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Thread started 03/04/03 11:30am

Harlepolis

Anyone Read " Stupid white men"??

I just bought it and it is really good. If you haven`t go and get it, it reveals a lot about the Bush Administration. Especially the Americans should get it, Michael Moore tells it like it is in this book wink nod

Check this review:

Stupid White Men, Michael Moore's screed against "Thief-in-Chief" George Bush's power elite, hit No. 1 at Amazon.com within days of publication. Why? It's as fulminating and crammed with infuriating facts as any right-wing bestseller, as irreverent as The Onion, and as noisily entertaining as a wrestling smackdown. Moore offers a more interesting critique of the 2000 election than Ralph Nader's Crashing the Party (he argued with Nader, his old boss, who sacked him), and he's serious when he advocates ousting Bush. But Moore's rage is outrageous, couched in shameless gags and madcap comedy: "Old white men wielding martinis and wearing dickies have occupied our nation's capital... Launch the SCUD missiles! Bring us the head of Antonin Scalia!... We are no longer [able] to hold free and fair elections. We need U.N. observers, U.N. troops." Moore's ideas range from on-the-money (Arafat should beat Sharon with Gandhi's nonviolent shame tactics) to over-the-top: blacks should put inflatable white dolls in their cars so racist cops will think they're chauffeurs; the ever-more-Republicanesque Democratic Party should be sued for fraud; "no contributions toward advancing our civilization ever came out of the South [except Faulkner, Hellman, and R.J. Reynolds]," because it's too hot to think straight there; Korean dictator Kim Jong-il "has got to broaden himself beyond porn and John Wayne" by watching better movies, like Dude, Where's My Car? (which contains "all you need to know about America"). Whatever your politics, Stupid White Men should make you blow your stack. --Tim Appelo
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Reply #1 posted 03/04/03 12:37pm

Pochacco

Read it ... Honey I am a stupid white man lol

Much love yes Pochacco
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Reply #2 posted 03/04/03 1:07pm

mistermaxxx

I did&I truly Respect Michael Moore whenever He is on TV I always watch His Interviews&things.He breaks things down 10 fold.
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Reply #3 posted 03/04/03 1:11pm

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I've been wanting to read this. I have to put it on my list of books to get soon.
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Reply #4 posted 03/04/03 2:32pm

ian

It's a good book, and worth reading. I like Michael Moore's stuff in general. The chapter about Bush and the election was good fun smile

However the book was also irritating... irritating in it's whiney tone at times, irritating in the fact that it was so poorly researched and the levity with which some serious topics are treated. I was particularly annoyed by the chapter about Ireland. It wasn't funny, and it wasn't interesting, and it just looks like he was too lazy to do any real research for the book.
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Reply #5 posted 03/04/03 3:05pm

FutureShock

In general, the book is a pretty good read. But it's downfall is that you never know for sure when to laugh and when to take him seriously. And maybe that is his intention, but if so, it doesn't work very well (in my opinion). There are some pretty serious topics being discussed and levity has it's place, but sometimes it's really obvious that either he doesn't know what he's talking about or he doesn't care. In any case, some of the inconsistency in terms of fact versus fiction really only serves to negate his attempt to provoke serious thought on the issues. I found myself asking over and over again "Is he trying to be funny, or does he really not know what he's talking about?"

But in general, if you want a good laugh and something that will make you say "hmmm" from time to time, it's definitely worth reading. Just be forewarned not to take Moore too seriously.
"You've got to believe in something... why not believe in me?"
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Reply #6 posted 03/04/03 3:17pm

violett

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a good freind said i should read this a while back..its on my list.
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Reply #7 posted 03/04/03 4:07pm

SuperC

Read it and loved it.
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