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Title: There's Nothing in the Middle of the Road but Yellow Stripes and Dead Armadillos : A Work of Political Subversion by Jim Hightower ISBN: 0-06-092949-9 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 01 September, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (40 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: awesome book
Comment: hightower is absolutely hilarious. Being from Austin, Texas, this book is even more incredible to hear the tales again of what goes on here, but from a more truthful perspective than the media. Unlike some "conservative" authors, Hightower criticizes the entire system that's got us where we are- including the democratic party.
Rating: 5
Summary: Give 'em Hell, Hightower!
Comment: I voted for Jim Hightower (for Land Commissioner or something like that) way back when I'd just turned 18 and was able to vote for the first time. I'm very glad to see he's still fighting for the little guy. I live abroad, and whenever anyone asks where home is, I always used to proudly say, "Texas!" These days, it's getting harder and harder to be proud. At least with Bush the First, we could say, "Well, he's not really a Texan." But Junior...well, there's really no denying it, is there? He embodies every negative stereotype of the Texas millionaire.
But when I read Hightower, I remember all the good things about Texas, and about America, too. People like Jim Hightower and Molly Ivins make me proud to be a Texan and an American--people who cut through the lies and take on the big boys without a drop of fear in their hearts...just because it's the right thing to do.
Rating: 5
Summary: Hightower's no nonsense reporting is astounding!
Comment: I read this book in less than a week while attending school at night and working during the day. That's how good it is. Hightower has that rare gift to strip away the topsoil and shows us all the bugs in the ground. Corporations are now ruling this country like feudal lords and tell us what we should think and act. Hightower points to the encroachment of corporations into the classrooms where they spend millions of dollars educating children on how delicious big macs are and how they should all aspire to wear a pair of Nike cross trainers. Corporations do it all better we are told. Do what better exactly? Care about the poor and downtrodden? Not bloody likely according to Hightower. It's about the bottom dollar and if you happen to get trampled while some elite 1% fat cat gets his extra billion, then too bad.
Hightower moves on to tackle what is my favorite section, the so-called "liberal" media. Yes indeed, it can be said that most anchors and reporters are liberals for the most part, but their bosses are most certainly not. In addition, the liberal mainstream of this country has become quite centrist and not very liberal at all. All is not lost though! Hightower points to independent media outlets that have to constantly struggle with behemoths like Disney whose conservative agenda is no secret to anyone who has seen what they have done with ABC. It is hilarious to read about his take on shows like Crossfire, which claim to illustrate the "conflict" between left and right. Again, it's more like center and right and what's more how leftist are the liberals when they support, for example, the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza? How liberal are commentators when they are pro-death penalty and their biggest gripe is that the poor don't get enough tax cuts? Hightower slices through the jungle of rhetoric and "conventional wisdom" (which he correctly points out is a way to make the masses believe that there is just one common sense way of looking at issues) and makes the point that we all have to learn to think for ourselves and not allow the media outlets and corporations to run our lives. We are living in a country where democracy is dying. Corporations have a strangle hold on both parties (merging into one despite the public banter and "conflict" over minor points at best), voter turn-out remains low, and no viable 3rd parties are allowed to compete because corporations control the airwaves and the big two parties dictate who gets the airtime. Freedom of speech is no good unless you have an outlet for people to listen. Otherwise you might as well as get on a soapbox and bullhorn and yell to passersby.
Lastly, what makes Hightower unique is that he brings a much-needed progressive view from the most conservative region of the US, the South. He's a native who is rebelling against what of his fellow southerners and Texans believe and he does so with brilliance and a compelling writing style. Don't miss out on this superb example of progressive politics!
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Title: If the Gods Had Meant Us to Vote, They'd Have Given Us Candidates by Jim Hightower ISBN: 0060932090 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 19 February, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Thieves in High Places: They've Stolen Our Country--And Its Time to Take It Back by Jim Hightower ISBN: 0670031410 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: 14 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Bushwhacked : Life in George W. Bush's America by Lou Dubose, Molly Ivins ISBN: 0375507523 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 23 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Shrub : The Short but Happy Political Life of George W. Bush by Molly Ivins, Lou Dubose, Lou Dubose, Molly Ivins ISBN: 0375757147 Publisher: Vintage Books Pub. Date: 10 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $10.00 |
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Title: Molly Ivins Can't Say That, Can She? by Molly Ivins ISBN: 0679741836 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 15 September, 1992 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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