You Won't Fool the Children of the rEVOLution, Why Ron Paul Rises and Chuck Hagel Faded

News Type: Opinion — Seeded on Thu May 15, 2008 7:25 AM EDT

Article Source: Reason Magazine

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It is impossible to imagine his new book, The Revolution: A Manifesto, selling in droves, or even being published at all, if Paul had not run his quixotic presidential race. We have proof. Sharing the shelves with Paul's book is another political tome that, if you based your judgments on the elite-media love machine, you'd assume would be racing up the charts. Republican Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel's policy sheaf-cum-memoir, America: Our Next Chapter, (with the additional and aggrandizing subtitle Tough Questions, Straight Answers) comes after three fat years of Sunday show bookings, warm profiles in magazines such as GQ, and unkillable rumors that he was about to announce a presidential bid. Released two months ago, the book is already forgotten.

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ajs

Hagel and Paul both confront readers who, like the rest of the country, have absolutely no confidence in their leaders and no trust in what they say. Hagel tells them to buck up: "The urgency of our unsettled times demands that America acts wisely, with resolve and a common purpose." Paul tells them that they're being lied to, and he's here to tell the truth. "Few Americans realize just how costly our foreign policy is,"

The Revolution: A Manifesto
Anyone read it yet?

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#1 - Thu May 15, 2008 7:28 AM EDT

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The Revolution: A Manifesto
Anyone read it yet?

I have ordered it Thu Amazon. Still waiting... Amazon's top seller. A must read for all Americas.

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#2 - Thu May 15, 2008 12:18 PM EDT

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LC3

Not yet. I'll probably buy it tonight.

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2 votes

#3 - Thu May 15, 2008 4:36 PM EDT

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You Won't Fool the Children of the rEVOLution, Why Ron Paul Rises and Chuck Hagel Faded

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