Joe Conason - Big Lies

Arianna Huffington on Big Lies

Sun, 11 Sep 2005 03:17:34 -0400

“From Rush to Bush, Conason strips away false fronts to reveal the corporate agenda behind “conservative” propaganda. Big Lies is essential reading in these politically troubled times.”

— Arianna Huffington, author of Fanatics and Fools

Molly Ivins on Big Lies

Sun, 11 Sep 2005 03:14:34 -0400

“Conason has such a good eye for the hypocrisy and follies of the American right, he can even make you laugh a little while you wince. This is a comprehensive, well researched indictment of a bunch of nasty people who really deserve it. It is also a thorough exposé of a bunch of big lies, from the “liberal media” to “compassionate conservatism”

— Molly Ivins, author of Who Let the Dogs In?

David Brock on Big Lies

Sun, 11 Sep 2005 03:12:46 -0400

“Every page of Big Lies is a revelation. With incisiveness and verve, Joe Conason supplies the intellectual ammunition to rescue liberalism and liberals from years of Republican distortion, spin, and shameless lies. Along the way, Conason delivers one of the most devastating indictments of right-wing rhetorical tricks and dishonest media techniques in print.”

— David Brock, President, Media Matters, and author of Blinded by the Right

Paul Krugman on Big Lies

Sun, 11 Sep 2005 03:08:57 -0400

“Big Lies is must reading for anyone who wants to understand America today. It is an amazing tour though the wonderland of right-wing mendacity that blinds Americans to the ugly truth about what is happening to our country.”

— Paul Krugman, author of The Great Unraveling

Big Lies : The Right-Wing Propaganda Machine and How It Distorts the Truth

Mon, 05 Sep 2005 03:24:38 -0400

Book Description:

Joe Conason takes on the most common arguments and propaganda promoted by the right and exposes them as the lies they are. From “conservatives are paragons of moral rectitude” to “Republicans know how to run the economy” and “tough right-wingers never coddle terrorists,” Big Lies examines ten Republican myths and reveals their hypocrisy with incisiveness and scathing humor. A powerful rebuttal to books such as Bias and Slander, Big Lies is essential reading in an era of right-wing bullying and political conformity.

Praise for Big Lies

Frontpage Teaser:

Conservative talk show hosts and newspaper columnists have made an industry out of incessantly deriding the American left, citing liberals for everything from moral decay to bad economic policy to a soft approach on terrorism. Often these accusations are bound in book form and sell quite well. Only one problem, according to Salon.com and New York Observer writer Joe Conason: the charges they're leveling just aren't true.