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The Big Chill: The Great, Unreported Story of the Bush Inauguration Protest

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This is the only reporter, besides Michael Moore, who ever even mentioned the fact that President Bush couldn't get out of his car at the 2001 Presidential inauguration, because there were too many protestors lining the entire parade route. This little book is like a classic pamphlet from colonial times, telling the story the mainstream wouldn't tell -- because they used a staged photo, as this book documents! You didn't hear about this book because it also documents how and why the media was also the target of protests that day in Washington. But this one really tells it like it is. It's also amazingly well written. Well worth it.

I worked with this author before in his role as multi-media producer in the edutainment industry in Pittsburgh, PA. He is a very talented writer and an insightful person. It makes me glad to see his work being published and receiving national noteriety here.
This is a well-researched book on an important topic that our corporate news media purposely ignored. It is crucial to telling the story of this Presidency. I recommend Dennis Johnson's book.

This book is a knockoutt, telling the real story of dissent in America -- the administration is suppressing it, and the mainstream press isn't reporting it. Not only a revealing book, but an interesting one -- the story of the 2000 inaugural protests is fascinating, full of odd characters and military occupations and wild dissent and even great good humor. And you have to admire the author's bravery -- he obviously didn't care if the New York Times gave him a good review!

I was interested in this topic after seeing the author on C-Span. I purchased the book and finished it in about 45 minutes. It really is a long article disguised as a book. Big type, small booklet format, etc. If it had been printed as a book, I doubt it would exeed 50 pages. I somehow fely short-changed.

The writing was OK, but styled more like a newspaper article.

I suggest you save the money and try to catch the author again on C-Span