This work tags Presidential involvement with casinos from Reagan, to George W. Bush and candidates from Giuliani to Barack Obama. Believe Me or Your Lying Eyes is a rare piece of entertaining writing. Beginning with the suspense expected of a crime mystery, the introduction opens admitting the extensive assembly of research presented on the ethics of our casino culture was inspired by the writer's personal experience. There are no boundaries. Slowly and modestly the author's personal story reveals a courageous testing of our scales of justice against wealth, gambling, money and presidential power. This extraordinary and gripping writing process begins with the 1990 development of a script for what was to become a well known movie. The intended script is disrupted by the deceit of a mysterious, soul casino developer that spreads from our justice system into the very politic of our nation. With a swelling of empirical evidence to proffer a splendid case against gambling, and corruption this book enjoyably counterbalances that rhetorical effort with an abstract personal analysis, through narratives which paint an unfailing sense of charity and humor. It is here that we begin to understand the importance of an exemplified narrative of heroism, not the kind described in romantic fiction, but that which lives within us through a shared human proportion and integrity. Although this book suggests that our next generation may witness an 'unbridled' casino rampage on our dollar and our human value that may weaken our very culture and way of life, this writing, without strain or falsity of tone, more importantly offers a useful function for humor and irony which in this exciting advocacy serves to hallow and encourage human self sacrifice. Believe Me or Your Lying Eyes bears an important message for all of us.
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Lou Illar has written for all forms of media. His comedy writing and humorous production innovations have made both his television commericals and the movie Sidekicks great successes. Distinctly separate has been his academic interests which have proffered the writing of specialized cultural studies in conflict and ethics. Perhaps best exemplified in his first graduate thesis that developed a set of logical ethical standards for legislators as they appraise motions for special legislative investigations. Following a similar search for ethical standards, his first book, An Intellectual History of The Americanization of Chinese New Year in Louisiana, developed a clear understanding of America's first vice investment, the sugar mills, and the ensuing struggle of Chinese as they organized to free themselves of sugar mill bondage and attempted Americanization. His creativity in production, business marketing and comedy scriptwriting led to the development of the successful film Sidekicks. In Believe Me or Your Lying Eyes, Lou merges his intellectual facination with ethics and research with his sense of comedy as he successfully has throughout his myriad of other endeavors. His unique marketing skills and copyright expertise once positioned him in serving as a strategic marketing consultant for a major fortune 500 hundred company. Because of his past work with disabled children he was appointed to advise a federal committee to assist overweight children. As a professor he has through the years challenged students in several Universities with his colorful ethical discussions and as an accomplished martial artist served as a liaison for the Koushu Arts, classic arts, of Taiwan he has created for live audiences a thrilling and exciting form of Action Entertainment. All of these have shaped his writing and his future challenges as a writer. Currently, he is beginning work on the development of a Sidekicks II movie project.
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Lou Illar may not have intended to become an iconoclast when he wrote "Believe Me or Your Lying Eyes" but the layered, multi-faceted, source packed narrative that he weaves may accomplish just that. The author delves into aspects of social life and commentary that most take for granted, but by stripping away the gloss and glitter that has been pervasive in our collective consciousness. Illar's work gives the reader multiple opportunities to ask "why didn't I realize that before?".
By connecting the dots between casino interests and power broker politicians Illar becomes not only the reluctant iconoclast but a tour guide of sorts. Guiding the rest of us away from the shine of the neon lights of the theaters and casinos, to a sense of clarity about the establishment that may be a little unsettling to some.
Truly a ground-breaking work that begs for a sequel.
By connecting the dots between casino interests and power broker politicians Illar becomes not only the reluctant iconoclast but a tour guide of sorts. Guiding the rest of us away from the shine of the neon lights of the theaters and casinos, to a sense of clarity about the establishment that may be a little unsettling to some.
Truly a ground-breaking work that begs for a sequel.
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Believe Me or Your lying Eyes is a wonderful read. Great for people out there searching for the Truth and nothing but the Truth. A Masterpiece about Past and Present presidential elections and what our political parties are really all about. Not just the politicans but our "Wonderful" Casinos. The Author does a fantastic job explaining the realities of what goes on, on the inside. A must read!!!!
Gambling revenue "sin tax" as a funding source for local and state governments and current political activity in the United Stat
January 22, 2009
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The United States began its government funding with a "sin tax" on whiskey, and the book "Believe Me or Your Lying Eyes" documents the continuation of that tradition in the Twenty First Century, of the gambling revenue "sin tax" as a funding source for local and state governments and current political activity in the United States.
The book answers some important questions American should know. What are vice or sin investments and how do they affect us?
1 How a CEO from Las Vegas became a Reagan fundraiser and a high ranking Republican official.
2 Why Reagan put casinos on foreign U.S. military bases.
3 How casino lobbyists reshaped presidential debates from Nixon/Kennedy to the present day.
4 Why did casinos develop on Indian land?
5 The Kennedy-Obama casino connection to Reagan.
6 Who is orchestrating our presidential elections?
7 Are casinos good for the local communities and local governments?
The U.S. began with a "sin tax "on whisky instituted by the Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton, in 1791 to fund the federal debt assumed from the states from the Revolutionary War. Hamilton and Washington designed the tax so small whisky producers paid more per gallon than the large producers like George Washington, who was the largest producer in the U.S. by 1799. The opposition to the whiskey tax led George Washington to put down the "so called" Whisky Rebellion in 1794 with over 12,000 men which was a force as large as the one that had defeated the British. Washington, Hamilton and the militia marched to Western Pennsylvania under the command of the Revolutionary War hero General Harry Lee, the then-Governor of Virginia and father of Robert E. Lee and much to everyone's surprise there was not a rebel to be found.
Two hundred years later the book "Believe Me or Your Lying Eyes" presents a history of another "sin tax" that has promised to provide states with the revenues they need. In times past this sin was illegal when it was known as "gambling" but now it is known as "casino gaming" and is good for the local communities, the states and country. Starting with another honorable president, Ronald Regan, the casino business has become an important source to fund extremely costly political aspirations of elected offices. In the 1990's we saw the direct involvement of casino owner, lobbyists and political fund raisers like Chuck Norris who campaigned for George H. Bush and then in 2000, George W. Bush and Mike Huckabee, a minister contending for the 2008 Republican Presidential nomination. Even Barack Obama and John McCain both were supported by the casino industry.
The book answers some important questions American should know. What are vice or sin investments and how do they affect us?
1 How a CEO from Las Vegas became a Reagan fundraiser and a high ranking Republican official.
2 Why Reagan put casinos on foreign U.S. military bases.
3 How casino lobbyists reshaped presidential debates from Nixon/Kennedy to the present day.
4 Why did casinos develop on Indian land?
5 The Kennedy-Obama casino connection to Reagan.
6 Who is orchestrating our presidential elections?
7 Are casinos good for the local communities and local governments?
The U.S. began with a "sin tax "on whisky instituted by the Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton, in 1791 to fund the federal debt assumed from the states from the Revolutionary War. Hamilton and Washington designed the tax so small whisky producers paid more per gallon than the large producers like George Washington, who was the largest producer in the U.S. by 1799. The opposition to the whiskey tax led George Washington to put down the "so called" Whisky Rebellion in 1794 with over 12,000 men which was a force as large as the one that had defeated the British. Washington, Hamilton and the militia marched to Western Pennsylvania under the command of the Revolutionary War hero General Harry Lee, the then-Governor of Virginia and father of Robert E. Lee and much to everyone's surprise there was not a rebel to be found.
Two hundred years later the book "Believe Me or Your Lying Eyes" presents a history of another "sin tax" that has promised to provide states with the revenues they need. In times past this sin was illegal when it was known as "gambling" but now it is known as "casino gaming" and is good for the local communities, the states and country. Starting with another honorable president, Ronald Regan, the casino business has become an important source to fund extremely costly political aspirations of elected offices. In the 1990's we saw the direct involvement of casino owner, lobbyists and political fund raisers like Chuck Norris who campaigned for George H. Bush and then in 2000, George W. Bush and Mike Huckabee, a minister contending for the 2008 Republican Presidential nomination. Even Barack Obama and John McCain both were supported by the casino industry.
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