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Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story
The Moderate Voice — ... On Frontline tonight: In the wake of yet another hard-fought and bitter presidential campaign, FRONTLINE presents a spirited and revealing biography of Lee Atwater, the charming, Machiavellian godfather of modern take-no-prisoners Republican political campaigns. Through eye-opening interviews with Atwater’s closest friends and adversaries, the film explores the life of the controversial political operative who mentored Karl Rove and George W. Bush, led the GOP to historic victories, and wrote the party’s winning playbook. ...

Toxic Campaigner: Lee Atwater
Pacific Views — Tonight on Frontline: Boogie Man: the Lee Atwater Story. Atwater is the man who was instrumental in teaching Karl Rove, George W Bush and the Republicans how to campaign. I hope the punditry watches this show so they too will see why bi-partisanship can only go so far. From what I've heard, this is a terrific show. From David Zurawik, The Baltimore Sun ... This finely crafted political biography dissects and explains the nastiness of U.S. politics during the past three decades like nothing I have read or viewed. ... ...

Saxby Chambliss: I’m Stuck In A Runoff Because Too Many Blacks Voted
Firedoglake — ... Last night, PBS aired an excellent documentary on Lee Atwater, Karl Rove's mentor, who skillfully exploited bigotry in the South to win elections for the GOP. ...

Charles Warner: The Turnover
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... After seeing the PBS "Frontline" program last night on Lee Atwater, I understand better why so many people (including me) had been turned off by politics, thinking Atwater's protégé, Karl Rove, and the Swift Boaters had taken over. But Obama gave us hope. My wife and I and many of our senior-citizen friends were moved by the young senator to try to change the old system of mud-slinging politics. ...

A Few Notes on the Media
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right — ... 2. I spent a good about of my Saturday watching the Frontline special on Lee Atwater, which -- while painting a very humanizing portrait of the "Boogie Man" -- left little doubt about how credulous the mainstream media can be in the face claims made by a skilled (but manifestly deceitful) operative like Mr. Atwater. ...