Want to hear what American power sounds like behind closed doors? This collection of astonishing quotes from U.S. leaders covers everything from squashing domestic dissent to keeping women in their place. Amazing and sometimes comically grotesque, these statements will remind progressives
exactly what they’re up against.

Jim Hunt taught government and U.S. history until his retirement in 2008. He holds a master’s degree from Tufts University and a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley.
 
 
 
 

“They Said What? is a book you’ll want to rip to shreds—and tack the pieces all over your wall and fridge. Like this one: ‘The CIA owns everyone of any significance in the major media.’ No, it’s not from some conspiracy nut, but from the then-CIA director Richard Colby. Priceless.”
—Greg Palast, The Best Democracy Money Can Buy

“Jim Hunt’s They Said What? is an indispensable compendium of reactionary statements by American officials. Outrageous in content, pithy in style, the quotations reveal the long history of jingoism, racism, sexism, and elitism that so mars our country. You want the evidence? Here it is.”
—Matthew Rothschild, Editor, The Progressive

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A GLIMPSE BEHIND THE CLOSED DOORS OF AMERICAN POWER
New book by former high-school history teacher reveals private, astonishing quotes from U.S. leaders

Sausalito, CA—Every day Americans read, watch and listen to our elected officials sound off about the issues—from torture to unemployment, health care, immigration, and more. However, what we read in print or hear on the news or talk shows is certainly not always what our leaders may think or believe deep in their hearts.

If you want to hear what real American power sounds like, They Said What? Astonishing Quotes on American Democracy, Power, and Dissent (PoliPoint, October 5, 2009) compiles astonishing quotes— many almost comically grotesque—that span the complete history of the United States.

Included are the words of George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Herbert Hoover, Harry Truman, Lyndon Johnson, J. Edgar Hoover, Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger, Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Rev. Jerry Falwell, Rush Limbaugh and many, many more, on topics such as who should really govern the country, squashing domestic dissent, American conquest and world empire, race and gender, God and religion, and their secret beliefs regarding the use of death squads, torture, and assassination.

They Said What? reveals our leaders’ most private thoughts and views spoken to their closest advisors, to small groups of friends, in the privacy of the Oval Office, or behind other doors closed to the American public. These quotes will amaze you, shock you, and leave you shaking your head in disbelief.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Jim Hunt is a life-long lover of truth in history and politics. He has a Masters Degree in Education from Tufts University, and taught High School History/Government in California Public Schools for over 30 years. He currently lives in Northern California.
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They Said What?
Astonishing Quotes on American Democracy, Power, and Dissent
by Jim Hunt
$12.95, PoliPointPress, October 5, 2009, Trade Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-981709161, 232 pages, 5”x 7”

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