Worst person: Michael Medved
What? You were expecting maybe David Manning?
Showing posts with label Michael Medved. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Michael Medved. Show all posts
Monday, October 01, 2007
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Blame everything (including 9/11) on the liberals
Why did al-Qaeda launch the terrorist attacks recently recalled in United 93 and World Trade Center? Because Osama bin Laden was deeply offended by the same sort of immortal movies and TV shows that chafe Michael "Mad Dog" Medved. And how do I know this? Because Dinesh D'Souza, a fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution, says so in his new book The Enemy at Home: The Cultural Left and Its Responsibility for 9/11.
OK, I admit, I'm exaggerating -- a little. But consider this snippet from critic Warren Bass' less-than-glowing review of the incendiary tome:
"Here's the main argument, such as it is. Why has al-Qaeda targeted America? 'Not because of U.S. troops in Mecca,' D'Souza writes. 'Not even because of Israel. . . . The suicide bombers of radical Islam are not blowing themselves up because they are distressed over the Gulf War of 1991 or because they are in solidarity with the Palestinians.' Rather, 'what bin Laden objected to was America staying in the Middle East, importing with it the immoral ingredients of American values and culture.' That makes the left 'responsible for 9/11' because it 'has fostered a decadent American culture that angers and repulses traditional societies' and has waged 'an aggressive global campaign to undermine the traditional patriarchal family and to promote secular values in non-Western cultures.' In sum, 'the cultural left and its allies in Congress, the media, Hollywood, the nonprofit sector, and the universities are the primary cause of the volcano of anger toward America that is erupting from the Islamic world.'"
Yeah, that's the ticket: They don't really hate Americans. They simply don't like American Pie. Makes perfect sense to me.
Addendum at 5:44 p.m.: More on D'Souza at Crooks and Liars.
OK, I admit, I'm exaggerating -- a little. But consider this snippet from critic Warren Bass' less-than-glowing review of the incendiary tome:
"Here's the main argument, such as it is. Why has al-Qaeda targeted America? 'Not because of U.S. troops in Mecca,' D'Souza writes. 'Not even because of Israel. . . . The suicide bombers of radical Islam are not blowing themselves up because they are distressed over the Gulf War of 1991 or because they are in solidarity with the Palestinians.' Rather, 'what bin Laden objected to was America staying in the Middle East, importing with it the immoral ingredients of American values and culture.' That makes the left 'responsible for 9/11' because it 'has fostered a decadent American culture that angers and repulses traditional societies' and has waged 'an aggressive global campaign to undermine the traditional patriarchal family and to promote secular values in non-Western cultures.' In sum, 'the cultural left and its allies in Congress, the media, Hollywood, the nonprofit sector, and the universities are the primary cause of the volcano of anger toward America that is erupting from the Islamic world.'"
Yeah, that's the ticket: They don't really hate Americans. They simply don't like American Pie. Makes perfect sense to me.
Addendum at 5:44 p.m.: More on D'Souza at Crooks and Liars.
Saturday, November 25, 2006
Early b.o. scorecard
According to Nikki Finke, Michael Medved's least-favorite holiday movie is still raking in big bucks.Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Pinko penguins update
More on the "hidden agenda" of Happy Feet -- here and here. Thank heaven we have moral guardians like Michael Medved looking out for us.
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