Dick MORRIS, Roy COHN's Cousin (BLUMENTHAL)

[UTUSN]

BLU, p.139: "Dick Morris.... Short and tightly wound, he was egotistical, controlling, and compulsive. He cloaked his insecurity with a manner of absolute certainty, except that his hands quaked as he spoke. .... His self-importance...led him into baroque schemes to finagle himself in the center of the universe. ....
"Morris was a child of New York City politics. His father was a real-estate lawyer, his mother a left-wing writer on medicine and psychiatry, his uncle a stalwart of the BronxDemocratic Party clubhouse. A first cousin was Roy Cohn.... ...often finding himself at sword's point with Harold M. Ickes .... (Morris) also drifted into working for Republicans, including Senator Jesse Helms....
"At first, Morris's presence in the White House was a secret. He even had a code name....Charlie."

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Also worked for Jacques CHIRAC (p.143) and Trent LOTT (p. 145). Picked up on "triangulation" from MITTERAND vs CHIRAC (p. 143).

[JustJoe]

1. I cant look at Morris

without seeing his mouth full of toes.
Those creepy lips, those wiggling toes...

[Isere]

2. Amazing factoid!

Why am I not surprised? There must be something in the genes! I have my (autographed) copy of the book, but haven't had a chance to start it.
Dick Morris is on the top of my Shit List. The is no one more loathesome than he.

[UTUSN]

3. Kick for Amazing Factoid

I've started the book, but, Sid, the first 200 pages are slow going. It's like, when are you, the main character, going to get IN? I'm about where it starts over for the 2nd or 3rd time. But my criticism is not a PC thing. I'm keeping the book (and BROCK's and TOOBIN's) for the names and sleezy wingnut jerk-ism.