As usual, I was only half kidding. As a kid we played with hypnosis; the implications of what we were able to do scare the hell out of me.

But actually I logged in at present b/c when I came onto EW’s, the right side of my screen showed an ad for “Secret History of the American Empire” by John Perkins. I don’t come online to give ‘testimonials’ about ads (book or otherwise), but in this case I’ll make an exception because this book is so good that I’ve given it as gifts. (FWIW, I have zero connection to Perkins or his publisher, and I’m really bummed that I missed Perkins when he was in Seattle recently, because I’d **love** to hear him speak.)

However, this book is a stunner; it reads like a thriller, and I’m glad to see it highlighted here. I listened to it on CDRom while driving so if you don’t have time to read the book, there is a CD available and it’s well worthwhile.) I’m confident that most EWheelies and FDLers would find it of interest.

(And any GOPers who happen by would also be wise to pick up a copy of the book, if only to learn a thing or two about why some of us despise what’s happening in terms of corporatist corruption.)

Jeez, I hope this comment doesn’t get me banned (!)
However, it’s important to support EW’s advertisers, and I can wholeheartedly recommend this book — check it out the right top side of your browser screen, if the ad is showing in your browser.

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There is no part of the McCain campaign that’s free of lobbyist taint, because the entire campaign was resurrected by lobbyists. He needed lobbyists to win the nomination. That convinced McCain he needed them to win the election too.

Without lobbyists, there is no McCain campaign. If we can get the lobbyists to quit (Fire Charlie Black!) there will be no campaign.

And we can run against Mitt this fall.

I was going to make a darkly snarky suggestion we look up some of McSame’s captors and find what key words they had left in his brain so we could see him wet his pants during a public appearance.

I’m starting to wonder if some of these lobbycreatures didn’t beat me to it and put the planted conditioning to more serious use.

I’m sorry to blame the victim, but I would NEVER trust someone who went through what he did to operate heavy equipment, yet alone make decisions affecting the US and the world. Do we really want him in charge of our nuclear arsenal?

When you have to have lobbyists do everything for you, you are “tired and impotent”.

Well, y’know, he had to make a Faustian bargain with the devil back in the beginning of the GOP primary season, when he had no money and no traction. And rather than fold up his tent and go home, he sold his brand to the highest bidders.

Bob in HI