Reply #4: Hightower is da bomb.

[Mandate My Ass]

Hightower is a bright and entertaining speaker. He is self-deprecating and peppers his talk with these cute, folksy Texas sayings and euphemisms but don't let that fool you because he possesses an incredibly sharp intellect.

He touched on the war(of course) but also talked about his newest book and how Bush is being enabled by the "Wobblycrats" which is his name for Dems who not only don't stand up to Bush and roundly criticize his tax cuts to the rich, assault on civil liberties and the environment and cozy relationship with corporate thieves, but who enable him by rubber stamping his agenda.

He's says going the grassroots route is the only way we'll take back our country. I joined www.truemajority.com at his urging as did the hundred or so other attendees who were there.

The talk was free but I had such a good time and was so impressed with HIghtower I bought his book which he graciously autographed for me. (BTW, a little tidbit I learned waiting in line for him to autograph my book --- he writes his books longhand --- owch!)