Confessions of a Former Dittohead

<div><p>Everyone knows a dittohead. In addition to being devoted listeners of Rush Limbaugh, they&#8217;re also loud, judgmental, and sure they&#8217;re always right. One of the most common phrases you&#8217;ll hear them use is &#8220;if you only understood politics you&#8217;d be a Republican.&#8221; And from abortion to gay marriage to national defense to fiscal policy, Rush details for them how it only works the Republican way.</p><p><i>Confessions of a Former Dittohead</i> is the true story of how one average American turned away from the lies and distortions of Rush Limbaugh and the Republican Party to become a Liberal Democrat. Originally a diary on the popular website Daily Kos, this amazing book follows red-stater Jim Derych on a personal journey from the heart of conservative darkness to the light of liberalism, as he shares his observations and techniques with a progressive audience in the hopes of winning the battle over what George Lakoff describes as &#8220;framing.&#8221;</p><p>In addition to showing how the accumulated experiences of his life&#8212;a friend who had an abortion, a gay college roommate, his time spent in the Young Republicans&#8212;turned him away from the Republican Party, <i>Confessions</i> also discusses the major political and social issues of our day&#8212;abortion, gay marriage, social security, evolution&#8212;in order to show how &#8220;dittoheads&#8221; think, and what liberals and progressives can do to change that thinking.</p><p>An incredible personal and political story, <i>Confessions of a Former Dittohead</i> is the most important political book of the year.</p><p><b>Jim Derych</b> lives and works in Tennessee.</p></div>