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Rewriting History
by Dick Morris
Product Group: Book
Publisher: HarperCollins (2004-05)
ISBN: 0060736682
EAN: 9780060736682
Dewy Decimal #: 328.73092
Hardcover: 320 pages
SKU: B950-1034u
Condition: Like New
Comments: UNREAD but may have minor imperfections such as a crease or mark. In stock - quick dispatch, from an efficient and professional leading British bookselling firm.
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Editorial Reviews
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Dick Morris's Rewriting History presents an energetic response to Hillary Clinton's Living History. Its 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. Morris, the former advisor to Bill Clinton, Warns that Mrs Clinton is on a direct path to the White House because of 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 behaviour 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, as 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, cowritten 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, Amazon.com
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Customer Reviews
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Hillary Clinton's 'Living History' exposed
Rating  (4)
Date: 2007-10-07
3 out of 3 customers found this reveiw helpful
Dick Morris, political analyst and advisor under president Bill Clinton, offers a rebuttal to former first lady Hillary's Clinton's 'Living History'. Claiming the memoir is distorted and incomplete, Morris critically appraises the New York senator's potential for higher office. No better time to read it then now, as she is in the running for the Office of President.
Mr. Morris was someone who worked very close with Hillary Clinton on a daily basis for years. He reveals both some of her hidden strengths and weaknesses, so the book reads as if it is objective. The facts just keep coming in this book, and it seems dull at first, but keep reading. I would rate the book four-and-half stars. This book is worth reading but does have some strong language.
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Some truth behind the sales pitch!!!!
Rating  (3)
Date: 2004-05-11
4 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
This book can be taken two ways: A person that wants to make a quick buck off of raking the coals over one of the most popular first ladies of recent years or a person that is revealing the Mr. Hyde side of the Dr. Jekyll Hillary. I, personally, have always believed Hillary to be an ambitious lady willing to stop at nothing for power. One has to remember no further back than when Bill ran for President the first time and she was the happy, loving Mrs. Bill Clinton who suddenly transformed into Hillary Rodham Clinton upon his election. Despite my agreement with the author that she is marketing an artificial image for personal gain, I found this book to reach the limits of the Clinton bashing in an effort to make money. I recommend that the readers take heed to the message of the book without taking the actual scriptures too serious.
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