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1. How did Matt Taibbi feel about the Presidential campaign in Chapter 1? What events were unforeseen at this point in history?

Taibbi was exhausted after the eighteen month-long campaign that was filled with anger and bitterness. No one knew that in two short weeks the American economy would implode. During the first half of the year, Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns lost most of their value. Lehman would file bankruptcy in the next two weeks and set off a global economic crisis.

2. What does Taibbi write of his thoughts on Sarah Palin in Chapter 1?

Matt looked at McCain's choice of Palin as a desperate move. She seemed to be a glorified flight attendant for a commuter airline. He noticed that she presented herself as a populist who was confident and eager to level low-class slams on candidate Obama. She had made the transformation from "unknown" small-town mayor to attack dog.

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