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=Hardball Lesson 1: Don't Get Mad, Don't Get Even, Get Ahead=

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Have you ever been cheated on? Was your only thought, "I want to get back at him?"

"I always throw my gulf clubs in the direction I am going." -- Ronald Reagan

Your goal should be to get ahead instead of getting mad or getting even

Patrick Sullivan seeks revenge: • Sullivan was managing Herbie’s House campaign and worked right alongside him until Herbie won the campaign and decided to fire Sullivan. • Sullivan felt betrayed and his main goal became to bring Herbie down.

“Don’t spend your life looking through a rearview mirror.” – Governor Mandel

The Duel of 1804 between Alexander Hamilton & Aaron Burr

Hamilton (federalist) – former secretary of treasury Burr (democratic republican) - former vice president A long standing political & and personal rivalry: o Began in 1791 Burr beat Hamilton’s father-in-law o Burr spilled about Hamilton’s private document o Hamilton’s caused Burr to lose the election for governor of New York

**__REVENGE ISN'T ALWAYS SWEET.__**

> > > media type="youtube" key="hwQWuQVE6sw&hl=en&fs=1" height="344" width="425" > > > > Work Cited: "Burr- Hamilton Duel.” Wikipedia. 25 August 2008  > > "Rev. Wright Seeks Revenge for Obama's Betrayal." Google. 11 May 2008 http://www.newsmax.com/insider_report/Wright_Seeks_Revenge/2008/05/11/95148.html   Works Cited       Mathews, Chris. __Hardball__. New York: Free Press, 1988
 * Obama's longtime companion and minister nearly costed Barack Obama the political campaign
 * Reverend Jeremiah Wright pronounced his anger toward the American government - "God damn America"
 * Obama responded to the Reverend's drivel and distanced himself from future embarrasment by the irreverent Reverend
 * Jeremiah Wright sought revenge for Obama's "betrayal" of their relationship
 * Instead of getting mad or even, Obama focused on running his political campaign