Kaila Brown, Post 3

Campaign adviser Dee Dee Myers should be very angry with Joe Klein because of the way she was depicted in Primary Colors. The character Daisy Green was based off of Ms. Myers. Dee Dee Myers was vital part to the Clinton campaign. She took on the role as press secretary during Clinton’s campaign and then served as the White House Press Secretary for two years. In the book I think that Myers character, Daisy Green, is portrayed as a “waste of space”. It seemed that Daisy didn’t do much for the campaign. She may had given a few good ideas here and there but for the most part it seemed like she was of no use. In chapter seven, David Alder replaced Daisy Green. Even though she was not technically fired this is how Daisy perceived it. She wasn’t being productive and Jack Stanton felt like someone could do better. On the contrary, Dee Dee Myers was very helpful to the Clinton campaign.  

In the book, Daisy Green and Henry Burton fall in love. Dee Dee Myers has every reason to be upset with this. In real life Myers is married and has two kids. She never had this affair with Stephanopoulos (whose character is Burton). Myers wasn’t very happy with Stephanopoulos. They had had several verbal mishaps about who should speak at the daily press briefings. Overall, the character Daisy Green barely has anything in common with Myers. Dee Dee Myers has every right to be angry with Klein and the way that he portrays her in Primary Colors!