The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder
by Vincent Bugliosi
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Author: Vincent BugliosiEdition: Hardcover
Format: Bargain Price
Published: 2008-05-26
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: Vanguard Press
Book Reviews of The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder
Book Review: Does one inaccuracy undermine credibility of author?
Summary: 4 Stars
I read The Prosecution of George W Bush for Murder after meeting Dr. Bugliosi at the Tent State Music Festival during the 2008 DNC in Denver. The lecture Dr. Bugliosi had logical, reasonable arguments supported by facts and statutes, and by the end, he had a few people applauding his conclusion that President Bush should be executed. I've always been sickened by W's misled war in Iraq, and I was intrigued by a book that argued his misleadership constituted murder.
Dr. Bugliosi methodically builds his case that W's lies lead to the inevitable outcome of Americans dying, therefore constituting murder under US law. I liked that Dr. Bugliosi did not sugar-coat his feelings for idiots such as W, Condi, and Cheney, and is even willing to criticize the views and statements of people he likes. Dr. Bugliosi is a so-so writer (since writing is a second profession, I'll cut him some slack here), but I was reading this book for information, not entertainment.
Dr. Bugliosi's credibility was shaken towards the end of his book, by making an incorrect, close-minded statement to support his assertion that popular culture is more vulgar today than it was 50 years ago. On page 241, Dr. Bugliosi writes "...2005 Academy Award for best "song" in a movie, believe it or not, was a rap song (meaning, not even a song or music at all since rap has no melody), "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp"... I haven't heard this song, but the title suggests is could be more vulgar than "Over the Rainbow", the point that Dr. Bugliosi was trying to meet. But making the inaccurate statement that rap has no melodies and is not music, detracts from his argument by weakening his credibility. It also left me wondering if he made other mistakes in building his murder case against W. Could this be the reason that W has not been prosecuted yet (here I assume that if he has been prosecuted, I would have heard about it by now)?
Dr. Bugliosi is an old man, set in his ways, and does not understand the culture of today's youth. When I met him at the Tent State Music Festival, he seemed insulted that there were more people standing in line for concert tickets than were listening to his lecture. When he asked me why all the people were not closer so they could hear his lecture, I told him that they were in line for Rage Against the Machine tickets, and then I had the pleasure of explaining RATM to Dr. Bugliosi. I admire Dr. Bugliosi's views on the Iraq war, and learned a lot from the book, I just wish I could believe everything he writes. Rap is not music, really? Or Dr. Bugliosi doesn't like rap, and therefore lies about it in order to tear it down?
Dr. Bugliosi seems to criticize the negative rather than applaud the positive. The music fans that outnumbered the Bugliosi fans the day I met Dr. Bulgiosi were waiting in line with bags of food to donate to food banks. In return, they received a chance to win RATM tickets, a concert that also featured State Radio, the Coup, and the Flobots - all modern bands with a positive message, if Dr. Bulgiosi could see past some vulgar, in-your-face language. A few days later, these musicians, 6000 of their fans, and Iraq Veterans Against the War marched 3 hours in the summer heat to hand-deliver a letter to the Obama camp. Not a single act of violence or arrest was made. I couldn't be more proud of these youth (I'm 42 years old).
Dr. Bugliosi argues that today's America isn't as great as it was in the past. Dr. Bugliosi, your generation treated Blacks like second-class citizens. A few generations earlier, America made a concerted effort to eliminate Natives. This country was founded on genocide and slavery. I would say today's America is in many ways better than it was in the past, and now that W is out of office, will continue to improve.
Dr. Bugliosi issued a few challenges in his book, so I will issue one to him. In keeping with the Iraq theme, please listen to the rap SONG titled `Iraq' by the Flobots, and then tell me is has no melody. Visit the Flobot's webpage Americawillbe.org, and tell me these MUSICians aren't building a better America. If you still feel that rap has no melody and is just vulgar noise, my band will perform for you anywhere you want (sorry, this is all I have to offer). If you want to admit you were wrong about rap MUSIC and make amends, I invite you to return to Denver for another lecture. I will promise a lecture hall (as opposed to the back of a truck like Tent State) with an audience of hundreds, including several scholars. I will be your personal guide to educate you about the positive things occurring in America today, including introducing you to my young friends who volunteer a lot of their time to make communities better. By the way, the food drive at Tent State was organized by fightwithfood.org, an offshoot of fightwithtools.org, another Flobots web page. I can be reached at Fightwithtools.org, member name Envirobot. I can email `Iraq' by the Flobots, as this song was not on the CD released in the US. Conspiracy? I think not, but who knows?
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