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Will Barack Obama Inherit the Yes Men Like Kennedy Did?

June 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Kyle Johnson of Bumperactive has a Booklobby message for Barack Obama.
My concern is that you will inherit a government such as Kennedy’s, where the ablest minds have been culled, and only the yes men remain.

Kyle appears to have been busy with Bumperactive now offering a state-by-state bumper sticker featuring Senator Obama.

Here are Kyle’s comments […]

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The Traditional Republican Base is No Longer Powerful Enough to Elect a President

June 17th, 2008 · 1 Comment

It is unprecedented that a candidate with such a strong position as Hillary Clinton — strong financially, politically, and organizationally — should be defeated for the Democratic nomination by a relatively inexperienced unknown like Barack Obama.
I want to offer you a word of warning: Mr. Obama’s success is a symptom of  a cultural change […]

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Seventy-one Senators are in need of a good Booklobbying

June 9th, 2008 · No Comments

George Bush is off to Saudi Arabia to persuade the Saudis to increase oil production. Ninety six senators voted to stop filling the strategic reserves. This is all being done in the hopes that increases in the supply of oil will result in a price decrease at the pump.
George Will wrote in his Washington Post […]

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Free Lunch by David Cay Johnston

May 11th, 2008 · No Comments

A friend of mine, Jim Ronay recommended Free Lunch, by David Cay Johnston as Booklobby material. The Web Site says:
"Free Lunch, by David Cay Johnston, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter for The New York Times, documents "how the wealthiest Americans enrich themselves at government expense (and stick you with the bill)."

More: Bill Moyers interviews David […]

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Bill Moyers Asks: What Book Would You Recommend to the Next President of the United States?

March 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Bill Moyers asked his listeners to tell him which single book the next President of the United States should take into the White House. Here are the top recommendations as of February 8, 2008:

Naomi Klein, THE SHOCK DOCTRINE
Howard Zinn, A PEOPLE’S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES
Kim Michaels, THE ART OF NON-WAR
Jared Diamond, COLLAPSE
Chalmers Johnson, BLOWBACK […]

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Love is the Killer App: Book Giving is High Impact

June 8th, 2007 · No Comments

My good friend Maura Thomas is a political junkie and book reader sent me this note when she heard about the eminent launch of BookLobby. I thought it made sense to share it. 
She wrote, “Did you read Love is the Killer App?  It’s part of his ‘process’ to share knowledge and how it’s great for your career. […]

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Tags: Books · Giving