I love Michael Moore's documentaries - they are funny, reflect on real events and always get my mind moving. With that in mind, picking up this book just seemed so natural! I found a copy at a local charity book sale and I figured, why not read it?

Unfortunately, I didn't love it as much as I thought I would have. I really think this book would have been better in film form (for me, anyways). I loved Michael's unique and funny style of crafting the narrative in this book but I just couldn't keep a hold on it. I had to read it a little bit at a time, and some of it just went over my head (that's what I get for keeping up with Canadian politics instead of American).

This book takes a look at the September 11th terror attacks and all the strange occurrences around it. The highest praise I can give this book is that it really got me thinking, and that is high praise!! Not often do I get to pick up a book that makes me think and connect the dots. The funny commentary made it even better since it didn't make the book feel like a textbook. If I had history classes with this sort of humor then I would have loved those classes!

In my opinion, this book is in a niche market. People are either going to get butt hurt over the funny commentary laced with terrorist attacks or they are not going to understand the humor. Michael Moore has a very specific sense of sarcasm that some people just don't get. I do think this is a great book and if you enjoy Michael's past work, then you'll enjoy this one! If you're easily offended, this book won't be for you!

Three out of five stars! ( )

Moore’s films, but this book wandered into some strange alleys. He is really pissed at the Bush admin here and pushing for a 2004 upset. He’s also really angry at the Democrats for not being effective.

I learned about some despicable capitalist practices, such as ‘dead peasant insurance’ aka ‘dead janitor insurance.’
Because the term liberal was poison at the time, he pulls out the dictionary and explains what it means and that most people hold that life attitude, without admitting the term to themselves. Then he explained to a nominal business owner why liberal policies would benefit his bottom line. It was a good argument.

Finally, he suggested local “I Voted” lotteries for the evenings of election days, in order to encourage voter participation. He’s done this in Michigan with prizes of $1000 or even a car in one instance.

I enjoy Michael Moore's documentaries, but never read his books -- this was a mistake. Though he takes that same, homeboy tone as his documentaries, the books are filled with footnotes documenting every source, every article, every fact he presents making the book a great place to read for yourself what the president said when, what was done and by whom. This book was about the second President Bush's ties to the Saudis and what this had to do with Bush's response to 9/11 (among other things). It is a terrifying look into the lies, the manipulation, the MONEY in politics, in this case under Bush. Michael Moore is outraged, and reading this book reminds us (so easy to forget under Trump) that just because a former president is not a sociopathic narcissist does NOT make him a good guy. ( )

Genial och nyttig. ( )

Moore Bush bashing but he does make you stop and think about all the ties the Bushes have and why some decisions were made... ( )

This was written in 2003 on the eve of the 2004 election, to try to elect a president better for the country than W. Alas, we had to suffer Bush for 4 more years. Michael Moore is funny, self-righteous, a social liberal and a patriot, which I am not. He goes to great lengths to prove his contentions--the sources & notes are pages 219-246. Oh how sad it is that now we look upon the Bush years as good times. He may have been a war-monger, and made some very bad decisions, but at least he wasn't corrupt. But maybe those decisions in the Bush years led us to this despicable frightening abysmal horrifying shameful Trumpian moment. ( )

Great! Boy of boy! I'm keyed to find out more about how to get rid of Bush. ( )

Against George W Bush ( )

Good book, especially the chapter by God. ( )

Michael Moore writes about everything that is wrong with America according to him. As with most of his books, 33% fact 33% fiction, and 34% exploitation. ( )

His 2003 follow-up to 'Stupid White Men'. Less angry and more reflective - as a result more interesting.

A very interesting reading in the closing stages of the 2008 US election. ( )

Typical Michael Moore. Of course he hates Bush and takes the side of the worker in a quick rundown of Post 9/11. A fun read if this is your kind of stuff. ( )

Sometimes you need to get away from your usual reading. Step away from the fluff. Look at real issues. This was my dose-of-reality book. It's still humorous, but in a different way. And I am moderately interested in politics if they don't involve killing people. ( )

Boring, incoherent, inconsistent, illogical, venomous and not very funny.

You know, I liked what this book had to say, but I didn't really like how MM
said it. Somebody somewhere has apparently told him he's a comedian and
he's not, but he 'thinks' he is. I could have done without the chapter
where he thought he was writing as God, for instance, and the one that was
supposed to be an interview between his 100 year old self and a yet to be
born great granddaughter.... Poorly done, very unfunny, and unfortunate, I
think, because, like Bowling for Columbine, MM has some very important
things to say in this book concerning America, 9-11, why we are really in
Iraq, etc. I wish the talking heads on TV would ask the hard questions that
he asks in this book, and stir the whole country up. But, alas, with the
inflammatory picture on the front of the book (the statue of Saddam being
torn down, only this one has George Bush's face on it, with a leering and
laughing Michael Moore just below it) a lot of people won't pick this up and
give it a chance. Middle America, those soccer Moms and Nascar Dads who
will determine the outcome of the next election and who change their minds
politically with the regularity of the four winds, those are the folks who
need to read this book. No, they just need to know the truth that is
contained inside this book, the truth that the news media is not talking
about. But they won't get it and this book will be dismissed as left wing
buffonnery. And that's sad.

For content, this book is a 5. But for delivery, I'd have to give it a 2.
He could have done so much better than this. ( )

Michael Moore is a conundrum. On the one hand he’s a loud-mouthed asshole that the left wing really doesn’t need. On the other – when he let’s his guard down – he can be insightful and inspirational. Still, it’s hard to tell with him when he’s uncovered the truth or is advancing an agenda through careful fibbing, just as much as whether he’s really outraged about something or being satirical. One must tread dangerous waters when picking Michael Moore for your team.

Chap 1. – 7 Questions for George of Arabia

1. Is it true that the bin Ladens have had business relations with you and your family off and on for the past 25 years?
2. What is the “special relationship” between the Bushes and the Saudi royal family?
3. Who attacked the United States on September 11 – a guy on dialysis from a cave in Afghanistan, or your friends, Saudi Arabia?
4. Why did you allow a private Saudi jet to fly around the U.S. in the days after September 11 and pick up members of the bin Laden family and then fly them out of the country without a proper investigation by the FBI?
5. Why are you protecting the “Second Amendment rights” of potential terrorists?
6. Were you aware that while you were governor of Texas, the Taliban traveled to Texas to meet with your oil and gas company friends?
7. What exactly was that look on your face in the Florida classroom on the morning of September 11 when your chief of staff told you, “America is under attack?”



Chap. 5 – How to Stop Terrorism? Stop Being Terrorists!

1. Catch Osama bin Laden.
2. When staging a coup and overthrowing the democratically elected leader of another country, do it right.
3. Propping up existing dictators does not endear us to the people living under the rule of those dictators.
4. When attempting to prop of a Latin American dictator, try to do it without killing too many nuns or archbishops.
5. When attempting to assassinate the president of Cuba, make sure you get the right kind of exploding cigar.
6. It might be good to find out why hundreds of millions of people on three continents, stretching from Morocco on the Atlantic to the Philippines in the Pacific are so pissed off about Israel.
7. Five percent of the world’s population (that’s us) use up to 25 percent of the entire world’s energy resources, and the well-off 16 percent, mostly the U.S., Europe, and Japan, use up to 80 percent of the world’s goods.
8. We need to offer the world a drink of water.
9. People should be able to buy the products they are making.
10. No child must be a slave laborer.
11. When we kill civilians we shouldn’t call it “collateral damage.”
12. When declaring you “MISSION ACCOMPLISHED” make sure it really is.
13. One sure-fire way to make us REALLY safe would be to destroy the weapons of mass destruction still in the hands of the nation that has killed more people with them than all other nuclear nations combined.
14. We must immediately disavow Bush’s preemptive war policy.
15. Stop acting like a thief who says “stick ‘em up, hand over your weapons, and okay, now hand over your oil.”
16. Stop terrorizing our own citizens with the Patriot Act.
17. Start bombing the hell out of people with WHITE skin.
18. And finally … let’s set a good example.

Chap. 9 – A Liberal Paradis

57 % of the American public believes that abortion should be legal in all or most cases.
A whopping 86% of the American public say they “agree with the goals of the Civil Rights movement.” Four out five Americans say “it is important for colleges to have racially diverse student bodies.”
83 % of Americans say they are in agreement with the goals of the environmental movement.
94 %of the American public want federal safety regulations enacted on the manufacture and use of all handguns – and 86 % want this even if it makes guns more expensive.
Eight in ten Americans believe that health insurance should be provided equally to everyone in the country.
62 % of the people you share this country with support changing current laws so that fewer nonviolent offenders are sent to prison.
85 % of Americans support equal opportunity in the workplace for gays and lesbians.
According to a 2002 Gallup Poll, 58 % thought labor unions were a good idea.

Chap. 11 – Bush Removal and Other Spring Cleaning Chores

1. Talk to anyone and everyone about your candidate
2. Join the campaign
3. Download a poster.
4. Run for precinct delegate.
5. Run for local office.
6. Read and pass around the following books:
1. The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
2. Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace
3. Bushwacked
4. Thieves in High Places
5. The Great Unraveling
6. Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them
7. Give up four Saturdays in October 2004 to work for candidate
8. Travel to a swing congressional district.
9. Take a nonvoter to lunch – and vote!
10. Party for those who voted.
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His next book on from STUPID WHITE MEN, this book deals much with the Iraq War. Once again, we see a return to his ranting writing style, except this time, any intelligent prose has been eliminated in favour of jumping on the Iraq bandwagon. He also decides that the Coalition of the willing isnt willing because although many major countries joined, some countries didnt! Shock! Horror!

All in all, this is difficult to read without an extreme effort on the part of the reader. Be prepared to be faced with narrowminded writing. ( )

If you like Michael Moore, you will enjoy this book. I think it is political humor at his best. ( )

Once again I have read a Moore book too late. His calls to stop the re-election of George W. are a moot point now in 2006, after Bush has already been re-elected. The author does, however, have some interesting things to say. Many points are a reiterated version of his movie, Fahrenheit 911. He makes some excellent points about why Bush and his cronies are bad for the country and offers some advice about how to take the country back. He is funny and insightful - he calls to nominate Oprah and Wesley Clark for president.

He uses extensive notes and sources to back up his claims, having done his homework and research (at least on his side of the issue). He offers sage advice - regardless of whether people will actually take it - about terrorism and politics. He desires for Americans to stop whining and do something to make a difference for the country.

The film maker takes on George W. Bush.

I’m wondering if Fahrenheit 9/11 is a reiteration of this book, which is a tirade against George W. Bush. Moore over dramatizes the point and presents (some) opinions as facts. If I was on the fence, I’m not sure if this book would push me over to the liberal side. ( )

A provocative and at times highly polemic book that brings up a number of questionable details connected to the war on Iraq, the Bush government and US internal affairs. A problem is that many of these issues appear a little dated by now. Also, at times it is difficult to comprehend the importance of internal affairs from a foreigner's perspective. Not quite the impact of Stupid White Men but an engaging and thought-provoking read nonetheless. ( )

Sometimes you need to get away from your usual reading. Step away from the fluff. Look at real issues. This was my dose-of-reality book. It's still humorous, but in a different way. And I am moderately interested in politics if they don't involve killing people. ( )

This is one of those books that you either love or hate, depending on if you agree with its politics or not. Seeing how I gave it 5 stars, you can easily tell where my political affiliations lie. ( )

This book was certainly an eye-opener for me.

As a non-American, it is difficult to understand how the land of the free has come to this. How do the liars and cheats get away with what they seem to? How do President Shrub and his like keep getting elected?
Why are right thinking people not standing up and saying 'NO - enough is enough'? Especially with the analysis shown here of what the real views are of Americans - as opposed to the very conservative public face we see.

I know we have our problems here - and don't even get me started about Little Johnny Howard (our excuse for a prime minister) - but we seem much more willing to question and constructively oppose abrogation of our accepted freedoms.

There is a lot to absorb from Moore's expose. Not least, for me, is the need for us here in Australia to be sure not to go further down the road the US has gone. The need for positive action to ensure that there is a real opposition to the deputy sheriff and his mates at our next election, rather than just accepting the Labor Party has as much chance of winning as I do of winning the lottery (without a ticket) is also clear.

Off to the barricades! ( )