Crazies to the Left of Me, Wimps to the Right: How One Side Lost Its Mind and the Other Lost Its Nerve

Bernard Goldberg

Oct 2009 · Harper Collins

About this ebook

Enough of the leftist lunatics like Rosie O'Donnell who think "Radical Christians" are "as big a threat to America as Radical Muslims." Enough of the hyperbolic liberal rhetoric comparing Bush to Saddam and Mel Gibson to Hitler. Enough of the hyper-partisan, ultra-PC liberal media, which often seem more sympathetic to the "victims of humiliation" at Abu Ghraib than to our troops dying at the hands of Iraqi fundamentalists.

Enough, too, of the gutless wonders on the right who don't have the courage to stand up for their own convictions. Enough of their pandering, trolling for votes, and outspending the Democrats.

Now with powerful and provocative new material, Bernard Goldberg's Crazies to the Left of Me, Wimps to the Right sounds an even louder alarm than before—warning that, if the wimps on the right don't regain their courage and reclaim their principles, the crazies on the left just might win the White House in '08.

Ratings and reviews

Terrible Misguided book that will do nothing but fuel the sick flames of Islamophobia. At a time when White Nationalist Republican Christians are committing 70 % of all Terrorist attacks in the US and abroad its time for us to start hunting the real bad guys. We are the bad guys. If you awoke tomorrow to find a troop of Iraqis armed in your backyard, dropping bombs on your neighbors house & launching Missiles to destroy your power grid would you not fight back. We have invaded and destroyed much of the Middle East for no reason. We were lied to! NO WMDS IN IRAQ. No Bin Laden in Afghanistan. The Talibans still in control. Christianity is dying. WE ARE THE BULLY WHO CANT WIN! All Empires eventually fall. God Ble$$ America

I liked Goldberg's other book and I was looking for some good liberal bashing. He did not disappoint. He is one of the few wise voices in the dominant liberal vs. neoconservative debate. I'm not a neoconservative, but I like the neoconservatives better than the liberals. Goldberg is hard hitting without being petty or unnecessarily inflammatory.

It is always a pleasure to read anything by Bernie Goldberg, if for no then reason then because of the wit and humor that he brings to the discussions of contemporary issues. This is a very varied account of many of his personal gripes that he has with both left and the right in the US, but at the final analysis it is still the right that comes somewhat ahead, although it would seem it is primarily because they are better at not getting their foot stuck in their mouth as often as the liberals seem to be doing these days. One of the main things that Goldberg has an issue with is the lack of civility that goes on in public discourse, regardless of if it has to do political speech or just general politeness in everyday life. It is to Bernie's credit that he succeeds at dismantling those he disagrees with without having to resort to cheap ad hominem attacks and vicious recriminations. It would be great if some other best-selling authors followed in his footsteps. Otherwise, we may have to wait for another book by Bernard Goldberg.

About the author

Bernard Goldberg is the number one New York Times bestselling author of Bias, 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America, and Arrogance. He has won eight Emmy Awards for his work at CBS News and at HBO, where he now reports for the acclaimed program Real Sports. In 2006 he won the Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award, the most prestigious of all broadcast journalism awards.