Authors of Explosive New Book Tour Las Vegas

To: POLITICAL EDITORS

Contact: Jason Mattera of Young America's Foundation, +1-800-USA-1776

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The President of Young America's Foundation, Ron Robinson, and a member of the Reagan Ranch Board of Governors, Nicole Hoplin, arrive in Las Vegas to discuss their explosive new book, Funding Fathers: The Unsung Heroes of the Conservative Movement. Don't miss it!

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

11:30 am - 1:30 pm

Spanish Trail Golf and Country Club

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About Funding Fathers: Money is the mother's milk of politics; battles are fought constantly about who gives money to whom, how much is too much, how it is used, and whether giving money constitutes free speech. But all donors are not created equal, it seems. Liberal donors are lauded by the press for their selflessness, while conservative donors are labeled "nutty" and "extremist." This political discrimination is just one of the reasons Ron Robinson and Nicole Hoplin wrote Funding Fathers: The Unsung Heroes of the Conservative Movement, released by Regnery Publishing, Inc.

Without the contributions made by the men profiled in this book, conservatives would not have The Heritage Foundation or Young America's Foundation to help propagate conservative ideas, they would not have Human Events or National Review to communicate the conservative point-of-view, and Ronald Reagan may never have become president.

"It is important to us to honor the contributions of these men. They made the Conservative Movement a force to be reckoned with," says Ron Robinson. "Hopefully this book will inspire others to get involved in causes they believe in, to support them financially, and to contribute their time and energy to organizations dedicated to improving America's future."

In Funding Fathers, readers will learn:

-- Conservative families give more money to charity than liberal families...even though liberals earn more

-- How the mainstream media discourages conservative philanthropy, either by ignoring substantial gifts, or demonizing conservative donors

-- How an exiled Russian prince became an American inventor and entrepreneur and helped save the Reagan Ranch for generations of young conservatives

"There are so many interesting people profiled in this book," says co-author Nicole Hoplin. "They were passionate, committed to their ideals, fiercely intellectual, and wonderfully generous. I'm proud that their contributions will finally be recognized.

SOURCE Young America's Foundation

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