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

*** The government has been seized by a ne'er-do-well rich boy and his elderly henchmen . . .* Our great economic expansion is unraveling faster than a set of Firestones . . .* Our water is poisoned, the ozone's in shreds, and the SUVs are advancing like a plague of locusts . . .**Remember when everything was looking up? When the government was running at a surplus, pollution was disappearing, peace was breaking out in the Middle East and Northern Ireland, and the Bridge to the Twenty-First Century was strung with high-speed Internet cable and paved with 401K gold? Well, so much for the future. Michael Moore, the award-winning provocateur behind __Roger & Me__ and the bestseller __Downsize This!,__ now returns to size up the new century -- and that big, ugly special-interest group that's laying waste to the world as we know it: stupid white men. Whether he's calling for United Nations action to overthrow the Bush Family Junta, calling on African-Americans to place whites only signs over the entrances of unfriendly businesses, or praying that Jesse Helms will get kissed by a man, __Stupid White Men__ is Mike's Manifesto on Malfeasance and Mediocrity. Among his targets:* George W.: __''President'' of the United States. The Thief-in-Chief. A trespasser on federal land, a squatter in the Oval Office. Send in the Marines! Launch the SCUD missiles! Bring me the head of Antonin Scalia!__* Bill Clinton: __One of the best Republican presidents we've ever had.__* The Former Yugoslavia: __Bring back Marshall Tito! Nobody in America liked him much when he was alive, but now he looks like Lady Bird Johnson.__* The Idiot Nation: __A friggin' stain on a blue dress.__ That's __what captured our attention in the nineties -- along with slow-moving Broncos, six-year-old strangled beauty queens, and Hugh Grant's dating habits.__* Corporate America: __There__ is __no recession, my friends: no downturn, no hard times. The rich are wallowing in loot -- and now they want to make sure you don't come a-lookin' for your piece of the pie.__ The polls indicate that 60 percent of Americans are ''upset or angry'' about this land in which we now live -- a land where crooked courts select the president and money rules the day. So if you're feeling the same way and you're wondering what's going to give out first -- the economy, Dick Cheney's pacemaker, or your new VW Beetle -- here's the book for you. Remember When Everything Was Looking Up? When The Government Was Running At A Surplus, Pollution Was Disappearing, Peace Was Breaking Out In The Middle East And Northern Ireland, And The Bridge To The Twenty-first Century Was Strung With High-speed Internet Cable And Paved With 401(k) Gold? Well, So Much For The Future. Michael Moore, The Award-winning Provocateur Behind Roger & Me And The Bestseller Downsize This!, Now Returns To Size Up The New Century - And That Big, Ugly Special-interest Group That's Laying Waste To The World As We Know It: Stupid White Men. Whether He's Calling For United Nations Action To Overthrow The Bush Family Junta, Calling On African-americans To Place Whites Only Signs Over The Entrances Of Unfriendly Businesses, Or Praying That Jesse Helms Will Get Kissed By A Man, Stupid White Men Is Mike's Manifesto On Malfeasance And Mediocrity.--jacket. 1. A Very American Coup -- 2. Dear George -- 3. Dow Wow Wow -- 4. Kill Whitey -- 5. Idiot Nation -- 6. Nice Planet, Nobody Home -- 7. The End Of Men -- 8. We're Number One -- 9. One Big Happy Prison -- 10. Democrats, Doa -- 11. The People's Prayer. Michael Moore. Includes Bibliographical References. The social critic shares his views of the political, social, financial, and physical complexities of the twenty-first century, from the explosion of the tech-stock bubble to Bush's scorched-earth environmental policies