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| 100 People Screwing Up America |
| 2005-08-03 |
| My own personal opinion about the new book. Donât think of this as a book review; I havenât read it. Think of it as a teaser trailer â like a preview in the movies. My wife and I read Bernard Goldbergâs book Bias last year. It made the case for there only being two types of folks, in the eyes of the media â regular folks and conservatives. The best example of this that I remember is when Senators are walking into the Senate for a televised event, we hear (in sonorous tones), âThatâs so-and-so, the conservative Senator from wherever.â But when Kennedy or Kerry walk in, they are announced as âThe senior (or junior) Senator from Massachusetts.â Not âthe very liberalâ, or even âthe liberalâ Senator, just plain âSenatorâ! I think Mr. Goldberg was on to something in that book! My wife just finished reading Mr. Goldbergâs new book, 100 People Who Are Screwing Up American (and Al Franken is #37). I looked through it this morning before breakfast. He starts off with several general categories, like America Bashers, Hollywood Blowhards, TV Schlockmeisters â News Division, and White Collar Thugs. Then we get into the specifics of the list. My wife observed, not all are liberals â but most are. Another observation from Mrs. Bobby - Kerry isn't in the top 100; he hasn't done anything! As I scanned through the book, there are several names I did not recognize, and the author may spend a few paragraphs explaining his/her significance. For #90 however, Michael Jackson, there is little explanation: âIF I HAVE TO EXPLAIN it to you, you shouldnât be reading this book.â Number 95 â Courtney Love â âHOâ. Iâm not a big fan of Ms. Love. Iâll have to think about it, some. A few other highlights - #91: Barbara Streisand; #72 Ward Churchill (perhaps the author explains why Ward is so far down his list); #65 Oliver Stone; #52 Markos Moulitsas (I didnât even know who he was until Rantburg); #45 Ken Lay (Enron); #20 Howard Dean; #19 George Soros; #18 Al Gore; #14 Mary Mapes; #12 Dan Rather (the author used to work for Dan â he is prominent in the Bias book); #11 Noam Chomsky (another learning experience for me at the âBurg); #6 Jimmy Carter; #4 âAmerican Pioneerâ Jesse Jackson; #3 Ted Kennedy; and #1 âa full-page picture and with a single quote â âThey are possibly the dumbest people on the planetâ (speaking of his fellow Americans) yes, the one and only Michael Moore. Looks like a good book. |
| Posted by:Bobby |
| #1 I am currently reading this and it is a really good reference on whos who on the leftand right. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2005-08-03 22:33 |