Bush Staffer on Terror Plots: ‘This Is Going to Play Big’

Staff / Truthdig Aug 11, 2006 In the wake of the foiled terrorist plots to explode passenger jets in midair, a White House official told an AFP reporter on Thursday, "Weeks before September 11th, this is going to play big" as a political opportunity for the GOP. The AFP reporter was merciless in his reporting, noting that Bush & Co. have been tarring Democrats as soft on terrorism the past few days -- knowing full well that news of the terror plot could break at any moment. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

John Dean Lauds ‘Playing President’

Staff / Truthdig Jul 29, 2006 In a thoughtful review, the former presidential counselor and bestselling author writes about Robert Scheer's new book: "If anyone has more succinctly stated and summarized the folly we call presidential campaigns, I am not aware of it -- and I read widely about the subject." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Robert Scheer: Why I Wasn’t Prepared for George W. Bush

Staff / Truthdig Jul 10, 2006 In an interview with Democracy Now!, Truthdig Editor Robert Scheer explains how, after he had spent decades covering U.S. presidents, Bush threw him for a loop: "At least the other [presidents] knew a lot about the world, had experience, had brains about this, cared. This guy had the platinum American Express card and didn?t even want to see Paris or London." Read the whole story in Robert Scheer's new book "Playing President." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Classic Scheer Interviews From ‘Playing President’

Staff / Truthdig Jun 15, 2006 In a 1980 interview between George HW Bush and then-LA Times reporter Robert Scheer, Bush revealed his belief in a winnable nuclear war--which many observers think lost him the Republican nomination to Ronald Reagan Check out this interview and many more in Scheer's new book "Playing President". Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Reviewers Praise ‘Playing President’

Staff / Truthdig Jun 9, 2006 A reviewer from the The Chicago Reader is the latest to join Gore Vidal and Buzzflash in praising Truthdig editor Robert Scheer's new book "Playing President" . Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Buzzflash: Scheer’s Book ‘Incisive, No Holds Barred Commentary’

Staff / Truthdig Apr 28, 2006 In a review of "Playing President," Buzzflash says Robert Scheer's "insights appear all the more astounding because he stood virtually alone in making them for so long among mainstream journalists." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )