Great American Hypocrites by Glenn Greenwald

Great American Hypocrites by Glenn Greenwald

A takedown of the GOP's deceitful propaganda machine from the blogger of Salon's Unclaimed Territory and the author of the New York Times bestsellers How Would a Patriot Act? and A Tragic Legacy.

Ever since the cowboy image of Ronald Reagan was sold to Americans, the Republican Party has used the same John Wayne imagery to support its candidates and take elections. We all know how they govern, but the right-wing propaganda machine is very adept at hijacking debate and marketing their candidates as effectively as the Marlboro Man. For example:

Myth: The Republican nominee is an upstanding, regular guy who shares the values of the common man.
Reality: He divorced his first wife in order to marry a young multimillionaire heiress whose family then funded his political career.

Myth: Republicans are strong on defense and will keep us safe.
Reality: They prey on fears, and their endless wars make America far less secure.

Myth: Republicans are the party of fiscal restraint and small, limited government.
Reality: Soaring deficits, unchecked presidential power, and an increasingly invasive surveillance state are par for their course.

The first book to dissect the Republican Cult of Personality and leave it openly exposed in its unabashed, shameful depravity, Great American Hypocrites is a deeply necessary call-out to Democrats to attack the GOP with their competitor's very own weapons.

Praise for Great American Hypocrites

Intelligent, insightful. --Daily Kos

Glenn Greenwald has done it again. --Alan Colmes

Glenn Greenwald is a treasure. --BuzzFlash

Glenn Greenwald is the author of numerous best-selling books, including How Would a Patriot Act Work? and How Would a Patriot Act Work? Greenwald is a former constitutional law and civil rights attorney who has been named one of The Atlantic's 25 most important political analysts and one of Foreign Policy's Top 100 Global Thinkers for 2013. He worked as a columnist for The Guardian until October 2013, and is now working to establish a new media company. He appears frequently on CNN, MSNBC, and other television and radio stations. His 2013 NSA investigation received multiple prizes, including the highest investigative journalism award from the Internet Journalism Association, the Esso Award for Excellence in Reporting (the Brazilian equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize), and the Electronic Frontier Foundation's 2013 Pioneer Award.

He was also the first recipient of the I.F. For his investigative work on Bradley Manning's arrest and confinement, he received the Stone Award for Independent Journalism in 2009 and the Internet Journalism Association Award in 2010. His work has featured in various newspapers and political news publications, including The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and The American Conservative. He is a frequent guest lecturer on college campuses.

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ISBN 13	9780307408020
ISBN 10	0307408027
Title	Great American Hypocrites
Author	Glenn Greenwald
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Year published	2008-04-15
Number of pages	290
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