Blogcritics: Comments on Michael Moore Is A Big Fat Stupid White Man - by David T. Hardy & Jason Clarke

Comment by HH

Thu, 5 Aug 2004 20:24:22 EDT

Democrats shouldn't even start this book? They should read it more than anyone else, if only for the way it devastates, and not in overly snarky fashion, Bowling for Columbine and Roger & Me.

Comment by Another_Mike

Fri, 30 Jul 2004 16:24:12 EDT

The liberal NYT will not review this book. Rarely will you see a right-of-center book reviewed in the NYT. You're half correct: If the NYT does review this book, it will trash it, but not for the reason you stated. It will trash it because it criticizes the media darling of the left, Michael Moore. Michael Moore is an accomplished author, so you should expect his books to sell quite nicely. So give credit to Hardy & Clarke for hitting the NYT best seller list, which must have been a hard pill for the NYT to swallow...

Comment by Mac Diva

Wed, 14 Jul 2004 20:53:06 EDT

Hmmm. Support for my theory of far Right guys having an homoerotic attraction to Michael Moore-:). Another interesting aspect is whether the NYT reviewers will review it. The authors should hope they don't. A poorly written get-rich-quick scheme targeting a celebrity is not going to fare well.

Comment by Scott Pepper

Wed, 14 Jul 2004 14:36:13 EDT

As expected, the book hit the NYT list this week at #9.

Comment by Scott Pepper

Thu, 8 Jul 2004 11:53:57 EDT

more = Moore

Comment by Scott Pepper

Thu, 8 Jul 2004 11:45:10 EDT

Didn't realize the new one was out in paperback already--I will have to pick it up. There's no question that more is a better writer than Hardy and Clarke, or that he'll sell more books in the long run. Political books, particuarly hatchet jobs such as this one, seem to have a short shelf life. The Times and other bestseller lists lag sales by a week, so I would be suprised if we don't see this volume show up on next week's list, assuming the brick and mortar stores are stocking it.

Comment by Scott Pepper

Thu, 8 Jul 2004 11:38:25 EDT

Dude, Where's My Country?, Moore's most recent, is languishing at #311, though it has been out for nine months. The paperback version of Stupid White Men, released in May, is at #226.

Comment by Mac Diva

Thu, 8 Jul 2004 11:36:17 EDT

Dude, Where's My Country? in paperback is at 145. (In top 100 downloads.) Stupid White Men is at 226. The attack book has not cracked the NYT bestsellers, currently led by Bill Clinton's autobiography. I wonder if people shift to a new 'Moore' product when it comes out. Are they seeing F9/11 now, or preparing to order it instead of the book? It is interesting the attackers have the same publisher.

Comment by Mac Diva

Thu, 8 Jul 2004 11:13:54 EDT

Is that behind's Moore's book?

Comment by Scott Pepper

Thu, 8 Jul 2004 10:30:56 EDT

I am doubtful that even many Moore haters will shell out dinero for material they can get free online at just about any Right Wing blog or site. While my gut instinct would be to agree (in light of the fact that I would not have read this book had I not been given a review copy), the book is currently sitting pretty at #13 on Amazon's bestseller list.

Comment by Mac Diva

Thu, 8 Jul 2004 09:40:28 EDT

Typo: as=has I think Simon should write a blog entry explaining his take on Soros' politics.

Comment by Mac Diva

Thu, 8 Jul 2004 09:37:42 EDT

So, two nobodies are trying to make themselves somebodies by attacking a famous film maker. Yawn. (BTW, one of them as a narrow, strange looking head.) On the bright side, if they had used footnotes, as Ann Coulter did, only to have the footnotes revealed to be made-up, as happened to her, they would look even worse. I am doubtful that even many Moore haters will shell out dinero for material they can get free online at just about any Right Wing blog or site. I will be posting an entry on Moore later today. It will be about how he sees himself.

Comment by simon b

Thu, 8 Jul 2004 08:23:46 EDT

How many liberals would use the international money markets to force a democratic government to change its policies the way Soros did with the UK and the ERM? I've given money to a donkey sanctuary. It doesn't make me St Francis of Asisi.

Comment by Scott Pepper

Thu, 8 Jul 2004 07:47:23 EDT

As of Nov. 2003, Soros had personally donated $15.5 million to liberal activist groups such as the far-left Moveon.org, according to the Washington Post. If he's not a liberal, he's certainly doing a good job of hiding it.

Comment by simon b

Thu, 8 Jul 2004 07:23:27 EDT

George Soros isn't in any way a liberal. He's an uber-capitalist with a paternalist agenda.