Tuesday, August 02, 2005
Over the weekend, I read "100 People Who Are Screwing Up America" by Bernard Goldberg: a list of people whom he really believes are making America worse simply by being who they are. In the end, he invites his readers to make their own list so in the interest of commenting on another conservative NYT bestseller, I have decided to do that. Since I am not really "in" enough to list 100, I will make a list of "50 People Who Are Ruining America," and as you suspected, many of them will be liberals. We'll start from the back.
50. Pat Robertson. It might seem funny that I would start off with a so-called conservative but Robertson just takes the cake. In order to protect his business interests in China, this supposedly pro-life politician actually defended China's mandatory abortion policies. If he hadn't founded Christian Coalition, he'd be feted in the NYT as a "moderate Republican," giving Republicans everywhere a bad name.
49. Mario Cuomo. Deserves this place for "dumbing down" the historical profession even more than it already has been. Who else would write an entire book about Abraham Lincoln, whose only thesis was, "Abraham Lincoln wouldn't have invaded Iraq." He might have invaded South Carolina but not Iraq.
48. Pat Buchanan. His conservative credentials are undeniable; what he needs is common sense. Instead of coming into the real post-9/11 world, Buchanan remains in the past Cold-War era world. Sometimes he seems to go even further back than that, arguing for isolationism like a pre-World War II Republican. Needs a reality shock.
47. Jennifer Anniston. I probably shouldn't single her out like this and I like Jennifer Anniston (all her swearing at Bush to the side): she's cute and she's a good actress. But I wonder...having seen her on TV, who would want to get married? She seems to have just as good a life as a single mom as any married person. This should probably be for Brad Pitt as well.
46. Norman Mineta. If you've read this blog much at all, you know why I think he's ruining America.
45. Tim Robbins. Two words: drama queen.
44. Catherine Baker Knoll. Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor who showed up at the funeral of a Marine killed in Iraq and started handing out business cards telling the mourners, "The state of Pennsylvania does not support this war." Can you say stuck-up, arrogant witch? She even tries to look like Hillary Clinton.
43. Michael Schiavo. Anyone who kills his own wife should probably be nearer #1 than this but I think he's merely a symptom of the way things are these days. At any rate, Michael has taught us all that inconvenient spouses can be gotten rid of if only you have a good lawyer. Not really a great thing for America I'm thinking.
42. Jane Fonda. Her backing of John Kerry and her opposition to the war in Iraq destroyed her supposed newfound conservative credentials. She's as bad as she was when she was Hanoi Jane.
41. Ted Turner. The founder of CNN deserves this honor for telling his people that, rather than report the news as it happens, they ought to be exposing politicians.
to be continued tomorrow.
50. Pat Robertson. It might seem funny that I would start off with a so-called conservative but Robertson just takes the cake. In order to protect his business interests in China, this supposedly pro-life politician actually defended China's mandatory abortion policies. If he hadn't founded Christian Coalition, he'd be feted in the NYT as a "moderate Republican," giving Republicans everywhere a bad name.
49. Mario Cuomo. Deserves this place for "dumbing down" the historical profession even more than it already has been. Who else would write an entire book about Abraham Lincoln, whose only thesis was, "Abraham Lincoln wouldn't have invaded Iraq." He might have invaded South Carolina but not Iraq.
48. Pat Buchanan. His conservative credentials are undeniable; what he needs is common sense. Instead of coming into the real post-9/11 world, Buchanan remains in the past Cold-War era world. Sometimes he seems to go even further back than that, arguing for isolationism like a pre-World War II Republican. Needs a reality shock.
47. Jennifer Anniston. I probably shouldn't single her out like this and I like Jennifer Anniston (all her swearing at Bush to the side): she's cute and she's a good actress. But I wonder...having seen her on TV, who would want to get married? She seems to have just as good a life as a single mom as any married person. This should probably be for Brad Pitt as well.
46. Norman Mineta. If you've read this blog much at all, you know why I think he's ruining America.
45. Tim Robbins. Two words: drama queen.
44. Catherine Baker Knoll. Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor who showed up at the funeral of a Marine killed in Iraq and started handing out business cards telling the mourners, "The state of Pennsylvania does not support this war." Can you say stuck-up, arrogant witch? She even tries to look like Hillary Clinton.
43. Michael Schiavo. Anyone who kills his own wife should probably be nearer #1 than this but I think he's merely a symptom of the way things are these days. At any rate, Michael has taught us all that inconvenient spouses can be gotten rid of if only you have a good lawyer. Not really a great thing for America I'm thinking.
42. Jane Fonda. Her backing of John Kerry and her opposition to the war in Iraq destroyed her supposed newfound conservative credentials. She's as bad as she was when she was Hanoi Jane.
41. Ted Turner. The founder of CNN deserves this honor for telling his people that, rather than report the news as it happens, they ought to be exposing politicians.
to be continued tomorrow.
// posted by The Pendragon @ 6:54 AM 
