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David Brock Committed to Mental Ward
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| 5-21-02
| Developing Drudge
Posted on 05/21/2002 3:57:21 PM PDT by Rocko
How about that?
TOPICS: Books/Literature
KEYWORDS: davidbrock; nuts; poorguy
It's tough being a writer.
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posted on
05/21/2002 3:57:21 PM PDT
by
Rocko
To: Rocko
Sing along with me, now:
"It's not easy being Queeeeen...." <|:)~
To: Rocko
I realize the man is a full fledged wacko but we didn't really need proof!
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posted on
05/21/2002 5:47:55 PM PDT
by
OldFriend
To: Rocko
XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX TUESDAY MAY 21, 2002 20:01:39 ET XXXXX
DAVID BROCK WAS COMMITTED TO MENTAL WARD; BESTSELLING AUTHOR SUFFERED BREAKDOWN WHILE WRITING TELL-ALL, SAY SOURCES
**Exclusive**
Controversial author David Brock suffered a breakdown last summer and was committed to the psychiatric ward of Sibley Hospital in Northwest Washington, sources tell the DRUDGE REPORT.
The breakdown came just months before Brock finalized production of his bestselling book BLINDED BY THE RIGHT -- a book that has been widely challenged on points of accuracy!
"He had delusions, he thought people were trying to kill him," reveals a source who befriended Brock last July at the hospital.
Brock told fellow patients that he did not feel safe -- even inside of the hospital's secure medical setting!
"He spent time in the ''The Quiet Room', there was just a mattress on the floor, and he had some books. He was so tired and stressed."
Reached by phone in Washington late Tuesday Brock strongly denied the hospitalization and breakdown in any way affected his ability to recall events depicted in BLINDED BY THE RIGHT. Brock strongly denied that any portion of the book was written at the hospital while he was under medical treatments, as is claimed by one source.
Publisher CROWN could not be reached late Tuesday.
Brock's book of personal observations and first-hand accounts involving various Clinton scandals and scandal players generated divided opinion.
Former President Clinton chatted up Brock's effort in Los Angeles last weekend.
"Clinton, who seems to have practically committed passages to memory, told his former aides that whenever they feel down, they should read Brock's book to illuminate anew what they were all fighting against for eight years, and as a reminder of what 'unhappy' people their counterparts on the right truly are," the LOS ANGELES TIMES reported.
But one source familiar with Brock's breakdown questioned: "With all of this, how can he be considered credible?"
Brock said by phone, "I am not going to comment on private medical matters."
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posted on
05/21/2002 6:07:10 PM PDT
by
Cicero
To: Cicero
But one source familiar with Brock's breakdown questioned: "With all of this, how can he be considered credible?" Surely you jest.
The leftists will argue that this confirms his tales of brutal treatment at the hands of eeeevil conservatives.
If they were rational, they wouldn't be leftists, right?
To: Interesting Times
Maybe Ashcroft had him committed?
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posted on
05/21/2002 6:20:17 PM PDT
by
Cicero
To: Rocko
Wow, there really is justice in this world.
To: Cicero
I think that little piece of conscience just blew up in his head...he was fighting the truth for so long.
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posted on
05/21/2002 7:06:50 PM PDT
by
Sungirl
To: Rocko
Well, I don't celebrate anyone's 'illness', but I can't wait to go back to The Opinion, and tell Len Hart - who wrote "Bad Will Hunting". He likes to quote David Brock!!
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posted on
05/21/2002 8:24:07 PM PDT
by
potlatch
To: Cicero
To: Cicero
Why would you say that?
To: anniegetyourgun
Sorry, I forgot the sarcasm tag.
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posted on
05/22/2002 4:36:14 PM PDT
by
Cicero
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