• how an ordinary citizen can get on
the ballot in a presidential primary
* how political unknowns can connect with
voters in elections to high office
* how to streamline email messages sent
to lists of reporters
* how the government
might stop the hemorrhaging of U.S. jobs
from outsourcing
* what is a possible solution for global
unemployment
* what strategies are being pursued for
rural economic development in Louisiana
* what large company is closing its regional
processing center in Monroe, LA
* what Louisiana city is the center of
the nation's offshore oil drilling industry
* where Bonnie and Clyde were killed in
a 1934 shoot-out with police
* how Huey Long persuaded the legislature
to build a stadium for LSU
* where and how to find inexpensive motels
in Louisiana
* where is a good place to look for parking
in downtown New Orleans on Mardi Gras
* some of the Mardi Gras parades held in
different Louisiana cities
* what Louisiana governor checked himself
out of a state mental institution
* what is Britney Spears' home town
The brash adventure of a man from
Minnesota who, without much money and a set of issues outside the political
mainstream, finished fifth in Louisiana's 2004 Democratic presidential
primary, upsetting two better-known candidates
How would it feel to run for President of
the United States with little name recognition or support, advocating
an end to "free trade" and to the politics of gender and race? As the
Mississippi River flows from its source in Minnesota to the Gulf of
Mexico south of New Orleans, so Bill McGaughey drove down to Louisiana
in the spring of 2004, armed with little more than an idea. He squarely
addressed the jobs "outsourcing" problem with a proposal for cost-equalizing,
"employer-specific" tariffs. With more than 200 illustrations, this
book offers both an insider's view of presidential politics and a tale
of high adventure as the author traveled the bayou state in search of
votes.
Books are published by Thistlerose Publications,
1702 Glenwood Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55405 USA
Distributors for Thistlerose
Publications:
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