Title

Spin this! : all the ways we don't tell the truth

Description

We're all familiar with the warning, "Don't believe everything you see or hear." Bill Press, the popular co-host of CNN's Crossfire, will have you wondering whether you should believe anything at all.

Identifier

980760

743442679

Creator

Press, Bill

Source

Brian Lamb Booknotes Collection

Gift of Brian Lamb, 2011.

Catalog record

Language

eng

Date

2001

Program air date: January 6, 2002

Publisher

Pocket Books

George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections & Archives

Text

Transcription of Annotations
Notes from front endpapers: Crossfire, Feb. '96 - Bill Maher foreword. - Bill O'R., p. 42. - p. 50: Walter [?] and Tom DeLay. - What is your double personality of Washington? - Lanny - one of the best spinners. - Jimmy Carter's comments about Bush - Tucker Eskew, p. 23. - Who's Seth Warner? - implanted burning liberalism. - Bill Maher. - Bill Clinton - hard to believe anyone will top him in spin department. - If McCain never spun - why did he lose? He got good press. - Helms doesn't spin - bad press. - Clinton: master spinner, p. 89. - When is spinning lying? - Lanny Davis - "my friend" - p. 97. - Delaware City, Del. - A former student of theology. - 15 years at KABC, KLOP. - Bill Pearl. - KFI - Bill Press. - True American. - Ch. of Dem. Party, ran for Insurance Commission. - Jerry Brown; Gray Davis; Seth Warner." -- Annotations by Brian Lamb in the margins and underlining of pertinent phrases throughout the book.

Subject

"Truthfulness and falsehood--United States."

"Presidents--United States--Professional ethics."

Relation

Original Booknotes interview

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