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Firing Back: Taking on the Party Bosses and Media Elite to Protect Our Faith and Freedom Hardcover – July 15, 2014
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In Firing Back, six-term Congressman Todd Akin describes in eye-opening detail what it is like to be an unapologetic conservative in a town dominated by media bullies, back-room bosses, and liberals of either party. Although he tried to be a loyal Republican, Akin's first allegiance was always to the Constitution and his conservative principles. When the Bush administration lobbied him to approve its progressive legislative initiatives, No Child Left Behind and the Medicare prescription drug benefit, Akin refused. In the process, he made some serious enemies.
Those enemies got their revenge after Akin made an awkward comment about rape. Although he had just won a hard-fought Republican primary in Missouri for US Senate, party bosses tried to coerce him to yield the nomination to their preferred candidate. When Akin refused, the bosses turned their back on him and let Democrat Claire McCaskill win.
In Firing Back, Akin tells the story of how the Republican leadership not only threw him under the bus but also ran over him a few times for good measure. Not one of them explained what it was about Akin's remarks that so deeply offended them. Akin names names and takes numbers in Firing Back, but this book is much more than a tell-all. It is a battle-tested guide to Republicans and conservatives to help them find their courage, reclaim their integrity, and, by doing so, help preserve America's faith and freedom.
- Print length224 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherWND Books
- Publication dateJuly 15, 2014
- Dimensions6.1 x 0.9 x 8.9 inches
- ISBN-101936488205
- ISBN-13978-1936488209
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- Publisher : WND Books (July 15, 2014)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 224 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1936488205
- ISBN-13 : 978-1936488209
- Item Weight : 15.6 ounces
- Dimensions : 6.1 x 0.9 x 8.9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #3,688,018 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #5,908 in Political Conservatism & Liberalism
- #16,234 in Political Leader Biographies
- #103,019 in Memoirs (Books)
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Todd Akin and people like him do more damage to the church than they can possibly imagine. But even if he understood it, there is no indication here that he would change his ways. None of what he does is to honor Christ, it's all to honor himself. As he says he will not be running for anything again (a moot point, as there's almost nothing he could get elected to), this book is mostly a parting shot to say 'I was right'. No, sir, you were wrong. One day Christ will ask you about your words. I hope you have something better to say to him than what you have said in this book.
Todd Akin, to those of us in Missouri who knew of him, was truly not a politician. He wasn't smooth, fast-talking, sound-bite-quoting, or disingenuous. Basically he wasn't like the other entrenched, beltway politicians we were all used to seeing flaunt their empty talking points across the state. Todd Akin was a regular God-fearing American like the rest of us who enjoyed a hard day's work. It's a miracle he stayed inside the jacked-up system in D.C. as long as he did - they usually eat their own and the honest don't last long. It's a sad day when someone who sticks his foot in his mouth once or twice (don't we all?) gets railroaded at the first sign of blood in the water. We could use more honest, decent people who aren't into making fast money and smooth talk their way into getting our votes. I highly recommend this book so you can see a little view into the opinion of one of the most misunderstood elections stories of this decade. Read it with an open mind and you won't be disappointed.
