Lee Atwater was an American tragedy—a white Southerner with a
chip on his shoulder who’d watched his baby brother burn to
death from a pot of boiling oil that fell off a kitchen counter. He
went on to launch Ronald Reagan’s presidential career, threw Willie
Horton at Michael Dukakis, became Karl Rove’s mentor, and
perfected the art of doing what decent people won’t to get elected. By
the time he was dying of a brain tumor, he came to regret it
all. But by that time, it was too late—for him, and for the
country. (Keystone Church, 5019 Keystone Pl N, www.meaningfulmovies.org. 7 pm,
free.)
Eli Sanders was The Stranger's associate editor. His book, "While the City Slept," was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. He once did this and once won... More by Eli Sanders
Lee Atwater’s greatest crime remains his blues guitar playing.
Why does Lee Atwater have an AIDS quilt?
See http://www.AIDS Memorial Quilt, panel #1753. An American flag with a door handle is shown; pull back the flag and Lee Atwater’s name is revealed behind the “closet” door of a US flag.
Another direct link:
http://64.32.160.70:591/FMRes/FMPro
Was that the one on Frontline a few months ago? It looks like it. Like all Frontlines, it was excellent.
You can usually watch the episodes online, but apparently not this one:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/…