Moore uses his trademark brand of confrontational, exasperated humor skillfully as he offers a primer on how to change the worldview of one's annoying conservative blowhard brother-in-law, & he crafts a surprisingly thorough "Draft Oprah for President" movement. But his book is intended to serve as a handbook for how people with liberal opinions (which is most of America, Moore contends, whether they call themselves "liberals" or not) can take back their country from the conservative forces in power. Bush & his fellow conservatives concerning the reasoning behind going to war in Iraq, the collapse of Enron & other companies, & the relationship between the Bushes, the Saudi Arabian government & Osama bin Laden. Granted, Moore is angry & has harsh words for George W. But while plenty of liberal scholars, entertainers & pundits have made similar arguments in book form, Moore's Dude, Where's My Country? stands out for its thoroughly positive perspective. Tricked, he says, by Republican lawmakers & their wealthy corporate pals who use a combination of concocted bogeymen & lies to stay rich & in control. The people of the United States, according to author & filmmaker Michael Moore ( Bowling for Columbine, Stupid White Men), have been hoodwinked.
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