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Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: May 01, 2005

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.com Review:
It's one thing to review a book by pounding out a few hundred words of criticism but it's quite another to review a book by writing an entirely new book. That's what Dick Morris, former advisor to President Bill Clinton, has done in Rewriting History, an energetic response to Hillary Clinton's Living History. Mrs. Clinton, Morris warns, is on a direct path to the White House due to a lack of Democratic alternatives and a leftward trend in the nation; therefore America must evaluate who she really is and not just what her memoir says. Morris's book is actually remarkably similar to the slew of attack books published about recent presidents but with the crucial difference that Hillary is at the very least four years away from the Oval Office. So Morris's criticisms of her, though backed up by a 20-year relationship with the Clintons, are rarely more than speculative, worrying about what she might do and asking ominous questions that are inherently unanswerable. Hillary Clinton, in Morris's view, is a much more insecure, disingenuous, and calculating creature than "Hillary," the palatable political product that won election to the Senate in 2000 and she's also an inferior politician to her husband. But as a political operative who has worked for both conservatives and liberals, Morris's indictments of Clinton evolve into a grudging respect as he demonstrates her considerable political resolve. All the same, he refutes many passages in her book with his own accounts of what transpired and indicts her integrity and behavior dating back to Bill Clinton's early career in Arkansas. Going forward, he says, she must decide whether to rely on her behind-the-scenes political acumen or embrace actual convictions. Often, Morris puts Clinton in no-win situations. For instance, while First Lady, she decides to get a dog, a decision that Morris infers is entirely politically motivated despite Clinton saying that it was because daughter Chelsea had moved out. Thus, if she had "admitted" her motivation was political, it would be an admission of cynicism and manipulation, but if she protests that her motives were simpler, Morris would have us believe that she's just lying. Nowhere is it allowed that the woman may have just wanted a dog. Rewriting History, co-written by Morris's wife Eileen McGann, offers a pleasing blend of Washington (and some Little Rock) gossip along with its political strategizing and is more valuable as insider scoop than presidential road map. Fans of Hillary Clinton will find little to alter their view and those who oppose her will find plenty of talking points for all the years of future debates that Hillary Clinton will surely inspire. --John Moe

Product Description:
She is the most ruthless American politician since Richard M. Nixon. Like Nixon, she feels aggrieved by almost the entire political establishment. Hillary is hunted by those she sees as her enemies and, like the ousted president, she observes no boundaries in the way she battles them. Now, for the first time, Fox News political analyst and former Clinton adviser Dick Morris tums his sharp-eyed gaze on Hillary, the longtime First Lady, current New York senator, and bestselling author. For, as he argues, no politician in America today is better aligned to become president in 2008 - and none would bring more baggage to the White House -- than Mrs. Clinton. In Rewriting History, Morris draws on his own long working relationship with the Clintons, as well as his trademark deep research and candid, nonpartisan analysis, to create a rebuttal to Hillary's bestselling autobiography, Living History. Morris documents how Hillary hides her true self behind a "HILLARY" brand that is chatty, charming, giggly, and warm -- but is far from her true personality. In Rewriting History, Morris pierces the mask to get at the truth behind the distortions and omissions of Hillary's memoir. Here we meet the real Hillary, both good and bad: the manager who makes the trains run on time, but also the paranoid who sees all those who disagree with her as personal enemies; the idealist, but also the "advice addict" easily misled by the guru of the moment. Morris describes Hillary's sense of entitlement, and warns that it may lead deep into financial scandal. And he demonstrates how Hillary dodges criticism by pretending that every attack is directed not just at her, but at every working woman in America. Ultimately, Morris argues, the HillaryClinton of today is marketing a false front, obscuring both her wants and her assets behind the phony facade of a domestic Everywoman. But as she pursues higher office, she also faces a choice. Will she, like Bobby Kennedy, see the error of her ruthless ways, and embrace the sincere idealism she professes? Or, like Richard Nixon, will she allow the darker angels of her nature to overcome her, jeopardizing herself and the country in the process? As Rewriting History suggests, we can only hope that Hillary Clinton's past performance is no guarantee of future results.




Rating: - a very enlightening read.
The facts on HILLARY by an insider. A lot of reasons she should never be elected president or for that matter anything else.

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Rating: - Dick reveals himslf more than he reveals Hillary
Dick Morris is part of an industry whose job is to package political candidates and Hillary Clinton is an intellectual and liberal whose political character is based on an attempt to be honest in the hurricane of hypocrisy, back stabbing and amorality that is modern American politics. Hillary's political character has been hammered out in the smithy of late 20th century American politics. Dick Morris is a manufacturer of politicians and that is all the difference.

Rewriting History is a sustained ... Read More

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Rating: - A Balanced Deconstruction of the Hillary Rodham Mystique

A Balanced Deconstruction of the Hillary Rodham Mystique

Dick Morris, the Machiavellian inventor of the process of "triangulation" and a "Clinton insider," has written a sobering but a very balanced analysis of Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton. In my view it is the definitive deconstruction of the famous ex-First Lady's hidden public persona and mystique. The perfect antidote to her own "self-promoting," but lifeless "Living History."

Unlike Barbara Olson's "Hell to Pay," Morris does ... Read More

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Rating: - A Great Read
Regardless of what some others have said, I enjoyed this book. Dick Morris presented his thoughts in a very logical and interesting order. If nothing else, he has achieved his goal of making me really think about what a Hillary Presidency would bring us. Highly recommended.

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