The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule
by Thomas Frank
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Book Reviews of The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule
Book Review: CONSERVATIVES???/EXPOSED
Summary: 5 Stars
A MUST READ BOOK. ONLY A BRAIN DEAD PERSON WILL DENY WHAT IS HAPPENING TO OUR TAX DOLLARS. BECAUSE IT'S HAPPENING BEFORE OUR EYES. THIS BOOK DOCUMENTS THE EVENTS. CONSERVATIVES PRETEND TO BE AGAINST BIG GOVERNMENT, ARE REALLY FOR BIG WASTE OF TAX DOLLARS. THEY RUN THE GOVERNMENT LIKE A CORPORATION. AS IF CORPORATIONS DON'T GO BANKRUPT. THEY PRIVATIZE THE GOVERNMENT FOR PROFIT SO IT FAILS.THEN SOCIALIZE THE LOSSES. THEY GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY DESERVE, THAT'S NOTHING. EVEN IF IT HURTS THEM. IF THEY COULD, CONSERVATIVES WOULD TAKE US BACK TO THE 12 CENTURY. THE GOOD OLD DAYS OF HALVES & HAVE NOTS. THEY ARE BRAIN DEAD, MEAN SPIRITED, DITTO HEADS. WHO WORSHIP LEADERS. NO QUESTIONS ASKED. DARE THEY THINK OF THE CONSEQUENCES. GOVERNMENTS DON'T LIE? ONLY PEOPLE DO.Book Review: A look at the real Republican
Summary: 5 Stars
Yes, I am liberal. I thought that I have stayed pretty well on top of things over the years. I knew that since the 80's the Republican party has gotten progressively worse, but I did not realize how bad they were (are). I thought that most of what they were doing was for idealogical reasons. Now I know that it is strictly for profit.
The book is extremely thorough and the has the best docummentation of anything that I have read. I am now going to loan this book to a few Republican (moderate) friends to see if it changes their opinions.
I also read "What is the Matter with Kansas" to try and understand why anyone would vote against their interest. This book was also very thorough (to the point of almost seeming redundant).
Book Review: "The Wrecking Crew" in the midst of a wreck
Summary: 5 Stars
I've still done little more than scan "The Wrecking Crew" during this week of deciding if the "wreckers" should be given $700 billion. I come from Hofstadter's time and find my eyes blinking at the audacious ugliness that envelops us in so many ways. I'm old and the caretaker of an 80-year-old totally disabled husband. I have too many books already. However, I saw Thomas Frank intervewed on CSPAN--his honest self-assessment about his own changing political orientations led me to order his book. I find it difficult reading, but it is not because Frank isn't an excellent, lucid writer--it's because we're in the midst of the mind-boggling results of the "The Wrecking Crew".
Book Review: thinly disguised diatribe, anecdotes carefully chosen to make his points...
Summary: 1 Stars
Its easy to confuse "research" with persuasive writing. Peeling back the onion, the facts are 1). The author has a clear agenda 2). the author entered in to the book deal with a clear bias and agenda 3). he spent quite a bit of time to gather anecdotes to prove his already decided mind 4). he spent some time to string together carefully chosen stories, weaving a web of persuasive writing around it. 5). any view can be supported by such efforts, in defense or offense about any issue one chooses. 6). If you want to read about how awful conservatives are, this is fun reading 7). if you want unbiased facts, don't bother to pick this one upBook Review: This should be required reading
Summary: 5 Stars
This book should be required reading for all U.S citizens. At bare minimum, it should be required for all public servants. Thomas Frank establishes without a doubt, that there is a Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy(tm) that has long been at work in this nation. And the VRWC has certainly done a "heckuva job" at tearing everything apart.
Fair warning: the book is as depressing as it is enlightening. Nevertheless, I cannot recommend it more highly and I intend to contact the media, my representatives, and the presidential hopefuls to insist that they read it and make use of it.