#1 New York Times bestselling author and radio and tv host Glenn Beck's ultimate handbook for tackling and winning life’s most important arguments.
FUNNY. FRIGHTENING. TRUE.
It happens to all of us: You're minding your own business, when some idiot informs you that guns are evil, the Prius will save the planet, or the rich have to finally start paying their fair share of taxes.
Just go away! you think to yourself -- but they only become more obnoxious. Your heart rate quickens. You start to sweat. You can't get away. Your only hope is...this book.
Glenn Beck, author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers An Inconvenient Book and Glenn Beck's Common Sense, has stumbled upon the secret formula to winning arguments against people with big mouths but small minds: knowing the facts.
And this book is full of them.
The next time your Idiot Friends tell you how gun control prevents gun violence, you'll tell them all about England's handgun ban (see page 53). When they tell you that we should copy the UK's health-care system, you'll recount the horrifying facts you read on page 244. And the next time an idiot tells you that vegetable prices will skyrocket without illegal workers, you'll stop saying "no, they won't" and you'll start saying, "actually, eliminating all illegal labor will cause us to spend just $8 a year more on produce." (See page 139.)
Idiots can't be identified through voting records, they can be found only by looking for people who hide behind stereotypes, embrace partisanship, and believe that bumper sticker slogans are a substitute for common sense. If you know someone who fits the bill, then Arguing with Idiots will help you silence them once and for all with the ultimate weapon: the truth.
Author(s): Glenn Beck
Publisher: Audioworks / Simon & Schuster
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 325
City: New York
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK – IX
1. IN DEFENSE OF CAPITALISM – Giving the Free Market a Fair Shake – 1
2. THE SECOND AMENDMENT – Ammunition to Defend Your Rights – 35
3. EDUCATION – Readin', Writin', and Futility – 51
4. AMERICA'S ENERGY FUTURE – Cars, Corn, Carbon, and Controversy – 85
5. UNIONS – When Is America Finished Paying Her Dues? –113
6. ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION – The Chapter Americans Just Won't Write – 133
7. THE NANNY STATE – Saving You from Yourself, One Right at a Time – 153
8. OWNING HOME – Waking Up from the American Dream – 115
9. ECONOMICS 101 – Smaller Government, Bigger Wallet – 189
10. U.S. PRESIDENTS – A Steady Progression. of Progressives – 213
11. UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE – Why a Paper Cut May Soon Be Fatal – 235
12. THE U.S. CONSTITUTION – Lost in Translation – 267
CITATIONS – Just the Facts, Man – 301
