A Fighting Chance | 
I took teaching seriously. The students who showed up in my classroom would soon graduate and go out in the world with incredible power, perhaps more than they realized. They would handle other people‘s money, other people‘s businesses, other peoples lives.
⬆️If legislators actually saw their jobs as ‘handling other people‘s lives‘ maybe they‘d do a better job...
And there was one more question I‘ve never thought about before: What the heck was Congress doing passing laws if they didn‘t actually know what was going on?
Thank you for asking the million dollar question, Senator!
pickElizabeth Warren is an inspiration. This was the first book of hers that I‘ve read and it was packed full of interesting policy detail (seriously), family stories, personal experiences and work challenges. Highly recommend for anyone wanting a behind the scenes look at how she became a Senator. #nonfiction #biography #political
First time voter!!!! #notbookrelated #teamwarren #votevotevote
1. My most recent 5-star is tagged. It‘s been a #starstingy year.
2. Always crunchy
3. Both. I love nothing more than sunrise at the ocean, but most times I‘d pick sunset.
4. New HVAC for our house. Or a trip to Barcelona. Tough call!
5. Third, except for learning the multiplication tables
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@MelissaSue81 I enjoyed this one, I think it really benefited by being written years ago, before she was even remotely considering running for President. It made it more personal and honest, at least to me.
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pickSo far my favorite of #ReadTheCandadites. It covers her early life, marriage, teaching, through when Washington came to her for expertise during the financial meltdown. It follows her life as she began to be more public about fighting for A Fighting Chance for everyone up until her run for Senate. It‘s a great candidate read, but also a great read for an insight into Washington from an outsider POV and into the forces that caused the meltdown.
😂 wow that seems incredibly prescient ...if only she knew what would pass as “just locker room talk” a few years after she wrote this 🙄
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“So I figured: Too bad. Too damn bad. If a bunch of senators were going to pick the banks over families, then the American public had a right to know. And if we didn‘t win, we could at least make one hell of a stink.”
Funny to read that now, knowing where she is today.
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🙊This is why we can‘t have nice things🙈
I love these finding her feet stories (the bad news from Dan stories) it‘s great to get a peek before she was running and/or familiar with Washington to see how she learned the ropes to navigate the quagmire that is inside Washington.
It‘s such a different feel than the other #ReadTheCandidates books I‘ve read, that are all looking back at their success on current issues, it‘s refreshing to hear her talk about the process, even when it‘s bad.
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Oh geez...we don‘t want the banks to overwhelm themselves foreclosing on people.
Finally I have the answer to a question I often wondered, why didn‘t they bail out and help homeowners who were being foreclosed on more...🤦♀️🙄🤬
Love that quote! Because I feel that way often... if it‘s for one group it‘s an incentive, it‘s great, it will boost the economy....for the other half it‘s a giveaway and an entitlement and they are unworthy. What we give away as a tax cut for the wealthy, we could not possibly give to the 99% in say education, healthcare, infrastructure, etc.
The hypocrisy drives me crazy too.🤦♀️
...”acquire smaller companies. Even if it means entering shaky or unprofitable markets. Do it anyway, so you can grow, grow, grow. And then - here‘s the important part-borrow from everyone else to finance all that growth.
Why? Because a financial company that was truly gigantic and owed lots of money to lots of other big companies would be so important to the economy as a whole that the government would not let it fail.”
She‘d been warned, but nevertheless she persisted!
So funny this was written years BEFORE that became a line about her after trying to read a Coretta Scott King letter into the record.
When her Twitter matches what you are currently reading. 🔥
Sorry, I feel like I‘m posting most of this chapter.... but the “sophisticated financial institutions” should have known better.
“Okay, so our authorities were limited. No ability to subpoena witnesses. no power to blow a whistle to stop the flow of money if we thought something shady was going on. And there was no requirement that the secretary of the Treasury explain his strategy to us.”
^When Washington came calling the next time, during the financial meltdown.
It really hurts to read this now, know there were people there who saw the writing on the wall and the troubles coming, but no one was listening to all the warning signs even though some were screaming it loudly.
...”stopped happening in the 1970‘s. For the middle class, wages (adjusted for inflation) has remained stagnant for an entire generation.
Other things being equal, the middle class might have made it through-no richer than their parents, but no poorer either. But other things weren‘t equal, because costs went up for stuff that was a lot harder to live without, like health care and education.”
So stopping buying the story about lazy GenX Y or Z
This book so completely outlines the buildup to the financial collapse, and all before it happened. And also all because the government was listening to the banks instead of the experts.
pickElizabeth Warren is a fighter, whether in her personal life or for middle class Americans. From the very beginning of her law career, she‘s been researching and making a difference for regular folks like you and me. I appreciated how she discussed complex economic concepts without being snoozy, or making me feel dumb. Very authentic. 4.5 stars
Full review http://www.TheBibliophage.com
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Found the audio of this on Hoopla, and I‘m glad I have the hardback (bought on the cheap) too. Loving her story and ideas already. And I remember seeing her on Jon Stewart way back when, and thinking “I finally understand these issues!” This is my 4th for #readthecandidates !
#nfbuddyread
pickElizabeth Warren's policy initiatives are crushing it. She speaks truth to corrupt power. I am a fervent supporter of her campaign for president. She is outspoken, whip smart, and takes no shit. This autobiography is an inspiring portrait of a college dropout who became a Harvard professor, the daughter of a janitor who became a senator. I am so excited for her candidacy and hope ya'll dig in. 2020 is right around the corner! The future is now.
pickI didn't know much about Warren, besides that she's fiery and down on big banks, but I was pleasantly surprised. I really enjoyed getting to know her in this book. She grew up poor in Oklahoma and went to college against her parents wishes because she felt the drum beat of NEEDING to learn. I relate so much to that. She really cares about the individuals who make up America and she wants the best for the middle class. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ #ReadTheCandidates
The list for #ReadTheCandidates keeps growing, and I have to say this LIST, dated today, is already out of date @MelissaSue81
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vox.com/platform/amp/policy-and-politics/2019/3...
And on that note, I have Harris and Buttigieg up next for me from the library.
Went to my happy place today with daughter, my best friend and her kids. Found all of this for $15!! Plus 3 unpictured books for my mini me. Authors include Jean Plaidy, Jenny Colgan, Lauren Denton, Lisa Wingate, Alison Weir and Ellen Marie Wiseman.
pickBook 2 for my #ReadTheCandidates challenge. Confession: I didn‘t care much for Elizabeth Warren prior to reading this book. I didn‘t know much about her positions or her work and I hadn‘t really liked what I had seen of her speaking. This book really changed my mind!! She truly cares about her constituents and the ways people are hurt financially by greedy banks and lenders. She is also extremely smart and has oodles of life experience
pickBook 2 for my #ReadTheCandidates challenge. Confession: I didn‘t care much for Elizabeth Warren prior to reading this book. I didn‘t know much about her positions or her work and I hadn‘t really liked what I had seen of her speaking. This book really changed my mind!! She truly cares about her constituents and the ways people are hurt financially by greedy banks and lenders. She is also extremely smart and has oodles of life experience
On a Roll with my #ReadTheCandidates Books. She has a newer book than this that I think will be more about her platform but this one is about herself and her beginnings in Washington.
bailedUgh. After the Gillibrand book that was so engaging, this was as dry as the desert. I didn‘t even make it through the first chapter. :/
pickMay I suggest this as a palatable chaser for everyone that read F&F? Warren is our very own Mr. Smith in Washington and her intelligence, positivity, and sheer grit are always inspiring to me. I'll have to read This is Our Fight soon. Add it to the mental TBR for when I feel downtrodden.
Another non-book post. Sorry, I'm being super productive today so I can watch the James Comey show tomorrow morning. The Elizabeth Warren action figure Kickstarter has been fully funded. If you'd like your own, pledge $19 plus S&H. I had to get one to pair with my Bernie action figure. #ShePersisted
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fctry/elizabeth-warren-action-figure/descri...
I just had to show someone my new workout gear that I just ordered (except mine's purple!)!! #shepersisted
#MarchintoReading#FemaleSuperhero @RealLifeReading #ElizabethWarren
Cannot thank this female superhero of a woman enough for all she has done for women & our nation.
A great list for #WonderWomanWednesday #WWW #shepersisted #diversebooksu @LitsyFeministBookClub @BookishFeminist http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/books-for-women-who-persist_us_589b2ad8e4b09...
So today's #WithLoveBerkley is #badassheroines and I was gonna chose Carla Anderson from MLBuchman's "target engaged" but the cover was of the Hero. instead I chose a real live badass heroine author. #shepersisted
I think we have our new rallying cry! 🙌🏻
Nevertheless, she persisted. #recommendsday
