Title: Conventional idiocy : why the new America is sick of old politics /
Authors: Sanchez, Rick.
Publisher: New American Library,
Year: 2010
Subjects: Political culture United States.; Political activists Social networks United States.; Political participation United States; United States Politics and government
Abstract: Americans have had enough. People in social networks are smashing the walls of partisan politics and traditional journalism--and things will never be the same. As the first national news anchor to combine traditional network news with the power of social-networking tools like Twitter, MySpace, and Facebook, CNN's Rick Sanchez doesn't just talk to Americans--he hears directly from them, unfiltered, every day. As Rick says, "It wasn't me talking. It was *we* talking." Viewers tweet at Rick daily, so he knows they are sick of "conventional idiocy" like death panels, birthers, and blind partisanship.--From publisher description.
Contents: Conventional idiots, they so don't get us! -- We're sick of blind partisanship -- We're sick of money in politics -- We're sick of the media shouting machine -- We're sick of mainstream milquetoasts -- We're sick of Wall Street's greed -- we're sick of wars without purpose...or end -- We're sick of religion used as a bludgeon -- we're sick of anti-immigration hysteria.