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angus_mckeogh's review
4.0
If you thought Trump was the origin of the following: “the witch hunt”, attacks on the media (FakeNews), boldfaced lies to the public while doing the opposite behind closed doors, and personal attacks against his own government and the DOJ, then think again. Spiro Agnew was the originator of all of these tactics. This book explains the obscure origins of the incapability of our system to indict a corrupt president, and the criminal-immunity that office basks in, again, direct result of Agnew and Nixon. A demonstration of what a rat’s nest of crooks Washington has always been and the “swamp of corruption” politics is. All in all, nothing surprising, but here’s the evidence for all the stuff you’ve always heard about but politicians have always stated doesn’t exist.
sfitzger10's review
5.0
Great Read! Parallels to Trump are uncanny!
Great book ! I was unaware of Spiro Agnew crimes and his campaign language. He was the model for Trump own political career. This book also sheds some light on why Robert Mueller did not charge President Trump and why OLC wrote that memo. The memo was meant to spare Nixon and not Agnew.
A great easy read.
Great book ! I was unaware of Spiro Agnew crimes and his campaign language. He was the model for Trump own political career. This book also sheds some light on why Robert Mueller did not charge President Trump and why OLC wrote that memo. The memo was meant to spare Nixon and not Agnew.
A great easy read.
quitecontrarymary's review
3.0
read this because I really enjoyed the podcast, and while I liked this too, I found the podcast much more engaging.
redrobot's review
5.0
Loved it! A great reference companion to the podcast, loved some of the details! Read it to find out where George H.W. Bush turns up in this... :)
foofers1622's review
5.0
I read this book for my libraries non-fiction book club.
Oh, Rachel Maddow how I love thee. Only Rachel can bring a forgotten piece of history to life in such an unique way. I also highly recommended listening to her Podcast that started this journey. There are audio clips of Spiro and when she interviewed others.
Oh, Rachel Maddow how I love thee. Only Rachel can bring a forgotten piece of history to life in such an unique way. I also highly recommended listening to her Podcast that started this journey. There are audio clips of Spiro and when she interviewed others.