How to Win a Fight with a Conservative (Paperback)

by Daniel Kurtzman (Author)
Key Phrases: Defense Kick-ass, Step-by-Step Guide, Advanced Battle Tactics (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Review
"You should pick up this book before your next dinner party."
--Gayle King, editor-at-large of O, The Oprah Magazine and host of "The Gayle King Show" on Oprah and Friends

Book Description
"No one knows political satire like Daniel Kurtzman."
--Andy Borowitz, creator of The Borowitz Report and author of The Republican Playbook

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Product Details

• Paperback: 177 pages
• Publisher: Sourcebooks Hysteria (June 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1402208804
• ISBN-13: 978-1402208805
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #227,401 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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50 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Really Humorous Book, Just Don't Take it Too Seriously, January 20, 2008

By	Roger D. Launius "Historian" (Washington, D.C., United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

A friend gave me this book for Christmas this year because she knew how much I enjoyed ranting about politics. While it is not truly a self-help book, and I doubt anyone will win a fight with a conservative by following its directions, it is an enjoyable little diversion that made me laugh. Daniel Kurtzman is a good satirist and his jabs are hilarious. For instance, he divides the conservative movement into several cleverly named segments:
(1) Rapturfarians--Christian fundamentalists.
(2) Enron-omists--über capitalists.
(3) Big Brethren--militant authoritarians.
(4) Gunfederates--people with confederate flags and gun racks in their pickup trucks.
(5) Spongebob-ophobes--militant anti-gay activists.
(6) Crusadomasochists--imperialistic neoconservatives.
Clever names to be sure, but the descriptions are just as humorous. The rest of the book is just as much fun. I should mention that Daniel Kurtzman is an equal opportunity satirist; he also published in 2007 another guide, "How to Win a Fight with a Liberal," that takes aim at those on the left. It is just as humorous.

30 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining and surprisingly insightful, November 25, 2007

By	S. Rosenberg (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

I picked up a copy of this book before taking a flight home for Thanksgiving. I come from an ultra-conservative family, and figured I could use a little ammunition just in case things turned ugly at the dinner table, like they usually do. I found some surprisingly useful tips, especially the chapter on how to detect logical fallacies. But most of all, the book made me laugh. My favorite parts were the dueling Liberal and Conservative Manifestos ("Conservatives believe in beautiful Hummers befouling spacious skies, amber waves of abstinent teens, and crowning thy good with estate tax cuts"). I'm planning to give out copies to a few friends whose families are even crazier than mine.

31 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Right on the Mark, October 5, 2007

By	Mitch Cox (Chico, CA) - See all my reviews

Witty and incisive, this book is filled with all those fun facts you wish you could recite when talking politics with a mouth-breathing conservative. Kurtzman has done a nice job in exposing all the frauds in the Republican party in his "Hall of Shame" (unfortunately, a list that grows longer by the day--maybe a revised edition will be needed?). My favorite line from the book comes from the Day in the Life of a Conservative: "Gas up Hummer, reposition Confederate flag on window, clean homeless person off grille." Funny stuff!