The leftist politics and the cult of personality Corsi, Jerome R. creator text bibliography biography nyu New York Threshold Editions/Simon & Schuster 2008 1st Threshold Editions hardcover ed. monographic eng

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xvi, 364 p. ; 25 cm. Barack Obama stepped onto the national political stage when the then-Illinois State senator addressed the 2004 Democratic National Convention. Soon after Obama was elected to the U.S. Senate, author Jerome Corsi began researching Obama's personal and political background. This book is the result of that research. By tracing Obama's career and influences from his early years in Hawaii and Indonesia, the beginnings of his political career in Chicago, his voting record in the Illinois legislature, his religious training and his adoption of Christianity through to his recent involvement in Kenyan politics, his political advisors and fundraising associates and his meteoric campaign for president, Corsi shows that an Obama presidency would, in his words, be "a repeat of the failed extremist politics that have characterized and plagued Democratic Party politics since the late 1960s."--From publisher description. Preface : Who I am and Why I wrote this book -- Introduction -- pt. 1. Roots -- 1. Myths from his father -- 2. Strangers in strange lands -- 3. Black rage, drugs, and a Communist mentor -- 4. Kenya, Odinga, Communism, and Islam -- pt. 2. The making of a radical politician -- 5. The ideology of "change" -- 6. Tony Rezko and "The Chicago way" -- 6. Meet Reverend Wright -- pt. 3. The candidate is the message -- 8. The cult of personality -- 9. A far-left domestic policy -- 10. Obama's antiwar, anti-Israel foreign policy -- Conlcusion : Defeating Obama -- Notes -- Index. Jerome R. Corsi. Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-339) and index. This title is also available as an eBook. n-us--- a-vt--- Obama, Barack Public opinion Obama, Barack Influence Obama, Barack Political and social views Personality Political aspects United States Public opinion United States Presidents United States Election 2008 Presidential candidates United States Right and left (Political science) Left-wing extremists United States United States Politics and government 2001-2009 E901.1.O23 C826O 328.73092 B 9781416598060 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1416598065 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781416598077 (trade paper : alk. paper) 1416598073 (trade paper : alk. paper) 2008034318 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0825/2008034318.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0825/2008034318.html DLC 080801 20210204121115.0 15392788