Bush vets: Who is Matt Latimer?
Top officials from George W. Bush's White House are greeting the impending arrival of the latest unflattering insider account of the administration with a collective question: Who is Matt Latimer?
Latimer, a former special assistant to the president for speechwriting, is the author of a new book titled "Speech-less: Tales of a White House Survivor," which includes a number of embarrassing Bush anecdotes including the assertion that the former president was confused about the very concept of the conservative political movement.
According to excerpts of the book released to GQ magazine, Bush also made a highly derogatory remark about Hillary Clinton, said then-presidential candidate Barack Obama had "no clue" and was uncertain about the identity of Sarah Palin when Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) picked her as his running mate. The book is being published by Crown Publishing Group and is set for a Sept. 22 release.
The anecdotes imply that Latimer had significant access to the president, but several members of the Bush White House's senior staff told POLITICO that little of what the former aide says rings true.
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Latimer, a former special assistant to the president for speechwriting, is the author of a new book titled "Speech-less: Tales of a White House Survivor," which includes a number of embarrassing Bush anecdotes including the assertion that the former president was confused about the very concept of the conservative political movement.
According to excerpts of the book released to GQ magazine, Bush also made a highly derogatory remark about Hillary Clinton, said then-presidential candidate Barack Obama had "no clue" and was uncertain about the identity of Sarah Palin when Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) picked her as his running mate. The book is being published by Crown Publishing Group and is set for a Sept. 22 release.
The anecdotes imply that Latimer had significant access to the president, but several members of the Bush White House's senior staff told POLITICO that little of what the former aide says rings true.