Conservatives Are from Mars, Liberals Are from San Francisco: 101 Reasons I'm Happy I Left the Left

By Burt Prelutsky

Book Overview

For years," Burt Prelutsky says, "the ranks fo the Right were so bereft of amusing people they had to point to William F. Buckley Jr. as their token funnyman. Finally, thank God, P. J. O'Rourke came along. Now he was really funny. I mean, on purpose." So beings the man who invented political incorrectness. In this delightful social commentary and rant on just about everything the Left does that offends him, he brings a biting wit. In 101 shorty, pithy chapters, Prelutsky applies his wit and wisdom to the big issues of the day. To quote him: "So Right-wingers, dig in and enjoy. Liberals, dig in and wise up.""

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1581825714
• ISBN13: 9781581825718
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Wonderful read!

This a wonderful read that will give you some real insight into what goes on in Hollyweird. Very entertaining.

Writers Notes 2005 Book Award Winner

If humor is an effective tool for explain-ing the division between two parties, this book dissects the liberal landscape with freethinking accuracy. L.A. Times columnist Prelutsky emerges from the small closet of Hollywood conservatives with a collection of essays and anecdotes that will have all but a few actors laughing aloud. It's a running debate that deftly ex-poses the error in pigeonholing yourself inside an ideology.

Laughed, wanted more

I listened to this interview on First Voice. I got the book and read it. He's funny and very thoughtful in his writing, which I like a lot. But I gave it four stars rather than five because I wish the chapters were longer. Of course, with short chapters it's an easy read, you can read it in sections. Very touching his thoughts about family, like why he flies the American flag (www.firstvoicebooks.com/marsconservative.html). He is warm without being fake and hard without being fake.

witty insightful easy reading

I love this book. It was very humorous and well written and organized in short chapters. Yes not all artistic people are lefists!

This is one fun read!

I'm glad Mr. Prelutsky has finally put many of his colorful essays between two covers. This is a delightful, if somewhat cynical, collection of characteristically opinionated pieces that would give Andy Rooney a run for his money. Highly recommended, despite a caricature of the author that makes him look, inexplicably, like the late Jose Ferrer.