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. Michael Moore is America's favourite thorn in the side. With his patented blend of comic provocation and serious advocacy, Moore issues his own Sorry State of the Nation address. In STUPID WHITE MEN, he provides a much-needed alternative to the steady, "let's-line-up-behind-the-President" drumbeat of today's commentators. Few have been willing to speak out with a different point of view lately - until now. Michael Moore is proud to be an American and believes that the strength of a democracy is seen by how well it insures the fullest possible discussion of the issues of the day. Starting with the farcical shenanigans surrounding the November 2000 coup - er, election - in Florida, he reviews the collection of corporate-friendly career politicians George W Bush has chosen to prop up his administration, and confronts Bush in a comic, yet thought-provoking open letter. He takes on issues as diverse as global warming, commercialism in schools, and even the continuing spectre of racism in US society. He challenges Yasser Arafat to mount a campaign of non-violent civil disobedience, challenges employers to hire only black people, even challenges the male gender to clean up its act if men are going to avoid extinction. From the hapless presidency of George W to the sloppy explosion of the tech-stock bubble to the consumer debt epidemic - from the spread of mad-cow disease to Bush's scorched-earth environmental policy - America is collapsing into a political, ethical, fianancial and physical slag heap and Moore leaves no radioactive stone unturned along the way. Entertaining and astonishing in equal measure, STUPID WHITE MEN is the latest and most powerful in Michael Moore's series of acts of satirical subversion, sure to cause controversy. 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. Harper 1st page 2 INTRODUCTION 4 ONE - A Very American Coup 10 TWO - Dear George 25 THREE - Dow Wow Wow 35 FOUR - Kill Whitey 40 FIVE - Idiot Nation 56 SIX - Nice Planet, Nobody Home 74 SEVEN - The End of Men 86 EIGHT - We're Number One! 97 NINE - One Big Happy Prison 114 TEN - Democrats, DOA 122 ELEVEN - The People's Prayer 134 EPILOGUE - Tallahassee Hi-Ho 138 NOTES AND SOURCES 150 AKNOWLEDGMENTS 162 ABOUT THE AUTHOR 164 9780060392451,0060392452 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