American Spectator's Enemies List: A Vigilant Journalist's Plea for a Renewed Red Scare - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0871136325 ISBN 13: 9780871136329

Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1996

Synopsis

Written with the same acerbic wit and infectious humor that has made P. J. O'Rourke one of the most popular political satirists of all time, The Enemies List will keep you howling and his enemies scowling. From Noam Chomsky to Yoko Ono, from Peter, Paul, and Mary (yes, they're still alive) to all the people who think quartz crystals cure herpes, from Ralph Nader to the entire country of Sweden, P. J. O'Rourke has created a roster of the most useless, politically disgraceful, and downright foolish people around. Although a rating system of S=Silly, VS=Very Silly, SML=Shirley MacLaine was ultimately cast aside, the distinguishing feature of the cluster of dunces presented here is silliness, not political subversion. The Enemies List began as an article in the American Spectator and, as readers contributed their own suggestions, quickly grew into a hilarious and slashing commentary on politicians and celebrities alike. Now they have been named, we just need to figure out what to do with them. "To say that P. J. O'Rourke is funny is like saying that the Rocky Mountains are scenic - accurate but insufficient." - Chicago Tribune

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Written with the same acerbic wit and infectious humour that have made P.J. O'Rourke one of the most popular political humourists of all time, The Enemies List will delight his fans and engage his enemies?and he couldn't ask for anything more.  Begun as an article in The American Spectator, The Enemies List quickly grew into an all-encompassing guide to the most dislike, foolish, and politically disgraceful people of the 1990s.  Readers contributed their own suggestions, and with P.J.'s razor-sharp additions and asides, "The List" became a hysterical commentary on the trouble with politicians and celebrities alike.  What sets this roster apart from the common blacklist is its generous approach to membership; you don't have to be a card-carrying member of anything to qualify.  O'Rourke throws a wide net around the ridiculous, inane, and generally annoying individuals who can be found in the public and political worlds of our society.

About the Author:

P.J. O'Rourke is most recently the author if the Canadian bestsellers Age and Guile Beat Youth, Innocence and A Bad Haircut and All the Trouble in the World, both published by Random House Canada.

About this edition

• Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0871136325
• ISBN 13: 9780871136329
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 168