[lbo-talk] the world as seen from within the Beltway

Alex zap_path at yahoo.com
Mon Jul 24 18:05:44 PDT 2006


--- Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
> A book that promises to crack the code of how Americans think, based
> on the insights of BUsh strategist Matthew Dowd, Clinton strategist
> Joe Sosnik, and AP alum Ron Fournier. The Note loves these guys, esp
> Fournier, whose work for AP they regard as the stuff of genius.
> What's important today is to project the gut values of authenticity
> and community. No one knows more about these things that political
> strategists and orthodox journalists.
>
> Applebee's America: <http://www.applebeesamerica.com/thebook.html>.
> It's all graphics, or I'd paste text.

That's some stupid stuff. It looks to be written in the always engaging style of the business books advertised on airport billboards. Their lifestyle choices quiz predicts I'm a swing voter leaning towards the "red tribe". How well they know me.

-Alex

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