The Opposition…

Bag Man

Rachel Maddow,

Michael Yarvitz

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Feb 10, 2021 Angel rated it it was amazing

Shelves: history, true-crime, politics-and-political-science

Quick impressions: Overall this is a solid work of research and history combined with a great narrative that you just have to keep reading. I stayed up way late to finish this one, and I do not do that for just any book. If you are interested in U.S. history and politics, and perhaps also understand the current times in the U.S. a bit better, you need to pick this book up now. This was excellent, and I am happy to recommend it to anyone.

Full review on my blog coming soon.

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Jan 17, 2021 Linda rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: e-book, kindle, ohio-e-book-project, biography, politics, government, history, 2021

1. Attack the investigation as a witch hunt.
2. Obstruct it behind the scenes.
3. Attack individual investigators in personal terms.
4. Attack the credibility of the Justice Department itself.
5. Attack the media informing Americans about the case.
6. Punch back. Hard. Until either you are broken or the system is.

Sound familiar? Remind you of anyone you've heard of? These were the rules followed by Spiro T. Agnew, the 39th Vice President of the U.S. who resigned from office before Richard M. Nixon di ...more

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