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The amateur : Barack Obama in the White House / Edward Klein.

Klein, Edward, 1936- (Author).

Summary:

It's amateur hour at the White House. So says New York Times bestselling author Edward Klein in his new political exposé The Amateur. Tapping into the public's growing sentiment that President Obama is in over his head, The Amateur argues that Obama's toxic combination of incompetence and arrogance have run our nation and his presidency off the rails. "Obama was both completely inexperienced and ideologically far to the left of Americans when he entered the White House," says Klein. "And he was so arrogant that he didn't even know what he didn't know." Klein, who is known for getting the inside scoop on everyone from the Kennedys to the Clintons, reveals never-before-published details about the Obama administration's political inner workings and about Barack and Michelle's personal lives. From Obama's conceited and detached demeanor, to his detrimental reliance on Michelle Obama and Valerie Jarrett's advice, to the Obamas' extravagant and out-of-touch lifestyle, The Amateur reveals a president whose blatant ignorance and incompetence is sabotaging himself, his presidency, and America.

Record details

ISBN: 9781596987852
ISBN: 1596987855
Physical Description: 277 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Publisher: Washington, District of Columbia : Regnery Pub., [2012]
Distributor: New York, New York : Distributed to the trade by Perseus Distribution.
Copyright: ©2012

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction: The dark side of Obama -- Prologue: As Bill sees it -- pt. I. Chicago, that toddlin' town. Hollow at the core -- A ghostly presence -- " You keep out of this!" -- "You should know better when politicians make promises" -- The man who prepared Obama for the Presidency -- pt. II. Amateur hour at the White House. Drinking the Obama Kool-Aid -- Bungler-in-chief -- Clark Kent -- Ground Zero -- Valerie v. Rahm -- The wrath of Michelle -- Out to lunch -- pt. III. With friends like these. Oprah's sacrifice -- Snubbing Caroline -- The Jewish problem with Obama -- All in the family -- pt. IV. The Obama doctrine. The war on General Jones -- Mind-meld -- The rise of the humanitarian vulcans -- pt. V. A one-term proposition? The "new Obama" -- In search of the real Obama -- The low road.