Vote.Com: How Big-Money Lobbyists and the Media Are Losing Their Influence, and the Internet is Giving Power Back to the People

by Dick Morris

Book Overview

As the print and broadcast media-commonly referred to as the Fourth Estate-falters and fails, a new social and political force is rising in power. The Fifth Estate, as Morris has dubbed it, is made up... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580631630
• ISBN13: 9781580631631
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Renaissance Books
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Some technical underpinnings behind his concepts.

I don't pretend to know how many of his predictions will come about, but his comments about web site development, traffic generation and cost are right on. If it is available, you can register a domain name of your choice(...). This gives you a worldwide platform from which to present your views. It has room enough to hold hundreds of pages of text and images that support whatever position you choose. If you are clever, funny, interesting, people will find it. Never in history has it been possible for an individual to make his/her thoughts so available for so little.He is also right about the established parties not getting it. Just for fun, take a tour of web sites. Try to connect to each states abbreviation + GOP and then .com .net .org For example, what is displayed at TXGOP.net. Lest you think I am bashing Republicans here, consider that there is no reason Democrats or others can't register such domains and use them as a platform in the "enemy camp".You will find that some are for sale, many are registered but not hosted, so they show "error 500 server errors", few understand the concept of reserving multiple domains and redirecting to your main site. Most have that "Corporate" = Boring feel to them. Only one was funny.There is clearly opportunity waiting for someone to exploit this. I found his insights very helpful in thinking about the possible application of these concepts in the real world.

of course, he's right. The internet will be the government

Basically what Dick Morris and Matt Drudge have both realized, is that as the cost of communication drops to zero, the political and media institutions that have been based on restricted access to information and power, will be drastically re-formed. Not the sham 'campaign reform' which has been the successful creation of an incumbancy entitlement, but rather the true reformation of participatory democracy. There will be excesses and adjustments. The process is in its infancy, but Morris has seen the trend for what it is. Those who don't like Dick Morris should still recognize him for what he is, the most brilliant mind in politics who is willing to speak his mind. (There may be more brilliant individuals, but they don't tell us what they are really thinking.) If you don't read this book, some of these changes may take you by surprise. If you want to help shape the political future, please read this book.

The Lost Legend

This is truly an incredible story of how the horse became one of mankinds greatest treasures. It will certainly be the perfect Christmas gift for anyone who loves horses.

INTERNET POLITICS

This book offers a very exciting preview of how politics will change because of the widespread use of the internet - and the information available through it. If half of what Mr. Morris predicts comes true, we will be in a whole new and exciting world. I hope that he is right!

A PROVOCATIVE HYPOTHESIS

Presents an interesting scenario for politics in America, which if true, means big time changes in our political system. Not all of which may be for the better.