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''' ''The Manchurian Candidate'' ''', first published by McGraw-Hill in 1959, is the second and most famous novel by the American political novelist [[Richard Condon]]. The story of a American soldier brainwashed by Communists to be an unwitting political assassin, it was the basis for two films of the same name, in 1962 (by [[John Frankenheimer]]) and 2004 (by [[Jonathan Demme]]). The term "Manchurian candidate" | ''' ''The Manchurian Candidate'' ''', first published by McGraw-Hill in 1959, is the second and most famous novel by the American political novelist [[Richard Condon]]. The story of a American soldier brainwashed by Chinese Communists to be an unwitting political assassin, it was the basis for two films of the same name, in 1962 (by [[John Frankenheimer]]) and 2004 (by [[Jonathan Demme]]). The term "Manchurian candidate" has been in general use for some time now to describe a person who, impelled by some sort of exterior mind control, is programmed to carry out another person's agenda.<ref>Maureen Dowd, the ''New York Times'' columnist, for instance, used it at least four times in ten years, including July 2, 2008, when she wrote, about [[John McCain]] and [[Barack Obama]], "In the warped imagination of some on the left and right, this is a race between two Manchurian candidates, the Vietnam Manchurian candidate and the Muslim Manchurian candidate." at [http://en.citizendium.org/wiki?title=The_Manchurian_Candidate&action=edit]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 16:27, 14 August 2009
The Manchurian Candidate , first published by McGraw-Hill in 1959, is the second and most famous novel by the American political novelist Richard Condon. The story of a American soldier brainwashed by Chinese Communists to be an unwitting political assassin, it was the basis for two films of the same name, in 1962 (by John Frankenheimer) and 2004 (by Jonathan Demme). The term "Manchurian candidate" has been in general use for some time now to describe a person who, impelled by some sort of exterior mind control, is programmed to carry out another person's agenda.[1]
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- ↑ Maureen Dowd, the New York Times columnist, for instance, used it at least four times in ten years, including July 2, 2008, when she wrote, about John McCain and Barack Obama, "In the warped imagination of some on the left and right, this is a race between two Manchurian candidates, the Vietnam Manchurian candidate and the Muslim Manchurian candidate." at [1]