Arguing with Idiots: How to Stop Small Minds and Big Government Glenn Beck [Audio Book - Mp3~160KbpsVBR] 9781416595014

#1 New York Times bestselling author and radio and tv host Glenn Beck's ultimate handbook for tackling and winning life’s most important arguments. FUNNY. FRIGHTENING. TRUE. It happens to all of us: You're minding your own business, when some idiot informs you that guns are evil, the Prius will save the planet, or the rich have to finally start paying their fair share of taxes. Just go away! you think to yourself -- but they only become more obnoxious. Your heart rate quickens. You start to sweat. You can't get away. Your only hope is...this book. Glenn Beck, author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers An Inconvenient Book and Glenn Beck's Common Sense, has stumbled upon the secret formula to winning arguments against people with big mouths but small minds: knowing the facts. And this book is full of them. The next time your Idiot Friends tell you how gun control prevents gun violence, you'll tell them all about England's handgun ban (see page 53). When they tell you that we should copy the UK's health-care system, you'll recount the horrifying facts you read on page 244. And the next time an idiot tells you that vegetable prices will skyrocket without illegal workers, you'll stop saying "no, they won't" and you'll start saying, "actually, eliminating all illegal labor will cause us to spend just $8 a year more on produce." (See page 139.) Idiots can't be identified through voting records, they can be found only by looking for people who hide behind stereotypes, embrace partisanship, and believe that bumper sticker slogans are a substitute for common sense. If you know someone who fits the bill, then Arguing with Idiots will help you silence them once and for all with the ultimate weapon: the truth.

FUNNY. FRIGHTENING. TRUE.

The #1 New York Times bestseller that gives you the right answers when idiots leave you speechless!

It happens to all of us: You're minding your own business, when some idiot

informs you that guns are evil, the Prius will save the planet, or the rich have to finally start paying their fair share of taxes.

Just go away! you think to yourself--but they only get more obnoxious. Your heart rate quickens. You start to sweat. But never fear, for Glenn Beck has stumbled upon the secret formula to winning arguments against people with big mouths and small minds: knowing the facts.

And this book is full of them.

The next time your Idiot Friends tell you how gun control prevents gun violence, you'll tell them all about England's handgun ban (see page 53). When they insist that we should copy the UK's health-care system, you'll recount the horrifying facts you read on page 244. And the next time you hear how produce...

Library Journal

The author of three previous No. 1 New York Times best sellers (An Inconvenient Book, Glenn Beck's Common Sense, and The Christmas Sweater—all also available from S. & S. Audio—here provides a compelling yet problematic piece of political programming similar to that on his Fox News television show. At its core, the book poses some critical challenges to those on all ends of the political spectrum. It is delivered in a Q&A format, with Beck playing the Idiot, i.e., asking small-minded questions, and Steve Burguiere and Pat Gray proffering intelligent answers in return—a conceit that works well in audio. However, Beck's snarky commentary throughout and caricatured moronic Idiot voice will wear on listeners' nerves and may even turn away those trying to give him the benefit of the doubt. For Beck's many fans and those interested in politics and political commentators. [The Threshold Editions hc, published in September 2009, was a No. 1 New York Times and Publishers Weekly best seller.—Ed.]—Lance Eaton, Peabody, MA

HOW TO USE THIS BOOK – IX 1. IN DEFENSE OF CAPITALISM – Giving the Free Market a Fair Shake – 1 2. THE SECOND AMENDMENT – Ammunition to Defend Your Rights – 35 3. EDUCATION – Readin', Writin', and Futility – 51 4. AMERICA'S ENERGY FUTURE – Cars, Corn, Carbon, and Controversy – 85 5. UNIONS – When Is America Finished Paying Her Dues? –113 6. ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION – The Chapter Americans Just Won't Write – 133 7. THE NANNY STATE – Saving You from Yourself, One Right at a Time – 153 8. OWNING HOME – Waking Up from the American Dream – 115 9. ECONOMICS 101 – Smaller Government, Bigger Wallet – 189 10. U.S. PRESIDENTS – A Steady Progression. of Progressives – 213 11. UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE – Why a Paper Cut May Soon Be Fatal – 235 12. THE U.S. CONSTITUTION – Lost in Translation – 267 CITATIONS – Just the Facts, Man – 301 Radio and television personality Glenn Beck reveals how to effectively gain the upper hand in political discussions