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CatWoman

(79,302 posts)
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 05:01 PM Jul 2020

Watching "Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story"

btw, here's the link where you can watch it free: https://tubitv.com/movies/15602/boogie_man_the_lee_atwater_story?utm_source=google-feed&tracking=google-feed

Now, these guys (Reagan, Daddy Bush, Atwater, North, Weinberger, Schultz) were the real OG's.

They were just better liars and had more finesse than Trump. And competence.

They did the same, or worse but they were able to lie their way out of it -- all the time staying on message.

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Watching "Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story" (Original Post) CatWoman Jul 2020 OP
This was required watching when I got my poli-sci degree. backscatter712 Jul 2020 #1

backscatter712

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1. This was required watching when I got my poli-sci degree.
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 05:14 PM
Jul 2020

Seriously. Watch this. Lee Atwater was an evil genius.

And also understand that the heirs of so many of Lee Atwater's techniques today are Steve Schmidt and Rick Wilson. At least with the Lincoln Project, they've set their sights on a deserving target this election.

Take notes. Please, for the love of god, take notes, even if you hate their guts. The Lincoln Project is at the top of their game right now, and we can learn so much from them.

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