Rick Robinson has spent thirty years in politics and law, including a stint on Capitol Hill as Legislative Director/Chief Counsel to then-Congressman Jim Bunning (R-KY). He has been active in all levels of politics, from advising candidates on the national level to walking door-to-door in city council races. He ran for the United States Congress in 1998.
Rick’s first book, The Maximum Contribution, was named a “Finalist” in the 2008 Next Generation Indie Books Awards in the genre of political fiction. It also won an Honorable Mention at the 2008 Hollywood Book Festival. Sniper Bid, was released on Election Day 2009 and opened on Amazon’s Top Seller list at #46 of political fiction. Sniper Bid earned 5 national awards: Finalist USA Book News Best Books of 2009; Finalist Best Indie Novel Next Generation Indie Books Awards; Runner-up at the 2009 Nashville Book Festival; Honorable Mentions at the 2008 New England Book Festival and the 2009 Hollywood Book Festival. Throughout 2009 both books appeared on Amazon’s Top Seller List on the same day.
Rick’s third offering, Manifest Destiny, was released in the spring of 2010. It was named Best Fiction at the Paris Book Festival, a Finalist for Best Fiction in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Best Fiction at the New York Book Festival, a Finalist as Best Thriller in the Indie Excellence Awards, and won Honorable mention in the Beach Book Festival, the Hollywood Book Festival and the San Francisco Book Festival.
A graduate of Eastern Kentucky University and Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Rick currently practices law in Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky with the law firm of Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP. Rick, and his wife Linda, live in Ft. Mitchell with their three children, Josh, Zach and MacKenzie.
Fire Gibbs. Hire Groucho.
Apparently, the message of the week at the Obama White House is being controlled by the Marx Brothers.
In the classic Marx Brothers’ movie, Duck Soup, the nation of Freedonia is bankrupt and needs a loan from a wealthy widow to survive. The widow will only give Freedonia the money if Rufus T. Firefly (Groucho) is anointed the nation’s leader (insert your own joke about China here — my editor gives me a word limit)
Groucho enters the Obama Oval Office with Chico and Harpo by his side. “What do we talk about this week?” asks the President. “Taxes?”
Joe Biden, played by Chico Marx, leans forward. “Hey, I got an uncle who lives in Taxes.”
The President slaps his forehead. “No, Joe, we’re talking about taxes, money, dollars.”
“That’s where he’s from: Dollars, Taxes,” interjects Biden.
Robert Gibbs (Harpo Marx) enters the conversation honking a horn attached to his belt and whistling. He pulls a chamber pot from his oversized raincoat.
“Wait a minute,” says Groucho, pacing quickly back and forth while smoking a cigar. “He’s onto something. Chamber pots … Chamber. Our message of the week is the Chamber. We’ll attack 3 million business men and women.”
“But that makes no sense,” says Obama.
“Precisely,” replies Groucho.
“Good. Then let’s go with it.”
Rick Robinson is the author of political thrillers which can be purchased on Amazon and at book stores everywhere. His latest novel, Manifest Destiny has won seven writing awards, including Best Fiction at the Paris Book Festival.
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