Word: beckel
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Beckel hates boring political discussion. Interest rates--bleh. Transportation policy--funerals are more fun. But the Willie Smith rape trial? A real winner...
...Beckel is the host of Off the Record, a Washington-based (and soon to be national) political talk show that defies all the stuffy rules of Face the Nation and This Week with David Brinkley. (You might remember Beckel from the 1984 presidential race, when he managed Walter Mondale's "campaign." Don't be scared off, though. He does better with this show...
...Rourke, who combines a devilish Dennis the Menace grin with the sure shuffle of a frat boy who's dating the homecoming queen, into America's journalistic elite. "He's got the hyperactivity of Hunter Thompson but with a less fried brain," says drinking buddy and political commentator Bob Beckel. Adds friend and humorist Dave Barry: "He's outrageous, and I like that. In the age of political correctness, I think it's good to have somebody who does that." O'Rourke's writing is driven by a practiced wit, a brilliant use of analogy, and a hard edge capable...