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Summary: Honest Insight That Needs to be Taken Seriously
Review: This book should be read by any person who votes, or will be voting within the next 5 years. Jason Fodeman has taken published facts from both print and visual media and organized them according to topic and content. He then has expertly asked some very pointed questions that all of us should be asking ourselves. Is there a double standard for public figures in regards to values, morals, and ethics. Why do "adults" dismiss or look the other way for public figures? How can adults expect youth to not do the same? Just how unbiased is the media? Finally, Fodeman outlines why those 25 years and younger hold the views they do when it comes to politics, morals, values, and ethics. Anyone who would disagree needs to step foot is a high school or college classroom and really listen to this generation. Fodeman has the courage to tell it like it is, to tell what the american youth is trying to say, but very few "adults" are willing to listen to or accept.
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Summary: Amazing Job
Review: This book takes a look at an aspect of politics we usually don't think about---- how the actions of politicians teach children lessons contrary to those taught by most parents. The book presents a well-researched look at various scandals during the Clinton Administration, governmental and media reaction to them, and, most importantly, the subtle messages they sent to children about accountability and truth.What is truly amazing is that this book was written by a 17 year old high school student. The perspective is one we don't often see. Although my own political posture does not mirror the author's, I must agree with his overall premise. He has made some very thoughtful observations about American values. The book is easy to read, and I highly recommend it.
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Summary: A Learned Tyro takes aim at a Learned Tyrant (et ux)
Review: This first book by an unusually erudite young intellectual is predictably his initial step in a career of inflicting righteous outrage upon public officials who fail their sworn duties, though this career will likely be part time, since the author's professional goal is in medicine. From the outset, as I turned the pages of this compendium of outrages during the opprobrium of the Clinton years, I was reminded of numerous mendacities I had forgotten - the mind is very forgiving - but I am thankful that someone kept track. In this case, that someone must have started keeping track at about age eight or so! The book's setting is a reminder of those values that all parents should imbue in their children, and it seems that the author remembers well how his parents taught those values. Then he reminds us just how the Clintons profaned those values. I found especially interesting his inclusion of consistency (and proper inconsistency, thus escaping the hobgoblin curse) among those values. And Mr. Fodeman is quite careful about distinguishing between outright crimes committed by the Clintons and those that might be against the law. Sometimes, in fact, I think he tended to be overly forgiving on such knife-edge distinctions. All in all, and despite some rather insignificant grammatical glitches, this is a very good read, and despite his complaints, he maintains a fine degree of civility. I expect to hear more from this promising young author.
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Summary: From the mouth of a bambino
Review: Until I had finished this sadly tepid excoriation of The Clintons, I was blissfully unaware of how badly the US had suffered during the two hugely popular and sucessful terms of the most effective President since LBJ. Consequently, I have rethought my position of respect towards Bill and Hillary thanks to the truly pendantic sophmoricism of young Fodeman. How wrong I was to think that a job was an important thing for a child's parents to have. Or to believe that working towards real (not just rhetorical) peace in the world was an admirable, character-enhancing activity. Evidenced by the impotent, flailing former alchohloic (Am I the only one that believes the brain damage is evident in GWB's clear inability to maintain a consistent thought for 30 or more seconds, not mention the dificultinum withlike the speechification?) who is now our duly appointed President, claiming that one has character is much more important to the national health than, well, providing national universal health care. If you are foolish enough to give weight to the little thoughts of a small-minded 17 year old boy, and truly believe that the children of America were harmed by some adult activity in the Oval Office, then you will no doubt vote to re-elect the child who currently presides over the worst stock market, job market, and world opinion of the US in the last 30 years. People, you get what you ask for. Apparently, we've been asking to be made fools of. I think Bill and Hillary are the only ones to blame for the weakened character which has allowed us to be hoodwinked by the mob now in office.
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Summary: Poor baby
Review: When I was a teenager Watergate was in full swing. I had an incredible urge to hire CIA operatives to bug the Dems. According to Jason, the president is nothing short of the spiritual leader of our country. My bad.
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Summary: "Out Of The Mouths Of Babes"
Review: WOW! What an impressive young man! I enjoyed reading, "How To Destroy A Village:What The Clintons Taught A Seventeen Year Old," by Jason D. Fodeman. I think Jason has a wonderful future ahead of himself as a writer or perhaps he would make a great politician someday. He would certainly get my vote! All the other reviewers have told you what this book is about, so I won't, but I will tell you this is one book that certainly deserves all the attention it is now receiving! (A wonderfully written book that I am proud to recommend!)
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Summary: How are the Clinton's different from other Politicians?
Review: Yes, I agree that the Clinton's were not the model of practice what you preach, but they're different from most politicians and people in power trying to save face how? It's impressive that a 17 year old is informed well enough to have a political opinion about the subject, while most kids around his age seem more concerned with dating and school parties. What's a shame is that his tone seems more partisan than truly informed. I'm sure the diehard Clinton basher's will adore the book, but I'd be surprised if most people took it seriously.
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Summary: All Spin !!
Review: Young new writer or not, this book is all SPIN...No doubt a family whose far right wing in politics !! That being said, I have a question, if the publisher of this book wanted to go all out on the SPIN CYCLE surrounding presidents and ploticis why the hell didn't they do a better job in the editing department? This book is loaded with part-truths, part-fact, and clearly a slam on one of the finest presidents of our time !! Give this kid his fifteen minutes of fame and let him go back to school and re-take English 101 !!
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