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P. J. O''Rourke and
Christopher Lane (narrator)
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Brilliance Audio
Publication date
September 21, 2010
Binding
CD/Spoken Word
Edition
Unabridged
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781441885531
ISBN-10
1441885536
Dimensions
1.25 by 5 by 7 in.
Weight
0.35 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$24.99
Other format details
audio
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Red State. Blue State. Republicans. Democrats. Bailout. Stimulus. Health Care Reform. Blah blah blah. Has there ever been a moment where politics have sucked any more? Donât Vote â It Just Encourages the Bastards is a brilliant, disturbing, hilarious, and ultimately sobering look at why politics and politicians are a necessary evil â but only just barely necessary. P. J. presents his Sex, Death, and Boredom Theory of Politics, which breaks the social contract down to power, freedom, and responsibility by using a party game, Kill, F@#k, Marry, more typically found in late-night giggle sessions at all-girls boarding schools. With this tripartite lens of politics, OâRourke looks at the financial crisis (âThe best investment Iâve made lately? I left a $20 bill in the pocket of my tweed jacket last spring, and I just found itâ), the bailout, health care reform (âSomething doesnât add up. Politicians are telling me that I can smoke, drink, gain two hundred pounds, then win an iron man triathlon at age ninety-fiveâ), the stimulus package, climate change (âThereâs not a god-damn thing you can do about it . . . There are 1.3 billion people in China and they all want a Buickâ), trade imbalance, the end of the American automobile industry, U.S. foreign policy and the Family of Nations (âUncle Russiaâs out on parole, drunk, unemployed, and likely to kill some folks next door again soonâ), campaign finance reform, gun control, No Child Left Behind (âWhat if they deserve to be left behind?â), and pretty much everything else under the sun. His findings: Put the countryâs big, fat political ass on a diet. Lose that drooping deficit. Slim those spreading entitlement programs. Firm up that flabby pair of butt cheeks, which are the Senate and the House. Listen to P. J. OâRourke on the pathetic nature of politics and laugh through your tears or â what the hell â just laugh.
Editions
Hardcover
Signed edition from Atlantic Books (November 1, 2010)
9780857892720 | details & prices | 304 pages | List price $27.95
Paperback
from Grove Pr (September 13, 2011); titled "Don't Vote It Just Encourages the Bastards"
9780802145437 | details & prices | 294 pages | 5.00 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $14.95
About: Put the country's big, fat political ass on a diet.
About: Put the country's big, fat political ass on a diet.
CD/Spoken Word
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Unabridged edition from Brilliance Audio (September 21, 2010)
9781441885531 | details & prices | 5.00 × 7.00 × 1.25 in. | 0.35 lbs | List price $24.99
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Mp3 una edition from Brilliance Audio (September 21, 2010)
9781441885555 | details & prices | 5.75 × 7.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.20 lbs | List price $14.99
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