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Advise and Consent
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Washington has changed but politics is pretty much the same. Advise and Consent is a solid film and still relevant 45 years on. The book's author fashioned his characters after real life counterparts which you'll recognize if you know anything about politics in the 50's and 60's. Many of their philosophical descendents can be found today.

Otto Preminger is competent as always. The story moves along for a longish film. An all star cast certainly doesn't hurt. Well worth your time.

Advise & Consent (Ws) [VHS]
$19.98
Washington has changed but politics is pretty much the same. Advise and Consent is a solid film and still relevant 45 years on. The book's author fashioned his characters after real life counterparts which you'll recognize if you know anything about politics in the 50's and 60's. Many of their philosophical descendents can be found today.

Otto Preminger is competent as always. The story moves along for a longish film. An all star cast certainly doesn't hurt. Well worth your time.

Advise and Consent
$3.50
The New York Times Book Review had an article several weeks ago about this book and made me want to reread it. I probably was a teen when I read it and snippets of it came back to me. There are several points that were so interesting. First the revisiting of the Communist threat as seen in those days, matched by the feeling that our country had lost the Cold War. Second identifying some of the major players such as Roosevelt and I think Stevenson. The portrait of Joe McCarthy was fascinating.

Most importantly, it raises issues that are with us today under different garb. How relevant is a person's past in considering them for a position? I read this during the Soutemayer confirmation hearings. Without passing judgement, does it really matter what she said 20 years ago. I also wonder if the Senate is as polite now as it was then, if it ever was so polite.

If one wants a taste of history this is a must read if you can find it. The only negative is that there are long sections which are inside Washington that could be removed. A quibble only.

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