I give her 5 Stars for being an American Patriot ...
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I give her 5 Stars for being an American Patriot.  I have many Classic Rock Albums.. The last time I bought something new was Anna Nalick
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Incredible lady and what a faith.  A person can indeed change a nation when sticking to her belief of right vs. wrong.  It is a shame she has to pay such a dear price.  Then, a price must be paid when one fights against evil.
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Though she's known to many as a voice on NPR's "This American Life" and to many more (even if they don't realize it) as the voice of Violet in the hit Pixar film "The Incredibles," I mainly came to know her through her written works.  Having read her book "The Partly Cloudy Patriot" and loving the unique way she blends history, pop culture and humor with autobiography, I couldn't resist Sarah Vowell's essay collection "Take the Cannoli."  To put it mildly, I was impressed.  Even though many of these pieces were delivered on the radio, they translate to book form without a hint of strain.  Whereas a book written by a comedian like George Carlin often comes off as a clumsily assembled blog, Ms. Vowell takes the time to put her thoughts down with clarity, and therefore her ideas and personality shine through.

Of course, that's what one should expect of any writer, much less an essayist whose main beat is her own life.  So what makes this book hold up next to the likes of David Sedaris and Dave Eggers (both of whom are thanked in the acknowledgments)?  For one thing, Ms. Vowell has a firm grasp of American history, both the good and bad, that most contemporary memoirists tend to ignore.  In particular is "What I see when I look at the face on the $20 bill," in which she examines the Cherokee side of her family by taking a car trip along the Trail of Tears with her twin sister and tries to reconcile that shameful episode in American history with the country she loves today--this book is also useful ammunition against conservative blowhards who claim that liberals "hate America".  Her conclusiions are both inspiring and heartbreaking, not to mention worth the price of admission all by itself.  Ms. Vowell looks at the worst America has to offer--violence, racism, religious extremism--and balances it against the freedom, independence and opportunity it provides, and still proudly waves the constitution (that's right, the constitution--any idiot can display a mere symbol like the flag, but the U.S. constitution is about ideas, perhaps the most revolutionary and resonant ideas in the modern world, even if they're not in color).

The current vogue for memoirs can sometimes come off as a gimmick--did you have a screwed-up childhood and a weird family?  Great!  You too can be a bestselling author!  Sarah Vowell proves that a relatively "normal" upbringing and an adult life spent with other people's stories--her takes on "The Godfather" (from where this book gets its title) and Frank Sinatra are mini-classics--can result in something beautiful and original.  Call it "post-modern" if you like (or don't--that term went from cliche to plain silly a long time ago) but I'll just call it "brilliant."
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I just finished listening on my IPod to Sarah Palin's new book, "Going Rogue, An American Life." I personally found this book to be quite fascinating, encouraging, positive and full of old school values which are absolutely missing from American culture today. No wonder why the American Left hates this book and Mrs. Palin. All that Sarah stands for is a threat to their secular, liberal, nanny-state ideology.

This book starts off with a call to Mrs. Palin at the Alaska State Fair from John McCain headquarters, then delves into the personal autobiography of Sarah's life up to the present. It includes her struggles, joys, achievements, hard work, family, political service, overcoming endurance and singleness of vision for America - the land that she loves.

I personally love knowing what makes people tick - what's behind their core beliefs and how it motivates them and their lives. Her "old school" upbringing of faith in God, hard work, family and love of country is what people love about her and what is truly gripping in this read. Her genuine honesty about life's realities, joys and trials are quite refreshing in light of the current political hypocrisy that dominates the elite class of Washington's aristocracy. She is truly an overcoming victor in the midst of life's trials and tribulations.

This book had me glued to it. In the audio version, Mrs. Palin personally narrates her book with passion and with authenticity that is warm and personal to the listener. She answers all the questions that one might have about her in the light of her rush to popularity within the last year.

In this book Sarah talks about her upbringing, her family, her son Trig, her faith in Almighty God, her political career (Mayor, Governorship, and her VP run with John McCain) her "Going Rogue," Katie Couric's unprofessional, hit piece interview, the limitations that the moderate GOP put on her while running with John McCain, the political debauchery of present day Washington D.C., Reaganism, Conservatism, her love for country and her vision for America future.

This book is a tribute to the American dream, to all women and to all who work hard and possess steadfast determination with much endurance. These attributes when applied will bring about the success and a fruitful and encouraging life to all, as Sarah and others have shown us. In the eyes of the elite of Washington D.C., Mrs. Palin should never have been successful. All the things that she achieved were done without Big Government's intervention.

To dislike this book and this dear American is to abhor the American dream, our Judean/ Christian heritage, morality, traditional family values, hard work and the ideals of our Founding Fathers and the American dream!

This book is a must read for all Conservative men and women, and for all Americans in general. Sarah's life is a true success story - one which our Founding Father's dreamed and envisioned for all Americans. Who knows what potential and future success that Mrs. Palin's life holds? With Almighty God's watchful care and Providential outworking in her life, her potential is limitless. I truly believe Sarah is the Deborah (see Judges Chapters 4 and 5) of today for America, and she was raised up to be a leader in America in light of its falling stature and decline. God's hand is indeed upon her - that's for sure!

This book receives 5 Golden Fishes!

God Bless America and God Bless Sarah Palin!

DJP I.F.
The Ignorant Fishermen Blog
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Wonderful Book from a wonderful woman.  I especially love her devotion to President George Bush, the Son, whom she served under.  And above all, I am so impressed by her loyalty to our President whom I love and admire.
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This woman knows what she is talking about, she has being there, and experienced first hand what Islam is about.  She is warning America because she loves this country, we really need to listen.
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The American Patriot's Almanac is a book of daily readings on America. This book is filled with great stories of America's history and her founding. In addition to the daily readings there are informational sections which include flag etiquette, The Declaration of Independence and The Constitution of the United States, just to name a few.

I found this book to be an excellent reminder as to what the people of this country have done in the past and present in order to give us the freedoms that we hold dear. Many of the readings are heart-wrenching and inspire a deeper sense of awe and patriotism. Some of the stories brought a tear to my eye and was a reminder that we can only imagine what it was like to be a signer of the Declaration, or fighting in the Civil War, or fighting for civil rights.

The author seems to have performed extensive research for each of the daily readings, including the timeline snippets at the end of each story. I really enjoyed learning something new everyday. I would highly recommend this book to all who enjoy history, or who just love America.
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Hillary writes an amazing account of her life from childhood to senatorhood. The way she writes her story makes you feel like you are sitting at starbucks with her talking about old times. Before the book came out it got so much negative press it made me think maybe it would be a disaster, but as I flip through the pages I can't believe how WRONG it all was. She is truly a real american hero of our day, all women in our country and abroad can learn a lesson from her. She is the symbol of hope to all women and someone who all little girls should hope to be like one day.
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Makes me proud and humble to be an American. My grandson is a Marine Sniper and served in Iraq and Afganistan. We are blessed to have young men who have given so much to protect us from religious radicals.
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Everything this lady does includes the "why" factor.  I have seen Brigitte Gabriel's story interviewed and she does not back down because she knows what she is talking about.  She is unwilling to compromise because she knows the cost of compromise.  A true patriot is a person that risks all to warn when warning is merited and what America, Israel, and Europe are facing is what Brigitte experienced - therefore we'd better pay attention.  If you love your freedom - PAY ATTENTION AND READ THIS BOOK - Joe Watson
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WOW!  Just finished it.  The books title "The End of America: Letter of Warning to Young Patriot" is exactly what it says.  I can't wait to share it with my friends and family.  It doesn't matter if you are a republican or democrat(or libertarian like me) because this book is for all Americans that believe in protecting our Constitution.

Naomi warns us, that based on history of countries or democracies that have fallen to dictatorships, America is making similar steps those countries/govts made right before they fell to fascism or totalitarianism. She calls this a "fascist shift".  She researched the history of these once democratic countries and how they became dictatorship and gives us 10 steps a govt would take to become a dictatorship.  She reminds us of some of the things our current government has done and is doing, for example; the patriot act, establishing secret prisons, developing a paramilitary force(blackwater)and how our government has almost ignored things like habeus corpus and the geneva convention to accused "enemy combatants" and in some cases, Americans, and many many more.  Then she is able to compare all this stuff our current govt has been doing, to the pre-dictatorships of the past, like Hitler's and Mussolini's.

She is not saying Bush is like Hitler or anything like that.  She is simply warning us that are current govt is taking almost parallel steps that democracies from the past had taken right before they became dictatorships.

The one thing I disliked about the read was a couple of the comparisons were a little too general.  But most of the comparisons she made were very interesting and convincing.

Great book!  Thanks Naomi, I am buying "Give Me Liberty" now, too bad I live in Thailand and it will take a couple weeks to get here.

"The two enemies of the people are criminals and government, so let us tie the second down with the chains of the Constitution, so the second will not become the legalized version of the first." -Thomas Jefferson
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I believe every word of this story.  I have seen first hand the corruption and cover-ups with State and Government entities. Ms. Attkisson is an amazing woman who will stand up for the truth while others turn a blind eye.  We need more heroes like her.  Americans have been so used to the lying, corruption and the trampling on our rights; that we have become immune and feel absolute despair and hopeless knowing that it doesn't matter who you tell, because they are all part of the fellowship that works to silence you.
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Mark R. Levin is a living, breathing, patriot like the patriots of old. He is a constitutional lawyer who was on President Reagan's legal staff. He has had cases tried in the U.S. Supreme Court. There is no doubt  that this man loves his country. He is active in writing great books focused upon America. He has appeared on Conservative TV, and is also has a national radio show which has a huge audience and is a major hit.
He's also an avid dog lover, has written multiple books on our Constitution, patriotism, and American Juris Prudence.
Look him up on Amazon, every one of his books is a "must have."
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I know and am friends with the author on Facebook, we have stayed in contact intermittently since we returned from the deployment she writes about in 2005. We messaged back and forth in 2008, when I saw she had gotten married and congratulated her, and she reached out to me when I lost a son to cancer in 2013. I saw her discussing a new book she had written that recently came out, and after referring back to her page, I found that she had written this memoir 4 years ago.

I'm not going to sit here and give you my somewhat biased opinion of what she talks about over there, because she and I both had our issues with the administrative personnel in our Combat Stress Company. What I will say is that this book may not paint the pretty heroic picture that makes people here in the USA feel good about our being/still being in Iraq (or Afghanistan), but this story is real.

I commend her for having the courage to write this and I commend her for having the courage to stand up for what's right in a no win situation when we were deployed.  It's a good book too, by the way!!

I had mixed emotions while reading the book, as I had forgotten many of the details of this year long deployment. What I don't forget about the deployment is that I thought the author was not only an excellent soldier and leader, but also a decent and good person. As a former active duty soldier and one of the higher ranking NCO's in the company, I should have been more supportive of this soldier and the trials/tribulations that she was put through that year. Her getting through that, having multiple struggles post deployment, writing this book, and following it up with another one, show the strength and passion this woman possesses. Maybe I was wrong about what I said in reference to this book earlier? Maybe there is ultimately a hero to the story?

That hero is the author, SGT Brookfield.
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The word Patriot gets thrown around a lot these days, this movie is about a true one who gave of self for the love of his Country.
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This book is a wonderful book on patriotism and the American establishment.
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Brave Lady, not only in how she served her Country, but in finally coming out and becoming what she is. I wish I was that brave! Wish her all the best. Thank you for your candor, Service and bravery on all fronts.