If you didn’t see the Daily Show interview Crooks and Liars has the video of of Jon Stewart’s pointed treatment of culture warrior Bernard Goldberg. Mr. Goldberg was interview promoting his book, ( to which I will certainly NOT link) 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America.
I agree with Jon’s greater point, that the blame for screwing up America is more rightly placed in the halls of government than the cult of celebrity. But another comment of Jon’s intrigued me enough to make this post.
Jon says in the interview that for every liberal example in the book, there’s a conservative one Mr. Goldberg ignored.
Who would you trade out for a fright wing example? Below are a few of my candidates.
I apologize in advance for the proximity of such vermin near so many of my heroes:
1 Michael Moore ··· Mel Gibson
2 Arthur Sulzberger Roger Ailes
3 Ted Kennedy Bill Frist
4 Jesse Jackson Condoleeza Rice
5 Anthony Romero Alberto Gonzales
6 Jimmy Carter Barbara Bush
7 Margaret Marshall Antonin Scalia
8 Paul Krugman Alan Greenspan
9 Jonathan Kozol Margaret Spelling
10 Ralph Neas Jack Abramoff
11 Noam Chomsky Newt Gingrich
12 Dan Rather Britt Hume
13 Andrew Heyward Bernard Goldberg
14 Mary Mapes Chris Wallace
15 Ted Rall Bill O’Reilly
16 John Edwards Dick Cheney
17 Al Sharpton Alan Keyes
18 Al Gore Tom Delay
19 George Soros Rupert Murdoch
20 Howard Dean Jeb Bush
21 Judge Roy Moore Judge Roy Moore
22 Michael Newdow James Dobson
23 Unknown American Terrorist George W Bush
24 Lee Bollinger Lawrence Summers
25 James Kopp Randall Terry
26 Dr. Martin Haskell James Kopp
27 Paul Begala Peggy Noonan
28 Julian Bond Trent Lott
29 John Green Steve, who owes me money
30 Latrell Sprewell Curt Schilling
31 Maury Povich David Brooks
32 Jerry Springer Rush Limbaugh
33 Bob Shrum Karl Rove
34 Bill Moyers Armstrong Williams
35 Jeff Danziger Howard Stern
36 Nancy Hopkins Phillip Johnson
37 Al Franken Donald Rumsfeld
38 Jim McDermott Dennis Hastert
39 Peter Singer Richard Perle
40 Scott Harshbarger Richard Scaife
41 Susan Beresford My Chicken Shit Ex
42 Gloria Steinem Laura Bush
43 Paul Eibeler Donald Trump
44 Dennis Kozlowski Dennis Kozlowski
45 Ken Lay Ken Lay
46 Barbara Walters Andrea Mitchell
47 Maxine Waters “Streaky” Pete Sessions
48 Robert Byrd Rick Santorum
49 Ingrid Newkirk Ann Coulter
50 John Vasconellos Pete Craddick
51 Ann Pelo Karen Santorum
52 Markos Moulitsas John Hinderaker
53 Anna Nicole Smith Brittney Spears
54 Neal Shapiro Sumner Redstone
55 David Westin David Smith (Sinclair Broadcasting)
56 Diane Sawyer Amy Robach
57 Ted Field Randall “Duke” Cunningham
58 Eminem Toby Keith
59 Shirley Franklin Rudy Giuliani
60 Ludacris Ken Mehlman
61 Michael Savage Michael Savage
62 Howard Stern Howard Stern
63 Amy Richards Michelle Malkin
64 James Wolcott William Safire
65 Oliver Stone Carlton Sherwood
66 David Duke Tom Coburn
67 Randall Robinson Al Edwards
68 Katherine Hanson Grover Norquist
69 Matt Kunitz Matt Kunitz
70 Jimmy Swaggart Jerry Falwell
71 Phil Donahue Joe Scarborough
72 Ward Churchill David Horowitz
73 Barbara Kingsolver Tom Clancy
74 Katha Politt Daniel Okrent
75 Eric Foner Dick Morris
76 Barbara Foley Frank Luntz
77 Linda Hirshman Priscilla Owen
78 Norman Mailer Lynne Cheney
79 Harry Belafonte Michael Powell
80 Kitty Kelley Bay Buchanan
81 Tim Robbins Jonah Goldberg
82 Laurie David Phillip A. Cooney
83 The Dumb and Vicious Celebrity The Dumb and Vicious Congress Critter
84 The Vicious Celebrity The PNAC Apologists
85 The Dumb Celebrity The Kowtowing Press
86 Chris Ofili Benjamin James Johnson
87 Sheldon Hackney Thomas Friedman
88 Aaron McGruder Dennis Miller
89 Jane Smiley James Sensenbrenner
90 Michael Jackson Mayor Jim West of Spokane
91 Barbara Streisand Marie Osmond
92 Kerri Dunn Kerri Dunn
93 Richard Timmons James Guckert
94 Guy Velella Arlene Wohlgemuth
95 Courtney Love Ted Nugent
96 Eve Ensler Tim LaHaye and Jerry B Jenkins
97 Todd Goldman Paul Wolfowitz
98 Sheila Jackson Lee Lamar Smith
99 Matthew Lesko Bernard Ebbers
100 Rick and Kathy Hilton Nick and Jessica
That was easier than I thought. Who’s on your
This is crossposted from MyDD by request, as well as my own blog.
