Jane Mayers

[malaise]

on Atwater and the evolution of the ReTHUG party - normalizing Trump y. She's on Chris Hayes now.

Atwater's daughter is a Democrat
So his widow died and the daughter invited Jane to come and take all his writings and she's going through the unpublished memoir

https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-secret-papers-of-lee-atwater-who-invented-the-scurrilous-tactics-that-trump-normalized

The Secret Papers of Lee Atwater, Who Invented the Scurrilous Tactics That Trump Normalized
An infamous Republican political operative’s unpublished memoir shows how the Party came to embrace lies, racial fearmongering, and winning at any cost.

[malaise]

4. Unbelievable

Love the pic with Stone and Manafort that Chris showed

[cilla4progress]

2. Watching...

great stuff. Hope I can read her article.

He was responsible for the Willie Horton ad used against Dukakis in '88.

Another sociopath.

[Evolve Dammit]

7. That was as effective as swift boating Kerry or Brooks Bros. insurrection. All Koch probably?

[elleng]

3. but someone didn't intend it to get 'out,' Mayer just learned.

[malaise]

5. Truth will out

Damn!

[FakeNoose]

6. Same thing happened when she wrote "Dark Money" about 5 years ago

Jane Mayer is a brilliant writer by the way. She stumbled into a forgotten archive of an ultra-conservative pal of the Koch Brothers. The documents she discovered led her to investigate the evil ways in which the Koch brothers have juiced the American political system for the last 40 years. "Dark Money" is quite a story, and it solidified Jane Mayer's reputation as an award-winning investigative and political journalist.

I'm looking forward to this new book, and I'm sure it will be great.

[malaise]

10. She's one of the best

for sure

[Midnight Writer]

13. "Dark Money" is one of those books that answered a lot of questions I had about conservatives.

Every citizen should read it.

[CanonRay]

8. Probably behind the Gary Hart setup.

[BobTheSubgenius]

9. Have you all read about Atwater in the hospital, dying of cancer?

Completely typical.

[malaise]

11. Learned a lot about him here on DU

A monster

[BobTheSubgenius]

12. He is a very underreported factor in the formation of today's Republican party.

[Hortensis]

17. Dead but living on through the nation-eating zombies he helped create.

[BobTheSubgenius]

19. I cannot personally testify to Atwater being dead, alive or otherwise.

Evidence suggests he might be the evil of the Eternal.

[Hortensis]

20. Why does that sound so possible? We know SOMETHING has taken them over.

[BobTheSubgenius]

21. NOICE!

He must be thrilled to know that his reptilian DNA has flourished.

[Midnight Writer]

14. I've been surprised that there are not many books delving into Atwater and his methods.

Hopefully, Jane Mayers will fill the void.

[no_hypocrisy]

15. WOW!! Just WOW!

[msfiddlestix]

16. Is that so? I can't wait to read what Mayers has.

Down for the history books!

[Hortensis]

18. Transcript of All In's interview with Jane Mayer at this link.

About the last quarter.

https://www.msnbc.com/transcripts/transcript-all-chris-hayes-5-10-21-n1266910

I'm also really looking forward to the rest.

People too young to remember him on TV might be surprised to realize this horrible person came across as charming and fun. He's the first I personally remember bringing his guitar to a political audience to win them over, and here Bush, and my flawed memory suggests that later inspired Bill Clinton's musical performances. Atwater and BB King were reportedly buds.