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5.0 out of 5 stars How a once-great party has deteriorated, July 11 2004

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VEry good and timely book, showing how aonce-great political party has deteriorated and sunk to the lower depths, by embracing hate-mongers, bigots, reactionaries, and general crazies to become almost an anti-democratic cult. True conservatives such as Barry Goldwater, if they were alive, would be absolutely appalled at how their party has pandered to the basest instincts of many Americans--fear, intolerance, hate, fanaticism, and bigotry. A warning shot...

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4.0 out of 5 stars Salutory, Jun 28 2004

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The country has been so bombarded for deacdes by the claim that the media is liberal, readers like the one from Syracuse believe it, ignoring the power, reach and influence of the Wall Street Journal; talk radio, especially Rush Limbaugh; and MSNBC and Fox. Furthermore, the campaign has shifted all media rightward. But even Republicans have admitted the claims of a liberal media are a shell game, and a brilliantly successful one at that. This book and David Brock's The Republican Noise Machine and Eric Alterman's What Liberal Media should be read by all citizens who want to maintain and strengthen American democracy.

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1.0 out of 5 stars The "mass media" is Liberal!!, Jun 23 2004

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This book is ludicrous. the republicans don't control the "mass media" the left does. Couric,Rather,Brokaw,Jennings,. Left,left,left,left. C'mon, if you're going to go after the right at least bring something better than the right controls the media. Its laughable.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Well-documented and quite FRIGHTENING
This book was a very compelling look at the well-organized machine that is the right. I was impressed with how well-documented the book was, using the words of those on the right... Read more

Published on Jun 19 2004 by Lance C. Huffman

5.0 out of 5 stars ba na na na
This was an utterly fabulous book. My friend Marc, the Original Banana Republican, was especially impressed with the bit about gay marriage. Read more

Published on Jun 19 2004