[Cvillemedia] Book Signing in Cville

[David Swanson]

*David Swanson to Discuss and Sign New Book in Charlottesville *
Note: this event is at 6:30 on a Thursday, leaving everyone time to do 
their weekly civic duty by joining Charlottesville Center for Peace and 
Justice from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. to demonstrate for peace in front of the 
Federal Building at the corner of Ridge and Water Streets.

David Swanson will talk about and sign copies of his new book "Daybreak: 
Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union 
<http://www.davidswanson.org/book>," at

6:30 p.m. on

Thursday, September 3, 2009 at

Barnes and Noble bookstore at

Barack's Road Shopping Center
1035 Emmet St Suite A
Charlottesville, VA 22903
(434) 984-0461

"David Swanson's Daybreak impressively exposes all the ways our 
government has changed for the worse under the Bush administration, and 
makes clear that we need to do far more than elect a new president to 
see our tattered Democracy restored." *-- Vincent Bugliosi, author, 
former federal prosecutor*

"Daybreak offers a powerful and compelling picture of what real change 
in America could look like. The world needs more true advocates of 
democracy like David Swanson!" -- *Thom Hartmann, Author, The Last Hours 
of Ancient Sunlight*

"David Swanson's masterful exposure of the emergence of a monarch-like 
president coupled with an effete, irresponsible, and constitutionally 
ignorant Congress is well worth the price of admission. An aroused 
public with a litmus test of honoring the Constitution is urgently 
needed to prevent the Republic from capsizing." -- *Bruce Fein, 
Associate Deputy Attorney General under President Reagan*

"Daybreak is an eyeopener about how our nation was hijacked by the Bush 
administration and how much repair work we, as citizens, must do. David 
Swanson, who has been a one-man wonder leading the charge for 
accountability, writes a compelling narrative that inspires not just 
outrage, but ACTION." --*Medea Benjamin, CoFounder of Code Pink and 
Global Exchange*

"David Swanson is the most thoughtful, determined, and energetic 
progressive activist in America, and one of the most important voices of 
his generation. He's also a unique bridge between traditional real-world 
organizing and the brand new world of online activism. His combination 
of cheerful organizing, passionate speaking, and brilliant blogging is 
an inspiration to everyone who craves a more just, peaceful, and 
sustainable world." -- *Bob Fertik, President of Democrats.com*

"In this important book, David Swanson carefully documents the myriad 
ways in which Bush-Cheney has amassed unprecedented imperial power, 
while Congress has abdicated its constitutional duty to check and 
balance the executive. A useful guide to restore the balance of powers 
and reclaim our constitutional system of government." -- *Marjorie Cohn, 
President of National Lawyers Guild*

"Swanson's book gives a most compelling description of the significance 
of signing statements -- those mostly invisible steps to fascism. As for 
the role of the 110th Congress...if it's possible, they turn out to be 
bigger weasels than I had previously thought." -- *Mike Ferner, National 
President of Veterans For Peace, author of "Inside the Red Zone: A 
Veteran For Peace Reports from Iraq."*

"Swanson has been an indefatigable commentator and activist tirelessly 
advocating for the dismantling of the imperial presidency and the 
restoration of the principles of our Constitution. His energy and 
passion are infectious, as is his cogent reasoning. 'Daybreak' urgently 
reminds us that good political intentions are not sufficient to ensure 
the continuation of our democracy; informed vigilance is vital to that 
task." -- *Mark Karlin, Editor and Publisher, BuzzFlash.com*

"If Tom Jefferson were with us today, he would be saying that we still 
must burst the chains of monkish ignorance and superstition and break 
the bindings that strangle our liberty. But Jefferson - like Paine - is 
gone. So it falls to another from Virginia to sound the signal for a 
rising on behalf of the republic and our own freedom. That man is David 
Swanson, and this remarkable book is his - and America's - call to 
arms." -- *John Nichols, from the Introduction*

"David Swanson writes faster than anyone I know, and is always worth 
reading. He wields a wicked pen (well, technically a wicked keyboard), a 
la Swift or Twain. He thinks with precision and intelligence, with the 
powerful logic of an undefeated chess-playing computer program. He is 
fearless, speaking truth to both power all the time. He bears daily 
witness to the decomposition of our would-be democracy, and he carries 
that same crusading spirit into this book. Read it. Buy it for your 
friends, especially your younger ones. Get together and argue about it. 
Ask John Stewart and Stephen Colbert to have him on their shows. Because 
a better world is still possible, and to get there, a more democratic 
America is necessary." -- *Steve Cobble*

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