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Thomas A Braun RPh's avatar

Like the emphasis on the positives. Mass Media will continue to be controlled by Big Medicine and Big Pharma as long as that 10.7 billion keeps flowing. Consequently they will continue to put the emphasis on the negatives and untruths about the goals of RFK Junior. Since consumer prescription advertising was launched, there is no backing out because of competitive pressures to continue to run consumer ads. The TV ads are constructed to convey the message that drugs will make you feel good! Shameful! Years ago key insiders expressed to me that only an Act of Congress will reverse Consumer TV advertising of prescription drugs. Unfortunately our congressman don’t have the courage to give up their share of the big Pharma dollars that help them stay in office. The loudest voices including Senator Cassidy that disparage the goals of RFK Jr. march to the beat of the medical money machine. Has nothing to do with making Americans healthier.

ddc's avatar

We'll see. One hell of a lot of people don't consume mass media anymore, or if they do, are reading it from a much different and skeptical perspective. Not everyone, for sure, but a hell of a lot. The Covid overreach was beyond the pale, and many will remember, and will teach their kids.

Micheal Nash, Ph. D.'s avatar

The bipartisan support gives hope

Bruce Miller's avatar

It is thoroughly corrupting. Sadly, Fox is among the worst offender. Totally in the pocket of big pharma.

LoverOfHills's avatar

RAV and Newsmax too, unfortunately.

James Lord's avatar

Mr. Spicer was a guest of my US rep at a residential campaign event in 2022. I received from his hands a signed copy of his book there, which I read. "Radical Nation." The subtitle is "Joe Biden & Kamala Harris's Dangerous Plan for America." I think that subtitle was 100% on the mark.

Barbara Lekowicz's avatar

Thank you for your review of this book. I feel it is factual and worth noting. I have come to believe that other than the terrible way America suffered at the hands of President Autopen, Trump was able to prepare intelligently for his second term. It would have been more of the same had he gone immediately into a second term. The Deep State and Obama would have seen to that. This Congress, however, is serving to disappoint by not codifying President Trump’s mandate! Do we truly have that many RINOs in Congress? I am hoping the second half of this term will show more successes to compliment the ones we’ve seen so far. There have indeed been successes and I try to focus on them when I get discouraged. You are such a source of hope to your followers, Dr Malone, in providing needed information to us. Thank you again for all you and Jill do for America!

JanC1955's avatar

Really informative review, thank you! With regard to the staying power of the changes taking place in the country during Trump 2.0, which are so common sense and absolutely necessary for our survival as a great nation, I confess to being very worried about the inevitable Dem takeover of fedgov, whether it happens in 2 years or 4, or even 6/8. The left is quite literally losing its collective mind, and I shudder to think how they will respond once back in power.

Pauline Boston's avatar

Dr. Malone, thank you for your honest assessment of Spicer's book. I had the feeling that during his Press Secretary days he was being shot down from inside, and that he was being kept from telling the truth (being manipulated overly). I first witnessed your honesty and class on the Dark Horse Podcast with Dr's. Bret and Heather Weinstein at the start of Covid. No one with any brains listened to you warning about the danger of using the m-RNA as a vaccine, and you admitted that it wouldn't work, wouldn't stay at the injection site. My friends on the left still blame you for inventing it.

In 2016 I was still a Kennedy Democrat, having read The Art of the Deal decades earlier, and thought Trump was a pompous jerk. I left the Democrats in 2020 when Biden began censoring our questioning of the plandemic. I am Independent, but voted Trump because of all the other ex-Dems who joined him. I had a Kennedy sign out front until the 2024 election.

My only input to your excellent review is that I think the inverted Food Pyramid is one of the best moves in MAHA. That starches, carbs, and sugar are the main causes of obesity and high cholesterol has been ignored by the medical and diet industry. Did I miss the mention in the book? Thank you for all your support of MAHA. Love the Funnies!

LB (Little Birdie)'s avatar

You and I could have been twins. Although I never announced myself as a Kennedy Democrat, he was my choice up until his alignment with Trump.

Dupe's avatar

Dr. Malone, you taught me what pseudouridine is and why mRNA is toxic. Thank you for your honest and fair review of Spicer’s book. I sent your review out to a number of people and I will be ordering his book.

Jean's avatar

Thank you for covering this book! Your perspectives are very helpful.

i would note that JJ, Thought Leaders, Epoch Times recently interviewed Mr Spicer. They cover some of the book. Jan took the opportunity to try and go further into some of the topics, including MAHA.

I will look forward to a kindle edition. My Boss Lady is dealing with crises at this point. My local client has a "No Kings" sign in the front yard. Having the additional insights should help with my commenting here and there.

Again, your timely review is great and mucb appreciated.

CLIFFORD F GERACI's avatar

What a shame that half the country, 75M Harris voters, hate America and want to see her fail. Thank God for Trump and the 77M who voted for him and saved our country from Progressive Leftist ruin......and thank you all who are contributors to making America stronger and more safe every day.

ComeQuicklyLord's avatar

God gifted us a four year reprieve (2021-2024) for strategic planning that is unmatched in my life time. I am amazed how strategic Trump and his cabinet is with all of the positive wins that have taken place, and thank God for Mike Johnson in the House!

Great news on a Sunday night!

Andrew Bamji's avatar

As a Brit across the pond I do not understand a great deal of US politics but this review suggests I might understand more if I buy the book, so I shall. I am intrigued by the chronicle structure, especially as my own chronicle of the COVID saga was no-platformed by Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing arm.

Never too old to learn!

Brandy's avatar

Thanks for you r input. I don't buy many books, but this one I will own.

Jane Tracy's avatar

I’m with you Brandy on this one.

Thank you Drs Malone for the great review of this book!

G Hansen's avatar

To me, Trump has been a mixed bag. His greatest successes are the border and the improvements the HHS department.

I believe the war in Iran will destroy his presidency, perhaps deservedly so. We will never know if the destruction of the world economy outweighs the chance that Iran may have used a nucular bomb if they were to develop it. We can all have our opinions on that, but it's obvious that the war is going to cause tremendous problems.

The choices in the previous election were cut and dried. Harris would have been a disaster as president. Would she have got us into a war in Iran? We will never know.

But Trump's promise for an anti-war policy was hopeful, but he did not follow through on the promise. His oversized ego and the hubris he shows will be his downfall. He seems generally concerned about having a good legacy, but I don't think he will.

LoverOfHills's avatar

The best explanation I've heard on what the heck happened to Trump's promises, is the recent interview of Tucker's with MTG. She speaks frankly, very impressively actually (for the first time, this chat made me see her as a future potential VP) about the inner workings, of how it was clear, very quickly, his alignments changing, from folks like her, to the Swamp. Tucker's also recent chat with his brother, Buck, gives another insiders explanation. Buck wrote speeches for Trump, was a very early Trump believer.

Trump turning on Massie, Tucker, especially, on Marjorie Taylor Greene- who fought so consistently hard for him for many years!, should be explained in this book of Sean Spicer, but I doubt it is mentioned.

Pauline Boston's avatar

I have many of your concerns, especially Trump's willingness to be bullied by Netanyahu into fighting Israel's war. This I do not understand, because the Donald is afraid of no one else. Is he being blackmailed? Are we being gaslit? It doesn't feel right.

BonnieMae's avatar

Thank you for your concise review of this book. I ordered immediately, so thank you as well for including a link (otherwise it has to go on my to-do list, which is always lengthy!). I have friends and family members who are very left of center, and others who are on the fence...this promises to provide salty stats to sprinkle lightly on conversations where I feel that a small opening exists! Praying that thirst for more is created!

Drs. Malone, your work is deeply appreciated.

BonnieMae's avatar

Received my book today, and there was a surprise inside! My mailbox was crawling with tiny black ants, and even worse, the package had ants escaping in every direction! I whacked it around a few times before opening it, and more came out of the cardboard package. Opened the book itself, and there were not only ants, but larvae inside the dustjacket! I have dealt before with ants in the mailbox (not sure what the attraction is), but for there to be larvae INSIDE the dustjacket really makes me wonder if it's more than just a coincidence. Anyone else experiencing something like this?

I openly admit to being a conspiracy theorist, and could easily imagine a wild-eyed, multi-pierced liberal doing something low and tricky to make a conservative book get pitched, unread!!

Anyway...it didn't work, and I'll be sitting down later to begin reading with a cup of tea!

Ellerslie's avatar

Thanks. Amazingly, my Portland OR library has ordered it. You honor the author with a thoughtful and detailed review of the sort any writer would appreciate but rarely gets.

LB (Little Birdie)'s avatar

If ever there is a book you are interested in that is not on order at your local library - you as a patron and tax payer should be able to request it. If they decline to purchase on the 1st request, I recommend doing request again. I worked 20yr. in library system here in CO.

VictorDianne Watson's avatar

Thanks for the overview of Sean Spicer’s book, Trump 2.0. Your final take that it is unlikely that Trump’s policies will continue after his term is ended makes sense. I am hopeful that JD Vance or Marco Rubio could win in 2028, and, I believe, could carry on these policies for 8 more years. JD Vance has been the most notable Vice President in my lifetime and Marco Rubio the most notable Secretary of State. Two amazing young men with a wealth of potential!! The men who have been install at HHS by Kennedy are also exemplary, as is Kennedy himself. If we could just get the lawfare under control, important things can happen. I would like to lose Senator Bill Cassidy. He has been a thorn in the side of MAHA since day one. He needs to go. I would also like to see the lobbying of Congress be prohibited. The companies lobbying are all about making money and not concerned with how it affects Americans. My dreams😊