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Allen Ginsberg, Revisited by His Right-Hand Man: Pt. 2

Allen Ginsberg and Bob Rosenthal Earlier this week, Allen Ginsberg’s secretary of 20 years, Bob Rosenthal, shared memories of his former employer – some of which will be included in a memoir he recently completed, “Straight Around Allen.” Speaking to The Local at Ginsberg’s former apartment on East 12th Street, where the two worked alongside [...]
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FLASHBACK: As Press Secretary, McClellan Called Bush A ‘Straight Shooter’ On Iraq

US Politics / Liberal : Think Progress (5 years ago)

In a memoir scheduled to be published next week, former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan charges that President Bush was not “open and forthright on Iraq” and that the Bush administration engaged in a “propaganda campaign... Read Post

Allen: McClellan sounds like ‘the left-wing haters.’

US Politics / Liberal : Think Progress (5 years ago)

On Tuesday night, former Bush adviser Karl Rove responded to former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan’s explosive memoir by saying he “sounds like a left-wing blogger.” During an interview on right-wing talker Mike Gallagh... Read Post

White House Dismisses Anti-Bush Book Writer McClellan As “Disgruntled” Former Employee

Politics / US Politics : The Moderate Voice (5 years ago)

The White House has now responded to former White House press secretary Scott McClellan’s memoir that’s critical of President George Bush, the White House, Karl Rove — and the news media — by using the typical phrase employers use t... Read Post


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