What Went Wrong with America... and How to Fix It: Reclaiming the Power That Rightfully Belongs to You

By Darrell Ankarlo

Book Overview

Darrell Ankarlo believes there is nothing wrong with America that can't be fixed by informed citizens who get involved in their communities. While many people only lament the ways society seems to be rotting from within, he has used the platform of his radio show to rouse his listeners to make a difference where they live. In What Went Wrong with America...and How to Fix It, the author does more than rant about our nation's problems. Instead, he provides a practical road map for ordinary Americans to follow in making their voices heard. Here he equips readers to change the pattern of disengagement by using tools that are available to everyone to fight for meaningful action. He shows how to spread one's message through broadcast and print media and how to organize rallies and protests, even to the point of running for elected office. Here is how one radio talk-show host took on America's foremost rap group and won. He also was able to take on a popular governor who clandestinely tried to strong-arm a state income tax through the legislature, in contrast to his campaign promises. Recently he was able to organize a massive demonstration of support for the American military, sparking a statewide movement of pro-American, pro-troop rallies. Dubbed as Texas United, the concept swept the nation with hundreds of thousands of people demonstrating in support of the nation and the troops who were defending it against an enemy who had been at war with us while we slept. What Went Wrong with America...and How to Fix It provides valuable help for anyone who wants to make a difference on the local, state, or national level. Reading his personal stories and anecdotes provides a new appreciation for our nation's heritage and for every American's personal responsibility to carry the torch and then pass it on to the next generation. Book jacket.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1581824114
• ISBN13: 9781581824117
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

A Must Read for Conservatives

For anyone who truly wants to make a difference in this country, are concerned about those who are eroding the American way life, and want to stand up for what is right, this book is a must read. I just read it and feel empowered as a single citizen to be able do something! Darrell Ankarlo says everything that has been on my mind for years but I couldn't effectively put into words and didn't know what to do about it. Now I do. This book has given me a reason to stand up and be counted in a more visible way to save the country I love from those who would tear down the moral fiber on which it was built. It will shock you, encourage you, and even bring you to tears in places. But it goes beyond that; it gives detailed, practical ways to use your talents to help this great nation. If conservatives want to save a rapidly deteriorating country, they must get involved--and quickly. This book tells them how. There is power in one person with conviction standing up for what is right; even more so if two, or three, or a thousand stand together. Please read it--and get involved!

Warning: read at your own risk!

[...] Now onto my review of the book... I just finished reading Mr. Ankarlo's book and I am grateful he wrote it! This book opened my eyes to things I was not aware of; you know the kind of things that you should have known and afterwards kind of say to yourself "well duh". This book is insightful, resourceful and provoking; causing the reader to be very aware of the need to stand up and make a difference while providing a plethora of contact information and resources to empower the reader into the action it provokes. Great job Darrell! Great job to all who make a difference! Great job to all those who serve and have served to keep this nation free, THANK YOU! And God bless the USA!!!

Good Job!

Very insightful and interesting. If our public school history curriculum included more of our actual history (like in this book) instead of biased trash written by Ivy League liberals, we might have a more inlightened and realistic America. Good read for finding out where we really came from and where we are heading; and how to change this downward direction.

Everyone should read this book

This is an excellent book written by a great patriot. I found inspiration to actually get involved and do what I can to fix America. I suggest this book for young adults who do not yet have a grasp on where America came from, where it is now, and where it should be.

Great! Great! Great!

It's about time somebody reminded us about the history of this great nation! The author takes us through the formation of America--with many items I had never heard before--and then links the Cold War Communist attacks on our culture and how their subtle trails remain. I don't consider myself a blatant Conservative but found the author's personal experiences to be inspiring and the "how to" material in the final section was practical and insightful. I thought he blended political, volunteer, event coordination and media details in a very easy-to-follow manner. The Q & A with key leaders was right on target. I am motivated to get involved.