Grand theft 2000 : media spectacle and a stolen election /
The battle for the White House following the election of November 7, 2000 took place over 36 days, from the uncertainty of election night to Al Gore's concession on December 13 and George W. Bush's acceptance of the mantle of President-Elect. Kellner recounts the story of a stolen election...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, Md. :
Rowman and Littlefield Publishers,
[2001]
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| Online Access: | Table of contents RIC digital bookplate |
| Summary: | The battle for the White House following the election of November 7, 2000 took place over 36 days, from the uncertainty of election night to Al Gore's concession on December 13 and George W. Bush's acceptance of the mantle of President-Elect. Kellner recounts the story of a stolen election and Republican coup d'etat, focusing on the flaws of the system of democracy in the United States that allowed this event to take place. Kellner examines what the events of Election 2000 tell us about politics in the U.S. today and the alarming consequences for democracy. Arguing that the media are largely to blame for the theft of the presidency by the "Bush machine," Kellner shows how failures of voting technology and literacy, Republican manipulation of the Florida electoral process and political system in the counting of the votes, and structural problems with the system of democracy in the United States reveals a crisis of democracy that requires radical measures. A final section critically dissects the first 100 days of the Bush presidency. |
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| Physical Description: | xxi, 242 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-223) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0742521028 9780742521025 0742521036 9780742521032 |