Now more than ever: "The Republican Noise Machine."

[blondeatlast]

If the revelations about Armstrong Williams, Jim Guckert/Jeff Gannon, Howard Kurtz and the missus, etc. are seeming too consequential, I suggest you find out why.

It's covered very well in David Brock's "The Republican Noise Machine."

Let's boost the hardcover up to the NYT #1 WITHOUT the RW tactic of group sales. If you want to believe the media can be brought to its knees, read this book.

Also: Joe Conason's "Big Lies."

Any other recommendations?

http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=1-1400048753-3

http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=2-0312315619-3

[merbex]

1. You are the second person to recommend this book to me

within the last 10 days.

I'll be getting my copy this week

[blondeatlast]

3. Prepare for your jaw to hit the floor at least a few times.

I listened to it on CD in the car and I almost had to pull over a couple of times.

[librechik]

2. Alterman needs more people to buy "When Presidents Lie"

and I hear it's very good.

[blondeatlast]

4. Another good read. Alterman is quite funny, too.

[FrenchieCat]

5. Read it long ago....

and I recommend it to everyone!

The media is not your friend...and you need not believe most of everything they print. They manipulate, propagandize and do a lot of rumor mongering. It's really sad that they have more say into our politics than we do....but that's exactly what has been happening for quite some time now.

[arcane1]

6. EXCELLENT book

Brock rocks :yourock:

[Just Me]

7. I heard "Blinded by the Right" was/is revealing.

I haven't read that one yet.

I've done more reading the last four years than I had twenty years before that,...and I do a helluva lot of reading. I reached an overload point this past summer and decided to focus on current events.

[blondeatlast]

8. Kind of in the same position myself...

and I order books for a library. I pick them from reviews and industry blurbs.

Hell or paradise? I still can't decide! My reading list is in an Excel file, and it's now 2 pages long...

(sigh)