The Book of Obama
From Hope and Change to the Age of Revolt
Comics & Graphic Novels, Non-Fiction, Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government
| Author: | Ted Rall | ISBN: | 9781609804510 |
| Publisher: | Seven Stories Press | Publication: | June 19, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Seven Stories Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Ted Rall |
| ISBN: | 9781609804510 |
| Publisher: | Seven Stories Press |
| Publication: | June 19, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Seven Stories Press |
| Language: | English |
How did a charismatic young president elected in an atmosphere of optimism and expectation lead the United States to the brink of revolution? From a chance encounter in the early 1980s to the Democratic primaries of 2007-08, syndicated columnist and political cartoonist Ted Rall was one of the first to size up Barack Obama as we know him now: conservative, risk-averse and tonedeaf. In The Book of Obama Rall revisits the rapid rise and dizzying fall of Obama--and the emergence of the Tea Party and Occupy movements--and draws a startling conclusion: We the People weren't lied to. We lied to ourselves, both about Obama and the two-party system. We voted when we ought to have revolted.
How did a charismatic young president elected in an atmosphere of optimism and expectation lead the United States to the brink of revolution? From a chance encounter in the early 1980s to the Democratic primaries of 2007-08, syndicated columnist and political cartoonist Ted Rall was one of the first to size up Barack Obama as we know him now: conservative, risk-averse and tonedeaf. In The Book of Obama Rall revisits the rapid rise and dizzying fall of Obama--and the emergence of the Tea Party and Occupy movements--and draws a startling conclusion: We the People weren't lied to. We lied to ourselves, both about Obama and the two-party system. We voted when we ought to have revolted.
