Griftopia

While some people will take issue with the first chapter; I think Taibbi hits on something I\’ve suspected for some time now. The fact that our mainstream news and debates are more or less meaningless or nonsense. Many people like to focus on Fox News as being so biased, but really they are just the logical progression of what most of the news has become. To this point, I found the chapters about the commodity bubble the most interesting and revealing of how much we are all suckers. I don\’t remember any debate from Obama or McCain about the issue of speculation in regard to the price of gas during their campaigns.

This book added to my understanding of what is happening to America, like Todo pulling back the curtain in the Wizard of Oz, but it also organized and expressed many of the thoughts that have been dancing around at the back of my head about our political system in a irreverent, witty, and coherent fashion. Thank you, Mr. Taibbi for saying f***k you, when I can not.

I\’ve enjoyed Matt Taibbi\’s appearances on television and some of his Rolling Stone writing, but had not had the chance to read his books. I looked forward to the release of this one, and wasn\’t disappointed, ordering it the day it was released and listening to it in long installments thanks to the Washington traffic. Taibbi skewers both political parties and the entire media establishment for the mindlessness of what passes for discussion of what\’s happened to our economy since September, 2008, and before. We\’re treated to a hysterical Taibbi review of the maiden voyage of USS Sarah Palin at the GOP National Convention (her hair in a bumpup that looked like a Flight Attendant for Piedmont, in a dress that screamed Wal-Mart Halloween Costume for angry white middle-aged female), then introduced to the events that were even then unfolding, without our knowledge, as our economic system was forever changed. He actually got me to understand what a credit default swap is! It\’s a simple, easy-to-understand guide through the impenetrable gobbledeegook of Wall Street, and an indictment of all the media who haven\’t told us much of anything — and of the politicians in both T-Shirts who want to keep it that way. Read it. I enjoyed it very much. Congratulations, Matt Taibbi, and thank you for helping us understand.

I can\’t say anough about this honest portrait of the our recent economic crisis. Brilliant. And he swears a lot which I like.

I love this audio book. The things you will learn about the world, the economy, politics and business are amazing. There are twists and turns, humor, and good explanations that will leave you shocked and surprised. Narration is very good. Could not put it down. Excellent.

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