Bobbi's review
Crazies to the Left of Me, Wimps to the Right: How One Side Lost Its Mind and the Other Lost Its Nerve
by Bernard Goldberg
Interesting and thoughtful review. I've often seen Bernie on the O'Reilly Factor. Thanks for the insights into his history and today's future.
Bobbi's review
Crazies to the Left of Me, Wimps to the Right: How One Side Lost Its Mind and the Other Lost Its Nerve by Bernard Goldberg
Bobbi's review
rating:
I liked this book. A lot.
Both conservatives and liberals would find a lot of interesting points (both of agreement and disagreement) in this book, which is a fast read. Bernie Goldberg is the product of a long, proud liberal tradition. He was dismayed when, as a reporter in the prime of his career at CBS, he realized that his attitudes were shifting to the right. At the same time, he became more and more aware of the fact that the liberals in the Democratic party were being pushed aside by leftists (did you know that there was a difference? There is, and it's important. John Kennedy was a liberal. His patriotism, his support of the military, his fiscal policies -- just to name a few -- would not stand him in good stead in the current Democratic party. But don't feel bad. The Repubs ain't exactly the party of their hero, Reagan, these days either). Goldberg's philoso...more
Both conservatives and liberals would find a lot of interesting points (both of agreement and disagreement) in this book, which is a fast read. Bernie Goldberg is the product of a long, proud liberal tradition. He was dismayed when, as a reporter in the prime of his career at CBS, he realized that his attitudes were shifting to the right. At the same time, he became more and more aware of the fact that the liberals in the Democratic party were being pushed aside by leftists (did you know that there was a difference? There is, and it's important. John Kennedy was a liberal. His patriotism, his support of the military, his fiscal policies -- just to name a few -- would not stand him in good stead in the current Democratic party. But don't feel bad. The Repubs ain't exactly the party of their hero, Reagan, these days either). Goldberg's philoso...more
Interesting and thoughtful review. I've often seen Bernie on the O'Reilly Factor. Thanks for the insights into his history and today's future.