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| Whatever your persuasion, you WILL discussion enjoy the book. I discussion just couldn't give it five stars for the previous mentioned reasons. Was this review helpful to you? (Report this) 0 of 2 people found the following review helpful: Fat Man only thinks he is fed up; 3.5 *s, November 21, 2004 Reviewer:Jim "PoliticalMan" (Grayson, GA USA) - See all my reviews Germond is concerned that the political process, especially in national elections, has become increasingly dysfunctional over the last forty years with the result that marginal candidates (empty suits) are elected. The book is not really a scathing indictment of the process or of individuals. Through the use of personal experiences as a political reporter, the author gently criticizes the trends and results of the political process. The author identifies nothing that would be a surprise to anyone with even a minimal interest in politics: mindless and informationless campaigns; the ascendancy of television and visuals; nitpicking and "gothcha" journalism; empty and evasive notions of objectivity and fairness; ill-conceived and distorting polling; etc. |
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