The Great Whitewater Fiasco [Paperback]

Martin L. Gross (Author)

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Publication Date: September 20, 1994

The bestselling, truth-telling reporter whose old-fashioned muckraking has exposed outrageous government excess in The Government Racket and A Call for Revolution now takes on the scandal engulfing Bill and Hillary Clinton -- Whitewater.
A tale of hubris, greed, and temptation, The Great Whitewater Fiasco is a chronicle of American politics as usual. It illustrates the destructive alliance of money and government that increasingly plagues our democracy.
The Great Whitewater Fiasco traces the exploits of the Clintons from the 1960s through the hearings, and shows how Whitewater extends far beyond a dubious land deal. Finally we can see through the murky waters to the unmistakable truth:
* Campaign contributions and loans paid off with political favors
* Misuse and theft of federally guaranteed funds
* Conflicts of interest galore in legal and banking practices
* Slush funds and other financial shenanigans
* White House cover-ups
With true aim, Gross offers a bold and innovative plan to clean up our system so that we can prevent ourselves from drowning in future Whitewaters.

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The bestselling, truth-telling reporter whose old-fashioned muckraking has exposed outrageous government excess in The Government Racket and A Call for Revolution now takes on the scandal engulfing Bill and Hillary Clinton -- Whitewater.
A tale of hubris, greed, and temptation, The Great Whitewater Fiasco is a chronicle of American politics as usual. It illustrates the destructive alliance of money and government that increasingly plagues our democracy.
The Great Whitewater Fiasco traces the exploits of the Clintons from the 1960s through the hearings, and shows how Whitewater extends far beyond a dubious land deal. Finally we can see through the murky waters to the unmistakable truth:
* Campaign contributions and loans paid off with political favors
* Misuse and theft of federally guaranteed funds
* Conflicts of interest galore in legal and banking practices
* Slush funds and other financial shenanigans
* White House cover-ups
With true aim, Gross offers a bold and innovative plan to clean up our system so that we can prevent ourselves from drowning in future Whitewaters.

Product Details

• Paperback: 295 pages
• Publisher: Ballantine Books; 1 edition (September 20, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0394393546
• ISBN-13: 978-0394393544
• ASIN: 0345393546
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,822,598 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Explains the Clinton corruption in a simple way, October 15, 2000

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scott_from_dallas (Irving, Texas United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Great Whitewater Fiasco (Paperback)

It's too bad this book is out of print. You should try to order it used or see if your library has it. Gross writes with a very no nonsense style. He didn't try to win a writing prize with this book like James Stewart did with his Whitewater book. And, of course, Gross isn't a hard core Clinton apologist/worshipper like Gene Lyons and Joe Conason. This book explains the relationship between the Clintons and the McDougals, goes through the task of explaining the transactions, and by the end of the book leading the reader to conclude that Whitewater, contrary to Clinton supporters, was a scandal that should have dethroned their king.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Great Whitewater Fiasco, November 20, 2011

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This review is from: The Great Whitewater Fiasco (Paperback)

Well written and a must read for the Clinton scholar. Makes even more sense today with the Clintons making millions of dollars speaking and writing. In their Arkansas days they used every legal and nonlegal loophole to make money hand over foot and win every election except one. That loss convinced President Clinton that money buys elections, and this book explains their investments and federal guaranteed loans. The author gives solutions to the money problem in politics but of course none of them have been implemented so nothing has changed since Whitewater. Money buys votes.