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Description

1. ix, 192 p.; 24 cm.

Summary

1. "Every weeknight, millions of Americans tune in to see Tucker Carlson anchor the right side of the aisle on CNN's Crossfire. Named by New York magazine as the journalist most likely to succeed in the Years of Bush, he has roused conservatives and charmed liberals with his singular brand of acerbic wit and razor-sharp insight. Now he loosens his signature bow tie and cracks keen and wise like never before, as he exposes - and defends..." "Tossed by fate (and the O.J. Simpson murder trial) into the trenches of electronic journalism, Carlson learned early that "television brings out the crazy in people." Naturally, he started taking notes." "The result is a hilarious and brilliantly revealing look at the most powerful and weirdest medium there is. Carlson has not only seen television from the inside, but dares to describe it. In this book, he takes you behind the curtain of the political talk show. From the heroic to the disgraced, to Monica Lewinsky's sex therapist, Carlson has interviewed them all. The hosts. The guests. The stalkers. Not always edifying, but "definitely more fun than playing Scrabble with the shut-ins," it's a portrait you won't soon forget." "From the goings-on behind the scenes at Crossfire to high jinks at the wet bar on Senator John McCain's campaign bus; from fencing with Al Sharpton to a near wrestling match with Prisoner #31213-060, nee James A. Traficant; from the nerve center of Jerry Falwell's media empire to the scene of Dick Morris's fall from grace, Carlson takes us on a riotous tour through the days and nights of a cable newsman."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject

1. Television broadcasting of news > United States
2. Cable News Network Biography
3. Journalists > United States > Biography
4. Carlson, Tucker