gonzocanuck | Dumbocracy by Marty Beckerman

Gadfly Marty Beckerman has a new book out called Dumbocracy. Marty interviewed HST in 2003, whereupon HST called him a "morbid little bastard". I really enjoyed Marty's previous book Generation S.L.U.T..

Dumbocracy: Adventures with the Loony Left, the Rabid Right and Other American Idiots (The Disinformation Company, September 2008) follows journalist Marty Beckerman's escapades with extremists on both sides of the spectrum, and shows how they're equally dangerous to the First Amendment, which most Americans cherish.

Whether it's banning free speech to protect people's feelings or to enforce biblical morality, these radicals have no use for our civil liberties. But Beckerman is unafraid to expose their tactics -- and their never-ending hypocrisies -- with comical, over-the-top glee worthy of South Park or the Daily Show.

Some reviews so far:

"Dumbocracy is a thoughtful book with great shock value geared to awaken, entertain and enlighten Marty's generation about the freedoms embedded in
our Bill of Rights. Beyond the spoofing, it is passionate, scholarly, and delivers the message that young people need to hear."
—Former U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Mike Gravel

"Beckerman uses the deft and subtle touch of a sledgehammer. If you can read this entire book without being offended, then there is a good chance that you are illiterate. If you can read this entire book and not enjoy it, then there's a good chance you take yourself too seriously."
—Christian Lander, bestselling author of Stuff White People Like

"Marty Beckerman is one of the great young journalists of our time."
—Mancow Muller, syndicated radio host and author of Dad, Dames, Demons,
and a Dwarf

"[H]ilarious yet powerful... many of his rants are on point. ... And if he makes young readers pay attention to politics, more power to him."
—Rachel Kramer Bussel, Penthouse

No extremist will escape unscathed, but moderate readers of all stripes will fall in love with Beckerman's iconoclasm. In the tradition of P.J. O'Rourke's Parliament of Whores and Al Franken's Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them, Beckerman's grand political satire will have readers laughing on the floor and ripping the hair from their scalps.