100 People Who are Screwing Up America
 

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I'm currently reading this book. And yes, I do know that is a conservative book and the author has no intentions of putting that under the table. He flat out states that this is his list and you can suck a dick if you don't like his choices. pretty bold if you ask me.

I find it very commical so far. The first 30 pages were about the celebrities of America (Hollywood) and how they think they know everything.

I like the one quote from the website:
[quote:2704d]But Goldberg will also make you laugh as he harpoons scoundrels like the congresswoman who thinks there aren't enough hurricanes named after black people, and the environmentalist to the stars who yells at total strangers driving SUVs -- even though she tools around the country in a gas-guzzling private jet.[/quote:2704d]

[quote:22632] DID HE FORGET ABOUT DUBYA?
Bernie Goldberg has written a gem of a book which blasts the cultural elite, obsessed secularists, anti-Americans, Hollyweird hypocrites, and the fawning over crappy black rap which translates into racial appeasement. However I must agree with some reviewers that Goldberg is playing off a niche similar to Ann Coulter and Mike Savage. This is a purely partisan book which plays to partisan Republicans. If not, it would recognize that Dubya has cornered the market on screwups. In fact, Dubya should be at the top of the list. He invites massive illegal immigration - over 1 mil a year when we can only absorb a max of 300,000. He refers to the peaceful Minutemen as "vigilantes" while he zealously protects foreign borders with U.S. troops. Could this be interpreted as treason? He's turned a budget surplus into huge deficits and put forth CAFTA which undermines U.S. textile jobs. Big Oil continues to strafe the wallets of average Americans while Bush remains mute. His impetuous war, preceded by such cowboy epithets as "smoke em out", "bring em on", and "get em dead or alive" shows a sophomoric mentality and cavalier attitude about military action. In addition to the unnessary deaths of thousands, Mr. Bush leveled Iraq and promised to reconstruct it - and its all gratis, courtesy of the U.S. taxpayer. So Bernie, when we talk about the 100 democrats who have screwed up America, it might be fitting to remember the ONE Republican who outdid them all.[/quote:22632]One of the customer reviews happy: . Didnt John Stewart make this guy look like a goon on his show? I think it was, I will look for a link or a video.

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video [url:62f9a]http://movies.crooksandliars.com/The%20Daily_Show_-Bernard-Goldberg.wmv[/url:62f9a]

the book is pretty funny. Normally, it would have the person's name and then have a few pages explaining why he chose them for the list. For Michael Jackson it just simply states, "If you don't know why you shouldn't be reading this book" and moves on to the next person happy: .

I forget who the other actress was, but he listed her name. Under it was "Slut" and moved on to the next person. happy:

I see Howard Dean picture is on the cover, what does it say about him? (it better not be something like, he's crazy or something along those lines)

didn't get there yet. But i'll let you know later the jist of it.

Jon Stewart made him look like an ass.

lol @ the alabama thing. Talking to Stewert is like trying to talk politics with a little kid. I love how he just makes jokes left and right just to piss Goldberg off happy:

He also obliterated Santorum last week, I could tell Santorum thought Jon was going to play softball like he did with O'Reilly... Not a chance in hell. He ripped into his entire book, Santorum's only real idea was "homosexaul parents do not lay a foundation for children like hetrosexaul....... It was insane really. Jon just fired him questions and his opinions and own answers back.

Have you read America the book ? Hardly childish. Colemophobe. rolleyes:

Yeah I own America, definaly a good read and a play on the modern education system.

Also Jon Stewart pwned Rick Santorum without telling a joke.

Stewart went to W&M, he's a smart guy. I don't agree with what he says or how he treats his guests sometimes, but he is funny, smart, and very witty.

Hearing that from you = a surprise, I expected you to say something a litte brutish about him.

Why? Because I'm conservative?

[quote="Short Hand":8d12c]Have you read America the book ? Hardly childish. Colemophobe. rolleyes:[/quote:8d12c]I own it and have read it through several times. It is hilarious. You can not sit there and tell me that he didn't acti childish at any point in that interview with his jokes and stuff. I'm not saying he's stupid because of that; that's his gag...he's a comedian.

[quote=Coleman]I own it and have read it through several times. It is hilarious. You can not sit there and tell me that he didn't acti childish at any point in that interview with his jokes and stuff. I'm not saying he's stupid because of that; that's his gag...he's a comedian.[/quote:b2aeb]

Then don't call him childish b00n. if you read the book you never would have made such a comment. + I have never had a child make me laugh like he can....

[quote="Short Hand":e755c][quote=Coleman]I own it and have read it through several times. It is hilarious. You can not sit there and tell me that he didn't acti childish at any point in that interview with his jokes and stuff. I'm not saying he's stupid because of that; that's his gag...he's a comedian.[/quote:e755c]

Then don't call him childish b00n. if you read the book you never would have made such a comment. + I have never had a child make me laugh like he can....[/quote:e755c]bud, in that interview he had with Bernard Goldberg, he interrupted him several times with a joke. That is fine because it's the Daily Show. I'm not criticizing him for that...it's his show. I was just saying he didn't act in a strictly pro. way as in an interview...let's say like Larry King oOo:

oh, i just read a great segment on America Bashers in the book. I'll type up the good parts and maybe that'll explain SH's & Pyro's actions biggrin:

[quote=Coleman][quote="Short Hand":78026]Then don't call him childish b00n. if you read the book you never would have made such a comment. + I have never had a child make me laugh like he can....[/quote:78026]bud, in that interview he had with Bernard Goldberg, he interrupted him several times with a joke. That is fine because it's the Daily Show. I'm not criticizing him for that...it's his show. I was just saying he didn't act in a strictly pro. way as in an interview...let's say like Larry King oOo:[/quote:78026]

He mixes comedy with political genius. I see no child in that. I wish Larry King could do 1/100th the job Jon does really. rolleyes: If that is "childish to you".

Jokes also lighten the mood. I find this very easing during the interviews.

I'm not going to fight over this. You are just picking a fight just so you can say you're right when there really is nothing to argue about. I like Jon Stewert's comedy. He's a funny guy. end of story.

ABOUT THE BOOK: (continue thread)

WHy do you compare me to pyro..... I think he is a fine person in real life, all he really does here is get a kick out of everyones reactions. He has even done the same shit to me...

Wow, you fall to Trippers level.. congrats. [insert cock face wanker joke here]XXXXXXXX[/insert cock face wanker joke here].

[quote="Short Hand":f6573]Wow, you fall to Trippers level.. congrats. [insert cock face wanker joke here]XXXXXXXX[/insert cock face wanker joke here].[/quote:f6573] eek: I agreed with you that he is a funny comic... eek:

can a mod clean the thread up please? thanks

[quote:40863]For the record, I'm not saying the America Bashers hate America. Only they know what's inside of them. And I know that many of them will say that they're the real patriots, because they're the ones holding the country up to the highest standards; they're the ones criticizing America to make it better.

On the surface, it sounds good. But it's only when you listen closely that you discover what they really mean: They love some hypothetical, idealezed America--one that would redistribute weath and outlaw gas-guzzling SUVs and celebrate every aspect of "multiculturalism" and tolerate every kind of thought and behavior, except, of course, conservative thought and behavior. But they don't--God forbid!--love the America that we actually live in. Only a simpleton would love that America!

...None of this, if it needs to be said, is an argument against criticizing America when America is wrong. I'm all for that. The problem is that too many AMerica Bashers only criticize America.[/quote:40863]

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...Totally agree....and also, Short Hand and Pyro are both troublemakers too. You only have to read this thread to see that. Short Hand turns an argument out of nothing, about something entirely trivial and pointless - The fact that he is actually wrong is what makes it amusing though. Stewart's style of interviewing, if it wasn't intended to make people laugh would be considered 'Childish.'

Mix the above quote with a troublemaking attitude and you have an example of a annoying little upstart, with no logical arguing agenda. There is no intention to seek any kind of conclusion or final point in these arguments he starts.

LOL, such pathetically transparent creatures.

Okay, guys lets tone it down, and Short no disrespect intended, but please put a squeeze on that fucking chatbox.

I'm on page 74 right now and I really enjoy reading it. It had a pretty long introduction about his general concerns about society and our American culture (radical feminists, gangsta rap that talk only about sex/drugs/violence, a good amount of black people using the racist card to their advantage, the lack of self responsibility, censorship so no one's feelings get hurt, and some other good ones).

I'm on the 85th person (counts down from 100-->1) now and I have a good understanding of what he's trying to do with the list. He may not necessarily mean that these are the WORST people in America. He pretty much states the person, what they've done, and then he'll expand on that topic rather than why the person is such an idiot for example.

Also, it's not so much about picking only liberals for the list. Most of the time he doesn't even mention the word "liberal" when he criticizes their actions. It's not just politicians that are on the list. The list includes people that have sued over the dumbest reasonsn, the Hiltons (for obvious reasons), Michael Jackson, the radicals of the movements (feminist, NAACP, etc.). I believe the people on the list represent the issues that need to be brought up in his opinion.

There was a paragraph when he mentioned Jon Stewert's name. He said that he was a very intelligent man. And actually commented about in in a positive way.

...Totally agree....and also, Short Hand and Pyro are both troublemakers too. You only have to read this thread to see that. Short Hand turns an argument out of nothing, about something entirely trivial and pointless - The fact that he is actually wrong is what makes it amusing though. Stewart's style of interviewing, if it wasn't intended to make people laugh would be considered 'Childish.'

Mix the above quote with a troublemaking attitude and you have an example of a annoying little upstart, with no logical arguing agenda. There is no intention to seek any kind of conclusion or final point in these arguments he starts.

LOL, such pathetically transparent creatures.[/quote:f96cf]

No Jon Stewart does make certain logical arguments. His show is to emphasize the stupidity of the media, politics and culture that we are bombarded everyday and to show the double standards of people as well as the right and left wing. Thats his argument and his agenda. To show how simple minded ppl absorb everything they take in without filtering the information. Of course he does this using humour and witty remarks. Thats his trademark. Thats why so many people watch his show.

EDIT: That book sounds like your typical soccer mom argument. "Lets blame all our problems on these singers and movie actors etc" Yes culture can have an influential factor but it looks like the book fails to assess the other important factors and denies to confront the more realistic problem of America.

I just got shot by da irc thugz. keep it up net gangsters. rolleyes:

[quote="Short Hand":0ea79]I just got shot by da irc thugz. keep it up net gangsters. rolleyes:[/quote:0ea79]

datz rite an next time we gon shit on yo chestafield.

[quote="Jimbo@":0ea79]...Totally agree....and also, Short Hand and Pyro are both troublemakers too. You only have to read this thread to see that. Short Hand turns an argument out of nothing, about something entirely trivial and pointless - The fact that he is actually wrong is what makes it amusing though. Stewart's style of interviewing, if it wasn't intended to make people laugh would be considered 'Childish.'

Mix the above quote with a troublemaking attitude and you have an example of a annoying little upstart, with no logical arguing agenda. There is no intention to seek any kind of conclusion or final point in these arguments he starts.

LOL, such pathetically transparent creatures.[/quote:0ea79]

No Jon Stewart does make certain logical arguments. His show is to emphasize the stupidity of the media, politics and culture that we are bombarded everyday and to show the double standards of people as well as the right and left wing. Thats his argument and his agenda. To show how simple minded ppl absorb everything they take in without filtering the information. Of course he does this using humour and witty remarks. Thats his trademark. Thats why so many people watch his show.[/quote:0ea79]

If Jon Stewart acted like that seriously and without humour, then people would think he was a complete jerk acting childishly. Noone is talking about his humour, but how he makes his points wouldn't stand up very strongly in a serious debate. I'm not criticising him at all, noone is. I think the guy is a genius.

[quote="Jimbo@":107b0]EDIT: That book sounds like your typical soccer mom argument. "Lets blame all our problems on these singers and movie actors etc" Yes culture can have an influential factor but it looks like the book fails to assess the other important factors and denies to confront the more realistic problem of America.[/quote:107b0]i wouldn't call it a soccer mom book at all. There are alot of good points made in it. Most of the people on the list you probably wouldn't recognize by name (thats how I am when i read the list). Then he'll say something like, "John Doe...say it's 1am in the morning and you see some nutcase on TV waving his arms in the air claiming the government has free money for you. Oh yeah, he's wearing that damn suite witha bunch of question marks and exclamaition points on it. Yeah, you know the guy."

# Michael Moore
# Arthur Sulzberger
# Ted Kennedy
# Jesse Jackson
# Anthony Romero
# Jimmy Carter
# Margaret Marshall
# Paul Krugman
# Jonathan Kozol
# Ralph Neas
# Noam Chomsky
# Dan Rather
# Andrew Heyward
# Mary Mapes
# Ted Rall
# John Edwards
# Al Sharpton
# Al Gore
# George Soros
# Howard Dean
# Judge Roy Moore
# Michael Newdow
# The Unknown American Terrorist
# Lee Bollinger
# James Kopp
# Dr. Martin Haskell
# Paul Begala
# Julian Bond
# John Green
# Latrell Sprewell
# Maury Povich
# Jerry Springer
# Bob Shrum
# Bill Moyers
# Jeff Danziger
# Nancy Hopkins
# Al Franken
# Jim McDermott
# Peter Singer
# Scott Harshbarger
# Susan Beresford
# Gloria Steinem
# Paul Eibeler
# Dennis Kozlowski
# Ken Lay
# Barbara Walters
# Maxine Waters
# Robert Byrd
# Ingrid Newkirk
# John Vasconellos
# Ann Pelo
# Markos Moulitsas
# Anna Nicole Smith
# Neal Shapiro
# David Westin
# Diane Sawyer
# Ted Field
# Eminem
# Shirley Franklin
# Ludacris
# Michael Savage
# Howard Stern
# Amy Richards
# James Wolcott
# Oliver Stone
# David Duke
# Randall Robinson
# Katherine Hanson
# Matt Kunitz
# Jimmy Swaggart
# Phil Donahue
# Ward Churchill
# Barbara Kingsolver
# Katha Politt
# Eric Foner
# Barbara Foley
# Linda Hirshman
# Norman Mailer
# Harry Belafonte
# Kitty Kelley
# Tim Robbins
# Laurie David
# The Dumb and Vicious Celebrity
# The Vicious Celebrity
# The Dumb Celebrity
# Chris Ofili
# Sheldon Hackney
# Aaron McGruder
# Jane Smiley
# Michael Jackson
# Barbara Streisand
# Kerri Dunn
# Richard Timmons
# Guy Velella
# Courtney Love
# Eve Ensler
# Todd Goldman
# Sheila Jackson Lee
# Matthew Lesko
# Rick and Kathy Hilton

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don't judge it until you read it. that's all I have to say. He puts those names and pretty much uses them to represent the problem.

wheres george bush on that list?

he's got a whole book deticated to himself. don't worry there rolleyes: biggrin:

yes, we've already established that I could be Gonzo's stunt double.

EDIT: I just wrote a joke about how you look, but I won't take a shit on my thread, so I edited it out. thanks.

im not making fun, i just like that pic. no worries coleman, i love you even though you are a miscreant.

...Totally agree....and also, Short Hand and Pyro are both troublemakers too. You only have to read this thread to see that. Short Hand turns an argument out of nothing, about something entirely trivial and pointless - The fact that he is actually wrong is what makes it amusing though. Stewart's style of interviewing, if it wasn't intended to make people laugh would be considered 'Childish.'

Mix the above quote with a troublemaking attitude and you have an example of a annoying little upstart, with no logical arguing agenda. There is no intention to seek any kind of conclusion or final point in these arguments he starts.

LOL, such pathetically transparent creatures.[/quote:a3c99]

I haven't even made a post here yet...where in reading this thread show im a troublemaker.

I haven't even made a post here yet...where in reading this thread show im a troublemaker.[/quote:ef4cb]

I was talking about Short Hand when I referenced this thread....But my point was that you and him work the same way, and instead of arguing points you tend to just troublemake by inciting flames and baiting people for namecalling simply because you both believe you're already on the moral high ground. Keep that shit in offtopic.