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“George W. Bush is a liar. He has lied large and small, directly and by omission. He has mugged the truth—not merely in honest error, but deliberately, consistently, and repeatedly.” —from the IntroductionAll American presidents have lied, but George W. Bush has relentlessly abused the truth. In this scathing indictment of the president and his inner circle, David Corn, the Washington editor of The Nation, reveals and examines the deceptions at the heart of the Bush presidency. In a stunning work of journalism, he details and substantiates the many times the Bush administration has knowingly and intentionally misled the American public to advance its own interests and agenda, including:* Brazenly mischaracterizing intelligence and resorting to deceptive arguments to whip up public support for war with Iraq* Misrepresenting the provisions and effects of the president’s supersized tax cuts* Offering misleading explanations— instead of telling the full truth — about the 9/11 attacks* Lying about connections to corporate crooks* Presenting deceptive and disingenuous claims to sell controversial policies on the environment, stem cell research, missile defense, Social Security, white-collar crime, abortion, energy, and other crucial issues* Running a truth-defying, down-and-dirty campaign during the 2000 presidential contest and recount dramaThe Lies of George W.
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David Corn is a veteran Washington journalist and political commentator. He is the Washington bureau chief for Mother Jones magazine and an analyst for MSNBC. He is the author of three New York Times bestsellers, including Showdown: The Inside Story of How Obama Battled the GOP To Set Up the 2012 Election and Hubris: The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal, and the Selling of the Iraq War (co-written with Michael Isikoff) . He is also the author of the Blond Ghost: Ted Shackley and the CIA's Crusades and the novel Deep Background.
