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Before there was Karl Rove, there was Lee Atwater. Rove wouldn’t have even had a chance of getting George W. Bush elected if Atwater hadn’t gotten George H.W. Bush elected first. Being swift-boated was nothing like being Willie Horton-ed. Just ask Michael Dukakis.

Atwater had a passion for the blues, but he had a passion for power more and politics would provide that easier than music. In college, Atwater started his dirty tricks of having valid votes thrown out of the Young Republicans election, which ended in George H.W. Bush declaring Karl Rove the winner. Atwater only chose to be a Republican because there were less of them on campus and he could get further quicker.
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Films about the Great War and the war of politics

This column mainly focuses on Blu-ray new releases, hence the title. However I’m torn this week because the best new film arriving for home consumption isn’t coming out on Blu-ray. So I have two picks of the week this week — one for Blu-ray and one for DVD. There is some great stuff on both formats coming available. And particularly a “so bad it’s good” title that I have to share.
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