
Al Gore
A User's Manual
Verso Books (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 17. September 2000
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-1-85984-803-6 (ISBN)
Description
What's his real political record? This is the first unsparing look at the man whom his parents raised from birth to be president of the United States. Inside these pages, you will find:
. How Al Gore and his father got on the payroll of one of America's most ruthless tycoons, Armand Hammer
. How Al Gore has relentlessly exploited his sister's death and son's accident for personal political advantage
. How Al Gore violated the most basic journalistic ethics by helping the cops run a sting operation on a black politician in Nashville
. How Al Gore played midwife to the MX missile
. How Al Gore became a soul brother of Newt Gingrich
. How Al Gore race-baited Jesse Jackson and introduced George Bush to Willie Horton
. How Al Gore shopped his vote in support of the Gulf War to get prime-time coverage for his speech
. How Al Gore pushed Clinton into destroying the New Deal
. How Al Gore plotted to stop Democrats from recapturing Congress in 1996 in order to keep his rival Dick Gephard from becoming Speaker of the House
. How Al Gore leached campaign from nearly every corporate lobbyist in DC, and broke pledge after pledge to protect the environment
. How Al Gore and his father got on the payroll of one of America's most ruthless tycoons, Armand Hammer
. How Al Gore has relentlessly exploited his sister's death and son's accident for personal political advantage
. How Al Gore violated the most basic journalistic ethics by helping the cops run a sting operation on a black politician in Nashville
. How Al Gore played midwife to the MX missile
. How Al Gore became a soul brother of Newt Gingrich
. How Al Gore race-baited Jesse Jackson and introduced George Bush to Willie Horton
. How Al Gore shopped his vote in support of the Gulf War to get prime-time coverage for his speech
. How Al Gore pushed Clinton into destroying the New Deal
. How Al Gore plotted to stop Democrats from recapturing Congress in 1996 in order to keep his rival Dick Gephard from becoming Speaker of the House
. How Al Gore leached campaign from nearly every corporate lobbyist in DC, and broke pledge after pledge to protect the environment
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 193 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
746 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85984-803-6 (9781859848036)
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Alexander Cockburn was the co-editor of CounterPunch and the author of a number of titles, including Corruptions of Empire, The Golden Age Is in Us, Washington Babylon and Imperial Crusades. Brought up in Ireland, he moved to America in 1972 writing for the Village Voice, the Nation and many other journals. He died in July 2012.