I'm a Moore fan, so I enjoyed this. I think he offers a lot of innovative ideas for addressing some of our problems. Unfortunately, he has gotten bigger than his work in recent years and much of what he has to say gets lost in the hype. ( )

Comical, an eye opener about the 2008 Presidential Elections and the Democratic and Republican Parties. Questions that you wanted to ask but felt that they were not necessarly smart questions were explained in a a comical way, to help people understand the elections and its process. ( )

I loved reading this, even though I was often filled with a sense of dread and worry. Just listen to the title of the second chapter: "How to Elect John McCain... or, How Many Democrats Does It Take to Lose the Most Winnable Presidential Election in American History?" Hopefully, that's not how things go, but Moore puts it out there. "Ask Mike!" is another chapter, where people ask such hard-hitting questions as "which presidential candidate do I want to have a beer with?" and "if I have to move north of the border after the next presidential election because McCain has won, what do I need to know about Canada and Canadians?", which is something I've always wanted to know. You'll also get proposals on how to fix our broken elections, what to do once the election is over, and a handy candidate guide for several senate and the house seats. And if you hate Michael Moore, he's provided you with a chapter of lines taken out of context for you to use when telling people how awful you think the book is. Generous!

The book was funny, informative, and thought-provoking. It will make you want to go out and talk to people, and not just about the election. I've been going on about Social Security, health care, and the evils of high fructose corn syrup. You learn about the history of the Pledge of Allegiance, why our election is on a Tuesday and why it SHOULD be on a Saturday or Sunday, why the American people actually pay MORE taxes than the French and get so much less for it, and how wells could help America's image. If you love the Daily Show or Corbert Report, this is like one long episode in print form. Yes!

Okay, so I highly recommend this book. Go buy it or check it out from you library! Go... now! ( )

With the Bush presidency coming to an end and the Obama-McCain campaigns ready to kick into overdrive, American political satire is in no danger of dying out. Although two new releases -- Michael Moore's Mike's Election Guide 2008 and Nathaniel Whitten's The Do-It-Yourself Constitutional Amendment Kit -- have different aims, they share a trait not always seen in political humor. Both start off as straightforward lampoons. Both conclude, not necessarily successfully, with equally straightforward attempts to educate and advocate.

Mike's Election Guide 2008 is clearly the most partisan. Still, it will undoubtedly be the more popular and best selling, thanks in part to Moore's name recognition and print and documentary successes. Issued in trade paperback just weeks after Moore wrote the introduction and in time for the fall elections, the book slides gradually from Moore's responses to "man in the street" questions to the book's longest chapter -- a "handy candidate guide" to 42 Senate and House races he believes the Democrats can win. As such, the book is both humor as advocacy and outright advocacy. And therein may lie the problem.

Balance of review here.

A thrilling election season is upon us with Obama vs McCain. Michael Moore’s new book Mike’s Election Guide 2008 provides Democrats a way to gain numerical majorities in the House and Senate. Moore’s book provides ten Presidential Decrees for Obama’s first ten days, should he win the election. Among the ideas are reinstating the draft, criminalizing health care profiteering, and banning commercials in movie theaters.

Democratically biased, Republicans may be offended by some statements. This book has questions and answers, some of which are tongue in cheek, but generally hit upon issues which are important to voters. In one answer, Moore talks about the donations of party faithful and what they get in relationship to high roller lobbyists. He says for a $25 contribution you get “… a guarantee that every presidential speech will end with that phrase that makes you feel all warm and gooey and patriotic ‘God bless the United States of America’. Cough up a lot more and you’ve got a front row seat at the trough.”

Moore has a number of ideas attempting to solve America’s campaign issues. McCain and Obama have similar platforms which do not address these issues. True universal health care is not advocated by either candidate. Moore feels we should provide it free of charge similar to fire and police protection. Social Security is not being contributed fairly by those who earn more than $102,000.00 per year. Mike says, raise the limit!
Homeland Security is addressed by a novel approach. “Defeat Al Qaeda and the Next Generation of America-Haters by building Wells.” Providing pure and fresh drinking water for people of the world will cost little and do a lot. Moore points out that $10 per person is all it will take to dig a well in any country with our current technology.
Clean, safe drinking water will enhance our standing with the people of the world.

Don’t miss out on Mike’s Election Guide, as this is a great year to be an American, and a voter. Get in on all the fun! I recommend this book. ( )