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‘Go the F**k to Sleep’ author Adam Mansbach wants the American people to wake the “eff” up politically

by PostScript'd | November 1, 2012 at 5:17 PM
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Adam Mansbach wants the American people to wake the “F” up politically. (Photo: PostScript'd)

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Sorry my friends but there’s no time to snore

An out-of-touch millionaire has just declared war

On schools, the environment, unions, fair pay

We’re all on our own if Romney has his way…

This is the message of a campaign launched by author Adam Mansbach to, in his words, wake American people the “F” up (www.wtfu2012.com) about what’s happening politically. From Honey Boo-Boo to Donald Trump, this election season has seen celebrities, reality stars, billionaires and bozos use their platforms to sway the vote. For Mansbach, it is very personal and the choice is very clear, which is why he used the back drop of his multimillion selling bestseller, Go the F*&% to Sleep, and teamed up with Samuel Jackson to do an ad that within 24 hours had more than 1.7 million views.

Read the interview with Adam Mansbach at PostScript’d.

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Filed in: Books, Living | Related Topics: #WTFU, Adam Mansbach, Authors, Books, Election 2012, Go the F*&% to Sleep, Media, Politics, Samuel Jackson
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