This book is amazing. I read the entire book with the aid of a flashlight for four days thanks to Hurricane Hermine. Toobin leaves nothing to chance. I remember the evening Patty Hearst was kidnapped as I heard it on the CBS Evening news. I was only a few years older then Patty Hearst so I was intrigued from the start. All these years later I'm still fascinated by the whole event and the way it unfolded. Toobin has does an excellent job of answering many of the questions that have remained all these years later. It appears as if the crowd to whom he was speaking have not read the book as they seemed to laugh at inappropriate times. That being said, g reat job Jeffrey!!
I've been bothered for years by the lack of focus on the Marcus Foster murder. It's always treated as a footnote. Not only was it a tragedy for Dr. Foster's family, it was a tragedy for the Oakland school system. If Dr. Foster had lived, he might have made meaningful improvements to public education in Oakland. As it was, the Oakland schools continued to lurch from one crisis to the next.
Marcus Foster was a very respected educator who DID make meaningful contributions to the school system. He was a liberal and worked against racism all his life. His assassination was bizarre. He was never "an enemy of the people."
I don’t know if anybody who is reading this has been a victim of kidnapping but I have. It is a terrifying experience. I bolted from my kidnappers and despite their guns, I lived. So I was not in a closet for 10 weeks. I don’t think people realize just how fragile the mind is. It is easy to judge Patricia Hearst without experiencing what she went through. There is not one word from her. She wrote about Toobin threatening her if she didn’t cooperate in being interviewed. Instead he goes by the word of a kidnapper and one of her captors for information. Tired book with little information other than his theories.
He may have been allowed to escape because he simply walked away. He had been trained to operate some sort of steam boiler and he was doing this at night all alone with no guard. He simply walked out of the building and hopped a fence.
I saw a documentary about Hearst on CNN and Toobin was spot on correct. It all made sense and I agree with him. He connected the dots along with tons of others who were there with Hearst at this time. It was a documentary mini series called The Radical Story of Patty Hearst (2018).
Fascinating research and interpretation, but as a person actually from the Bay and having previously worked in San Quentin, Vacaville is pronounced, “vack-uh-vihl” not “vuhck-uh-vihl,” but thanks for atleast pronouncing Daly City correctly:)
I was a kid in 74 always did wonder about that whole story guess this fulfills the basic deal funny how it still leaves me w alot of questions tho (guess i should read the book)...maybe !
He whips it out around minute 37.
After this reading he went to the cook book section and whipped up his toobin special sauce
Enjoyed this .. Nicely done
This book is amazing. I read the entire book with the aid of a flashlight for four days thanks to Hurricane Hermine. Toobin leaves nothing to chance. I remember the evening Patty Hearst was kidnapped as I heard it on the CBS Evening news. I was only a few years older then Patty Hearst so I was intrigued from the start. All these years later I'm still fascinated by the whole event and the way it unfolded. Toobin has does an excellent job of answering many of the questions that have remained all these years later. It appears as if the crowd to whom he was speaking have not read the book as they seemed to laugh at inappropriate times. That being said, g
reat job Jeffrey!!
Michael Hiatt Ryan Murphy should’ve acquired the book for American crime story
He left something to chance. He let Little Richard loose on Zoom.
Jeffery Toobin 110 ways to jack for the crowd
I've been bothered for years by the lack of focus on the Marcus Foster murder. It's always treated as a footnote. Not only was it a tragedy for Dr. Foster's family, it was a tragedy for the Oakland school system. If Dr. Foster had lived, he might have made meaningful improvements to public education in Oakland. As it was, the Oakland schools continued to lurch from one crisis to the next.
Marcus Foster was a very respected educator who DID make meaningful contributions to the school system. He was a liberal and worked against racism all his life. His assassination was bizarre. He was never "an enemy of the people."
The zoom dangler speaks
"Was Patty Hearst a brainwashed victim or a willing participant in the crimes of the SLA?"
Yes.
Good book. One thing I learned was that in Guyana they drank Flavor Aid, not Kool Aid. I'm surprised Toobin made that mistake.
I don’t know if anybody who is reading this has been a victim of kidnapping but I have. It is a terrifying experience. I bolted from my kidnappers and despite their guns, I lived. So I was not in a closet for 10 weeks. I don’t think people realize just how fragile the mind is. It is easy to judge Patricia Hearst without experiencing what she went through. There is not one word from her. She wrote about Toobin threatening her if she didn’t cooperate in being interviewed. Instead he goes by the word of a kidnapper and one of her captors for information. Tired book with little information other than his theories.
My auto play brought me here. I’ve never watched a book signing online but this was amazingly interesting.
you should have seen him on zoom ..😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Bye bye Toobin M. Morality
Great book, great bloke, great event.
If you want to text or play with your phone, I suggest you not sit in the first row. How rude!
Plus, he crowds in and pushes that lady out of the way.
When is Toobin going to pull out his knob
He’ll slap it down on the table at a business meeting soon. He pulled it out at the virtual meeting, he’ll pull it out at the in-person meeting.
Movies about the Hearst family are the best movies.
Well, to be fair, only Citizen Kane.
snappycatchy there’s a new one coming
I never knew Cinque escaped. All these years I'd wondered who the hell ever let him out of prison in the 70s - much like Manson in the 60s.
He may have been allowed to escape because he simply walked away. He had been trained to operate some sort of steam boiler and he was doing this at night all alone with no guard. He simply walked out of the building and hopped a fence.
I saw a documentary about Hearst on CNN and Toobin was spot on correct. It all made sense and I agree with him. He connected the dots along with tons of others who were there with Hearst at this time. It was a documentary mini series called The Radical Story of Patty Hearst (2018).
Mr Musterbating
Fascinating research and interpretation, but as a person actually from the Bay and having previously worked in San Quentin, Vacaville is pronounced, “vack-uh-vihl” not “vuhck-uh-vihl,” but thanks for atleast pronouncing Daly City correctly:)
Guessing that the feature film based on Toobin's book is DOA.
Wonder how much he made on sale of the rights to the book -
I was a kid in 74 always did wonder about that whole story guess this fulfills the basic deal funny how it still leaves me w alot of questions tho (guess i should read the book)...maybe !
MY STEPDADS COUSIN WAS KILLED BY THE ZODAC KILLER SHE WAS WITH HER BOYFRIEND AT THE LAKE
Sorry for your lost
Yeah, it’s a shame this guy is a creep.
This bloke is twisting the truth wildly !
actually it was Flavor Aid.
I wouldn't know who he was except for the scandal. Now I want to see the video. Give the man a break, but you know, lemme see...
DeFreese sounds kinda like Manson. These prisons aren't giving us their best people.
Mr Pinto right there^
Toobin is a weiner wannabe. Zoom..zoom
He is real men who are not afraid to show his stuff