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Rants Redux [Abridged, Audiobook] [Audio Cassette]

Dennis Miller (Author, Reader)
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)


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June 1, 1999
Why are Americans so disinterested in politics? Because we can be. Democracy is voluntary. And our lack of interest hasn't happened overnight. It can be traced directly back to our ever-decreasing attention spans. We need anything politically important rationed out like Pez-small, sweet, and coming out of a funny plastic head.

Why has flying in this country, especially boarding the plane, turned into this tedious Bataan death march with American Tourister overnight bags? And when did flight attendants get so cranky?

Who do we find ourselves locked in this pointless pas de doo-doo over something called "arts funding?" The federal tab involved here is a lousy 500 million dollars. One-fifth the national budget! Less than the money spent on 1-900 calls from Air Force One.

Mothers, immigration, marriage, parenthood, sports, political correctness, and our general attitudes toward each other-all are equally worthy of Dennis Miller's close inspection and ridicule. What's really going on in this country? Ask Dennis Miller. Or don't ask. He'll tell you anyway. Not that he really wants to go off on another rant. Remember, it's only his opinion, he could be wrong.

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Miller, host of HBO's Dennis Miller Live, has twice before "ranted" on audio (The Rants and Ranting Again, both BDD). In the 14 mini-diatribes contained here, Miller explodes into his trademark outbursts as he takes on a series of loaded topics from contemporary lifeAwomen's rights, abortion, parenting, immigration. What is Miller's vision of America? As he puts it: "The tornado-beset trailer park that is our everyday existence." Yes, his humor is profane, mean-minded and chauvinistic (as when her refers to wives as "shoe jockeys"). He prides himself in the reverse-chic of his reactionary and xenophobic views. Yet he gains some grace by being equally hard on himself, describing his life as a self-loathing everyman trapped in an evil, consumerist society. For those who prefer to enjoy audio in their cars, Miller's screeds are perfect for inciting docile listeners to road rage. (June)
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Why are Americans so disinterested in politics? Because we can be. Democracy is voluntary. And our lack of interest hasn't happened overnight. It can be traced directly back to our ever-decreasing attention spans. We need anything politically important rationed out like Pez-small, sweet, and coming out of a funny plastic head.

Why has flying in this country, especially boarding the plane, turned into this tedious Bataan death march with American Tourister overnight bags? And when did flight attendants get so cranky?

Who do we find ourselves locked in this pointless pas de doo-doo over something called "arts funding?" The federal tab involved here is a lousy 500 million dollars. One-fifth the national budget! Less than the money spent on 1-900 calls from Air Force One.

Mothers, immigration, marriage, parenthood, sports, political correctness, and our general attitudes toward each other-all are equally worthy of Dennis Miller's close inspection and ridicule. What's really going on in this country? Ask Dennis Miller. Or don't ask. He'll tell you anyway. Not that he really wants to go off on another rant. Remember, it's only his opinion, he could be wrong.

Product Details

  • Audio Cassette
  • Publisher: Random House Audio (June 1, 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0553526456
  • ISBN-13: 978-0553526455
  • Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.4 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.9 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,295,180 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Ranting CD Yet!, March 30, 2000
This review is from: Rants Redux (Audio CD)
Dennis Miller is back on audio CD with new material, witty commentary, and those cretive analogies. In this hour long CD, Dennis gives his views about Mothers, Bill Clinton's second term, air travel, parenthood, spouses, child rearing, and the mother of all arguements - abortion where he remains to still have a very humorous approach to just like towards everything else. Dennis Miller is a man who is very familiar with each subject matter he decides to take on, and many of these rants will become fan favorites for years to come. Clearly this is Miller's best audio book, containing some of his best material yet. I highly reccommend to all Dennis Miller fans out there this is worth spending your hard earned money over!
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Lost in Delivery, June 23, 2001
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Lance Davis (Plantation, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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Dennis is one of my favorite comedians, which is why I rated this work so highly. The cover says "Read by the Author" and that's what he does, he reads. Not in the fiery tongue of his TV monologues but like he was reading a bedtime story on a night when he felt under the weather. And some of the material was previously released. At least 3 of the bits are in "Rants". And the jazzy musical interludes between bits is not preferable to dead silence. But he makes you think, and sometimes go look up stuff, which is why I like him.
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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Best Yet!, April 6, 2000
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Jesse L. Hicks (Kissimmee, Florida) - See all my reviews
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I don't understand why Dennis Miller only released this on audio, if he put it in print, he would probably make the bestseller list again, maybe it was because he didn't want it to lose anything, all in all, a very good book, my favorite rant was the one on immigration, although on a couple of them, he seemed to be repeating himself, i still think it is a very satisfying buy.
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