{"product_id":"bullet-points-and-punch-lines-the-most-important-commentary-ever-written-on-the-epic-american-tragicomedy-paperback","title":"Bullet Points and Punch Lines: The Most Important Commentary Ever Written on the Epic American Tragicomedy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLee Camp\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChris Hedges\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eJimmy Dore\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur US empire is in steep decline. In order to wrest complete control over the globe and feed a rapacious thirst for resources and wealth, the American ruling elite is wreaking havoc around the world. Meanwhile, average Americans are suffering, legs trembling under a mountain of debt as they toil at unfulfilling, underpaying jobs. And those with enough time and energy to get angry and fight back are told that the answer is to vote for one of the two pro-war, pro-Wall Street corporate parties claiming to be their savior.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis epic tragedy does not sound like the beginning of a joke. But somehow comedian and TV host Lee Camp makes it both funny and interesting. Whether he is setting his sights on the scandal of $21 trillion worth of unaccounted-for financial adjustments at the Pentagon or the scorching environmental and human tragedy caused by climate chaos, it's unsurprising that one of our most incisive political commentators is technically a comedian. Camp knifes his way through the jungle of fake news, alternative facts, mainstream media lies, and government blackouts, trailblazing a path between Hunter S. Thompson and Jon Stewart.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerhaps the present-day story of America can only accurately be told by a comedian, otherwise no one would believe it. In a world where con men are heralded as leaders, locking up peace activists is perceived as justice, trumpeting state propaganda is considered journalism, and mocking environmentalists is championed as strength, it's only appropriate that a comedian is viewed as more reliable than the evening news.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLee Camp\u003c\/b\u003e is an American comedian, writer, activist, and host and co-creator of the hit comedy news show \u003ci\u003eRedacted Tonight with Lee Camp\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRedacted Tonight: VIP\u003c\/i\u003e on RT America. He's a former headline writer for \u003ci\u003eThe Onion\u003c\/i\u003e and a former staff humor writer for the \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. He's the author of \u003ci\u003eMoment of Clarity\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNeither Sophisticated nor Intelligent, \u003c\/i\u003e and his 2018 stand-up comedy special \u003ci\u003eNot Allowed on American TV\u003c\/i\u003e has received rave reviews. \u003cb\u003eJimmy Dore\u003c\/b\u003e is an American comedian and social critic, producer of \u003ci\u003eThe Jimmy Dore Show\u003c\/i\u003e, and the author of \u003ci\u003eYour Country Is Just Not That Into You\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eChris Hedges \u003c\/b\u003eis an American journalist, Presbyterian minister, and visiting Princeton University lecturer. His books include \u003ci\u003eWar Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and \u003ci\u003eDays of Destruction, Days of Revolt, \u003c\/i\u003e a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller written with cartoonist Joe Sacco, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769051283744,"sku":"9781629637853","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0d5735a527cb69e02e83311753eddd51.webp?v=1780341569","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/bullet-points-and-punch-lines-the-most-important-commentary-ever-written-on-the-epic-american-tragicomedy-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}