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Title: Before spin had a name-
Review: Interesting to a point. The inside information does add a nice new facet to what we know of RR. But the unabashed love fest of the life and "character" of RR gets sickening. It is amazing to me that any reviwer could read more than one account of RR's life and still think he was an exemplar of character. OTOH, it makes sense if you work for him, and are secretly (or not so secretly as the case may be) in love with him. You might think seeing his crook friends would clue one in, figuring that one who has friends who are crooks would most likely be a crook himself. But, that doesn't seem to be the accepted viewpoint. His character must be due to spin, since it cannot be shown by actual evidence. Goodness, if muddy thinking and lying are what we are all supposed to aspire to, I am afraid for the future of the country.
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