Donald Dump is official handbook of the Donald Trump De-Activation Society. It's also the force behind the mass marketing of the anti-Donald Trump brand. We look at this whole Trump clown act through 3D glasses - Donald Dump De-Activators - to access the force within us to expose the farce that masquerades as Donald Trump's campaign. The battle between opposing brands Donald Trump vs Donald Dump can be viewed as a titanic struggle between evil and good - two opposing factions - them and us. They're the members of Donald Trump's Reality Warp and we're exposing them. We're both Republicans and Democrats who want anybody but the Donald. We sit up in the stands looking down at Donald Trump Reality Warp and just shake our heads in disbelief. "How can this be happening?" At the Donald Trump De-Activation Society we're on a mission - taking the super-inflated ego of Donald Trump to the absurd extreme. Actually we didn't have put much air in it to make it a full blown caricature. Donald Trump had already blown it up to gigantic proportions. Donald Dump is that character sitting in the Oval Office with a shit eating grin on his face no clue what to do will 11 million immigrants, no clue how to work with Congress - balance the budget - deal with a crisis in the Middle East - restore confidence after a financial meltdown - regulate the Internet - de-fuse the racial crisis - stem the tide of violence in our schools - or do anything else that an experienced, tested, honest, fair and competent President would do. Donald Dump is not just an alter ego. He's more than that - bigger than that - he's more terrific than that - more handsome - richer. He's every thing that Donald Trump boasts of being - even though he's not. The goal of the Donald Trump De-Activation Society to get that bubble sized ego to go poop in the night. We hold out the glorious vision that on the eve of the Republican convention reasoning people everywhere will gather in groups small and large, coordinated together in a ritual of mass ridicule - puncturing Donald Dump balloons with a needle and a therapeutic hoop and holler. When this human shaped piece of dung finally implodes, we'll see holy Donald Dung all over the place - and that's the wonderful vision of the Donald Trump De-Activation Society. Here's what others are saying about the book that's capturing the imagination of America: - It's brutal. It has more bite than a $10 million ad buy. - Barack O'Drama - It not only gets inside the head of The Donald. It also gives a pitch perfect impersonation of the crazies who support him. - Anderson Scooper - Donald Dump fights fire with fire. It captures all the vulgarity and BS that characterizes Donald Trump's faux "campaign." - Billary Clintstone - Frankly, I didn't find it very useful or amusing. - Sean Vanity, Foxy News - Donald Dump is high energy political parody. It puts the Donald in his place. There he is - lying in the gutter of politics." - Jeb Boosh - Tucked away in Part 3 of this book is a brilliantly conceived strategy to take down the Donald. Where should I send the check? - David H. Kock - Spot on If Mark Twain were alive today this is the kind of book he would write. - Mark's Twin - It brings into full view the pathological lies of Donald Trump. - Burnie Sanders - It's libelous My lawyers are taking a serious look at this book for hysterical inaccuracies. I'm going to sue this loser for everything he's got, which probably isn't much. He'll be hearing from us very soon. - Donald Rump
Our society has a huge problem - we haven't yet figured out a good way to identify, develop and support potentially great leaders. - The circus like atmosphere surrounding the 2016 Presidential campaign is just one symptom of the deeper problem. The Leadership Challenge just might be an important step in the direction of a solution. - The process of selecting future leaders is broken. Our leaders of tomorrow must navigate a tortuous journey, just to get the resources and attention they need to succeed. The process is dominated by soundbites, superficiality and tainted money. There has to be a better way. - There's not only school pride at stake when schools and universities compete in league matches, twice weekly for the Fall Leadership League season. There's also the hope of winning a berth in the national tournament and getting national exposure through the televised competition and online vetting process. - Everybody wins here. TLC is great for schools, great for aspiring leaders, great for the entertainment industry, great for investors and great for society. - Who says the American public doesn't care about serious issues? We just need to have them presented to us in a way that captivates our attention. The Leadership Challenge will accomplish that with a unique approach that elevates the level of discourse to competitive sport in our society. - When put in the context of a competition, the selection of the next generation of leaders will be sport and spectacle at its best. - One of the most fascinating possibilities in this initiative is the prospect of having a very public discussion about what makes a great leader. - Why did it take so long for someone to think of this ... integrating mainstream media, social media, crowdsourced intelligence and fundraising all towards the end of finding great leaders to meet society's greatest challenges? - This is a natural for schools, universities and foundations. It meshes perfectly with their role in society of preparing the next generation of leaders. - We make celebrities out of movie stars, singers and athletes. Why not make celebrities out of true leaders? This is a no brainer. - The Leadership Challenge is a "Field of Dreams" for leaders. Aspiring leaders, mentors, judges, funders and the audience are all waiting for this kind of challenge, but they didn't know it by this name. If we build the field - and plant the dream, they'll come. - The Presidential debates, filled as they are with platitudes, insults and political pandering, still attract a viewing audience that would make any sponsor drool. Imagine if we had truly inspiring and charismatic leaders on stage instead of what we've got now. - Imagine a feeder network and farm system for the big leagues of leadership. That's what The Leadership Challenge's will be in schools and universities and communities all across the U. S. - All contestants will be vetted in an open and highly visible process. Potential leaders can advance their vision insulated from the need for court power brokers. This is, after all ... what we need more than anything - inspiring leaders who can successfully solve problems by taking a long view over short term gain while gathering sufficient popular support make truly significant change in the world.
In this book, I share an amazing collections of stories from my three years as an Uber / Lyft driver and the countless ways that we all are trying to adapt to a world in which freedom of time, thought and attention are now the scarce commodities in life. Meet Danielle, the young lady on a booty call to meet her Tinder match. She openly admits that she's in it for the sex and she doesn't have time for romance any more because she has to work 60-70 hours a week. Meet the passenger who was so wasted he thought nothing of getting into the back seat naked. We get a lot of naked looks at people in this book. Then there's the woman being rushed to the hospital because of a bleeding wrist - and the creep who's so wasted he didn't recognize it when he was delivered home - or the witch who brought her father back to life by administering CPR - and the street hustler who successfully posed as my Guardian Angel at my moment of great need. How all these people and many others ended up in the back seat of my 2002 Volvo V70 is still a mystery. But might have something to do with about the role of chance in our lives. This book is a testament to the power of Serendipity and its kissing cousin, Serendigity - a blend of fate and digital technology. Over my 69 years in this gig they call life, I've learned to totally give into the power of both Serendipity and Serendigity, especially when it yields such a rich treasure chest of stories like these. The rideshare revolution with Uber and Lyft leading the charge, is arguably the biggest business story in recent history. It's an amazing tale of bravado and disruption. From it's inception Uber has been in a street brawl - with angry taxi drivers, frustrated regulators, formidable competitors, harassed employees, upset passengers and an army of increasingly pissed off drivers. Uber has raised over $15 billion from investors (and rumored to be on track to raise another $10 billion), but drivers are getting wise. They're increasingly aware they're not making as much, after expenses, as advertised. With lowered fares and higher commissions, Uber now takes more and more money out of driver's pockets. One Uber executive was caught off guard when an offhand comment to investors went viral. "We take 20% commission, but we can raise that to 25 or 30 percent ... or more. Why? Because we can. Because we can ... That's both tag line for this story of bravado and the rallying cry for the skeptics who see Uber as the villains of this classic tale. It's a succinct statement of the Uber mindset - a bold attitude that explains the success of a small group of visionary entrepreneurs, executives and investors. They believed they could do it. ... and they did it. But wait? How much sharing is going on when the CEO is worth $5 billion and the drivers struggle to make car payments each month. Okay, Uber made urban transit cheaper and more efficient? Okay they created $69 billion of paper wealth out of thin air. Okay they provided hundreds of thousands of drivers with a flexible income stream. Okay, they created a trusted mode of social interaction between strangers in the intimacy of the car. Okay, it's a triumph of determination and an ingenious technology over bureaucratic inertia and long standing inefficiencies. So then, why are so many people so angry that the bad boys of tech? That's what you're about to find out - sitting in the front seat of my 2002 Volvo XC70 - the Brown Bullet - sharing thoughts with our imaginary GPS companion - in our Travels with Vanessa.
