Gore: A Political Life

by Robert Zelnick and Bob Zelnick

Book Overview

Zelnick lost his job as political reporter for ABC News after writing this probing account which fully evaluates Al Gore's evolving political career. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0895263262
• ISBN13: 9780895263261
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Regnery Publishing
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Telling the Truth About The Man Who Can't

Finally, somebody had the courage to shine the light of truth on a man who is deeply superficial.

A Must Read!!

Gore might be the next Democratic Party Presidential candidate. This revealing book goes into depth about Gore's political views and character, providing excellent examples. It is well researched. There is also a chapter on Tipper Gore's initial foray into the labelling of music for content. I highly recommend this book -- very readable. Kudos to Bob Zelnick!!

Bias

It's a pity some will judge this book by its publisher.The rampant media bias is evident in the fact that Mr. Zelnik, the author, was fired from his network job when the higher-ups couldn't bully him into silence. Imagine a similar situation if a reporter was about to release a similar book about Newt Gingrich, Dan Quayle, Ronald Reagan or any other Republican in the mainstream media sights.Of course, Mr. Zelnik had to get the book publisher he did. The others have inhaled the essence of the liberal orthodoxy.The book is even-handed and reveals little- reported tidbits about the man who burns millions of pounds of jet fuel to (among other things) chastise us about driving our cars.

A must-read political biography for the 2000 election cycle

Al Gore is a darling of the liberal media. This media, which crucified Dan Quayle over a single misspelled word, consistently refuses to call Al Gore to account for his Walter Mitty like self-delusional musings. While reading Gore: A Political Life, you wonder how this man could possibly be a Congressman, Senator, and now Vice President - with all the time he spent cleaning up hog waste with a shovel; clearing land with a double bladed ax; plowing steep hillsides with a mule team; taking up hay in the hot sun only to go help the neightbors after supper so their crop wouldn't spoil, while simultaneously raising tobacco, inspiring the book and movie "Love Story," and inventing the Internet.Al Gore has never lived in the real world, never held a real job, and never faced a private sector problem. Raised as the only son of and groomed as heir apparent to a powerful political figure, this rich, preppy, spoiled brat, attended the finest of exclusive private schools (St. Albans); deluded himself in the ivy league, (at Hahvahd); and studied law (at Vanderbilt) while preparing to succeed his father, the Senator from Tennessee. Yet with all this education, when he visited Monticello on the famed bus trip with Bill Clinton, he failed to recognize the busts of famous Americans on display. And after arriving in Washington, Gore even got lost walking in the forest around the nation's capitol. Did you hear any of this in the media?But now comes Bob Zelnick, the long-time respected correspondent for ABC News who lost his job at ABC for just announcing an attempt to chronicle the life of the front running Democrat candidate in 2000. In Gore: A Political Life, Zelnick explores the reality of the man behind the shell, showing us how Al Gore, the legacy of Bill Clinton, represents the worst of the baby boomer generation. The public Al Gore is a media package, a self-styled demagogue, and a perfect example of someone who may actually believe in his own mythology.While the rest of the baby boomers have been occupied with education, working for a living, and raising families, Bill Clinton and Al Gore have pursued the political life, promising whatever is necessary to an ever expanding constituency in order to advance their individual political careers. Discover the truth behind the Buddhist temple fundraiser, the tobacco lobby contributions, and the flip-flops of Gore's positions on abortion, and the environment. Learn about the "shakedowns" conducted from the White House by this member of "the most ethical administration in U.S. history" and how only Janet Reno's continued unwillingness to appoint an Independent Counsel saved the Vice President from possible indictment.. The only consistent way to explain our hero's pattern of behavior seems to be "When money talks, Al Gore listens."You will not see any of this side of Al in the media. The American public got burned when we failed to learn about the character issue of Bill Clin

A critical but fair look at the man who could be king

I had remembered Bob Zelnick losing his job from ABC for writing this book and can't believe that he did. There are no new revelations per se, but I don't think that was the aim of the book. It is a critical analysis of the manner in which Gore has dramaticaly switched his positions on issues like the environment and abortion-and is well documented to boot. Surprisingly, there has not been a book on Gore to date. We should know who our next potential president is. This book paves the way and is written in true journalistic fashion. A must read for!!