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This 5 page paper discusses the book “The Death of Outrage: Bill Clinton and the Assault on American Ideals” by William J. Bennett. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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a review of the book and the arguments Bennett makes. Discussion It should be noted that William J. Bennett is not a dispassionate observer; he is a professional politician and
was the "Drug Czar" of the Reagan Administration-the man in charge of the largely discredited "War on Drugs." Any time one politician writes about another, there is a danger of
that pot-kettle thing, and thats certainly the case here. But well look at the book first, then briefly at Mr. Bennetts credentials, and why so many critics find the book
hypocritical. Bennett begins by explaining why he wrote the book, since at the time Bill Clinton was in the second year of his second term: why, he asks, do we
need to examine his "scandals and squalid acts;" why not just let it go? (Bennett, 1999, p. 8). His response is that in defending Clinton, his supporters put many bad
ideas "into widespread circulation" (Bennett, 1999, p. 8). Among these ideas are that a persons private character has no impact on the way they govern; that a healthy economy is
more important than anything else; that America "needs to become more European (read: more "sophisticated") in its attitude toward sex"; and that "lies about sex, even under oath, dont really
matter" (Bennett, 1999, p. 8). Bennett argues that if we accept these attitudes, which he clearly sees as incorrect, they will become our values and we will "rue the day"
we accepted them (Bennett, 1999, p. 8). Accepting these arguments, he says, will "define us down; they assume a lower common denominator of behavior and leadership than we Americans ought
to accept" (Bennett, 1999, p. 8). If we do accept Clintons behavior instead of chastising him for it, we will have lost the high ground in the "realm of American
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