Stupid White Men: And Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation!

Me parecio un libro muy educativo y a la vez facinante, da a conocer hechos de la historia contemporanea, y los presenta de una manera llena de humor.

Finally someone speaks the truth. Hopefully all of those who are purchasing the book read it not just for its humor but for the facts it conveys. These details are both revealing and shocking, not only in how our current "leaders" obtained their positions but also the extent to which these crimes extend. Mr. Moore, please keep up the good work and come to Dallas when you can. Kudos to Harper Collins for eventually releasing the book.

Whether or not you agree with Moore's political analysis, his views on economic racisms, and his contempt for the status quo - you WILL laugh. The facts can't be disputed, and he dispells just that - facts. This book SHOULD be in your collection.

_Stupid White Men_ by Michael Moore was supposed to be published in October, but the copies printed in September were going to be shredded, since the publisher thought that humorous attacks on President Bush and his partners would not be welcome after 9-11. There was a quiet campaign to get it to readers, and HarperCollins eventually did the right thing: it has released the book unchanged and uncensored, and Moore has said he admires the courage it showed in doing so. You don't have to be a fan of Moore's famous anti-corporate, anti-racist, and anti-conservative views to appreciate that this is a real victory.You would be right to assume that "President" Bush (as Moore likes to call him) will not be pleased by the book. Some of the chapters now have sort of a quaint ring, like "A Very American Coup," which explains what really happened to give Florida to Bush in the last election. It's not a matter of chads or butterfly ballots. Bush's brother and his aids were able to purge the polls of black voters, who would have turned out for Gore. It took the BBC to uncover this story, and by the time the American papers got it, no one was very interested. There is plenty more sleaze to this tale, which Moore obviously enjoys telling, and if you want to check on what he claims, he gives references at the end of the book; there are few humor books with a "Notes and Sources" section. It may no longer be unpatriotic to poke fun at the current President, but Moore does not restrict himself to Bush bashing, being equally tough on Clinton and Gore. There are wonderful shots fired here, and a good laugh on almost every page. Bush's inaugural parade came up against protesters armed with eggs and tomatoes and "Hail to the Thief" signs at the point in the parade when the brand new President usually gets out and walks. "Then, suddenly, the President's car bolted and tore down the street. The decision had been made - hit the gas and get past this rabble as quickly as possible. The Secret Service agents running beside the limo were left behind, the car's tires splashing dirty rain from the street onto the men who were there to protect its passenger. It might have been the finest thing I have ever witnessed in Washington, D.C. - a pretender to the American throne forced to turn tail and run from thousands of American citizens armed only with the Truth and the ingredients of a decent omelet." A hilarious letter to President Arafat advises him to initiate mass nonviolent civil disobedience, rather than to keep drawing blood; if this advice had been taken, could the Palestinians be in any worse shape now? About the conflict in Northern Ireland, his advice takes on that of Swift's "Modest Proposal": "This nonsense has gone on long enough. I have a solution that will bring permanent peace to the area: Convert the Protestants of Northern Ireland to Catholicism....Naturally, most of the Protestants won't want to convert - but since when has that stopped the C

Michael Moore has an uncanny knack for speaking up just when he is needed most.Over the past year or so, I've read quite a few books about the stolen election, lack of media freedom, foreign relations, and plenty of books that have some liberal agenda to them (environment / bio-food / political repression of dissent). After reading all those books, I've sort of developed a defeatist attitude. Positive, progressive change looked so distant and remote that I only seemed to want to know more, but not do anything about it.....Many conservatives feel that liberals are weak and don't like to fight. These conservatives have obviously never been to a Michael Moore reading or a Ralph Nader rally. Democrats of the last few years have been silent, even though they are a majority. In violation of the old proverb "let sleeping dogs lie", Bush II and his far right policies have aroused us and we have begun fighting back.Every chapter in this book attacks the policies of the last three presidents plus our current governor. To all you republicans reading this, his numero uno target happens to be Clinton. Imagine that, someone criticizing a member of his own political party. I think you republicans should try it once or twice.In the chapter "Democrats, DOA," Moore indicts the democratic party for its rightward drift. He even rattles off a list of offenses that sound like Bush II but are Clinton policies and directives.In "Idiot Nation," a chapter on the sad state of education and knowledge of foreign affairs in America, Moore takes on Bush's education policies and gives us a lesson in current heads of state around the globe.The best chapter though has to be "We're Number One." In it Moore challenges our perceptions about the world and he offers funny yet serious insightful commentary on international current affairs. It also contains a wonderful open letter to Arafat asking him to stop the violence and adopt the tactics of Gandhi or Martin Luther King Jr. and act nonviolently. He says that if Arafat and the militants will do this and Israel still keeps bombing and repressing them then the world will see the truth and the Palestinians will win. But if they keep bombing Israeli Jews, then (due to the understanding that Israel fears, rightfully so, that they are targets for elimination once again) he will have to stand with Israel.I look forward to the book tour, it should be interesting.