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The Senator's Agenda (Dead Air Series, Book 3)

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Despite the obvious controversy over Bob Larson's life style and writing, it is my personal belief that he is a powerful and impacting writer for my Jesus. I found this novel to be enlightening and very well written. Although I liked the first two in this series better, I found this novel to be excellent.

Millionaire mail-order media minister Bob Larson was exposed by the Christian press (and NBC); The Senator's Agenda is, in large part (esp. pp. 52-55) Larson's attempt to explain away documented reports (see http://www.bitsmart.com/boblarson) of his adultery, ghostwritten books, fraudulent fundraising practices, chronic dishonesty, and wildly extravagant lifestyle as some kind of plot to smear him. Change the name "Taylor" for "Larson," and the fictional smear campaign by Baldwin's staff matches his experience precisely: The "tabloid" is Denver's Westword, the "small-time national magazines" are World and Cornerstone, and the "television reporter" is Mike Wendland of Detroit's WDIV. The only difference is that the charges against Larson are supported by court documents and other equally compelling evidence.
The parallels are so surreal that the only remaining questions are whether Bob Larson actually molested a twelve-year-old boy, and if so, whether it will ever come out in the press.

The Senator's Agenda appears to be Christian radio shock jock Bob Larson's first bona fide attempt at writing a novel. As reported in Cornerstone and World magazines, "Larson's" first two attempts at writing a novel were largely the product of more talented Ministry staffers ... and the precipitous decline in the quality of "his" prose will be especially noticeable to those who read Dead Air.
Larson indicated in the dedication that he wrote TSA in roughly thirty weeks -- while keeping his lucrative ($300-500K/year) day job as a talk show host. And to be perfectly frank, it shows; there is a reason why Thomas Nelson didn't issue this anemic effort in paperback.

I thought I would read this book, a gift. Once I start to read, I do not stop. Even though I have many books written much better than this. This is third of a series of three. All I can say, read this forget the others. The series is not worth anyone's time. It shows the inside of a dirty political race (and trys to say this is how theyare all run). I am sorry to say it is probably so.

Not a very exciting read. Pick up any other book and you'll probably be happier. Unless you wish to go into politics...then read it.

I have had an interest in Bob Larson for awhile, ever since I heard his radio show Talk back. I have never been a fan of this guy and I have a very low opinion of what he has done and much of his claims. I am judging this novel not because of the writer but because of the content. Fiction writing-wise,this novel is badly written. The characters' actions and words are artificial, the narration is sloppy, he uses passive word description in scenes describing action, and overall the book is not believable. The claim that Larson wrote this to explain away certain events in his "ministry" IMO has some validity. This novel, which I have no doubt he actually wrote, is vastly different, quality-wise than "Dead Air" which he had ghostwritten for him. If I was editing the book, I doubt a single page would be left unmarked. I would not have accepted this for publication.

I agree with Ranger57 on this one. This book seemed to have much more of an agenda than the namesake senator. The plot was weak, and the text was inscrutible. Throw in some stereotypical characters, introduce some characters that appear to serve no purpose other than to make a few in-jokes, and stir. I think it is safe to say that this one is going to be the last of the series. Larson has completely run out of gas.

This book is an integral part of Larson's campaign to explain away the vast array of damaging published reports (in World and Cornerstone, and on NBC) concerning his many personal sins -- the flip side of Hillary Clinton's so-called "right-wing conspiracy."

The strategy session in the Baldwin campaign's war room parallels the Larson expose in remarkable detail. The "tabloid" is Denver's Westword, which ran a groundbreaking article on Larson back in 1992. The "small-run publications" are World and Cornerstone, who came out with scathing articles in 1993. The only difference between Larson and Taylor was that Larson had high-priced lawyers -- who couldn't do a thing because the allegations against him were clearly true and painstakingly documented.

Larson stated in the dedication that The Senator's Agenda had only taken a few months to write -- and quite frankly, it showed. The prose was pathetic, and the editing, even worse. I would say that you ought to be able to find this book in a Christian second-hand store for $1, if it wasn't for the fact that it performed so poorly in bookstores.

I am a 22 year old and I have been in polotics for the past year and a half the realism of this book sets me back as in all three books in this set (dead air,senator's agenda, and abodon) there are three books you just cant put down they need to be read one right after another starting with abodon then dead air then S.A. they will set you back and make you take a look at life and the evil that surrounds us

It's one of the biggest Campaign celebrations in the upcoming election when Bill Baldwin's Press Sec. Goes to the podium and shoots himself in the head. But not without giving a reason. The problem, he never gave the solution. Wes Bryant, is passed the job of Temp Press Sec. and if Baldwin has anything to do with it... He'll be permanent.
However Baldwin's opponent, is the leader of a religious fanatic group. Wes Bryant is a "Christian"...

Will helping a High School Friend convince him to forget about his religious convictions?!

This is the third part to a series that Bob Larson has written...
DEAD AIR (Part I), ABBADON (Part II) and now, THE SENATOR'S AGENDA (Part III)