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He knows Joe Average; Ralph Klein succeeds because he's so much like the people he leads.(King Ralph: The Political Life and Success of Ralph Klein)(Book Review)
0 Comments | Report Newsmagazine, The, December, 2002 | by Milke, Mark
KING RALPH: The Political Life and
Success of Ralph Klein
Don Martin
Key Porter Books, Toronto
256 pages; hardcover; $29.95
A weakness of political journalists is that they often become overly sympathetic to the politicians and governments they cover. Once they know a politician, journalists often self-censor their writing in order to guarantee continued access to the powerful. Don Martin, columnist for the Calgary Herald and the National Post, seems to have avoided that siren call. The result is a frank assessment of the ever-higher rise of reporter-turned-mayor-turned-cabinet minister-turned-Alberta premier Ralph Klein.
How frank is Mr. Martin? For starters, his index lists 17 references to Ralph Klein and...
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