 Before the book's release and ahead of the gubernatorial election, excerpts were placed on the website of Little, Brown and Company publishing.Democratic candidate Bill White used the excerpts to criticize Perry, particularly a passage where Perry compared Social Security to a Ponzi scheme.After the book's release and Perry's victory in the election, he embarked on a nationwide tour to promote the book, appearing on such shows as "The Today Show", "Fox and Friends", "NPR", Glenn Beck's radio show and "The Daily Show".