Cooking with Grease; Stirring the Pots in America
New York: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2004. Later printing. Trade paperback. x, 352, [6] p. Illustrations. Index. Signed on fep. Inscription above signature appears to be in a different handwriting. Cover has slight wear and soiling. Donna Lease Brazile (born December 15, 1959) is an American political strategist, campaign manager, political analyst, and author. She is a member of the Democratic Party, briefly serving as the interim chairperson for the Democratic National Committee in spring 2011, and assumed that role again in July 2016, until February 2017. She was the first African American woman to direct a major presidential campaign, acting as campaign manager for Al Gore in 2000. She has also worked on several presidential campaigns for Democratic candidates, including Jesse Jackson and Walter Mondale–Geraldine Ferraro in 1984, and for Dick Gephardt in the 1988 Democratic primary. Derived from a Kirkus review: Al Gore’s presidential campaign manager explains what went wrong. Among other topics, that is, including the long struggle for voters’ rights in longtime Democratic operative Brazile’s native Deep South: racism prevailed in the ’60s, racism prevailed in Florida in 2000. “Race is the third rail of American politics,” she observes, theoretically off-limits until it becomes an issue—usually, the author suggests, thanks to Republican. Not that the Dems are faultless, she notes: to her anger, Gore refused to accept the possibility, at least publicly, that racism had a role in the disenfranchisement of black voters in Florida, which contributed to his losing the election. And, Brazile hints, not that Gore was any great shakes; after the race he abandoned leadership of the Democratic National Committee, putting it back into the hands of the Clintons and shunting her aside in favor of Terry McAuliffe In other words, politics as usual. Brazile’s insider account will appeal to wonks, activists, and reformers. Condition: Very good.
Keywords: Marion Barry, Black Caucus, Civil Rights, African-Americans, Bill Clinton, Michael Dukakis, Alexis Herman, Al Gore, Jesse Jackson, Joe Lieberman, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Paul Tully, Ronald Reagan, Racism, Minyon Moore, Walter Mondale, March on Washing
ISBN: 9780743253994
[Book #63606]
Price: $100.00