
Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story
Documentary
Lenguage:86 min
Duration:en
Release date:Sep 26, 2008
Calificacion:7.7
Description:
Boogie Man is a comprehensive look at political strategist, racist, and former Republican National Convention Committee chairman, Lee Atwater, who reinvigorated the Republican Party’s Southern Strategy to increase political support among white voters in the South by appealing to racism against African Americans. He mentored Karl Rove and George W. Bush and played a key role in the elections of Reagan and George H.W. Bush.
Cast
Tom DeLay

Michael Dukakis
Ishmael Reed

Sam Donaldson

Mary MatalinSelf - Atwater Aide '88

Strom ThurmondSelf (archive footage)