Mitch, Please!, Matt Jones
Mitch, Please!, Matt Jones
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Mitch, Please!
How Mitch McConnell Sold Out Kentucky (and America too)

Author: Matt Jones, Chris Tomlin, Chris Tomlin

Narrator: Matt Jones

Unabridged: 17 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/31/2020


Synopsis

The New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller about how Mitch McConnell has been bad for Kentucky—and why he needs to be voted out of office from the founder of Kentucky Sports Radio and attorney Matt Jones.

They say all politics is local. In 2020, Mitch McConnell will have served five full terms as a US Senator. Thirty years. The Senate Majority leader’s power is as undeniable as it is infuriating, and the people of Kentucky have had enough. Led by Matt Jones, they (and they alone) have the power to oust him from office.

How did Jones, a local boy turned attorney turned sports radio host come to shine the brightest light on McConnell’s ineptitude? Simple—he knows Kentucky inside and out, and has used the state’s love of sports as an entry point for showcasing how McConnell has failed his fellow citizens both economically and socially for three decades.

Entertaining, maddening, yet ultimately inspiring, these stories from Kentuckians in each of its 120 counties illustrate the Senate Majority leader’s stunning shortcomings. “Jones employs a sharp, political scalpel eviscerating McConnell…[and this book is] an effective combination of description and vivisection” (Kirkus Reviews). Jones brings his trademark wit and wisdom throughout the book, while also offering a beautiful portrait of a state with arguably the most untapped potential in our country.

Ultimately, the white-hot hatred for McConnell on the coasts is just white noise. Only the people of Kentucky can remove him from office. Here, Matt Jones demonstrates he has the influence, charisma, and institutional knowledge to lead the charge. He and his fellow Kentuckians have had enough—and they’re ready for a fight.

About Matt Jones

Matt Jones is an attorney and founder of Kentucky Sports Radio, home of the most popular program in the state. Jones graduated summa cum laude from the Duke University School of Law. He lives in Lexington, Kentucky.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sabion

First off, if you are not from Kentucky, this may be more Bluegrass than you were expecting, but for me, a proud Kentuckian, this travelogue/political rant is on point. Matt and Chris take a trip across the state asking people in each of Kentucky's 120 counties "What has Mitch McConnell done for you......more

Goodreads review by David

2.5 stars. I saw this book on my state's (Rhode Island) online library system and grabbed it immediately, thinking it would be a 100 page joke-fest. It isn't. It's a mix of travelogue and political commentary and the halves don't equal a whole. (Jones is a popular media host in Kentucky and the book......more

Goodreads review by Jim

Mitch McConnell consistently has the lowest home-state approval rating of any member of the US Senate. Why do his fellow Kentuckians dislike him so much, and how does somebody with approval ratings that low keep getting elected? Matt Jones traveled to all 120 counties to find out. Maybe I'm biased be......more

Goodreads review by Max

What a pleasant surprise, this book is so much more than what I was expecting. Oddly enough, this book does not make me dislike Mitch McConnell any more than I have for 35 years. Mitch really is the politician that our country would have been better off without. I have been a student of Henry Clay s......more