Assault on Reason
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The Assault on Reason is a political book [1] by Al Gore which he denies is political. [2] In the book, Gore accuses President Bush of having an unprincipled hunger for power.
ABC's Jake Tapper wrote
- "The Assault On Reason" is an assault on President George W. Bush -- 308 pages of professorially rendered, liberal red meat . . . [1]
The book starts with a complaint about a lack of public debate leading up to the Iraq War.[3]
Gore also makes one very good point, which will be appreciated by conservatives who distrust the media elite:
- Television not only creates a dynamic that runs contrary to Thomas Jefferson's desire for a "well-informed citizenry" but puts viewers in a "quasi-hypnotic state" that "partially immobilizes" them and allows unreasoned communicators to sell false bills of goods.
Notes
- â Gore still says he has no plans to run for president, but his latest book, "The Assault On Reason," is so nakedly political and sharply critical it's hard to discern what his plans may be. ABC News
- â "I'm not a candidate and this is not a political book, this is not a candidate book," Gore told Diane Sawyer on Good Morning America. ABC News
- â http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1622015,00.html