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- Herausgeber: Political Book Summaries
- Kategorie: Geisteswissenschaft
- Sprache: Englisch
The must-read summary of Matt Taibbi's book: “Spanking the Donkey: On the Campaign Trial with the Democrats”.
This complete summary of "Spanking the Donkey" by Matt Taibbi, a renowned political correspondent, presents his cutting and hilarious collection of observations from the campaign trial of 2004 Democratic primaries. He argues that the process of picking a president in America values superficiality over substance and hence a thoughtful, intelligent and substantive candidate doesn’t stand a chance in this framework that resembles a reality-based TV show.
Added-value of this summary:
• Save time
• Understand the American democratic process and its shortcomings
• Expand your knowledge of American politics and culture
To learn more, read "Spanking the Donkey" and discover how the process of electing a president in America often values superficiality over substance, and why this needs to change.
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Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2017
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Book Presentation: Spanking the Donkey by Matt Taibbi
Book Abstract
Spanking the Donkey is a collection of Matt Taibbi’s observations from the campaign trail of the 2004 Democratic primaries where he found the American political system to be about as dignified and edifying as professional wrestling. Taibbi believes the press aids and abets this degenerate system because they are too lazy to challenge an arrangement that provides them with many perks. He feels most journalists are simply hacks, relying on clichés, and even sexual double entendres, to write their stories. Their sub-par writing further debases the entire political process.
Taibbi believes that, in many ways, George W. Bush is a symptom of this system - one that values superficiality over substance and encourages Americans to think that the process of picking a president should resemble a reality-based TV show. According to Taibbi, a thoughtful, intelligent and substantive candidate doesn’t stand a chance in this framework.
About the Author
Matt Taibbi is a columnist for New York Press and a contributing editor to Rolling Stone. Though a native Northeasterner, Taibbi spent 10 years living and working in Russia as a journalist for the satirical magazine The eXile. Humor, parody, and the eccentric are characteristic of Taibi’s style, which is part rant, part reasoned argument. Spanking the Donkey collects articles and observations from Taibbi’s coverage of the 2004 presidential season.
