Prior to his book signing in Washington DC Oct. 7, 50 Ways author Michael Huttner was interviewed on Channel 8 in Washington DC. Watch the interview here.
Read about our book signing at the Tattered Cover in Denver.
A post on the Raw Story blog discusses how Michelle Malkin's attacks on 50 Ways resulted in more sales of our book. We hope Malkin's nasty blog post against 50 Ways inspires action to fight Malkin and her ilk--and change America for the better.
Two right-leaning free marketeers praised aspects of 50 Ways in a just-published review. We wonder what Michelle Malkin would say to them. They find the honesty to write: "...if you get past the title, you will find that the book is mostly about civic participation. Thus, it might be moderately useful regardless of your political goals. Ironically, the book may prove most useful for those fighting Obama's policies."
Here are the lyrics to our "50 Ways to Help Obama" song, performed at the Tattered Cover during our first book signing and singing.
50 Ways to Help Obama
“The problem is all about apathy”, she said to me
The answer is easy if you take it logically
You can become the activist you want to be
There must be fifty ways to help Obama.
She said it’s really not my habit to intrude
But after eight years of George Bush our country is just screwed?”
And you yourself, can find a way to help the new dude
There must be fifty ways to help Obama.
Fifty ways to help Obama.
You just raise up your voice, Joyce
Find a town hall, y’all
You don’t need lots of dough, Flo,
To change this country
We’re all on this bus, Gus
It’s time to discuss much
Just think what could be, Lee
And change this country.
Ooo Make a YouTube, Rube
Go door to door, Flor
You don’t need no new pants, Lance
Just listen to me
Hop on the bus, Gus
We’ve got to adjust much
To shake up DC, Lee
And change our country
She said we’ve finally got a president with a brain
And I know there is something we can do to help him right this train
I said I appreciate that and would you please explain
About the fifty ways
She said why don’t we both just volunteer tonight
And I believe in the morning you’ll begin to see the light
And then we leafleted and I realized she probably was right
There must be fifty ways to help Obama
Fifty ways to help Obama
You just pick up the phone, Joan
Take back the flag, Mag,
Just make a dent, Kent
And change the country
Let’s steer the bus, Gus
It’s time to adjust much
Just turn off the TV, Lee
and change our country
Get off the couch, slouch
Convince a blue dog, Claude
You don’t need your own show, Moe
Just listen to me
Ooh, It’s a new bus, Gus
We don’t need to combust much
Just go hug a tree, Lee
And change the country
On the Washington Post's book blog, called Short Stack (https://voices.washingtonpost.com/shortstack/), we respond to Michele Malkin's attack on 50 Ways.
Click here to see our book performed as a song.
Right-wing extremist Michele Malkin didn't like our book much, though it appears she didn't read it. She wrote that the book was aimed at “every nutroots activist out there” and was a bid to “dislodge conservative authors.”
In his Nation blog, Ari Melber writes, "Michael Huttner, who heads ProgressNow, a 2-million member netroots organization focused on state issues, has a new book out this week that aims to mobilize Obama supporters into taking more concrete action to help and push the administration during this governance period."
A Reuters blogger appears to be amused by our promise to send an Obama supporter to Hawaii to tour the hospital where Obama was born. We're running a contest for ideas and stories, big and small, about how to help Obama.
Westword's Michael Roberts is impressed by the marketing campaign of 50 Ways You Can Help Obama Change America. He writes that the promotional efforts demonstrated a "cheeky sense of humor."
Teagan Goddard's political wire ran an cover excerpt from 50 Ways, sparking a discussion in the comments section about the Obama presidency.
Amazon.com, August 12, 2009
Great book, makes it crystal clear that the change we all voted for is US. Very well written guide that helps the average citizen see how we can all get involved in the President's agenda for change. I found it inspiring in an early 60s Camelot sort of way. It's an exciting time to be living in America, and this book is a great road map to making the most of it. Well done!
