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Lee atwater, known as the boogie man for his guitar playing and perhaps, his formidable political skills, is the predecessor to kingpins like karl rove. The lee atwater story, a remarkable documentary directed by stefan forbes, uses interviews with atwaters targets and, especially, his old comrades, to paint a remarkable portrait of atwater, who was charming, funny, smart and a good enough blues musician to play on david letterman and cut an album with b. The way different politicians reach to their desired positions. Bush and karl rove while leading the republican party to historic victories, helping make liberal a dirty word, and transforming the way. The lee atwater story, forbes details atwaters indelible impact on the american political landscape. Writerdirector stefan forbes slickly made documentary profile of the late, hateinducing, intensely machiavellian republican strategistimpish, belowthebelt campaign wedge driver, equalopportunity destroyer of mike dukakis and. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Bush, and made the gop a southern party, transforming the way media covers elections as the godfather of modern negative campaigning. The timing of the pbs documentary on lee atwater titled boogie man last night could not be better. Harvey leroy lee atwater 19511991 was barely out of his teens when he burst on the political scene in south carolina in the early seventies.
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