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Power to the People (Audio CD)
by Laura Ingraham
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Political, Social studies, American society |
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A commentator on the state of politics in America who deserves to be taken seriously, Laura Ingraham calls for family values in this brilliant, eye-opening and thought provoking book. |
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Author: Laura Ingraham
Publisher: Recorded Books
Pub. in: September, 2007
ISBN: 1428166181
Pages: N/A
Measurements: 5.8 x 5.2 x 1.5 inches
Origin of product: USA
Order code: BB00106
Other information: ISBN-13: 978-1428166189
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Best Books of 2007 on Amazon.com: Top 100 Customers' Favorite. |
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'Power To The People' is a thoughtful and practical look at they myriad of problems facing our nation today.
Laura Ingraham covers a wide variety of topics including the following: illegal immigration, activist judges, failing schools, terrorism, the 'pornification' of our culture, and attacks on the family.
Her writing style is clear and concise. She makes it simple for even the most obtuse to 'get it'. For example, in her chapter on the poor quality of public schools, she discusses teacher tenure and merit pay. In her words, 'You don't have to be a raging capitalist to realize that if teachers don't get pay raises for teaching well, and if they don't get fired for teaching poorly, you'll end up with a whole lot of bad to mediocre teachers.'
Ms. Ingraham's criticisms are applied equally to those who are problems regardless of party affiliation. She certainly does not attack just Democrats. She has directed her comments toward well known Republicans including George W. Bush, John McCain, Chuck Hagel, Lindsey Graham, and Arlen Specter. This book is clearly not some sort of partisan diatribe.
Although I have never heard the author's radio show, I plan to do some listening to it. She is obviously very well informed, passionate, and on target (in my opinion) with most of her ideas.
I would recommend this book for anyone who is concerned about the decay of the country. She not only points out the problems, but she has several suggestions for helping to turn things around.
(From quoting Peek, USA)
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People interested in current affairs in America and the world.
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LAURA INGRAHAM is one of the most influential women in American media. Host of her own syndicated radio show, she is heard by millions of faithful listeners coast to coast each day on the Talk Radio Network. Author of the New York Times bestseller Shut Up & Sing, Ingraham is a frequent political and cultural commentator on television. She has worked for CBS News, MSNBC, and regularly appears on Fox News and NBC's Today Show. A former white-collar criminal defense attorney and a Supreme Court law clerk, Laura is a graduate of Dartmouth College and the University of Virginia School of Law. In February 2006, she hosted the first live national radio show from Iraq, and is the recipient of the VFW's 2007 award for distinguished media coverage. She lives in the Washington, D.C., area.
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Top-rated radio personality Laura Ingraham is fed up with the rule of the elites, and POWER TO THE PEOPLE issues a call to arms-a plea to reinvigorate our birthright of liberty, to reconnect to our American heritage, to revive our commitment to traditional, conservative principles, and to grow as people by summoning our moral resolve and living our faith. Ingraham exposes the threats we face from an emboldened cultural Left, global dogmatists, science worshippers, and politicians who spend more time on their hair than on constituency outreach. She also offers real-world solutions for how we can demand more from our leaders and ourselves. POWER TO THE PEOPLE will not just rile up Ingraham's millions of fans, it will also incite readers to do their part to protect the country that we love. "It is ours to lose," she writes, "and there are many at home and abroad who are more than willing to take it from us. Let's get to work. If each of us does our part, we can't lose."
And amidst these rallying cries and clarion calls to America, Ingraham reveals with heart wrenching honesty and in poignant detail her battle with cancer and the surprising gifts the insidious illness bestowed upon her - incredible strength through weakness, the meaning of sacrificial concern for others, and most importantly, a new-found and deeper faith.
In true Laura Ingraham spitfire style, POWER TO THE PEOPLE rallies Americans to grab their pitchforks and storm the castles of the old media, over-reaching judges, openborders politicians, radical academics, and unelected bureaucrats. She challenges people to not only take back the power, but to also give of themselves to recapture America's spirit and greatness.
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Quote 1:
"What good is returning "power" to the people if it is not the power to do good? And what better way is there to foster this spirit than through faith? It is faith, which calls us to be self-sacrificial and to love others, that has made us a great nation."
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"Our Declaration of Independence reminds us of the "unalienable rights" that are ours to enjoy: "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." These rights are dependent upon one another for survival. We often forget that we have been "endowed" with these rights by our "Creator." How seldom we think of Him and our duty to Him as we exercise these precious rights."
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"Even television "news" shows dip into the porn pond in their coverage of such pressing questions as whether Anna Nicole Smith's artificial breasts would decompose at the same rate as the rest of her natural body. This is absolute madness. So why are we watching this trash? And how is it reshaping America?" |
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Publishers Weekly (MSL quote), USA
<2008-01-18 00:00>
In her latest, radio personality and author Ingraham (Shut up and Sing) calls on the American people to take back the phrase "Power to the People" from the anti-establishment groups of yesterday that, today, have made the country, according to Ingraham, "a slave to fringe groups, political correctness, expanding bureaucracies, and our own consumerism." Taking an approach that makes mutually exclusive groups out of those "working and taking care of their families" and the "protest culture," Ingraham's message is loud and clear: "they're coming for you." Specifically, "they" means the Lifetime network (brainwashing women to "swear off men and family"), the growing ranks of "Team Atheist" (including Dan Brown), "family deconstructivists," illegal immigrants and Islamic jihadists, among others. Chapters cover most of today's hot button topics-the war in Iraq, homeland security, the judiciary, the news media and global warming-with attitude and conviction. Ingraham's commentary on the lack of education in our schools and the "pornification" of the culture contain her most sound, articulate arguments (bolstered by a wealth of statistics), but Ingraham's assembling tactics are overzealous; still, fans of her strident radio show should be pleased to find more of the same here.
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The Inside Flap (MSL quote), USA
<2008-01-18 00:00>
If you're like most Americans, you've had enough. You're fed up with sell-out politicians who won't defend our borders; a Hollywood that peddles profanity, pornography, and Al Gore and Rosie O'Donnell as "entertainment"; schools that teach our kids more about condoms than about the Constitution; and snooty judges who think it's their job to legislate for us. But there's a way to stop the madness and return power to the people - where it belongs. Laura Ingraham, the most-listened-to woman in political talk radio, shows us how to take back what is ours. In POWER TO THE PEOPLE she provides a riotous, take-no-prisoners journey through our besieged culture and gives us a battle plan to re-make it anew, the way the Founders intended - strong, patriotic, pro-family, and unapologetically God-fearing. Part exposé, part practical manifesto, and wholly entertaining, POWER TO THE PEOPLE is written in the style of Laura's fast-paced, no excuses, action-oriented radio show, weaving in personal tales of her own struggle to right the culture and the politics of our country: including how she derailed the appointment of Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court, mounted a grassroots campaign against corporate America's sponsorship of one of pop music's biggest and most profane rap stars, and torpedoed the amnesty bill that would have granted instant legal status to millions of illegal aliens. And for the first time, Laura also reveals how she found her faith during a moment of deep loss, along with poignant details of her year long battle with breast cancer. Over the years Laura has jousted with everyone from Michael Moore to Bill Maher to the Dixie Chicks. She once worked in-side the "dinosaur" media (CBS News and MSNBC) and knows the deceptive techniques practiced by those who "report" the news. In POWER TO THE PEOPLE, she holds back nothing, and takes the fight beyond Right versus Left to show you how to reclaim the culture and win. If you're tired of bewailing America's course, if you want to know what you can do to protect your family and restore our country, POWER TO THE PEOPLE is the book for you. |
The Back Cover (MSL quote), USA
<2008-01-18 00:00>
Whether you know it or not, many of the most important choices of your life are being made for you. They are being made by out-of-touch politicians, agenda-driven edu-crats, haughty life-tenured judges, and executives in a polluted entertainment industry, all of whom believe they know better than you. Responsibility and accountability are principles that they preach but do not practice. They have their agendas, and when little people get in the way, watch out. They are perpetrating a massive power grab. Watch your wallet. Hide your children. Lock up the livestock. They're coming for you. There's only one way to stop them: Power to the People. |
A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2008-01-18 00:00>
An amazing and well written book. Laura Ingraham provides well-documented insight to every level of today's society and the problems faced by parents, schools, and the government. She illustrates how media has taken on the role of parent and how greatly the negative aspects of internet sites influence our children. She explains how many judges make law rather than interpret law, threatening the basic principles of our Constitution and how "big" government takes a "we know what is best for all" attitude, reducing the involvement of decision making at the grass-roots, local level. This book is an alarming but important wake-up call for all Americans, especially with a presidential election on the horizon. |
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