Tuesday, February 10, 2004
I just finished listening to Dude, Where's My Country
First of all, Audible is pretty cool. I got some audio books for my India trip and I've continued getting more. $11/month for 1 book per month. I listened to this book on my way to and from Thunderhill this weekend. Better than just wasting 6 hours driving!
So I hated the first half of the book where Michael Moore is basically saying that Bush lied to us all, is in bed with Osama, and is falsely blaming everything on Saddam. I mean, some of it's true, but it sounded like I was listening to some wacko like Lyndon LaRouche.
But then the second half of the book was much better. Moore talks about our energy problems and how we are running out of oil, the misbalance of wealth and power in the world, how the US uses way more resources than the rest of the world, the US imports way more than it exports, and other problems that face our country.
He went on to talk about things we need to do to make the US a better place to live, and things to do to make the world like us more. His first idea: set out to provide the world with clean drinking water within 5 years. Sounds good to me. And finally he lists people who should run for president.
Much like Bowling for Columbine, it's very one sided and you have to make sure you don't hang on every word he says. But it is great to see this side of the story and read about how we should all move to Canada. I wonder why Moore is still here?
First of all, Audible is pretty cool. I got some audio books for my India trip and I've continued getting more. $11/month for 1 book per month. I listened to this book on my way to and from Thunderhill this weekend. Better than just wasting 6 hours driving!
So I hated the first half of the book where Michael Moore is basically saying that Bush lied to us all, is in bed with Osama, and is falsely blaming everything on Saddam. I mean, some of it's true, but it sounded like I was listening to some wacko like Lyndon LaRouche.
But then the second half of the book was much better. Moore talks about our energy problems and how we are running out of oil, the misbalance of wealth and power in the world, how the US uses way more resources than the rest of the world, the US imports way more than it exports, and other problems that face our country.
He went on to talk about things we need to do to make the US a better place to live, and things to do to make the world like us more. His first idea: set out to provide the world with clean drinking water within 5 years. Sounds good to me. And finally he lists people who should run for president.
Much like Bowling for Columbine, it's very one sided and you have to make sure you don't hang on every word he says. But it is great to see this side of the story and read about how we should all move to Canada. I wonder why Moore is still here?