Description
An intimate and hilarious look inside the spin room of the modern a place where ideals are crushed, English is mangled, people are humiliated, and the opportunity for humor is everywhere.Everyone knows this kind of a charismatic maverick who goes up against the system and its ways, but thinks he doesnโt have to live by the rules. Through his own experience as the speechwriter for a controversial governor, Barton Swaim tells the story of a band of believers who attach themselves to this sort of ambitious narcissistโand what happens when it all comes crashing down.
The Speechwriter is a funny and candid introduction to the world of politics, where press statements are purposefully nonsensical, grammatical errors are intentional, and better copy means more words. Swaim paints a portrait of a man so principled heโd rather sweat than use state money to pay for air conditioning, so oblivious heโd wear the same stained shirt for two weeks, so egotistical heโd belittle his staffers to make himself feel better, and so self-absorbed he never once apologized to his staff for making his administration the laughing stock of the country. On the surface, this is the story of one politicianโs rise and fall. But in the end, itโs a story about usโthe very real people who want to believe in our leaders and must learn to survive with broken hearts. ISBN:9781476769929
