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Meanwhile, Germond writes, the media focuses on all the wrong things - meaningless polls and meaningless scandals. I recently heard him cite the coverage given to whether John Kerry threw away his Vietnam War medals or his ribbons during a demonstration that occurred over 30 years ago. "Who cares?" he asks. Politics air today, he claims, is built on television, money, and celebrity. Germond air also blasts "the big lie" school of campaigning air - where empty slogans and noise sell the candidates. What I most enjoy about this book, however, are not the problems Germond discusses, but the wonderful anecdotes - the juicy tidbits - he supplies to illustrate his points. Most of these are drawn from his own experiences.This is much more than the usual election year publication. "Fat Man Fed Up" is a memoir of sorts, of and by a reporter who has seen it all and offers you his memories, close up and personal, of past presidential candidates, elections and our political process.
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