'What the Heck Are You Up To, Mr. President?': Jimmy Carter, America's 'Malaise,' and the Speech that Should Have Changed the Country (edit title)

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Liked It Rated 4 stars “A quick little book about a speech Carter gave at the height of the 1979 gas crisis -- thought-provoking out of all proportion to its fairly narrow subject. It is also quite disheartening when you realize that, despite 30 years of political blathering and promises promises, just about nothing has...” see full review » see other reviews »

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  “A quick little book about a speech Carter gave at the height of the 1979 gas crisis -- thought-provoking out of all proportion to its fairly narrow subject. It is also quite disheartening when you realize that, despite 30 years of political blathering and promises promises, just about nothing has changed in 30 years. We are still yammering about energy independence without having done a thing about it, we are all cynical and disengaged from the political process (and why wouldn't we be?), we are all entitled self-interested materialists, consuming far more than our share. Although this didn't exactly leave me with a proud-to-be-American rosy glow, it really did make me think about some big, important topics. I only wish I could feel better about our collective national prospects in successfully addressing them. ”

  Jenny B wrote this review Thursday, November 19 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No