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...Though Rich??s latest, “The Greatest Story Ever Sold,” comes out smack dead in between two other releases—Thomas Ricks’ fine “Fiasco” and Bob Woodward’s highly publicized bombshell, “State of Denial”—it hardly needs to worry about the competition. Indeed, while Ricks’ and Woodward’s works focus mostly on the administration’s handling of the Iraq War itself, Rich discusses something completely different?...
...Structured in two parts, titled “Making the Sale” and “Buyer’s Remorse,” respectively, Rich likens the book’s narrative to a two-act play. If this were a play, Rich??who was branded “The Butcher of Broadway” during his New York Times tenure as chief theatre critic—has just given the Bush administration the worst possible review...
...Rich??s verdict? Like most Broadway productions today, the administration’s PR machine is full of glitz, lights, and spectacle, but at its core, it’s shallow, empty, deceiving and plays, for an unwitting and brainless audience...
...warnings to the prospective reader. First, this book makes no claim of being a non-partisan, objective study. It’s as biased as the next Ann Coulter book. However, Rich??s research always holds up under scrutiny, unlike many of the spotty citations in Coulter’s works...
...Rather, most of Rich??s examples of Bush administration propaganda—everything from its shameless parading of the Jessica Lynch rescue to the inherently staged nature of Bush’s “Mission Accomplished” landing on the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln—have all been reported before one way or another, whether through the New York Times or “The Daily Show...