Fanatics and fools : the game plan for winning back America /
Huffington, Arianna Stassinopoulos, 1950-
Fanatics and fools : the game plan for winning back America / Game plan for winning back America Arianna Huffington. - 1st ed. - New York : Miramax Books, c2004. - xi, 370 p. ; 22 cm.
Introduction -- Page 1
Sect. I: fanatics
fanatics' matrix -- Page 21
When Paul O'Neill sounds like Tip O'Neill -- Page 22
Proof? We don't need no stinking proof -- Page 25
field guide to fanatics -- Page 28
George Bush takes the blue pill -- Page 33
Fanatics in action, part one : the foxes guarding the henhouse -- Page 35
America vs. the haters -- Page 36
Portraits in fanaticism : Don Rumsfeld, no holds barred -- Page 40
Doing the Iraq math -- Page 43
Liberation blues -- Page 44
Hawk nearly down : Wolfowitz in Baghdad -- Page 50
Portraits in fanaticism : Richard Perle, Prince of Darkness -- Page 52
Are we feeling safer yet? -- Page 56
Portraits in fanaticism : John Ashcroft, the fanatics' fanatic -- Page 60
Bush's outrages : the dirty laundry list -- Page 67
Bush record : mission accomplished -- Page 70
Crime and very little punishment -- Page 74
secret resignation files : the joy of quitting -- Page 78
Fanatics in action, part two : icing the yellowcake -- Page 89
Corporate America divvies up the post-Saddam spoils -- Page 93
love triangle of Dick, Saddam, and Halliburton -- Page 96
Secrets and the secret keepers : a quiz -- Page 102
Pay to play in Iraq -- Page 110
Uncle Sam wants you...to give back a billion dollars -- Page 115
Portraits in fanaticism : Dick Cheney...the margin of victory for democrats? -- Page 117
reformer with results produces neither -- Page 121
Portraits in fanaticism : the Karl Rove diaries -- Page 125
late, great estate tax -- Page 130
fanatics speak -- Page 131
Healthy marriages are from Venus, George Bush is from Mars -- Page 134
Portraits in fanaticism : Tom DeLay, fund-raiser and fun-raiser -- Page 138
Clean air : more mothering, less smothering -- Page 142
Leave no donor behind -- Page 145
Wayne Berman : portrait of a lobbyist extraordinaire -- Page 148
brief survey of Republican history -- Page 149
Still your father's Republican party -- Page 153
Sect. II: Bush Republican takes California
Bush game plan heads west -- Page 161
Governor Schwarzenegger : a very familiar kind of republican -- Page 163
Arnold Schwarzenegger : what he said and what he did -- Page 168
deal-i-nator -- Page 171
leave-us-alone coalition or the Grover-Jeb-Donna-Arnold nexus -- Page 177
very Schwarzenegger Thanksgiving -- Page 179
charm wars -- Page 181
Bread and circuses : then and now -- Page 189
Total lack of recall -- Page 192
Diary of a seven-week-candidate -- Page 199
rubicon -- Page 199
"Arnold on line four" -- Page 203
worst day of my campaign -- Page 204
best day of my campaign -- Page 207
"I'm a woman, please hear me roar" -- Page 209
In 2004, it's really not easy being green -- Page 211
Cruz Bustamante, matchmaker -- Page 215
Sect. III: fools
Sheep in sheep's clothing -- Page 219
2002 Train wreck -- Page 224
Our fanatical and foolish society : the symptoms -- Page 227
Invasion of the post-election body snatchers -- Page 229
fools face a stacked deck in California -- Page 232
Stand by your fool -- Page 233
Gray Davis : the Democrats choose decisive inaction -- Page 235
trivial pursuit of the White House 2004 -- Page 236
Democrats tune violins; Rome smolders -- Page 244
phantom candidate -- Page 245
Giving the fools an extreme makeover -- Page 250
Building a critical mass against special interest politics -- Page 259
fear factor : Why NASCAR dads keep voting against their own interests -- Page 263
Sect. IV: other side of the mountain
Two nations and the fourth instinct -- Page 269
Of rights and wrongs -- Page 275
Real family values -- Page 277
new responsibility vision -- Page 280
Felix Unger for president! -- Page 286
vision personified -- Page 290
Not all charity is created equal -- Page 293
Compassionate conservatism in the headlines -- Page 297
Portraits of struggle -- Page 302
Sacrifice is for suckers -- Page 316
Americorps and me -- Page 322
Civil society : hanging in the balance -- Page 325
new contract for a better America -- Page 328
Rallying call -- Page 363
1401352138 (hbk) 9781401352134 (hbk)
Bush, George W. 1946-
Bush, George W. 1946- --Ethics.
Bush, George W. 1946- --Ética
Political corruption--United States.
Right-wing extremists--United States.
Fanaticism--United States.
Corrupción Política--Estados Unidos
Extremistas de derecha--Estados Unidos
Fanatismo --Estados Unidos
United States--Politics and government--2001-2009.
Estados Unidos--Política y gobierno--2001-2009
002 E 902 / H889f 2004
320.973/09/0511
Fanatics and fools : the game plan for winning back America / Game plan for winning back America Arianna Huffington. - 1st ed. - New York : Miramax Books, c2004. - xi, 370 p. ; 22 cm.
Introduction -- Page 1
Sect. I: fanatics
fanatics' matrix -- Page 21
When Paul O'Neill sounds like Tip O'Neill -- Page 22
Proof? We don't need no stinking proof -- Page 25
field guide to fanatics -- Page 28
George Bush takes the blue pill -- Page 33
Fanatics in action, part one : the foxes guarding the henhouse -- Page 35
America vs. the haters -- Page 36
Portraits in fanaticism : Don Rumsfeld, no holds barred -- Page 40
Doing the Iraq math -- Page 43
Liberation blues -- Page 44
Hawk nearly down : Wolfowitz in Baghdad -- Page 50
Portraits in fanaticism : Richard Perle, Prince of Darkness -- Page 52
Are we feeling safer yet? -- Page 56
Portraits in fanaticism : John Ashcroft, the fanatics' fanatic -- Page 60
Bush's outrages : the dirty laundry list -- Page 67
Bush record : mission accomplished -- Page 70
Crime and very little punishment -- Page 74
secret resignation files : the joy of quitting -- Page 78
Fanatics in action, part two : icing the yellowcake -- Page 89
Corporate America divvies up the post-Saddam spoils -- Page 93
love triangle of Dick, Saddam, and Halliburton -- Page 96
Secrets and the secret keepers : a quiz -- Page 102
Pay to play in Iraq -- Page 110
Uncle Sam wants you...to give back a billion dollars -- Page 115
Portraits in fanaticism : Dick Cheney...the margin of victory for democrats? -- Page 117
reformer with results produces neither -- Page 121
Portraits in fanaticism : the Karl Rove diaries -- Page 125
late, great estate tax -- Page 130
fanatics speak -- Page 131
Healthy marriages are from Venus, George Bush is from Mars -- Page 134
Portraits in fanaticism : Tom DeLay, fund-raiser and fun-raiser -- Page 138
Clean air : more mothering, less smothering -- Page 142
Leave no donor behind -- Page 145
Wayne Berman : portrait of a lobbyist extraordinaire -- Page 148
brief survey of Republican history -- Page 149
Still your father's Republican party -- Page 153
Sect. II: Bush Republican takes California
Bush game plan heads west -- Page 161
Governor Schwarzenegger : a very familiar kind of republican -- Page 163
Arnold Schwarzenegger : what he said and what he did -- Page 168
deal-i-nator -- Page 171
leave-us-alone coalition or the Grover-Jeb-Donna-Arnold nexus -- Page 177
very Schwarzenegger Thanksgiving -- Page 179
charm wars -- Page 181
Bread and circuses : then and now -- Page 189
Total lack of recall -- Page 192
Diary of a seven-week-candidate -- Page 199
rubicon -- Page 199
"Arnold on line four" -- Page 203
worst day of my campaign -- Page 204
best day of my campaign -- Page 207
"I'm a woman, please hear me roar" -- Page 209
In 2004, it's really not easy being green -- Page 211
Cruz Bustamante, matchmaker -- Page 215
Sect. III: fools
Sheep in sheep's clothing -- Page 219
2002 Train wreck -- Page 224
Our fanatical and foolish society : the symptoms -- Page 227
Invasion of the post-election body snatchers -- Page 229
fools face a stacked deck in California -- Page 232
Stand by your fool -- Page 233
Gray Davis : the Democrats choose decisive inaction -- Page 235
trivial pursuit of the White House 2004 -- Page 236
Democrats tune violins; Rome smolders -- Page 244
phantom candidate -- Page 245
Giving the fools an extreme makeover -- Page 250
Building a critical mass against special interest politics -- Page 259
fear factor : Why NASCAR dads keep voting against their own interests -- Page 263
Sect. IV: other side of the mountain
Two nations and the fourth instinct -- Page 269
Of rights and wrongs -- Page 275
Real family values -- Page 277
new responsibility vision -- Page 280
Felix Unger for president! -- Page 286
vision personified -- Page 290
Not all charity is created equal -- Page 293
Compassionate conservatism in the headlines -- Page 297
Portraits of struggle -- Page 302
Sacrifice is for suckers -- Page 316
Americorps and me -- Page 322
Civil society : hanging in the balance -- Page 325
new contract for a better America -- Page 328
Rallying call -- Page 363
1401352138 (hbk) 9781401352134 (hbk)
Bush, George W. 1946-
Bush, George W. 1946- --Ethics.
Bush, George W. 1946- --Ética
Political corruption--United States.
Right-wing extremists--United States.
Fanaticism--United States.
Corrupción Política--Estados Unidos
Extremistas de derecha--Estados Unidos
Fanatismo --Estados Unidos
United States--Politics and government--2001-2009.
Estados Unidos--Política y gobierno--2001-2009
002 E 902 / H889f 2004
320.973/09/0511