The Dirty Truth: The Oil and Chemical Dependency of George W. Bush [Paperback]

Rick Abraham (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2, 2000

THE DIRTY TRUTH unmasks a presidential hopeful who fails to walk his talk of "local control," "partnership," and "personal responsibility." It documents the abysmal environmental record of Texas Governor George W. Bush and reveals a controversial ‘back room’ style of governing that grants special access and consideration to big business polluters and campaign contributors. THE DIRTY TRUTH follows their money to show how they were allowed to shape public policy and reap benefits at the expense of Texans and the environment.

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"...there is almost always a trail of money and improper influence leading to bad environmental decisions and policy. THE DIRTY TRUTH shows how George W. Bush pollution made pollution that was awful...lawful." -- From the forward by Terry O'Rourke, former Texas Assistant Attorney

THE DIRTY TRUTH documents more than the true environmental record of George W. Bush. It reveals a shadowy style of government that caters to big business special interests..." -- Jim Hightower, nationally syndicated radio commentator, author of,

THE DIRTY TRUTH, succinctly written and thoroughly documented, sets out the further and emphatic environmental deterioration in Texas under George W. Bush... -- Sissy Farenthold, former Texas legislator instrumental in passing the

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing Company (October 2, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0970519001
• ISBN-13: 978-0970519009
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,572,441 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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93 of 98 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Dirty Truth: Stranger than Fiction, May 4, 2001

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Phoenix Woman - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Dirty Truth: The Oil and Chemical Dependency of George W. Bush (Paperback)

About every third page of this book, I would run across something that would make me so angry that I'd have to set the book down and burn off my anger by channeling it into cleaning something: dusting off the bookshelves, filling up the dishwasher, picking up the dirty clothes.

Thanks to Rick Abraham's expose of the slimeball-in-chief currently squatting in the White House, my home is immaculate.

Mr. Abraham details Bush family malfeasance so gross and so blatant as to take one's breath away. Starting with Harken and Arbusto and working his way through the UTIMCO mess, Abraham's book shows the inner workings of a powerful family and its minions, a group that operates with the shamelessness of mafiosi and the arrogance of Louis XIV. He touches on the various recreational chemical indulgences of the Bushes, but most of the book is dedicated to exposing the kleptocratic nature of what independent observers have already tagged "The Bush Crime Family".

This book is a must-read. Just make sure you keep your blood pressure meds handy.

141 of 152 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Should Have Been 9 or 10 Stars!, September 29, 2001

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watzizname "watzizname" (Murfreesboro, Tennessee) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Dirty Truth: The Oil and Chemical Dependency of George W. Bush (Paperback)

If only this book had been proofread before printing, it would deserve the top rating. (I know there is no 10-star rating available here, but it could be established.)

Anyone who doubts that the current President-appointee is a disgrace to the Oval Office should read this detailed account of his shameful performance as governor of Texas.

As governor, Dubya consistently did everything he could to protect the interests of companies which polluted the air and water of Texas; he demonstrated that he cared nothing for the rights of the poor or the middle classes. He championed legislation to protect wealthy polluters from being required to pay for cleaning up their messes, leaving toxic wastes to be cleaned up at taxpayers' expense or left to poison those living in the neighborhood where the waste was dumped.

Shrub even fought to have toxic and radioactive wastes from other states brought to Texas, and dumped near the Mexican border, where people of little political clout (Hispanics and Afro-Americans, mostly, and certainly none of the wealthy) are living.

He even had the gall to deny Texans their constitutional right to protest peacefully on the public sidewalk against his outrageous misconduct as governor. Texans who were violating no law, but who were publicly protesting Shrub's wrongdoing, were arrested, strip-searched, and held overnight in jail.

Little wonder that Shrub has pretty well established himself as the worst President in our nation's history. And most likely, the worst is yet to come. If only the facts cited in this book had been widely publicized before and during the election campaign, we might now have a decent President who would not be so eager to lead us into an unwinnable war for the benefit of "defense" contractors that contributed generously to his campaign.

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65 of 68 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Breathtaking expose, June 1, 2001

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Robin Orlowski "political activist" (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Dirty Truth: The Oil and Chemical Dependency of George W. Bush (Paperback)

In comprehensive detail, Abrahm builds the case against George W. and his policies. Far from being an independent moderate, Bush is the pawn of big business and big oil and will not embrace any agenda that would remotely conflict with that goal.

Please bear in mind that it is not the oil industry itself that is evil (my father is a geologist and moderate Democrat) but the extent to which Bush has promoted this industy without common sense disregard for laws, ethics or consideration of impact upon others. This book is worth the read for anybody who wants the real truth that has too often been suppressed by the "liberal" media.