stephen E. Ambrosebestselling author ofD-Day and Undaunted CouragePoliticians put on the best show in town -- and here they are with all their hypocrisy and idealism, self-service and public service, stupidity and sense, high drama and low skulduggery. It makes for wonderful reading., Stephen E. Ambrosebestselling author of D-Day and Undaunted Courage Politicians put on the best show in town -- and here they are with all their hypocrisy and idealism, self-service and public service, stupidity and sense, high drama and low skulduggery. It makes for wonderful reading., David BroderThis is a wonderful look inside the revolution. It is a vivid portrait of the ups and downs, ins and outs, of Newt Gingrich and the gang.
Dewey Decimal973.929
Table Of ContentContents Prologue Crying Time One General Gingrich Two Let the Lobby Boys In Three A Moderate Turns Right Four John Kasich's Dream Machine Five Revenge of the Business Class Six Dick Armey's Big Boot Seven "Thank You, God!" Eight Hawk versus Hawk Nine The Hammer Ten War of Words Eleven "Tell Newt to Shut Up!" Twelve "You're Just Being the Beaver!" Epilogue Note on Sources Acknowledgments Index
SynopsisPRIZEWINNINGWASHINGTON POSTJOURNALISTS REVEAL HOW REALITY GAGGED THE GINGRICH REVOLUTIONSpeaker Newt Gingrich and his troops promised a revolution when they seized power in January 1995. The year that followed was one of the most fascinating and tumultuous in modern American history. After stunning early success with the Contract with America, the Republicans began to lose momentum; by year's end Gingrich was isolated and uncertain, and his closest allies were telling him to shut up.Here is an unprecedented, fly-on-the-wall look at the successes, sellouts, and perhaps fatal mistakes of Newt Gingrich's Republican Revolution. Based on the award-winningWashington Postseries that documented the Republicans' day-to-day attempts to revolutionize the American government,"Tell Newt to Shut Up!"gets to the heart of the political process., PRIZEWINNING WASHINGTON POST JOURNALISTS REVEAL HOW REALITY GAGGED THE GINGRICH REVOLUTION Speaker Newt Gingrich and his troops promised a revolution when they seized power in January 1995. The year that followed was one of the most fascinating and tumultuous in modern American history. After stunning early success with the Contract with America, the Republicans began to lose momentum; by year's end Gingrich was isolated and uncertain, and his closest allies were telling him to shut up. Here is an unprecedented, fly-on-the-wall look at the successes, sellouts, and perhaps fatal mistakes of Newt Gingrich's Republican Revolution. Based on the award-winning Washington Post series that documented the Republicans' day-to-day attempts to revolutionize the American government, "Tell Newt to Shut Up!" gets to the heart of the political process., Speaker Newt Gingrich and his troops promised a revolution when they seized power in January 1995. The year that followed was one of the most fascinating and tumultuous in modern American history. After stunning early success with the Contract with America, the Republicans began to lose momentum; by year's end Gingrich was isolated and uncertain, and his closest allies were telling him to shut up. Here is an unprecedented, fly-on-the-wall look at the successes, sellouts, and perhaps fatal mistakes of Newt Gingrich's Republican Revolution. Based on the award-winning Washington Post series that documented the Republicans' day-to-day attempts to revolutionize the American government, "Tell Newt to Shut Up " gets to the heart of the political process.
LC Classification NumberE885.M36 1996
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