The 2008 presidential election was historic in that it reflected Americans’ overwhelming call for change in the United States. Now, the millions of people who worked hard to elect Barack Obama are asking themselves, “What’s next? How do we keep the momentum going?” 50 Ways You Can Help Obama Change America by Michael Huttner and Jason Salzman answers those questions. From using public transportation, planting a garden, and making a YouTube video to joining the Peace Corps, test…
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Truly inspiring and helpful for the young political activist in your family. It kept both my sons engaged and interested in doing more in their school and community. It talks about a lot of the complicated issues without dumbing everything down nor does it champion a particular cause or ideology. It simply aims to make the average American more involved in the political arena and in their community just like the President did in the suburbs of Chicago.
If you enjoyed “Audacity of Hope” or “Dreams of my Father” this is another must have. The President needs our help and after working as a volunteer in 2008, I know the average Joe really can make a HUGE impact and can help continue putting this country back on track.
I found this to be an easy to read, well laid out directory of options for those seeking to better America through volunteerism. I gave it 4 stars because I felt the inclusion of Obama’s name in the title made it unnecessarily partisan, as evidenced by the mental midgets who did nothing but post fake “reviews” just to try and bring down the book’s overall rating. If they’d bothered to actually READ it, they would have seen that there are options for everyone, regardless of political ideology. If you’re interested in working the political side of things, there are links to both the Democratic AND Republican parties. If you want to honor our veterans, there are links to the VA, USO and other organizations that focus on them. If you are concerned about the state of education, you can find information on ways to mentor or tutor young people, etc. This book would have been better titled, “50 Ways You Can Help Change America” because that’s what it is, regardless of who you’d like to see running the country. If you are someone who actually wants to take action and make things better instead of sitting around whining and expecting everyone else to fix things, this book is for you.
Or you can just write fake book reviews.
A great book for people of convictions, but without prior experience in political action. Lots of simple choices for the person who is concerned about the control aof our country, and therefore our lives and how to change things to benefit the working people. Directions on hvow to take action and quit just frustrated complaining.