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The Assault on Reason
Al Gore
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2008
The latest of the "new Al Gores"
+ What could have been...
+ Assault Reason Review
+ A Democrat with guts.
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The Brotherhood of the Disappearing Pants: A Field Guide to Conservative Sex Scandals
Joseph Minton Amann, Tom Breuer
Nation Books, 2007
A Very Funny Book!
This is a very entertaining and "revealing" book. It documents the MANY hypocritical actions of various conservative Republican moral wind-bags.
When one considers the ethical lapses of liberals like Eliot Spitzer, Bill Clinton and Ted Kennedy, no one can seriously claim that liberals are ...
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Cracking the Code: How to Win Hearts, Change Minds, and Restore America's Original Vision
Thom Hartmann
Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2007
Cracking the Code: A Cure with Common Sense
+ Easy Read, Full of Information
+ Take back your power. Take back your country.
+ What many of us sense, or something
+ Amazing book
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Naked Republicans: A Full-frontal Exposure of Right-wing Hypocrisy and Greed
Shelley Lewis
Villard, 2006
Capitol Hill-arious
+ Great Book
+ scary views of Republican leaders
Incredibly funny, well investigated, and delivered spot on! It is hard to believe that the politicians mentioned have actually made such humorous statements - but they have. A great plane read, or anywhere read really.
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The Ultimate George W. Bushisms: Bush at War (with the English Language)
Jacob Weisberg
Fireside, 2007
The Mis-Communicator in Chief Speaks to Us
+ Great gift idea
This is yet another volume of quotes from the Bush lexicon. It contains numerous new quotes, uttered since the last edition, as well as the top 25 greatest "Bushisms" of all time. Some are simply humorous, while some are laugh out loud funny and the collection will keep you entertained for quite a ...
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Smells Like Dead Elephants: Dispatches from a Rotting Empire
Matt Taibbi
Grove Press, Black Cat, 2007
The doctor is in.
+ Beyond Words!
+ i love this gonzo-style political humor
+ Do not let this one get by you. BUY IT!
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Truth and Consequences: Special Comments on the Bush Administration's War on American Values
Keith Olbermann
Random House, 2007
Do we need Keith?
+ A truly revealing and excellent book
Legal History of the Color Line: The Rise And Triumph of the One-drop Rule
YES! I haven't seen anything like Keith since British MP George Galloway gave Congress the tongue-lashing it so desperately needed. He knows how to combine important political commentary with entertainment and preach ...
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The Real McCain: Why Conservatives Don't Trust Him and Why Independents Shouldn't
Cliff Schecter
PoliPoint Press, 2008
This book further proves McCain is a master at manipulation...
+ Thank you Mr. Cliff Schecter - Thank you !!!!
+ A hard-hitting, critical analysis
uses, gets by on the free pass issued him due to a collective guilt associated with the Viet Nam War. It's a masterful piece of fraud coming from a man who graduated from the lowest 5 percentile of his class and who wants us to believe he's the best qualified to solve social security, the economy, ...
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Our Dumb World: The Onion's Atlas of the Planet Earth, 73rd Edition
The Onion
Little, Brown and Company, 2007
Awesome! Great Gift.
+ Where's my free globe?
+ I love onions.
I got this for my boyfriend's birthday gift. He loves the Onion "News" site, and was a Geography major in college (perfect, right?) I don't think there was a moment, until he was finished, that he wasn't carrying the thing around with him. He loved it, and I have to admit, I liked what he read ...
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A Tragic Legacy: How a Good vs. Evil Mentality Destroyed the Bush Presidency
Glenn Greenwald
Three Rivers Press, 2008
To vote intelligently you must read this book
+ An interesting, if repetitive, polemic
+ Excellent analysis of America under 7 years of the Bush Crime Family
+ Sad and scary
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I Am America (And So Can You!)
Stephen Colbert
Grand Central Publishing, 2007
Hysterical, you'll not be disapointed
+ Could not stop laughing
+ Get Ready Nation, For The Funniest Book You'll Ever Read
+ Hilarious - Cobert shines!
+ Hilarious!!!
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American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War On America
Chris Hedges
Free Press, 2007
My Candidate for the 2006 Book of the Year Award
+ American Fascists
+ American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War On America
+ Look in the mirror and at your friends
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Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right
Al Franken
Dutton Adult, 2003
Stays with you
+ To Those Wondering About Franken's Credibility
I enjoyed this book, and found myself laughing out loud at some of the well-researched anecdotes. The main point of the book, obviously, is that the Bush administration, with its close ties to various conservative mouthpieces, consists of habitual liars who continue to try to pull fast ones on the ...
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Great American Hypocrites: Toppling the Big Myths of Republican Politics
Glenn Greenwald
Crown, 2008
THE Book for the Post Nixon/Reagan/Bush Era
+ Applauding LOUDLY !
+ An entertaining polemic
+ No Wonder the MSM is SO Superficial!
+ A dose of their own medicine
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The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot
Naomi Wolf
Chelsea Green Publishing, 2007
Great read
+ Very interesting, though a tad unconvincing
Well organized, step-by-step explanation of how and why sovereign citizens forfeit their liberty to the government. Very, very good read. Highly recommended.
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