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callous taoboy

(4,585 posts) Fri Nov 23, 2012, 11:48 AM Nov 2012

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Did anyone else have RW relatives bring up the book, Duped?

Does anyone know much about the author? The content?

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Did anyone else have RW relatives bring up the book, Duped? (Original Post) callous taoboy Nov 2012 OP

What book are you talking about? southernyankeebelle Nov 2012 #1

I had to look it up spinbaby Nov 2012 #4

I like how this Amazon blurb emphasizes the "easy to read" essays. They know the customer! Squinch Nov 2012 #5

I didn't hear of it. But I wouldn't spend my liberal hard earned money on a book like southernyankeebelle Nov 2012 #7

I ate alone. Iggo Nov 2012 #2

Who is the author? SheilaT Nov 2012 #3

According to the Preview on Amazon... JHB Nov 2012 #8

+ 1 callous taoboy Nov 2012 #10

Didn't need to read the book we lived the "duped" experience from 2001-2009 kydo Nov 2012 #6

The politics of the right are straight out of "Catch-22," no? callous taoboy Nov 2012 #9

You should get a photo of her holding up the book and smiling. Iggo Nov 2012 #11

southernyankeebelle

(11,304 posts)

1. What book are you talking about?

Reply to callous taoboy (Original post)

Fri Nov 23, 2012, 11:50 AM

Nov 2012

spinbaby

(15,090 posts)

4. I had to look it up

Reply to southernyankeebelle (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 23, 2012, 11:56 AM

Nov 2012

It's just another wingnut book and not a very popular one at that.

http://www.amazon.com/Duped-America-Democrats-Mainstream-American/dp/0578051249/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1353686065&sr=1-1&keywords=duped

Squinch

(50,990 posts)

5. I like how this Amazon blurb emphasizes the "easy to read" essays. They know the customer!

Reply to spinbaby (Reply #4)

Fri Nov 23, 2012, 12:19 PM

Nov 2012

southernyankeebelle

(11,304 posts)

7. I didn't hear of it. But I wouldn't spend my liberal hard earned money on a book like

Reply to spinbaby (Reply #4)

Fri Nov 23, 2012, 01:02 PM

Nov 2012

that. The rightwingers I know don't read them books anyway.

Iggo

(47,563 posts)

2. I ate alone.

Reply to callous taoboy (Original post)

Fri Nov 23, 2012, 11:52 AM

Nov 2012

It was wonderful.

SheilaT

(23,156 posts)

3. Who is the author?

Reply to callous taoboy (Original post)

Fri Nov 23, 2012, 11:54 AM

Nov 2012

What is it about?

JHB

(37,161 posts)

8. According to the Preview on Amazon...

Reply to SheilaT (Reply #3)

Fri Nov 23, 2012, 01:11 PM

Nov 2012

...the author, one Richard Bernstein, was a lifelong Democrat who reexamined his assumptions after 911 and became a Republican. The chapter titles indicate a stream of regurgitated RW memes.

In other words, it stinks strongly of the same old tired disproven crap repackaged as "research" by an alleged former Democrat.

I wonder how much of that "research" points right back to the RW echo chamber?

callous taoboy

(4,585 posts)

10. + 1

Reply to JHB (Reply #8)

Fri Nov 23, 2012, 01:35 PM

Nov 2012

kydo

(2,679 posts)

6. Didn't need to read the book we lived the "duped" experience from 2001-2009

Reply to callous taoboy (Original post)

Fri Nov 23, 2012, 12:24 PM

Nov 2012

W was the biggest dupester. I think we learned all we need to know about being duped from that adimistration.

callous taoboy

(4,585 posts)

9. The politics of the right are straight out of "Catch-22," no?

Reply to kydo (Reply #6)

Fri Nov 23, 2012, 01:33 PM

Nov 2012

I almost guffawed when my step-mother brought up this book which I had not heard of. Duped? DUPED? Are you friggin' kidding me? I swear, my RW family members have become emotionally unhinged.

Iggo

(47,563 posts)

11. You should get a photo of her holding up the book and smiling.

Reply to callous taoboy (Reply #9)

Fri Nov 23, 2012, 02:04 PM

Nov 2012

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