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Conservatives Are from Mars, Liberals Are from San Francisco: 101 Reasons I'm Happy I Left the Left

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I absolutely loved this book. Of course, if you're a liberal you will not find it funny. Mr. Prulutsky really hits the nail on the head on so many isues. I found myself laughing at his commentaries of current issues and also scared because they're so true. So, if you are a liberal and easily offended, don't buy it. Want to know what's really going on ? Read it.

When I saw the YouTube video of Burt Prelutsky reading one of the vignettes I had to buy the book. Search BurtPrelutsky at YouTube and you will see what I mean.

This is a collection of Burt Prelutsky's columns over the years. He advanced from tasting the weed to walking the straight and narrow, and from a lefty to darn good conservative. He's a great writer and has written a lot for television---check out his M.A.S.H episodes.

Go Burt! Keep up the good work.

Prelutsky did a good job of highlighting the differences between liberals and conservatives, much to the chagrin of liberals, especially since a good portion of them live in his back yard. He did it humorously and with explanations for his reasoning. It is a good read, if you are a conservative, or if you are a transitioning liberal.

In snappy, highly readable little essays, the author employs acerbic wit and hard-headed logic to expose the pervasive lunacies of political correctness. Most darts are well-aimed at hypocritical, sanctimonious liberals, but he also takes good shots at other types of foolishness.

The last chapter is a departure from the previous one hundred, being a moving tribute to the author's late father, with reflections on how he might have viewed his son's "apostasy" in having left the left.

While the targets of Prelutsky's eloquent wrath would surely be riled by his disturbance of their dogmas, those who share his world-view will find themselves greatly amused and encouraged. Readers are also recommended to sample recent work by this author on his website.

If you are not a Prelutsky fan yet it's because you haven't read Prelutsky. This book is a compilation of articles. Burt is the anti-venom to political correctness so needed in our lemming society. He used to write M.A.S.H. and DRAGNET stories but now he's in the political education business. You can also read his stuff on TOWNHALL.COM or burtprelutsky.com.

Although I almost completely agree with Burt Prelutsky in what world view concerns, this book was really disappointing for me.
It's a collection of witty comments, pretty caustic and, yes, humorous, but after reading some few of them I just got tired of it. I don't exactly know why. What I read there reflects what I think, so I'm not able to get a clear explanation.
Perhaps it's the fact that, more than voicing my concern/anger about the suicidal liberal politics, I am looking for practical ways to challenge it. Well, there are no suggestions of that kind in this book. Nor is there some kind of elaboration of thinking. It's just a collection of Seinfeld-like comments.
If you are looking just for acid humour, this could be a book for you. I found what I was looking for in Phil Valentine's "The conservative's Handbook".

Always on target and on top of the contemporary issues. His observations and prognostications carry the reader along the path of common sense and sanity.

A must have for anyone looking for an enjoyable amusing read.
Plenty of examples of the political maddness in the good ol' US of A.