RANT
OR RAVE
“I could’ve written a book with no
reporting that would have been utter
bullshit and would have sold a million
copies,” he says.
Before Grunwald’s book hit shelves
Aug. 14, the author heard from his
publisher, Simon & Schuster, that the
best promotion in today’s marketplace
is an on-air plaudit. He had never met
MSNBC host Chris Hayes prior to appearing on his show Aug. 19, so the
glowing introduction he received was a
pleasant surprise.
The book is “fantastic” and “an absolute must-read,” Hayes told viewers. “All
of you watching, right now, go to Amazon, go to Powell’s [a bookstore and website based in Oregon], go to [website]
IndieBound, order it,” Hayes said.
Grunwald tells Huffington he’d be
happy to go on Fox News—but that’s
unlikely. While Grunwald’s book is no
love letter to Obama, the Time reporter
thoroughly investigates the impact of
the stimulus package and argues that
the much-maligned legislation produced
meaningful change in clean energy, education reform, taxes, transportation and
health care, while also helping to save
the free-falling U.S. economy.
But even without a rave from conservative Hannity, which would be unlikely anyhow, the recommend ][ۈ