Re: Genevieve's Book Club
Date: January 28, 2008 07:04AM
booklover Wrote:
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> Radiophile,
>
> Although, I don't know much about this book, I
> would think socialists would have it well
> stocked.
>
> I do know that Michael Moore cited Unger's first
> book as one of most important sources for
> Fahrenheit 9/11. Doesn't this second book promote
> Unger's theory that Bush and Christians are
> attempting to take over the Middle East?
Damn socialist library!
Yes Moore cited Unger's book for F-911. Actually House bof Saud, House of Bush was the main source for the movie.
Like the movie, HOS,HOB opens with the 17 planes that were flying after 911 happened. This "fact" had the conservative talk radio, thanks to the talking points memo issued by Karl Rove's office to radio hosts, going bonkers. "Factually innacurrate" was term they were told you use, and they did. The gang of right wingers on the radio went on and on about "factually inaccurate" because they said there were no planes, when in fact the 911 commission, at that time, said there were 17 planes.
When the 911 commission came out with the final report, they revised their "fact" to 19 planes. this gave the talk show proof that the movie and book were factually inaccurate because both cited 17 planes as a fact. Which is closer - 17 to 19 or 19 to 0? I believe in the Price is Right method - who ever is closer to the actual retail without going over wins.
While I am only in the first 100 pages, Craig Unger does not make any accusations regarding the relationship between the Evangelicals and the current administration. He does introduce key players - some household names, many not, and cites events and well documented interviews to let the reader choose to see if there is a co-relation.
Unlike Coulter, Unger does not draw conclusions. He just presents facts and the events that happened afterwards. For instance, one of Hillary's college roommates many years later divorced her husband and starting practicing a lesbian lifestyle. This in and of itself is enough to have Ms. Coulter claim that Hillary had a lesbian affair with her roommate in college. This, despite the fact the roommate said over and over that it did not happen, and she only was interested in men at that point and did not realize she was a lesbian till 10 plus years after she left college and was married with children. But Coulter presented the accusation as "fact" anyway.
And regarding your question that Unger is supporting his theory that Bush and the Christians are planning on taking over the middle east, I suggest you read the book and draw your own conclusions. I have read all of Coulter's books and find many of her accusations, in reality, baseless and stretching. Unger's other book was well researched, included well documented quotes actually taken from the people involved, and not a lot of hearsay.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/28/2008 07:10AM by Radiophile.