“It's not odd these days to hear politicians trumpeting their own authenticity, a claim that an earlier day would have considered self-cancelling. But when Michelle Bachman, Rick Perry, and Rick Santorum say "I'm authentic," they're not evoking the shade of Neal Cassady. (102)” AuthenticityNeal CassadyRick PerryRick SantorumMichelle Bachman Book:Ascent of the A-Word: Assholism, the First Sixty Years Source: Ascent of the A-Word: Assholism, the First Sixty Years