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	Banana Republicans: Go Bananas!
		In writing Banana Republicans, authors Sheldon Rampton and John Stauber experimented with collaborative research, inviting Disinfopedia users to contribute their own research and analysis while the book was being written.
		Republicans are usually able to dominate the news cycle, through a three-part strategy: (1) Using complaints of "liberal bias" to "work the refs"; (2) building their own, ideologically-driven media as an alternative to the mainstream; and (3) effectively promoting conservatives WITHIN the mainstream media--helping the find jobs and advance their careers and visibility.
		Republicans have begun to use their dominance at different levels of government to achieve "synergies of power," as for example when they pressure lobbyists to hire Republicans, which in turn reinforces their fundraising advantage.
	www.bananarepublicans.org /contents.html (444 words)

	Banana Republicans
		Banana Republicans is the latest book by Sheldon Rampton and John Stauber of the Center for Media and Democracy.
		The bestselling authors of Weapons of Mass Deception lay bare how the "right-wing conspiracy," as represented by the national GOP and its functionaries in the media, lobbying establishment and electoral system, is undermining dissent and squelching pluralistic politics in America.
		Banana Republicans reveals how the GOP leadership maintains its hold on power through the systemic manipulation of the electoral system, the media, the lobbying establishment, and the political culture at large.
	www.bananarepublicans.org (319 words)

	Banana Republicans: How the Right Wing Is Turning America Into a One-Party State - SourceWatch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Banana Republicans: How the Right Wing is Turning America Into a One-Party State (ISBN 1585423424) is a book by Sheldon Rampton and John Stauber (http://www.prwatch.org/bios.html) of the Center for Media and Democracy (http://www.prwatch.org) (which sponsors the SourceWatch).
		In writing Banana Republicans, Rampton and Stauber experimented with collaborative research, inviting SourceWatch users to contribute their own research and analysis while the book was being written.
		Banana Republicans website (http://www.bananarepublicans.org), featuring authors' bios, an excerpt from the book, and links to reviews and interviews with the authors.
	www.disinfopedia.org /wiki.phtml?title=Banana_Republicans (333 words)

	Banana Republicans - dKosopedia
		A meme which encapsulates the idea that the Republicans (or at least, certain Republicans of great power) would like to see the US run much like the exploitation-friendly puppet dictatorships of Old South America, that is, like a "Banana Republic".
		One would assume that this should be a non-partisan issue, but the Republicans have taken sides against accountablity for electronic voting machines, implying they suspect the ability to cheat at elections electronically favor them.
		Republicans not only support and promote outsourcing, but use it for their election work.
	www.dkosopedia.com /index.php?title=Banana_Republicans&printable=yes (233 words)

	Urban Legends Reference Pages: Business (Banana Skinned)
		It was the use of "banana" in the monetary sense that caused $10,000 worth of trouble for a national chain of electronics stores.
		Each stereo was exchanged for $40 to $60 worth of bananas, and Silo took in a total of 11,000 bananas.
		Many of the bananas were donated to Woodland Park Zoo, but there were too many even for the hungry animals.
	www.snopes.com /business/deals/bananas.asp (522 words)

	The War at Home
		The Republican party's hard right - "movement conservatives," as they like to call themselves - hold views and long-term objectives that are considerably to the right of mainstream public opinion, but they had managed to maneuver themselves into a position of control over nearly every branch of the American government.
		Republican domination of all these political institutions has created secondary synergistic effects that further strengthen the party's hold on power.
		Although Republicans frequently complain about the "liberal bias" of the news media - the so-called "fourth branch of government" - the reality is that conservatives have become increasingly influential within the media, with overwhelming domination of talk radio and a preponderant advantage on cable television, if not on the broadcast networks.
	www.commondreams.org /views04/0517-08.htm (3592 words)

	dervala.net: Banana Republicans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		David bought everything from the blue and beige Banana Republic palette, Jason (or more usually his proxy, me) scooped up the fl and red stuff into their pale-blue carrier bags.
		Banana shirts, preferably deep blue and not home-pressed, whispered a soothing compromise, and so collectively the dot-com biz-dev babies looked duller than than any IBM suit.
		I was flattered by their shameless dress-size deflation, which by 2000 had me buying size 2 trousers and wondering what the hell Calista Flockheart was left with.
	www.dervala.net /archives/000037.html (873 words)

	=The Hill.com= (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		The term "banana republic" has generally been used with respect to countries (usually in Latin America) that are dominated by corporate and mililtary elites and that use the pretext of national security to justify restrictions on democracy.
		The fact that Republicans currently control every branch of the federal government is only part of the reason why the subtitle of our book talks about the right wing "turning America into a one-party state." We're also alarmed by the increasingly bellicose tone of right-wing rhetoric.
		Republicans also now control the majority of state legislatures and governor's mansions, again for the first time since 1932.
	www.thehill.com /daily_features/062404.aspx (2100 words)

	GOP in Gap clothing: Emergence of the Banana Republicans
		Not surprisingly, Banana Republicans are put off by the attempts of GOP leaders in Congress to remove President Clinton from office.
		Banana Republicans care about a range of issues that don't fit neatly into the traditional beliefs of either party.
		Instead of the dour and harsh party elders in Washington, Banana Republicans are drawn to fresh-faced leaders with an upbeat outlook and a compassionate core.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/examiner/archive/1999/01/25/EDITORIAL9966.dtl (714 words)

	Banana Republicans: How the Right Wing Is Turning America into a One-Party State (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Republican polling place observers (like Chief Justice Rehnquist in 1964 in Arizona) have been known to stop fl voters, take their picture and harass them.
		The authors point out how Republican sponsored redistricting in Pennsylvania and Illinois, where democrats represent the highest number of registered voters, has led the majority of congresspersons in these states to be Republicans.
		Republicans were silent about this in contrast to the holy uproar over the CPI's reports on similar violations by Clinton.
	www.textkit.com /0_1585423424.html (2594 words)

	iBrattleboro: Book Review: Banana Republicans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		"Banana Republicans: How the Right Wing is Turning America into a One-Party State" from Tarcher/Penguin is a book that answers that question in a simple and direct way, presenting a case assembled from news reports and public documents.
		Republicans have this down to a science, with participants sticking to a strict script.
		"Banana Republicans: How the Right Wing is Turning America into a One-Party State" makes a great follow-up to Farenheit 9-11, is an easy read, and might help you sort out who is paying for the opinions you hear and the laws being made.
	www.ibrattleboro.com /article.php?story=20040709171914933&mode=print (1054 words)

	PERRspectives Blog: Banana Republicans
		With their notorious "K Street Project", Republicans have perfected the Iron Triangle that greases the skids between officials in federal agencies, the congressman and staff that have oversight for them, and the legions of lobbyists who ply them with connections, cash, and careers.
		The Republicans parasites in the White House, in Congress, in state houses and in the lobbying firms, are turning the United States into a sad parody of the stereotypical South American banana Republic.
		The original banana republic is located in Central America and the term refers to the country of Guatemala which was taken over by Col. Castillo Armas when the progressive president of that country decided to tax the income of the US owned United Fruit Company.
	www.perrspectives.com /blog/archives/000255.htm (2492 words)

	Banana Republicans, Sheldon Rampton, John Stauber excerpt, ThinkingPeace
		The Republican Party's philosophy and political organizing strategies have been remarkably successful at helping the party achieve and consolidate power in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
		Republican dominance on K Street has further enhanced the party's fundraising advantage over Democrats.
		Barbour is the former chairman of the Republican National Committee and also owns his own lobby shop, Barbour, Griffith and Rogers, which represents 50 major clients, including representatives of the tobacco, automobile, pharmaceutical, health care and transportation industries.
	www.thinkingpeace.com /Lib/lib019.html (2994 words)

	The Portland Alliance Banana Republicans Book Review
		Banana Republicans is a damning account of the Machiavellian tactics that Republican Party strategists have utilized to hijack public debate on nearly every subject and turn it into warfare.
		Banana Republicans details how some seemingly independent journalists are actually paid by interests not publicly undisclosed for slanted, pandering columns and opinion pieces.
		Banana Republicans illustrates how right-wingers have, over a span of decades, formed truly effective communities for fostering piss-and-vinegar soaked neophytes and promoting them both in and outside of the mainstream media.
	www.theportlandalliance.org /2004/june/bananarepubs.htm (611 words)

	Book Review: Banana Republicans
		Sheldon Rampton and John Stauber are not without bias—the book’s subheader is “How the right wing is turning America into a one-party state”— but rather than take simple potshots at the right, Banana Republicans provides a systematic explanation of just that.
		There is a reason that the Republican Party has not controlled all three branches of the government since 1932—but there is also a reason that they do now.
		Though it obviously sides with the left wing, Banana Republicans works in the finest traditions of objective journalism.
	www.riverwestcurrents.org /2004/June/001804.html (421 words)

	News4Jax.com - Election 2004 - New Citizens Say GOP Took Away Their Right To Choose
		One of the things he had always wanted to was register to vote, but when he was offered the chance to do that right outside the ceremony, he knew something wasn't right -- the place on the form where you're asked to choose Democrat, Republican or independent was already filled out.
		She said she asked what was going on, and was told the woman registering voters said they were with a Republican organization.
		For the record, any registered voter can vote for any candidate of any party in a general election, but in most primaries in Florida, people can only vote for candidates of their own party.
	www.news4jax.com /politics/3495828/detail.html (435 words)

	Banana Republicans: How the Right Wing Is Turning America into a One-Party State (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		In BANANA REPUBLICANS, authors Sheldon Rampton and John Stauber describe the political system of a country that is barely recognizable as that of the Founding Fathers.
		Reading their book, I could only cry for what has been lost, for how far we have strayed from the grand democratic ideals I was taught were our heritage and our trust.
		As others have, the authors describe the Right Wing Republican agenda to subvert American democracy in the name of gaining and permanently holding political power.
	www.econbooks.com /Banana_Republicans_How_the_Right_Wing_Is_Turning_America_into_a_OneParty_State_1585423424.html (1560 words)

	Banana Republicans: Block the Vote - SourceWatch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Roger J. Stone, a longtime Republican operative, told the New York Times that he had been behind several of Sharpton's most visible campaign tactics, including scrutiny of Dean's record of minority appointees when he was governor of Vermont.
		In Michigan, Republican redistricting gave Republicans a 9-to-6 edge in the 2002 congressional elections, even though 49 percent of voters in the state pulled the lever for Democrats compared to 48 percent for Republicans.
		After Republicans won control of the house in 2002, however, they drew up a new plan that all concerned agreed would likely give Republicans an additional seven seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.
	www.disinfopedia.org /wiki.phtml?title=Banana_Republicans:_Block_the_Vote (1818 words)

	One-Party State Pumping Irony excerpted from the book Banana Republicans How the Right Wing Is Turning America into a ...
		Santorum's responsibility is to make sure each one is filled by a loyal Republican-a senator's chief of staff, for instance, or a top White House aide, or another lobbyist whose reliability has been demonstrated.
		Republican dominance on K Street has further enhanced the party's fund-raising advantage over Democrats.
		The pattern is this: companies like Halliburton give money to support Republican politicians, who in turn use their clout to ensure that the companies get fat contracts, who in turn give a portion of their profits to keep Republicans in power.
	www.thirdworldtraveler.com /Rampton_Stauber_page/OnePartyState_BR.html (2396 words)

	badger blues: Banana Republicans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Remember that this entire political uproar is supposedly about originalism, the need for judges who will interpret the law and the constitution not according to our personal wishes or the political needs of the moment, but according to its original and long-settled meaning.
		The Republicans do not have anywhere near that amount of support, so they propose to shout down the Senate parlimentarian and declare that the new rule is whatever they say it is. It's a power grab, pure and simple, and all their hypocritcal and contorted arguments about up-or-down votes cannot disguise that fact.
		Now they claim that the loss to Republican prestige would be so great if the filibuster is preserved, that it's necessary to kill it.
	www.gwaihir.org /archives/2005/05/this_is_how_dem.html (544 words)

	'Banana Republicans: How the Right Wing Is Turning America into a One-Party State' - Poetry Connection
		For the first time in living memory, a single party-the Republicans-controls every major institution of the federal government: the White House, the Supreme Court, the Senate and House of Representatives-not to mention the 'fourth branch of government,' the mass media.
		Banana Republicans reveals how the national GOP maintains its hold on power through the systematic manipulation of the electoral system, the courts, the media, and the lobbying establishment.
		This is simply a must read for thinking Americans, a wake-up call and a political call to arms for those who still believe in the principles of open democracy.
	www.poetryconnection.net /ItemId/1585423424 (785 words)

	LA Weekly: Politics: Powerlines: Banana Republicans
		Glendale Republican James Rogan was one of those Judiciary Committee members who decided to press ahead with the charges even after the public delivered its anti-impeachment verdict in the November elections.
		Long Beach Republican Steve Horn, who once upon a time was a practicing political scientist, was strangely drawn to the notion of election nullification, and voted to impeach the president on all four counts.
		Most Republicans, I think, would take issue with Inglis — if not with the wisdom of his argument, at least with the wisdom of bringing it up — but Inglis’ argument is actually key to the legitimacy of their action.
	www.laweekly.com /ink/99/05/powerlines-meyerson.php (1751 words)

	Amazon.ca: Books: Banana Republicans: How the Right Wing Is Turning America Into a One-Party State (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Despite its comic book appearance, Banana Republicans is chock-full of hard facts and useful information for anyone who values democracy and is concerned with the changing face of our nation.
		But even Republicans have admitted the claims of a liberal media are a shell game, and a brilliantly successful one at that.
		This book and David Brock's The Republican Noise Machine and Eric Alterman's What Liberal Media should be read by all citizens who want to maintain and strengthen American democracy.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/1585423424 (710 words)

	Banana Republicans Scott Shuger
		The WP lead says that in the first half of 2001, the Republican committee raising money for congressional races raised more than twice as much money as its Democrat counterpart--$38 million to $18 million, while the Republican National Committee has raised $48 million in pledges to the Democratic National Committee's $23 million.
		The paper says Republicans typically out-fund raise Democrats but that this degree of advantage is noteworthy.
		The top story in the Wall Street Journal's front-page worldwide news box, which is the off-lead at the WP and is reefered at the NYT and USAT: a Palestinian suicide bombing of a sidewalk café in Haifa, Israel, which wounded 20 other people.
	www.slate.com /id/1008117 (874 words)

	Amazon Light - Details for Banana Republicans: How the Right Wing Is Turning America into a One-Party State (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		BANANA REPUBLICANS is a book that will have you shaking your head in disgust or despair every few pages.
		BANANA REPUBLICANS makes it clear that the Republican Party has not simply declared war on Democrats, they have declared war on democracy itself.
		A nice book to accompany this one would be The Republican Noise Machine by David Brock.
	www.kokogiak.com /amazon/detpage.asp?asin=1585423424&field-keywords=&schMod=books&type=&sb=o (1389 words)

	BTL:'Banana Republicans' Examines How GOP Gained Virtual Control over... : SF Indymedia
		The Republicans, who also hold power in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, now control all three branches government for the first time since 1932.
		The party has succeeded by working aggressively to out-maneuver and outspend their Democratic rivals in influencing regulation of the electoral system, and dominating the agenda of the lobbying establishment and the nation's media.
		Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with John Stauber, who along with Sheldon Rampton, are co-authors of the book, "Banana Republicans: How the Right-Wing is Turning America into a One-Party State." Here, Stauber takes a critical look at how the GOP has been able to dominate U.S. politics and maintain its hold on power.
	sf.indymedia.org /mail.php?id=1699823 (602 words)

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