{"id":4194,"date":"2008-01-14T21:14:00","date_gmt":"2008-01-15T02:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brianjnoggle.com\/blog\/?p=4194"},"modified":"2017-11-03T15:33:25","modified_gmt":"2017-11-03T20:33:25","slug":"book-report-the-fred-factor-by-steve-gill-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brianjnoggle.com\/blog\/2008\/01\/14\/book-report-the-fred-factor-by-steve-gill-2007\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Report: The Fred Factor by Steve Gill (2007)"},"content":{"rendered":"

You know, I don’t think I’ve ever picked up a book about or by a candidate while the campaign was going on (although I did read Ross Perot’s book some years after United We Stand<\/i> was forgotten as a book and as a political force). Still, as part of the Christmas present for my two conservative uncles (mentioned here<\/a>), I got them this book in addition to an anti-Clinton screed I knew would go over well (I forget which one I got them; there were so many from which to choose!).<\/p>\n

I bought a copy of this book for myself so that I’d be familiar with it as well. I mean, you can tell by my sidebar that I support his run and all, so it’s preaching to the choir, really.<\/p>\n

The book breaks down into three sections, really:<\/p>\n

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  1. Fred Thompson’s biography.<\/li>\n
  2. Horserace handicapping ca last summer.<\/li>\n
  3. A collection of Fred Thompson’s writing.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Additionally, there’s a bit thinking about whom Fred Thompson could select as a running mate. Both of the handicapping sections are weak, especially as time has rendered the possibilities impossible (that is, things didn’t fall the way the author presents as a best case scenario). However, the biography and the political essays by Thompson himself are nice, but are available on the Internet.<\/p>\n

    Ergo, the book’s best as a gift for someone whom you want to convince that Fred’s the man and to whom you want to give something more than a collection of URLs.<\/p>\n

    Books mentioned in this review:<\/b><\/p>\n