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Tempting Faith: An Inside Account of the Rise of Christian Conservatives, and Their Betrayal by the Bush White House

Geoff Staples — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 22:20:58 -0500

David Kuo | Free Press | October, 2006

David Kuo worked for many key figures in the Religious Right prior to joining the campaign of George W. Bush in 1998. After the election he joined the White House as the assistant director of the Office of Faith-Based Initiatives, where he worked until 2004. He is the author of Dot.Bomb: My Days and Nights at an Internet Goliath. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia.

A veteran of the Religious Right and former special assistant to President George Bush tells all, and reveals how the Bush Administration has manipulated people of faith.

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John Dean and Authoritarian Cultism - a Review

Geoff Staples — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 00:22:36 -0500

Glenn Greenwald is the latest punching bag for the blogofascists. As a result, I decided to publicize this book review written by Glenn. GS

Reviewed by Glenn Greenwald
author of How Would a Patriot Act?

The full extent and irreversibility of the damage to our country wrought by the Bush administration will likely not be known until well after George Bush finally disappears from our political life. But understanding the dynamics and impulses of the movement which have enabled these abuses is a critically important task, and that is the project undertaken by John Dean's new best-selling book, Conservatives Without ...

Tuesday July 18th 5PM EST, 2PM PST - Anthony Arnove, "Iraq: The Logic of Withdrawal"

Geoff Staples — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 12:48:23 -0500

Three years after the start of the war in Iraq, violence and misery continue to plague the country, and conservatives and liberals alike are struggling with the question of when—and under what circumstances—U.S. and coalition forces should leave. In this cogent and compelling book, Anthony Arnove argues that the U.S. occupation is the major source of instability and suffering for the Iraqi people. Challenging the idea that George W. Bush has ever been interested in bringing democracy to the country—as well as the view held by many on both sides of the political spectrum that it would be more damaging ...

It's not "Bush-World", It's "Cheney World"

Geoff Staples — Thu, 30 Sep 2004 01:23:44 -0500

(Don't miss our interview with John Nichols on Friday at 5:00PM EST)

"John Nichols' compact, scathing book on Richard Cheney takes as a given that the Vice President controls the Bush White House....In Nichols' portrait, Dick is a power-obsessed, conniving, not particularly competent, and generally nasty fellow....Nichols, The Nation's Washington correspondent, describes a Vice President who has benefited hugely from his man-behind-the-curtain persona. Dick is a frightening and witty book that does much to reveal the inner Cheney." Anna Godbersen, Esquire...