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Loading... The Shadow President: The Truth About Mike Pence (2018)by Michael D'Antonio, Peter Eisner
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. THE SHADOW PRESIDENT: THE TRUTH ABOUT MIKE PENCE BY Michael D'Antonio is a total hit job on Vice President Pence and on Trump when he could drag him into the text. The book is poorly written and incredibly biased but actually it worked for me in the sense that all the things the author hated about Pence, and that was most everything, were things that I like about Pence. So I came away from the book as a strong supporter of Pence. But it isn't really worth the time to read it. ( ) I never thought I would ever say that Donald Trump simply can't be impeached, but after reading this book, this is exactly how I feel. While Trump scares me, Pence terrifies me! He is truly evil incarnate - or as he says - " a Christian first, a Conservatist second and a Republican third." No where does he mention being an American or even a concern for what is good for the nation. What happened to country first? He tries to portray himself as a nice man filled with humility to disguise who he really is - a man filled with hate for anyone who does not share his views - people who are gay, pro-choice, for realistic gun regulations, for the environment, etc. As an elected official he has a dismal record, mainly due to the ferocity of his beliefs that leads to his inability to compromise and work with others. He feels it is "God's will" that he will become president, so if I were Donald Trump I would be sleeping with one eye open - at least politically!
Producing a biography of a living, controversial politician is always difficult. D’Antonio and Eisner have succeeded in this well-documented, damning book. Cue the outrage from Sean Hannity et al.
Little-known outside his home state until Donald Trump made him his running mate, Mike Pence--who proclaims himself a Christian first, a conservative second, and a Republican third--has long worn a carefully-constructed mask of Midwestern nice. Behind his self-proclaimed humility and self-abasing deference, however, hides a man whose own presidential ambitions have blazed since high school. Pence's drive for power, perhaps inspired by his belief that God might have big plans for him, explains why he shocked his allies by lending Christian credibility to a scandal-plagued candidate like Trump. In this landmark biography, Pulitzer Prize-winner Michael D'Antonio and Emmy-nominated journalist Peter Eisner follow the path Pence followed from Catholic Democrat to conservative evangelical Republican. They reveal how he used his time as rightwing radio star to build connections with powerful donors; how he was a lackluster lawmaker in Congress but a prodigious fundraiser from the GOP's billionaire benefactors; and how, once he locked in his views on the issues--anti-gay, pro-gun, anti-abortion, pro big-business--he became laser-focused on his own pursuit of power. As THE SHADOW PRESIDENT reveals, Mike Pence is the most important and powerful Christian Right politician America has ever seen. Driven as much by theology as personal ambition, Pence is now positioned to seize the big prize--the presidency--and use it to fashion a nation more pleasing to his god and corporate sponsors. No library descriptions found. |
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