Wait! Don't Move to Canada

by SCHER, BILLGAROFALO, JANEANE

• ISBN13: 9781594863967
• ISBN10: 1594863962
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2006-09-19
• Publisher: Rodale Books

Summary

Frustrated liberals are mired in the political wilderness, while disgruntled Democrats and Republicans have grown weary of unprincipled politics, shoddy governance, and the general ineptitude of our public servants. 'Look, it would be a lot easier to cut and run to Canada,' say Janeane and Sam in their foreword, 'but we all have an obligation not to.' To those willing to stay and fight, Bill Scher offers a 10-step plan to rally popular support for a better, more effective, more liberal vision of government.

Author Biography

BILL SCHER, founder and executive editor of Liberal Oasis.com, appears Mondays on Air America Radio’s The Majority Report. His commentary has been printed in the Minneapolis Star Tribune and the Philadelphia Inquirer, and he has made several appearances on MSNBC. LiberalOasis.com has been featured in many publications, including the New York Times, USA Today, and the Chicago Tribune. Scher lives in Northampton, Massachusetts.

Table of Contents

FOREWORD BY JANEANE GAROFALO AND SAM SEDER	7	(4)
INTRODUCTION: IT'S ALL ABOUT THE PRINCIPLES	11	(6)
CHAPTER 1 EMBRACE THE L-WORD AND WIN THE CENTER	17	(11)
CHAPTER 2 PROMOTE THE THREE R's OF LIBERAL GOVERNMENT	28	(11)
CHAPTER 3 BUY YOUR SHARE IN AMERICA	39	(14)
CHAPTER 4 REJECT REPUBLICAN DEMOCRACY HYPOCRISY	53	(17)
CHAPTER 5 DEFUSE THE CULTURE WAR	70	(21)
CHAPTER 6 EXPRESS YOUR FAITH. OR NOT.	91	(12)
CHAPTER 7 DISROBE RIGHT-WING JUDGES	103	(14)
CHAPTER 8 ENGAGE THE CORPORATE MEDIA	117	(22)
CHAPTER 9 HOW TO BE A SAVVY PROTESTER	139	(12)
CHAPTER 10 GET ON THE 'NET, GET OUT OF THE HOUSE, GET A LIBERAL AMERICA	151	(12)
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	163	(2)
SOURCES	165