Democrazy : a true story of weird politics, money, madness, and finger food

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Democrazy : a true story of weird politics, money, madness, and finger food

Title remainder

a true story of weird politics, money, madness, and finger food

Statement of responsibility

Trey Radel

Creator

• Radel, Trey, 1976-

Author

• Radel, Trey, 1976-

Subject

• Journalists -- United States -- Biography
• Radel, Trey, 1976-
• United States, Congress | House -- Biography
• United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-
• Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) -- Biography
• Legislators -- United States -- Biography
• Political culture -- United States -- History -- 21st century

Genre

• Biography

Language

eng

Summary

"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

Biography type

autobiography

Cataloging source

DLC

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no index present

Literary form

non fiction