Stephen Sherrill

It's good and at its best reminds me of some of the anti-George W. Bush books that Michael Moore wrote. Like those, Sam knows how to use humor to add some levity while also commenting on the ludicrous imagery that Republicans put forward in their ideas. The best parts are about the religious nature of the aughts--in everything from Christianity to rampant homophobia. He also does a skilled takedown of Thomas Friedman. Still, I wish the film had tackled racism and the Bush era ownership society mandates a bit more. But those are minor complaints. Recommended.… (meer)

If you couldn't laugh, you'd cry.

That adage seems to sum up a segment of liberal authors when it comes to the Bush Administration. F.U.B.A.R.: America's Right-Wing Nightmare, written by the co-host and a producer of Air America Radio's "The Majority Report", is the latest entry in the field of books taking on Bush and the conservative movement through satire, sarcasm and humor. While F.U.B.A.R. has its moments, it won't stand with the leaders in the genre, such as Al Franken and Michael Moore.

Like their compatriots, Sam Seder, the cohost of "The Majority Report," and Stephen Sherrill, one of the show's producers, don't hold back. It even starts on the cover. Part of the first word of the military phrase for which the acronym "F.U.B.A.R." stands is blackened out, "redacted by the U.S. Department of Justice, as per the U.S. Patriot Act." They open the book referring to the current GOP as the "Rapture Right" and "an American Taliban." Those labels mesh with the fact that much of the authors' satirical attack on Bush and the GOP is largely on social issues. They start with "intelligent design" and ease right into the concept of the rapture that inspires the name they give the fringe right they believe has gained control of the Republican Party.

Balance of review at http://prairieprogressive.com/?p=728… (meer)