The goal for the day was to read a book entitled "What's the Matter With Kansas: How Conservatives Won the Heart of America." Over the past few years I have heard rave reviews about this book, and only now did I decide to borrow it from the library. In a nutshell, the book examines the coalition that makes up the modern conservative movement. More specifically it examines why blue collar working class people vote Republican in spite of the fact that Republican economic policies are diametrically opposed to their own. I won't summarize why this is because it would take me too long, but I highly recommend anyone out there to read this book.
I also wanted to comment on something James Carville said on CNN tonight. His basic argument was that the Democrats wasted the first night of the convention because it was too positive. There were no attacks on the Republicans, who will surely be making it rain with negativity at their own convention in St. Paul next week. This argument was posted on Daily Kos and someone commented that Carville was an idiot and that the American people didn't appreciate negative politics. I got to thinking: Is this true? Do Americans really prefer positive politics over negative politics? I honestly don't know the answer to that. This type of politics originated with Nixon, and in the time period since then, the Republicans have cleaned the Democrats clock in Presidential elections. Is this a sign that negative politics does indeed work or can this be attributed to some other factor.
My last comment is that everyone should download the song "World Hold On" by Bob Sinclar. I can't begin to explain what this song does to me. I hear it and my heart starts beating faster, all my worries go away, and I just want to get up and get my dance pants on. It's fantastic! It's an electronic dance song, which is weird because I normally hate this type of music. It also has a great message. In the bridge, the lyrics are:
Love, don't take no for answer
Right here, spread love
Everybody join together now
One voice, one heart
Love and Unity
Go download it now!
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Yeah, I've been hearing about that book, too. The author actually has a new book out also that he was promoting recently along the same lines I believe.
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