We haven’t had a chance to pick up Dana Perino’s new book yet, but getting a copy is on the top item of our weekend to-do list. All week, readers have been emailing us about a juicy nugget in the book that involves the author being insulted by our very own Lt. Gov. Joe Garcia. A.K.A. the guy that Gov. John Hickenlooper once introduced as a “sex star.”
Dana Perino
Perino’s book is called “And the Good News Is…,” and she will be promoting it in Colorado in a few weeks. She grew up in the state, attended Ponderosa High School in Parker and graduated from Colorado State University in Pueblo. Perino later became the White House Press Secretary under President George W. Bush, and her book is about her life and experience during that time.
Apparently, in the chapter about the lack of civility in politics (go figure!), Perino details how Garcia insulted her at a commencement speech and eventually had to apologize – but not before the President somehow got involved. We’re light on the details having not read it yet ourselves, but we certainly cannot wait to get the full story!
Sounds like Garcia comes off as a jerk, which is not totally inconsistent with some of the stories we’ve heard about how he conducts himself….
I really enjoyed the book. Dana Perino is a class act. In the book she talks highly of George Bush. I have always felt he was a good president and did what he felt was right at the time. He was civil to Barack Obama and Bill clinton despite how they treated him. Dana Perino brings this out in her book.
I read the book and if the story is true (and I'm would think it is) , it didn't come off as a jerk. He is a Democrat jerk. Never good when staff and students apologize before he does and the Chieftain has an editorial about how he was a jerk. He may be quieter now but a jerk tends to remain a jerk.