Democrazy
Subtitle: a true story of weird politics, money, madness, and finger food
By: Trey Radel
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780735210721
Subjects: Politics and government; United States; Political culture; Legislators; Journalists; Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ); United States. Congress. House; Biography; History
Description: "Primary Colors meets This Town: a brutally honest, outrageous, funny, and irreverent memoir by a former GOP congressman. In 2013, when Washington D.C. law enforcement learned that Trey Radel, then a Republican congressman from Florida, had bought cocaine, he quickly became the target of a police sting. In October of that year, Radel was arrested for attempting to buy cocaine from an undercover cop, and subsequently became the subject of intense media coverage and scrutiny. When Radel resigned in 2014, he left with insider knowledge that remains unknown to most American citizens. Democrazy is Radel's candid account of the making of a modern political star and the inner workings of Congress. In his memoir, Radel recounts his early days as a TV news reporter and radio show host before running for Congress in 2012, a decision that would launch the new, infamous chapter of his life. Radel entered the political sphere with the same ideological fervor of most first-time politicians--he loved America and wanted to serve his country and its people. But Radel's optimism waned as he witnessed the wheelings and dealings of Congress's most powerful members. Told with humor and irreverence, Radel's memoir is an entertaining, fascinating journey of an unlikely politician"--Provided by publisher.
Table of contents: title: Welcome to the Terrordome; title: Call me; title: Rebel without a pause; title: The soft parade; title: Do you realize??; title: Mo money, mo problems; title: Ring of fire; title: Serve the servants; title: With a little help from my friends; title: We are the champions; title: Feel the pain; title: At last, last dance; title: Shut 'em down; title: Been down too long; title: River of deceit; title: Unfinished sympathy; title: Hands of time; title: Never goin' back; title: The end, phoenix.