101 People Who Are Really Screwing America

2006 non-fiction book by Jack Huberman February 2012 101 People Who Are Really Screwing America 101 People Who Are Really Screwing America.jpg Book cover Jack Huberman United States English Politics Non-fiction 2006 (Nation) 352 1-56025-875-6 69118364 The Bush-Hater's Handbook 101 People Who Are Really Screwing America (and Bernard Goldberg is only #73) is a non-fiction book by Jack Huberman. It was published in 2006 by Nation Books.Online Computer Library Center Online Computer Library Center 101 People Who Are Really Screwing America (and Bernard Goldberg is only #73) WorldCat worldcat.org 2009 69118364 The book is a liberal response to Bernard Goldberg's book 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America, and includes criticism of Republican politicians including George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, and Rick Santorum. The book received positive reception in Publishers Weekly and The Nation. Reference & Research Book News called the book "the liberal polemical riposte" of 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America. The book includes quotes attributed to American radio host and conservative political commentator Rush Limbaugh, without providing a date or details about the quotes. When Limbaugh was in dealings to purchase a portion of the St. Louis Rams, an American football team, in 2009, the quotes were reported in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Limbaugh disputed the quotes. The author of the book and its publisher both declined to comment to the Associated Press. Legal analysts told Fox News Channel that Limbaugh could have a case for a libel lawsuit. Author In June 2006, Jack Huberman resided in New York City.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/author/jack-huberman Jack Huberman September 27, 2016medic Prior to authoring 101 People Who Are Really Screwing America, Huberman wrote the book The Bush-Hater's Handbook: a Guide to the Most Appalling Presidency of the Past 100 Years. He is also the author of Bushit: An A-Z Guide to the Bush Attack on Truth, Justice, Equality, and the American Way. Huberman was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where he spent his early life.Jack Huberman The Huffington Post HuffingtonPost.com, Inc. 2009 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jack-huberman October 18, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091019124613/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jack-huberman October 19, 2009 Contents The book is a liberal response to Bernard Goldberg's 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America. The top-listed individuals are typically Republican politicians, such as George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, and Rick Santorum, and conservative judges such as Clarence Thomas and Antonin Scalia. Cheney is ranked in first place, and Bush in second. Others criticized in the book include Ann Coulter, Laura Schlessinger, drivers of SUVs, editors of The Wall Street Journal, Fox News Channel, J.K. Rowling, Dan Brown, and Candace Bushnell. Bernard Goldberg is ranked number 73 in the book, as in the subtitle, itself a reference to the subtitle of Goldberg's original book: "And Al Franken is #37." Reception A review in Publishers Weekly described the book as a "droll and acerbic refresher course on the issues confronting the 21st-century United States".Publishers Weekly staff 101 People Who Are Really Screwing America https://archive.org/details/sim_publishers-weekly_2006-05-08_253_19/page/58 Publishers Weekly 253 19 58 Reed Business Information, Inc. May 8, 2006 The review concluded: "Though Huberman takes his readers' sympathies for granted, the unabashedly leftwing bias and sheer breadth of this frontal assault on Republican politics and culture are factually convincing. ... overall Huberman serves up a frothy indictment to warm liberal innards." Reference & Research Book News characterized the book as a "the liberal polemical riposte" of 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America by Bernard Goldberg.Reference & Research Book News staff 101 People Who Are Really Screwing America Reference & Research Book News Book News, Inc.; Gale Group August 1, 2007 The book was highlighted in the blog "Editor's Cut" published by The Nation. Heuvel Katrina Vanden Editor's Cut: 101 People Who Are Really Screwing America The Nation thenation.com July 26, 2006 http://www.thenation.com/blogs/edcut/105949 https://archive.today/20130208203909/http://www.thenation.com/blogs/edcut/105949 dead February 8, 2013 October 18, 2009 Writing for The Nation, Katrina Vanden Heuvel commented: "In this witty book, Huberman lays out in well-researched detail the interlocking relationships within the vast rightwing agenda to undermine our democratic institutions for profit and prophesy." 2009 Rush Limbaugh quote controversy A quote on page 232 of the book is attributed to American radio host and conservative political commentator Rush Limbaugh: "Let’s face it, we didn’t have slavery in this country for over 100 years because it was a bad thing. Quite the opposite: Slavery built the South. I’m not saying we should bring it back. I’m just saying it had its merits. For one thing, the streets were safer after dark."Huberman Jack 101 People Who Are Really Screwing America Nation Books 2006 232 1-56025-875-6 registration https://archive.org/details/101peoplewhoarer00hube/page/232 Huberman's book does not provide a date for the quote or any other details about it.Miller Joshua Rhett Limbaugh May Have Grounds for Libel Suit, Legal Analysts Say FoxNews Network, LLC October 17, 2009 https://www.foxnews.com/story/limbaugh-may-have-grounds-for-libel-suit-legal-analysts-say https://web.archive.org/web/20091017223120/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0%2C2933%2C566983%2C00.html October 17, 2009 live Bianchi Mike Did NFL wannabe owner Rush Limbaugh really say slavery "had its merits?" Open Mike Orlando Sentinel October 14, 2009 http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_bianchi/2009/10/did-nfl-wannabe-owner-rush-limbaugh-really-say-slavery-had-its-merits.html October 18, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091017062757/http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_bianchi/2009/10/did-nfl-wannabe-owner-rush-limbaugh-really-say-slavery-had-its-merits.html October 17, 2009 Another quote from page 232 of the book attributed to Limbaugh is "You know who deserves a posthumous Medal of Honor? James Earl Ray. We miss you, James. Godspeed." Ray assassinated Martin Luther King Jr. In 2009, Limbaugh was in dealings to purchase a portion of the American football team, the St. Louis Rams.Burwell Bryan Dave Checketts in the middle of an ugly controversy St. Louis Post-Dispatch Boston Herald October 14, 2009 In the context of reporting on Limbaugh's attempts to purchase the St. Louis Rams, the quote attributed to Limbaugh in the book was printed in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in October 2009. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch did not attempt to verify the quote, beyond its attribution to Limbaugh in the book. The quote also appeared attributed to Limbaugh in other news publications, including the Detroit Free Press, and The Washington Post.Zirin Dave The Nation: Limbaugh, You Don't Belong In The NFL National Public Radio October 15, 2009 https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113818801 October 18, 2009 October 27, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141027054541/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113818801 live The quote was repeated on CNN and MSNBC. In a program on MSNBC, Rachel Maddow attributed the quote involving James Earl Ray from the Huberman book to Limbaugh.Taranto James Fools Rush In: Can't they demonize Limbaugh without making stuff up? The Wall Street Journal October 15, 2009 https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704107204574475150522378942 October 18, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091018063433/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704107204574475150522378942.html October 18, 2009 Limbaugh initially stated he was unable to recall saying the statement in the quotes in question. After Limbaugh's staff researched the quotes and were unable to find reference to them other than the book, Limbaugh emailed the Associated Press a statement: "The totally made-up and fabricated quotes attributed to me in recent media reports are outrageous and slanderous." Limbaugh stated on his radio program: "There's a quote out there that I first saw it in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch last week that I somehow, some time ago, defended slavery and started cracking jokes about it. And, you know, you say a lot of things in the course of 15 hours a week, over the course of 21 years. We've gone back, we have looked at everything we have. There is not even an inkling that any words in this quote are accurate. It's outrageous, but it's totally predictable. It's being repeated by people who have never listened to this program, they certainly didn't hear it said themselves because it was never said." The reporting of the quote and its attribution to Limbaugh hurt his attempts to purchase the St. Louis Rams. On October 14, 2009, Limbaugh was dropped from the group attempting to buy the St. Louis Rams, due to the controversy of his participation in the deal.Habib Hal Limbaugh deemed 'distraction,' dropped from group seeking to buy St. Louis Rams The Palm Beach Post October 15, 2009 http://www.palmbeachpost.com/dolphins/content/sports/epaper/2009/10/15/1014rush_limbaugh.html https://web.archive.org/web/20091018073518/http://www.palmbeachpost.com/dolphins/content/sports/epaper/2009/10/15/1014rush_limbaugh.html 2009-10-18 October 18, 2009 According to chairman of the St. Louis Blues hockey team Dave Checketts, who was behind the group attempting to purchase the St. Louis Rams, Limbaugh's participation in the endeavor had become a "complication and a distraction". James Taranto of The Wall Street Journal reported that the quotes may have originated in September 2005 from a blogger who initially discovered them on a Wikipedia page. Toby Harnden of The Daily Telegraph reported that the quotes originated on Wikipedia and Wikiquote, prior to making it into Huberman's book.Harnden Toby The Rush Limbaugh media lynch mob The Daily Telegraph UK October 14, 2009 http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/tobyharnden/100013647/the-rush-limbaugh-media-lynch-mob/ https://web.archive.org/web/20091017084057/http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/tobyharnden/100013647/the-rush-limbaugh-media-lynch-mob/ dead October 17, 2009 October 18, 2009 On October 15, 2009, the Associated Press contacted Huberman as well as the book's publisher, and asked for the source of the quotes.Washington Jesse (Associated Press) Analysis: Limbaugh's words keep him from a dream Brownsville Herald October 15, 2009 http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/sports/giants-103750-nfl-york.html October 18, 2009 October 19, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091019125922/http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/sports/giants-103750-nfl-york.html live Huberman told the Associated Press he had no comment about the source of the quotes, and the book's publisher also declined to comment. The Huffington Post had previously published the quote in a blog post by Huberman where he excerpted a portion of his book on the website.Huberman Jack Rush Limbaugh is STILL Screwing Up America The Huffington Post HuffingtonPost.com, Inc. 2009 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jack-huberman/rush-limbaugh-is-still-sc_b_24724.html October 18, 2009 September 24, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090924230724/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jack-huberman/rush-limbaugh-is-still-sc_b_24724.html live The Huffington Post later deleted the offending quotes from Huberman's post, and posted an "Editor's Note", which stated that Huberman was not able to substantiate the quotes he had attributed to Limbaugh: "An earlier version of this post contained quotes attributed to Rush Limbaugh, which Limbaugh has since denied making. As is our policy when a fact in a blog post is called into question, we gave its author 24 hours to substantiate the quote. Since he has not been able to do so, the quotes have been deleted from the post." The president of the conservative media watchdog organization Media Research Center, Brent Bozell, called for CNN and MSNBC to prove Limbaugh said the offending statement, or retract and apologize for repeating it. On October 16, 2009, both CNN and MSNBC issued statements regarding their restating the quotes attributed to Limbaugh.Carpenter Amanda CNN, MSNBC admit they were wrong about Rush quote The Washington Times October 16, 2009 http://www.washingtontimes.com/weblogs/back-story/2009/oct/16/cnn-msnbc-admit-they-were-wrong-about-rush-quote/ https://web.archive.org/web/20120325104912/http://www.washingtontimes.com/weblogs/back-story/2009/oct/16/cnn-msnbc-admit-they-were-wrong-about-rush-quote/ 2012-03-25 October 18, 2009 "We should not have reported it – not have reported it – without independent confirmation, and for that I apologize," said CNN's Rick Sanchez. "MSNBC attributed that quote to a football player who was opposed to Limbaugh's NFL bid. However, we have been unable to verify that quote independently. So, just to clarify," said David Shuster in a clarification on MSNBC. Fox News Channel reported on October 17, 2009 that multiple legal analysts stated Limbaugh could file a libel lawsuit in order to prove he did not say the words attributed to him. References 2 Category:2006 non-fiction books Category:2006 English-language non-fiction books Category:American non-fiction books Category:American political books Category:Books critical of conservatism in the United States Category:Cultural depictions of American people