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Opinionated talk show host and columnist Michael Smerconish has
been chronicling local, state, and national events for the
Philadelphia Daily News and the Philadelphia Inquirer for more than
15 years. He has sounded off on topics as diverse as the hunt for
Osama bin Laden and what the color of your Christmas lights says
about you. In this collection of 100 of his most memorable columns,
Smerconish reflects on American political life with his
characteristic feistiness. A new Afterword for each column provides
updates on both facts and feelings, indicating how the author has
evolved over the years, moving from a reliable Republican voter to
a political Independent. Clowns to the Left of Me, Jokers to the
Right covers the post-9/11 years, Barack Obama's ascension, and the
rise of Donald Trump. Smerconish describes meeting Ronald Reagan,
having dinner with Fidel Castro, barbequing with the band YES in
his backyard, spending the same night with Pete Rose and Ted
Nugent, drinking champagne from the Stanley Cup, and conducting
Bill Cosby's only pretrial interview. He also writes about local
Philadelphia culture, from Sid Mark to the Rizzo statue.
Smerconish's outlook as expressed in these impassioned opinion
pieces goes beyond "liberal" or "conservative." His thought process
continues to evolve and change, and as it does, he aims to provoke
readers to do the same. All author proceeds benefit the Children's
Crisis Treatment Center, a Philadelphia- based, private, nonprofit
agency that provides behavioral health services to children and
their families.
Opinionated talk show host and columnist Michael Smerconish has
been chronicling local, state, and national events for the
Philadelphia Daily News and the Philadelphia Inquirer for more than
15 years. He has sounded off on topics as diverse as the hunt for
Osama bin Laden and what the color of your Christmas lights says
about you. In this collection of 100 of his most memorable columns,
Smerconish reflects on American political life with his
characteristic feistiness. A new Afterword for each column provides
updates on both facts and feelings, indicating how the author has
evolved over the years, moving from a reliable Republican voter to
a political Independent. Clowns to the Left of Me, Jokers to the
Right covers the post-9/11 years, Barack Obama's ascension, and the
rise of Donald Trump. Smerconish describes meeting Ronald Reagan,
having dinner with Fidel Castro, barbequing with the band YES in
his backyard, spending the same night with Pete Rose and Ted
Nugent, drinking champagne from the Stanley Cup, and conducting
Bill Cosby's only pretrial interview. He also writes about local
Philadelphia culture, from Sid Mark to the Rizzo statue.
Smerconish's outlook as expressed in these impassioned opinion
pieces goes beyond "liberal" or "conservative." His thought process
continues to evolve and change, and as it does, he aims to provoke
readers to do the same. All author proceeds benefit the Children's
Crisis Treatment Center, a Philadelphia- based, private, nonprofit
agency that provides behavioral health services to children and
their families.
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