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Search - Schlepper! A Mostly True Tale of Presidential Politics

Schlepper A Mostly True Tale of Presidential Politics
Author: Iris Burnett, Kathleen Murphy

Schlepper! A Mostly True Tale of Presidential Politics, is a wildly humorous semi-autobiographical tale of life on the road, and wherever else it takes you, in Presidential politics. It is described by Kitty Kelly, author of the forthcoming book The Family: The Real Story Behind the Bush Dynasty, as "the ultimate fix for political junkies. ... more » Schlep this book out of the bookstore and find out what REALLY goes on in a Presidential campaign." Former First Daughter Susan Ford Bales says, "It is poignant and revealing and brings back great memories of the campaign trail." New York Times bestselling author David Fisher hails the book as "The Nanny Diaries of Washington life." Jack Germond- the quintessential political reporter with good taste remarks "The story of Sadie Alsofrom's adventures in politics is often hilarious and sometimes touching. Most important, the description of life as a political operative has an authenticity that could only come from someone like Iris Burnett who has been there, done that." Former Congressperson Geraldine Ferraro observes, "If only Sadie had been on my Vice-Presidential campaign in 1984! (Or was she and I just didn’t know?) Schlepper! is fun and funny, a mostly true inside look at the ups and downs of life on a Presidential campaign. Burnett’s Sadie is the type of person whose approach to life would be the envy of any candidate, or any staffer for that matter, in an election year." Schlepper! tells the story of Sadie Alsofrom, who longed to be in the White House, but had absolutely no political skills or experience. What she did have was far more important--a lifetime of living with a family that taught her determination, exuberance, and her most potent weapon: "chutzpah." Throughout the book we follow this political novice through the many bumps and turns of a Presidential campaign as she adheres to the old lesson: when life throws you a lemon, make chicken soup. But will this recipe take her to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue? Will she learn about life and love midst the chaos of campaigning? Guided always by the voice and often the presence of her large colorful Jewish family, Sadie's true-to-life adventures take the reader into the fascinating world of Presidential politics. schlepper n: (yiddish) 1: one who carries heavy loads 2: A person who works diligently to achieve a goal 3: often used as a term of endearment in Jewish culture 4: Sadie Alsofrom schlepper adj: Someone who is tired or messy is schleppsic. A person dragging too many campaign posters is schlepping. Someone who has been awake for 36 hours is shlepped-out. In political campaigns everyone starts as a schlepper. While their junior status is often an invitation to treat them with disdain, for the political schlepper there is no task too small, no job too unimportant to accomplish without complaint. The wise political schlepper understands that they might be the driver in a motorcade one day and the Undersecretary of Defense the next. Families of Jewish political schleppers will never understand why their children have chosen this career track and won’t be happy about it until

ISBN-13: 9781413448009
ISBN-10: 1413448003
Publication Date: 5/10/2004
Pages: 372
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Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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