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110 People Who Are Screwing Up America (and Al Franken Is #37) [Paperback]

Bernard Goldberg
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Book Description

May 23, 2006

The number one New York Times bestselling author of Bias delivers another bombshell—this time aimed at . . .

100 People Who Are Screwing Up America

No preaching. No pontificating. Just some uncommon sense about the things that have made this country great—and the culprits who are screwing it up.

Bernard Goldberg takes dead aim at the America Bashers (the cultural elites who look down their snobby noses at "ordinary" Americans) . . . the Hollywood Blowhards (incredibly ditzy celebrities who think they're smart just because they're famous) . . . the TV Schlockmeisters (including the one whose show has been compared to a churning mass of maggots devouring rotten meat) . . . the Intellectual Thugs (bigwigs at some of our best colleges, whose views run the gamut from left wing to far left wing) . . . and many more.

Goldberg names names, counting down the villains in his rogues' gallery from 100 all the way to 1—and, yes, you-know-who is number 37. Some supposedly "serious" journalists also made the list, including the journalist-diva who sold out her integrity and hosted one of the dumbest hours in the history of network television news. And there are those famous miscreants who have made America a nastier place than it ought to be—a far more selfish, vulgar, and cynical place.

But Goldberg doesn't just round up the usual suspects we have come to know and detest. He also exposes some of the people who operate away from the limelight but still manage to pull a lot of strings and do all sorts of harm to our culture. Most of all, 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America is about a country where as long as anything goes, as one of the good guys in the book puts it, sooner or later everything will go.

This is serious stuff for sure. But Goldberg will also make you laugh as he harpoons scoundrels like the congresswoman who thinks there aren't enough hurricanes named after black people, and the environmentalist to the stars who yells at total strangers driving SUVs—even though she tools around the country in a gas-guzzling private jet.

With Bias, Bernard Goldberg took us behind the scenes and exposed the way Big Journalism distorts the news. Now he has written a book that goes even further. This time he casts his eye on American culture at large—and the result is a book that is sure to become the voice of all those Americans who feel that no one is speaking for them on perhaps the most vital issue of all: the kind of country in which we want to live.


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“Entertaining.” (Buffalo News )

About the Author

Bernard Goldberg is the number one New York Times bestselling author of Bias, 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America, and Arrogance. He has won eight Emmy Awards for his work at CBS News and at HBO, where he now reports for the acclaimed program Real Sports. In 2006 he won the Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award, the most prestigious of all broadcast journalism awards.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Broadside Books (May 23, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0060761296
  • ISBN-13: 978-0060761295
  • Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 0.9 x 8.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #297,955 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Bernard Goldberg, the television news reporter and author of Bias, a New York Times number one bestseller about how the media distort the news, is widely seen as one of the most original writers and thinkers in broadcast journalism. He has covered stories all over the world for CBS News and has won 12 Emmy awards for excellence in journalism. He won six Emmys at CBS, and six more at HBO, where he now reports for the widely acclaimed broadcast Real Sports.

In addition to his ground-breaking book Bias, Goldberg has written four other books on the media and American culture -- Arrogance, 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America: (And Al Franken is #37), Crazies to the Left of Me, Wimps to the Right, and A Slobbering Love Affair, about the news media's romance with Barack Obama. All have all been New York Times bestsellers.

In 2006 Bernie won the most prestigious of all broadcast journalism awards, the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award for an HBO story about young, poor boys who were sold or kidnapped into slavery and were forced to risk their lives as camel jockeys in the United Arab Emirates, one of the wealthiest countries in the world.

In 2012 Goldberg won his second duPont for a body of work on concussions in the NFL, the duPont committee saying that, "Correspondent Bernard Goldberg's interviews are sensitive and probing, moving the story forward. Goldberg and his team investigate the historical precedent of Lou Gehrig bringing to light new information about concussions he suffered as a baseball player at Columbia University and as a Yankee. The reporting raised awareness for the public, the NFL and Congress about this important health issue."

Bernie has reported extensively, both at HBO and at CBS News, on the transformation of the American culture. At HBO, in the fall of 2000, he wrote the Emmy award winning documentary Do You Believe In Miracles, the dramatic story of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey team and the most famous hockey game ever -- the game between the United States and the Soviet Union that revitalized the American spirit and helped bring America out of the malaise it had suffered though much of the 1970s.

At CBS, he anchored two prime-time documentaries about how the American landscape was changing. Don't Blame Me showed how the United States was becoming a nation of finger-pointers whose citizens more and more were refusing to accept responsibility for their actions. In Your Face, America was an hour-long report about the coarsening of America, about how vulgar and uncivil our popular culture was becoming.

Bernie has written op-ed pieces that appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post, about a wide range of subjects, including baseball, manners, and journalism.

He is also a news and media analyst for Fox News where he comments regularly on the state of the press and television news as well as on politics and culture for the network's top rated program, The O'Reilly Factor.

He is a graduate of Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey and a member of the school's Hall of Distinguished Alumni.

Customer Reviews

I started reading and this book is actually making sense. Geoffrey A. Watrous  |  10 reviewers made a similar statement
For all its flaws, the book is somewhat engaging. Estimated Prophet  |  4 reviewers made a similar statement
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21 of 27 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A fun list even if I disagree with some of it April 14, 2008
Format:Paperback
No one is going to have a list that is exactly 100% the same but what is interesting about this list is that everyone can find something that they like about it. Don't judge a book by its cover in this case because while some might be quick to dismiss it as a knee jerk republican manifesto it really isn't.

Those I liked

Two people on the list whose names escape me who are screwing up American education by the demon of self esteem. One of these people is on record as saying that "it doesn't matter that student X thinks that 2+2=5 he did try after all and he is still a winner." Ok kid see how well that attitude works for you in college.

The one word description of #56 Courtney Love is just classic

The crowning achievement of this list for me is Peter Singer(30 something) who has made a lot of friends among my fellow disabled people by saying that disabled children should be either aborted or killed at birth for the betterment of the species. This would be bad enough however Mr. Singer says that you can kill a baby up to a month old that shows signs of weakness or frailty he equates this to returning a car that turned out to be a lemon.

On behalf of disabled people everywhere Mr. Singer thanks very much its always good to feel loved and cared for which I always thought was the true mark of an enlightened society.

Now I have issues with the book four of them actually Rodney King, Jesse Jackson and Michel Moore way too predictable. Other then that I found the book to be throughly entertaining.
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23 of 30 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars An Important Read for Every American. May 28, 2007
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No matter what your politics are, you need to read this book. (And before you liberal Democrats turn up your nose let me remind you that Goldberg himself is a Democrat who has never voted for a Republican.) Goldberg is one of the last truly moral, decent people in this country. In this easy, quick read he exposes the smut pushers, flim-flam artists, phonies and crooks for who and what they really are. Some of whom would have us believe that they are socially-conscious nobles.
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14 of 18 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Conservative Comedy at its Best October 30, 2007
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This list-style book is wildly entertaining. I am a moderate and I still agree with much of the content. Goldberg calls out liberal cowardice and even neo-cons on ignorant decisions and views on socioeconomic issues facing our nation. Just for fun, he even throws in some pop culture figures that are wasting our space.

I recommend this for anyone who dislikes liberals, neo-cons, Hollywood elitists and anyone with a good sense of humor. Of course, conservatives will love this book.

Genuine entertainment for anyone who is not an extremist or idealogue.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Very funny!!!
Book is wonderful, as advertised..We will use, reorder more books through Amazon, and recommend to friends and family... Try it - You'll love it... Great value...
Published 2 months ago by Jay C Oakman
5.0 out of 5 stars 110 screwing up
probably could put a few more in the book but this was good I watch bernie on The O'Reilley Factor he is great.
Published 3 months ago by susan colvin
4.0 out of 5 stars Missing 10 names
Though the 'new cover says 110, there are only 100. Otherwise, great read, well written and difficult to put down!

Highly recommended!
Published 16 months ago by AZMark
4.0 out of 5 stars 109 people i agree are screwing up America
A nice list of people that have undermined the advancement of our Nation. For the most part I found the list correct, nobody is perfect. An easy read that made me laugh.
Published 20 months ago by busadave
4.0 out of 5 stars A must read
Everyone who votes, or has voted or plans to vote in the future, should read this. An easy read and gives you the low (and I do mean low) down on the lunatic left that you will... Read more
Published 21 months ago by JOHN MC EVOY
3.0 out of 5 stars The book that never left the coffeehouse table....
The author spends too much time pointing fingers at ideological opponents, complaining about the decadence of Hollywood, and cherry-picking racy, incendiary rap lyrics. Read more
Published 22 months ago by xerces1492
1.0 out of 5 stars Delusional
To demonstrate the stupidity behind this book, one need only point out that, according to Bernie, the #1 person screwing up America is------Michael Moore! Not Dick Cheney. Read more
Published on March 17, 2011 by Thunderbolt
1.0 out of 5 stars Guide for murder?
This book was quoted by a shooter who entered our Church (TVUUC) on July 27, 2008, and killed two people, wounding others. Read more
Published on January 28, 2011 by J. bohstedt
1.0 out of 5 stars Oi vey. Spare yourself and spend time reading a more worthwhile book.
It's really unfortunate. Instead of complaining incessantly about Hollywood movie stars and college professors that annoy him, Bernard Goldberg could have made this book a... Read more
Published on May 10, 2010 by Walter Mitty
1.0 out of 5 stars Unimpressive
Bernie Goldberg's book, as mentioned, is a list of opinions, not of facts. That said, his opinions do seem to be rather inconsistent and not based on sound argument. Read more
Published on January 18, 2010 by Leviathan
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